Conjoined twins share mind

Twins joined at the head — the medical term is craniopagus — are one in 2.5 million.  These twins however have something unique even among conjoined twins at the head;  they share a brain.  When one feels something, the other reacts.  When one drinks, the other tastes.  Very interesting bit on a rare condition.  Here is the full article.


Conjoined Twins Share Mind.

Amazing B-ball

get this kid on the Lakers!

not end of world, yet

Well the rapture didn't happen on sat night, but this weekend there were some crazy things happening in the world, starting with the midwest.   Here is  a link  to some crazy pics from the tornados....maybe the world is ending....

Link to Tornado pictures

this week in sports

Here are some of the best pictures this week in sports:
Click to view best sports pics here

destroyed in seconds

What happens when a $6.5MM helicopter can't land on a aircraft carrier?  Watch and see....

End of the world - FYI

Just so you guys can mark on your calendar, the end of the world is going to happen this saturday around 6 P.M.   For details of this event check out the post that has some superstitious people freaking our across the nation (there my or may not be a commercial before the video).....

humpday! people are awesome

here is a sweet midweek clip.

better than a skateboard - DOGBOARD!

This is for all the dog lovers out there : )

awesome street dancer

Financial Armageddon??

The United States today hit its $14.3 trillion congressionally-mandated borrowing limit and the federal government is running on fumes.  While the treasury says it can continue funding Uncle Sam's $3.8 trillion annual spending spree by tapping into what is effectively an emergency credit card -- borrowing from government worker retirement funds and cutting off federally-backed state and local bond programs -- many people are wondering what, if any, impact not extending the debt limit might have as the May 16 deadline comes and goes.

What does this mean if the debt ceiling doest rise??
  Financial catastrophe....
Predictions of mid may that the stock and bond market will PLUMIT
Huge tax increase
SS checks, medicare, medicare, vet benefits, unemployment.  Defaulting on the US debt would result in basically a financial crisis worse than the one we experienced in 2008.  OUCH!


What would actually happen? 
 Its like defaulting on your home mortgage, nobody would loan you more money without a much higher interest payment; and the US economy borrows a lot of money.  Bankers and economists say that could stop the recovering economy dead in its tracks.


This all just happened today, so be watching in the news whats going to happen with the debt ceiling.  More than likely Obama will make a statement in the next few days deciding what congress is going to do.  Lets keep our fingeres crossed that can figure this out.  


Now for some visual stimulation, here is an idea of how much 1 trillion dollars really is:

Robot helps Paralyzed student walk for Graduation.

After graduating high school,  Austin Whitney was drinking and driving and suffered a severe car accident that severed his spine.  While attending UC Berkley, he learned of a robot that assists paralyzed victims in walking.  This is story to the 7 miraculous steps he took to graduate.

MONDAY MOTIVATION!! HOW GREAT I AM!!!!

Its monday people! Time to get motivated!!!!


"We are what we repeatedly do.  Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit." - Aristotle  



Lets all have  great week!  Dare to be GREAT!

Jetman flies over grand canyon

The 51-year-old Swiss adventurer, who calls himself “Jetman,”has taken to the air in a custom-built jet suit over the English Channel, the Swiss Alps — and now the Grand Canyon in his latest flight Saturday.

What to buy with 100 Million dollars

What could the kids expect to buy from the 100million dollar inheritance of their father Wellington R Burt?  NOTHING!!

Wellington R Burt was the richest timber baron of saginaw, Mich.  He died in 1919 with a multimillion dollar fortune - one of americas largest at the time.

He stated in his will that all of his fortune would be equally distributed to his family, with a small catch;  21 years after his grandchildren died, the money would be distributed, so his kids and even grandchildren got NOTHING!!

His children and grandchildren weren't entirely deprived. Burt gave his "favorite son" $30,000 a year but the rest of his children got allowances roughly equal to those he gave his cook and chauffeur
Why might he do this??
"I'm pretty sure he didn't like his family back then," said Christina Cameron, an heir and a great-great-great grandchild of Burt's.
It was also thought that he didn't want to spoil his kids, so he kept the money locked up until long after they were gone.    So instead of giving his children his hard earned fruits of his labors, he decided to lock it up and spoil some great grandchildren he would never ha even meet.  Doesn't make sense to me, but and interesting story none the less.  The money has just recently been released and now the great grandchildren willrecieve about 2.5 million each.  Not too shabby!

Article here:  100 million dollars

The starts are aligning!!!!

So remember those crazy mynas that predicted the end of the world in december of 2012?   Well one of their end of the world signs was that the planets would align in a rare line.  A picture below illustrates the effect.

Well if you get up early enough, you can actually see this happening;  NO not the end of the world, just the planets aligning.  

For the last two months, almost all the planets have been hiding behind the sun, but this week they all emerge and are arrayed in a grand line above the rising sun. Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter are visible, and you can add Uranus and Neptune to your count if you have binoculars or a small telescope.  I dont want anyone to worry but next year on December 21 2012(possible doomsday), astronomers say no remotely similar alignment will occur.  To make everyone feel extra safe, NASA released a warming statement saying, "Nothing bad will happen to the earth in 2012,"  

THANKS NASA FOR ASSURING US!!!!

Now I don't want to ruin how the world ends, but I will give you a hint: something about gravity fields and planets hitting each other. You ever seen a planet hit another one? They all punch like babies. Except Uranus -- it really packs a punch. Get it?

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2070503,00.html#ixzz1MHEATxkT

Fun Fact friday

I came across a GEM of information today about ...

Armadillos:
1)They give birth to four babies in each litter, all of which will have the same sex.


2)Armadillo comes from the Spanish, meaning “little armored one."



3)Armadillos are one of the few animals who consume fire ants as part of their diet.


4)Armadillos are also good swimmers. Armadillos can hold their breath for up to 6 minutes.


Below is a Great video showing the capabilities of the armadillo:

Worlds Biggest Model Airport

Here is a video of the worlds biggest model airport.  
A few quick facts about this airport:


5 million dollars invested
Direct replica of the Hamburg Germany Airport
Six years in the making


The video speaks pretty much for it self:

Wavejet

The ancient art of surfing has evolved to the lazy times of the 21st century.  Introducing the Wavejet, the surfboard with a motor on it, eliminating the need to paddle into waves.  The wavejet is like a little jetski under the surfboard, making the surfer able to get into waves without the "struggle" of paddling.

Not bad, and looks pretty cool, if you can shell out the $4500 it costs to buy.  

Its Monday People! Lets get Motivated!!!!

There is one quality that one must possess to win, and that is definiteness of purpose, the knowledge of what one wants, and a burning desire to possess it.
-Napoleon Hill

Big week everyone!

Apple>Google

Apple has passed up internet search engine giant google as most valued brand. Google siting on its 4 year reign as the most valuable company has just been passed by Apple.  A study by  Millward Brown BrandZ evaluated the strength of brands within companies and the computer companys inovation of the iphone and ipad bumped it slightly above google.  This does nto mean they are the most profitable, nor have the most revenue, this simply meant that the brand name Apple is worth the most.   How much is Apples brand worth?   A whopping 157 million bucks.  how do they evaluate these numbers??  I have no idea.  Here are some other runners up.

Here is the link to the article: Apple > Google

365 days of working out

Wanna see a whole year of working out over 35 seconds?? Here you go!!!!

This could be you! Get to work!!!!

Extreme Go pro

Ill just let you watch this insane Skier.  I think you gotta have huevos the size of coconuts to do this.  INSANE!

Best of Bin Ladin News

I know we all know that Bin Laden has been killed, but i just wanted to post a few interesting bits some of us might have missed about the mission to find and kill him.

Here is a video explaining how the Navy Seals went in and captures him.  Its probably the best animation i have seen.  Every single one of the Navy Seals wore a camera on their helmet with a live feed to the President in the situation room picture below.  Pres. Obama saw the entire mission live and watched them enter the compound and kill Osama.  The picture speaks for it self.

Here is the CNN video...great footage here.  You see some of the feed from the Navy Seals.






Fun Facts

-- Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler killed himself on April 30, 1945, and his death was announced May 1. Osama bin Laden was killed May 1, 2011.

-- Within two hours of the announcement that bin Laden was dead, more than 145,000 people had joined a Facebook group called "Osama bin Laden is dead 5/1/11."

--The FBI has updated its "Most Wanted" list.

--The original plan was to bomb bin Laden's compound, but President Obama rejected it in favor of a helicopter raid.

--Baseball fans attending Sunday night's Mets-Phillies gameerupted in chants of "USA!" when news of bin Laden's death spread through Citizens Bank Ballpark.

-- 899 people were following the fake Twitter account @binladen at 1 a.m. Monday, but that number was increasing after news of bin Laden's death. Among the tweets from the fake account early Monday: I'm not dead, just a little busy at the moment.

-- Bin Laden was killed 3,519 days after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the U.S.

--  The U.S. believes bin Laden's son was also killed Sunday.

-- Bin Laden was killed by a bullet to the head.

-- The compound was just 100 yards from a Pakistani military academy.

--Bin Laden was one of more than 50 children of millionaire construction magnate Mohamed bin Laden. Bin Laden was reported to have had at least 23 children from at least five wives.

Cool story

Final shave:

Gary Weddle, 50, was so affected by the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon that he stopped shaving.

Weddle made a vow not to shave until terrorist leader Osama bin Laden was captured or killed. He thought it would probably take six months, but bin Laden proved to be elusive.

After 3,454 days, a middle school teacher in Ephrata, Wash., was finally free to shave the beard he had been growing since Sept. 11, 2001.

Here are some pics of him shaving after 10 years.

Lastly....cant live without a few jokes.....

Good thing Jimmer was part of the decision....

Big Happy

On the night MLB decided to honor the men and women of our military for successfully tracking down and killing Osama bin Laden ,David Ortiz (Big Papi) hits his first homer in a month and then celebrates by hugging a lucky soldier in the stands.  Love this country, and the men who fight for it.

Beginning of the week pump up video!

Who doesn't love a big fat guy dancing???

I just thought everyone could use a little fun to start off the week.  I think if we dance like this in the morning there is no possible way we could have a bad day.  im going to start doing it in the morning for my wife.