Random End Of Days?

When it finally happens, I imagine the Apocalypse will look something like this...



Sadly, these are real pictures of something that just happened...



Hopefully this isn't the beginning of the end. I got shit to do!

(from MailOnline)
When all hell breaks loose: Lightning tears the sky apart above the glow of the Chilean volcano
Flames reach up to the heavens as lightning flashes criss-cross the sky. These extraordinary images show the full force of Mother Nature as a Chilean volcano erupts for the first time in 50 years. Ash has been thrown six miles up into the sky and the South American government has ordered the evacuation of thousands of residents. Winds fanned the ash toward neighbouring Argentina, darkening the sky in the ski resort city of San Carlos de Bariloche, in the centre of the country, and its airport has also been closed. The eruption in the Puyehue-Cordon Caulle volcanic chain, about 575 miles south of the capital, Santiago, also prompted authorities to close a busy border crossing into Argentina. It was not immediately clear which of the chain's four volcanoes had erupted because of ash cover and weather conditions. The chain last saw a major eruption in 1960. READ MORE


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Random Macho Man

Macho Man Randy Savage probably did a lot of drugs...



and he certainly made Mean Gene Okerlund's life a little bit more confusing, but regardless of how he lived his life he was a dynamite entertainer... OH YEAH!!!!

Look at these devastating elbow drops!



(from CBSNews)
"Macho Man" Randy Savage dies in car accident
Professional wrestler "Macho Man" Randy Savage has died. He was 58. The wrestling legend died in a car accident on Friday in Tampa, Fla. His brother, Lanny Poffo, told TMZ that Savage suffered a heart attack while driving and lost control of his car. Florida Highway Patrol said that the wrestler's 2009 Jeep Wrangler veered across a concrete median, through oncoming traffic and "collided head-on with a tree." The wrestler was transported to Largo Medical Center, where he died from his injuries, according to the report. Savage's wife, Lynn, was a passenger in the car during the accident but survived with minor injuries and was taken to a different local hospital for treatment, TMZ reports. Officials told the website that both were wearing their seatbelts. READ MORE

Random Great Depression

Television made me believe that the world before 1960 was actually black and white...







Thanks to these picture released by the Library Of Congress (and of course the ineveitable realization that I was probably a silly child) a little bit of color has been shed on the historic world.

(From DailyMail)
In the bleak light of the Depression: Rare colour photographs of the era that defined a generation
It was an era that defined a generation. The Great Depression marked the bitter and abrupt end to the post-World War 1 bubble that left America giddy with promise in the 1920s. Near the end of the 1930s the country was beginning to recover from the crash, but many in small towns and rural areas were still poverty-stricken. These rare photographs are some of the few documenting those iconic years in colour. The photographs and captions are the property of the Library of Congress and were included in a 2006 exhibit Bound for Glory: America in Color. The images, by photographers of the Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information, shed a bleak new light on a world now gone with the wind. READ MORE

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Random Osama Take Down

"I found you!"...



While everyone was busy looking for his birth certificate, President Barack Obama rounded up some of the nation's finest men and women and went looking for Osama Bin Laden

(from Politico)
Getting Osama bin Laden: How the mission went down
The helicopter carrying Navy SEALs malfunctioned as it approached Osama bin Laden’s compound at about 3:30 p.m. ET Sunday, stalling as it hovered. The pilot set it down gently inside the walls, then couldn’t get it going again. It was a heart-stopping moment for President Barack Obama, who had been monitoring the raid in the White House Situation Room, surrounded by members of his war cabinet. “Obviously, everyone was thinking about Black Hawk Down and Desert One,” a senior administration official recalled. The SEALs disembarked. “The assault team went ahead and raided the compound, even though they didn’t know if they would have a ride home,” an official said. The special forces put bombs on the crippled chopper and blew it up, then lifted off in a reinforcement craft just before 4:15 p.m., capping an astounding 40 minutes that gave the United States a tectonic victory in the 10-year war on terror touched off by 9/11. “The world is safer. It is a better place because of the death of Osama bin Laden,” Obama said at the White House Monday. READ MORE

UPDATE: The Look That Says It All

Random 30 Rock Branson

The best part of 30 Rock's 100th episode...



Pete Hornberger’s spot-on impression of Serene Branson, the reporter who suffered an on-air migraine after the Grammy's

Random A-Royals

Maybe it's time we just got rid of the Kansas City Royals...



They're clearly not playing up to today's standards

(from AP)
A-Rod nearly outearns Kansas City Royals
The Kansas City Royals are barely making more than Alex Rodriguez this year. The salaries for Kansas City's 27 players on its opening-day roster and disabled lists total $36.1 million, according to an analysis of major league contracts by The Associated Press. A-Rod alone makes $32 million atop the New York Yankees' $201.7 million payroll. He is baseball's highest-paid player for the 11th straight year. Overall, baseball salaries were nearly flat for this season, which started Thursday. The average salary for the 844 players on opening-day rosters and disabled lists was about $3.3 million, up just 0.2 percent from last year. The increase was the lowest since a 2.7 percent drop in 2004. READ MORE

Random Die Hard Fan

too soon?...



I mean, I love the Yankees, but this is a bit much.

(from DailyMail)
Soccer fans take boy to 'watch' his favourite team... even though he's dead and in a coffin
A young soccer fanatic was gunned down on the eve of a big match as he played football in a park. But his friends decided not to let a simple thing like murder get in the way of his plans and took him to 'watch' his favourite team anyway. They collected the coffin containing the body of 17-year-old Christopher Jacome from the funeral home and marched it into the General Santander stadium in Cucuta, Colombia, to join the 42,000-strong crowd ahead of their match with Envigado. READ MORE

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Mega Millions Winning Numbers News

 Mega Millions Winning Numbers News

Mega Millions Winning Numbers News

5      +      1 0 $244,000,000

5      +      0 26 $250,000 4      +      1 111 $10,000 4      +      0 4,890 $150 3      +      1 5,297 $150 2      +      1 87,642 $10 3      +      0 249,940 $7 1      +      1 537,142 $3 0      +      1 1,033,476 $2

Random Gadget Drought

One thing getting lost in the devastation of the Japanese Earthquake/Tsunami...



The Japanese are responsible for making and developing most of the world's new technologies. This earthquake could possibly set the world on a different technological course. This'll be interesting...

(from Engadget)
Japanese quake will likely affect the global supply of gadgets
As a tech publication, we're obviously focused on the impact recent events will have on Japan's vast consumer electronics industry -- an industry that has responded with millions of dollars in cash, equipment and services to help with the relief effort. Thus far, Canon, Panasonic, and Sony have each pledged ¥300 million ($3.67 million) in donations. Sony is also matching employee contributions as will Mitsubishi who's donating a whopping ¥500 million ($6.1 million) in aid. On the equipment side, Sony is donating some 30,000 radios to relief efforts while Panasonic is providing 10,000 radios, 10,000 flashlights, and 500,000 batteries. NEC, Kyocera, and Epson are each donating ¥100 million in funds, computers, and telecoms and IT equipment. While it's still too early to quantify the exact impact the earthquake, tsunami, and ongoing nuclear troubles will have on the global tech industry, the scope of the issues is becoming clearer now that the initial chaos has passed. Click through to see how everything from laptop batteries to iPads are at risk. READ MORE

Random Tsunami Video

This is the scariest situation imaginable...



A giant wall of water that is picking up and throwing boats and cars towards your home. Pure insanity.

(from BBC)
Japan earthquake: Footage of moment tsunami hit
Newly emerged footage shows the force at which the tsunami struck Japan's coast. In the fishing port of Miyako, in Iwate prefecture, boats were overturned, while video from Kamaishi city shows cars being dragged down city streets by the water. The tsunami that followed the 8.9-magnitude earthquake wreaked havoc along a huge stretch of Japan's north-east coast, sweeping far inland and devastating a number of towns and villages. Powerful aftershocks are continuing to hit the region. WATCH THE VIDEO

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Random Bridge Jump

Seems like a story from the movie The Bridge...



A guy tells a story about being knocked unconscious when he hit the water and only survived because dolphins circled his body to keep him afloat. I wonder if the dolphins mobilized for this kid...

(from NBCBayArea)
Student Survives Jump From Golden Gate Bridge
A field trip that included a walk along the Golden Gate Bridge ended with a student jumping off the bridge Thursday morning. The unnamed student survived and was taken to San Francisco General Hospital, where he was reportedly being treated for injuries "including a broken tailbone and torn lung." The boy's only complaint was soreness and some bruising. Witnesses said surfers came to his rescue and helped him to shore. CBS 5 reporter Joe Vazquez tweeted that the jump was not a suicide attempt, but instead was done on a dare by fellow students. Vazquez spoke to a surfer who said the classmates were cheering the boy as he jumped. READ MORE

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Random Meth Face

If ever you needed a reason to not use drugs...



Apparently meth turns you into a 3rd level zombie. WOW!

(from DailyMail)
From drugs to mugs: Shocking before and after photos show how drug addiction takes devastating toll on faces of users
These shocking before and after images reveal in stark and simple terms the cost drug addiction takes on the human face. 'From Drugs to Mugs' is the follow up to the controversial 2004 'Faces of Meth' release which highlighted the effects of methamphetamine use. Released in the hope that they will make kids think twice about ever touching drugs the pictures show how addicts have lost teeth and scratched their skin to the bone. The new photographs show the first arrest of a drug user partnered up with a picture taken in some cases only three months later. They have been put together by the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office in Oregon and now include users of all hard drugs including cocaine, heroin and meth. READ MORE (+ other Amazing Drug-formations)

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Random CEO Of State

Other than planning the future of the world...



What was this dinner conversation like?

(from DailyMail)
That's some social network! Obama toasts the future with America's titans of technology - including stricken Apple boss Steve Jobs
An extraordinary photograph of America's wealthiest internet entrepreneurs toasting the future with President Obama was released today. Among them was stricken Apple boss Steve Jobs, who is thought to be gravely ill with pancreatic cancer. He was only shown from behind. The photograph, taken at a technology summit in California, shows Mr Jobs on the left of the President, with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on his right. But it is a far more informal photograph than would usually be released after such an event. Mr Jobs looked painfully frail and weak with a black shirt hanging loosely off his 6ft2in rail-thin body. His hair also looked much thinner than usual - which could be a side-effect of chemotherapy.READ MORE

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Random Watson Domination

I don't know if this is exciting or horrifying...



Watch Watson at work:



(from TheAtlantic)
'Jeopardy!' Man vs. Machine: 3 Highlights
Watson, IBM's supercomputer, made his debut on Jeopardy! last night, facing off against two of the game show's most celebrated contestants—Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter—in the first part of an extended three-day contest. Double Jeopardy and Final Jeopardy will be played today and on Wednesday, and as it stands Watson is tied with Cutter with $5,000 in earnings. The episode was as about as exciting as watching a computer answering trivia questions with a robotic voice could be, but given the cultural significance of the February sweeps stunt—will computers like Watson obviate the need for humans in certain jobs? READ MORE & More Clips

I'm concerned that by the time Watson gets to 'Final Jeopardy' he(?) will have figured out about the Egyptian revolution and call his brother IBM super computers to arms!

Nick Hogan Car Crash

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Description: Fox News gives an update on the auto accident involving Nick Hogan in Clearwater, Florida.

Kubica injured in Rally crash 2011

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Description: Robert Kubica suffers multiple fractures after a crash while driving a Skoda Fabia S2000 during the Rally Ronde di Andora 2011. Jakub Gerber (his co driver) walked away uninjured. Tags: Robert Kubica Lotus Renault F1 Crash TV news Rally di Andora 2011 Petrov Skoda Fabia Super 2000 shunt amateur car Polish Italy Poland Italia aftermath

Random Dead Plea

Maybe he was "dead" drunk...



Maybe not.

(from SFGate)
'Legally dead' man pleads not guilty to killing
A Las Vegas man who was declared dead about 17 years ago has pleaded not guilty to charges of kidnapping and killing a 12-year-old girl whose body was found in October in Louisiana. Fifty-three-year-old Thomas Stevens Sanders entered the plea Friday. He is accused of kidnapping and killing Lexis Roberts. If convicted of either charge, who could face the death penalty. READ MORE

How ironic, "if convicted he would face the death penalty"

Random Che Zuckerberg

The Egyptian people completed their revolution on February 11,2011...



thanks in large part to social media sites like Facebook... Therefore, Zuckerberg is the new Che?

(from Newsweek)
Inside Egypt's Facebook Revolt
After hundreds of arrests in Cairo Wednesday, some protest organizers have gone missing and are presumed jailed. Now activists are using Egypt’s oldest social medium to keep up the fight.
In the days leading up to this week’s street protests in Egypt, the largest the country has seen since the 1970s, Ahmed Salah was busy spreading the word around Cairo—“in every possible way,” as he put it. A veteran activist who said agitation is his genes, Salah, 45, tapped into his usual network, called family and friends, hit the streets, and posted updates on the Web. “On the 25th, we are trying to give people a bit of hope, and a chance to express themselves,” he said in a phone interview last week. But he said the regime would fight back. Salah had been pulled from demonstrations and arrested in the past. He’d been blindfolded and beaten by police, he said, and staged a hunger strike in jail. He calmly predicted that, this time around, an even worse fate might be in store. “I’m already a burned card. No matter what I do, it’s all the same now,” he said. “We’re all in danger. If I get arrested again, I’m sure I will not come out alive.” READ MORE

Random Harry Baals

Truly a testament to professional journalism...



That everyone involved in this report held it together throughout the broadcast.

This also reaffirms my theory that having a horrible name only propels you to do great things (see: Dick Butkus)

(from Wiki)
Harry William Baals (November 16, 1886 – May 9, 1954) was the Republican Mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana, from 1934–1947 and from 1951 until his death in 1954. Harry Baals Drive was named in honor of the late mayor, extending east from Parnell Avenue, north and west of the St. Joseph River in Johnny Appleseed Park. In recent years, the double entendre arising from Baals's name has led Indiana officials to shy away from naming streets and buildings after him; the aforementioned street has since been renamed "H. Baals Drive." A government building in Fort Wayne offered a naming contest for itself, with "Harry Baals Government Center" leading the votes, but the deputy mayor of the city indicated the city would likely not name the building after Baals. His descendants have since taken to pronouncing their name 'Bales'. READ MORE

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Top Gear China, Hyundai Veloster Rally Car, Kubica Recovery, BMW Z2

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Description: The Top Gear franchise is expanding, this time to China. Hyundai releases their new Veloster Rally Car, Robert Kubica is recovering in the hospital after several surgeries after a rally accident, and BMW may be releasing a new Miata fighter, maybe called the Z2. Hosted by Derek DeAngelis