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Memorable Events From January 2000

Posted in Current Events on December 1st, 2011 by Owen Jones – Be the first to comment

I was looking through a history book and it was going on about memorable events of ten years ago, but I had forgotten most of them. I have picked out some of the events of exactly ten years ago this month – January, in a word. So here are a few things that you may or probably will not remember from January 2000.

1 – on his first day as acting president, Vladimir Putin left to visit Russian troops in Chechnya.

4 – President Clinton recommends Alan Greenspan to a fourth four year term as Chairman of the Federal Reserve.

5 – President Clinton decides that Elian Gonzalez, a six year old Cuban boy who survived the capsizing of a refugee boat, should be returned to his father in Cuba.

6 – much of Miami is shut down by hundreds of Cuban-Americans protesting the Gonzalez decision. – the S.E.C declares that most partners of Price, Waterhouse, Coopers, the world’s largest accounting company, violated rules requiring that they may not hold stock in firms that they audit. Five partners were sacked.

7 – Vice Pres. Al Gore back-tracks on his promise to ensure that all new appointees to the Joint Chiefs of Staff were sympathetic to permitting gays to serve openly in the military.

8 – AOL announces a merger with Time Warner for $165 billion: the world’s biggest ever.

11 – the British government decides that General Pinochet is medically unfit to stand trial for alleged crimes against humanity in Chile during his presidency.

13 – executives at the nation’s leading drugs companies say they want to cooperate with Clinton to institute Medicare coverage for prescription drugs this year.

15 – Arkan, the notorious Serbian paramilitary leader was shot dead in a hotel lobby in Belgrade.

18 – Helmut Kohl resigns as honorary Christian Democratic Party chairman over allegations of sleaze from within the party.

24 – the Supreme Court rules that laws limiting political donations to $1,000 in Missouri are constitutional.

25 – the Congressional Budget Office reports that the flood of tax revenues resulting from the exceptionally strong economy will last for ten years.

26 – ‘The New York Times’ informs that U.S investigators have unveiled links between a group of Algerians charged with plotting a terrorist strike in the U.S. and Osama Bin Laden, the exiled Saudi accused of bombing two American embassies.

31 – Republican Gov. George Ryan of Illinois halts all executions in the state citing a disgraceful record of convicting innocent people and putting them on death row. – top officials n the C.I.A. are accused of blocking an internal investigation into indications that the agency’s past director, John M. Deutsch, mishandled secret information.

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Cool Blonde Jokes

Posted in Humor on November 13th, 2011 by Verlene Becknell – Be the first to comment

The cool blonde jokes are from the book 100% Blonde Jokes. Check it out now for 100s of coolest blonde jokes.

Another Blonde Police Applicant A blonde walks into the police department looking for a job. The captain says they can’t just turn her away, and orders to desk officer to ask her a few questions as if doing an interview. Not having any idea what to ask her to disqualify her application, the officer asks, “What’s 2+2?” “Ummm… 4!” the blonde says. Dang, the officer thinks, so tries a harder one: “What’s the square root of 100?” “Ummm… 10!” the blonde says. “Good!” the officer says, deciding to switch from math to history. “OK, who killed Abraham Lincoln?” “Ummm… I don’t know,” she admits. “Well, you can go home and think about it,” he says, “and come back later and tell me what you’ve figured out.” He figures that’s the last he’ll see of her. The blonde goes home and calls up one of her friends, who asks her if she got the job. “Not only did I get the job,” the blonde says, “but I’ve already been assigned to a murder case!”

Blonde at Football Game A guy decides to bring his new blonde girlfriend to a football game. After the game is over, he asks her if she liked the game. She replies: “Oh it was great, I loved watching those men in tight clothes, but there is one thing I don’t understand.” “What did you not understand ?” And the blonde says: “Well, at the beginning of the game, both teams flipped a quarter to see who would kick off first. Then the rest of the game everybody was yelling get the quarter back, get the quarter back, get the quarter back. So I thought to myself, gosh it’s just a quarter!”

Hot and Cold A blonde was shopping when she found a really striking stainless steel thermos. Fascinated, she picked it up examined it, and finally asked the clerk what it was. “It’s a thermos.” he said. “It keeps some things hot, and other things cold.” That was all she needed to hear, and she bought the thermos. The next day, her boss saw the thermos on her desk, as it really was rather striking. “What’s that?” her boss asked. “It’s a thermos.” she said. “It keeps some things hot, and other things cold.” “What have you got in it?” her boss queried after a moment. She happily answered, “I have hot coffee in it for a little later this morning, and really cold iced tea for this afternoon.”

Blonde Father A blonde guy and a brunette girl were happily married and about to have a baby. One day, the wife started having contractions, so the husband rushed her to the hospital. He held her hand as she went through a trying birth. In the end, there were two little baby boys. The blonde guy turned to his wife and angrily said, “All right, who’s the other father!?!”

Playing Trivial Pursuit A blonde was playing Trivial Pursuit one night. It was her turn. She rolled the dice and she landed on Science and Nature. Her question was, “If you are in a vacuum and someone calls your name, can you hear it?” She thought for a time and then asked, “Is it on or off?”

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Funny Dirty Blonde Jokes

Posted in Humor on November 13th, 2011 by Basil Kyung – Be the first to comment

Q: Why do blondes work seven days a week? A: So you don’t have to retrain them on Monday.

Q: Why do blondes wear their hair up? A: To catch as much as they can that is over their heads.

Q: Why don’t blondes make good pharmacists? A: They can’t get the bottle into the typewriter.

Q: What do you call a blonde with 90% of her intelligence gone? A: Divorced.

Q: How did the blonde try to kill the bird? A: She threw it off a cliff.

Q: How did the blonde break her leg raking leaves? A: She fell out of the tree.

Q: How many blondes does it take to change a lightbulb? A: Two. One to hold the Diet Pepsi, and one to call, “Daaady!”

Q: How do you get rid of blondes? A: Form a circle, give each blonde a gun, and tell them they are a firing squad.

Q: Why did it take the blonde seven days to drive from St. Louis to Chicago? A: She kept seeing signs that read “stop clean bathroom”.

Q: What do you call 20 blondes in a freezer? A: Frosted Flakes.

Q: How do you describe a blonde, surrounded by drooling idiots? A: Flattered.

Q: How can you tell if another blonde’s been using the computer? A: There’s writing on the white-out.

Q: Why do blondes hate M&Ms? A: They’re too hard to peel.

Q: What does a blonde make best for dinner? A: Reservations.

Q: What does a blonde say when you ask her if her blinker is on? A: It’s on. It’s off. It’s on. It’s off. It’s on. It’s off.

Q: Why should blondes not be given coffee breaks? A: It takes too long to retrain them.

Q: Why don’t blondes like making KOOL-AID? A: Because they can’t fit 8 cups of water in the little packet.

Q: What do you call a blonde between two brunettes? A: A mental block.

Q: What do you call an unmarried blond in a BMW? A: Divorcee’

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Getting The Best Concert Tickets At The Lowest Price

Posted in Marketing on March 4th, 2011 by Stephen A. Brown – Be the first to comment

Most people love going to concerts of their favorite artists or band. The price of the concert tickets depend on where you want to be seated. The closer you are to the stage, the more expensive your ticket will be. Price of concert tickets is the major factor being considered when an individual wants to watch a concert.

There would be instances that as the important event draws near, the price for the tickets will increase. However, this is not always the case. Most patrons will tell you that even at the very night of the event, you can still find reasonable price tickets if you know where to look.

You have to be very careful when you decide to buy concert tickets on the very day of the event because there are many impostors who will sell you the best concert tickets at a very expensive price. The moment they see that you are worried or panicking that you might not get a seat for the concert, they will sell you tickets under the table.

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It is most unfortunate that the ticket you buy from these cheaters turns out to be fake tickets. This is one big risk if you prefer buying stuffs illegally.

Do not fret. You can buy concert tickets legally if you know how to search through the internet. All you have to do is type what you are searching for in the search bar like Google and scan the results.

The results will show you different vendors selling the ticket you are looking for and at a reasonable price even at the last minute purchase.

It is better to be safe and sure rather than getting it from an illegal source. If you want to buy the best concert tickets available, you have to go through these reliable seller compared to buying it from unauthorized seller.

If you want to watch a concert and you do not have tickets yet, search the Internet now and you will find the best tickets available for you.

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‘Easy A’ Film Delivered Funny Stuff With Emma Stone

Posted in Humor on February 9th, 2011 by Mike Stack – Be the first to comment

Screen Gems released a new comedy/action movie called “Easy A” into theaters a couple of months ago. I just got done watching it,and I agree with the top critics’ positive reviews on this one. It was great.

Ms. Emma Stone should be a comedian because she was a total riot in this flick. Her and Amanda Bynes totally delivered some good drama and comedy. The film stars: Emma Stone, Penn Badgley, Amanda Bynes, Thomas Haden Church, Patricia Clarkson, Cam Gigandet, Lisa Kudrow, Malcolm MacDowell, Aly Michalka, and Stanley Tucci.

“Easy A” centered around character Olive (Stone) who,one day, gives into her friend’s intense desires for her to tell her she finally had sex with a college dude. Soon enough,the rumor spreads like wildfire throughout the school. And,all of a sudden, Olive goes from being unnoticed most of the time to being constantly stared at and talked about. It also doesn’t sit well with self righteous Christian freak Marianne (Bynes). She constantly tells Olive she needs to beg for forgiveness from God.

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Things don’t end there. Olive helps out her gay friend Brandon (Byrd) from continuing to get picked on by pretending to have sex with him at a party. From there, the rumors get worse. However, Olive embraces them,and continues to make them stronger by taking offers from more guys. As the hype of her being a whore continue to perpetuate,she plays up the role in more convincing style by wearing skimpy outfits with the letter “A” on them.

However, towards the end,one final incident makes Olive want to set the true record straight. In my opinion, the movie was hysterical as it featured scenes,which showed Olive making fake sex noises with Brandon,lots of fast,witty comebacks,Olive’s mother revealing that she was a whore in her high school days,and more.

The laughs just never stopped in this flick. It was never dull,and kept me extremely entertained the whole time. That Emma Stone is a great actress. This movie made me a fan of hers. It was great to see Amanda Bynes back on the big movie screen . She was hilarious as well. Penn Badgley did a real good job as the cool,low-key guy named Woodchuck Todd. If you want to giggle hard,go watch this movie. I gave it a great “A+” grade.

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‘The Rite’ Movie Review

Posted in Humor on February 9th, 2011 by Mike Stack – Be the first to comment

“The Rite” horror/thriller movie recently released into theaters by New Line Cinema. I checked it out,and felt it was pretty good. It showed a lot of extreme exorcism scenes Anthony Hopkins. The flick stars: Anthony Hopkins, Colin O’Donoghue, Alice Braga, Ciaran Hinds,and Rutger Hauer.

The movie revolved around Michael Kovak and Father Lucas Trevant. Michael is a beginning Priest who has issues with his faith. He has trouble believing that the Devil exist as well as so-called Demonic possessions. The movie shows a lot of flashbacks to Michael’s childhood where he first developed his faith issues when his father died.

Michael travels to Italy to learn more about exorcism from Father Lucas because his teacher in America thought he needed to gain some real experience with exorcism since he doubted it a lot. In just a few minutes after arriving at Lucas’ house,Michael gets introduced to his first live exorcism with a girl who is pregnant and experiences frequent possessions.

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With very convincing evidence of possession,Michael still shows much doubt in the faith. The victim spat out nails,blood,her voice changed,she became an extreme contortionist,and all other kinds of weird stuff,but Michael still swore she just needed to see a psychiatrist because she’s troubled.

Eventually, Michael starts getting issues of his own,which were brought on by weird dreams he had about his dead father. Father Lucas tries to help him through his issues. However, Michael’s doubting faith gets put to a major test when the demon possesses someone he never thought it would possess,and if Michael doesn’t collect some faith fast,his life and other’s lives are definitely in danger.

Michael and his female friend were in the room during the possession,and things get extremely bad. Finally,with his back up against the wall,Michael is forced to face the issues with his faith,and issues with God so he can overcome what is getting ready to kill him. The conclusion was quite intense and really had me on the edge of my seat wondering what was going to happen next.

In my opinion, the movie was very entertaining and interesting. However, there were some slow scenes during the film,and I found myself dosing off a bit. However, when things picked up,they really picked up in a very major way. It featured a lot of “can’t miss,” intense scenes. The exorcism scenes were very disturbing and convincing. I gave the movie a B grade.

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‘Buried’ Movie Review

Posted in Humor on February 9th, 2011 by Chris Smith – Be the first to comment

Lionsgate recently came out with their new Ryan Reynolds branded,mystery/thriller film entitled “Buried” a while back. I finally checked it out,and agree with the top film critics’ positive opinion of the movie.

It delivered a very creative storyline with lots of drama. Unfortunately, I think I may have developed a slight case of claustrophobia when watching it and imagining if I was buried in a coffin. The flick stars: Ryan Reynolds and Jose Maria Yazpik.

The movie revolved around character Paul Conroy (Reynolds) who is a truck driver over in Iraq,and wakes up to find himself buried alive in a coffin and tied up with nothing but a cigarette lighter,cell phone,a few glow lights,knife,and one flash light. He finds out about all these tools as the movie goes along.

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Paul immediately starts panicking. Later on, he’s able to untie himself,get the lighter,and calls everyone he knows. After a couple of answering machines and leaving a couple of messages, he gets connected with a hostage specialist in Iraq who is working quickly to try and find him.

At various points in the film, Paul receives a call from his kidnappers,demanding $5 million dollars from the embassy for his release. Unfortunately,a couple of bombing events make it more difficult for the hostage specialist to find him,and the movie ends with a shocking revelation.

I thought the film was excellent. Even though it was about an hour and 20 minutes of just Ryan Reynolds’ character trapped in a coffin,it still managed to feature some very exciting scenes. There were a few things that caused other things to enter the coffin with him that weren’t good for his health,and it was cool to see what he did to get out of those situations with his very limited resources.

The Buried movie damn near gave me claustrophobia just watching it because these movies are really good at bringing a person’s mind into the world of it,and it was very hard to imagine being trapped in a coffin like that. It had me wondering what the hell I would do if that ever happened to me. It was quite interesting and unique. I gave it a grade A for the authenticity alone.

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‘Unstoppable’ Movie Delivered Lots Of Intense Action & More

Posted in Humor on February 7th, 2011 by Chris Smith – Be the first to comment

‘Unstoppable’ action/drama movie was recently released into theaters by 20th Century Fox two months ago. I finally got to watch it,and must say that it was a very,very good movie.

I liked this entire movie from beginning to end. It delivered a lot of “edge of your seat” scenes,along with high drama and action. The flick stars: Denzel Washington, Chris Pine, Rosario Dawson,and Kevin Chapman.

The film is based on real facts that actually happened and revolved around Frank (Denzel Washington) and Will (Chris Pine). The two of them get off too a bumpy start because Frank is a bit upset that they’re giving all the good jobs to the new younger guys. However, they manage to get along well enough to get the train moving on its proper course.

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Meanwhile, a very dumb train driver named Dewey (Suplee) decides to hop out of his train while it’s still moving to pull a switch. The train ends up getting away from him with the air breaks detached and the controls set to full throttle. Railroad controller named Connie (Dawson) is made aware of the problem and tries to set some stops in place.

The unmanned,moving train gets to the point where it picks up too much speed for the stops to work. Corporate ignores Connie’s advice to try and derail the train before it makes its way to crowded towns. They try to slow it down from the front,but that fails to work,and the train starts heading for a fatal destination.

Will and Frank end up deciding to go after the unmanned train on their own. They try to stop it from the back with a single car train. However, after a huge effort to attach themselves to the train,they realize that it has way too much power for them to stop it.

The two of them climbed over train cars,pulled the breaks on every car individually,and finally got to the front of the train to stop it. And they were,of course, being covered by lots of TV news stations. I really dug this movie. It was highly entertaining.

It was very simple and to the point. A dangerous unmanned train was on the loose, they needed to stop it. They did it in a very high intense,dramatic fashion that left me saying, “Wow, that was awesome.” I gave this movie a definite A+.

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‘Skyline’ Movie Review

Posted in Humor on February 7th, 2011 by Ryan Smith – Be the first to comment

Universal Pictures recently released a new sci-fi/thriller movie “Skyline” into theaters a couple months ago. I just checked it out. While it was exciting to watch,all the action and “edge of your seat scenes” lead up to no payoff in the end. It was very odd. It stars: Eric Balfour, Donald Faison, Scottie Thompson,and Brittany Daniel.

The movie revolved around six partying males and females who have a really great time at a party during the night. However, the next morning, everything changes when weird lights and noises wake everyone up. They end up realizing this new,freakish light isn’t a good thing. As a matter of fact, it controls everyone who looks at it,and takes them away to only God knows where.

The group of friends start to immediately panic,and try to carry out a plan that involved getting in the car,and making a run for it. However they quickly find out that isn’t a good idea as the giant alien creatures show up everywhere,and they’re not friendly. The group of friends start getting killed until they dwindle down to just two people Jarrod and Elaine.

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They come to emerge as the main stars of the film,but not victorious ones. They run around everywhere,trying to fight off the big creatures,along with the armed forces that have been brought in to fight the monsters.

Skyline showed a lot of graphic,”edge of your seat” moments,which included people getting sucked into the creature,people’s heads being separated from their bodies,Jarrod fighting his heart out to try and save Elaine,lots of guns being fired,and bombs blowing up.

The film capped off with a very strange ending that revealed what the aliens were actually doing,but with absolutely no victorious payoff at all. It was a very odd way to end a high action, thriller flick like this. When I was leaving the theater, I heard one lady say, “I want my money back.” It definitely was not a typical ending for a thriller movie,and was a bit disappointing for me. However, everything before that, was really cool to watch,and kept me on the edge of my seat. I gave this movie a B-.

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Sport Watches – Come In Different Colors To Match Your Mood

Posted in Marketing on February 5th, 2011 by Kathleen T. Prince – Be the first to comment

Look around and you will see how lively fashion has become in the recent years, with amazing colors and designs of clothes being made by designers for all types of people looking to stay sharp. People use accessories with their outfit to make it look even better and to transform it into an absolute stunner. However, one should know how to match these accessories well, especially the watch.

A lot of women have faced the problem of not being able to match a watch with their dress. This can be frustrating as either their watch would be too formal or too sporty to go along the summer dress. Fortunately, designers made a point to solve this problem by coming up with sport watches.

This fashion began from Italy, where toy watches started being made in various exciting colors. The use of plastic came back into use in order to manufacture a watch which would be easy and more comfortable for people to wear in the hot summer.

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These watches come in a wide variety of colors starting from the usual ones such as black and white, to brighter shades of pink, yellow and red. The dial is made using the finest of materials, which is why a lot of Hollywood stars also got tempted into buying one for themselves.

An example of a famous personality who has worn this watch is Oprah. She has been seen on various occasions sporting this watch and making an amazing combination with her outfit. She is one of the most iconic people in the world, so you know if she is comfortable with it, anyone can be.

To make your look funkier you can add in a matching scarf with your dress, so that your complete outfit makes you stand out from the crowd. A number of designers have also come up a package that has four toy watches in different colors.

Wearing a toy watch is fun and can make your soul be full of joy. The bright and attractive colors are sure to make one happier at heart. Don’t get mistaken into thinking these watches will not look right at a professional meeting, as they are highly elegant, and that too at a low price.

Don’t waste time and get your hands on this branded watch which is sure to make you look great.

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