U.S. surfer dies in shark attack in Mexico

Just less than a week when we heard of a fatal shark attack in the coast near San Diego, CA. Now Here's another attack this time in Mexico. Could this be the same great white who severed the limb of a thriathlete man?The U.S. Embassy in Mexico could not immediately confirm the man's name, but local authorities identified him as a 24-year-old who was surfing with a fellow American. The other man was not injured.The attack occurred at the Troncones beach, about 45 minutes west by car from the beach resort of Ixtapa.The statement said the victim suffered wounds "that reached from the hip to the knee, exposing the femur."The victim was still alive when he was brought back to the beach. It took so long for the ambulance to reach the relatively isolated, undeveloped beach that a bystander took the victim to a local hospital in his car.The man died from loss of blood a few minutes after reaching the hospital, according to the statement.Shark attacks are relatively rare in Mexico. In 2006, the International Shark Attack File at the Florida Museum of Natural History reported only one attack in Mexico, which was not fatal.

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Triathlete Killed By Shark While Swimming Off Solana Beach

A group of nine swimmers entered the water near Fletcher Cove at about 6:30 a.m. for their daily ocean swim, according to witnesses. They swam northward. While they were swimming, a 66-year-old man was bitten on both thighs, the spokesman for the San Diego County Sheriff's Department said. Other swimmers looked back and saw the man flailing before he was pulled under the water, the spokesman said.Witnesses said the victim resurfaced screaming. Several other swimmers pulled the man to shore.Lifeguards arrived and a helicopter ambulance was called, but the victim bled to death on the beach.Helicopter video showed lifeguards, firefighters and police gathered at the main lifeguard station in Solana Beach. What appeared to be the victim's body covered by a yellow tarp was visible under a portable shade structure behind the headquarters.The victim's family was notified, but his identity was not immediately released.Lifeguards did not know what kind of shark attacked the man, but they speculated that it was a great white.
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Evil is the absence of God

A science professor begins his school year with A Lecture to thestudents, "Let me explain the problem science has with Religion." The atheist professor of philosophy pauses before hisclass And Then asks one of his new students to stand. "You're a Christian, aren't you, son?" "Yes sir," the student says. "So you believe in God?" "Absolutely. " "Is God good?" “Sure! God's good." "Is God all-powerful? Can God do anything?" "Yes." "Are you good or evil?" "The Bible says I'm evil." The professor grins knowingly. "Aha! The Bible!" He Considers for amoment. "Here's one for you. Let's say there's a sick PersonOver here and you can cure him. You can do it. Would you help him?Would You Try?" "Yes sir, I would." "So you're good...!" "I wouldn't say that." "But why not say that? You'd help a sick and Maimed Person if you could. Most of us would if we could. But God doesn't." The student does not answer, so the professor Continues. "He doesn't, does he? My brother was a Christian who died of Cancer, even though he prayed to Jesus to heal him. How is this Jesus Good?Hmmm? Can you answer that one?"The student remains silent. "No, you can't, can you?" the professor says. He Takes a sip of water from a glass on his desk to give the student time To Relax. "Let's start again, young fella. Is God good?" "Er...yes," the student says. "Is Satan good?" The student doesn't hesitate on this one. "No." "Then where does Satan come from?" The student falters. "From God" "That's right. God made Satan, didn't he? Tell Me, Son. Is there evil in this world?" "Yes, sir." "Evil's everywhere, isn't it? And God did make Everything, correct?" "Yes." "So who created evil?" The professor continued, "If God created everything, then God created evil, since evil exists, and According to the principle that our works define who we are, then God is Evil."Again, the student has no answer. "Is there Sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things, do They Exist in this world?"The student squirms on his feet. "Yes."
"So who created them?" The student does not answer again, so the Professor Repeats his question. "Who created them?" There is still no answer. Suddenly The lecturer breaks away to pace in front of the classroom. The class is Mesmerized. "Tell me," he continues onto another student. "Do you Believe in Jesus Christ, son?"The student's voice betrays him and cracks. "Yes, Professor, I do."The old man stops pacing. "Science says you have Five senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Have You Ever seen Jesus?"
"No sir. I've never seen Him." "Then tell us if you've ever heard your Jesus?" "No, sir, I have not." "Have you ever felt your Jesus, tasted your Jesus or Smelt your Jesus? Have you ever had any sensory perception of Jesus Christ, Or God for that matter?" "No, sir, I'm afraid I haven't." "Yet you still believe in him?" "Yes." "According to the rules of empirical, testable, Demonstrable protocol, science says your God doesn't exist. What do you Say To that, son?""Nothing," the student replies. "I only have my Faith.""Yes, faith," the professor repeats. "And that Is The problem sciencehas with God. There is no evidence, only faith." The student stands quietly for a moment, before Asking a question of His own. "Professor, is there such thing as heat?" "Yes," the professor replies. "There's heat." "And is there such a thing as cold?" "Yes, son, there's cold too." "No sir, there isn't." The professor turns to face the student, Obviously Interested. The room suddenly becomes very quiet. The student begins to Explain. "You can have lots of heat, even more heat, super-heat, Mega-heat, Unlimited heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat, but we don't have Anything called 'cold'. We can hit up to 458 degrees below zero, which Is no Heat, but we can't go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold; otherwise we would be able to go colder than the lowest -458 degrees."
"Every body or object is susceptible to study when it has or transmitsenergy, and heat is what makes a body or matter have or transmit energy. Absolute zero (-458 F) is the total absence of heat. You see, sir, cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat we can measure in thermal units because heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it." Silence across the room. A pen drops somewhere in the classroom,sounding like a hammer. "What about darkness, professor. Is there such a thing as darkness?" "Yes," the professor replies without hesitation.
"What is night if it isn't darkness?" "You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is not something; it is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light, but if you have no light constantly you have nothing and it's called darkness, isn't it? That's the meaning we use to define the word." "In reality, darkness isn't. If it were, you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn't you?"The professor begins to smile at the student in front of him. This willbe a good semester. "So what point are you making, young man?" "Yes, professor. My point is, your philosophical premise is flawed tostart with, and so your conclusion must also be flawed." The professor's face cannot hide his surprise this time. "Flawed? Can you explain how?" "You are working on the premise of duality," the student explains. "You argue that there is life and then there's death; a good God and a bad God. You are viewing the concept of God as somethingfinite, something we can measure. Sir, science can't even explain a thought." "It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life, just the absence of it." "Now tell me, professor. Do you teach your studentsthat they evolved from a monkey?" "If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, young man,yes, of course I do." "Have you ever observed evolution with your owneyes, sir?" The professor begins to shake his head, still smiling, as he realizeswhere the argument is going. A very good semester, indeed. "Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor, are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you now not a scientist, but a preacher?" The class is in uproar. The student remains silent until the commotion has subsided. "To continue the point you were making earlier to the other student, let me give you an example of what I mean." The student looks around the room. "Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the professor's brain?" The class breaks out into laughter. "Is there anyone here who has ever heard the professor's brain, felt the professor's brain, touched or smelt the professor's brain? No oneappears to have done so. So, according to the established rules of empirical, stable, demonstrable protocol, science says that you have no brain, with all due respect, sir." "So if science says you have no brain, how can we trust your lectures, sir?"Now the room is silent. The professor just stares at the student, hisface unreadable. Finally, after what seems an eternity, the old man answers. "I guessyou'll have to take them on faith." "Now, you accept that there is faith, and, in fact, faith exists withlife," the student continues. "Now, sir, is there such a thing as evil?" Now uncertain, the professor responds, "Of course, there is. We see it everyday. It is in the daily example of man's inhumanity to man. It isin the multitude of crime and violence everywhere in the world. Thesemanifestations are nothing else but evil."
To this the student replied, "Evil does not exist sir, or at least itdoes not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence of God. It isjust like darkness and cold, a word that man has created to describe the absence of God. God did not create evil. Evil is the result of what happens when man does not have God's love present in his heart. It's like the cold that comes when there is no heat or the darkness that comes when there is no light."
The professor sat down.

Germans to swim without high-tech suits

BERLIN (AP)-German swimmers are concerned about a disastrous performance at the Beijing Olympics because they will be wearing the wrong swimsuits.The country’s Olympic trials have been overshadowed by the swimmers’ demands to be allowed to compete in the Speedo LZR Racer. Twenty-two world records have been shattered in the high-tech suit since its February introduction.The Germans say their medal chances are bleak at the Aug. 8-24 games unless they can wear Speedo instead of Adidas.“The German swim federation has to seriously consider it, otherwise we will sink completely into mediocrity,” Thomas Rupprath, one of Germany’s top swimmers, said Saturday.Rupprath lost his 50-meter backstroke world record two weeks ago to Liam Tancock, who swam in a Speedo. If you listen to U.S. head coach Mark Schubert, an outspoken supporter, that just shows every record could fall at the Beijing Games because of the suit.But many swimmers, some contractually bound to other sportswear companies, argue that the Speedo is unfair and gives athletes added buoyancy in the pool. World governing swimming body FINA says no scientific evidence supports the claims and has refused to ban the LZR Racer.Whether the German swimmers are disadvantaged against Speedo-clad rivals is real or not, coach Orjan Madsen thinks the belief is now firmly stuck in their heads and won’t be easily dislodged.“I don’t believe the best psychologists in the world can accomplish that,” Madsen said.The swimming federation won’t end a four-year contract with Adidas worth $6.2 million. It runs until 2009, with an option for the sportswear company to extend two more years.“We won’t break the contract. It’s also a question of principles,” federation general secretary Juergen Fornoff said.Massimiliano Rosolino, an Italian who has won 17 medals in Olympics and world championships, is among those calling the suit unfair and a distortion of competition.“It’s not a matter of technology,” said Rosolino, whose team wears Arena. “The matter is one suit has much more flotation. If I were to go out there in a scuba suit it wouldn’t be fair either. There’s something not right about it.”Despite the swimsuit debate, Germany set a pair of European records two days into its Olympic trials. Sarah Poewe swam 1 minute, 7.10 seconds in the 100 breaststroke and Helge Meeuw finished the men’s 100 backstroke in 53.10.Some Germans refuse to believe that the LZR Racer will bust every record and win every medal.“I swim in Adidas and set my world record in the 100-meter freestyle in it two years ago,” Britta Steffen said. “With all this discussion, people shouldn’t forget the suit doesn’t swim alone. Inside is a person that has a good or bad day, and trained well or badly.”

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Toddler Forced To Smoke Pot

In a video that has recently surfaced, cops say that a pot pipe is being forced on a reluctant toddler. A woman in the room laughs as the little girl coughs. Then a man can be heard saying, "This is some good stuff!"The squirming child being subjected to the ordeal is only 18-months-old, according to cops. Even hardened drug-abuse expert, Dr. Harris Straitner, is horrified at the awful images. "That's got to be one of the sickest things I've seen in a 30-year career," says Straitneruthorities say the man forcing the pipe on the child as a camera rolls is Melvin Blevins, an alleged drug dealer from outside Columbus, Ohio. Incredibly, they say Blevins later sold the camera to a pawn shop, forgetting that the damning video was still in it. The staff played the tape."I wish I hadn’t seen it. You just couldn't believe somebody could do that," said Shannon Sprouse, assistant manager of the pawn shop where the camera was sold. "The next thing we did was contact the local authorities, the Columbus Police Department...they couldn't believe it either," said Sprouse. Police traced the camera to Blevins, who is reportedly the toddler's uncle. He and a female teenager were apparently babysitting the child when the incident occurred. Blevins was charged with providing marijuana to a minor; the young woman was also charged. Dr. Straitner, a New York psychologist, struggled to maintain his professional detachment. "The thugs and creeps who did this should, as far as I'm concerned...I can't even say, I'm just disgusted."As for the baby...police know who the child is, but they've released no information about the toddler's current condition.
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Connect your Computer to your TV and stereo

Now I know that many of you would like to connect your computer to your TV and stereo system.You may want to watch a movie or video on your TV instead of staying in a chair in front of your PC.
You also may want to play your music with real surround sound speakers instead of tiny PC speakers.It is quite easy to set up and may require only a little expenses. RequirmentsA Computer with an extra output from your video card A TV with some kind of AUX input. A Stereo with some kind of AUX input. Connecting your VideoWe are going to deal with video first because it is much more challenging than audio.The quality depends mostly on your actual television set.It may be difficult to see the icons and text appearing on the TV.
Regardless whether your TV is old or new you still can watch videos and movies on it. Find your connection. First we must figure out what kind of inputs you have on your TV. Certain connections perform better than others. We will make the list starting with the best...

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rey boom boom bautista vs camargo (world invasion @ araneta)

boom boom is back!

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