BMW PWNED

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Worst Idea Ever..

According to a CNN article, countries have pledged more than $200 million in aid to help Somalia fight the pirates. Also, the Somalian prime minister has requested to have Somalia's arms embargo lifted so that they can get weapons that are superior to the pirates' weapons.

I don't think this is a good idea. Somalia ranks as the MOST corrupt country in the world according to the Global Corruption Index. I think the money is fine, but the weapons embargo should remain. I don't want this to turn into another Afghanistan situation.

CLASSIC CLIPS

Happy Earth Day.. RAWR!

Save the Polar Bears!!! Recycle!

What the....

As of today, this book is #13 on Amazon's bestseller's list - Pride and Prejudice and Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance Now With Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem!

This Week in Photos

Belgian Kristof Vliegen breaks his racket during a match against Croatian Ivan Ljubicic during the Monte-Carlo ATP Masters Tournament. [Source: Time]


A Dutch herder uses his moped to move his sheep from pasture to pasture. [Source: Time]



No, its not a photography trick. There is actually a pipe hiddne in the stream of water to hold up the faucet. This fountain can be seen Aqualand, Cadiz [Source: CRIENGLISH.com/Xinjo.com]

Gangs in Mexico honor the dead with a cap designed with dollar bills, cigarettes and cocaine (present on the skull's nose). [Photo by CNN]

Anti-government protesters set a Bangkok bus on fire. [Photo by David Longstreath, AP]

Thousands of protesters across the country gather in select cities to protest taxes in what they called "Tea Parties". Notice that the sign says "Sarah" instead of McCain. [Photo by Ron Edmonds, AP]

I want a Dolphin now

According to this article by a Chinese media site, a school of dolphins got in the way of Somali pirates when they were trying to cause trouble with some Chinese ships. Although, its coincidence that the school of dolphins were there at the right time, I wouldn't be surprised if they sensed that pirates were trying to cause trouble and got in the way. I think I saw on National Geographic sometime that some species of dolphins actually attack sharks (bottlenose?). Or... China succeeded where the United States failed in 1989 when the American Navy tried to train dolphins for the military purpose of protecting submarines, according to this NY Times article: Navy, Unmoved by Critics, Presses Plan for Dolphins to Guard Subs.

Harry Potter Half-Blood Prince Trailer

Anonymous Millions

Universities receive millions of dollars in anonymous gifts, writes Time magazine in this article.

Breakdown is as follows:
Purdue: $8 million
UNC-Asheville: $1.5 million
Univ. of Iowa: $7 million
Univ. Southern Miss.: $6 million
UNC-Greensboro: $6 million
Univ. of Maryland-College Park: $6 million
Univ. of Colorado-Colorado Springs: $5.5 million

"Each was delivered since March 1 and came with the same stipulation: Most of the money must be used for student scholarships, and the remainder can be spent on various costs such as research, equipment, strategic goals and operating support."

The chancellors also had to sign a confidentiality agreement that they will not seek out who the donor is.

OK, now that we have the colleges covered, how about some anonymous donations to pay off my college loans and fund my future graduate school studies :)

Facebook v. GPA

[Photo Source: Time.com]

A Doctoral candidate at Ohio State University actually did a study between Facebook and GPA. The result: more facebook time = lower GPA. You can read the article here: What Facebook Users Share: Lower Grades