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Watch the of Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama Live

james pong — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:40:59 +0000

Watch the Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama ceremony live on Yahoo! TV:

Barack Obama Acceptance Speech in South Park

james pong — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:50:08 +0000

Barack Obama accepts his bid to be the next President, and Randy can’t contain his excitement.

Barack Obama Wins Presidency By Landslide

james pong — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 05:19:27 +0000

Barack Obama is the 44th President of the United States.

(Via MSNBC.com)

Obama ‘08 – Vote For Hope by MC Yogi

james pong — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 09:28:54 +0000

A very cool video made by MC Yogi.

Obama ‘08 – Vote For Hope from MC Yogi on Vimeo.

Burning Man 2007

james pong — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:44:55 +0000

Burning Man is an eight-day-long annual festival that takes place in Black Rock City, Nevada. The event is described by organizers as an experiment in community, radical self-expression, and radical self-reliance and takes its name from the ritual of burning a large wooden sculpture of a man on the sixth day.

This year, the event was held from 27th August to 3rd September. The theme for 2007 is “The Green Man”, which anticipated the most participants ever, at 47,097.

Trucks art installation, one of the major highlights in during the event. Photo by Claudia Gold, see more of her burning man pictures

Find out more about Burning Man.

Morning Roundup

james pong — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 00:50:21 +0000

Happy Labor Day!

Halloween’s a little too early? It’s a 365-day per year for a Zombie anyways. LoL!
Yuri Gagarin is the first man to space and he’s from Russia. After nearly 40 years, Neil Armstrong has landed on moon, Russian finally begins its space race to moon.
US beats Argentina for Basketball gold. LeBron James scored 31 points.
Walnut cookies are deadly! They are recalled because they could be hazardous to anyone with nut allergies. LoL!

Evening Roundup

james pong — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 15:52:14 +0000

Good evening! Happy 50th Birthday to Malaysia!

Nokia takes on iPhone by opening the Nokia Music Store.
First gay couple married in Iowa!
Spider-man did this? Monster spider web found in Texas.

Afternoon Roundup

james pong — Sat, 26 May 2007 08:25:53 +0000

Good afternoon, fellow earthlings!

Man claims sleepless record by staying awake for 11 days and nights! He claims eating raw food helps him!
In Malaysia, Ethnic Malays are born as Muslims from birth. But, a lady named Lina Joy is challenging the law by her decision to convert to Christian. Malaysia sets May 30 for ruling on Islam conversion. Will this changed the law?
Aye! Pirates grab the biggest loots!
Did you miss the world’s biggest Star Wars party? Where were you? In the moon?

US Gets New One Dollar Coin

james pong — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 00:28:07 +0000

The United States Mint has been working around the clock to turn out the first of its new series of Presidential Dollar coins for their debut today. The Mint introduced its new $1 George Washington gold coin yesterday, a day before being released to the public.

While the presidential coins are expected to be popular with collectors, the last dollar coin to be introduced, featuring Sacagawea, was not a success.

The new coin, which weighs 8 grams, will be much lighter in people’s pockets than four quarters would, said Edmund Moy, director of the Mint. The banks already have been given 300 million of the new coins and will start distributing them today.

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Lik Wong (aka The Story of Ricky)

james pong — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 15:26:37 +0000

This movie is banned in the U.S. due to excessive violence.

AllofMp3.com Sued for $1.65 Trillion!

james pong — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 03:53:38 +0000

Merry Christmas! How would you like to get sued this Christmas?

The RIAA is suing the website AllofMP3.com on behalf of EMI, Sony BMG, Universal Music, and Warner Music in the amount of $150,000 for each of the 11 million songs that were downloaded from June to October of 2006. That comes to a lawsuit totaling $1.65 trillion!

Considering Russia’s GDP is $1.408 trillion, I guess RIAA wants to eat up Russia, LoL!

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James Kim Is Found Dead

james pong — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 01:07:50 +0000

After days of massive search, finally James Kim, the editor of CNET was found dead.

An Oregon law enforcement official got choked up today when he announced the dreaded news: James Kim — who had left rescuers a trail of clues after setting out into the rugged, icy Oregon mountains to find help for his stranded family — was found dead.

At 12:03 p.m. the body of the San Francisco man was found in the steep narrow canyon where searchers had followed his trail, said teary-eyed Josephine County Undersheriff Brian Anderson, surrounded by dozens of reporters. He could not continue talking. That’s when Lt. Gregg Hastings stepped in.

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Highest Paying Jobs in the U.S.

james pong — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 01:07:50 +0000

Top Paying Jobs Overall
These are the top paying jobs overall.

Physicians and surgeons — $147,000

Aircraft pilots — $133,500

Chief executives — $116,000

Electrical and electronic engineers — $112,000

Lawyers and judges — $99,800

Dentists — $90,000

Pharmacists — $85,500

Management analysts — $84,700

Computer and information system managers — $83,000

Financial analysts, managers and advisors — $84,000

Marketing and sales managers — $80,000

Education administrators — $80,000

Top Paying Jobs That Do Not Require a High School Degree
These jobs tend to require substantial on-the-job training and work experience rather than formal education and schooling:

Industrial production managers — $36,000

Bailiffs, correctional officers and jailers — $36,400

Drafters — $36,000

Construction manager — $33,600

Electricians — $31,900

Top Paying Jobs for High School Graduates
These occupations emphasize work experience and on-the-job training rather than formal education:

Computer software engineers — $58,900

Computer/information systems managers — $56,400

Computer programmers — $55,000

Network systems and data communications analysts — $49,000

General and operations managers — $48,000

Database, network and computer systems administrators — $48,000

Top Paying Jobs for a Two-Year College Degree
The following jobs tend to be technical in nature, emphasizing skills developed on the job as well as job-specific training and certifications:

Healthcare practitioners — $66,000

Business analysts — $58,000

Electrical and electronic engineers — $57,000

Mechanical engineers — $56,800

General and operations managers — $54,000

Computer and information systems managers — $50,400

$100,000 And Private Jet Can Get You Paris Hilton For 1 Night

james pong — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 04:33:09 +0000

Paris Hilton is hiring herself out for New Years parties.

The socialite-turned-actress will host a bash in either Miami, New York or Los Angeles in your honor for $100,000 plus expenses and a private jet.

An insider told BANG Showbiz: “Who wouldn’t want Paris to throw a party for them? She’s got a reputation for throwing some of the most lavish events going – when she’s not crashing them that is.

“However, people might balk at the price, and you have the wonder why she doesn’t have better things to do on New Years Eve than throw a party for a stranger?”

Carmen Electra is also offering to put on a bash in one of the three same American cities. However, the former ‘Baywatch’ star is charging just $50,000 to stage the event and isn’t demanding a private jet.

Meanwhile, Paris’ MySpace ‘friends’ are being spammed by a hacker. Members of her online network have been bombarded with emails claiming to be from the socialite-turned actress telling them they have won an all expenses paid trip to meet her.

However, when they click on the links they are faced with nothing but a string of pop-up advertisements and asked for their personal information before their computer freezes.

One ‘friend’ fumed: “The survey takes forever to fill out. I sure hope Paris is treating her best-friend-again Nicole Richie better than her MySpace friends.

(Via parishiltonworld.info)

Afternoon Roundup

james pong — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 07:20:01 +0000

Good afternoon.

Who is the real Schumacher?
Finger in Subway sandwich. Must be crunchy. Mmm.
America wants it all – life, the Universe and everything. Me too.

Afternoon Roundup

james pong — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 06:14:52 +0000

Good day, fellow earthlings. Let’s unearth some mysteries!

It turns out that spinach contamination is linked to cattle feces.
Madonna’s adoption is challenged by activists. They began an appeal to stop the child leaving the country.
US forces killed UK reporter, Terry Lloyd in Iraq.

Afternoon Roundup

james pong — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 06:29:50 +0000

Good afternoon. Student shooting is very common now in the States. The theory is, anything Canada can do, United States must do better.

Google plans to buy YouTube $1.65 billion in stock.
Beware of what you drink! Bad carrot juice makes four sick.
Tim Allen married actress Jane Hadjuk. Time for some home improvement!

‘Idol’ singer Clay Aiken may serve Bush

james pong — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 12:56:55 +0000

Clay Aiken is in line to be named to the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities, the White House said Wednesday.

Aiken, a Raleigh native who gained fame as a runner-up on “American Idol,” once worked as a YMCA counselor.

The committee’s Web site said it advises the president on issues pertaining to people with intellectual disabilities. The committee was established in 1961 by President John Kennedy as the President’s Panel on Mental Retardation.

A White House press release said President Bush intends to make the appointment. Officials did not say when.

The singer’s new album, “A Thousand Different Ways,” is due out later this month.