Down Tiger

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Tiger Woods is probably one of the most respected sportsmen out there.

His record is so clean it shines and he always seems to bring joy with that killer smile and the likewise bod.

Well it seems he's been bringing a lot of joy to a girl named Jaimee Grubbs, a former tool academy contestant. Boy has she upgraded...

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Needless to say Tiger's record is not so clean as of this week, that will happen when you cheat on your wife in what allegedly is a 31-month affair.

The media is in a frenzy. 

Tiger Wood's released the following statement: "I have let my family down and I regret those transgressions with all of my heart,"

"I have been dismayed to realize the full extent of what tabloid scrutiny really means."

The family is supposedly in intense couples therapy, and Tiger will not be playing in the infamous Chevron World Challenge often referred to as "Tiger's Tournament".

There are rumors flying around now that Tiger woods is paying his wife up to $5 million to stand by at his side plus an extra $55 million in their prenup I believe its an effort on his and his lawyers part to try and keep Wood's endorsements. 

Minarets Banned in Switzerland

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"Swiss voters have supported a referendum proposal to ban the building of minarets, official results show." (BBC)

Minarets are tall slender towers, typically part of a mosque, they contain a balcony from which a muezzin calls Muslims to prayer. The swiss have voted against the creation of any new minarets.

Switzerland's government did not wish to put a ban on the minarets, they feared that this would reflect badly on Switzerland's image in the Muslim world.

"voters [though] worried about rising immigration - and with it the rise of Islam - [so they] have [chosen to ignore] the government's advice."

so the ban was voted in favor by the people. It is targeting one religion which is why so many find the referendum so distasteful. The ban itself seems to scream intolerance. Which is why most of Europe is pitting itself against the ban and trying to reason with Switzerland to repel the referendum.

You wouldn't really know it, but there are many Muslims in Switzerland, around 400,000 live in the country. With such a large community you would imagine a strong sense of Islamisation, you'd be wrong. Switzerland itself only has 4 Minarets and after the ban that is all it's set to have unless something dissolves the law.

Martin Baltisser, the SVP's (Swiss People's Party) general secretary, told the BBC: "This was a vote against minarets as symbols of Islamic power."

Switzerland accepted their people's decision however and said the following: "The Federal Council (government) respects this decision. Consequently the construction of new minarets in Switzerland is no longer permitted."

(Quotes from BBC article) 

Obamao

Poor Obama can't seem to get a break...

T-shirts just came out depicting him as the Mao Zedong, the communist leader.

"Those Chinese sure can spot a fellow commie"

Another Youtube Sensation

I was in the library today, trying to do some work, when I inevitably found myself opening firefox and typing in the world famous youtube.com. 

I found this gentleman Sam Tsu, and I'm impressed.

I think he's really really good and I'm not the only one. This song alone has over 2,238,640 views. Even magazines like TIME have started paying attention to this new Youtube Sensation. Click here to see TIME's article on the boy. 

Vote Cast in Breckenridge Colo.

Marijuana Moves Into the Open in a Ski Town 

- courtesy of The New York Times

Last week, a town vote was cast in Breckenridge Colorado decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana. The town has been known in the past for its partying so the locals don't appear very surprised by this turn of events.   

“It’s been here forever,” said Ms. Vogt, who works for a property maintenance company when not on the mountain. “Now people can just be more comfortable walking down the street having some marijuana in their pocket — definitely including me.”

Not everyone is for the ordinance, obviously, businesses especially don't seem to ken on the idea and are enforcing precautions to protect their clients.

"A spokeswoman for Breckenridge Resort, Kelly Ladyga, said that resort employees were already trained to be “hypervigilant” in watching people for dangerous behavior from drugs or alcohol and that the company reserved the right to test any employee for drugs if “reasonable suspicions” are raised or an accident occurs." 

“I don’t think that’s the type of person we want flocking into Breckenridge,” said Ms. Musso who owns a Christmas store in Breckenridge. I'm assuming what she means when saying the type of person she is referring to what she views as the "Pot-smoking crowd".   

Damn, those heathen pot smokers. 

Marc Jacobs Growing Impatient With Obama

Obama's approval ratings have been dropping since this summer. People are hearing a lot of talk but seeing very little action; that, and they fear that at any moment their taxes are about to go sky high.

I think the problem was Obama's campaign. It was so fueled by the word "change" that when months passed with out much decision making, and a huge sum of money being thrown into the black hole that is now the American debt, people started getting antsy. After all, we are the internet generation and are used to having things just a fast click away.

Marc Jacobs, like most annoying popular culture figures, always enjoys telling the masses who he's siding with when the campaign trail strikes. Marc, like most, is growing impatient with Obama and has put out the following 'statements'.

Courtsy of Coco Perez

(Dear Mr. President You Promised I Voted Now Please Deliver)

Courtesy of Blackburn and Sweetzer

You can also pick up the shirt version.

- Smokin' Smarties -

A new movement has hit middle schools everywhere: smoking smarties is the new fad now.

"The children [don't] light the candy. They crushed it into a fine powder in its wrapper, [tear] off one end, pour the powder into their mouths and blow out fine Smarties dust, mimicking a smoker's exhale." (WSJ)

This new generation is clearly trying to one up my own generation's time in middle school. They're failing.

This 'smoking' of smarties can lead to many health issues. Along with irritation of the throat and nostrils you can possibly invite some unwanted guests.

"Oren Friedman, a Mayo Clinic nose specialist, cautioned that frequent use could lead to infections or even worse, albeit rare, conditions, such as maggots that feed on sugary dust wedged inside the nose." (WSJ)

Ew...

Parents and Schools are obviously worried; hopefully these kids wont be any future leaders. Some schools have even gone as far to ban the candy.

A lot of kids have created how-to videos on youtube. You can see one and read a little more on the topic here: http://www.detentionslip.org/2009/03/kids-smoking-smarties.html