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Lamborghini Murciélago LP640 Roadster

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Stats almost as impressive as the Bugatti ... but the Bugatti body doesn't hold a candle to the Murciélago... *sigh* I love Lamborghini...

Engine: V-12

Power: 640 hp

0-62 mph: 3.4 seconds

Torque: 486 foot-pounds

Max Speed: 205.1 mph

Price: $400,000

World's tallest man ties knot

Wow ... so many questions ...

CNN.com
BEIJING, China (AP) -- After searching high and low, the world's tallest man has married a woman two-thirds his height, a Chinese newspaper reported Wednesday.

Bao Xishun, a 7-foot-9-inch (2.36-meter) herdsman from Inner Mongolia, married saleswoman Xia Shujian, who was 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 meters) tall, several days ago, the Beijing New reported.

Bao's 28-year-old bride is half his age and hailed from his hometown of Chifeng, even though marriage advertisements were sent around the world, it said.

"After a long and careful selection, the effort has been finally paid off," the newspaper said.

Bao was confirmed last year by the Guinness World Records as the world's tallest person.

Bao was in the news in December after he used his long arms to save two dolphins by pulling out plastic from their stomachs.

The dolphins got sick after nibbling on plastic from the edge of their pool at an aquarium in Liaoning province.

Attempts to use surgical instruments to remove the plastic failed because the dolphins' stomachs contracted in response to the instruments, Chinese media reported.

Watch 300 for free...

I was out on my daily cruise of CNNMoney and what do I see on the homepage? Want to watch '300' for free? It's unbelievably easy

And so I click on it ... and lo and behold... they're right!!! I personally watched it on IMAX and I strongly recommend everyone doing that. But if you're simply interested in watching the movie w/o the amazing quality ... go to one of the sites the article recommends. The movie is posted in parts so it might be a little time-consuming ...

Personally though I say spend the $14 on the IMAX ticket and watch it properly ... the men in it are worth it!!!

Celebrities in Rehab

So I was working on an assignment for a class, so naturally I was looking through Go Fug Yourself and Perez Hilton. And it wasn't so much the Go Fug Yourself posts (although the Janice Dickinson bit came very close...) but the Perez posts that made me wonder.

Why do all these celebrities keep checking into rehab? How much are they actually drinking? I mean I understand they have a lot of free time (and I know I tend to drink in my free time ...) but honestly, how much alcohol does a celebrity need to consume to be eligible to check themselves into rehab? And my following question is, what is the POINT of going to rehab for alcohol/drug use if the first thing they do once they're out is party??? Don't get me wrong, I've gone out sober once or twice ... but somehow I don't think they're lining up to be the DD for the night ...

Texas lawmaker offers choice: Abortion or $500

I am not one to touch on controversial topics b/c I end up being the one getting into heated arguments, but I had to post this ... the law hasn't been approved or anything, but just the suggestion makes me livid!

For full article: CNN.com

NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas (Reuters) -- A Texas legislator has proposed that pregnant women considering abortion be offered $500 not to end their pregnancies.

Republican State Sen. Dan Patrick, who also is a conservative radio talk show host, said Friday the money might persuade the women to go ahead and have babies, then give them up for adoption.

He said during a legislative conference in New Braunfels, 45 miles south of Austin, there were 75,000 abortions in Texas last year.

"If this incentive would give pause and change the mind of 5 percent of those women, that's 3,000 lives. That's almost as many people as we've lost in Iraq," Patrick said.

Decongesting the West Side

I share a car with my sister (until May) and she works downtown and I go to school downtown so it works out in the morning. When it doesn't work out however is at the end of the day. She's officially entered her "busy season" at work, which means she's in the office from 8AM until about 12AM every day (including weekends ... although the hours are a little better on the weekends). At any rate, since LA doesn't see it fit to have any sort of public transportation (other than 1 commuter express) that goes directly from Downtown to West LA (more specifically Santa Monica), neither of us can forgo the car for the opportunity to use public transportation...

Hopefully this will all change when Villaraigosa's plan to build a subway to Santa Monica ... one can only hope!! Oh and I don't think expanding the 405 is the way to go ...

The Bugatti Veyron

Fortune.com
Let's see ...
1,001 HP
922 foot-pounds of torque
0 - 62 in 2.5 seconds
253MPH top speed (without the second key? 233MPH)
Price? $1.4 Million

I can appreciate that ...

The passing of a friend

Words cannot describe the turbulence of emotions that accompanies the loss of a friend and so I will not try. What I will say is that from the loss we seem to forget the fights we've had, the trouble and the problems that somehow seemed so important at the time. It brings out the laughs, the mischievous behavior and all the good and wonderful memories that made your friendship what it was.

I want to dedicate this posting to my dear friend Russ who is no longer with us. He always made me laugh and even in his passing, through the tears I smile, because that is what I think he would have wanted us to do. May he rest in peace, he will be greatly missed by all.

The Lottery Winning Trend Continues...

CNN.com
Another $80 million win --a trucker this time! His first purchase? A house for his daughter -- she's apparently been meaning to move out of the trailer park. I swear I am NOT making this up!!! Do you think its that people who (themselves or their family members) DONT live in trailer parks simply don't play the lottery -- or is it that they just don't win?

I have high hopes for this man -- I really do -- I'm not being sarcastic!

One Man, One Year, One Thousand Bars

Achievement

One Man, One Year, One Thousand Bars

Dan Freeman 03.06.07

Forbes.com

I have to give this man props -- 1000 bars in 1 year -- that's averaging 3 bars a day (if he goes to one every single day of the year)

There are a number of issues that immediately came to mind as I began reading the article:
1. First, how healthy is it to consume (at the bare minimum) 1000 drinks in one year? I suppose some of us may do it anyway, even without the challenge, but I don't know, it just sounds like a lot

2. Second, how much money did this guy spend? I assume that once the story became known , he began to get free drinks, but still, that's a lot of drinks to pay for ...

3. And lastly, when did he have time to be productive?? I mean, taking on 1000 bars in one year is quite the task -- do you think he kept his day job? Or did the day consist of recovering from a hangover?

Just some things to consider when you read the article. All in all -- an alcoholic's dream come true...

Bosnian president rides to rescue

BBC News
One of Bosnia's three-member presidency has helped a woman in labour by escorting her car to hospital at high speed with his motorcade.


It's almost like it's taken out of a movie. A couple in distress rushing to the hospital with the woman in labor ... and here comes Zeljko Komsic, Bosnian president, escorting the couple to the hospital where the woman gives birth to a healthy baby boy. The parents promised to name their child after Mr. Komsic. I suppose all's well that ends well -- except for the name -- I don't know how I feel about that ...

Shut Up and enjoy the show

I wonder why more theaters are not doing this here ... from the LA Times:

Shut up and enjoy the show

From Times Wire Reports

March 2, 2007

A historic Russian theater has installed equipment to block cellphone signals in an attempt to stop patrons from taking calls during performances, Itar-Tass news agency reported.

Plays, operas, ballets and films in Russia are routinely interrupted, despite stern warnings to turn phones off.

This is my favorite part: Alexander Chepurov of St. Petersburg's Alexandrinsky theater, which was founded in 1756, said one actor had resorted to saying, "Turn off that stupid phone and let me finish my soliloquy!"