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A former child actor, who enjoyed fleeting fame on the 1980s comedy “Small Wonder,” is reportedly broke and homeless —and blames a stripper for his troubles. Down-on-his-luck actor Jerry Supiran, 39, also claimed a crooked money man contributed to his current situation, living under a bridge in central California, according to The National Enquirer. The former child actor played adorable preteen Jamie Lawson, who was the brother of his adopted sister, Vicki, a robot made by their dad. “When I was 18, I dated a stripper and she took what was left of my trust fund —then one of my...

Mark Zuckerberg and his new wife just went to a fair in Italy and saw a pilot offering wild rides in his plane. Mark asked the pilot how much a ride would cost. '$100 for 3 minutes,' replied the pilot. 'That's too much,' said the Zuckerberg. The pilot thought for a second and then said, 'I'll make you a deal. If you and your wife ride for 3 minutes without uttering a sound, the ride will be free. But if you make a sound, you'll have to pay $100.' Zuckerberg and his wife agreed and went for a wild ride...

A Revski o7jimmy classic child voice is from 4 year old grand son Eli! Piano instrumental, “Jesus love Me” is a cut version.

Thursday, May 31, 2012 Mitt Romney has inched ahead of President Obama in Ohio, taking the lead in the key battleground state after the president has led there for several months. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Ohio Voters shows Romney with 46% support to Obama’s 44%. Six percent (6%) like some other candidate, and five percent (5%) remain undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.) This Ohio survey of 500 Likely Voters was conducted on May 29, 2012 by Rasmussen Reports. The margin of sampling error is +/- 4.5 percentage points with a 95% level of...

ven as total outstanding student debt rises to $1 trillion, lawmakers have yet to allow loans to be discharged in bankruptcy. Without an escape clause, these loans can strangle a person. Take 36-year-old Nick Keith, who remains $142,000 in debt eight years after graduating from culinary school. He's featured in a new film, "Default: The Student Loan Documentary," in which several college graduates expose the pitfalls of the private student loan industry.

At a time when breastfeeding in public is already controversial, pictures of two military moms doing so while wearing their uniforms is sparking outrage. The photo is part of a local breastfeeding awareness campaign by Mom2Mom of Fairchild Air Force Base, a support group launched in January by Crystal Scott, a military spouse and mother of three. Among the intimate close-ups of smiling young mothers cuddling their adorable babies, the images of the two airmen stand out. "People are comparing breastfeeding in uniform to urinating and defecating in uniform. They're comparing it to the woman who posed in "Playboy" in...

Even as total outstanding student debt rises to $1 trillion, lawmakers have yet to allow loans to be discharged in bankruptcy. Without an escape clause, these loans can strangle a person. Take 36-year-old Nick Keith, who remains $142,000 in debt eight years after graduating from culinary school. He's featured in a new film, "Default: The Student Loan Documentary," in which several college graduates expose the pitfalls of the private student loan industry. "I want to educate the public about the facts," Keith said. "My life has become a daily swim in a tar pit with very little hope of ever...

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I was thinking about that skid mark who doesn't like to call dead soldiers heroes...and I wondered who he did feel comfortable calling a hero. From his website, I now understand that his heros include: Veronica Mars, John Kerry, Howard Dean, a neighbor who lent a coffee pot, some leftists and politicians...and he tops it off with another screed against veterans: Neighbors who lend his uncle a coffee pot: http://www.chrishayes.org/articles/grief-and-empathy-new-york-city/ “My aunt's neighbors displayed a quieter, more quotidian heroism in her final weeks, setting up a cooking schedule so that a fresh dinner would always be delivered, taking turns watching...

Explanation: Known for its bright ring system and many moons, gas giant Saturn looks strange and unfamiliar in this false-color view from the Cassini spacecraft. In fact, in this Visual and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIMS) mosaic the famous rings are almost invisible, seen edge-on cutting across picture center. The most striking contrast in the image is along the terminator or boundary between night and day. To the right (day side) blue-green hues are visible sunlight reflected from Saturn's cloud tops. But on the left (night side) in the absence of sunlight, the lantern-like glow of infrared radiation from the planet's...

Bin Laden hunter Faulkner found not guilty in weapons trial Greeley Tribune A Weld County jury on Wednesday found that Greeley’s self-proclaimed Osama bin Laden hunter was acting in self-defense when he fired off what he described as a “warning shot” at three men who stormed into his home in the middle of the night in May 2011. Gary Faulkner, 52, was found not guilty on one charge of possession of a firearm by a previous offender. The jury deliberated a little more than an hour. Faulkner’s attorney, Vincente Vigil, argued that the case was about a person’s right to...

The Medieval period is one characterized throughout the Western world as one of violence. Artwork from this era shows not only violence done towards other cultural groups, but dangers and suffering from daily life. Historical texts document the violence of heroes and villains, their phrases often loaded with drama. Scholars have argued that this violence was part of the social environment and to some extent was institutionalized. However, judgements from text and art alone are limited by individual perception and bias. Human remains have been vital in understanding the extent and manner of violence in the Medieval period. While they...

A recent article in the online publication io9, “The First Artificial Sweetener Poisoned Lots of Romans“ provided a (very) brief look at some of the uses of lead (Pb) in the Roman world, including the tired old hypothesis that it was rampant lead poisoning that led to the downfall of Rome - along with gonorrhoea, Christianity, slavery, and the kitchen sink. The fact the Romans loved their lead is not in question, with plenty of textual and archaeological sources that inform us of the uses of lead – as cosmetics, ballistics, sarcophagi, pipes, jewellery, curse tablets, utensils and cooking pots,...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Authorities say a central Pennsylvania police officer shot his wife in the buttocks as he was showing his department-issued gun to family and friends during a weekend cookout at his home. Dauphin County District Attorney Ed Marsico said Wednesday that the gun issued to Harrisburg Officer William Owens discharged and struck the officer's wife.

While most Americans enjoyed a long holiday weekend, researchers in the security community were working around the clock to unravel the mysteries of one of the most intimidating pieces of malware code ever found.Known by the names Flame, Flamer, and sKyWIper, the malware is significantly more complex then either Stuxnet or Duqu -- and it appears to be targeting the same part of the world, namely the Middle East.Preliminary reports from various security researchers indicate that Flame likely is a cyberwarfare weapon designed by a nation-state to conduct highly targeted espionage. Using a modular architecture, the malware is capable of...

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In order that we might all raise the level of discourse and expand our language abilities, here is the daily post of "Word for the Day". ventose \VEN-tohs\, adjectiveGiven to empty talk; windy. Example sentences:Anyhow, it is better to wind up that way than to go growling out one's existence as a ventose hypochondriac.-- Thomas Henry Huxley, Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley The ventose orator was confounded, and put himself and his glass down together.-- L. J. Bigelow, Bench and Bar Etymology: First used in English in the 1700s, ventose is derived from the Latin word for...

Lat Tuesday I had the cataracts in my right eye removed and a new lens implanted. I checked in yesterday to get the wrappings removed.It was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. I had no clue just how nearly blind I was. I can close my "new" right eye and the view I get from the cloudy left is dismal, before surgery my left eye was the best. I napped a lot yesterday, at first I couldn't quite get my vision right, but every time I woke up things were a little bit clearer. This morning is...

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MOJAVE, Calif. (AP) -- Virgin Galactic says it expects to make rocket-powered test flights of its passenger spaceship later this year. The company said Wednesday its spaceship builder partner has been granted an experimental permit from the Federal Aviation Administration - a move that will allow it to proceed with powered flights.

Barton Biggs, the storied hedge fund manager who runs Traxis Partners, recently had an interesting encounter recently over lunch with a Saudi businessman who explained to him the real motivations behind Saudi Arabia's ramp up in oil production and why oil prices will likely continue to fall as a result for an extended period of time. It's all part of a plan hatched by the Saudi royal family, according to Biggs, who relays this conversation in a note just published by Itaú BBA. Biggs says he asked the man what his outlook for Saudi Arabia was in the medium and...

I just was watching one of the few tv shows I like to watch Restraunt Impossible and I see that Michelle Obama is going to be on it on June 13th. Why does this woman and her husband have to be on tv constantly well I will not be watching it on that day. I know alot of people did not like President Bush but he was not on tv all the time. I wish these two would just go away.

Trying to find download for Acer Aspire Animated Screensaver - accidentally deleted mine. This is the one with the New Age Jellyfish Ballet music - very soothing ... Website I used to get it from no longer hosts the file ... Appreciate any help !!!

BE AFRAID. Be very afraid.

The Southwest Area Type 1 Incident Management Team, under the direction of Incident Commander Tony Sciacca, assumed command of the fire at 6:00 a.m. Saturday 5/26. Mandatory evacuations are in place for the community of Mogollon and the Willow Creek Subdivision. Road/Trail/Area closures and Catwalk National Rec Trail Closure are in place on the Gila National Forest. Visit the Gila NF website at www.fs.usda.gov/gila for details. Smoke advisories are in effect. View the Smoke Advisory article under "Announcements" for further information. Smoke projection models are posted in "Photographs." Areas around Albuquerque, Belen, Socorro, Magdalena and Carrizozo will see smoke during...

Christians Should "Convert, Pay Tribute, or Leave," Says Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Candidate by Raymond Ibrahim May 30, 2012 at 4:00 am "They need to know that conquest is coming, that Egypt will be Islamic, and that they must pay jizya or emigrate," Morsi reportedly said.

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The US Federal Aviation Administration has awarded a suborbital launch permit to Scaled Composites for testing its SpaceShipTwo suborbital tourism vehicle on behalf of Virgin Galactic, Virgin announced on 30 May. The permit, for which Scaled submitted detailed flight plans and aerodynamic test data, is the only one of its kind for manned suborbital flights to date.

(CBS News) In his first interview since he lost his primary earlier this month, Indiana Republican Senator Richard Lugar said he had no plans to campaign for Richard Mourdock, who beat him. "For the time being, I don't plan an active campaign," Lugar said on "Face the Nation." The 80-year old lawmaker, known for reaching a landmark post-Cold War agreement on weapons reductions with Russia, has served in the Senate for 36 years. He lost to Tea Party-backed State Treasurer Richard Mourdock by 20 percent during the May 8 primary. Lugar told host Bob Schieffer that Republican voters in Indiana...

THIS is the sickest show on earth — a North Korean circus where rollerskating animals in gaudy costumes are forced to perform up to three times a day. The Sun’s shocking pictures expose the despotic regime’s everyday cruelty that will outrage animal lovers. Glum muzzled bears are put through humiliating routines walking on two legs or on skates for an audience of mostly soldiers. Baboons wearing co-ordinating outfits perform faultless slam-dunks in strictly choreographed basketball games. Secretly filmed during our week-long stay in the Communist state, the show highlighted the brutal mindset of the ruling classes. The audience clapped in...

There's nothing like a backwoods blood feud to excite television viewers on Memorial Day. The first part of the History network's miniseries "Hatfields & McCoys" was seen by 13.9 million viewers on Monday night, more than 17 million when the immediate repeat was added in, the Nielsen company said. The numbers held up for part two on Tuesday, which was watched by 13.1 million, Nielsen said. Those are huge numbers in the cable television world. No scripted series on the broadcast networks last week came close. By contrast, Fox's series finale of "House" last week reached 8.7 million people. "Hatfields...

Andre Rieu (Holland) his orchestra choir did a tribute to Frank Sinatra with My Way on his (Stradivarius) violin. Radio City Music Hall New York A most beautiful rendition I have ever heard of "My Way!" Wonderful tribute.

This would make a great RNC ad. It has to sicken all of us that all friends of the Obama Chicago Thug Machine are getting away with theft of billions,and to add insult to injury,the IRS and debt collectors aren't on their trail.But it's ok for the Obama's to spend our tax dollars on frequent vacations? The IRS will be on your case if you owe them even a mere $1000.00. But if you are an Obama Cronie like Rangel&Corzine, you walk away SCOTT FREE !!! Fox News should cover this story !

Famous journalist/radio presenter Sergei Aslanyan has been assaulted late Monday night, Moscow police reported. According to police, an unknown man called Aslanyan at 11.30 pm and asked him to come out for a talk. As soon as the Aslanyan left his house the man attacked him, hitting the journalist on the head and stabbing him on the chest, neck and an arm, before disappearing. Aslanyan himself managed to call police and was later hospitalized at a major Moscow clinic where he was operated on. “The patient was brought last night to the operating room, now he is in intensive care,”...

Vintage CIA Training Videos Teach You To Stalk Like A Pro It's well known that the Jalopnik demographic is pretty much equally split between car enthusiasts and chronic stalkers. Today, thanks to our friends at Autominded, we have something that will make everyone happy. It's easy to forget that car following and trailing is a dying art. Thanks to easy-to-hide GPS tracking devices, this sort of skill is likely to vanish, like knowing how to make jodhpurs from a couple gophers or something. These videos, CIA-branded but shot in Britain and staffed with all British actors, both of the human...

2012 Stanley Cup Finals Schedule Game 1 at New Jersey—Wednesday, May 30 at 8 p.m. EDT—NBC TV. Game 2 at New Jersey—Saturday, June 2 at 8 p.m. EDT—NBC TV. Game 3 at Los Angeles—Monday, June 4 at 8 p.m. EDT—NBC Sports Network. Game 4 at Los Angeles—Wednesday, June 6 at 8 p.m. EDT—NBC Sports Network. Game 5 at New Jersey (if necessary)—Saturday, June 9 at 8 p.m. EDT—NBC TV. Game 6 at Los Angeles (if necessary)—Monday, June 11 at 8 p.m. EDT—NBC TV. Game 7 at New Jersey (if necessary)—Wednesday, June 13 at 8 p.m. EDT—NBC TV.

You know you're a bad guy when a newspaper is running an editorial condemning your actions about a match on TV. Such was the case for Hans Schmidt, who died Saturday.

So, if you haven't heard, some guy ate another guy's face off and we're on the verge of a zombie apocalypse. Luckily, there are shelters around the world that will protect you. Buy them before it's too late.     “The Safe House” designed by KWK Promes The house, with its movable walls, has only one entrance, which is located on the second floor after crossing a drawbridge. Seems like the perfect opportunity to use a flamethrower and defend the life of your family, while stylishly nesting in a piece of architectural elitism. The pool.

Police in Norway are on the verge of declaring a state of emergency in Oslo, after tens of thousands of unruly Justin Bieber fans overran the city -- and now, they're begging the singer for help. Justin's scheduled to perform 4 new songs tonight outside Oslo's famed opera house as part of his "Around the World" TV special -- and we're told crazed Bieber fans from all over Europe have descended on the city for the event. We're told the crowds have swelled to such overwhelming numbers, the police lost control -- and are pleading with Bieber to take the...

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A Pentecostal reverend known for preaching with the help of a rattlesnake coiled around his arm lost his life when one of the creatures suddenly bit him. Mack Randall Wolford, pastor at the Full Gospel Apostolic House of the Lord Jesus in Matoaka, West Virginia, died hours after receiving the deadly bite on Sunday - the day after his 44th birthday. Wolford’s father, who was also a serpent-handling pastor, died in the same way nearly 30 years ago.

AP) LONDON - A massive, data-slurping cyberweapon is circulating in the Middle East, and computers in Iran appear to have been particularly affected, according to a Russian Internet security firm. Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab ZAO said the "Flame" virus was unprecedented both in terms of its size and complexity, possessing the ability to turn infected computers into all-purpose spying machines that can even suck information out of nearby cell phones. "This is on a completely different level," Kaspersky researcher Roel Schouwenberg said in a telephone interview Tuesday. "It can be used to spy on everything that a user is doing." The...

This posting is under news because this is news for so many people! And life saving news at that. If you do not wish to watch the short video, let me tell you that those teeny tiny irritations that fuel most of our lives, are the actual source of food for a darkness that creates disease, suffering, and misery. Please, listen to the Be Still exercise that is being used widely now in our military at www.copingstrategiescd.com for the simple and highly effective answer!

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Stocks fell sharply Wednesday as worries about Europe's debt crisis, specifically the Spanish banking system, again shook confidence. Investors flooded into U.S. Treasuries, raising prices and pushing the yield on the benchmark 10-year note down to a record low of 1.63%. Oil prices fell to a 7-month low amid the broad flight from risk assets. The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) was down 143 points, or 1.1%, in late morning trading. The S&P 500 (SPX) sank 17 points, or 1.2%, and the Nasdaq (COMP) declined 33 points, or 1.2%. Alcoa (AA, Fortune 500), Caterpillar (CAT, Fortune...

As if the inside story of our planet weren’t already the ultimate potboiler, a host of new findings has just turned the heat up past Stygian. Geologists have long known that Earth’s core, some 1,800 miles beneath our feet, is a dense, chemically doped ball of iron roughly the size of Mars and every bit as alien. It’s a place where pressures bear down with the weight of 3.5 million atmospheres, like 3.5 million skies falling at once on your head, and where temperatures reach 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit — as hot as the surface of the Sun. It’s a place...

Precocious young physicist Aisha Mustafa just patented a new system that could propel spacecrafts to the final frontier without using a drop of fuel. In short her system taps one of the odder facets of quantum theory, which posits that space isn't really a vacuum. It's really filled with particles and anti-particles that exist for infinitesimally small periods of time before destroying each other. Mustafa thinks she can harness them to create propulsion, resulting in space craft that need little-to-no fuel to maneuver around in space. Fast Company reports: Mustafa invented a way of tapping this quantum effect via what's...

"It is, I think very difficult to talk about the war dead and the fallen without invoking the word valor, without invoking the word heros. Why do I feel so uncomfortable about the word hero? I feel… uncomfortable, about the word because it seems to me that it is so rhetorically proximate to justifications for more war. Um, and, I don’t want to obviously desecrate or disrespect memory of anyone that’s fallen, and obviously there are individual circumstances in which there is genuine, tremendous heroism, you know, hail of gunfire, rescuing fellow soldiers, and things like that. But it seems...

Revealing: A list of keywords used by government analysts to scour the internet for evidence of threats to the U.S. has been released under the Freedom of Information Act The Department of Homeland Security has been forced to release a list of keywords and phrases it uses to monitor social networking sites and online media for signs of terrorist or other threats against the U.S. The intriguing the list includes obvious choices such as 'attack', 'Al Qaeda', 'terrorism' and 'dirty bomb' alongside dozens of seemingly innocent words like 'pork', 'cloud', 'team' and 'Mexico'. Released under a freedom of information request,...

A Springfield man was arrested after police say he charged at two teens with a knife after his poodle attacked the boys’ pit bull. The pit bull’s 15-year-old owner and a 14-year-old pal were walking the dog on Benton Street about 8:20 p.m. Monday when the pit bull was attacked by an unleashed poodle, Sgt. John Delaney said. “The pit bull was bitten and the poodle was shaken up,” he said. “The poodle was definitely the aggressor.” The poodle’s owner, Luis Velez, who was inside his home at the time of the dogfight, came out of the house armed with...

Rep. Silvestre Reyes had endorsements from President Obama and former President Bill Clinton, but the long-time Democratic lawmaker nevertheless lost his Texas congressional seat in a tight primary Tuesday night.