Wednesday, July 22, 2009
LiL Wayne On Blast For “New Freestyle” Calling Michael Jackson A Fag
This is an example of bad blogging…This video was made 5/16/2009 but mediatakeout also known as mediafakeout has decided to make this their top story and make it as though LiL Wayne just did this freestyle about Michael Jackson. Its a shame that most of the people want take the time to actually click the video and go back to the source to see that is not new at all..
Heres what was reported by Mediatakeout
You knew it wouldn’t be long before Michael Jackson made his way into a hip hop verse. But who knew it would be in this manner.
MediaTakeOut.com has EXCLUSIVELY learned that in a new freestyle, platinum selling rapper Lil Wayne is going hard at The King Of Pop.
In the verse, which was uploaded to the Internet just a few Days ago, Lil Wayne called Michael a 3 letter derogatory word for a homosexual.
The session started out normally, with Weezy rhyming about women and how much money he has, but then the pint sized rapper said the following:
I pledge allegiance to the flag
Michael Jackson is a [BLEEP]
Coca Cola, 7-Up, Pepsi Cola burned him up
Wow Lil Wayne … Talk about being insensitive.
FYI - for those that don’t believe us - here’s the video - fast forward to about the 2:50 mark:
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Kelis Skips Court: Oh Shes Having A Baby Right Now!
There’s a damn good reason Kelis is skipping out on today’s scheduled court date to fight Nas for child support and baby and prenatal expenses — she’s giving birth right now!!!
We also know Nas — the baby daddy — is definitely not by her side.
The two were scheduled to battle over expenses. She says he’s paid nothing. Nas claims he’s paid some.
But the big question — will Nas actually have the stones to show up to court and argue against his baby mama while she’s pushing out their child?!
TuttoJuve - Cobolli sull'Inter: "La Juve è più forte"
Il presidente della Juventus, Giovanni Cobolli Gigli, intercettato da alcuni giornalisti fuori dagli uffici della Lega Calcio si è soffermato su alcuni temi caldi riguardanti la società bianconera. "Chiellini ha detto che la cessione di Ibrahimovic indebolirebbe l'Inter? Io sono d'accordo con Blanc che la Juve si è rinforzata, il resto mi interessa poco. Per quanto riguarda Fabio Cannavaro non ha bisogno di prove del campo: è un grande giocatore, farà buone cose e i tifosi dimenticheranno i problemi del passato. Comunque quelli che contestano il giocatore sono una minoranza". Il numero uno bianconero ha anche parlarto della situazione infortuni: "I medici per Sissoko considerano necessaria una brevissima terapia, a parte con allenamenti diversificati rispetto al resto del gruppo, ma non siamo preoccupati. E anche per Diego c'è una preparazione riservata per equilibrare la muscolatura, ma credo che in Spagna lo vedremo di sicuro".
Albania rispolvera antichi tesori
Solo 20 anni fa, mentre il comunismo iniziava a crollare in tutta l'Europa dell’Est, l'idea che l’isolata, totalitaria Albania potesse abbracciare il progetto economico occidentale sarebbe stata pura fantasia.
Ma è accaduto - a Butrint-, un patrimonio mondiale dell'UNESCO.
A soli 5 km dall'isola greca di Corfù, Butrint conserva la tranquillità, la classica atmosfera del 19° secolo, così amata dal poeta Lord Byron, ma anche dai turisti di oggi.
Antiche rovine lambite dalle acque e avvolte da fogliame, massive pareti elleniche, precise strutture romane, mosaici bizantini e due castelli veneziani. Il traghetto locale è ancora una zattera, il panorama è sublime e i tramonti magici.
Come ci è riuscita l’Albania a salvaguardare Butrint, quando gran parte della sua storia recente è stata turbolenta con la dittatura comunista, dando via al libero capitalismo? La risposta sta nella collaborazione tra gli enti locali, organismi nazionali e internazionali, e le cure amorevoli di sistemi nuovi per il paese. La creazione di un parco nazionale, e la moderna legislazione riguardo il suo controllo, ha portato alla creazione di una zona protetta, che ora è sostenuta da istituzioni internazionali tra cui la Banca mondiale.
Un’istituzione di carità con sede nel Regno Unito, la Fondazione Butrint, sta lavorando con i funzionari albanesi per sviluppare il patrimonio del sito in modo che sia sostenibile e attraente per i turisti. Archeologia, conservazione e gestione dei musei, tutti settori in cui l'Albania sta beneficiando degli esperti occidentali.
Progetto pionieristico
Diana Ndrenika, direttrice del patrimonio culturale albanese, dice che il parco nazionale "non è solo una storia di successo nel proprio diritto, ma ha impostato la pace nel contesto albanese di come un tale risorsa debba essere gestita. Ha avuto un grande impatto su altri siti in Albania ed è diventato il modello, lo standard a cui tutti coloro che lavorano in questo settore si riferiscono".
Il sito archeologico occupa una bassa collina boscosa, con vista del Mar Ionio da un lato e la distesa del lago di Butrint agli altri.
Mentre la leggenda narra che fu un rifugiato troiano a fondare Butrint, l'archeologia indica che è stato occupato verso l'ottavo secolo AC.
E' stato un centro locale tribale nel 4° secolo AC, parte del Regno di Pirro, l'inveterato nemico dei Romani. In seguito divenne colonia romana fondata da Augusto a pochi anni dalla sua grande vittoria su Antonio e Cleopatra, ad Azio, a poche miglia a sud.
Successivamente la storia di Butrint è stata turbolenta, tra lotte di potere tra Bisanzio e dei suoi nemici occidentali e dal 1912 fa parte dell'indipendente Albania.
Negli ultimi 20 anni le sfide non sono finite, il crollo del comunismo nel 1992 ha causato enormi danni, i disordini civili, nel 1997 hanno portato al saccheggio del museo di Butrint, anche se molti reperti sono stati restituiti grazie alla cooperazione internazionale.
La ripartizione delle vecchie strutture organizzative ha inevitabilmente portato sia problemi che opportunità per l'Albania, riguardanti anche Butrint.
Ci resta molto da fare sul sito stesso. I parcheggi auto, dato l'aumento del numero dei visitatori, sono inadeguati. I servizi igienici necesitano di notevole miglioramento. La stessa conservazione naturale dell'ambiente storico è una sfida continua, e l'aumento del livello dell'acqua minaccia i mosaici e le pareti. Ma gli investimenti nella comunità locale dovrebbero contribuire a far fronte a tali questioni.
Mediante donazioni internazionali si sta pagando la formazione di giovani professionisti albanesi. Alcuni sono già al lavoro in altre parti del paese. I progetti comprendono una scuola di formazione archeologica a Butrint, gestita dagli archeologi albanesi per studenti sia locali che stranieri.
Ma è accaduto - a Butrint-, un patrimonio mondiale dell'UNESCO.
A soli 5 km dall'isola greca di Corfù, Butrint conserva la tranquillità, la classica atmosfera del 19° secolo, così amata dal poeta Lord Byron, ma anche dai turisti di oggi.
Antiche rovine lambite dalle acque e avvolte da fogliame, massive pareti elleniche, precise strutture romane, mosaici bizantini e due castelli veneziani. Il traghetto locale è ancora una zattera, il panorama è sublime e i tramonti magici.
Come ci è riuscita l’Albania a salvaguardare Butrint, quando gran parte della sua storia recente è stata turbolenta con la dittatura comunista, dando via al libero capitalismo? La risposta sta nella collaborazione tra gli enti locali, organismi nazionali e internazionali, e le cure amorevoli di sistemi nuovi per il paese. La creazione di un parco nazionale, e la moderna legislazione riguardo il suo controllo, ha portato alla creazione di una zona protetta, che ora è sostenuta da istituzioni internazionali tra cui la Banca mondiale.
Un’istituzione di carità con sede nel Regno Unito, la Fondazione Butrint, sta lavorando con i funzionari albanesi per sviluppare il patrimonio del sito in modo che sia sostenibile e attraente per i turisti. Archeologia, conservazione e gestione dei musei, tutti settori in cui l'Albania sta beneficiando degli esperti occidentali.
Progetto pionieristico
Diana Ndrenika, direttrice del patrimonio culturale albanese, dice che il parco nazionale "non è solo una storia di successo nel proprio diritto, ma ha impostato la pace nel contesto albanese di come un tale risorsa debba essere gestita. Ha avuto un grande impatto su altri siti in Albania ed è diventato il modello, lo standard a cui tutti coloro che lavorano in questo settore si riferiscono".
Il sito archeologico occupa una bassa collina boscosa, con vista del Mar Ionio da un lato e la distesa del lago di Butrint agli altri.
Mentre la leggenda narra che fu un rifugiato troiano a fondare Butrint, l'archeologia indica che è stato occupato verso l'ottavo secolo AC.
E' stato un centro locale tribale nel 4° secolo AC, parte del Regno di Pirro, l'inveterato nemico dei Romani. In seguito divenne colonia romana fondata da Augusto a pochi anni dalla sua grande vittoria su Antonio e Cleopatra, ad Azio, a poche miglia a sud.
Successivamente la storia di Butrint è stata turbolenta, tra lotte di potere tra Bisanzio e dei suoi nemici occidentali e dal 1912 fa parte dell'indipendente Albania.
Negli ultimi 20 anni le sfide non sono finite, il crollo del comunismo nel 1992 ha causato enormi danni, i disordini civili, nel 1997 hanno portato al saccheggio del museo di Butrint, anche se molti reperti sono stati restituiti grazie alla cooperazione internazionale.
La ripartizione delle vecchie strutture organizzative ha inevitabilmente portato sia problemi che opportunità per l'Albania, riguardanti anche Butrint.
Ci resta molto da fare sul sito stesso. I parcheggi auto, dato l'aumento del numero dei visitatori, sono inadeguati. I servizi igienici necesitano di notevole miglioramento. La stessa conservazione naturale dell'ambiente storico è una sfida continua, e l'aumento del livello dell'acqua minaccia i mosaici e le pareti. Ma gli investimenti nella comunità locale dovrebbero contribuire a far fronte a tali questioni.
Mediante donazioni internazionali si sta pagando la formazione di giovani professionisti albanesi. Alcuni sono già al lavoro in altre parti del paese. I progetti comprendono una scuola di formazione archeologica a Butrint, gestita dagli archeologi albanesi per studenti sia locali che stranieri.
J to the N-O -- Lopez Refuses Baby Gift
Jennifer Lopez deflated the hopes of a local NY business after she turned away an elaborate balloon bouquet for the twins -- and we've got a shot of the denied goods.
Jenny is currently in town to film a movie -- and we're told the Balloon Saloon sent her a gift and a note thanking her for making their area "a bit more interesting."
But the balloons only made it as far as Lopez's trailer door -- where they were completely rejected by her bodyguard and sent back to the shop.
So, for the record: J. Lo's love don't cost a thing -- and definitely can't be bought with inflatable latex.
Surprises from General Relativity: "Swimming" in Spacetime
* In Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity, gravity arises from spacetime being curved. Today, 90 years after Einstein developed the theory’s equations, physicists are still uncovering new surprises in them.
* For example, in a curved space, a body can seemingly defy basic physics and “swim” through a vacuum without needing to push on anything or be pushed by anything.
* Curved spacetime also allows a kind of gliding, in which a body can slow its fall even in a vacuum.
More from the Magazine
* coverAugust
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* SciAm Perspectives Do Seed Companies Control GM Crop Research?
* 50, 100 and 150 years ago 100 Years Ago: A Partial Solution of the Problem of Tele-Vision.
* News Scan Salvia on Schedule: Law, Medicine and a Hallucinogen
* Buy the Digital Edition
In a famous series of stories in the 1940s, physicist George Gamow related the adventures of one Mr. C.G.H. Tompkins, a humble bank clerk who had vivid dreams of worlds where strange physical phenomena intruded into everyday life. In one of these worlds, for instance, the speed of light was 15 kilometers per hour, putting the weird effects of Einstein's theory of special relativity on display if you so much as rode a bicycle.
Not long ago I figuratively encountered one of Mr. Tompkins's great grandsons, Mr. E. M. Everard, a philosopher and engineer who is carrying on his ancestor's tradition. He told me of an amazing experience he had involving some recently discovered aspects of Einstein's theory of general relativity, which I will share with you. His remarkable story is replete with curved spacetime, cats twisting in midair, an imperiled astronaut dog paddling through a vacuum to safety—and Isaac Newton perhaps spinning in his grave.
Dangerous Curves Ahead
In a far-off region of the cosmos, Mr. Everard had gone outside his spaceship to repair an errant antenna. He noticed that the beautiful lights of the distant stars looked distorted, as though he were viewing them through a thick lens. He felt, too, something gently stretching his body. Suspecting he knew what was afoot, he took a laser pointer and a can of shaving cream from his utility belt and turned on his jet pack to test his idea.
With the laser beam serving as a guide, he jetted straight out 100 meters, turned left to travel several dozen meters in that direction and finally returned to his starting point, drawing a triangle of foam like a cosmic skywriter. Then he measured his triangle’s vertex angles with a protractor and added them up. The result was more than 180 degrees.
Far from being nonplussed by this apparent violation of the rules of geometry, Mr. Everard fondly remembered a mischievous non-Euclidean incident in his childhood, when he drew triangles on the globe in his parents’ study. There, too, the angles added up to more than 180 degrees. He concluded that the space around him also must be curved much like the surface of that globe, so many years and light-years away. The curvature would account for the distorted starlight and the slightly unpleasant feeling of being stretched.
Thus, Mr. Everard understood he was experiencing textbook effects of general relativity. Experiments of a rather more refined nature than his jaunting about with shaving cream had confirmed these effects long ago: matter and energy cause space and time to curve, and the curvature of spacetime causes matter and energy (such as his laser beam and the light from the stars) to follow curved trajectories. His feet and his head “wanted” to follow slightly different curves, and the discrepancy produced the stretching sensation.
Musing on these facts, Mr. Everard pressed the button to engage his jet pack again to return to his spaceship—and nothing happened. Alarmed, he saw his fuel gauge was at zero, and he was a good (or rather, bad) 100 meters from the safety of his air lock. In fact, he and his triangle of foam were drifting away from his spacecraft at a constant velocity.
Acting quickly, he flung his protractor, laser, can of foam and all the other items on his utility belt directly away from his spacecraft. In accord with the principle of momentum conservation, with each throw he recoiled a little in the opposite direction—toward his ship. He even unharnessed his jet pack and shoved that dead weight away as forcefully as he could. Alas, when he had nothing left to hurl, he found he had done only enough to counteract his initial motion away from the ship. He was now floating motionless with respect to his ship but still far away from it. His situation may have seemed hopeless: his high school physics teacher had impressed on him that it is not possible to accelerate a body without an external force or some kind of mass ejection.
* For example, in a curved space, a body can seemingly defy basic physics and “swim” through a vacuum without needing to push on anything or be pushed by anything.
* Curved spacetime also allows a kind of gliding, in which a body can slow its fall even in a vacuum.
More from the Magazine
* coverAugust
2009 Issue
* SciAm Perspectives Do Seed Companies Control GM Crop Research?
* 50, 100 and 150 years ago 100 Years Ago: A Partial Solution of the Problem of Tele-Vision.
* News Scan Salvia on Schedule: Law, Medicine and a Hallucinogen
* Buy the Digital Edition
In a famous series of stories in the 1940s, physicist George Gamow related the adventures of one Mr. C.G.H. Tompkins, a humble bank clerk who had vivid dreams of worlds where strange physical phenomena intruded into everyday life. In one of these worlds, for instance, the speed of light was 15 kilometers per hour, putting the weird effects of Einstein's theory of special relativity on display if you so much as rode a bicycle.
Not long ago I figuratively encountered one of Mr. Tompkins's great grandsons, Mr. E. M. Everard, a philosopher and engineer who is carrying on his ancestor's tradition. He told me of an amazing experience he had involving some recently discovered aspects of Einstein's theory of general relativity, which I will share with you. His remarkable story is replete with curved spacetime, cats twisting in midair, an imperiled astronaut dog paddling through a vacuum to safety—and Isaac Newton perhaps spinning in his grave.
Dangerous Curves Ahead
In a far-off region of the cosmos, Mr. Everard had gone outside his spaceship to repair an errant antenna. He noticed that the beautiful lights of the distant stars looked distorted, as though he were viewing them through a thick lens. He felt, too, something gently stretching his body. Suspecting he knew what was afoot, he took a laser pointer and a can of shaving cream from his utility belt and turned on his jet pack to test his idea.
With the laser beam serving as a guide, he jetted straight out 100 meters, turned left to travel several dozen meters in that direction and finally returned to his starting point, drawing a triangle of foam like a cosmic skywriter. Then he measured his triangle’s vertex angles with a protractor and added them up. The result was more than 180 degrees.
Far from being nonplussed by this apparent violation of the rules of geometry, Mr. Everard fondly remembered a mischievous non-Euclidean incident in his childhood, when he drew triangles on the globe in his parents’ study. There, too, the angles added up to more than 180 degrees. He concluded that the space around him also must be curved much like the surface of that globe, so many years and light-years away. The curvature would account for the distorted starlight and the slightly unpleasant feeling of being stretched.
Thus, Mr. Everard understood he was experiencing textbook effects of general relativity. Experiments of a rather more refined nature than his jaunting about with shaving cream had confirmed these effects long ago: matter and energy cause space and time to curve, and the curvature of spacetime causes matter and energy (such as his laser beam and the light from the stars) to follow curved trajectories. His feet and his head “wanted” to follow slightly different curves, and the discrepancy produced the stretching sensation.
Musing on these facts, Mr. Everard pressed the button to engage his jet pack again to return to his spaceship—and nothing happened. Alarmed, he saw his fuel gauge was at zero, and he was a good (or rather, bad) 100 meters from the safety of his air lock. In fact, he and his triangle of foam were drifting away from his spacecraft at a constant velocity.
Acting quickly, he flung his protractor, laser, can of foam and all the other items on his utility belt directly away from his spacecraft. In accord with the principle of momentum conservation, with each throw he recoiled a little in the opposite direction—toward his ship. He even unharnessed his jet pack and shoved that dead weight away as forcefully as he could. Alas, when he had nothing left to hurl, he found he had done only enough to counteract his initial motion away from the ship. He was now floating motionless with respect to his ship but still far away from it. His situation may have seemed hopeless: his high school physics teacher had impressed on him that it is not possible to accelerate a body without an external force or some kind of mass ejection.
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