It’s the final countdown—again—for Casey Kasem. The radio legend will wind up his “American Top 40” spin-off programs, “American Top 20” and “American Top 10,” on July 4— a date of significance: He created the franchise on July 4, 1970.
1 comment July 2nd, 2009
A pet python broke out of its holding tank and strangled a two-year-old girl in the bedroom of her home in Florida, local authorities said.
The 8ft (2.5m) albino Burmese python had also bitten Shaiunna Hare on her forehead several times.
Charles Darnell, the snake’s owner and boyfriend of Shaiunna’s mother, stabbed the python and prised the child away, but she died before paramedics arrived.
Add comment July 2nd, 2009
Add comment July 2nd, 2009
These photographs show extreme makeovers of actual fast food items purchased at popular fast food restaurants. No additional ingredients have been added except for an occasional simple garnish.
For instance, they took this
and made this
Add comment July 2nd, 2009
FORT WORTH, Texas (ABP) — A Kentucky Baptist university has, at the last minute, withdrawn its invitation to host a youth mission team from Texas after the Southern Baptist Convention disfellowshipped their church for its toleration of homosexuals.
Brent Beasley, pastor of Broadway Baptist Church in Fort Worth, said the church’s youth minister received a call June 30 from an official at the University of the Cumberlands informing her that the congregation’s youth choir is no longer welcome to stay in dorms or perform mission work through the school’s Mountain Outreach construction program, which builds houses for the disadvantaged in Appalachia. Beasley said a church near the school’s Williamsburg, Ky., campus also canceled a concert that had been scheduled as part of the mission trip.
Full Associated Baptist Press Article
Add comment July 2nd, 2009
A DAD has slammed a school’s decision to send his son home for having a moustache – because it doesn’t fit in with a strict uniform policy.
Akaash Iqbal, 14, was banished from Manchester Academy – and says teachers told him to shave or not be allowed back.
His dad, Asif Mahmood, claims he was called by the school and told to be on standby with a razor.
But Mr Mahmood, 42, refused and has branded the saga ridiculous as Akaash is stranded at home ahead of an important exam.
Mr Mahmood, from Fallowfield, said: “It’s a nonsense. He’s not shaving – he’s only 14 and if he starts now he’ll have to do it for the rest of his life.
Add comment July 2nd, 2009
Add comment July 2nd, 2009
There are a lot of YouTube vidoes where the instruments of Michael Jackson’s songs have been taken out, so all you hear is his voice. I knew he had an amazing voice, but after listening to several of these really left me impressed. “I’ll Be There” is my favorite, and it just amazes me how talented he was as a kid.
Just for good measure, here’s one from his adult life.
Add comment July 2nd, 2009
On a related note, this part of an article about Gov Sanford left me scratching my head.
In the AP interviews, Sanford laid out his thoughts and feelings in sometimes lurid or odd detail. For example: He said close Christian friends advised him to end the affair immediately and used graphic, figurative terms on how to do so — “the first step is, you shoot her. You put a bullet through her head,” he said.
The words were not meant literally, but reveal how dramatically Sanford described the saga.
On second thought, I would say most of his Christian friends are part of the NRA, so that comment makes total sense.
And on a another related note: Family Values Groups Still Silent on Mark Sanford
1 comment July 2nd, 2009
Add comment July 2nd, 2009
This is impressive, and historic. I doubt anything like this, on this scale, ever happens again.
According to Nielsen SoundScan, Michael Jackson albums and Jackson-related compilations hold the top nine positions on Billboard’s Top Pop Catalog chart, all posting remarkable jumps in sales in the days following the singer’s death. (SoundScan tracks sales through the close of business on Sunday.)
Jackson himself holds a record eight of the top 10 spots, while a Jackson 5 compilation also landed in the upper tier of the chart. His Number Ones greatest hits package leads the pack at #1, selling more than 108,000 copies, a staggering 2,340 percent sales increase. The Essential Michael Jackson and Thriller follow at #2 and #3, selling more than 102,000 and 101,000 copies, respectively.
I bet his estate will gain more than Elvis’ in years to come.
Add comment July 2nd, 2009
Two items caught my attention from this article:
Soon Palin will take a crack at her own story: she has signed a book contract for an undisclosed but presumably substantial sum, and has chosen Lynn Vincent, a senior writer at the Christian-conservative World magazine, as co-author of the memoir, which is to be published next year not only by HarperCollins but also in a special edition by Zondervan, the Bible-publishing house, that may include supplemental material on faith.
I think this is the first I’ve heard of a “Christian version” of a book coming out. Interesting.
And here’s the second part that my eye:
When Trig was born, Palin wrote an e-mail letter to friends and relatives, describing the belated news of her pregnancy and detailing Trig’s condition; she wrote the e-mail not in her own name but in God’s, and signed it “Trig’s Creator, Your Heavenly Father.”
Add comment July 2nd, 2009
How can an airline pack 40 percent more passengers onto a plane, trim costs by 20 percent and lower airfares for its customers?
By offering “standing” seats.
Seriously.
China’s Spring Airlines, in an effort to handle a growing number of passengers, is considering selling standing-room tickets. A spokesperson said the carrier has been mulling the idea since the beginning of the year.
“The process of plane making is really long,” spokesman Zhang Wuan told CCTV. “We already ordered 14 new jets. But some of them will only be delivered next year. And you have to wait for at least 5 years to lease a plane, and it is also very expensive.”
“It’s just like bar stools,” he added. “The safety belt is the the most important thing. It will still be fastened around the waist.”
Add comment July 2nd, 2009
2 comments July 2nd, 2009
© Copyright 2009 BagOfNothing.com. All rights reserved BlixKrieg.
BlixKrieg Theme by uTheGuru. Powered by WordPress. Log in