Battlefield Heroes

* Battlefield Heroes™ is a brand new Play 4 Free game from the people that brought you the multi-million selling Battlefield 1942™ and Battlefield 2™

* It’s a fun cartoon-style shooter which caters to players of all skill levels — easy to pick up and play, but with deep character development

* It will be released for the PC as a free download in Summer 2008

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Can a woman legally be elected president of the US?

Most people believe not only that the 19th Amendment permitted women the right to vote but that since women serve in Congress, the courts and other offices of government, the office of president of the United States has been de-genderized.

Not true. This important legal question exists now and has not been constitutionally addressed. The language and syntax of the 19th Amendment merely removed the barriers that prevented women from voting. It did not identify women to be qualified to become elected president.

The language is clear. The 19th Amendment says: "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex."

We cannot read into the amendment something that is not there. Now, had the amendment said, "The right of citizens of the United States to vote or hold public office shall not be denied," it would have accomplished what the feminists think took place.

The Susan B. Anthony Amendment (as it was then known, because the words were actually drafted by the suffragist in 1875) passed in the House by a vote of 304 to 89. The Senate then passed it, 56 to 25. The text of both the House and Senate deliberately avoided any language that would allow or permit women the right to seek the highest office in the land! It was the considered opinion of senators on both sides of the aisle that if language de-genderized the presidency, the amendment's ratification by the necessary 36 states would be in great doubt.
Today's feminists believe the election process is an evolutionary process, legalized by common practice and that someday a woman will be president. They are convinced that since women have run for the office, the male-gendered presidential office has been neutered .

Not so. They will be challenged, and a Supreme Court ruling on the language will be necessary. At the very least a constitutional amendment to change the language will be required.

From opinion: here

Loop Kicks Tricking Battle

JFGI

http://bash.org/?837510

I had to look it up.

Oh the irony.

:)

WiiJing

New Cloverfield Trailer

Techies

Techies are weird, behaviourally challenged socially awkward and inept people. I know, because I am one. But nothing compares to the comment I just overheard from one of our IT support guys:

"Have you been to Monte Carlo? No? It's the iPhone of cities."

Sweet Jesus!

Cloverfield

MUST. SEE. THIS. FILM.


Trailer Here

21st November 8pm

The lowdown:

England's qualification is back in their hands. Russia's last-gasp loss to Israel on Saturday means Steve McClaren's men will make it to Euro 2008 if they avoid defeat at Wembley against Croatia in their final game on Wednesday.

If England do lose, they are all but certain to crash out. Russia's final match is against group minnows Andorra - currently on a run of 29 successive Euro qualifying defeats - and a Russian victory will put them on 24 points, one ahead of a defeated England.

An England draw coupled with a Russia win means both teams finish on 24 points. England will qualify because teams which finish level on points are divided according to their head-to-head record. England have the edge on goal difference after their 3-0 win at home in London was followed by a 2-1 defeat away in Moscow.

Croatia have qualified by virtue of Russia's defeat in Israel, but their defeat to Macedonia on Saturday has opened up the possibility of England winning the group.

If England beat Croatia by a three-goal margin they will finish ahead of Slaven Bilic's side. A 2-0 win will also be enough as the head-to-head record between the sides will be level and so the group standings will be decided on goal difference - which will be superior for England.

A two-goal win in which England concede a goal (ie 3-1 or 4-2) will mean Croatia finish top by virtue of scoring an away goal in the head-to-head record.

If Croatia lose by a single goal at Wembley, they will still finish top of top Group E.

Overheard in Court

These are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts, and are
things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and
now published by court reporters who had the torment of staying calm while these exchanges were actually taking place.

ATTORNEY: Are you sexually active?
WITNESS: No, I just lie there.

ATTORNEY: What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?
WITNESS: Gucci sweats and Reeboks.

ATTORNEY: This myasthenia gravis, does it affect your memory at all?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And in what ways does it affect your memory?
WITNESS: I forget.
ATTORNEY: You forget? Can you give us an example of something you forgot?

ATTORNEY: What was the first thing your husband said to you that morning?
WITNESS: He said, "Where am I, Cathy?"
ATTORNEY: And why did that upset you?
WITNESS: My name is Susan!

ATTORNEY: Now doctor, isn't it true that when a person dies in his sleep,he doesn't know about it until the next morning?
WITNESS: Did you actually pass the bar exam?

ATTORNEY: The youngest son, the twenty-year-old, how old is he?
WITNESS: Uh, he's twenty-one.

ATTORNEY: Were you present when your picture was taken?
WITNESS: Are you shitt'in me?

ATTORNEY: So the date of conception (of the baby) was August 8th?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: And what were you doing at that time?
WITNESS: Uh.... I was gett'in laid!

ATTORNEY: She had three children, right?
WITNESS: Yes.
ATTORNEY: How many were boys?
WITNESS: None.
ATTORNEY: Were there any girls?
WITNESS: Are you shitt'in me? Your Honor, I think I need a different attorney. Can I get a new attorney?

ATTORNEY: How was your first marriage terminated?
WITNESS: By death.
ATTORNEY: And by whose death was it terminated?
WITNESS: Now whose death do you suppose terminated it?

ATTORNEY: Can you describe the individual?
WITNESS: He was about medium height and had a beard.
ATTORNEY: Was this a male or a female?
WITNESS: Guess.

ATTORNEY: Is your appearance here this morning pursuant to a deposition notice which I sent to your attorney?
WITNESS: No, this is how I dress when I go to work.

ATTORNEY: Doctor, how many of your autopsies have you performed on dead people?
WITNESS: All my autopsies are performed on dead people. Would you like to rephrase that?

ATTORNEY: ALL your responses MUST be oral, OK? What school did you go to?
WITNESS: Oral.

ATTORNEY: Do you recall the time that you examined the body?
WITNESS: The autopsy started around 8:30 p.m.
ATTORNEY: And Mr. Denton was dead at the time?
WITNESS: No, he was sitting on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy on him!

ATTORNEY: Are you qualified to give a urine sample?
WITNESS: Huh....are you qualified to ask that question?

And the best for last:

ATTORNEY: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood pressure?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: Did you check for breathing?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?
WITNESS: No.
ATTORNEY: How can you be so sure, Doctor?
WITNESS: Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar.
ATTORNEY: I see, but could the patient have still been alive, nevertheless?
WITNESS: Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law.

The Tush-Push

Barry,

It's great to hear from you finally. I assume your email found me in error, however it is fortuitous indeed that it did, for I am in great need of one of your finest products to date - the Tush-Push. Since my crash course of extreme weight gain I too have had difficulty getting off the pooper. Please Barry, please help me. I write this from the bathroom, I pray your product arrives before my laptop battery dies and disconnects me from the outside world. Please hurry Barry!

http://phillipsliftsystems.com/company.htm
http://phillipsliftsystems.com/

Thanks,
Tommy

America's New Motto

"We can put a man on the moon, but we can’t get a person off the toilet."

http://phillipsliftsystems.com/company.htm

L-M-P-791

Half hovercraft, half airship, all weird!

Brilliant Game

You play with crayons and physics. The goal of the game is to move the red ball so that it collects the stars. You can cause the red ball to move by drawing physical objects.

With left mouse button you can draw and with right you can remove objects.

You have to download it, but it's small and well worth it.
http://www.kloonigames.com/blog/games/crayon/

Internet Love Song

BRB OMG LOL ROFLMAO

Nice!

The Whitest Boy Alive - Golden Cage

World larget man-made tornado - by accident!

Engineers at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Germany have built the world’s largest man-made tornado. The 34.43 meter high tornado was built to keep smoke from making it’s way into exhibit areas in the museum in the event of a large fire. The tornado in the photos uses carbon dioxide vapor and takes a good 7 plus minutes for the 144 jets to get 28 tons of air wound up enough to create the vortex necessary to sustain the column. Once running, the tornado will effectively suck in any smoke and carry it up to vents to be expelled to the outside.

The Great Debaters

It must be the year, but the number of big actors who are turning into directors grows every day. The latest is Denzel Washington who is debuting his second directorial effort, The Great Debaters, on Christmas Day. Set back in 1935, The Great Debaters is based on the true story of Melvin B. Tolson, a professor at Wiley College Texas who inspired his students to form the school's first debate team. This actually looks really damn good, I'm quite impressed. Oscar contender?

Watch the trailer here

Marion the Ripper

Marion just came up with a great onomatopoeic representation of a jack the Ripper murder...

"sshhhrt pfff plafsh bleeeeeuuuaaaarrrg"

Niiice.

Mass Attack

Simple concept - difficult little game

http://mass.attack.fizzlebot.com/

[REC]

"This movie played after Atonement in a double bill at the Venice Film Festival. Within fifteen minutes the previously full cinema was half empty with people filing out of the auditorium in panicked droves. Those who stayed were treated to the proverbial roller-coaster ride and walked out of the Sala Biennale having shared a deeply traumatic yet brilliant experience. REC had me literally screaming with terror and enjoyment.

A bubbly, ambitious TV journalist reports on the seemingly dull sedentary life of an urban fire station and a call to help a strange old lady locked in her apartment hardly seems worthy covering. The chaos, mayhem and trauma that erupts when the old lady plunges her teeth into the neck of the previously sympathetic fireman is simply sensational.

This is not a casual Zombie movie but the usual rules of contamination apply. The live news report style in which it is filmed invoke a jarring sense of participation which make Blair Witch feel cute, dated and comparatively boring."

IMDB - [REC]

Word of the Day - Woolgathering

woolgathering \WOOL-gath-(uh)-ring\, noun:
Indulgence in idle daydreaming.

Similarly, in the meadow, if you laze too late into the fall, woolgathering, snow could fill your mouth.
-- Edward Hoagland, "Earth's eye", Sierra, May 1999

It would be easy to slip off into woolgathering and miss a deadline.
-- Jeraldine Saunders, Washington Post, March 4, 2004

Plagued by guilt, they took refuge in wine, women, and woolgathering.
-- Brennan Manning, Ruthless Trust

The soprano roused Fergus from his woolgathering.
-- Sandra Brown, Where There's Smoke

Woolgathering derives from the literal sense, "gathering fragments of wool."

Naomi Wolf - Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot

DI.FMd

Top Gun Homosexuality

You can ride my tail any day!

XMAS XMAS XMAS

I just found my greatest geek xmas gift.


The Wi-Fi Detector Shirt

"Here at ThinkGeek we're pretty lazy when it comes to technology. We expect our gadgets to do all the busywork while we focus on the high level important tasks like reading blogs. That's why we hate to have to crack open our laptops just to see if there is any wi-fi internet access about... and keychain wi-fi detectors, we would have to actually remove them from our pockets to look at them. But now thanks to the ingenious ThinkGeek robot monkeys you can display the current wi-fi signal strength to yourself and everyone around you with this stylish Wi-Fi Detector Shirt. The glowing bars on the front of the shirt dynamically change as the surrounding wi-fi signal strength fluctuates. Finally you can get the attention you deserve as others bow to you as their reverential wi-fi god, while geeky chicks swoon at your presence. You can thank us later."

Red Sox - World Series

Last night was game 1 of the world, at Fenway park. After much preamble and analysis the Red Sox smashed the pasties of the Colorado Rockies 13-1

I knew things were going to go Boston's way after the first inning where the Red Sox main man, Josh Beckett, pitched a strike out then the Sox' Pedroia led off the bottom of the first inning by belting a solo homer that cleared the Green Monster by inches. Pedroia became the second player in World Series history to lead off the first inning of Game 1 with a home run.

The Red Sox didn't stop there against Francis. Youkilis roped a double to right-center. With one out, Ramirez laced an RBI single to left. Drew stroked an RBI double.

Then the Red Sox broke it open with seven in the fifth.

Woo hoo, bring it on game 2.

DI.FM

From Goa to PsyTrance, from Progressive to Hard Dance, Di.fm has the lot. Stream MP3 or windows media direct from the site. Me? I use it to zone out whilst at work. I find that proper banging choons upside my head enables the calm I so desire.

In short, di.fm fucking ROCKS!

Create a Fart Machine

It's totally worth it...

http://www.flabber.nl/archief/021853.php

Losers Blame Referees

New Zealand's reaction to defeat by France was predictably - and by now familiarly - lugubrious. But sadness was animated by some waspish criticism of referee Wayne Barnes. The sin-binning of Luke McAlister and the forward pass in the build-up to the winning try by Yannick Jauzion provoked a storm of ref-bashing on all the outlets known to modern humankind.

It took a Kiwi to deal with the Kiwi outrage. 'Grow up,' said head of refereeing at the International Rugby Board, Paddy O'Brien.

O'Brien has been nothing but a success in the job. 'If you have a problem with referees, talk to us.' This has been his mantra from day one. 'Don't blaze away without knowing the full story.'

He has invited anyone who wishes to see the ways of elite referees to their workshops. Maybe I was brainwashed - there may be some proselytising in the new openness - but I left one such session at the Lensbury Club in London with two impressions. First, rugby is faster and more complicated than ever at the topmost level. Second, the refs could not work harder to keep their error-rate low.

New Zealand did not lose to France because of the forward pass. The momentum of the game had already swung. The All Blacks had started imperiously but France were on an irresistible surge.

No side plays the referee better than the All Blacks. The difference between cheating and realising faster than most what the referee will not notice at, say, the breakdown, is fine to the point of non-existent. And nobody reacts quicker to the interpretation of the hour than your rugby-playing New Zealander.

New Zealand, that is, make life as demanding for the rugby referee as they possibly can. They are looking for as much of an advantage from him as they are from their opponents. It is all part of their game. If referee Barnes missed in the blink of an eye a forward pass, it is all part of the circumstances they have created. So, get over it.

As for the sin-binning of McAlister it should be shown in future seminars of a perfect example of how subtle fouls - a check off the ball - can be as disruptive as a spear-tackle. McAlister was spotted. Excellent work by the referee.

Launchball

Launchball is a great little game from the Science Museum.

http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/launchpad/launchball/

Mature Rugby Team?

All Blacks coach Graham Henry mounted a stirring defence of his side's character after arriving back in Christchurch today.

He made a point of emphasising the development and maturity of the 30-man squad during a four year reign tarnished by last weekend's shock quarterfinal loss to France in Cardiff.

He was clearly unaware of the drama involving the All Blacks' leading try scorer, Doug Howlett.

Reports suggested Howlett was jumping on cars and a hotel room had also been trashed. The NZRU later confirmed that two cars parked in the hotel's car park were damaged in the incident.

Howlett was not among the 17 players who arrived back in New Zealand today after losing to France in the World Cup quarterfinals.

Police said a 29-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage to two vehicles outside the Hilton in London.

A Scotland Yard spokesman told NZPA the incident happened at 3am yesterday (3pm NZT).

The man was taken to the police station where he was later bailed, the spokesman said.

It was not known if he had been ordered to stay in the country as part of the bail conditions, but he was expected to report to Heathrow police at the end of the month.

Heh, Bad LOSERS?

http://stuff.co.nz/4232896a10.html

Question...

Q: What do you call 15 guys sitting around the TV watching the Rugby World Cup final?

A: The All Blacks

Courtesy of Marx Marx, and Spew Zealand for LOSING. Ahahahaha. Will this joke ever grow old?

Greatest Try of All-Time?

Watch the Barbarian run that results in the try. The guy who collects the ball from the Spew Zealand kick is none other than Phil Bennett - My second cousin.

DJ NETIK world DMC 2006

DJ YASA 2006 DMC

Kireek 2007 DMC Team Champs

C2C World DMC Champs 2005

What's that Spew Zealand?

There's no CRYING in rugby!

Spew Zealand stunned by All Blacks' exit

Before:

During:

After:


"The All Blacks' dramatic early exit from the Rugby World Cup has sent shockwaves through rugby-obsessed New Zealand.

There were tears of disbelief among stunned Kiwi supporters as they watched France come from behind to beat the tournament hot favourites 20-18 in Cardiff."

From the BBC News website - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7032466.stm

What makes this story all the better is that the quarter-final elimination was the All Black's worst-ever World Cup performance

"Within minutes of the final whistle, New Zealand supporters were venting their disappointment and frustration through telephone texts and radio talkback.

Parents described children as inconsolable. Others talked of family or workmates reduced to tears."

Oh, oh, what makes it better than that is the referee was English, ahahahaha.

In an online poll by New Zealand's TV3 network, 55% of respondents blamed referee Barnes for the loss, but New Zealand's own Paddy O'Brien, who heads the International Rugby Board referee's panel, told TV3 that the loss could not be blamed on refereeing. He said, "We've got to remember that France played very, very well, and as a country I think we have got to grow up."

New Zealand radio commentator Murray Deaker was among those who blasted the All Blacks, claiming they lacked intelligence under pressure.

"Sadly, we are a dumb rugby nation," he said. "We don't play the big matches well. On the big occasions we choke."

In downtown Auckland, Cock & Bull Tavern duty manager Ric Togapuna watched in disbelief.

"The referee cost us the game," he said. "Heaps of French errors went unpunished."

Former All Black Stu Wilson believes the team wasted too many opportunities.

So there you have it, Spew Zealand LOST - the public blame it on the ref, but those in the know, i.e. the actual professionals, blame it on the immature team.

I guess there's one thing to come out of it - finally Spew Zealanders show emotion for something, anything.

So Macs are More Reliable huh?

Apple's new iMac has been plagued by random—but reproducible for some—freezing issues, and it appears that the ATI Radeon HD graphics card and its drivers could be to blame. According to users participating in official Apple support discussions (here and here), the iMac continues to run during the freeze, but users are unable to control the programs with mouse clicks or keyboard commands without rebooting. Apple is apparently aware of the issue, but at this point, no official fix has been released. Some users have even reported that the latest round of video driver updates have made the problem worse.

Full story at Gizmodo

Thanks NZ - Thanks for the Karma

I really have to thank both spew zealand tonight for adding a healthy dose of karma to an otherwise exciting saturday evening.

I really wish I could convey via a text message just how much I am laughing.

(o:

France 20 - NZ 18

AHHHHHHH YEAH!!!

FRANCE just beat spew zealand to knock them out of the Rugby World Cup and advance to the semi-final stage where they will play England next Saturday 13th October.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7030471.stm

FRANCE winners

spew zealand - LOSERS!

Did I mention that the 'scary-mary' all blacks are LOSERS?

Even the little disco-dance they do before the match couldn't save them.

England BEAT Australia

The outsiders beat the favourites

12-10

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/7030422.stm

Killer Coding Ninja Monkeys

I know they do, because I am one of them.

Giant spider moves to Thames

A giant spider took up residence on the banks of the River Thames on Wednesday, but Arachnophobes can relax -- it doesn't bite or even move.

The nine metre (30 feet) high and wide creature is made of bronze, stainless steel and marble and is the creation of renowned artist Louise Bourgeois.

Created in 1999 and named Maman in tribute to the artist's mother, its appearance outside the Tate Modern art gallery is the first time it has been on display outdoors in Britain.

The Elegant Universe

You can watch the Elegant Universe on the PBS website. Just in case you couldn't finish the book.

Press the Spacebar

and presenting for my 700th post I present

Press The Spacebar

Record here is 51 in 5 seconds!

The Evolution of Dance

This Is Sparta!