This kids gears were practically smoking trying to figure out where the quarter went. What no one realizes is that this kid just got done smoking the fattest blunt at his friends trailer before walking home. Imagine that. Baked out of your f**ken noodle and here comes David f**king Blaine to show you a magic trick. Welcome to Boggleville...
31 July 2013
22 July 2013
Kanye West Faces Felony After Attacking Paparazzo
The "I Am a God" rapper attacked a paparazzo at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday afternoon. Kanye was snapped punching the man while simultaneously attempting to remove the camera from the photographer’s grip.
According to TMZ law enforcement officials in the Los Angeles Robbery Homicide Unit “are currently putting a file together” on the matter and have named Kanye as the prime suspect.
The case will then be sent on to the Los Angeles County District Attorney where prosecutors will decide whether to move forward with charges.
The injured photographer was taken to hospital following the incident and his physical condition is unknown at this time
X17 Online reports Kanye “grabbed the man by the shoulders, punched him and tried to wrestle the camera from his hands” after the lensman repeatedly asked him questions. Apparently the vicious attack led to the musician jamming “his foot on the photographer’s face”. Immediately after the beating Kanye left in a car with his bodyguard. Authorities arrived on the scene soon after with the rapper nowhere to be found.
Kanye’s alleged assault on the photographer can potentially throw wrenches in his plans for a world tour this year following the June release of his sixth studio album Yeezus. Should he be charged with the felony Kanye would face a host of legal woes and delays.
19 July 2013
Helen Zille To Blame For Failing Economy - Zuma
According to Zuma, South Africa’s got problems because people know South Africa’s got problems. If nobody knows about the trouble, then the trouble won’t exist, and everything would be fine. “It’s not my fault that the country is slipping,” he cried. “If the DA stops pointing out my incompetence, South Africa won’t be presented in a bad light and the economy will strengthen.”
The president rejected any claims that the stifling hold of trade unions, an uncertain economic plan as well as lacklustre implementation are responsible for the lethargic growth. “That is just more propaganda from opposition parties,” he sniffed. “If they keep quiet, prospective investors won’t notice that South Africa is a volatile environment and legislation hampers its ease to conduct business. My plans will succeed, even if the plans are doomed to fail, because no one will know about the imminent collapse.”
Zuma also claims that the Nkandla scandal is a DA plot to discredit him. “Helen Zille and her party’s incessant demanding of answers to questions about irregularities caused me to pay for upgrades to my private home with state funds,” maintained Zuma. “I would never have let the people pay for my house if not for the pesky DA.”
The ANC leader is adamant that the Marikana crisis and all the surrounding turmoil is a direct result of Helen Zille and the DA’s meddling. According to him Marikana would not have been a problem if the DA never called for answers. “They demand probes into the cause of civil unrest, probes into government response to civil unrest and probes into probes, and all these probes cause civil unrest,” Zuma moaned. “If they don’t paint such a grim picture of the platinum mining sector, the complications within the mining sector will go away, and investors will return.”
The Gupta Brothers came to the defence of Zuma, reminding us that the DA is to blame for the scandals involving them and President Zuma. “Opposition parties are always on his case,” remarked Ajay Gupta, oldest of the Gupta brothers. “Nobody is friendly with him, so we made friends an’ all. We’re also businessmen, so inevitably the relationship will become suspect, but it’s not his fault. Blame Zille.”
Ajay Gupta also claims that they would never have landed their private jet on a military air base if not for the DA. “We were forced to create a national security scandal because the Democratic Alliance continuously questions the integrity of our president in Parliament,” he declared. “If they allow him to carry on unhindered there will be no more scandal.”
The president reminded Parliament that his integrity and image is paramount if confidence in South Africa is to be restored. “It is not in South Africa’s best interest to let everyone know that I’m a liar and a cheat,” said Zuma. “The opposition is undermining the country with this agenda.”
Zuma asserted that in order to restore confidence in South Africa and improve economic growth, opposition parties need to set their own agendas aside and put the interests of all South Africans first. “Just forget that I’m incompetent. It’s the right thing to do.”
This story was published by Banana Newsline -
17 July 2013
Jamie Oliver Campaign Makes McDonald’s Change Recipe
Hamburger chef Jamie Oliver has just won a battle against one of the largest fast food chains in the world. After Oliver showed how McDonald’s hamburgers are made, the franchise announced it will change its recipe.
According to Oliver, the fatty parts of beef are “washed” in ammonium hydroxide and used in the filling of the burger. Before this process, according to the presenter, the food is deemed unfit for human consumption.
According to the chef and presenter, Jamie Oliver, who has undertaken a war against the fast food industry: “Basically, we’re taking a product that would be sold in the cheapest way for dogs, and after this process, is being given to human beings.”
Besides the low quality of the meat, the ammonium hydroxide is harmful to health. Oliver calls it “the pink slime process.”
“Why would any sensible human being put meat filled with ammonia in the mouths of their children?” asked the chef, who wages a war against the fast food industry.
In one of his initiatives, Oliver demonstrates to children how nuggets are made. After selecting the best parts of the chicken, the remains (fat, skin and internal organs) are processed for these fried foods.
The company, Arcos Dorados, the franchise manager in Latin America, said such a procedure is not practiced in the region. The same applies to the product in Ireland and the UK, where they use meat from local suppliers.
In the United States, Burger King and Taco Bell had already abandoned the use of ammonia in their products. The food industry uses ammonium hydroxide as an anti-microbial agent in meats, which has allowed McDonald’s to use otherwise “inedible meat.”
Even more disturbing is that because ammonium hydroxide is considered part of the “component in a production procedure” by the USDA, consumers may not know when the chemical is in their food.
On the official website of McDonald’s, the company claims that their meat is cheap because, while serving many people every day, they are able to buy from their suppliers at a lower price, and offer the best quality products.
In addition, the franchise denied that the decision to change the recipe is related to Jamie Oliver’s campaign. On the site, McDonald’s has admitted that they have abandoned the beef filler from its burger patties.
Article taken from Documentary Lovers
12 July 2013
SHOCKING: Crazy teen on Bath Salts!
Pretty crazy stuff if you ask me!!!
11 July 2013
Yamaha 1983 SR500 - Cafe' Racer Build
After a good few months of deciding on which bike to use as my donor bike for my Cafe' Racer project, I decided on the stealthy Yamaha SR500 - Single Cylinder (or otherwise know as a Thumper)
As most enthusiasts know, these bikes are extremely rare to find, especially ones in great condition, or ones that haven't been stripped for parts. I uploaded an ad on Gumtree - posting "Wanted - Yamaha SR500". It was clear that these bikes are rare, as the only replies I had was from people asking me if I'm crazy to think that I'll find an SR500 in good condition, or any condition at all, as most people who own these bikes - KEEP THEM!!!
About 2 weeks later I received an SMS from a guy in Knysna, saying that he had a 1983 SR500 that he had from new and was looking at selling - if the price was right. I asked how much he wanted, to which he replied R14 000. I had done my research & instantly knew this guy was taking a chance. I offered him 9k cash, bearing in mind that I had to drive from Cape Town to Knysna to collect it - he accepted. So, the following weekend at 4am, I left for my trip to Knysna, ace-out... I arrived there at 8:15am & saw the bike parked in front of his house, I was super stoked as it looked MINT, just as the bullet had explained. Oh, & did I mention it had only 23 000km on the clock (original mileage).
After sitting down & chatting about various things over a cuppa coffee, he mentioned why he wanted such a high price to start with - the truth be told, this guy had grown REALLY attached to this SR & basically just did not want to part with it. I, of course, did not explain to him what I had planned for the bike & left for the drive back to Cape Town with the SR strapped to the back of my Corsa Ute.
How the SR looked to begin with
Arrived home safely all strapped in
After riding the bike & getting used to it for a couple weeks, it was time to start the stripping process, as well as add the new clip-on (2 piece handlebars), new headlight & new headlight bracket. Makes a world of a difference to drop the bars & light lower down.
After stripping all the bits & pieces of the rear of the bike & chopping the frame, it was time to make & shape the U-bar for the new seat. It already started to get a more aggressive look, and looked pretty good being aggressive too.
All the old parts stripped off the SR
All the new parts to be accommodated - new rear springs,
Bridgestone S11 R tyres & of course, new, (much smaller) dials
Eventually it was time for the sheet metal fabrication of the seat pan & bum box. A rather lengthy process!!!
I decided to go the LED route for the brake light, pretty nice fit.
Custom-made exhaust with a retro 90 degree kink at the tip
A quick mock-up of what the bike should look like once it's done, before
stripping it for sandblasting, powder coating & spraying of the petrol tank.
Then began the entire stripping process, to get everything off for powder coating
Once all was stripped & in the process of getting sandblasted & powder coated, it was time for me to decide on what colour I wanted the petrol tank. This photo does not do the colour justice, it needs to be seen in the sunlight - an awesome Aprilia metallic Gold.
The first parts to come back from powder coating were the rims, with the new tyres on of course! As well as the inner brake disc!
Look at the size difference of my old rear tyre & new rear Bridgestone
Next up were the forks, which came out better than I had expected
After a rather lengthy wait, the petrol tank was eventually sprayed & looking great!
Next up was the heat coat for the engine, I was nervous
how it would turn out, but it worked pretty well.
So, by now everything had been powder coated & needed to be
put back together. Time to start with the assembly of the SR.
Everything started to come together rather well, all the
black I decided to go with started falling into shape!
Just a mock-up of what the colours will look like once the tank is on
Pretty much everything done - bar-end mirrors, headlight, LED indicators,
levers, dials, grips etc.
Just the brand new diamond-stitch seat I'm waiting for!
Eventually, the arrival of the long-awaited seat. Came out better than I had expected
Seat on, exhaust on, exhaust heat wrap on, fins on engine polished silver
A quick little shoot we did in the underground parking at work.
The green background works really well with the metallic gold tank.
Here's a "before & after" of the project to give you an idea of how much the bike
changed throughout the entire process. Hmmmm, what's next? Thinking a
Yamaha XS750, should be fun!!!
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10 July 2013
Beatbox Brilliance: Tom Thum at TEDxSydney
Armed with just a microphone, Tom Thum pushes the limits of the human voice to create incredible soundtracks of impossible beats and phenomenal sounds, with scratched vinyl, the Michael Jackson back-catalogue, the didgeridoo & an entire fifties jazz band amongst his vocal repertoire. 10/10 that was awesome!
9 July 2013
Nelson Mandela, Death, Dishonesty and Denial
After weeks of speculation, South African court documents revealed that Nelson Mandela is, by all intents and purposes, dead. What followed his death is a tale of dishonesty and denial – staining the South African Government and its public institutions.
The documents, part of a legal filing in a Mandela family dispute, reveal that doctors told the family of the former President that “He is in a permanent vegetative state and is assisted in breathing by a life support machine…The Mandela family has been advised by the medical practitioners that his life support machine should be switched off.”
The court documents containing this revelation are dated June 26th; one day before The Guardian Express reported that Madiba – the tribal name by which Mandela is often known – had passed away.
Mandela’s health had been declining for some time and on June 8th, he was rushed to the Medi-clinic Heart Hospital in Pretoria to be treated for a recurring lung infection. As the days passed, South Africans gathered in vigil outside the hospital and the South African government urged people to pray for the former President, who is considered a hero in South Africa for leading the nation out of Apartheid and becoming the county’s first black national leader.
Updates on Mandela’s health have fluctuated between ominous and optimistic in the days and weeks that followed. The whole nation was mired in dishonesty and denial over Mandela’s death. On June 23rd, South African government officials announced that his condition had deteriorated and CNN reported that he was now no longer able to breathe unassisted and had been placed on life support. On June 25th, the day that – according to The Guardian Express – Mandela died, his closest family members had gathered for a meeting in his childhood home of Qunu, in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province. That evening, the family was joined at Mandela’s bedside by Cape Town Archbishop Thabo Makgoba. Nelson Mandela was Christian, although there seems some dispute as to which branch of the faith he belonged. A family gathering at his bedside, with an Archbishop in attendance, on the very evening that – according to The Guardian Express – he passed away, seems more than coincidental.
Days later, South African President Jacob Zuma – along with other government and ANC officials – were describing Mandela’s condition as improving. Zuma repeatedly told the People of South Africa that the nation’s beloved icon was “critical but stable”.
We now know that Zuma and the ANC were lying. The Guardian Expresstimeline of events can be found here. Even if Mandela had been still alive, there is no possibility that his condition was improving. According to the McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine, a “permanent vegetative state” – more commonly called “persistent vegetative state” (PVS) – is a condition characterized by “no behavioral evidence of awareness of self or surroundings in a learned manner, other than reflex activity of muscles and nerves for low level conditioned response,” and “from which to a reasonable degree of medical probability, there can be no recovery.”
Cheryl Arenella MD, MPH, in an article entitled Coma and Persistent Vegetative State: An Exploration of Terms, writes “A person in a vegetative state can no longer “think,” reason, relate meaningfully with his/her environment, recognize the presence of loved ones, or “feel” emotions or discomfort. The higher levels of the brain are no longer functional.”
Later reports from South Africa revealed ongoing construction of new roads in Qunu; presumably, to accommodate mourners. In addition – even whilst official accounts insisted that the former President and leader of the African National Congress (ANC) was still clinging to life– reports emerged of a legal tussle between Mandela family members, regarding the site of his eventual resting place. Most assumed that Mandela would be buried in Qunu, where he grew up and had his retirement home. Grandson Mandla Mandela, however, had planned to ensure that his grandfather was laid to rest in the nearby village of Mvezo, where he, Mandla, holds the position of chief. Mandla had already had the bodies of three of Mandela’s children exhumed from their graves in Qunu and reburied in Mvezo. Other family members are currently attempting to have the courts compel Mandla to return the bodies to Qunu. It is this legal battle that led to the revelation over Mandela’s condition. What’s more, one might ask, why would Mandla execute such an action if he believed his grandfather would recover? Did Mandela’s grandson know he would never have to answer to Madiba? How did he know?
Media organizations – both in South Africa and overseas – have been criticized for speculating over Mandela’s condition, particularly since he was readmitted to the hospital. The government, the ANC organization and members of Mandela’s family have been urging people to remain calm and have also expressed their displeasure with the press. Although there have been numerous erroneous reports of Mandela’s passing from as early as late 2012, The Guardian Express was the first media organization in the United States – possibly, the world – to report his death as having happened Tuesday evening; this, after our South African correspondent, Laura Oneale, was notified by a very well-placed source. Even after publishing the news Wednesday, The Guardian Express, whilst having complete confidence in this source, continued its attempts to uncover further details and determine why news of Mandela’s death, or at least his presumption of death, was being concealed. Without absolute confirmation of the reasons behind the cover-up,The Guardian Express initially decided to publish no further articles on the subject. Likely factors, however, were security fears, particularly in light of President Obama’s important, impending arrival.
The decision regarding whether or not to publish the story was not easy; one of the site’s senior editors argued against it. The site initially published three stories, commenting on his death – links to these stories are listed at the foot of this article. The original source – because of their position – was determined to have sufficient credibility, although The Guardian Express senior staff continued searching for further information, including several phone calls to Mandela’s hospital. At no point, during any of these calls, were journalists or editors from The Guardian Express told that Mandela was alive; on one such call, the question “is Mandela Alive?” was asked and was met by a lengthy pause, followed by the statement that staff members did not have any information and had been told to give out no information.
In the interests of journalistic integrity, the site was not prepared to retract the story unless conclusive evidence was obtained that showed Mandela still to be alive; no such evidence was discovered, neither at that time, nor at any time since. Other media outlets that published word of Madiba’s passing quickly retracted their stories.
Since the publication of the first articles relating to Mandela’s death, every assertion that he was still alive has originated from Jacob Zuma, ANC officials and/or the Mandela family, who, sadly, appear to have been coerced or duped into perpetuating the deception. Every media outlet that continues to report on the state of Mandela’s health is basing its reporting on official sources and interviews with family members. No-one, other than the medical staff at the Medi-clinic Heart Hospital, the family or the government has seen Mandela since the day The Guardian Express reported his death. Not even President Obama was allowed to see him. There is, therefore, not one shred of evidence that he remains alive. The Guardian Express, however, has a very well-placed source confirming that Mandela is no longer with us. In that light, breaking the story was a bold, but logical, decision.
According to a report Thursday in South Africa’s Independent Online, the Mandela family has refused to allow his life-support apparatus to be switched off until the remains of his children are relocated to Qunu. If this is, in fact, the only reason that Mandela is still, to this day, on life support, then the family has already accepted that he is dead; they are merely delaying making the fact ‘technically’ final, in order that the respected elder statesman not be buried alone.
Although Mandela’s death is all but officially admitted – and likely will not be- (as this would confirm that the South African government has been deceiving the nation) The Guardian Express has always maintained that he did, in fact, leave us Tuesday evening, as reported. This belief is confirmed by several factors, one being that between Tuesday evening and the present time, no evidence has been produced that Mandela was still alive. Additionally, The Guardian Express website has, over the past few days, been subjected to several cyber attacks, which have taken the site offline for varying periods of time. These attacks appear to have originated in South Africa. Were it true that Mandela had still been alive after The Guardian Express reported his death, the publication would almost certainly have received official – and, quite possibly, even legal – demands for a retraction and apology. Instead, the website has been the target of crude attempts to silence it. Has the ANC graduated from actual terrorism to cyber terrorism?
As anticipation of President Obama’s visit mounted, the White House was quick to play down the prospects of a visit to Mandela’s bedside. In hindsight, it is clear that this was an attempt to preempt the embarrassing and precarious situation of Obama being forced to pretend to have met with a dead man.
The government of South Africa, assuming – correctly – that the man’s death will be the overwhelming focus of the world’s attention, will probably never address the issue of exactly when he died. Their assertion, regarding the timing of his death, may never been disproven. By the same token, The Guardian Express reports of his death Tuesday will stand, without verifiable contradiction. There will be those who maintain we were premature and not accurate, but the impeccable credentials of our South African source completely neutralize those claims.
Not wanting to lose their icon, the majority of South Africans have been in denial over Mandela’s death, resulting in their eager acceptance of their government’s dishonesty.
The Guardian Express does not cheer Mandela’s passing, but – now that these court documents reveal the true date of his death – its reporting on the matter stands alone.
As for Madiba, history will be good to him. Although he was no saint, he was – undeniably – a hero and an inspiration to many.
This story was compiled by Guardian Express on 4th July 2013
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