http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Vote2008/page?id=3623346
22.12.07
Prison Thriller
1,500 plus CPDRC inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center, Cebu, Philippines at practice! This is not the final routine, and definitely not a punishment! just a teaser.
19.12.07
17.12.07
16.12.07
15.12.07
14.12.07
2.12.07
Bunch Of Mascots Beat Up Two Guys - Watch more free videos
Compilation Of Funniest Tyson Quotes - Watch more free videos
13.11.07
8.11.07
7.11.07
3.11.07
1.11.07
22.10.07
21.10.07
19.10.07
18.10.07
16.10.07
10.10.07
How to measure a buildings height with a barometer
"Some time ago I received a call from a colleague. He was about to give a student a zero for his answer to a physics question, while the student claimed a perfect score. The instructor and the student agreed to an impartial arbiter, and I was selected.
I read the examination question: “SHOW HOW IT IS POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE THE HEIGHT OF A TALL BUILDING WITH THE AID OF A BAROMETER.” The student had answered, “Take the barometer to the top of the building, attach a long rope to it,lower it to the street, and then bring it up, measuring the length of the rope. The length of the rope is the height of the building.” The student really had a strong case for full credit since he had really answered the question completely and correctly! On the other hand, if full credit were given, it could well contribute to a high grade in his physics course and to certify competence in physics, but the answer did not confirm this. I suggested that the student have another try.
I gave the student six minutes to answer the question with the warning that the answer should show some knowledge of physics. At the end of five minutes, he had not written anything. I asked if he wished to give up, but he said he had many answers to this problem; he was just thinking of the best one. I excused myself for interrupting him and asked him to please go on. In the next minute, he dashed off his answer which read: “Take the barometer to the top of the building and lean over the edge of the roof. Drop the barometer, timing its fall with a stopwatch. Then, using the formula x=0.5*a*t^^2, calculate the height of the building.” At this point, I asked my colleague if he would give up. He conceded,and gave the student almost full credit.
While leaving my colleague’s office, I recalled that the student had said that he had other answers to the problem, so I asked him what they were.
“Well,” said the student, “there are many ways of getting the height of a tall building with the aid of a barometer. For example, you could take the barometer out on a sunny day and measure the height of the barometer, the length of its shadow, and the length of the shadow of the building, and by the use of simple proportion, determine the height of the building.”
“Fine,” I said, “and others?” “Yes,” said the student, “there is a very basic measurement method you will like. In this method, you take the barometer and begin to walk up the stairs. As you climb the stairs, you mark off the length of the barometer along the wall. You then count the number of marks, and this will give you the height of the building in barometer units.” “A very direct method.” “Of course. If you want a more sophisticated method, you can tie the barometer to the end of a string, swing it as a pendulum, and determine the value of g at the street level and at the top of the building. From the difference between the two values of g, the height of the building,in principle, can be calculated.” “On this same tact, you could take the barometer to the top of the building, attach a long rope to it, lower it to just above the street, and then swing it as a pendulum. You could then calculate the height of the building by the period of the precession”.
“Finally,” he concluded, “there are many other ways of solving the problem. Probably the best,” he said, “is to take the barometer to the basement and knock on the superintendent’s door. When the superintendent answers, you speak to him as follows: ‘Mr. Superintendent, here is a fine barometer. If you will tell me the height of the building, I will give you this barometer.” At this point, I asked the student if he really did not know the conventional answer to this question. He admitted that he did, but said that he was fed up with high school and college instructors trying to teach him how to think."
Some people say this student was Neils Bohr. Niels Henrik David Bohr (October 7, 1885 – November 18, 1962) was a Danish physicist who made fundamental contributions to understanding atomic structure and quantum mechanics, for which he received the Nobel Prize in 1922. He was also part of the team of physicists working on the Manhattan Project. But have also heard this story is a myth
8.10.07
7.10.07
2.10.07
Pricasso Paints with Penis
Artist Tim Patch, who calls himself 'Pricasso', paints a picture of Olga Braude using his penis at the Sexpo in Johannesburg, South Africa, September 28, 2007. Patch has painted portraits of some of the worlds most famous people including George Bush and Queen of England
1.10.07
New Radiohead Album out in 10 days
Off Radiohead website:
Hello everyone.
Well, the new album is finished, and it's coming out in 10 days;
We've called it In Rainbows.
Love from us all.
Jonny
Chladni Patterns on a Square Plate
Chladni’s most well known achievements was inventing a technique to show the various modes of vibration in a mechanical surface. The sand is sprinkled on a vibrating square plate, then the plate is excited at one of its resonance frequencies: the sand collects at the “nodes” and forms symmetric patterns.
30.9.07
28.9.07
25.9.07
ALICIA SILVERSTONE PETA AD
PETA aimed to debut the 30-second spot in Texas on Wednesday night on channels including FoodTV and E! But a spokesman said the animal-rights organization learned at the last minute that the content didn't make it past the censors at Comcast Spotlight, the advertising and sales division of Comcast Cable.
That led to some speculation about why the ad wouldn't fly in Cattle Country. (You may recall that the Lone Star State's beef barons took Oprah Winfrey to task for allegedly backhanding their industry. The O prevailed.)
But Dana Runnells, a Comcast spokeswoman, said it had nothing to do with the message. It was all about the medium. "It was rejected because it did not meet our guidelines . . . no nudity, no matter the advertiser." She noted noted that Comcast has carried PETA ads in the past.
PETA spokesman Michael McGraw said he was disappointed by the decision, although the flap has no doubt fueled the spike in traffic to the PETA website this week. "It's increasingly hard to get serious news into the media," he said. "We're increasingly working with our many celebrity supporters to put a lighthearted or fluffy spin on an issue."
PETA chose Houston as the place to first air the commercial because it often ranks high on the list of cities with unhealthy eating habits.
The Hoff
On May 3, 2007, a video surfaced of Hasselhoff apparently in mid-stupor.[8] The new video shows him shirtless, lying on the floor, drunkenly trying to focus on a Wendy's hamburger in a Las Vegas hotel room. His daughter Taylor Ann, who shot the video, can be heard saying "Tell me you are going to stop, tell me you are going to stop." The daughter also warned her father that he could be jeopardizing his spot in the Las Vegas production of The Producers.[9] Hasselhoff issued a statement, in the wake of the leaked video, that it was released deliberately. Hasselhoff claims that it was filmed by Taylor Ann so that he could see how he appeared and acted when intoxicated.[10] Hasselhoff's visitation rights with his two daughters were suspended on May 7, 2007 because of the video; the suspension lasted until May 21, 2007, at which point the video's authenticity and distributor was determined
19.9.07
12.9.07
5.9.07
Screech Goes Porn
Samuel "Screech" Powers
Played by Dustin Diamond, Screech (whose real name is Samuel Powers) is the school nerd. Screech has been tagging along with Zack since they were in elementary school and is extremely loyal to him. In exchange for doing Zack's homework and being roped into Zack's various stunts, Screech receives protection from school bullies and a general boost in his confidence; but Zack's affection for Screech is evident in spite of this. He is very comfortable with his geekiness and fancies himself a ladies' man. The rest of the gang simultaneously picks on and humors Screech for his eccentricities (e.g. hiding in his locker, wearing extremely loud and mismatched clothes, and obsessing over science and chess). Though clumsy and goofy, Screech is very smart. A recurring gag in the series is his unrequited love for Lisa Turtle. In several early episodes of the series, Screech has an anthropomorphized robot named Kevin, which he programmed. Diamond was three years younger than most of the cast though his character was the same age as them. Screech was class valedictorian, but gave that title to Jessie as a sign of goodwill, which she then returned on graduation day.
... and now hes in porn
1.9.07
26.8.07
24.8.07
23.8.07
22.8.07
http://www.moanmyip.com/
Need to know your IP address? well might as well get it read to you over orgasm voice http://www.moanmyip.com/
17.8.07
プリンケツプリンケツ 『全国中学高校ストリートダンス選手権決勝大会直前スペシャル！第２
guys in skirts, a touch of gaydiddity, and pelvic thrusts
16.8.07
12.8.07
11.8.07
10.8.07
9.8.07
reactable: basic demo #1
If you caught Bjork on tour this year, then you might have seen the ReacTable
6.8.07
3.8.07
en 20 segundos una botella de vodka
FRIDAY HAPPY HOUR. On this weeks edition we look at the effects of drinking a whole bottle of vodka in 20 seconds and how you will look 50 minutes later.
2.8.07
1.8.07
Wow thats racist and minty
Darlie is a toothpaste brand of the Hong Kong based company Hawley & Hazel. It was bought in 1985 by the US corporation Colgate-Palmolive. At that time the original name was "Darkie". Darky, or darkie, is a racist term used primarily in the Northern United States and England to refer to black people. The package featured an image said to have been inspired by an Al Jolson performance, that of a wide-eyed, smiling dark-skinned African male wearing a top hat and tie. Some have described it as a blackface image. Because of the contrast with very dark skin, it was a common joke that the teeth of persons of African descent were exceptionally white.
31.7.07
Phone for Mushroom Lovers
Struggling to tell the difference between the death cap mushroom and a parasol mushroom?
What you need is a new mobile phone which can tell the difference between poisonous funghi and edible mushrooms.
The phone has been developed by a team of scientists in Austria in an attempt to prevent the dozens of people poisoned and several killed every year after eating poisonous funghi.
The researchers based at Hagenberg college, invented software which can identify 600 different funghi.
Foragers need to photograph mushrooms which can then be compared with the systems database to ensure it is edible and not a poisonous variety.
Border IDs checked without leaving car
"the world's first automated border control system that uses facial recognition technology capable of identifying people inside their automobiles," according to Pink Tentacle, and it's already being used at checkpoints between Hong Kong and Shenzhen. The biometrics system was developed to break immigration logjams in China and elsewhere, checking chip-embedded national ID cards without required motorists to leave their cars. Automated cameras scan license plates as vehicles apprach, then apply the face-recognition software to make sure that the registered driver is behind the wheel.
29.7.07
Le Pétomane
Le Pétomane was the stage name of the French professional farter and entertainer Joseph Pujol (June 1, 1857 - 1945).
He was famous for his remarkable control of the abdominal muscles, which enabled him to fart at will. His stage name combines the French verb péter, "to fart" with the -mane, "maniac" suffix, found in words like toxicomane. In English, a translation might yield "the fart maniac". His profession can also be referred to as a "Flatulist" or a "Fartiste."
Peanut Butter Diamonds
Peanut butter is being turned into diamonds by scientists with a technique that harnesses pressures higher than those found at the centre of the earth.
28.7.07
So this one time at Russian Band Camp...
Sex for the motherland: Russian youths encouraged to procreate at camp
Remember the mammoths, say the clean-cut organisers at the youth camp's mass wedding. "They became extinct because they did not have enough sex. That must not happen to Russia".
Obediently, couples move to a special section of dormitory tents arranged in a heart-shape and called the Love Oasis, where they can start procreating for the motherland.
With its relentlessly upbeat tone, bizarre ideas and tight control, it sounds like a weird indoctrination session for a phoney religious cult.
But this organisation - known as "Nashi", meaning "Ours" - is youth movement run by Vladimir Putin's Kremlin that has become a central part of Russian political life.
27.7.07
26.7.07
25.7.07
Drug Bust Squared
The way U.S. and Mexican authorities describe 44-year-old Zhenli Ye Gon, he might have sprung from some pulp novelist's overheated imagination.
Born in Shanghai, he lived in Mexico and ran a pharmaceuticals company -- a front, authorities allege, that supplied Mexican drug cartels with massive quantities of a chemical used to make the street drug methamphetamine. Police raided his luxurious Mexico City home in March, carting off what they said was $207 million, most of it in $100 bills that had been stashed behind false walls and in closets. The U.S. government called it "the largest single drug cash seizure the world has ever seen."
When the law caught up with Ye Gon on Monday night, his weeks on the lam ended in an Asian restaurant on Veirs Mill Road in Wheaton -- in P.J. Rice Bistro, in Westfield Wheaton mall, near a Ruby Tuesday and a JCPenney.
This is a man who owned a fleet of luxury cars and had mistresses in several countries, according to Mexican officials. In recent years, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said, he gambled away nearly $126 million in Las Vegas casinos.
24.7.07
23.7.07
Ja Rule & Lil Wayne get Popped
The hip-hop stars, who have recently released a duet called Uh Oh, were arrested separately following a concert in Manhattan on Sunday.
Rule, whose real name is Jeff Atkins, was stopped for speeding when a weapon was discovered in his car, police said.
Officers also found a pistol when detaining Lil Wayne, whose real name is Dwayne Carter, for smoking marijuana.
Both Carter and a companion were charged with criminal possession of a weapon and marijuana.
22.7.07
Taller than your average building
The United Arab Emirates has just stolen the crown from Taiwan in the tallest building stakes. The Burj Dubai, still under construction, reached 141 stories on Saturday 21/07/07. The structure stands an impressive 512.1m (1,680ft) tall.
Once completed, Burj Dubai will have consumed 330,000 cubic meters of concrete, 39,000 metric tons of steel and 142,000 square meters of glass, Emaar said. It will have 56 lifts traveling at 1.75 to 10 meters per second.
The Taipei 101, in Taiwan, was the previous titleholder standing at 508m high and resided above the rest of the architectural world since its opening in 2004. The developers of the Burj Dubai, Emaar properties, declined to comment on how tall the completed structure would be. What is for sure—it will be large—as large as my penis if it were a building.
21.7.07
20.7.07
Well, the NFL, despite perceptions, is "not for losers!"
In a July 12 letter, a copy of which you'll find below, Councilman Michael Polensek, 57, tore into Arsenio Winston, 18, after learning of the teenager's arrest earlier this month on a felony drug trafficking rap.
Tax evaders take on US government
"Show me the law!" says Ed, a trim 64-year-old with a silver mustache, whose forehead crinkles when he gets heated. The Browns stopped paying income taxes in 1996. They say the Constitution and Supreme Court decisions support their claims that ordinary labor cannot be taxed. But a judge ruled against them in January, convicting the Browns of conspiring to evade paying taxes on $1.9 million in income from Elaine's dentistry practice.
Now, the Browns say they're in a battle for freedom, and it just might end in bloodshed right here, in a towering turreted house with 8-inch-thick concrete walls and an American flag fluttering over the double-car garage. They have garnered national support, with blogs devoted to news about the standoff and supporters regularly showing up on the couple's doorstep with groceries.
Farfour
Tomorrow's Pioneers is a weekly children's program, shown since April 13, 2007 on the official Palestinian Hamas television station, Al-Aqsa TV. The program used a Mickey Mouse look-alike, named Farfur (or Farfour, "butterfly" in Arabic); the character has since been replaced by a bumblebee.
19.7.07
17.7.07
Jason Forrest / Donna Summer - Steppin' Off
I love how the tags for this video are: elf wizard breakcore cocaine 70's
MIT-ness
So this is what happens when you try to fit in with the MIT kids and you have a giant laundry bag...thanks Bryn for letting us share this moment. I find it highly entertaining...almost better than cybercamp...almost
11.7.07
8.7.07
6.7.07
5.7.07
4.7.07
30.6.07
28.6.07
27.6.07
24.6.07
in honor of a damn good show...
Old Ok Go video for your viewing pleasure. they put on an excellent show last night in a kinda lame venue. way to go guys
7.6.07
4.6.07
25.5.07
Orson Welles Drunk
The famous Orson Wells drunk in the filming of a commercial.... then the show the Critic's parody of this
23.5.07
20.5.07
...the freshmaker...
So, this is probably old news...but i think its fascinating. so deal with it bitches.
shout out to sara in tampa for showing me this exciting piece of film...love you kid.
19.5.07
Links
alluc.org
dealsucker.com
http://prisonplanet.com/multimedia_priorknowledge_lonegumen.html
http://best.online.docus.googlepages.com/
http://tutorialblog.org/flash-tutorials/
http://www.soccerblog.com/
http://www.filmsite.org/controversialfilms1.html
http://www.glumbert.com/media/supermarket/fs
http://www.nealadams.com/morescience.htm
"bilk" as a legitimate word...
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/20/business/20tele.html?ex=1337313600&en=38f9ae54a2c35754&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
Yeah, bilk actually means something.. the article is not that entertaining, but still, the word "bilk" is in the headline. In the new york times.
10.5.07
Fatal Diving Accident Caught on Tape
Video of people analyzing a fatal diving accident that took place in "the Blue Hole" in Dahba, Egypt. Supposedly, more than 100 divers have died in the same area.
Secrets of Mysterious Hills Revealed
There is a place like this in Panama.watch the video to experience.... Mysterious Hills....
9.5.07
Freestyle Champion Tom Green?
During a freestyle session with Jurassic 5, Tom Green breaks out a crazy brilliant song
8.5.07
The Yes Men do Dow
The Yes Men are a group of culture jamming activists who practice what they call "identity correction". They pretend to be powerful people and spokespersons for prominent organizations, accepting invitations received on their websites to appear at symposiums and TV shows. They use their newfound authority to express the idea that corporations and governmental organizations often act in dehumanizing ways toward the public. Elaborate props are sometimes part of the ruse.
Their method is often satire: posing as corporate or government spokespeople, they might make shocking denigrating comments about workers and consumers, then point out what appears to be a lack of shock or anger in the response to their prank, with no one realizing the reactionary rhetoric was only a joke. Sometimes, the Yes Men's phony spokesperson makes announcements that represent dream scenarios for the anti-globalization movement or opponents of corporate crime. The result is false news reports of the demise of the WTO, or Dow paying for a Union Carbide cleanup.
..."our shareholders may take a bit of a hitskii"
What is Bhopal?..... attracted international attention when a Union Carbide plant (now a part of Dow Chemical Company) leaked deadly methyl isocyanate gas during the night of December 3, 1984 during the infamous Bhopal disaster. The poisonous gas left hundreds of people in the vicinity dead and thousands of others suffering from its effects even two decades later.
Catching Sunglasses Video
Dude Catches Glasses With Face - Brought to you by Break.com Video Search
hahahahahahahaha
7.5.07
Educational Video shows us how to find the G-Spot (NSFW!!)
Finding, Locating, Exciting, Estimulating G-Spot - Free videos are just a click away
The ladies will be happy you saw this
Nappers Delight
My napping dream has final come true.....
The EnergyPod by Metronaps promises to "improve employee morale while boosting the bottom line" by encouraging powernapping at work. It's basically a jazzed-up recliner with a blast shield that provides a "semi-private acoustical and visual environment." When it's time to wake up after 20 minutes the chair starts buzzing and beating your face with lights. Gently, of course. Not so gentle is the price: $8000.
More american stupidity
The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning letter last month that said Redux was illegally marketing the drink as a street drug alternative and a dietary supplement. May 4 was the deadline for the company to respond.
The FDA cited as evidence the drink's labeling and Web site, which included the statements "Speed in a Can," "Liquid Cocaine" and "Cocaine -- Instant Rush." The company says Cocaine contains no drugs and is marketed as an energy drink. It has been sold since last August in at least a dozen states.
"Of course, we intended for Cocaine energy drink to be a legal alternative the same way that celibacy is an alternative to premarital sex," Ivey said. "It's not the same thing and no one thinks it is. Our product doesn't have any cocaine in it. No one thinks that it does. We think it is most likely legal in the United States to ship our product."
6.5.07
LOL - Starbucks Cups
Some of starbucks cups are gay, others are atheists, and Americans are going nuts
http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55564
Teachers, magic brownies, and weapons of mass destruction
Stoned Teachers - Click Here for more great videos and pictures!
A whole city over reacts
5.5.07
...a wellesley favorite...
Rachel and I vote yes on this one. As does the hoop staff, and the casa cerveza family, and pretty much Wellesley people in general. this live video is good enough....but seriously folks, Rachel and I are working on some pretty amazing moves for our own video.
it'll be hot. be. patient.
and yes, i did remember how to post videos all on my own.
3.5.07
Asereje
"The Ketchup Song" is the English title of the song "Aserejé" which was an international hit in 2002. The song exists in two versions, Spanish and English, with the latter performed in a mixture of English and Spanish, described as "Spanglish".
The song tells the story of a pimp-like "afro-gipsy, rastafari" character named Diego who walks into a crowded nightclub at midnight, and the DJ, as he sees Diego walk in, plays the "twelve-o'clock anthem", "the song he desires most", which happens to be the 1979 rap hit "Rapper's Delight" by Sugarhill Gang. Its first verse: "I say the hip hop, the hippie...", prononuced phonetically in Spanish, the way it would sound to someone who does not understand English, becomes the song's chorus. Although technically meaningless and sometimes referred to as gibberish, the chorus is a more-or-less phonetic pronunciation of the first verse almost in its entirety.
- I said a hip hop the hippie the hippie
- Aserejé ja de jé de jebe
- to the hip hip hop, a you don't stop
- tu de jebere sebiunouva
- the rock it to the bang bang boogie say up jumped the boogie
- majabi an de bugui
- to the rhythm of the boogie, the beat
- an de buididipí
2.5.07
College Saga Rules Your World
With just under 1 million views, there is no denying College Saga is a huge, worldwide success, as far as youtube videos go.
Today, Google has rebranded its Personalized Homepage product as "igoogle". Besides the new marketing angle, there is one new feature, the ability to make your own gadgets.
Among the few samples offered for their new service, Google has used College Saga to demonstrate their new video Gadget. This is awesome... Awesome.
1.5.07
What your brain feels like during exams....
http://vote5polandmachine.ytmnd.com/
Make sure you have the volume on, otherwise its not the same
Dance Off
The showdown of the century.... Walken vs. Bowie
If you have a contender email me and I'll add it to the showdown.
VS.
30.4.07
Drunk Driving... read these tips
These tests are optional, and you have every right to deny the officer’s request; but they present a perfect opportunity to prove your sobriety. Unfortunately, if you make a few uncoordinated moves, you’re off to the station. A good way to pass is to know what you are up against. Here are some common Field Sobriety Tests, the signs of intoxication, and how to beat them.
Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus
* Instructions: The officer positions an object 12 – 15 inches from the drivers face; then moves the object from side to side asking the driver to follow it with his or her eyes.
* Signs of Intoxication: Involuntary jerking of the eyeball.
* How to beat it: “The consumption of common substances such as caffeine, nicotine, or aspirin also leads to nystagmus almost identical to that caused by alcohol consumption.” (Pangman, Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus: 2 DWI J. 1, 3-4 [1987]). With this in mind, if you indicate that you drank coffee, an energy drink or smoked cigarettes, the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus test is compromised.
Walk and Turn
* Instructions: Take nine heel-to-toe steps along a line, turn, and take nine heel-to-toe steps back.
* Signs of Intoxication: Loss of balance, inability to follow instructions, leaving space between heel and toe, stepping off line, loss of balance while turning.
* How to beat it: The key to passing this test is not looking directly at your feet and the line. Instead, focus on a point on the ground 10 feet in front of you, while keeping your toes and the line in your peripheral vision. Keep your head inline with your spine (don’t lean forward), and concentrate on your center of mass. Make sure you take exactly nine steps. When turning, lift your heels and pivot around on the balls of your feet, then proceed back.
Standing on One Leg
* Instructions: Stand with heels together, arms at side, then raise one leg six inches off the ground while counting until the officer instructs you to stop.
* Signs of Intoxication: Arm movement, hopping, swaying, inability to stand still, putting the foot down, body tremors, muscle tension, and any statements made during the test.
* How to beat it: Don’t talk to the officer. If you have to, answer questions with a “yes” or “no.” Keep your head inline with your spine, and lift your leg from the top of your thigh. Try to balance your weight on the heel and ball of your grounded foot, and focus on a spot on the ground ten feet in front of you.
Finger to Nose
* Instructions: Place feet together, stand straight up with eyes closed, and bring your index finger to your nose.
* Signs of Intoxication: Body sway, muscle tension, eyelid tremors, body tremors or any statements made to support a finding of intoxication.
* How to beat it: Once again, do not talk to the officer. Stand as straight as you can, with your head inline with your body. Balance yourself before closing your eyes. Extend your arms straight out along your shoulder line, palms down. Without moving your arm, bend your elbow in a controlled movement bringing your index finger to your nose.
Rhomberg Balance Test
* Instructions: Close eyes, tilt head back, and estimate 30 seconds.
* Signs of Intoxication: : Inability to stand still, opening eyes to maintain balance, body or eyelid tremors, swaying, muscle tension or statements made during the test. The officer is also testing the internal clock (which is slow in the case of alcohol or depressants, or fast in the case of stimulants).
* How to beat it: This test is all about your internal clock. To make sure that you are close to the time, you should use a trick to maintain your tempo, like “one one thousand, two one thousand,” or “one alligator, two alligator,” etc.
Other Field Sobriety Tests include finger tapping, hand clapping, counting backwards, or reciting the alphabet.
Beer spas...seriously?
So, at 3 am, logically this topic came up for conversation in casa...can't think of much else to say about it.
Beer Spas: Yeast of Eden
By EVAN RAIL
Published: April 30, 2006
Interest Guide
Spas
THERE is something perversely satisfying about soaking in a tub of beer. First there is the yeasty aroma of malt and hops, followed by a warm and sticky sensation as the brown liquid envelopes your body. You think to yourself: this must be every lad's dream. Whatever comes next will surely have to involve a supermodel, an Aston Martin and a fat cigar.
But bathing in beer is much more than just a fantasy made real. During the last decade, a pack of beer spas have opened in the hills and lowlands of Austria, Germany and the Czech Republic, promising health, wellness and the chance to bathe in your favorite suds.
The Chodovar brewery in Chodova Plana, in the Czech Republic (420-374-794-181; www.chodovar.cz), started offering beer spa therapies in March using the brewery's celebrated dark lager. At the Kummeroer Hof in Neuzelle, Germany (49-33-652-81-111; www.klosterbrauerei.com), customers have been slipping into beer baths tapped from the nearby Klosterbrauerei Neuzelle brewery since 1997. Spa prices start at about 42 euros ($52.50 at $1.24 to the euro). But it is in neighboring Austria that the beer spa seems to reach its alpine pinnacle.
One brewery, Starkenberg (43-5412-66201; www.bierschwimmbad.com), in Tarrenz, even fills a swimming pool with barrels and barrels of its own Pilsner. And just outside Salzburg, the Landhotel Moorhof in rustic Franking, Austria (43-6277-8188; www.moorhof.com) offers what may be the most complete beer treatment, from the spa to the dining table.
In the cellar, four couple-size wooden tubs are filled with a special brew. The Moorhof also offers milk baths, but Hedwig Bauer, who owns the hotel with her husband, Karl, believes that beer has certain advantages. "Beer is very good for the skin, because of the vitamins and the yeast," Ms. Bauer said. "It's cleansing and drying."
That may be true, but it's worth noting that the half-hour treatment, which starts at 44 euros, is also mildly intoxicating. The Moorhof's therapeutic brew is composed of a 2 percent-alcohol lager made for it by the local Schnaitl brewery, fortified with brewer's yeast, malt and two scoops of hops, all thrown into a barrel-shaped tub and topped with warm water. Bubbles rise from the bottom, stirring the mix and causing a head to form — much like a Jacuzzi or giant mug.
During the soak, a few pints of Schnaitl's beer are offered for imbibing, suggesting that the relaxation is chemically rather than therapeutically induced. After about 20 minutes, you're wrapped in a starched white sheet and led to a four-poster bed piled with toasty alfalfa hay. The curtains are drawn and you're left to have a mild sweat. Go ahead, just try to stay awake.
When you finally come to, you're invited to take a cool dip in the indoor swimming pool, provided, of course, you rinsed the green hops flakes from your body; they stick just about everywhere.
If the whole thing sounds somewhat masculine, Ms. Bauer was surprised that many of the beer bath's customers are women, a number of whom also splurge on a brewski facial — a gooey mask made from ground hops, malt, honey and cream cheese. The concoction tickles furiously when it slides down your cheeks, and it smells remarkably like breakfast.
Couples are welcome. A beer-bath weekend for two at the Moorhof costs 198 euros a person, and includes two nights at the hotel, breakfast and two four-course dinners. The menu recently featured a yeasty beer soup, beer-battered broccoli and chicken schnitzel with sour beer gravy. Dessert was beer crepes, which you can wash down with a choice of four local brews.
29.4.07
Pee Wee's Funhouse
"In 1991, a year after Pee-wee's Playhouse was cancelled, Reubens was arrested in an adult movie theater, where police said he was "indecently exposed" and presumably masturbating. He pleaded no contest, and was fined $135. The media vilified him as a pervert, and reruns of Pee-wee's Playhouse were abruptly jerked off the air.
In 2001, Reubens' house was raided by police, who confiscated 30,000 items from his collection of vintage erotica. The DA waited 364 days (one day before the statute of limitations would have run out) and then alleged that some of it was "child pornography" -- decades-old physique poses, old art photos, and yellowed nudist magazines. Some of the nude photos were of minors -- when the pictures were taken, but most of the models would have been dead of old age before Reubens was born. All of the photos, Reubens maintained, were legal when they were first published. Again, though, he settled. The charges were reduced to "obscenity", and Reubens pleaded guilty and paid a $100 fine in exchange for probation."
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
