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Ja?n teenager seriously ill after sick joke by his friends
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By m.p. - Dec 9, 2009 - 2:54 PM
He has lost his spleen and part of his intestine after a compressed air hose was introduced into his anus

A teenage boy remains in a serious condition in a hospital in Ja?n after what his friends claim was meant to be a joke forced doctors to remove his spleen and part of his intestine. The 16 year old, Francisco Javier, was admitted to the Intensive Care unit last Friday after the nozzle of a compressed air hose was introduced into his anus, displacing all his organs.

Canal Sur reports that his liver and one of his kidneys were also seriously affected.

It happened at the workshop owned by the father of one of the boys involved and it?s understood that the Civil Guard have now determined who was responsible and have two witnesses to what took place. The boy?s parents have not ruled out taking their own action against those responsible through the courts.

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Well, that blows.

I know, I know.
-SRD

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This is good news...

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Basically, a group of nerds went ballistic and destroyed a botnet that was responsible for 12% of all the world's SPAM emails. Go nerds!


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Christians Rap About Not Having Sex: 'Gimme That Christian Side Hug!

Abstinence is hard, even when you really love Jesus. That's why seemingly foolproof methods for preserving the virginity of young, unmarried Christians -- like magic purity rings, or having them go on creepy dates with their dads -- seem to make teens have even more premarital sex: a 2009 study found that rates of teen pregnancy are much higher in religious communities, even when lower rates of abortion were accounted for.

But maybe that's just because most efforts to promote abstinence have one fatal flaw: none have a mechanism for ensuring that the genitals of unmarried Christians never align. Fortunately, some rapping youth pastors are on it.

"AWWWW YEAH! Y'all ready to party all up in here?!" yell the mostly white, Christian rappers in a YouTube clip of a live performance. "Gimme that Christian side hug! Gimme that Christian side hug!" they demand, pumping their fists in the air and bouncing a lot, in a very convincing approximation of what black, secular rappers do.

The Christian side hug is pretty much what you think it is: hugging in a way that leaves your crotch pointing safely outwards and away from the crotches of others, while Jesus smiles approvingly. But, just because these guys are trying to stop teens from having intercourse every time they have brief contact with another person, it doesn't mean they're lame. Bandanas, gunshots and police sirens are enlisted to convince teens that side hugs and white Christian rappers are cool -- you know, cool like poor black people. The group also wants teens to know, "I'm a rough rider! Filled with Christ's love!"

Here's the video (by the way, this made me so uncomfortable I had to watch it in increments. It's a lot worse than French rap).

Pretty sure this isn't a joke. The video is hosted on a YouTube channel associated with The Father's House, a California Ministry that runs a youth conference called "Encounter Generation." On an Open Door Youth Ministries blog, someone's posted the video, writing:

I found these and thought that those of you who attended the EG Conference hosted by The Father?s House in Vacaville would enjoy watching them again? And remember young people, when in doubt, gimme that Christian side hug!

That's my plan.

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This is ridiculous, now there's a no to smooshing our titties with others when hugging.

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Big Sis is coming for the bloggers now (Who's gonna be next)

TSA subpoenas bloggers, demands names of sources

By EILEEN SULLIVAN, Associated Press Writer Eileen Sullivan, Associated Press Writer ? Wed Dec 30, 8:24 pm ET
WASHINGTON ? As the government reviews how an alleged terrorist was able to bring a bomb onto a U.S.-bound plane and try to blow it up on Christmas Day, the Transportation Security Administration is going after bloggers who wrote about a directive to increase security after the incident.

TSA special agents served subpoenas to travel bloggers Steve Frischling and Chris Elliott, demanding that they reveal who leaked the security directive to them. The government says the directive was not supposed to be disclosed to the public.

Frischling said he met with two TSA special agents Tuesday night at his Connecticut home for about three hours and again on Wednesday morning when he was forced to hand over his lap top computer. Frischling said the agents threatened to interfere with his contract to write a blog for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines if he didn't cooperate and provide the name of the person who leaked the memo.

"It literally showed up in my box," Frischling told The Associated Press. "I do not know who it came from." He said he provided the agents a signed statement to that effect.

In a Dec. 29 posting on his blog, Elliott said he had told the TSA agents at his house that he would call his lawyer and get back to them. Elliott said late Wednesday he could not comment until the legal issues had been resolved.

The TSA declined to say how many people were subpoenaed.

The directive was dated Dec. 25 and was issued after a 23-year-old Nigerian man was charged with attempting to bomb a Northwest Airlines flight as it approached Detroit from Amsterdam. The bomb, which allegedly was hidden in Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab's underwear, malfunctioned and no one was killed. Authorities said the device included a syringe and a condom-like bag filled with powder that the FBI determined to be PETN, a common explosive.

The near-miss attack has prompted President Barack Obama to order a review of what intelligence information the government had about Abdulmutallab and why it wasn't shared with the appropriate agencies. He also ordered a review of U.S. aviation security. The government has spent billions of dollars and undergone massive reorganizations since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks to prevent such a tragedy from happening again.

The TSA directive outlined new screening measures that went into effect the same day as the airliner incident. It included many procedures that would be apparent to the traveling public, such as screening at boarding gates, patting down the upper legs and torso, physically inspecting all travelers' belongings, looking carefully at syringes with powders and liquids, requiring that passengers remain in their seats one hour before landing, and disabling all onboard communications systems, including what is provided by the airline.

It also listed people who would be exempted from these screening procedures such as heads of state and their families.

This is the second time in a month that the TSA has found some of its sensitive airline security documents on the Internet.

Star Trek actor Stewart knighted

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Star Trek actor Patrick Stewart said he was "very proud" to be awarded a knighthood for services to drama.

The honour follows the return of the X-Men star to the British stage following many years living in Los Angeles.

Stewart, 69, said: "I am very proud to receive this honour. The theatre is and has always been my great joy.

"In particular the past six years have given me acting opportunities that at one time I could not have imagined possible," he said. "This is an honour that embraces those actors, directors and creative teams who have in these recent years helped fill my life with inspiration, companionship and sheer fun."

The Queen is reported to be a fan of the star, who has enjoyed a 50-year career in movies, TV and the theatre including 16 years with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

He was born in Mirfield, Yorkshire, the son of an army sergeant major, who he later revealed subjected his mother to repeated bouts of violence.

At the age of 12 he enrolled in an eight-day drama course and got the acting bug. He quit school at 15 to work as a cub reporter on a local paper but left the day the editor gave him an ultimatum - to choose either acting or journalism.

Stewart worked as a furniture salesman before winning a scholarship for the Bristol Old Vic theatre school at the age of 17. The famously bald star wore a toupee for auditions and promised "two actors for the price of one".

The Shakespearean actor shot to fame when he originated the role of Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation in 1987. The sci-fi TV series ran for seven years, and Stewart later said the success of the show handicapped him because directors did not want to cast the captain of the Starship Enterprise in their films.

On the big screen, Stewart's biggest role has been as Professor Charles Xavier in all three of the Hollywood superhero X-Men blockbusters, which began life in 2000.

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^^^^ it's about frickin' time!!!

Peter Jackson knighted in New Year honours

Sir Peter Jackson has called receiving his knighthood an "incredible moment".

The honour, announced today, comes on the back of yet another box office success for Sir Peter, after his film The Lovely Bones was released on Boxing Day.

The film-maker is among five New Zealanders to become knights or dames in the New Year honours list.

Sir Peter, whose career started with the 1987 horror Bad Taste, was made a companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2002.

That followed the final in his Lord of the Rings trilogy, which won 11 Academy Awards in 2004 - tying it with Titanic and Ben Hur for the most won by a single film.

In a written statement, Sir Peter called receiving the honour an "incredible moment". "I didn't think anything would surpass the 2004 Academy Awards, but I was wrong."

The honour reflected New Zealand's "film pioneers" who blazed the trail for the industry, he said.

He added that it was a tribute to his parents, Bill and Joan, "who gave me the most valuable gift of all - unqualified encouragement and unconditional support, [and] would have been beside themselves with pride at this moment".

It is understood Sir Peter is now working to adapt the Mortal Engines fantasy novels for the screen, as well as producing The Adventures of Tintin and The Hobbit. His World War II film Dambusters is due for release next year.

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Drunk British Chick Story







New Year's heave
Heavy night ... leggy girl struggles to get up in Newcastle

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Sobering up on booze bus

Published: 02 Jan 2010
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A SCANTILY-clad girl lies sprawled semi-conscious in the snow early yesterday as the UK celebrated New Year with yet another night of drunken shame.

Experts reckon Brits got through a staggering ?100million of booze as revellers drank pubs and clubs across the country dry - resulting in thousands being violently ill.


An estimated 40 million were out partying, many until dawn.


It brought about appalling scenes with youngsters hell-bent on welcoming in a new decade by getting totally plastered.



Flash ... revellers in Newcastle
North NewsThe girl in the snow had collapsed face down on a street in NEWCASTLE.


Wearing a mini skirt and leather jacket she eventually came to - but still had to be dragged to her feet by a pal.


Hours earlier fights had broken out between gangs in the city's famous Bigg Market where many of the most popular clubs and bars are located.


Similar scenes were being played out across the country with emergency services stretched to breaking point as they struggled to cope.


Officials in university city CAMBRIDGE set up a field hospital to provide treatment for drinkers.


The medical tent was open between 9pm and 4am and was staffed by a team of 15 TA soldiers.

During the early hours of yesterday dozens of party-goers piled into the tent for treatment for alcohol related injuries, many barely able to stand or speak.


Staff cleaned up cuts, wounds and grazes and helped revellers who were vomiting violently.


The TA team also spent the night treating women in skimpy outfits who were suffering from hypothermia as temperatures reached minus three.


Captain Ann-Marie Harmer, 44, who is a trained nurse, said: "When the pubs kicked out it was a case of mopping up the walking wounded. We treated people who had been fighting or stumbled in the street drunk."


Similar field hospitals were set up in LONDON where 18 people were arrested for being drunk and disorderly and 16 for assault.

Two people were rescued from the Thames in separate incidents by the Met's Marine Support Unit and the RNLI. Both were taken to hospital.



Wasted ... girl lies face down in snow in Newcastle
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Security staff also had to haul people out of the freezing fountains of Trafalgar Square as the clock struck midnight.


Police and paramedics in CARDIFF were rushed off their feet controlling and treating partygoers too and there was similar mayhem in SOUTHAMPTON and NORWICH.


In the WEST MIDLANDS the Ambulance Service said they dealt with an emergency 999 call every nine seconds in the first three hours of 2010.

Overall, New Year's Day was the busiest in their history dealing with a staggering 1,418 calls.

There were 606 emergency alerts in



Fun ... partygoer wears guardsman's helmet in London
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BIRMINGHAM alone. Meanwhile cops in NORTHUMBRIA said they were called to 1,295 incidents and took 2,000 calls during the night.


But the over-the-top celebrations caused another headache.

Experts reckon treating binge-drinkers during the New Year cost the NHS ?23million.


Think-tank Policy Exchange said ?1million an hour was spent on booze-related injuries during a 24-hour period between December 31 and January 1.



Drunken ... woman vomits after big night out
Jayne RussellHenry Featherstone, from Policy Exchange, said: "Alcohol misuse in Britain is at a level where it constitutes a public health epidemic. The Government should now commit to a review of its entire strategy for tackling the harms from alcohol misuse. We recommend that the costs of being admitted to hospital to sleep off alcoholic excess should be met by individuals, not the NHS - the tariff cost for their admission of ?532."

Overall, the cost of treating drunks has almost doubled in just five years, rising to ?2.7billion in 2006/7 compared with ?1.47billion in 2001/2.

Experts blame the increase on round-the-clock drinking, which began in 2005, and the availability of cheap alcohol in supermarkets and pubs.




Collapsed ... drunk lad in Southampton
SolentMeanwhile, a man aged 34 was shot dead and another aged 26 was last night fighting for his life following a shoot-out in the street outside a New Year's Eve party in Thornton Heath, South London.


Officers from crime task force Trident are investigating.



Picked up ... man tries to lift girl in Cardiff
Wales News Service

Murder squad detectives were quizzing other New Year's Eve partygoers yesterday after a 23-year-old man was found dead in the street in freezing temperatures outside a house in Leyland, Lancs.


And five men were under arrest on suspicion of murder yesterday after a 21-year-old died following a fight at a New Year's Eve party at a hotel in Maidenhead, Berks.



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Comet eaten by the Sun


The moment comet was eaten up after orbiting too close to the sun
By Scott Warren
Last updated at 9:07 PM on 04th January 2010
Comments (0) Add to My Stories A comet has been captured by NASA being 'eaten' as it flies too close to the sun.
The space agency's solar-focused agency - Solar and Helioscopic Observatory (SOHO) - captured footage of the Kreutz Sungrazer as it made its fateful approach.
The footage has proven popular on YouTube and scientific and astronomical websites and blogs.
Final approach: Clockwise from below left, the Kreutz comet enters the frame, makes its approach to the sun, then disappears with only its trail still visible

Caught on camera: The footage was recorded using a Coronagraph, which blocks out the brightest object in an image, enabling other activity to be viewed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxGNK...layer_embedded

Kreutz Sungrazers are characterised by orbits taking them extremely close to the Sun.
They are believed to be fragments of one large comet that broke up several centuries ago and are named after German astronomer Heinrich Kreutz, who first worked out that they were related.
A SOHO spokeswoman said the agency gathered the footage using a Coronagraph, which blocks the brightest object in an image.
This allows activity around the sun - such as the comet's approach - to be viewed.
It is known as a 'false eclipse' and displays the actual footage of the comet's final seconds, presented in a way that it can be seen by the naked eye.

Hundreds of Kreutz comets, some only a few metres in diameter, have been discovered since the launch of the SOHO satellite in 1995.
Like the comet captured in these images, none have survived the section of their orbit closest to the sun.
Experts say a new cluster of Kreutz comets will approach the sun over the next few decades, treating stargazers to more spectacular shows.


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