An experiment with multiple rubber bands proves…? Something?
Looks cool in slow motion though.
Happy Saturday!
Colorado shooting – the politicizing is underway
That’s it – it’s President Obama’s fault the shooter went on his killing spree.
Jim Hoft is the same guy who last year claimed that Obama’s handlers used a Jumbotron to instruct audiences when to applaud. In fact, the Jumbotron was captioned for the deaf and was indicating that the audience had applauded.
SRSLY.
Spain’s Olympic team not so thrilled with THEIR uniforms for 2012
Think the US Olympic team has uniform problems?
Spain’s Olympic team has some grumbles about THEIR uniforms for the 2012 Olympics. Take a look. I’m thinking I’ll take a #2 meal with extra large fries…
CBSSports.com reports: In the latest example of “you get what you pay for,” multiple Spanish athletes have taken to Twitter to air some not-so-subtle complaints about the country’s new not-so-subtly terrible Olympic uniforms from Russian design firm Bosco. “It’s best I don’t comment,” gold-medal winning canoieist Saul Craviotto tweeted, along with this picture:
Episcopal Church approves ceremony for blessing same-sex couples
Episcopalians have approved a churchwide ceremony to bless same-sex couples, the latest major step toward accepting homosexuality by a denomination that nine years ago elected the first openly gay bishop.
The liturgy can be used starting Dec. 2, the first Sunday in Advent.
At the Episcopal General Convention, which is divided into two voting bodies, about 80 percent of the House of Deputies voted Tuesday for the provisional rite for same-sex unions over the next three years. A day earlier, the House of Bishops approved the rites 111-41 during the church meeting in Indianapolis.
Supporters of the same-sex blessings insisted it was not a marriage ceremony despite any similarities. Called the Witnessing and Blessing of a Lifelong Covenant, it includes prayers and an exchange of vows and rings. Couples must complete counseling before their unions or civil marriages are blessed by the church.
Via AP
Batman & Robin (not so secret gay life) exposed
Tweet of the day – Celeb Boutique
Clueless. Clueless. Clueless…
“Call Me Maybe” video spoof by US Marines
U.S. Marines stationed in Afghanistan dance, lip-sync to Carly Rae Jepsen’s hit song.
Nate Silver Election Forecast 7-20-12
CO: Twelve dead at movie theater shooting in Aurora
Twelve people are dead (earlier reports had the number at 14) and 50 injured after a gunman opened fire at a screening of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colorado late last night.
The AP reports:
The gunman, who is in custody, stood at the front of the theater and fired into the crowd about 12:30 a.m. MDT at a theater at a multiplex theater in a mall in Aurora. Witnesses tell us he released some sort of canister. They heard a hissing sound and some gas emerged and the gunman opened fire,” Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates said at a news conference. Police, ambulances and emergency crews swarmed on the scene after frantic calls started flooding the 911 switchboard, officials said. Officers found the gunman near a car behind the theater. “A gas mask, rifle, handgun at least one additional weapon (were) found inside,” he said.
The suspect arrested is a 24-year-old male. He has been identified as James Holmes.
A somber President Obama addressed the crowd awaiting his Florida campaign stop, telling them that the event was canceled and instead the nation should spend the day in prayer and reflection.
Michelle and I are shocked and saddened by the horrific and tragic shooting in Colorado. Federal and local law enforcement are still responding, and my Administration will do everything that we can to support the people of Aurora in this extraordinarily difficult time. We are committed to bringing whoever was responsible to justice, ensuring the safety of our people, and caring for those who have been wounded. As we do when confronted by moments of darkness and challenge, we must now come together as one American family. All of us must have the people of Aurora in our thoughts and prayers as they confront the loss of family, friends, and neighbors, and we must stand together with them in the challenging hours and days to come.
Eagle Scout returns badge in protest over Boy Scouts anti-gay stance
Martin Cizmar, the arts and culture editor of Portland Oregon’s weekly Williamette Week, returned his Eagle Scout badge to the Boy Scouts yesterday in protest of the group’s anti-gay policies.
Wrote Cizmar: “I am not gay. However, I cannot in good conscious hold thi sbadge as long as the BSA continues a policy of bigotry. Though I didn’t know at the time, I was acquainted with a number fo gay scouts and scouters. They were all great men, loyal to the scout oath and motto and helpful to the movement. There is no fair reason they should not be allowed to participate in scouting.”
Added Cizmar on Twitter: “Just mailed my Eagle Scout medal back to the BSA to protest the ban on gay scouts. Kinda sad, but important.”