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Dallas Mavericks Guard Delonte West Not Allowed To Visit President Obama, White House Due To Gun Charges?

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Earlier today the Dallas Mavericks, the NBA’s 2010-11 season champions visited President Barack Obama at the White House . In attendance for the annual meeting held in honor of the hoop champs was leader Dirk Nowitzki, point guard Jason Kidd, and others teammates. Well, except for backup Delonte West. West, a troubled D.C. native, actually signed with the Mavs over the summer and wasn’t a member of the team during their run last season. But the reason he missed the chance meeting with President Obama had nothing to do with that. Though the U.S. Secret Service won’t confirm it, reports are swirling that West was not allowed to join his team because he was arrested for gun possession in 2009, failing a background check of sorts. “The individual in question was never someone that would not be permitted to attend the event today,” Secret Service agent Edwin Donovan told ABC News. “He is on the list for entry today and was never advised otherwise to my knowledge.” However West himself seems to believe he was blackballed on the count of the ’09 charges. “That’s what happens when you make bad decisions in your life,” West said over the weekend, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. “You can’t go to the White House.” West is laughing the loss off and keeping the fodder light. “It’s going to be a shame the president isn’t going to get a chance to meet me,” West said. “I’m the president of my house.” What do you think went down? Did West skip out on President Obama? Or did the White House give him the red light? RELATED STORIES: Clippers Or Lakers: Which Los Angeles Team Is Hotter? D-Wade and Gabrielle Union Talk About Love In Essence Magazine

Dallas Mavericks Guard Delonte West Not Allowed To Visit President Obama, White House Due To Gun Charges?

Prepare To Freak Out: NASA Has Found A Planet That Probably Has Life On It

Aliens! We’ve found aliens! A new planet detected orbiting a star 600 light years away could have continents, oceans and life, it was revealed today. The planet, Kepler-22b, is about twice the size of Earth and may have a surface temperature of around 22C – similar to a warm spring day in the UK. It is the first so-called “super-Earth” known to lie within the “habitable” zone of a Sun-like star. Dubbed the “Goldilocks zone”, this is the orbital band where temperatures are just right to allow the existence of surface liquid water. This means the planet could have continents and oceans just like the Earth. And where there is liquid water, there could also be life. Scientists believe Kepler-22b may not only be habitable, but possibly even inhabited. “This discovery supports the growing belief that we live in a universe crowded with life,” said Dr Alan Boss, from the Carnegie Institution in Washington DC, who helped identify the planet from data obtained by the Kepler space telescope. So there may already be another planet with life on it?! Time to get your tin hats and ray guns ready? Probably not, since they’re hundreds of light years away. It’ll probably be a loooong time before we get any more contact with the planet. But in the meantime, this is pretty freaky info. Source More On Bossip! Separated At Birth? A Mega-Gallery Of Celebrities That Look Oddly Like They’re Related Rumor Control: Fabolous Opens Up About Kimbella, Fixing His Relationship With Emily B And Possibly Doing Reality TV Some Afternoon Preciousness … Starring Shai Moss! On The Come Up: Meet The Light-Skinned/Green Eyed Banger Taking Stacey Dash’s Spot On “Single Ladies” [Pics] Source

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Hi Haters: Nasty Cops Take To Facebook To Call West Indian Paradegoers “Savages” And “Animals”

SMH… These cops are buggin’ with all the West Indian Day Parade yang they were talkin on Facebook! Posters on Facebook who identified themselves as cops called participants in the Brooklyn West Indian Day parade “animals” and “savages” in a series of offensive entries that triggered an NYPD probe Monday. “Let them kill each other,” wrote one Facebook member who posted comments under a cop’s name, according to The New York Times. “I say have the parade one more year and when they all gather drop a bomb and wipe them all out,” wrote another, who said he was a police officer. NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said Monday he would refer the matter to the department’s Internal Affairs Bureau. The Facebook comments were posted for several days in September but have since been taken down. Those who posted comments said they were angered at being assigned to the parade. They apparently used real names, in keeping with Facebook policy, and some identified themselves as officers. One of the writers identified himself as Nick Virgilio, a police officer. Contacted by the Daily News, Virgilio denied making derogatory comments and suggested that his Facebook account had been used without his knowledge. “I tried to reach out to Facebook because I’ve had problems with people going on there who wrote things that I had nothing to do with,” he said. “This happened a couple of times, most recently several months ago.” Virgilio declined to reveal where in the department he works or whether he was assigned to the parade. Lawyers Benjamin Moore and Paul Lieberman used the Facebook diatribes in their defense of Tyrone Johnson, who was acquitted of gun possession charges last month. The lawyers found that the Facebook profile of the arresting officer, Sgt. Dustin Edwards, showed he belonged to a group formed for “N.Y.P.D. officers who are threatened by superiors and forced to be victims themselves.” Edwards could not be reached for comment. The NYPD bars officers from making “discourteous or disrespectful remarks” about race or ethnicity. The parade, an annual Labor Day weekend event, has been marred by episodes of violence. “It’s a scheduled riot,” one poster said, according to The Times. What the hell??? They’re talking about letting people kill each other and dropping bombs on the parade? Who knew the NYPD was the new KKK? Internal Affairs better figure this isht out… and with a quickness! More On Bossip! Wanna Know How Much These Stars Really Weigh??? True Love? Look At These Pics Of Atlanta Falcon Ray Edwards And His Caked Out ATL Boo Centerfolds: The Most Unforgettable Ladies Of Color To Show Up In Playboy Magazine Sour Grapes: The Craziest Rumors Started By Scorned Exes

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Thank Goodness: Kim Kardashian Returns to Blogosphere

Kim Kardashian may not actually appear in public again until New Year’s Eve , at least according to one source, but you didn’t think the reality star could actually remain out of the spotlight entirely, did you? The large-breasted divorcee ‘s intern posted a message on her blog a couple hours ago, thanking her “dolls” for their loyalty. “I just wanted to thank you guys for all your support these last two weeks,” Kim wrote. “I took a break from blogging for a while, but I’ve missed you guys so much and I want to start sharing my updates with you all again. I’ve been reading all your comments on here and, as always, my loyal blog dolls have been nothing but supportive. You all know who you are, so thank you! I love you guys.” Yes, you all know who you are. We also hope you know where to find a good psychologist. There’s still hope for you, misguided, blindly ignorant fans of Kim Kardashian. But it’s fading faster than the ink on your icon’s marriage certificate.

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Jerry Sandusky Admits to Showering with Boys, Rejects "Pedophile" Label

Jerry Sandusky, the former defensive coordinator at Penn State who faces 40 counts of sexual abuse charges against a total of eight young boys, is featured on tonight’s Rock Center with Brian Williams . The man in the middle of that university’s scandal speaks to Bob Costas and admits to excerpts from the 23-page grand jury report, specifically that has has showered with youths under the care of his Second Mile charity. “I could say that I have done some of those things. I have horsed around with kids I have showered after workouts. I have hugged them and I have touched their legs without intent of sexual contact,” said Sandusky . Asked about the allegations of abuse, however, Sandusky said “I am innocent” and asked whether or not he’s a pedophile, the ex-coach simply said: “No.” Sandusky is free on $100,000 bail. The grand jury report cites charges that date back to 1994 and includes incidents with boys in hotels room, at Sandusky’s home and on the Penn State campus. Two witnesses – a janitor in 2000 and an assistant coach in 2002 – say they saw Sandusky pinning a boy against a bathroom wall and having anal sex with him. For not reporting his knowledge of sexual misconduct by Sandusky, coach Joe Paterno was fired by Penn State last week. [Photo: Associated Press]

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Mariah Yeater: Yearbook Photo Found!

Easy, Beliebers. Do not throw anything at your computer screen. But a high school yearbook of Mariah Yeater has allegedly surfaced, giving the public its first view of the woman who claims to be the mother of Justin Bieber’s three-month old son. Here it is: To recap: Yeater is featured in this week’s issue of Star Magazine. She has sued Bieber for child support , alleging that he took her into a bathroom on October 25, 2010 after a concert in Los Angeles and, in her words, said he wanted to “f-ck the sh-it” out of her.” They proceeded to have 30 seconds of unprotected intercourse. Bieber addressed the charge directly this morning and said he’s never met Mariah Yeater. [Photo: Pacific Coast News]

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Michael Lohan: Cooling His Ass in Solitary, Trying to Call Kim Granatelle Collect

Michael Lohan is still cooling his rear end in solitary confinement in a Florida jail after being denied bail last weekend, but he has been allowed to make calls. Collect calls. Which people apparently don’t answer. A recording of a call he attempted to place to one of his many flames – Kim Granatelle, from The Real Housewives of New Jersey – was obtained this morning. Michael Lohan Collect Call She didn’t actually answer the phone and let the call go to her voicemail. Probably wise. Mike is in solitary for his repeated harassment of ex Kate Major. “Kim has spoken with Michael who told her he was in a lot of pain,” said Kim’s friend , Tom Murro, who shared the recording (hopefully with her knowledge). Keep in mind that he’s in pain from jumping off a balcony and landing in a freaking tree while attempting to avoid the cops. Not prime sympathy material. In an ironic twist, Michael and daughter Lindsay Lohan may be in jail at the same time, albeit on different coasts. LiLo must turn herself in by next week. She’ll likely get sprung faster , however, since she has better lawyers. And isn’t charged with injuring or threatening to kill someone, or resisting arrest.

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Deya talks with Pilar Sanders About Deion And More! (Part 1 & 2) [Video]

Deya introduces us to The REALITY OF PILAR SANDERS as they discuss faith, fitness, foreclosure, plastic surgery, weaves and Reality TV. Tune-in as these ladies chat it up GIRLFRIEND-STYLE!!! Turn the page to see part 2 when she talks about Deion Sanders.

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Congratulations, Arizona: You’re Still Really, Really Racist For Having “Accent Monitors” In Classrooms

Arizona’s working really hard to become the most racist state in the union and it gets closer to achieving that goal every day. It turns out that the Arizona school board was sending representatives to classrooms to check and make sure that the teachers weren’t speaking with thick accents. That’s right. They didn’t want teachers with accents that indicated Hispanic heritage to teach their students. Some teachers even allege that they were sent to speech pathologists and acting coaches to help them get rid of their accents. After enough uproar, the city finally relented: After almost a decade of sending monitors to classrooms across the state to check on teachers’ articulation, recently made a sharp about-face on the issue. A federal investigation of possible civil rights violations prompted the state to call off its accent police. “To my knowledge, we have not seen policies like this in other states,” Russlynn H. Ali, the assistant federal secretary of education for civil rights, said in an interview. She called it “good news” that Arizona had altered its policy. It’s good to see that they’re changing the policy but…it’s pretty freaking ridiculous that this was even a rule in the first place. SMH.

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Fermilab Physicist Develops More Efficient Airliner Boarding Procedure

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(Video Link) Jason Steffen is a particle physicist who works at Fermliab. He’s used his knowledge of complex systems and motion to develop a airplane boarding procedure that is more efficient than those currently in use: In his method, first, alternate rows on one side of the plane board, but just the window seats. Then the other Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Neatorama Discovery Date : 31/08/2011 02:51 Number of articles : 2

Fermilab Physicist Develops More Efficient Airliner Boarding Procedure