Sunday, October 23
Who needs a LA-Z-BOY?
In summer of '03, on our way back from Boston to DC, and after helping our cousin settle in, my cousin and I were raided by a 'fleet' of bikers, around 250 to be exaggerating, and around 25 to be real. My cousin, being a long time biker, and myself, fond of the thrill of biking, were just amazed by the scene: around 25+ bikes entering the highway, flying through, until cops were spotted, where bikers started tapping on their helmets, signaling the proximity of cops. Then and there they all took the exit and disappeared. In the meantime I was taking pics of the Cirque Du Soleil - like stunts they pulled. Below is the best pic I captured of the whole 10 minute event. After I took the pic the dude gave me a thumbs up as if asking whether the pic turned out ok, after I said YEAAAAAH with the a thumbs up, the guy simply went back to the upright position and flew .... low.
the Su Doku itch
i think i'm becoming a fan of this puzzle. i don't want to be, but ever since i opened the book i got as a gift, i've been laaaaaanding on them pages every now and then. I discovered it is pretty useful when flying, when you have nothing to read or listen to. i just go back from Riyadh an hour ago and all i did on the plane was flip flip flip those pages
Thursday, October 20
Spinnin' Around at home
lay on a sofa, and have your apartment spin your face 360 degrees, in an hour.
check out this beauty of an apartment building in Curitiba, Brazil.
check out this beauty of an apartment building in Curitiba, Brazil.
Saturday, October 8
Minimalistically 'Serene' from B&O
In cooperation with Samsung Electronics, Bang & Olufsen announced the release of their new phone; Serene. The phone has everything you need in it. It weighs 110 grams and has a standby time of 250 hours. If you're into minimalistic/modern design, like my face, I think this phone fits the picture better than anything else out there, unless it turns out to have crappy hard-to-use functions.
More details, check out GSMArena
Tuesday, October 4
HBO's Extras - Ricky Gervais is back, Yeh?
After so much success with two seasons and a special two episode DVD with The Office, Ricky Gervais is doing his do again on HBO's Extras. Yeah I just hope it is as funny, and not so repetitive. You should def land on The Office if you haven't yet.
4 Inches - a book you wouldn't 'read'
a good friend of mine got me this book as a gift a couple of days ago.
Dressed in nothing but Jimmy Choo spikes and a single piece of Cartier jewelry, a constellation of beautiful, successful and empowering women bare all in aid of the Elton John Aids Foundation.
From the Publisher
Christina Aguilera, Rachel Hunter, Jodie Kidd, Victoria Beckham, Kate Moss, Macy Gray, Geri Halliwell and Serena Williams to name but a few, discard their designer outfits and strike a pose for the camera. All the pictures are taken by women too, in fact some of the world's best female photographers including Mary McCartney, Sam Taylor-Wood and Ellen von Unwerth. And yes, occasionally you can believe what you read in the tabloids—Sarah Ferguson does indeed appear within these pages, but it's all in the best possible taste and for a very good cause."
Yeah, the creativity. Lovely, mos def.
check out Jimmy Choo's
check out Cartier's
Monday, October 3
The Cobb Salad
I saw this topic being discussed on TV once and it got me wondering. Who 'invented' the Cobb Salad? Not so light innit? at least not for the typical salad lover.
Sunday, October 2
Annular Solar Eclipse on October 3, 2005
Brasso Your Nano - by Robert Strohmeyer
"If you're even remotely like me -- in that you A) are human and B) own an iPod -- then your iPod was just about completely covered with gouges and scratches within two weeks of pulling it from its box. I've thrown a few dozen bucks at the problem over the last few years, and nothing has done any good. And generally speaking, the more money I spent on a scratch repair kit, the less it did to repair my scratches. But here's some good news: Blogger Todd Daily has a solution using something you probably already have stored in your garage anyway. CLICK HERE for Todd's step-by-step instructions to polish up your iPod (front and back) with Brasso."
http://wiredblogs.tripod.com/gadgets/?tw=wn_tophead_6
http://wiredblogs.tripod.com/gadgets/?tw=wn_tophead_6
Nittany Lions earn first win over ranked team since 2002
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Penn State beat run-first Minnesota at its own game.
Whether going off-tackle, around the end or just straight up the middle, the Nittany Lions (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) ran roughshod over the No. 18 Gophers' porous defense.
In the process, they shut down the vaunted running attack of Minnesota (4-1, 1-1) and gave a big hit to Laurence Maroney's Heisman Trophy campaign, holding him to a season-low 48 yards.
Penn State could return to the Top 25 with the win, but with a prime-time showdown coming up next week against No. 8 Ohio State, coach Joe Paterno spoke cautiously about his team.
"I don't want to get carried away here," Paterno said. "We got a long way to go."
Derrick Williams ran for two early scores and Tony Hunt rushed for two more touchdowns and 114 of Penn State's season-high 364 rushing yards. Quarterback Michael Robinson added 112 yards on the ground.
"I haven't had the luxury of seeing any statistics yet, but I'm not sure I want to see them," Minnesota coach Glen Mason said. "Any way you cut it, we got our butts kicked good."
The Nittany Lions notched their first win over a ranked team since beating Wisconsin in 2002, and now appear to be contenders in the Big Ten for the first time in awhile.
They struggled on offense a lot the last couple years -- both losing seasons -- and Paterno lamented at times about the lack of playmakers on his team.
That doesn't appear to a problem anymore.
Penn State scored on its first drive against Minnesota and never looked back.
Williams scored on a 13-yard run up the middle after lining up at running back and getting a pitch from Robinson to give Penn State a 7-0 lead. He also scored from 5 yards out on an end-around to give Penn State a 17-0 lead after lineman Charles Rush threw a nice block to seal the edge.
Williams was mobbed in the end zone by teammates, then pumped his arms as he jogged back to the sidelines and was greeted with high-fives.
Williams, a freshman who was one of Paterno's prized offseason recruits, plays mainly receiver but has been used in the backfield, too, in Penn State's new-look offense.
Coming into the game, a lot of the hype about the offense had been about the big-play, deep-passing ability. Williams, who finished Saturday with six carries for 40 yards and four catches for 32 yards, had a lot to do with that.
"We've got to find ways to get him the football, there's no question about that," Paterno said.
Minnesota's offense was rarely in sync and was held to three-and-outs on its first two drives. Penn State appeared to solve the Gophers' vaunted zone blocking scheme and stuffed Maroney on short gains for most of the day.
Maroney's 48 yards came on 16 carries. He had just 14 yards in the first half.
Linebacker Paul Posluszny said the defense was stunting and moving a lot against the Minnesota offensive line to throw them off.
The talk about Maroney and the Gophers' offense motivated Penn State's, defensive tackle Jay Alford said.
"He just wasn't hitting the holes like he wanted to," Alford said.
The Gophers' scores came on a 48-yard touchdown catch by Ernie Wheelwright and a 2-yard score off an end-around by Jakari Wallace.
Midway through the fourth quarter, the Gophers were serenaded to chants of "Overrated" from the loud crowd of 106,000 clad mostly in blue and white.
One of Minnesota's best drives early was thwarted on a trick play. Quarterback Bryan Cupito hit Wheelwright for a 14-yard gain in a drive that moved the Gophers to the Penn State 32.
But two plays later, Maroney took a handoff and then attempted to give it to Wallace on a reverse, but the ball was fumbled and recovered by Penn State.
"We kind of live by the run and I guess if you don't run the ball, you die by the run," Mason said.
Maroney's rushing total was his lowest since being held to 54 yards against Michigan State last year, when he split carries with Marion Barber III.
After the game, a Minnesota official said Maroney wasn't available to talk to reporters because he was "getting treatment," though he did not specify what he was getting treatment for.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=252730213&confId=null
Whether going off-tackle, around the end or just straight up the middle, the Nittany Lions (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten) ran roughshod over the No. 18 Gophers' porous defense.
In the process, they shut down the vaunted running attack of Minnesota (4-1, 1-1) and gave a big hit to Laurence Maroney's Heisman Trophy campaign, holding him to a season-low 48 yards.
Penn State could return to the Top 25 with the win, but with a prime-time showdown coming up next week against No. 8 Ohio State, coach Joe Paterno spoke cautiously about his team.
"I don't want to get carried away here," Paterno said. "We got a long way to go."
Derrick Williams ran for two early scores and Tony Hunt rushed for two more touchdowns and 114 of Penn State's season-high 364 rushing yards. Quarterback Michael Robinson added 112 yards on the ground.
"I haven't had the luxury of seeing any statistics yet, but I'm not sure I want to see them," Minnesota coach Glen Mason said. "Any way you cut it, we got our butts kicked good."
The Nittany Lions notched their first win over a ranked team since beating Wisconsin in 2002, and now appear to be contenders in the Big Ten for the first time in awhile.
They struggled on offense a lot the last couple years -- both losing seasons -- and Paterno lamented at times about the lack of playmakers on his team.
That doesn't appear to a problem anymore.
Penn State scored on its first drive against Minnesota and never looked back.
Williams scored on a 13-yard run up the middle after lining up at running back and getting a pitch from Robinson to give Penn State a 7-0 lead. He also scored from 5 yards out on an end-around to give Penn State a 17-0 lead after lineman Charles Rush threw a nice block to seal the edge.
Williams was mobbed in the end zone by teammates, then pumped his arms as he jogged back to the sidelines and was greeted with high-fives.
Williams, a freshman who was one of Paterno's prized offseason recruits, plays mainly receiver but has been used in the backfield, too, in Penn State's new-look offense.
Coming into the game, a lot of the hype about the offense had been about the big-play, deep-passing ability. Williams, who finished Saturday with six carries for 40 yards and four catches for 32 yards, had a lot to do with that.
"We've got to find ways to get him the football, there's no question about that," Paterno said.
Minnesota's offense was rarely in sync and was held to three-and-outs on its first two drives. Penn State appeared to solve the Gophers' vaunted zone blocking scheme and stuffed Maroney on short gains for most of the day.
Maroney's 48 yards came on 16 carries. He had just 14 yards in the first half.
Linebacker Paul Posluszny said the defense was stunting and moving a lot against the Minnesota offensive line to throw them off.
The talk about Maroney and the Gophers' offense motivated Penn State's, defensive tackle Jay Alford said.
"He just wasn't hitting the holes like he wanted to," Alford said.
The Gophers' scores came on a 48-yard touchdown catch by Ernie Wheelwright and a 2-yard score off an end-around by Jakari Wallace.
Midway through the fourth quarter, the Gophers were serenaded to chants of "Overrated" from the loud crowd of 106,000 clad mostly in blue and white.
One of Minnesota's best drives early was thwarted on a trick play. Quarterback Bryan Cupito hit Wheelwright for a 14-yard gain in a drive that moved the Gophers to the Penn State 32.
But two plays later, Maroney took a handoff and then attempted to give it to Wallace on a reverse, but the ball was fumbled and recovered by Penn State.
"We kind of live by the run and I guess if you don't run the ball, you die by the run," Mason said.
Maroney's rushing total was his lowest since being held to 54 yards against Michigan State last year, when he split carries with Marion Barber III.
After the game, a Minnesota official said Maroney wasn't available to talk to reporters because he was "getting treatment," though he did not specify what he was getting treatment for.
http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=252730213&confId=null
Su Doku - 'the crossword without words'
This "utterly addictive number-placing puzzle" is to many people in Japan what is a crossword puzzle to many people everywhere else. It first appeared in The Times in November, 2004. Since then, thousands of people have become Su Doku fans.
check out So Doku at
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/section/0,,18209,00.html
http://www.sudoku.com/
