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Post by HARD ROCK UNIVERSE on Oct 28, 2006 11:23:20 GMT -5
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Post by HARD ROCK UNIVERSE on Oct 22, 2006 16:35:15 GMT -5
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Post by HARD ROCK UNIVERSE on Oct 20, 2006 10:33:19 GMT -5
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Walt Disney Co. on Thursday said it took "appropriate action" against employees at its Paris theme park who were caught simulating sex while dressed as Disney characters in a digital video that has received wide attention on the Internet.
Disney would not say whether it had dismissed any of the costumed employees featured in the grainy video, which appears to have been shot with a hidden camera at a backstage dressing room at Disneyland Resort Paris.
"The behavior shown on the video is unacceptable and inexcusable," Disney said in a statement.
"The video was taken in the backstage area not accessible to guests. Appropriate action has been taken to deal with the cast members involved."
The video shows Minnie Mouse struggling to free herself as she is grabbed from behind by Goofy and then a giant snowman.
Later, Mickey Mouse simulates sex with the snowman and Goofy does the same with either Chip or Dale, the chipmunks, as laughter is heard on the tape.
The tape is described on the Internet as the "Mouse Orgy."
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Post by HARD ROCK UNIVERSE on Oct 22, 2006 18:22:51 GMT -5
I've got one of these but for some reason, the "mute" button seems to be broken Strange......my "Gimme some" button doesn't seem to work, either. Can we say "recall"?
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Post by HARD ROCK UNIVERSE on Oct 22, 2006 18:03:43 GMT -5
I've got one of these but for some reason, the "mute" button seems to be broken
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Post by HARD ROCK UNIVERSE on Oct 15, 2006 22:54:06 GMT -5
OTTAWA - Canadian troops fighting Taliban militants in Afghanistan have stumbled across an unexpected and potent enemy — almost impenetrable forests of 10-foot-tall marijuana plants. Gen. Rick Hillier, chief of the Canadian defense staff, said Thursday that Taliban fighters were using the forests as cover. In response, the crew of at least one armored car had camouflaged their vehicle with marijuana. "The challenge is that marijuana plants absorb energy, heat very readily. It's very difficult to penetrate with thermal devices ... and as a result you really have to be careful that the Taliban don't dodge in and out of those marijuana forests," he said in a speech in Ottawa. We tried burning them with white phosphorus — it didn't work. We tried burning them with diesel — it didn't work. The plants are so full of water right now ... that we simply couldn't burn them," he said. Even successful incineration had its drawbacks. "A couple of brown plants on the edges of some of those (forests) did catch on fire. But a section of soldiers that was downwind from that had some ill effects and decided that was probably not the right course of action," Hillier said dryly. One soldier told him later: "Sir, three years ago before I joined the army, I never thought I'd say 'That damn marijuana.'"
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Post by HARD ROCK UNIVERSE on Oct 10, 2006 14:46:35 GMT -5
(Los Lunas, NM) - Three employees at a New Mexico fast food restaurant are facing felony charges for allegedly putting pot inside two police officer's hamburgers over the weekend. The officers conducted a field test on the burgers when they noticed something was wrong. The results came back positive for marijuana. Police say officers Henry Gabaldon and Mark Landauazo decided to stop for a snack at the Los Lunas Burger King just before eleven Sunday night. They ordered a couple of burgers. Detective Cavallero said "while eating the food they detected something was very wrong. Another Sgt. came and field tested the food and it tested positive for marijuana." Los Lunas police were called to the restaurant and after a short investigation arrested 19-year old Jason Armijo, 21-year old Robert Knuckols and 33-year old Joseph Ledesma on a variety of felony charges. ”We don't know why they did it. Maybe they just thought they'd play a joke on a couple of officers" said Lt. Joe Sanchez. As for the officers, they became sick and were taken to the hospital. Isleta Police found nothing funny about the incident. “Both of them are veteran officers they have spent their careers and their lives fighting the war on drugs, and this is a direct assault on them. They are victims, and it could have ended in very tragic results if they had been responding to a life or death situation” said Detective Cavallero.
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Post by HARD ROCK UNIVERSE on Oct 7, 2006 0:38:02 GMT -5
All I've got to say is that's one less thing that I have to worry about, I'm safe, apparently ;D
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Post by HARD ROCK UNIVERSE on Oct 6, 2006 22:29:18 GMT -5
WASHINGTON - Good news for aging hippies: smoking pot may stave off Alzheimer’s disease.
New research shows that the active ingredient in marijuana may prevent the progression of the disease by preserving levels of an important neurotransmitter that allows the brain to function.
Researchers at the Scripps Research Institute in California found that marijuana’s active ingredient, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, can prevent the neurotransmitter acetylcholine from breaking down more effectively than commercially marketed drugs.
THC is also more effective at blocking clumps of protein that can inhibit memory and cognition in Alzheimer’s patients, the researchers reported in the journal Molecular Pharmaceutics.
The researchers said their discovery could lead to more effective drug treatment for Alzheimer’s, the leading cause of dementia among the elderly.
Those afflicted with Alzheimer’s suffer from memory loss, impaired decision-making, and diminished language and movement skills. The ultimate cause of the disease is unknown, though it is believed to be hereditary.
Marijuana is used to relieve glaucoma and can help reduce side effects from cancer and AIDS treatment.
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Post by HARD ROCK UNIVERSE on Sept 26, 2006 17:48:51 GMT -5
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A former handyman from North Providence who won more than $400,000 in a lawsuit over a malfunctioning penile implant may not get the money after a judge dismissed his claim.
Superior Court Judge Edward C. Clifton on Monday granted a request by the implant manufacturer's insurer to dismiss Charles "Chick" Lennon's claim, which his lawyers say will amount to $1 million with interest included.
The implant has caused Lennon to have an erection for 10 years.
The medical device maker's insurance company, National Union Fire Insurance Company, argued that since the device's now-defunct manufacturer, Dacomed Corp., can't be held liable for the device, it can't, either.
Lennon's lawyers responded on Wednesday, saying that the Rhode Island Supreme Court affirmed the award and made it clear the insurer has to pay it.
Lennon received the steel and plastic implant in 1996, about two years before the impotence drug Viagra went on the market. The Dura-II is designed to allow impotent men to position the penis upward for sex, then lower it.
But Lennon, 68, said he can't position his penis downward because the device is faulty, causing him pain and embarrassment.
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Post by HARD ROCK UNIVERSE on Sept 19, 2006 9:20:16 GMT -5
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Post by HARD ROCK UNIVERSE on Sept 18, 2006 22:10:27 GMT -5
Willie Nelson gets high? Y "There was no trouble whatsoever," Williams said. "They were all cooperative."Of course they were cooperative...they were stoned! And let me get this straight...1 1/2 pounds of pot and 91 grams of shrooms is a MISDEMEANOR in Louisiana? Y Yeah, I'll bet if it was some long haired ROCKER that got busted with 1 1/2 pounds of pot and a little over 3 ounces of 'shrooms they'd be facing working on a chain gang, but with Willie...well, I'll bet they even asked him for his autograph before citing him...not that anyone should be busted for that Sh*t anyway, but it looks like there was some preferential treatment going on in this case
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Post by HARD ROCK UNIVERSE on Sept 18, 2006 16:57:05 GMT -5
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Country singer-songwriter Willie Nelson and several fellow musicians were charged with misdemeanor drug possession by Louisiana police after a search of their tour bus on Monday turned up marijuana and psychedelic mushrooms.
State police spokesman Willie Williams said the bus was stopped early on Monday morning about 7 miles east of Lafayette, Louisiana, for a routine commercial inspection, and a state trooper smelled marijuana inside the bus.
State Police seized about 1-1/2 pounds (0.7 kg) of marijuana and two-tenths of a pound (91 grams) of mushrooms from the bus, Williams said.
Nelson and four other passengers on the bus were cited for possession and released, while the driver had his commercial driving privileges suspended in addition to being cited for possession. Nelson faces possible jail time of up to six months and an unspecified fine, police said.
"There was no trouble whatsoever," Williams said. "They were all cooperative."
A spokesman for Nelson said she had no information about the arrest.
Nelson, 73, has been an advocate for the legalization of marijuana. He became famous in the 1970s as part of the outlaw country movement that included influences from rock, jazz and folk music.
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Post by HARD ROCK UNIVERSE on Sept 14, 2006 22:57:04 GMT -5
Happy Birthday Jim, I'll crank up some classic PTB in your honor
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Post by HARD ROCK UNIVERSE on Sept 12, 2006 11:03:31 GMT -5
SYDNEY, Australia - At least 10 stingrays have been slain since “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin was killed by one of the fish, an official said Tuesday, prompting a spokesman for the late TV star’s animal charity to urge people not take revenge on the animals.
Irwin died last week when a stingray barb pierced his chest as he recorded a show off the Great Barrier Reef.
Slain stingrays since have been discovered on two beaches in Queensland state on Australia’s eastern coast. Two were discovered Tuesday with their tails lopped off, state fisheries department official Wayne Sumpton said.
Sumpton said fishermen who inadvertently catch the diamond-shaped rays sometimes cut off their tails to avoid being stung, but the practice was uncommon. Stingrays often are caught in fishing nets by mistake and should be returned to the sea, Sumpton said.
‘Not what Steve was about’ Michael Hornby, the executive director of Irwin’s Wildlife Warriors conservation group, said he was concerned the rays were being hunted and killed in retaliation for Irwin’s death.
“It may be some sort of retribution, or it may be fear from certain individuals, or it just may be yet another callous act toward wildlife,” he said.
He said killing stingrays was “not what Steve was about.”
“We are disgusted and disappointed that people would take this sort of action to hurt wildlife,” he said.
Potentially deadly toxins Stingrays are usually shy, unobtrusive fish that rummage the sea bottom for food or burrow into the sand.
They have a serrated spine up to 10 inches long on their tails, which they can lash when stepped on or otherwise frightened.
The spines emit toxins that can kill many small creatures and cause excruciating pain in humans. Few people have died from the poison, but the spines can badly tear flesh and the wounds are prone to infections, including tetanus.
Hornby said people should treat stingrays with caution, but “there is still no need to ... kill or mutilate these important animals.”
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Post by HARD ROCK UNIVERSE on Sept 5, 2006 23:10:12 GMT -5
Very sad news, he seemed like a good guy, who loved what he was doing. RIP...
As for whether or not the footage of his death might be broadcast..here you go Trexx :
LATEST: The footage of late Australian naturalist STEVE IRWIN being killed by a stingray could be shown on TV. Charismatic Irwin, dubbed the Crocodile Hunter after his internationally acclaimed TV show, died yesterday (04SEP06) while diving on Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Irwin was filming for a new documentary when he lost his life, and his cameraman shot the moment when the stingray's barbed tail stabbed the legendary conservationist through the heart. The tapes are currently being held by Queensland police - but Irwin's family are determined to respect his last wishes and allow the harrowing footage to be broadcast. Irwin once insisted, "My number one rule is to keep that camera rolling. Even if it's shaky or slightly out of focus, I don't give a rip. "Even if a big old alligator is chewing me up I want to go down and go, 'Crikey!' just before I die. That would be the ultimate for me." An insider tells British newspaper the Daily Star, "This is exactly what Steve would have wanted. He knew the dangers and was totally up for the cameras to get everything."
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Post by HARD ROCK UNIVERSE on Sept 4, 2006 0:20:07 GMT -5
SYDNEY, Australia - Steve Irwin, the quirky Australian naturalist who won worldwide acclaim, has died in a marine accident off Australia’s northeast coast, local media reported on Monday. Queensland state government sources quoted by Australian Associated Press (AAP) said Irwin, 44, whose television show “The Crocodile Hunter” won international acclaim and popularized the phrase “Crikey”, was believed to have been killed by a stingray barb that pierced his chest. He was filming an underwater documentary off Port Douglas when the accident occurred, the report said. Sky Television also reported that Irwin had been stung by a sting ray. Australian emergency officials could not immediately confirm the reports. Irwin won a global following for his daredevil antics but also triggered outrage in 2004 by holding his then one-month-old baby while feeding a snapping crocodile at his Australian zoo.
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Post by HARD ROCK UNIVERSE on Aug 29, 2006 22:38:45 GMT -5
Probably why he came up with the idea! Larry the cable guy: Wanna hear my impression of Elton John? Audience applause..... Larry the Cable guy: He's gay.... That's just the impression I git. that reminds of a documentary which was done by Elton's partner David Furnish called "Tantrums And Tiaras" there's a scene where our Elt is playing tennis and a woman ;D sees him and yells out to him "Cooee" Elton!!!and waves to him-next scene Etl is on the phone ringing to get the first flight home and is very very distressed and angry ,his partner trying to get to the root of the problem,asking him what the anger was all about-it turns out that Reg (sorry Elton)DOES NOT like people going "Coooeee" to him :-[while he's playing tennis-HOW GAY IS THAT-oh by the way watching him play tennis,he was Cr*p so why the attitude Well, what do you expect? This sounds like the same Elton who had a hissy fit and once phoned his agent and demanded that he do something about the wind outside his hotel room
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Post by HARD ROCK UNIVERSE on Aug 28, 2006 23:28:20 GMT -5
Elton John has revealed that for his next album his hopes to make a hip hop record with Dr Dre.
John releases his latest record ‘The Captain And Yhe Kid’ next month but he already has his sights on his next rather strange project.
He told Rolling Stone: “I want to bring my songs and melodies to hip-hop beats — a bit like no ‘No Diggity’ by Blackstreet. I love these beats, but I have no idea how to get them.”
He added: “I want to work with Pharrell, Timbaland, Snoop, Kanye, Eminem and just see what happens. It may be a disaster, it could be fantastic, but you don’t know until you try.”
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Post by HARD ROCK UNIVERSE on Aug 28, 2006 22:57:18 GMT -5
Are you saying that Chinese are bad drivers? Well, I'm not saying that, but you can blindfold them with dental floss...you don't give them the keys to a fucking car
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