Friday, June 27, 2008
The Rum Daddy
Paul is a friend of mine who gets paid to drink rum.
The Rum Daddy: "Paul “Rum Daddy” Artrip resides in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He is a well-known rum aficionado and rummier to many rumophiles and Parrot Head clubs. His extensive personal collection includes over 150 rums, rons, rhums, and cachacas."
The Rum Daddy: "Paul “Rum Daddy” Artrip resides in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He is a well-known rum aficionado and rummier to many rumophiles and Parrot Head clubs. His extensive personal collection includes over 150 rums, rons, rhums, and cachacas."
Labels: drink, food, parrot head, parrothead, rum, WTF
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Newsweek: Obama's Experience Trumps McCain's? | NewsBusters.org
Newsweek: Obama's Experience Trumps McCain's? | NewsBusters.org: "Newsweek is at it again (see here, here, and here for starters). Virtually any positive angle its writers can come up with for Barack Obama, it'll take. The latest comes from 'special guest columnist' Alan Ehrenhalt who argues -- and then doesn't argue (you'll see what I mean) -- that Barack Obama's experience as a state legislator makes him more qualified (to be president) than John McCain's twenty-two years as a U.S. Senator (and his four years as a U.S. Representative before that).
But here's something I bet you didn't know: If Obama becomes president, he will have spent more time serving as a state legislator (eight years) than anyone who has occupied the White House since Abraham Lincoln.
You're thinking that's kind of irrelevant. John McCain has been a member of the U.S. Senate since 1986; do I really mean to suggest that Obama's eight years in the Illinois Senate (not the most august deliberative body, as anyone who has seen it will attest) provide the same preparation for the presidency? Well, not exactly. But looking back on quite a few years covering Congress, and an almost equal number of years following legislatures, I'm drawn to some slightly curmudgeonly comments about what it is that U.S. senators do, and what it is that state legislators do."
But here's something I bet you didn't know: If Obama becomes president, he will have spent more time serving as a state legislator (eight years) than anyone who has occupied the White House since Abraham Lincoln.
You're thinking that's kind of irrelevant. John McCain has been a member of the U.S. Senate since 1986; do I really mean to suggest that Obama's eight years in the Illinois Senate (not the most august deliberative body, as anyone who has seen it will attest) provide the same preparation for the presidency? Well, not exactly. But looking back on quite a few years covering Congress, and an almost equal number of years following legislatures, I'm drawn to some slightly curmudgeonly comments about what it is that U.S. senators do, and what it is that state legislators do."
Labels: National Politics, News, Time Waster;, WTF
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Enema Statue Erected In Zheleznovodsk, Russia
cbs3.com - Enema Statue Erected In Zheleznovodsk, Russia: "Behind This: Russians Erect Enema Monument
MOSCOW (AP) ― A monument to the enema, a procedure many people would rather not think about, has been unveiled at a spa in the southern Russian city of Zheleznovodsk.
The bronze syringe bulb, which weighs 800 pounds and is held by three angels, was unveiled at the Mashuk-Akva Term spa, the spa's director said Thursday.
'There is no kitsch or obscenity, it is a successful work of art,' Alexander Kharchenko told The Associated Press. 'An enema is almost a symbol of our region.'"
MOSCOW (AP) ― A monument to the enema, a procedure many people would rather not think about, has been unveiled at a spa in the southern Russian city of Zheleznovodsk.
The bronze syringe bulb, which weighs 800 pounds and is held by three angels, was unveiled at the Mashuk-Akva Term spa, the spa's director said Thursday.
'There is no kitsch or obscenity, it is a successful work of art,' Alexander Kharchenko told The Associated Press. 'An enema is almost a symbol of our region.'"
Labels: News of the Weird, Russia, WTF
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Woman claims phobia of official letters - Weird news- msnbc.com
Woman claims phobia of official letters - Weird news- msnbc.com: "BERLIN - A German court has ruled against a woman who claimed a phobia of official letters in her appeal against authorities' decision to cut off child support benefits.
The finance court in western Rhineland-Palatinate state said Wednesday that the woman was sent a letter in May 2007 asking that she supply evidence to support continued payments for her daughter.
After she failed to respond, she was notified in July 2007 that the money was being cut off and given a month to appeal. Only in September did she reply and supply the requested documents — telling authorities, who threw out her appeal because it was too late, that she had a phobia of official correspondence."
The finance court in western Rhineland-Palatinate state said Wednesday that the woman was sent a letter in May 2007 asking that she supply evidence to support continued payments for her daughter.
After she failed to respond, she was notified in July 2007 that the money was being cut off and given a month to appeal. Only in September did she reply and supply the requested documents — telling authorities, who threw out her appeal because it was too late, that she had a phobia of official correspondence."
Labels: WTF
Friday, May 30, 2008
Video Purportedly Showing Space Aliens Shown
Friday, May 30, 2008
A video purportedly showing aliens has been shown to the press, the Denver Post reports.
The approximately three-minute-long video, in grainy black and white, appears to show a creature with big eyes looking through a window into a house, the Post said. But it was unclear if it was a puppet or an alien.
MORE FROM FOX NEWSClick here for more from the Denver Post.
Labels: WTF
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Sales of Spam rise as consumers trim spending
Much-maligned canned meat benefits from ad campaign, weak economy
Cans of Spam line the shelves at a store in Berlin, Vermont. Sales of Spam are rising as consumers turning more to lunch meats and other lower-cost foods as a way of stretching they're already stretched food budgets.
updated 2 hours, 46 minutes ago
MILWAUKEE - Love it, hate it or laugh at it — at least it's inexpensive.
Sales of Spam — that much maligned meat — are rising as consumers are turning more to lunch meats and other lower-cost foods to extend their already stretched food budgets.
What was once cheeky, silly and the subject of a Monty Python musical, Spam is now back on the table as people turn to the once-snubbed canned meat as costs rise, analysts say.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Tokyo Customs Agent Forgets $10,000 Worth of Marijuana in Random Passenger's Suitcase
Monday, May 26, 2008
of free marijuana thanks to a forgetful customs officer and a sniffer dog with an unreliable nose.
The officer stuffed five ounces of the drug into the side pocket of a randomly selected black suitcase coming off an overseas flight into Narita yesterday so that the dog could get some practice at detecting drugs.
"The dog couldn’t find it and the officer also forgot which bag he put it in," a customs office spokeswoman said. "If by some chance passengers find it in their suitcase, we’re asking them to return it."
The spokeswoman quoted the unnamed 38-year-old officer as saying: "I knew that using passengers’ bags is prohibited, but I did it because I wanted to improve the sniffer dog’s ability."
He was reprimanded by the head of customs at Narita, Manpei Tanaka, who said: "This case was extremely regrettable. I would like to deeply apologize."
The marijuana, which has a street value of $9,680, was in a metal box wrapped with newspapers. Japan strictly prohibits both hard and soft drugs, with people imprisoned for possession of even small amounts of marijuana.
Labels: WTF
Monday, May 19, 2008
FOXNews.com - 2 Colorado Men Exchange Taser Shots in Confrontation Over Parking Boot - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News
FOXNews.com - 2 Colorado Men Exchange Taser Shots in Confrontation Over Parking Boot - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News: "2 Colorado Men Exchange Taser Shots in Confrontation Over Parking Boot"
Monday, May 19, 2008
BOULDER, Colo. — It wasn't exactly pistols at 30 paces, but police say a security company supervisor and a restaurateur shot each other with Tasers in a "bonehead" confrontation over parking.
Officers said neither man needed medical attention after the Saturday confrontation, but Harvey Epstein, co-owner of Mamacitas restaurant, was arrested on suspicion of felony menacing and using a stun gun.
A police report said Epstein and Casey M. Dane, a supervisor for Colorado Security Services Inc., were arguing over a metal boot that one of Dane's guards had clamped on a wheel of a van parked behind Mamacitas.
Dane told police he was afraid Epstein was going to hit him with a 2-foot-long pair of bolt cutters. Epstein told police he had only tried to remove the boot with the bolt cutters and hadn't threatened anyone with them.
Epstein told police Dane put his hand on a holstered pistol and threatened to shoot him. Dane told The Associated Press by telephone that he did put his hand on the holstered pistol but never threatened to shoot Epstein.
Both men drew Tasers.
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Labels: Just Because, News, WTF
Sunday, May 18, 2008
More News of Interest: At least to me...
Cuba holds large gay rights rally Raul Castro's daughter presides at government-backed event
Montana teen is in a class by himself ... literally Jeff Greenwood is only student to graduate from his high school this year
Disney Attraction Puts Guests in Eye of Hurricane Charley
11 questions for Indiana Jones' whip trainer
Montana teen is in a class by himself ... literally Jeff Greenwood is only student to graduate from his high school this year
Disney Attraction Puts Guests in Eye of Hurricane Charley
11 questions for Indiana Jones' whip trainer
Labels: cuba, Just Because, News, Technology, WTF
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
WTF- Cigarmakers in a panic
This is a MAJOR WTF: the government is really getting out of hand. I am wondering what is next. tax this tax that.
Business: Cigarmakers in a panic: "Eric Newman punches the numbers on his calculator and gapes at the results one more time.
It's no mathematical error: The federal government has proposed raising taxes on premium cigars, the kind Newman's family has been rolling for decades in Ybor City, by as much as 20,000 percent.
As part of an increase in tobacco taxes designed to pay for children's health insurance, the nickel-per-cigar tax that has ruled the industry could rise to as much as $10 per cigar.
'I'm not sure in the history of man, since our forefathers founded the country in 1776, that there's ever been a tax increase of 20,000 percent,' said Newman, who runs the Tampa business founded by grandfather Julius Caesar Newman. 'They had the Boston Tea Party for less than this.'"
More info at Cigar Afcionado
Business: Cigarmakers in a panic: "Eric Newman punches the numbers on his calculator and gapes at the results one more time.
It's no mathematical error: The federal government has proposed raising taxes on premium cigars, the kind Newman's family has been rolling for decades in Ybor City, by as much as 20,000 percent.
As part of an increase in tobacco taxes designed to pay for children's health insurance, the nickel-per-cigar tax that has ruled the industry could rise to as much as $10 per cigar.
'I'm not sure in the history of man, since our forefathers founded the country in 1776, that there's ever been a tax increase of 20,000 percent,' said Newman, who runs the Tampa business founded by grandfather Julius Caesar Newman. 'They had the Boston Tea Party for less than this.'"
More info at Cigar Afcionado
Labels: cigars, National Politics, News, tabacco, WTF
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Moore lobbies Sacramento for healing / Filmmaker, health care activists promote 'Sicko' while demanding reforms in industry
Moore lobbies Sacramento for healing / Filmmaker, health care activists promote 'Sicko' while demanding reforms in industry: "As Michael Moore stood on the west steps of the Capitol on Tuesday and led 1,000 activists in chanting 'It's time for them to go' -- health insurance companies, that is -- he looked less like a Hollywood director promoting his new takedown of the health care industry and more like the frontman of a national political campaign.
That's because he is both.
In the days before Moore's film 'Sicko' opens June 29 in 3,000 theaters nationwide, the director will be the centerpiece of a campaign that melds activism, policy, politics and Hollywood into a media force like no other widely released film. The campaign premiered Tuesday in Sacramento -- complete with nurses wearing red surgical scrubs and chanting 'Hey-hey! Ho-ho! Private health care is sick-o!'"
That's because he is both.
In the days before Moore's film 'Sicko' opens June 29 in 3,000 theaters nationwide, the director will be the centerpiece of a campaign that melds activism, policy, politics and Hollywood into a media force like no other widely released film. The campaign premiered Tuesday in Sacramento -- complete with nurses wearing red surgical scrubs and chanting 'Hey-hey! Ho-ho! Private health care is sick-o!'"
Labels: Michael Moore Is Scum, National Politics, WTF
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Holy Cow
India farmer has cow that eats chickens - Yahoo! News: "CALCUTTA, India - When his chickens started disappearing a few weeks ago, a farmer in eastern India figured dogs or jackals were to blame — until he discovered his calf making a meal of his poultry. "
Moloy, who uses only one name, and his 1-year-old calf have since become local celebrities, with the carnivorous cow appearing on television in India's West Bengal state and hundreds of people flocking to see them in Chandipur, a village 145 miles southwest of Calcutta, the state capital.
"To catch the culprit, Moloy got up very early ... and to his disbelief found that it was his calf which came out from the cow shed and was eating the chickens alive," Debjyoti Chatterjee, a local resident who filmed the calf eating a chicken, said Thursday.
The local veterinarian was at a loss for an explanation.
"I've never read or heard about cows turning carnivorous," said Mihir Tripathy. "They eat grass and other vegetarian food but not fish or other non-vegetarian stuff."
Moloy, who uses only one name, and his 1-year-old calf have since become local celebrities, with the carnivorous cow appearing on television in India's West Bengal state and hundreds of people flocking to see them in Chandipur, a village 145 miles southwest of Calcutta, the state capital.
"To catch the culprit, Moloy got up very early ... and to his disbelief found that it was his calf which came out from the cow shed and was eating the chickens alive," Debjyoti Chatterjee, a local resident who filmed the calf eating a chicken, said Thursday.
The local veterinarian was at a loss for an explanation.
"I've never read or heard about cows turning carnivorous," said Mihir Tripathy. "They eat grass and other vegetarian food but not fish or other non-vegetarian stuff."
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Pa. principal accused of selling meth
Pa. principal accused of selling meth: "BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- A middle school principal was charged with dealing crystal methamphetamine after police found the drug in his school office.
John Acerra, 50, of Allentown was arrested Tuesday in his office at Nitschmann Middle School in Bethlehem, where police said they found meth on his desk.
There was no indication that Acerra sold the drug to students, but Acerra did allegedly sell the drug from his school office after hours and on weekends, said Dennis Mihalopoulos, an agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Police said they began investigating Acerra in early February after an informant told them the principal was using and distributing the drug.
Acerra, who was in custody in lieu of bail, has an unlisted phone number and it wasn't clear if he had an attorney.
Joseph Lewis, the Bethlehem Area School District superintendent, did not immediately return a call Wednesday."
John Acerra, 50, of Allentown was arrested Tuesday in his office at Nitschmann Middle School in Bethlehem, where police said they found meth on his desk.
There was no indication that Acerra sold the drug to students, but Acerra did allegedly sell the drug from his school office after hours and on weekends, said Dennis Mihalopoulos, an agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Police said they began investigating Acerra in early February after an informant told them the principal was using and distributing the drug.
Acerra, who was in custody in lieu of bail, has an unlisted phone number and it wasn't clear if he had an attorney.
Joseph Lewis, the Bethlehem Area School District superintendent, did not immediately return a call Wednesday."
Friday, February 23, 2007
Dog barking target of N.J. city's law
Dog barking target of N.J. city's law: "The city of Clifton is not going to the dogs. At least not if the City Council has anything to do about it.
Later this month, the council is expected to introduce an ordinance setting a limit on how long dogs can bark.
Noisy canines will be defined as those that bark for more than 30 minutes on two consecutive days.
The city already has nuisance and 'noise laws that can be used to address annoying and disturbing noises such as constant barking.' But officials said those laws are sometimes difficult to enforce.
Police have to investigate complaints, and the city Health Department sent 11 letters last year warning that a summons could be issued if the barking continued, health officer John Biegel said. Clifton has issued 3,756 dog licenses this year.
Summonses are rare, because the person who complained must go to court to sign a complaint.
Fines for the new ordinance could start at $250, Biegel said. "
Later this month, the council is expected to introduce an ordinance setting a limit on how long dogs can bark.
Noisy canines will be defined as those that bark for more than 30 minutes on two consecutive days.
The city already has nuisance and 'noise laws that can be used to address annoying and disturbing noises such as constant barking.' But officials said those laws are sometimes difficult to enforce.
Police have to investigate complaints, and the city Health Department sent 11 letters last year warning that a summons could be issued if the barking continued, health officer John Biegel said. Clifton has issued 3,756 dog licenses this year.
Summonses are rare, because the person who complained must go to court to sign a complaint.
Fines for the new ordinance could start at $250, Biegel said. "
Now even Ben Ladin can get a credit card
Bank of America Corp. is defending its decision to offer credit cards to people who don't have U.S. Social Security numbers, amid criticism that the program effectively endorses illegal immigration.
The bank's pilot program, revealed last week, focuses on Hispanics in the Los Angeles area.
It has spurred opposition in Congress and from grass-roots groups who say many illegal immigrants could benefit, and that the program might foster identity theft, money laundering and terrorism.
Bank of America Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis defended the program on Thursday in The Wall Street Journal. This came after some groups called for a boycott of the No. 2 U.S. bank by assets. They say their efforts are bearing fruit.
The bank's pilot program, revealed last week, focuses on Hispanics in the Los Angeles area.
It has spurred opposition in Congress and from grass-roots groups who say many illegal immigrants could benefit, and that the program might foster identity theft, money laundering and terrorism.
Bank of America Chief Executive Kenneth Lewis defended the program on Thursday in The Wall Street Journal. This came after some groups called for a boycott of the No. 2 U.S. bank by assets. They say their efforts are bearing fruit.
Labels: National Politics, WTF
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Injured concertgoer loses ruling
Glad to see the court did the right thing here... feel sorry for the woman, but you have to accept accountability for your own actions.
Beacon Journal | 02/22/2007 | Injured concertgoer loses ruling: "When you walk into the woods at night, bad things can happen.
That bit of logic was the basis for an appellate court decision Wednesday, finding that a North Olmsted woman cannot sue Blossom Music Center for damages after being injured in 2004 while offering to cover for a friend who wanted to relieve herself in the woods as they were walking to the parking lot after a Jimmy Buffett concert in July.
Melanie J. Rezac, 31, claimed in court documents that she headed for the woods first, walking off a lighted pathway into a ``pitch black'' wooded area."
Beacon Journal | 02/22/2007 | Injured concertgoer loses ruling: "When you walk into the woods at night, bad things can happen.
That bit of logic was the basis for an appellate court decision Wednesday, finding that a North Olmsted woman cannot sue Blossom Music Center for damages after being injured in 2004 while offering to cover for a friend who wanted to relieve herself in the woods as they were walking to the parking lot after a Jimmy Buffett concert in July.
Melanie J. Rezac, 31, claimed in court documents that she headed for the woods first, walking off a lighted pathway into a ``pitch black'' wooded area."
Labels: WTF
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Smoke detectives are taking over the streets | Uk News | News | Telegraph
The frigging Anti-Smoking brigade has really gone frigging overboard...
Smoke detectives are taking over the streets Uk News News Telegraph: "Thousands of council officers will be on the streets this summer, patrolling bars, restaurants and shops to police the smoking ban."
Smokers' campaigning groups said the scheme would be a "complete waste of public money". The British Beer and Pub Association said the plan was "heavy handed".
The new smoke-free rules come into force in England on July 1, when people will be banned from smoking in workplaces or enclosed public areas. However, there might be confusion about the application of the rules.
A home owner is allowed to smoke at home but not if a work colleague arrives to discuss a business plan.
Similarly, home owners can smoke if friends are invited, but not if caterers are there to help with the food and drink.
Smoke detectives are taking over the streets Uk News News Telegraph: "Thousands of council officers will be on the streets this summer, patrolling bars, restaurants and shops to police the smoking ban."
Smokers' campaigning groups said the scheme would be a "complete waste of public money". The British Beer and Pub Association said the plan was "heavy handed".
The new smoke-free rules come into force in England on July 1, when people will be banned from smoking in workplaces or enclosed public areas. However, there might be confusion about the application of the rules.
A home owner is allowed to smoke at home but not if a work colleague arrives to discuss a business plan.
Similarly, home owners can smoke if friends are invited, but not if caterers are there to help with the food and drink.
Labels: WTF
Monday, February 19, 2007
Philadelphia Politics: Milton Street Arrested on Traffic Violations
6abc.com: Milton Street Arrested on Traffic Violations: "T. Milton Street, the brother of Philadelphia's mayor and a declared candidate for the office himself, was arrested Monday at a convenience store on two outstanding traffic warrants, authorities said."
Labels: Philly Politics, WTF
Friday, February 16, 2007
Philadelphia Inquirer | 02/16/2007 | Guess who's joining the mayoral race
Philadelphia Inquirer | 02/16/2007 | Guess who's joining the mayoral race: "Figure this: A former hot dog vendor who (a) couldn't get his name on a Pennsylvania ballot last year because he lived in New Jersey and (b) is under indictment on federal corruption and tax charges has decided to run for mayor of Philadelphia.
'If people don't want to vote for me because I've been indicted, go vote for somebody else,' T. Milton Street Sr. said yesterday as he announced he was joining the five major Democratic candidates for mayor.
Long controversial, the older brother of Mayor Street quietly picked up a stack of nominating petitions last week. At noon yesterday, he strolled into City Hall to share his news with reporters.
'You haven't heard from me very much in seven years and seven months,' Street said. 'I stepped back and allowed John Street to administrate and run this city the way he thought without me confusing things.'
Later, inside the McDonald's at 10th and Market Streets, Street offered more insight on why - at age 67 and jobless - he would get into a race that's already messier than messy.
He seemed contrite, passionate - and dead serious.
'I don't want people to think this is a joke,' Street said."
I don't know about anyone else... but if the people of Philadelphia elect this bozo... well...
'If people don't want to vote for me because I've been indicted, go vote for somebody else,' T. Milton Street Sr. said yesterday as he announced he was joining the five major Democratic candidates for mayor.
Long controversial, the older brother of Mayor Street quietly picked up a stack of nominating petitions last week. At noon yesterday, he strolled into City Hall to share his news with reporters.
'You haven't heard from me very much in seven years and seven months,' Street said. 'I stepped back and allowed John Street to administrate and run this city the way he thought without me confusing things.'
Later, inside the McDonald's at 10th and Market Streets, Street offered more insight on why - at age 67 and jobless - he would get into a race that's already messier than messy.
He seemed contrite, passionate - and dead serious.
'I don't want people to think this is a joke,' Street said."
I don't know about anyone else... but if the people of Philadelphia elect this bozo... well...
Labels: WTF
Thursday, February 15, 2007
WTF - Milli Vanilli movie revealed - Movies
Milli Vanilli movie revealed - Movies: "Blame it on the rain, or snow, but the lip-synching German duo with the long natty dreads is to be the subject of an upcoming biopic, according to Variety.
Disgraced duo Milli Vanilli will soon get a movie made about their mediocre 80's career."
Disgraced duo Milli Vanilli will soon get a movie made about their mediocre 80's career."
Labels: WTF
OTAY - N.M. Orders 500 Talking Urinal Cakes
N.M. Orders 500 Talking Urinal Cakes - NEWS - STRANGE - Comcast.net: "ew Mexico is taking its fight against drunken driving to men's restrooms around the state. The state has ordered 500 talking urinal cakes that will deliver a recorded anti-DWI message to bar and restaurant patrons who make one last pit stop before getting behind the wheel.
'Hey there, big guy. Having a few drinks?' a female voice says a few seconds after an approaching male sets off a motion sensor in the device. 'It's time to call a cab or ask a sober friend for a ride home.'
Transportation Department spokesman S.U. Mahesh said the urinal cakes are a way to reach one group that's a target of state safety campaigns. Men commit about three times as many drunken-driving infractions as women."
'Hey there, big guy. Having a few drinks?' a female voice says a few seconds after an approaching male sets off a motion sensor in the device. 'It's time to call a cab or ask a sober friend for a ride home.'
Transportation Department spokesman S.U. Mahesh said the urinal cakes are a way to reach one group that's a target of state safety campaigns. Men commit about three times as many drunken-driving infractions as women."
Labels: WTF
Monday, February 12, 2007
WTF - Astronaut love/hate tale to be a movie
Scotsman.com News - International - Astronaut love/hate tale to be a movie: "THE saga of the astronaut accused of trying to kill a rival for a colleague's affections is set to be turned into a movie.
Granada America has optioned the film rights to an article on Lisa Nowak, 43, who was arrested on Monday and charged with attempted murder. "
Granada America has optioned the film rights to an article on Lisa Nowak, 43, who was arrested on Monday and charged with attempted murder. "
Labels: WTF
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
PC World - Hackers Slow Internet Root Servers With Attack
PC World - Hackers Slow Internet Root Servers With Attack
Online attackers have briefly disrupted service on at least two of the 13 "root" servers that are used to direct traffic on the Internet.
The attack, which began Tuesday at about 5:30 a.m. Eastern time, was the most significant attack against the root servers since an October 2002 distributed denial of service (DDOS) attack, said Ben Petro, senior vice president of services with Internet service provider Neustar Inc. Root servers manage the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS), used to translate Web addresses such as Amazon.com into the numerical Internet Protocol addresses used by machines.
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Tuesday, February 06, 2007
WTF- Bush approves new military command for Africa | Top News | Reuters.com
WTF- Why?????
Bush approves new military command for Africa Top News Reuters.com: "WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush said on Tuesday he had approved plans to create a U.S. military command for Africa, a move that reflects increased U.S. strategic interest in the continent.
Bush's decision was the culmination of a long debate that gained momentum as Washington grew more concerned about Islamist militancy in parts of Africa and more attracted by the potential of the continent's natural resources."
Bush approves new military command for Africa Top News Reuters.com: "WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush said on Tuesday he had approved plans to create a U.S. military command for Africa, a move that reflects increased U.S. strategic interest in the continent.
Bush's decision was the culmination of a long debate that gained momentum as Washington grew more concerned about Islamist militancy in parts of Africa and more attracted by the potential of the continent's natural resources."
Labels: WTF
WTF-Lawmaker in Iraq Convicted for Embassy Blasts in ‘83 - New York Times
Lawmaker in Iraq Convicted for Embassy Blasts in ‘83 - New York Times: "BAGHDAD, Feb. 6 — Iraqi and American officials confirmed today that a sitting member of the Iraqi parliament is the same man who was convicted of planning bombing attacks on the American and French embassies and other sites in Kuwait in 1983. Five Americans were killed and 86 others were wounded in those attacks. "
Labels: WTF
Sunday, February 04, 2007
6abc.com: N.J. Smoker Gets $10,000 Tax Bill
"The state is cracking down on residents who buy their smokes online in order to avoid state sales tax, a development that has caught many Garden State smokers by surprise.
Brick resident Craig Mathews, 57, quit smoking last April, but not before racking up a $10,426.11 sales tax bill for buying cigarettes over the Web for years."
READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE HERE
Brick resident Craig Mathews, 57, quit smoking last April, but not before racking up a $10,426.11 sales tax bill for buying cigarettes over the Web for years."
READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE HERE
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