Sorry I had to post it :) JAdams
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
So many videos of women and cars
I think this is from malcom and the middle. But still funny. JAdams
My Hamburger in Jackson Hole, WY
This place is called Billy's Giant Hamburgers. It is located next to Cadillac Grill in the Square. They start cooking the burger (one half pound of freshly ground lean Beef chuck) and then move on to to the bun. They have a machine where they roll the buns in butter and then they are put on the grill. You can add whatever you want - Mushrooms, Grilled Onions, Jalapenos, Lettuce, Ketchup, Mustard, Tomatoes, Bacon, Cheese, Sweet Red Onion etc. Also served with Waffle Fries that are better than Chick-Fil-A's. Yes I said it. Everything is made from scratch and is incredible! Last time I was in Jackson Hole we went to Billy's and I had to cut up my burger because I had a metal appliance in my mouth. I made up for it during this trip. JAdams
http://www.cadillac-grille.com/Billys.html
Global Warming hoax
http://pwestblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/global-warming-hoax.html
From my friend patrick who works at The Weather Channel. Interesing article. JAdams
From my friend patrick who works at The Weather Channel. Interesing article. JAdams
Monday, February 9, 2009
Technology is getting scary
16 illegals sue Arizona rancher
People who dont follow the law file lawsuits against people who try to uphold it. JAdams
Claim violation of rights as they crossed his land
An Arizona man who has waged a 10-year campaign to stop a flood of illegal immigrants from crossing his property is being sued by 16 Mexican nationals who accuse him of conspiring to violate their civil rights when he stopped them at gunpoint on his ranch on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Roger Barnett, 64, began rounding up illegal immigrants in 1998 and turning them over to the U.S. Border Patrol, he said, after they destroyed his property, killed his calves and broke into his home.
Roger Barnett said he had turned over 12,000 illegal immigrants to the Border Patrol since 1998.
His Cross Rail Ranch near Douglas, Ariz., is known by federal and county law enforcement authorities as "the avenue of choice" for immigrants seeking to enter the United States illegally.
Trial continues Monday in the federal lawsuit, which seeks $32 million in actual and punitive damages for civil rights violations, the infliction of emotional distress and other crimes. Also named are Mr. Barnett's wife, Barbara, his brother, Donald, and Larry Dever, sheriff in Cochise County, Ariz., where the Barnetts live. The civil trial is expected to continue until Friday.
The lawsuit is based on a March 7, 2004, incident in a dry wash on the 22,000-acre ranch, when he approached a group of illegal immigrants while carrying a gun and accompanied by a large dog.
Attorneys for the immigrants - five women and 11 men who were trying to cross illegally into the United States - have accused Mr. Barnett of holding the group captive at gunpoint, threatening to turn his dog loose on them and saying he would shoot anyone who tried to escape.
The immigrants are represented at trial by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF), which also charged that Sheriff Dever did nothing to prevent Mr. Barnett from holding their clients at "gunpoint, yelling obscenities at them and kicking one of the women."
In the lawsuit, MALDEF said Mr. Barnett approached the group as the immigrants moved through his property, and that he was carrying a pistol and threatening them in English and Spanish. At one point, it said, Mr. Barnett's dog barked at several of the women and he yelled at them in Spanish, "My dog is hungry and he's hungry for buttocks."
The lawsuit said he then called his wife and two Border Patrol agents arrived at the site. It also said Mr. Barnett acknowledged that he had turned over 12,000 illegal immigrants to the Border Patrol since 1998.
In March, U.S. District Judge John Roll rejected a motion by Mr. Barnett to have the charges dropped, ruling there was sufficient evidence to allow the matter to be presented to a jury. Mr. Barnett's attorney, David Hardy, had argued that illegal immigrants did not have the same rights as U.S. citizens.
Mr. Barnett told The Washington Times in a 2002 interview that he began rounding up illegal immigrants after they started to vandalize his property, northeast of Douglas along Arizona Highway 80. He said the immigrants tore up water pumps, killed calves, destroyed fences and gates, stole trucks and broke into his home.
Some of his cattle died from ingesting the plastic bottles left behind by the immigrants, he said, adding that he installed a faucet on an 8,000-gallon water tank so the immigrants would stop damaging the tank to get water.
Mr. Barnett said some of the ranch´s established immigrant trails were littered with trash 10 inches deep, including human waste, used toilet paper, soiled diapers, cigarette packs, clothes, backpacks, empty 1-gallon water bottles, chewing-gum wrappers and aluminum foil - which supposedly is used to pack the drugs the immigrant smugglers give their "clients" to keep them running.
He said he carried a pistol during his searches for the immigrants and had a rifle in his truck "for protection" against immigrant and drug smugglers, who often are armed.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DEFENDANT: Roger Barnett said he had turned over 12,000 illegal immigrants to the Border Patrol since 1998.
A former Cochise County sheriff´s deputy who later was successful in the towing and propane business, Mr. Barnett spent $30,000 on electronic sensors, which he has hidden along established trails on his ranch. He searches the ranch for illegal immigrants in a pickup truck, dressed in a green shirt and camouflage hat, with his handgun and rifle, high-powered binoculars and a walkie-talkie.
His sprawling ranch became an illegal-immigration highway when the Border Patrol diverted its attention to several border towns in an effort to take control of the established ports of entry. That effort moved the illegal immigrants to the remote areas of the border, including the Cross Rail Ranch.
"This is my land. I´m the victim here," Mr. Barnett said. "When someone´s home and loved ones are in jeopardy and the government seemingly can´t do anything about it, I feel justified in taking matters into my own hands. And I always watch my back."
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/feb/09/16-illegals-sue-arizona-rancher/
Friday, February 6, 2009
Credit Card signatures, WOW
I started laughing at the beginning of the story, continued laughing in the middle and started crying I was laughing so hard at the end! JAdams
When Your Credit Card Signature Fun Backfires
By Kingpin, on 15-12-2008 18:39
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Published in : Articles, Humor
Over the past 6 months, I have been playing a fun game with my credit card company. The game finally backfired on me today and led me through the most hilarious moment of my life. Most people would have been embarrassed, but me, I'm a little twisted, so I laughed all the way through it like an asshole.
With any story, there is a setup process. Here is the setup to this story. About 6 months ago, I was making a purchase with my credit card and when I went to sign the electronic signature machine, it was broken. By broken, I mean that when I touched the pen to the machine, it went crazy and didn't look anything like my signature. It looked like a drunk 4 year old signed my name for me. It accepted the signature without any problems. So this really made me wonder what I could do to give my credit card company something to laugh about. I mean, they obviously don't review the signatures since they never called me or declined a purchase. It could have been a stolen card.
I started out modest by signing with a line or an "X". Occasionally I would do last name first. After a couple of months, I became bolder. I wrote goofy stuff, drew pictures, etc. Here's a list of some of my favorite signatures over the past few months:
I AM NOT KINGPIN
I STOLE THIS
F*** OFF
F*** YOU
WALMART SUCKS
CALL ME
CROTCHY CROTCHINGTON
MY BALLS ITCH
911
I'M A CRIMINAL
THANKS FOR THE STUFF
Today I went the extra mile. When it came time to sign my name, a thought popped in my head. I should draw a picture. But what picture should I draw? I smirked as something completely juvenile came to me. This is a rough drawing of the signature that I provided:
Yes, I know, it's not my best artwork, but I didn't have the time to be elaborate with the drawing. I had to look like I was providing a signature. Right after I hit "OK", there was a pause. The register then said "COMPARE SIGNATURE ON SLIP TO CARD." One thought popped in my head: "OH SHIT!" It then printed the receipt and there in black and white was my shitty drawing of cock and balls. The lady at the register didn't immediately look at it. She asked for the card. I handed her the card and she flipped it over. Then she brought up the receipt and she smirked, but then took a stern tone and said "These signatures don't match."
At this point I was in tears from trying to hold back my laughter. I tried to explain to her why I had done it, but it didn't matter. I probably didn't make sense as I laughed hysterically through the explanation. She then paged the manager and I erupted in laughter. The guy behind me in line got a glimpse of my signature on the receipt and began laughing. The manager comes up and the woman from the register begins whispering to him. I then hear a few words "he drew a penis..." as she holds up the receipt. The manager blurts out a short laugh and then controls it. He turns to me and I'm out of breath from laughing and I'm still giggling like a schoolgirl.
Manager: Sir, your signature...heh...umm...doesn't match the signature on your card.
Kingpin: I know and there is a good reason for that.
Manager: (quietly) You drew a penis on my credit card machine.
**The guy behind me bursts into laughter.**
Kingpin: Yeah, I didn't think this would happen. I've been trying to see how far I could go with my signature before the credit card company did something about it.
Manager: I guess you learned your lesson.
Kingpin: Yeah, the credit card doesn't accept penis.
**The guy behind me now can't stop laughing.**
Manager: OK, I'm going to decline the signature and have you sign it again.
Kingpin: Fair enough.
Manager: This time, really sign it.
So I had to sign it again and they wouldn't let me keep my artwork. Those bastards. I had singlehandedly broken up the monotony of their daily routine and given them something that they will be talking about for years to come and they wouldn't let me keep it. They will tell their grandchildren about the guy that drew cock and balls as his credit card signature.
So I have a plan now. I'm going to get a new credit card and sign the back with my cock and balls drawing. Then I will consistently use that as the signature. That way, if I ever get caught in the same situation, the signatures will match. Booyah.
When Your Credit Card Signature Fun Backfires
By Kingpin, on 15-12-2008 18:39
Views : 21847
Favoured : None
Published in : Articles, Humor
Over the past 6 months, I have been playing a fun game with my credit card company. The game finally backfired on me today and led me through the most hilarious moment of my life. Most people would have been embarrassed, but me, I'm a little twisted, so I laughed all the way through it like an asshole.
With any story, there is a setup process. Here is the setup to this story. About 6 months ago, I was making a purchase with my credit card and when I went to sign the electronic signature machine, it was broken. By broken, I mean that when I touched the pen to the machine, it went crazy and didn't look anything like my signature. It looked like a drunk 4 year old signed my name for me. It accepted the signature without any problems. So this really made me wonder what I could do to give my credit card company something to laugh about. I mean, they obviously don't review the signatures since they never called me or declined a purchase. It could have been a stolen card.
I started out modest by signing with a line or an "X". Occasionally I would do last name first. After a couple of months, I became bolder. I wrote goofy stuff, drew pictures, etc. Here's a list of some of my favorite signatures over the past few months:
I AM NOT KINGPIN
I STOLE THIS
F*** OFF
F*** YOU
WALMART SUCKS
CALL ME
CROTCHY CROTCHINGTON
MY BALLS ITCH
911
I'M A CRIMINAL
THANKS FOR THE STUFF
Today I went the extra mile. When it came time to sign my name, a thought popped in my head. I should draw a picture. But what picture should I draw? I smirked as something completely juvenile came to me. This is a rough drawing of the signature that I provided:
Yes, I know, it's not my best artwork, but I didn't have the time to be elaborate with the drawing. I had to look like I was providing a signature. Right after I hit "OK", there was a pause. The register then said "COMPARE SIGNATURE ON SLIP TO CARD." One thought popped in my head: "OH SHIT!" It then printed the receipt and there in black and white was my shitty drawing of cock and balls. The lady at the register didn't immediately look at it. She asked for the card. I handed her the card and she flipped it over. Then she brought up the receipt and she smirked, but then took a stern tone and said "These signatures don't match."
At this point I was in tears from trying to hold back my laughter. I tried to explain to her why I had done it, but it didn't matter. I probably didn't make sense as I laughed hysterically through the explanation. She then paged the manager and I erupted in laughter. The guy behind me in line got a glimpse of my signature on the receipt and began laughing. The manager comes up and the woman from the register begins whispering to him. I then hear a few words "he drew a penis..." as she holds up the receipt. The manager blurts out a short laugh and then controls it. He turns to me and I'm out of breath from laughing and I'm still giggling like a schoolgirl.
Manager: Sir, your signature...heh...umm...doesn't match the signature on your card.
Kingpin: I know and there is a good reason for that.
Manager: (quietly) You drew a penis on my credit card machine.
**The guy behind me bursts into laughter.**
Kingpin: Yeah, I didn't think this would happen. I've been trying to see how far I could go with my signature before the credit card company did something about it.
Manager: I guess you learned your lesson.
Kingpin: Yeah, the credit card doesn't accept penis.
**The guy behind me now can't stop laughing.**
Manager: OK, I'm going to decline the signature and have you sign it again.
Kingpin: Fair enough.
Manager: This time, really sign it.
So I had to sign it again and they wouldn't let me keep my artwork. Those bastards. I had singlehandedly broken up the monotony of their daily routine and given them something that they will be talking about for years to come and they wouldn't let me keep it. They will tell their grandchildren about the guy that drew cock and balls as his credit card signature.
So I have a plan now. I'm going to get a new credit card and sign the back with my cock and balls drawing. Then I will consistently use that as the signature. That way, if I ever get caught in the same situation, the signatures will match. Booyah.
Man shows up drunk to serve intoxication sentence
Cody Arrendale anyone? JAdams
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Authorities say an Iowa City man may not have picked the best time to get loaded when he showed up drunk to serve a public intoxication sentence. Now he faces another charge.
Police say the 19-year-old showed up at the Johnson County Jail on Tuesday to serve his three-day sentence and officials smelled alcohol on his breath.
Court records say tests showed the man had a blood-alcohol content of 0.101 percent when he arrived at the jail.
A court date on the new charge hasn't been set.
Court records say the man pleaded guilty to public intoxication in May 2008 and was convicted of public intoxication second-offense last December.
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Authorities say an Iowa City man may not have picked the best time to get loaded when he showed up drunk to serve a public intoxication sentence. Now he faces another charge.
Police say the 19-year-old showed up at the Johnson County Jail on Tuesday to serve his three-day sentence and officials smelled alcohol on his breath.
Court records say tests showed the man had a blood-alcohol content of 0.101 percent when he arrived at the jail.
A court date on the new charge hasn't been set.
Court records say the man pleaded guilty to public intoxication in May 2008 and was convicted of public intoxication second-offense last December.
Shooting victim spits out bullet
Chuck Norris lives in Bridgeton? JAdams
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
By SEAN C. McCULLEN
and JEAN JONES smccullen@sjnewsco.com
BRIDGETON - No arrests have been made in the case of a city man who was shot in the face Monday.
Police continued their investigation on Tuesday despite being unable to take a formal statement from the victim, who remained hospitalized in Camden.
Richard Jamison, 22, of Colfax Street, was shot at around 2:20 p.m. Monday, at a location that eventually was identified as the intersection of Garfield Avenue and Spruce Street.
Police said Jamison was involved in an altercation with at least two other people before one of the assailants fired a single shot from a handgun.
"It was some distance between the two," Bridgeton Police Det. Lt. Michael Gaimari said of Jamison and the shooter.
Still, investigators are certain the shooter was aiming for Jamison, Gaimari said.
The bullet pierced Jamison's right cheek, then struck his tongue. Jamison spit out the bullet, according to police.
Jamison had been upgraded to stable condition by Tuesday afternoon, Gaimari said.
An unidentified person drove Jamison to South Jersey Healthcare-Bridgeton Health Center for treatment before police arrived on the scene. Jamison was transferred to Cooper University Hospital, where he initially was listed in critical but stable condition.
Jamison reportedly began banging on the doors of Fremont Avenue homes seeking help after he was shot.
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
By SEAN C. McCULLEN
and JEAN JONES smccullen@sjnewsco.com
BRIDGETON - No arrests have been made in the case of a city man who was shot in the face Monday.
Police continued their investigation on Tuesday despite being unable to take a formal statement from the victim, who remained hospitalized in Camden.
Richard Jamison, 22, of Colfax Street, was shot at around 2:20 p.m. Monday, at a location that eventually was identified as the intersection of Garfield Avenue and Spruce Street.
Police said Jamison was involved in an altercation with at least two other people before one of the assailants fired a single shot from a handgun.
"It was some distance between the two," Bridgeton Police Det. Lt. Michael Gaimari said of Jamison and the shooter.
Still, investigators are certain the shooter was aiming for Jamison, Gaimari said.
The bullet pierced Jamison's right cheek, then struck his tongue. Jamison spit out the bullet, according to police.
Jamison had been upgraded to stable condition by Tuesday afternoon, Gaimari said.
An unidentified person drove Jamison to South Jersey Healthcare-Bridgeton Health Center for treatment before police arrived on the scene. Jamison was transferred to Cooper University Hospital, where he initially was listed in critical but stable condition.
Jamison reportedly began banging on the doors of Fremont Avenue homes seeking help after he was shot.
Layoff Tracker by Forbes
I am very blessed to have a job. JAdams
http://www.forbes.com/2008/11/17/layoff-tracker-unemployement-lead-cx_kk_1118tracker.html
Top layoffs
11/17/2008 Citigroup 52,000 Banking
12/11/2008 Bank of America 35,000 Banking
1/30/2009 Caterpillar 22,924 Capital Goods
1/26/2009 Pfizer 19,800 Pharmaceuticals
Wow
http://www.forbes.com/2008/11/17/layoff-tracker-unemployement-lead-cx_kk_1118tracker.html
Top layoffs
11/17/2008 Citigroup 52,000 Banking
12/11/2008 Bank of America 35,000 Banking
1/30/2009 Caterpillar 22,924 Capital Goods
1/26/2009 Pfizer 19,800 Pharmaceuticals
Wow
Woman's Poem, followed by a much better Man's poem.
Courtesy of my Aunt Martha. Hahahahahaha. JAdams
A WOMAN'S POEM:
Before I lay me down to sleep,
I pray for a man who's not a creep,
One who's handsome, smart and strong.
One who loves to listen long,
One who thinks before he speaks,
One who'll call, not wait for weeks.
I pray he's rich and self-employed,
And when I spend, won't be annoyed.
Pull out my chair and hold my hand.
Massage my feet and help me stand.
Oh send a king to make me queen.
A man who loves to cook and clean.
I pray this man will love no other.
And relish visits with my mother.
A MAN'S POEM:
I pray for a deaf-mute gymnast nymphomaniac with big tits who owns a
bar on a golf course, and loves to send me fishing and drinking.
This doesn't rhyme and I don't give a shit.
A WOMAN'S POEM:
Before I lay me down to sleep,
I pray for a man who's not a creep,
One who's handsome, smart and strong.
One who loves to listen long,
One who thinks before he speaks,
One who'll call, not wait for weeks.
I pray he's rich and self-employed,
And when I spend, won't be annoyed.
Pull out my chair and hold my hand.
Massage my feet and help me stand.
Oh send a king to make me queen.
A man who loves to cook and clean.
I pray this man will love no other.
And relish visits with my mother.
A MAN'S POEM:
I pray for a deaf-mute gymnast nymphomaniac with big tits who owns a
bar on a golf course, and loves to send me fishing and drinking.
This doesn't rhyme and I don't give a shit.
Klingon sword used in two Colorado Springs heists
Again, Do Not Do Drugs! JAdams
A man wielding a "Star Trek Klingon-type sword" robbed two Colorado Springs convenience stores early this morning, police said.
The first robbery happened at about 1:55 a.m. at a 7-Eleven at 145 N. Spruce St., Colorado Springs police said in an incident report. The second robbery happened at about 2:20 a.m. at a 7-Eleven store at 2407 N. Union Blvd.
Witnesses told police that a man wearing a black mask, black jacket and blue jeans entered the stores carrying a sword. The armed robber took an undisclosed amount of cash and fled on foot from both stores, police said.
Officers searched the area but didn't find the robber or the weapon, which was described as a "bat'leth."
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Never get in between a man and his video games/football
I wonder what game it was. JAdams
It started with a video game; Des Moines man arrested
A Des Moines woman has made a request for a no-contact order against a former boyfriend following a Monday night beating, police reported this morning.
Officers arrested Isac Benjamin Pettinger, 21, of 1221 E. 28th St., on charges of domestic abuse with injury, false imprisonment and obstruction of emergency communications.
Police said it all started with a video game. Here's the report:
Lacey Proctor, a 20-year-old massage therapy student, "reported that she was assaulted tonight (Monday) by her former live-in boyfriend, Isac Pettinger. Proctor said they had lived together at 1221 E. 28th St., until approximately a month ago when she moved out. Proctor said that tonight Pettinger invited her over to the house so that they could spend some time together.
"Proctor said she became frustrated with Pettinger as he would not stop playing video games. Proctor said she stood in front of Pettinger, blocking his view of the screen. At that point Pettinger's video game character died and he became very angry."
Police said he pushed her into a chair and straddled her, preventing her from getting up. He allegedly punched her in the side of the head with a closed fist. The victim yelled for him to get off but he refused.
She eventually escaped ran to a bathroom, police said. Pettinger reportedly followed her and attacked her again, beating her head against a wall. When she tried to get away, Pettinger allegedly said, 'You're not going anywhere."
Proctor reached for a cell phone and called 911. Police said Pettinger grabbed the phone and disconnected it. He called her a "cop-calling (expletive deleted)."
Police said Proctor grabbed her phone and finally was able to leave the house. Police dispatchers called her back and she met with officers at a nearby convenience store.
Pettinger was arrested at his residence shortly thereafter without incident. Police documented Proctor's injuries with photographs.
Pettinger was being held in the Polk County Jail this morning without bond.
Officers said Pettinger told them that Proctor "had actually assaulted him by chasing him through the house and hitting him."
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20090203/NEWS/90203005/1001/NEWS&community=dmeastnorth
I guess this is one way to spend your stimulus check
Obama dolls get retired and renamed
Dolls baring a striking resemblance to President Barack Obama's two daughters have been renamed after complaints from the White House.
Makers had claimed it was pure coincidence that the Marvelous Malia and Sweet Sasha doll not only shared the names, but also the look of the Presidents girls.
But after First Lady Michelle Obama voiced her concerns Dollmaker Ty Inc has 'retired' the dolls and will now sell them as Marvelous Mariah and Sweet Sydney.
The money raised from the sale of the original $9.99 Ty Girlz dolls will now be donated to charity.
White House lawyers are said to be moving to rein in commercial use of the Presidents name and image ... so
Dont do drugs
A thief who used a frozen chicken as a tool to break into a cafe was caught after he cut his wrist and was forced to phone an ambulance, Australian police said on Wednesday.
The man stole the chicken during an earlier break-in at a butcher's shop/ at Macksville, north of Sydney, but came off second best when he tried to use the frozen bird and some rocks to break into a cafe, slashing open his wrist.
"He thought he was dying," a police spokesman who would not be named told Reuters from Macksville police headquarters.
The 20-year-old man dialed an emergency 000 number to call an ambulance and was arrested shortly after being treated by paramedics, he said.
The man was charged with breaking-and-entering and was due to face a local court in nearby Kempsey later on Wednesday.
(Reporting by Rob Taylor: Editing by Bill Tarrant)
The man stole the chicken during an earlier break-in at a butcher's shop/ at Macksville, north of Sydney, but came off second best when he tried to use the frozen bird and some rocks to break into a cafe, slashing open his wrist.
"He thought he was dying," a police spokesman who would not be named told Reuters from Macksville police headquarters.
The 20-year-old man dialed an emergency 000 number to call an ambulance and was arrested shortly after being treated by paramedics, he said.
The man was charged with breaking-and-entering and was due to face a local court in nearby Kempsey later on Wednesday.
(Reporting by Rob Taylor: Editing by Bill Tarrant)
Electronic tickets to curb lines, scalping
Looks like I can't buy my tickets from the south campus Asians anymore.
Students planning on purchasing home tickets for the upcoming football season will no longer have to stand in line at Stegeman Coliseum.
The Athletic Association Board of Directors approved the proposal for the use of electronic ticketing Wednesday. The new ticketing system will begin in Fall 2009.
"This is a step forward, but it may require additional tweaking, but I think it will help," University President Michael Adams said at the meeting.
"I was really bothered by this [old ticketing system] because I haven't talked to a student who hasn't said they've been affected by this," said Andrew Rasmussen, Student Government Association representative for the board who presented the proposal. "When I pressed my concerns about this at the last meeting, the members of the Athletic Association board encouraged me to pursue this course of action."
According to the proposal, paper tickets for home games will no longer be used. Students' UGA MyID cards will be scanned upon entering the stadium. There will no longer be assigned seating and certain areas - the west end zone, northeast lower level and some parts of the 300-level - will be general student admission at a first-come, first-serve basis.
"Students will be more easily able to sit with friends. They can walk together and sit with friends," Rasmussen said.
The proposed system eliminates some past problems with football ticketing, such as the long lines and scalping.
"The electronic format for ticketing will remove the hassle of standing in line," Rasmussen said. "Students will still have to wait [in line at Stegeman Coliseum] for away tickets."
To target potential scalping, a donating system was proposed as an "add-on feature" as the electronic ticketing system develops. The system will allow students who cannot attend a game to place their ticket status in a donation fund for students who have been wait-listed.
"The ticket donation system allows students to go online and send tickets to a pool for wait-listed students who want to go to a game," Rasmussen said. "This makes it so that the maximum number of students go to games. The major benefit will be eliminating the secondary market."
"There's no real way to scalp tickets. If you trust someone to give them your tickets that's a different story," said Connor McCarthy, Student Government Association president. "People [may use other students' IDs] on their own. That would be something the Athletic Association deals with. SGA doesn't plan to facilitate."
The new system will not solve all the concerns with split-ticket packaging. The student ticketing allocation is based on annual demand, but student athletes and band members will no longer be eligible to apply for additional home game student packages in the new electronic process, McCarthy said.
SGA has worked with the board since September when complaints were made about split-ticket packages, McCarthy said.
"We've been working on this the second we found out that freshmen and sophomores got half of a season package," he said.
Unlike most University facilities, the stadium will not use hand scanners.
"When you think about it, most venues and sporting events will scan your tickets," McCarthy said. "Just like at concerts, they'll scan your ticket. That's where the idea came from."
Also at the board meeting, University Athletic Director Damon Evans said the Athletic Department will donate $6 million to the University's academic goals over the next three years, at a rate of $2 million a year.
The Athletic Department is one of the auxiliary services that will donate revenue to support the University's academic causes, which is one of the goals Adams addressed in his State of the University speech in January.
"The philosophy of the Athletic Department is support the academic endeavors of the institution," Evans said. "This is coming off of the $2 million donated at $500,000 per year for four years," which ended this year.
"The bulk of that will be used for faculty support like travel, library support and supplies," Adams said. "It will not be used to hire new faculty because this is one-time money. It will help in support areas."
The board also approved a plan to move forward with the Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall expansion and a $3 million plan to renovate Spec-Towns Track during the course of 10 years. According to the proposal
Students planning on purchasing home tickets for the upcoming football season will no longer have to stand in line at Stegeman Coliseum.
The Athletic Association Board of Directors approved the proposal for the use of electronic ticketing Wednesday. The new ticketing system will begin in Fall 2009.
"This is a step forward, but it may require additional tweaking, but I think it will help," University President Michael Adams said at the meeting.
"I was really bothered by this [old ticketing system] because I haven't talked to a student who hasn't said they've been affected by this," said Andrew Rasmussen, Student Government Association representative for the board who presented the proposal. "When I pressed my concerns about this at the last meeting, the members of the Athletic Association board encouraged me to pursue this course of action."
According to the proposal, paper tickets for home games will no longer be used. Students' UGA MyID cards will be scanned upon entering the stadium. There will no longer be assigned seating and certain areas - the west end zone, northeast lower level and some parts of the 300-level - will be general student admission at a first-come, first-serve basis.
"Students will be more easily able to sit with friends. They can walk together and sit with friends," Rasmussen said.
The proposed system eliminates some past problems with football ticketing, such as the long lines and scalping.
"The electronic format for ticketing will remove the hassle of standing in line," Rasmussen said. "Students will still have to wait [in line at Stegeman Coliseum] for away tickets."
To target potential scalping, a donating system was proposed as an "add-on feature" as the electronic ticketing system develops. The system will allow students who cannot attend a game to place their ticket status in a donation fund for students who have been wait-listed.
"The ticket donation system allows students to go online and send tickets to a pool for wait-listed students who want to go to a game," Rasmussen said. "This makes it so that the maximum number of students go to games. The major benefit will be eliminating the secondary market."
"There's no real way to scalp tickets. If you trust someone to give them your tickets that's a different story," said Connor McCarthy, Student Government Association president. "People [may use other students' IDs] on their own. That would be something the Athletic Association deals with. SGA doesn't plan to facilitate."
The new system will not solve all the concerns with split-ticket packaging. The student ticketing allocation is based on annual demand, but student athletes and band members will no longer be eligible to apply for additional home game student packages in the new electronic process, McCarthy said.
SGA has worked with the board since September when complaints were made about split-ticket packages, McCarthy said.
"We've been working on this the second we found out that freshmen and sophomores got half of a season package," he said.
Unlike most University facilities, the stadium will not use hand scanners.
"When you think about it, most venues and sporting events will scan your tickets," McCarthy said. "Just like at concerts, they'll scan your ticket. That's where the idea came from."
Also at the board meeting, University Athletic Director Damon Evans said the Athletic Department will donate $6 million to the University's academic goals over the next three years, at a rate of $2 million a year.
The Athletic Department is one of the auxiliary services that will donate revenue to support the University's academic causes, which is one of the goals Adams addressed in his State of the University speech in January.
"The philosophy of the Athletic Department is support the academic endeavors of the institution," Evans said. "This is coming off of the $2 million donated at $500,000 per year for four years," which ended this year.
"The bulk of that will be used for faculty support like travel, library support and supplies," Adams said. "It will not be used to hire new faculty because this is one-time money. It will help in support areas."
The board also approved a plan to move forward with the Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall expansion and a $3 million plan to renovate Spec-Towns Track during the course of 10 years. According to the proposal
86 Rules of drinking
1. If you owe someone money, always pay them back in a bar. Preferably during Happy Hour.
2. Always toast before doing a shot.
3. Whoever buys the shot gets the first chance to offer a toast.
4. Change your toast at least once a month.
5. Buying someone a drink is five times better than a handshake.
6. Buying a strange woman a drink is still cool. Buying all her drinks is dumb.
7. Never borrow more than one cigarette from the same person in one night.
8. When the bartender is slammed, resist the powerful urge to order a slightly-dirty,
very-dry, in-and-out, super-chilled half-and-half martini with a lemon twist. Limit
orders to beer, straight shots and two-part cocktails.
9. Get the bartender's attention with eye contact and a smile.
10. Do not make eye contact with the bartender if you do not want a drink.
11. Unacceptable things to say after doing a shot:
Great, now I'm going to get drunk.
I hate shots.
It's coming back up.
12. Never, ever tell a bartender he made your drink too strong.
13. If he makes it too weak, order a double next time. He'll get the message.
14. If you offer to buy a woman a drink and she refuses, she does not like you.
15. If you offer to buy a woman a drink and she accepts, she still might not like you.
16. If she buys you a drink, she likes you.
17. If someone offers to buy you a drink, do not upgrade your liquor preference.
18. Always have a corkscrew in your house.
19. If you don't have a corkscrew, push the cork down into the bottle with a pen.
20. Drink one girly drink in public, and you will forever be known as the guy who
drinks girly drinks.
21. Our parents were better drinkers than we are.
22. Never talk to someone in the restroom unless you're doing the same thing -
urinating, waiting in line or washing your hands.
23. Girls hang out, apply make-up, and have long talks in the bathroom.
Men do not.
24. After your sixth drink, do not look at yourself in the mirror. It will shake
your confidence.
25. It is only permissible to shout 'woo-hoo!' if you are doing a shot with four or
more people.
26. If there is a DJ, you can request a song only once per night. If he doesn't play it
within half an hour, don't approach him again. If he does play it, don't approach him again.
27. Learn how to make a rose out of a bar napkin. You'll be surprised how well it works.
28. If you can't afford to tip, you can't afford to drink in a bar. Go to the liquor store.
29. If you owe someone twenty dollars or less, you may pay them back in beer.
30. Never complain about the quality or brand of a free drink.
31. If you have been roommates with someone more than six months, you may drink all
their beer, even if it's hidden, as long as you leave them one.
32. You can have a shot of their hard liquor only if the cap has been cracked and the
bottle goes for less than $25.
33. The only thing that tastes better than free liquor is stolen liquor.
34. If you bring Old Milwaukee to a party, you must drink at least 2 cans before you
start drinking the imported beer in the fridge.
35. Learn to appreciate hangovers. If it was all good times every jackass would
be doing it.
36. If you ever feel depressed, get out a bartender's guide and browse thru
all the drinks you've never tried.
37. Try one new drink each week.
38. If you're the bar's sole customer, you are obliged to make small talk with the
bartender until he stops acknowledging you. Then you're off the hook.
The same goes for him.
39. Never tip with coins that have touched you. If your change is $1.50, you can tell
the barmaid to keep the change, but, once she has handed it to you, you cannot give it back.
To a bartender or cocktail waitress, small change has no value.
40. If you have ever told a bartender, "Hey, it all spends the same," then you are
a cheap ass.
41. Anyone on stage or behind a bar is fifty percent better looking.
42. You can tell how hard a drinker someone is by how close they keep their drink
to their mouth.
43. A bar is a college, not a nursery. If you spill a beer, clean it up. If you break
a glass, wait for a staff member to clean it up, then blame it on someone else.
44. Being drunk is feeling sophisticated without being able to say it.
45. It's okay to drink alone.
46. After three drinks, you will forget a woman's name two seconds after she
tells you. The rest of the night you will call her "baby" or "darling".
47. Nothing screams 'Gay' louder than swirling an oversized brandy snifter.
48. Men don't drink from straws. Unless you're doing a Mind or Face Eraser.
49. If you do a shot, finish it. If you don't plan to finish it, don't accept it.
50. Never brood in a dance bar. Never dance in a dive bar.
51. Never play more than three songs by the same artist in a row.
52. Your songs will come on as you're leaving the bar.
53. Never yell out jukebox selections to someone you don't know.
54. Never lie in a bar. You may, however, grossly exaggerate and lean.
55. If you think you might be slurring a little, then you are slurring a lot. If you
think you are slurring a lot, then you are not speaking English.
56. Screaming, "Someone buy me a drink!" has never worked.
57. For every drink, there is a five percent better chance you will get in a fight.
There is also a three percent better chance you will lose the fight.
58. Fighting an extremely drunk person when you are sober is hilarious.
59. If you're broke and a friend is "sporting you", you must laugh at all his jokes
and play wingman when he makes his move.
60. If you're broke and a friend is "ragging on you", you may steal any drink he
leaves unattended.
61. Never rest your head on a table or bar top. It is the equivalent of voluntarily
putting your head on a chopping block.
62. If you are trading rounds with a friend and he asks if you're ready for another,
always say "Yes". Once you fall out of sync you will end up buying
more drinks than him.
63. If you're going to hit on a member of the bar staff, make sure you tip well
before and after, regardless of her response.
64. The people with the most money are rarely the best tippers.
65. Before you die, single-handedly make one decent martini.
66. Asking a bartender what beers are on tap when the handles are right in front
of you is the equivalent of saying, "I'm an idiot."
67. Never ask a bartender "What's good tonight?" They do not fly in the scotch
fresh from the coast every morning.
68. If there is a line for drinks, get your damn drink and step the hell away from the bar.
69. If there is ever any confusion, the fuller beer is yours.
70. The patrons at your local bar are your extended family, your father, hers, your
brothers and sisters. Except you get to sleep with these sisters. And if you're really
drunk, the mothers.
71. It's acceptable, traditional, in fact, to disappear during a night of hard drinking.
You will appear mysterious, and your friends will understand. If they even notice.
72. Never argue your tab at the end of the night. Remember, you're hammered, and they're
sober. It's akin to a precocious five-year-old arguing the super-string theory with a
physicist. 99.9% of the time you're wrong and, either way, you're going to come off
as a jackass.
73. If you bring booze to a party, you must drink it or leave it.
74. If you hesitate more than three seconds after the bartender looks at you, you do not
deserve a drink.
75. Beer makes you mellow, champagne makes you silly, wine makes you dramatic, tequila
makes you felonious.
76. The greatest thing a drunkard can do is buy a round of drinks for a packed bar.
77. Never preface a conversation with a bartender with "I know this is going to
be a hassle, but . . ."
78. When you're in a bar and drunk, your boss is just another guy begging for a
fat lip. Unless he's buying.
79. If you are 86'd, do not return for at least three months. To come back sooner makes it
appear no other bar wants you.
80. Anyone with three or more drinks in his hands has the right of way.
81. If you're going to drink on the job, drink vodka. It's the no-tell liquor.
82. There's nothing wrong with drinking before noon. Especially if you're supposed to be
at work.
83. The bar clock moves twice as fast from midnight to last call.
84. A flask engraved with a personal message is one of the best gifts you can ever give.
And make sure there's something in it.
85. On the intimacy scale, sharing a quiet drink is between a handshake and a kiss.
86. You will forget everyone of of these rules by your fifth drink.
Google Latitude keeps tabs on friends' locations
What Google Latitude does is allow you to share that location with friends and family members, and likewise be able to see friends and family members' locations," said Steve Lee, product manager for Google Latitude. For example, a girlfriend could use it to see if her boyfriend has arrived at a restaurant and, if not, how far away he is.
To protect privacy, Google specifically requires people to sign up for the service. People can share their precise location, the city they're in, or nothing at all.
"What we found in testing is that the most common scenario is a symmetrical arrangement, where both people are sharing with each other," Lee said.
The software spotlights Google's fixation with mapping and location technology. Location is an important part of navigating the real world, and Google clearly sees its geographic services as a way to establish a more personal connection with customers who today use Google chiefly for the virtual realm of the Internet. And of course money is involved, too: Google hopes its mapping technology will lead to location-based advertising revenue.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-10155946-94.html?tag=TOCmoreStories.0
I guess this makes a point about Malaria.
Bill Gates does what he wants.
Microsoft founder turned philanthropist Bill Gates released a glass full of mosquitoes at an elite technology conference to make a point about the deadly disease malaria.
"Malaria is spread by mosquitoes," Gates said while opening a jar onstage at the Technology, Entertainment, Design Conference — a gathering known to attract technology kings, politicians, and Hollywood stars.
"I brought some. Here I'll let them roam around. There is no reason only poor people should be infected."
First reported on social networking site Twitter, Facebook's Senior Platform Manager Dave Morin blogged, "Bill Gates just released mosquitos into the audience at TED."
Gates then waited a minute or so before assuring the audience the freed insects were malaria-free.
The unusual presentation on malaria prevention was confirmed by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's media office. A spokesman said the insects released were not carrying malaria.
Gates retired as head of Microsoft last year to focus more on his foundation. One of its key projects is ending malaria and it has spent millions on fighting the disease.
The philanthropist has been pushing to reduce malaria deaths through the nonprofit. In September, Gates announced that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation would provide $168.7 million to the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative to help develop a vaccine for the deadly disease.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,488348,00.html
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Groundhog Day Results
Phil Says "Six More Weeks of Winter!"
Phil's official forecast as read February 2nd, 2009 at sunrise at Gobbler's Knob:
Hear Ye Hear Ye
On Gobbler's Knob this glorious Groundhog Day, February 2nd, 2009
Punxsutawney Phil, Seer of Seers, Prognosticator of all Prognosticators
Awoke to the call of President Bill Cooper
And greeted his handlers, Ben Hughes and John Griffiths
After casting a joyful eye towards thousands of his faithful followers,
Phil proclaimed that his beloved Pittsburgh Steelers were World Champions one more time
And a bright sky above me
Showed my shadow beside me.
So 6 more weeks of winter it will be.
Long Layover?
Passengers stop flight after 'drunk' pilot sparks panic
It is normally a moment of cheery reassurance when an airline pilot greets passengers during preparations for take-off. But Alexander Cheplevsky sparked panic on flight Aeroflot 315 when he began to speak.
His slurred and garbled comments ahead of a flight from Moscow to New York convinced passengers that he was drunk. When he apparently switched from Russian into unintelligible English, fear turned to revolt.
Flight attendants initially ignored passengers' complaints and threatened to expel them from the Boeing 767 jet unless they stopped "making trouble". As the rebellion spread, Aeroflot representatives boarded the aircraft to try to calm down the 300 passengers.
One sought to reassure them by announcing that it was "not such a big deal" if the pilot was drunk because the aircraft practically flew itself.
Mr Cheplevsky did little to ease passengers' fears by refusing to leave the cockpit to show that he was sober. When he was finally persuaded to face them, witnesses said that he appeared unsteady on his feet and had bloodshot eyes.
"I don't think there's anyone in Russia who doesn't know what a drunk person looks like," Katya Kushner, one of the passengers, told the Moscow Times, which had a reporter travelling on the flight.
"At first, he was looking at us like we were crazy. Then, when we wouldn't back down, he said 'I'll sit here quietly in a corner. We have three more pilots. I won't even touch the controls, I promise'."
Aeroflot's bad day got worse when it emerged that the socialite and television host Ksenia Sobchak was on board. Ms Sobchak, one of Russia's best-known personalities, demanded that all four pilots be replaced.
The airline finally relented and summoned new pilots to fly the jet to New York three hours late. More than 100 passengers passed the time as they waited by signing a petition declaring that they believed Mr Cheplevsky had been drunk.
Ms Sobchak told Ekho Moskvy radio a few days later that she believed the pilot had been in no condition to fly. She said: "It took him three attempts to say the words 'duration of flight'. Even after Aeroflot personnel asked him to do so, he barely made it out of the cabin."
An Aeroflot spokeswoman said that tests had revealed no trace of alcohol in the pilot's blood. She blamed "mass psychosis" among passengers for the decision to replace the crew, although the company later issued a statement saying that Mr Cheplevsky could have suffered a stroke just before the flight.
The pilot told the newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda that he had been celebrating his 54th birthday with friends the night before the flight on December 28, but insisted that he not been drinking.
The row is a public relations setback for an airline that has worked hard to overcome its "Aeroflop" image. In the Soviet era, it was known for its unsmiling air hostesses, poor customer service and inedible food.
It came just months after an Aeroflot subsidiary was involved in Russia's worst air disaster for two years, when a jet crashed in the Urals city of Perm killing 88 passengers and crew. The airline banned subsidiaries from using its name and logo after the crash in September, saying it wanted to protect its safety record.
The newspaper Kommersant reported this week that investigators had found traces of alcohol in the blood of the captain who flew that jet. But they were unable to state whether it was the reason that he felt "sickly" shortly before surrendering the controls to another crew member as the plane was due to land.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Washinton, Bush and Clinton
Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and George Washington are on a sinking ship.
As the boat sinks, George Washington heroically shouts, "Save the women!"
George W. Bush hysterically hollers, "Screw the women!"
Bill Clinton's asks excitedly, "Do we have time?"
As the boat sinks, George Washington heroically shouts, "Save the women!"
George W. Bush hysterically hollers, "Screw the women!"
Bill Clinton's asks excitedly, "Do we have time?"
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