Knee pads returning to the NFL?

The NFL committee will soon discuss the strong possibility of returning one of the safety requirements it used to have...knee and thigh pads. The NFL says it's trying to change it's image as a "more safe sport" by adding on to the requirements of the safety rules to have the same requirements as the lower levels of football. Right now knee and thigh pads are not required to be worn due to the fact that it can make the players and the game itself faster. Now the NFL is adding onto its new injury policies by trying to get this new one passed. If it is passed though, the rule will not go into effect until the 2013 season, so the players can still have one more year without having to worry about this rule.

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/nfl-mandate-knee-thigh-pads-players-2013-193053822.html

Transparent Tv's

Google phone eyeglasses? I think not. This may be a new part of our foreseeable future with transparent televisions being the next big thing. We can learn from the past that TV's have evolved; going from black & white, to color, to flat screen, to H-D, to 3-D, and now this. You could also probably guess which company is behind this, it is in fact Apple who always never fails to amaze on awesome electronics, and products. It will be shaped just like a normal flat screen, but much lighter, thinner, and way more clearer and cleaner picture. This may just be the next big thing in the TV evolution.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology-blog/transparent-hdtv-straight-future-could-soon-appear-living-191148205.html

Now officially Barrett vs Walker

Last night the state recall elections were held statewide to determine who will be challenging Governor Scott Walker in about a month. Walker blew away his Republican challenger winning 95% of the votes to secure the GOP nomination. His next challenge will be a familiar face, Tom Barrett; mayor of Milwaukee will once again take on Walker for the spot of Governor just like they did in 2010 when Walker had won that election. Barrett had beaten out another Democrat; Kathleen Falk in a somewhat close race. We are now about only one month away from finding out whether the people really do want Walker out of office, or if this was just a big waste of time and money.

 http://news.yahoo.com/wisconsin-recall-primary-tom-barrett-wins-democratic-nod-021636400--abc-news-politics.html

It's Back?

Yes, the rumors are in fact true. Clive Palmer, an Australian billionaire has announced that he will fund the construction of the "Titanic II." It will be an exact replica as the original one with the same dimensions, but will be upgraded to modern day technology (yes that includes iceberg detection). Right now it is scheduled to be completed by 2016, and will set sail on it's maiden voyage from England to New York later that year. It will be also escorted by the Chinese navy which will ensure the safety of the passengers. Palmer said he dedicated the construction the men and women who died on the original, now over 100 years ago.

http://news.yahoo.com/australian-billionaire-build-titanic-ii-012105815--finance.html

No more Moon Colony....awwwww :(

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich has announced that he will officially drop out of the 2012 Presidential race. Gingrich had only won a total of two states in South Carolina and Georgia. With him now out, it is now inevitable that the man taking on President Obama this fall will be former governor Mitt Romney. Romney has almost swept all of the delegates and is turning out to be the clear favorite for this years Republican nomination. Gingrich stated that it is now clear that Romney will be the GOP nominee, and will be the man taking on Obama for the White House.   P.S- Ron Paul is still in it ;) ....what a man!

http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/25/opinion/stanley-gingrich/index.html?hpt=hp_bn7

Boston Marathon still the most famous race in the world

This Monday the world famous "Boston Marathon" was held in the Boston area in Massachusetts. This has been 115th time the Boston Marathon has been ran, and it attracts world wide attention every year. This year the top 3 places in the race all went to Kenya, with Bernard Kipyego in 3rd, Levy Matebo in 2nd, and Wesley Korir winning it with a time of 2 hours, 12 minutes, and 40 seconds. Jason Hartmann was the first American male to finish at 4th. On the womens side, the top 3 also went to Kenya, with the winner Sharon Cherop having a time of 2:31:50. Patriots former line-backer Tedi Bruschi also competed just for fun. As usuall the Boston Marathon still lives up to its title as the most famous marathon in the world.

http://www.baa.org/

The worlds quietest place causes human brain to hallucinate

In Minneapolis, Minnesota there is now a room that is so quiet, that the longest time anyone has been able to stay in there is 45 minutes. It's called the "Anechoic Chamber" at Orfield Laboratories, and the owner Steven Orfield says he challenges people to stay in the chamber in the dark. Many people have gone in and most average out to only being able to stay in for 30 minutes. The reason why is because the brain begins to hallucinate after that long of being in dead silence, and you can become disoriented. It's so quiet because of its 3.3 foot thick fiberglass wedges, double walls of steel, and a foot thick wall of concrete. The main purpose of the chamber though is to test the sound quality and volumes of products, such as motor-bikes, washing machines etc. According to Orfield, the chamber filters out 99.99% of all sound, and the only thing that it compares to is the vacuum of space where there is no sound at all. So if you think you're tough enough to handle the dead silence of the Anechoic Chamber, the challenge is always open. 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2124581/The-worlds-quietest-place-chamber-Orfield-Laboratories.html

Lying on the Internet is now Illegal: Penalty is death.

The United States Senate recently just passed another strict internet law that now makes all fraud, and false internet posts illegal. The law states that "Any one individual that is a citizen or resident of the United States found guilty or suspected of Internet Fraud/Falsehood will be sentenced to death by torture." FBI agents have just arrested and put to death everyone that has ever worked for "The Onion" and are currently working on other false newspapers. Republican Candidate Rick Santorum said that "It is a necessary step forward for our country that will allow the nothing but the truth on the internet." Shortly after he said this, Santorum was shot by FBI agents for his entire campaign which has just been him lying the whole time. One of the biggest busts though was in a Wisconsin High School in Door County, where the students were assigned a project in which they were supposed to lie about a current event blog. FBI agents are now tracking and monitoring everyone that will be posting a false blog between now and Wednesday night and will move in and shoot everyone convicted of internet falsehood on sight in their homes the next morning.

Ridley Scott makes a prequel to his all-time famous movie

Famous movie director Ridley Scott is currently wrapping up his new movie "Prometheus" which is a prequel to his famous 1979 horror movie "Alien." Scott claims that "Prometheus" is not a direct prequel to the original, but it is based and set in the same universe. Although recently the official full trailer for the new movie was just released, and evidence in that proves otherwise, showing many different landmarks and settings from "Alien." The main story line of the movie is based on a group of scientists who set out to find the origins of humanity, but find "something" that could be the end of it. Scott claims that all the aliens will still be the same with the classic "face-huggers", "chest-bursters", and "xenomorphs", but will introduce a new; bigger and stronger breed of aliens. The film is set to debut in theaters June 8th this summer. 

http://www.prometheus-movie.com/prometheus-trailers/

Getting Ready for the Big Dance

The NCAA Men's Division 1-A Tournament bracket otherwise known as "March Madness" was set this Sunday. The tournament consists of 64 teams from throughout the nation, who kept their winning records going throughout the year. This year the No. 1 overall seed went to Kentucky, as they are most people's favorites to win it all. The other three No. 1 seeds are Syracuse in the East, Michigan State in the West, and North Carolina in the Midwest. No. 2 seeds consist of Duke in the South, Ohio State in the East, Missouri in the West, and Kansas in the Midwest. "Packer-land fans" are also happy this year as Marquette received a 3 seed in the West, and Wisconsin a 4 seed in the East. One of the biggest story-lines for this year though is the return of Harvard, as they have made it into the tourney for the first time since the 40's. Many people are now filling out their brackets, and in about a month we will be crowning the next kings of Men's College Basketball.

  http://www.ncaa.com/march-madness

Super Tuesday in the Bag, still looking for Republican Candidate

This Tuesday ten states went to the polls to vote on who will be challenging President Obama this November for the Presidency. The only four candidates still remaining in the race for the Republican nomination are Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich, and Ron Paul. This Tuesday though Governor Romney just hit his stride, winning six of the ten states with victories in Virginia, Vermont, Ohio, Massachusetts, Alaska, and Idaho for a total of 208 delegates to add to his already 203 delegates. Santorum took the silver medal of the night, winning three states in Oklahoma, Tennessee, and North Dakota for a total of 84 delegates. Newt Gingrich struggled winning only Georgia for 72 delegates, but Ron Paul suffered the most with not winning a single state and only earning 21 delegates. The current status of the race as of now is Mitt Romney in first with 411 delegates, Rick Santorum in second with 176 delegates, Newt Gingrich in third with 105 delegates, and in last Ron Paul with 46 delegates. A total of 1,114 delegates are needed to win the nomination and we will sure be crowning the winner in the near future.
        -P.S. Rick Santorum is a monkey.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/06/super-tuesday-2012-results_n_1324709.html

Marathon through the Jungle

Some are calling it a death march, but these few people are either all in it for the sport or for just pure craziness. These "super-humans" raced across 149 miles of the Amazon Rain Forest in just one weeks time. During their journey they encountered all dangers of the jungle, battling through swamps, bugs, animals, sickness, and fatigue. Most of the competitors made it strongly up to the third day, but the stress finally got the better of them as they had to throw in the towel. There were checkpoints at the ends of each days for the remaining contestants as they were given the chance to rest for the night. The real challenge then came, as part of the fifth day was all throughout the night as they made their way through the dangers of the dark. At the end of the 149 mile journey; only 13 of the 55 competitors remained, as the rest had given into the treacherous depths of the Jungle.  

Link to the video-
http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/extreme-marathon-amazon-jungle-15805620

Skiers Killed in deadly Avalanche

This Sunday, three skiers were enjoying a normal day of the slopes on the Cascade Mountains out in Washington until tragedy struck. The three were skiing out of bounds past the "No Ski Zone" when one of them triggered a "Dry Slab Avalanche" which is the most deadly of all. The three were tossed down the mountain for thousands of feet until the avalanche finally subsided. There were also News Reporters on the same mountain when it happened, which they said "It was a horrific and terrible sight." Many people are now saying this is a major example of why the mountains put up the boundaries for your own safety and protection.

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/20/avalanche-killed-experienced-backcountry-skiers/?hpt=hp_bn1

Change of heart from beyond the grave?

Osama Bin Laden, the former leader of the terrorist group "Al-Qaeda" who was killed last May is now turning up in the news once again. His brother in law has just revealed new statements that came from Bin Laden himself. He claims that Bin Laden told his family "Do not follow me down the road to Jihad" which means the Holy War or Fulfillment of the Islamic religion. In sub-text he means "Do not continue my ways of terrorism." Bin Laden stated that he wanted his children to travel to Europe and America, plus get an education and live their lives to the fullest. Currently most of Bin Ladens' family is being held in Islamabad by Pakistani officials. Although these new statements have people questioning whether or not Bin Laden truly believed in what he was doing.

http://english.kompas.com/read/2012/02/13/09113033/Osama.bin.Laden.Do.Not.Follow.Me.down.The.Road.to.Jihad

Never too early for next year....

Super Bowl 46 is over and done with and we all know the Giants have come out on top, but now it's time to look forward towards next year. If history repeats itself (as it most likely will) the New York Giants will not repeat as Super Bowl Champs as it is just too difficult to repeat in the NFL these days. Some teams that will most likely not be going to the Super Bowl are the Minnesota Vikings (now with star running back Adrian Peterson out), and the Jacksonville Jaguars who don't even know where and who they're playing for. The main deciding factor though for the Super Bowl next year will be the fate of Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts. If Indy decides to keep Manning they will most likely go back to their normal days as top contenders in the AFC and could make a strong case for the Super Bowl. Although things are not looking so smooth between the two and whichever team snatches Manning, will then be in the running for the Super Bowl along with everyone else. The Super Bowl favorites in the NFC will most likely be the Green Bay Packers and the New Orleans Saints as the top two safe bets (who I believe will be the new Patriots-Colts of this decade), I would also throw in Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Detroit as the teams I believe will emerge as the contenders. As for the AFC, New England will always be up there (you can't take that away), but I would make a strong case for the Baltimore Ravens, and the San Diego Chargers as franchises very hungry for a Super Bowl. I would also through in Houston as a possible getting "hot" late in the season team. All of this though depends on where Peyton Manning ends up, and he will surely change the Super Bowl field dramatically.

Super Bowl Hype causes kid in Wisconsin to lose track of time

Super Bowl 46 is scheduled for this Sunday, and as usual the hype is living up to the event. Most are calling this the rematch of the decade, in a showdown between the New England Patriots of the AFC and the New York Giants of the NFC. Back in 2008 the Giants defeated the Patriots 17-14 in Super Bowl 42 ending New England's undefeated season in one of the most shocking upsets of all time. This time around the two teams are more balanced, and Tom Brady and the Patriots are looking to seek their revenge. Both teams are tied with three Super Bowl wins each and are prepared to hit the stage in one of the most anticipated rematches of all time.

http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/46

Republican Presidential Race Heats Up

Recently in the past week, three republican candidates have announced their withdrawal from the presidential primary race. Jon Huntsman former Governor of Utah, Michele Bachmann Representative from Minnesota, and Rick Perry Current Governor of Texas have all announced their withdrawals from the race. This leaves four major candidates left in the race for the Republican Party Nomination for President. Mitt Romney former Governor of Massachusetts, Ron Paul Representative from Texas, Rick Santorum former Senator from Pennsylvania, and Newt Gingrich former Speaker of the House. Perry has declared he will endorse Gingrich, Huntsman will endorse Romney, and Bachmann will endorse Paul. With these three dropping out of the race many people believe it is now a two man game for the nomination between Romney and Gingrich. Recently Gingrich just won the South Carolina Primary, where history has shown that the winner of the state has gone on to be the Party's Nomination. With Paul and Santorum losing momentum, it is only a matter of time before the man taking on President Obama this fall for office will be decided.

http://2012.republican-candidates.org/

Haha my blog's on top of everyone elses' on the left column >:D

Recently, a cruise ship by the name of Costa Concordia was traveling of the coast of Italy when disaster struck. The captain of the Italian cruise ship, Francesco Schettino steered the ship to close to a reef resulting in the capsizing of the vessel. This occurred at about 10:00pm last friday night just off the coast of Isola del Giglio. Passengers described the event as "Titanic like" with chaos and panic everywhere. Over the next 24 hours most of the 4,200 people on board were evacuated, but so far 11 people have been found dead and 28 still missing, among them two older Americans from Minnesota. Captain Schettino has recently just been arrested and is being charged for manslaughter, shipwreck, and abandoning his ship while passengers were still on board. Many reports from passengers state that "The captain and his crew were some of the first people in the lifeboats." This is causing an uproar from surviving passengers and we will learn more in the following week to come as to the damage extents of the ship, the charges facing the captain, and the missing 28 people still yet to be found.

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/18/world/europe/italy-ship-captain-profile/?hpt=wo_c2