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This is really awesome. It's a slingshot controller used to play Angry Birds. http://www.soundplusdesign.com/?p=5428 Would this renew your interest in the game? I think it would for me, if only for a little while.

Camacho, 50, was gravely injured in a drive-by shooting in Puerto Rico on Tuesday night. Torres said Camacho suffered a heart attack early Wednesday, worsening his condition, and at one point his heart had stopped. Torres said an initial test showed Camacho had a low level of brain activity and two more tests were being carried out. "We are keeping him alive with medicine. He is a strong guy," he said. "We can maintain him several days like this to see if there is an improvement. Macho's situation is very delicate. The prognosis is very poor," Torres added. The boxer's mother, Maria Matias, arrived in Puerto Rico and was discussing Camacho's medical condition with doctors…

So yeah..... earlier today the crimson map pack for Halo 4 came out. Those that had the map pass "bullshit btw" weren't able to get it... took 112 hours to fix. Then when the fix WAS out, nearly anybody, map pass or not, could, and probably still can, download the map pack for free. Only way to do so is by going in the marketplace menu directly from Halo 4 lobby. https://twitter.com/XboxSupport1/status/278254316253507584 "If you can grab it, it's yours."

http://gizmodo.com/5969697/astronomers-discover-earth-planet-near-us Earth 2!

http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/17320958-418/roger-ebert-dies-at-70-after-battle-with-cancer.html

I dunno what's going to happen, but I do remember our whole crossing a "red line" statement that Obama had made. Thoughts?

Bad move, Nintendo. Nintendo is using Youtube's Content ID system to make this happen. The service searches Youtube for video or audio that matches a company's content, and then gives them control over that Youtube submission. “Identify user-uploaded videos comprised entirely OR partially of their content, and choose, in advance, what they want to happen when those videos are found,” the official page states. “Make money from them. Get stats on them. Or block them from YouTube altogether.” So if you're creating a walkthrough or a Let's Play video of a Nintendo game, that video will now be monetized by Nintendo. They make the money from it, not you. Read on http://…

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Uhhh.... I don't know what to think! Don't get me wrong, I loves me some Jack Bauer. That being said I don't think he can replace Hayter

Under the administration of President Barack Obama, more money has been spent and nearly as many Americans thrown in prison over medical marijuana than was done under onetime favorite liberal punching bag George W. Bush, according to a pair of studies conducted by Americans for Safe Access and California NORML, both released today. In that span, federal prosecutors have amassed a remarkable record: 90 percent of medical marijuana cases have resulted in convictions, an effective use of the $300 million spent on enforcing federal drug laws in medical marijuana states. While current Attorney General Eric Holder's October surprise is credited with helping to derail Californ…

Progress? http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/02/hemp-flag-capitol_n_3534602.html

hope you have a good birthday!

My dad started noticing money going missing from our account so he went to check out where it was going. Turns out Barnes and Nobles has been charging my sister for books that they have labeled as "Free". So while ym dad started to try and get it fixed by calling them I googled it real quick and found(http://websearch.about.com/b/2009/07/21/free-ebooks-at-barnes-and-noble.htm) turns out alot of people are coming across the same issue. So if you have a Nook and use their eshop make sure you stay away from these so called "Free" books.

So, I always get a lot of questions about computer upgrades and computer builds. I often refer to this for my own suggestions. Anyone looking to upgrade or build should certainly refer to this guide. It lists builds from ~$600 all the way to ~$5000 and explains why it chose the products it did. Usually linking to reviews of the products. It's a great place to start researching a new build. http://www.techspot.com/guides/buying/

FYI http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2425215,00.asp

Don't want this glossed over, so I'm not going to put a small snippet form the article in this post. Read the whole thing here http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/10/shutdown-salmonella/

Steubenville City Schools Supt. Michael McVey faces the most serious charges, including felony counts of obstructing justice, DeWine said. Telephone calls to the school official’s office and home were not immediately returned. All the others face misdemeanor charges. Also charged were an elementary school principal and a coach who face misdemeanor charges of failing to report possible child abuse. A former volunteer coach faces several misdemeanor charges, including making false statements and contributing to a child's delinquency. All four are to appear in court next month. Read on http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-steubenville-rape-indictiments-20131…

I'm sure there is more to the story, but this is still terrifying in so many ways. I'll keep it short, but you can check out the full story at the link below. Italian woman travels to the UK. Has a "panic attack" while there and is institutionalized for her bi-polar disorder. While institutionalized she is drugged up by the government severely and kept sedated for over a month in a psych ward. Government hears appeal case from social workers and then even more nightmares happen. They whisk her away to a hospital, forcibly give the woman a C section, then send her back to the psych ward for another five weeks under heavy sedation. When she finally comes to and l…

Harold Ramis has sadly passed away at the young age of 69 after complications from an autoimmune disorder. Sad news indeed. The director/actor was attached to such movies as Ghostbusters, Caddyshack, National Lampoons Vacation, Stripes, Groundhog Day, and many, many others.

This disgusts me to no end. The father had absolutely nothing to do with the crime that was reported. The police were called for domestic abuse because the mother slapped the daughter. The only thing the father did, was run to his wife in an attempt to calm her down as she ran to the family car after slapping her daughter. Here's what happened according to the mother and daughter of the victim. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCNZByBU2-0 Read about it here http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/26/justice/oklahoma-arrest-death-video/ This shit needs to seriously end. Post haste.

H1Z1 has just released on Steam, and a recent change/addition from the developers is causing some serious outcries of anger from the playerbase. Originally the developers claimed that they truly wanted to avoid the game becoming "pay to win". Players could supposedly spend real money in the game to purchase wearable items and cosmetic things, but being able to spend money on immediate weapons/ammo/food was absolutely out of the question. See the following screenshot where they claimed the "whole game would suck" if people were able to immediate purchase such things. And with the release of the game now apparently they've taken a complete turnaround of this minds…

I saw the eagles carrying a small monkey the first time, and I thought that was strange. This time, I'm taking a nice little flight, and I see one grab a goat. Crazy birds!

Typically Sony is known to advertise ahead of time, usually around the Thursday beforehand, what new games are being added the the IGC (Instant Game Collection) for PS+ subscribers. March was anything but the typical month however. Last week sites like Gamespot began reporting the intial delay in announcement of the free titles, with Sony's Fred Dutton responding, "I appreciate you're all really keen to see the line-up and that it's frustrating having to hang on a bit longer than usual. Alas, we're still not quite ready to make the announcement. I can't give you a firm time at present as to when the post will go live, but we're working to get it to you as soon as possi…

If you're a streamer, you'll also need to re-connect Twitter etc to your account. @Dat All new stream keys will need to be distributed to any casters still wishing to stream to the GC channel.