Computer

A computer is a general purpose device that can be programmed to carry out a finite set of arithmetic or logical operations. Since a sequence of operations can be readily changed, the computer can solve more than one kind of problem.

Conventionally, a computer consists of at least one processing element and some form of memory. The processing element carries out arithmetic and logic operations, and a sequencing and control unit that can change the order of operations based on stored information. Peripheral devices allow information to be retrieved from an external source, and the result of operations saved and retrieved.

The first electronic digital computers were developed between 1940 and 1945 in the United Kingdom and United States. Originally they were the size of a large room, consuming as much power as several hundred modern personal computers (PCs).^[1] In this era mechanical analog computers were used for military applications.

Modern computers based on integrated circuits are millions to billions of times more capable than the early machines, and occupy a fraction of the space.^[2] Simple computers are small enough to fit into mobile devices, and mobile computers can be powered by small batteries. Personal computers in their various forms are icons of the Information Age and are what most people think of as "computers". However, the embedded computers found in many devices frommp3 players to fighter aircraft and from toys to industrial robots are the most numerous.

Weather

Weather is the state of the atmosphere, to the degree that it is hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloudy.^[1] Most weather phenomena occur in the troposphere,^[2][3] just below the stratosphere. Weather refers, generally, to day-to-day temperature and precipitation activity, whereas climate is the term for the average atmospheric conditions over longer periods of time.^[4] When used without qualification, "weather" is understood to be the weather of Earth.

Disgraced baseball legend Pete Rose to star in reality show chronicling his impending wedding to Playboy mode

Former Major League Baseball superstar Pete Rose has signed on to film a reality show with TLC.

 The controversial player, who was banned from the Baseball Hall of Fame after accusations surfaced that he bet on the games he played in and managed, has begun production on five episodes set to air later this air.

 The show, which has the working title The Pete Rose and the Kiana Kim Family Project, will chronicle the 71-year-old's impending wedding to fiancee Kiana Kim, a 30-something Playboy model .










Baseball Legend: Pete Rose will star in a reality show about his impending nuptials to Playboy model Kiana Kim


 The cameras promise to trail Rose taking the family to visit the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown and cover Kim getting a breast reduction.

 'We’re not a traditional family,' says Kim. 'We are a total modern-day family, mixing the cultures, the ages, the different backgrounds together.'

 'I didn’t even know who Pete Rose was when I first met him. It’s kind of a crazy story, but at the core of every family is love and it’s what TLC wants to show.

 Rose also said that the show will afford him the opportunity to clear up misconceptions that he believes the public has about him.

 'People will get a chance to see what kind of personality I have — and she has,' he said. '... we go through the same things everybody else does: taking the braces off, making sure they get their education and they go to basketball practice or acting class.'


 The happy couple: The age gap has concerned Pete's adult children

Raccoon

Raccoons (lat. Procyon) - genus of carnivorous mammals of the family coonskin. Members of the genus - the inhabitants of America. In Eurasia, and in particular, in Russia only been introduced species - a raccoon-poloskun.



In Russia, the raccoon was originally known for skins, called "genettovymi fur" because animal with a striped tail like Genet. Later this name became "genotype" or raccoon. English name raccoon, borrowed and some other languages, comes from pouhatanskogo language - one of the languages ​​of the American Indians, where a raccoon named ärähkun, from ärähkuněm, which means "hand scraped", in many European and Asian languages ​​raccoon literally called "bear-poloskun "," washing bear. " Latin (Greek origin) name Procyon means "before-dog", "before the dog", also called the star Procyon in the constellation Canis Minor.

OBAMA ON NEW DOLLAR BILL

WASHINGTON – The White House has approved the redesign of U.S. currency.  Barack Obama will be on the new dollar bill.

The Obama Administration feels that the American dollar is in bad need of a makeover.  They have partnered with the Dollar ReDe$ign Project to pick a new design for U.S. currency.  Currently, the design that the administration likes best was done by Dowling Duncan (a British duo), which features a unique vertical design.  It also features President Obama on the one dollar bill.

“We love the Dowling Duncan look.  They’ve come up with a creative design and put President Obama where he belongs… on number 1,” said David Axelrod, Senior Adviser to President Obama.

The Dollar Redesign Project was organized by creative strategy consultant Richard Smith.  He is still soliciting ideas for the dollar bill of the future. “Our great ‘rival’, the Euro, looks so spanky in comparison it seems the only clear way to revive this global recession is to rebrand and redesign,” the project notes on its website.

Here’s the web site for  The Dollar Redesign Project.

“Don’t waste your time submitting a design, it’s a done deal,” said Rahm Emanuel, White House Chief of Staff.  The President wants “change” in the currency and we’ve unanimously picked Dowling Duncan’s work.  Fed Chairman, Benjamin Bernanke, has signed off on our choice for the redesign.  We intend to have the money in circulation by December, 2012.”

Emanuel went on to say that there are plans to redo U.S. coins as well.  “We don’t need a complete redesign of our coins, but we do want to put President Obama on the penny and move President Lincoln to the nickel. Thomas Jefferson, who was on the nickel, will be… discontinued.”  Republican  Congressman Paul Ryan suggested President Obama be  put on both the “nickel and dime” instead of the penny.

Another American icon might also be replaced.  “Uncle Sam is outdated,” said Axelrod.  “We need to update this icon as well.  It will now be Uncle Barack.”

Republicans are apoplectic about the changes the Administration is proposing.  “They won’t get this passed when we get control of the house,” said Minority Leader John Boehner.  “Typical Republicans, they want to block everything, even a little meaningless design issue,” said Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi.  “It doesn’t matter what they think, we’re going to pass this and every American will be carrying Obama dollars in their wallets and purses come December, 2012.”

FYI:  The Obama dollar will reportedly be worth $0.47.

STUDY: SUGAR MAKES YOU STUPID!

Too much sugar will make you stupid, according to researchers.

The suggestion follows tests in the laboratory comparing high-fructose corn syrup, which is six times sweeter than cane sugar and a common ingredient in processed foods, with omega-3 fatty acids, known to aid memory and learning.

Look at this sugar lover!

In an experiment on rats, one group had a sugary diet for six weeks and another was fed healthily.

At the start of the study, published in the Journal of Physiology, the  University of California team tested how well the rats navigated a maze – placing landmarks to help them learn the way.

Six weeks later, the researchers tested the rats’ ability to recall the route.

Study co-author Professor Fernando Gomez-Pinilla said the rats fed just a sugary diet were slower and their brains had declined.

He said: ‘Eating a high-fructose diet over the long term alters your brain’s ability to learn and remember information.

However, the good news is that eating nuts and fish such as salmon can counteract this disruption. Here’s Professor Fernando Gomez-Pinilla.

‘Our findings illustrate that what you eat affects how you think,’ said Prof Gomez-Pinilla. ‘Adding omega-3 fatty acids to your meals can help minimise the damage.’

While earlier research has revealed how fructose harms the body through its role in diabetes, obesity and fatty liver, this study is the first to uncover how the sweetener influences the brain.

Here’s a major sugar lover:

The researchers were studying the impact of high-fructose corn syrup on rats, who have similar brain chemistry to humans.

The inexpensive liquid is six times sweeter than cane sugar and is commonly added to processed foods such as soft drinks.

We’re not talking about naturally occurring fructose in fruits, which also contain important antioxidants,’ said Prof Gomez-Pinilla.

‘We’re concerned about high-fructose corn syrup that is added to manufactured food products as a sweetener and preservative.’

Prof Gomez-Pinilla and co-author Rahul Agrawal found the brain’s of the rats that each consumed a fructose solution as drinking water for six weeks had changed.

Prof Gomez-Pinilla said: ‘Their brain cells had trouble signaling each other, disrupting the rats’ ability to think clearly and recall the route they’d learned six weeks earlier.’

A closer look at the rats’ brain tissue suggested that insulin had lost much of its power to influence the brain cells.

The authors suspect that eating too much fructose could block insulin’s ability to regulate how cells use and store sugar for the energy required for processing thoughts and emotions.

However, their study also suggests that eating foods rich in omega-3 regularly could protect the brain from the effects of fructose.

Prof Gomez-Pinilla said: ‘It’s like saving money in the bank. You want to build a reserve for your brain to tap when it requires extra fuel to fight off future diseases.’

ED ANGER SAYS: EAT MORE CHICK-FIL-A

I’m madder than a gay rooster stuck in a hen-house about this Chick-fil-A thing.
These gays are kicking my acid reflux into high gear with this talk about boycotting Chick-fil-A.
What do they have against chickens?  We’re not eating gay chickens!  And, by the way, there are no gay chickens!  What came first the gay chicken or the egg?  The egg!  Now, hard-boil that you America-hating poultroons.
Marriage is between a man and a woman.  Period.  That’s it.  End of story.  If you don’t like it go to a small island off Antartica and marry whatever kind of freak you want – just don’t do it around me or the USA.
“I do” is between one man and one woman.  That’s the way it’s been since Eve was made from Adam’s rib. Two men doing the “I do” makes me throw up the tuna fish  I just had for lunch.   Two women?  Well, I’m like any red-blooded American and I’m all for two women kissing… but they don’t get to do the “I do” either.   Nope, not while ole Ed is still alive and belching.
So what does this all have to do with chicken anyway?
It’s that moron Rahmbo Emanuel in Chicago who kicked up this shitstorm.  Where does he get off telling Christians to stop eating chicken?   We don’t tell him to stop kissing Obama’s chocolate ass, where does he get off telling us what to put in our stomachs?  If you ask me the whole thing is because he’s short.  Guy has a Napoleon complex. He’s barely taller than my grandson, Teddy, who just turned six.
Rahm can kiss my ass.  I’m going to eat Chick-fil-A every day until there’s no more chickens on the planet and then I’m going to go after the cows.  Because we who believe in traditional marriage will eat all the chickens and cows and pigs we want.  The gays are not going to stop us.  We’ll eat it all until they go away!
Look at this yummy sandwich:

If you don’t want some of that good-lickin’ chicken then you ain’t American!
Ed is calling on everybody to eat Chick-fil-A.   It’s time to put a stop to gays getting married and time to stand up for traditional marriage!
If you’re on the side of traditional American values – and you better be! – then get off your butt and get out there and eat some chickens!

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