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Okay, now that we are a day and a half removed from Miley Cyrus slinging more tongue than an amateur porn audition during her MTV Video Music Awards performance Sunday, I'm still trying to figure out why the hell everybody was talking about it to begin with. So Cyrus went out there and proved without a shadow of a doubt (at least to me) that she is willing to go just shy of a sex tape to stay relevant (although the week's now out, yet...), and this has warranted nearly 48 hours' worth of "buzz?" This word buzz no longer means as much as I think people thinks it does. Besides, we need a good celebrity sex tape, cause we can't leave an industry hanging on that Farrah Abraham vanity porno thing. You may have not fallen victim to the most famous of the classic blunders, the one about getting involved in a land war in Asia, but if you have a real estate law matter, you need your rights protected vigorously and professionally. Going in blind may not be a classic blunder, but it can damn sure be a costly one.
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The site offers translations via Microsoft Translator, with the other options being Spanish, Polish, Simplified Chinese, and Russian. Damn it so much. This is why it is hard to be a Star Trek fan. 22 million people out of work, and now I have to wonder how many of those are unemployed because they haven't found that dream job yet, the one that fulfills them as a person, the Taco Bell drive-up gig they got because they can say "tlho SoH pull Daq cha'DIch!" (loose translation: Thank you and please pull to the second window). Although, I hear the ancient Klingon ritual for replacing the sauce packets in the dining area is breathtaking to behold. This all came around as a promotion for Star Trek Into Darkness in advance of its premiere earlier this summer. The popular reception of the tongue-in-cheek feature led to increased traffic, and resulted in the translation feature being kept around. According to IDES spokesman Greg Rivara, "We kept it up because every now and then, people notice it, and whenever people are drawn to our website to see the benefits that we offer, that's a good thing." spokesman Greg Rivara said. Um, yeah. Ok. People should be drawn to the Dept. of Employment Security for the benefits they offer, I completely agree, but shouldn't those freaking benefits have something to do with actually getting a job? I'm not against having fun, and the service doesn't actually cost any money (just the time for a basic review of the pages for accuracy and nuance), but there's a place for the fun shit, and that's not it. If you want a place to look for a job and have a little fun, stay the hell on Facebook or keep dodging scams and escorts on Craigslist. At least there, the hookers probably won't care if you wanna hear "who's your daddy! in Klingon as long as you have earth-type currency. This is Brandy, whom all you good Generation Xers remember from Moesha, that 90's black teenager show that didn't have Urkel or twin sisters on it. She's also been a successful recording artist, selling over 30 million albums and winning a Grammy award. However, it seems that her fame may be running on steam, as she recently performed in front of 40 people. They weren't contest winners or anything like that, they were the only people left in the 90,000 seat South African arena that had just hosted soccer and rugby matches. Brandy and other artists were set to perform after the matches, but apparently this gig was booked by the worst agent since Jeanine Pettibone (bonus points if you get the reference), as no one apparently knew of the concert. The remaining acts performed full sets, but Brandy called it a evening after only two songs. Can't say I blamed her. Although, I bet the acoustics were great... This is Go Go Amy, a burlesque dancer in Scotland, during her usual set with the Pretty Things Peep Show. Sadly, this picture also gives me the impression that the Scots aren't quite as strict with their truth-in-advertising laws. Pretty Things? Where? Are they hiding in the back waiting on the warmup act pictured at left? During a recent performance at Abertay University in Dundee, things got complicated when Amy's flaming pasties tripped the fire alarms and forced the evacuation of what the Sun termed "hundreds of customers." I'm not saying I doubt the counting ability of the Sun's reporting staff, or show planner Ky Thomasson-Kay, but I am saying I flat do not believe there was a huge throng of people crowded into a university hall to watch a solid C+ set her tits ablaze. Ratcheting up the hyperbole, Thomasson-Kay also went on record with this gem: ‘It was one of those priceless moments that people will be talking about for years.’ How goddamned boring is Dundee? This is what they'll be talking about for years? I call bullshit. I called bullshit, left it a message, and called back when it failed to get back to me. The only thing they will be talking about for years is the wondrous night in Scotland when God intervened and just told everyone to go for a couple pints and get pissed instead. Wow...I imagine some days are like that at work. Although, this one has to be right up there in the top 3 least likely stories to be overheard at a cop bar...Hey, Mikey! Remember that time you hooked up the former Romanian princess for cockfighting? 60 year-old Irina Walker and her husband, 67 year-old John, were among 18 indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a cockfighting ring running in eastern Oregon. I know, I hear ya. What the hell? Aren't people their age supposed to be doing cute shit together, like sitting in separate bathtubs watching the fucking sunset or some kind of shit? The rub is that Irina Walker, as fate would have it, is actually 55th in line to the British throne. This is by virtue of her being the third daughter of Michael, last king of Romania and a distant descendant of Queen Victoria. I'll bet whoever it was that thought up King Ralph sure as hell didn't have any sidestories involving cockfighting. Not even with Mark Wahlberg wearing a prosthetic. I will bet you, however, that #56-100 are checking around to see if they moved up the list... The Walkers were in Multnomah County jail as of Friday, charged with operating an illegal gambling business and unlawful animal fighting charges, and face the forfeiture of the properties used in the gambling venture.
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Okay, stories like this are hard to get a complete grasp on. Long story short- cathedral in New Zealand damaged beyond repair in major earthquake in 2011. Approval is given for demolition so a replacement can be built, but where will the congregation go until then? Their very own cardboard cathedral, that's where. The $6 million structure was designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, who has worked with designing building materials from recyclables since the mid-1980s for use in disaster shelters, and built with nearly 100 24-inch tubes coated with polyurethane for waterproofing. The building, which even includes a stained glass window featuring images from the original cathedral, is expected to last for more than a decade while a permanent replacement is constructed. Yeah, and I mentioned the interim cathedral is made of freakin' cardboard, right? There are several different angles from which I could pursue this... I'm trying to figure out who I should be more impressed with- ABC News for actually printing the story, or Devin Dwyer for actually writing the story. The piece, Obama’s Own Drug Use a Backdrop to More Lenient Sentences, ran on Monday and started with a fair point- saying Obama knows what it's like to be a low-level, nonviolent drug offender. I mean, there's already enough people calling Obama criminal for the stuff he's doing in office as we speak, but at least Dwyer threw a punch he knew he could land by sticking to the things Obama has actually admitted to doing. We already know that Obama admitted to smoking pot, maybe doing a line here and there in high school. Seriously, who could blame him? If I went to high school in Hawaii, ya damn right I'd be getting baked, and not by the tasty rays. I have too much Irish in me to make that safe. From that point forward, however...it starts creating questions. According to Dwyer, Obama has been "quietly retooling" the War on Drugs. Cue the hard eyeroll. Saying it wouldn't make sense to make recreational users a priority in states that have determined it is legal (which he did to former journalist Barbara Walters this past December, Dwyer points out) is all well and good when dealing with someone who thought bringing in Jenny McCarthy to The View was a good idea. The number of raids that have been done on medical marijuana dispensaries in states where it has been passed seems to run counter to the President's softball answer to a softball question. You own a business? Congratulations! There are many reasons small business drives the nation's economy, not the least of which is the relative ease in legally incorporating or organizing a business. Many people I know say they incorporated for reasons of asset protection or tax benefits. That's all well and good, but what happens when things go wonky and your business might be on the wrong end of litigation? Not knowing what you are doing in the criminal justice system is bad enough- that can cost you your freedom, but not knowing what you are doing in the civil courts is just as bad- that can cost you everything but your freedom. When it come to intelligent and proactive representation from a business lawyer- Miami, Florida already knows where to turn, and that's Rosenthal Rosenthal Rasco Kaplan, LLC. Rosenthal Rosenthal Rasco Kaplan, LLC brings that knowledge and experience to every case they handle. While this firm always strives for a solution before heading to trial, they are also ready to tackle your case, whether it is the simplest of business disputes or a matters involving arbitration or mediation, regardless if the case is local, in the state courts, or at the federal level. |
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