When I was just a small kid, my mom used to boil our drinking water. No, we didn’t drink it hot but once boiled, we let it cool down for a while before transferring it to several small water containers. These water containers will in turn be put into the refrigerator to cool and be suitable for drinking. That was like 2 decades ago.

Now, we do it in a slightly different way. Instead of boiling water to distill it and kill of harmful organisms in the water, we instead buy mineral water from mineral water stations. We buy the mineral water together with the tapped water container (those containers with a tap attached to it so that you could get water straight from the container via the tap…). That way, we don’t have to boil water and leave the “water experts” in making sure that our water is clean and potable. After that, we transfer the mineral water in to small water containers and do as the former paragraph describes.

To eliminate the “transfer from large water container to smaller container” step, I could buy a water cooler/dispenser which can host a large water container which is designed specifically to fit into a water cooler. These water containers do not contain taps but instead their opening holes are designed to fit into the water cooler/dispenser which in turn cool/heat the water to be dispensed at the user’s will.

From comfort’s point of view this is a good idea. But if I want to save money by keeping purchases and monthly electric costs down, then sticking to the existing method of cooling and dispensing water is the way to go.

While here is a screenshot of the poor puppy:

The offender’s name is Jerzon Senador. I’m not sure if that’s his real name or if he really is in one of the pics in the album but if you follow the “bread crumbs” you’d say it really is him.

I’m not sure what to do about this or to whom to report to so if you are reading this post, please me know via the comments section the best course of action.

5 to 6 hostages have been abducted as what is now famously called as the Wytheville Hostage. A gunman with explosives has taken people hostage at a post office in Wytheville but it is still unclear who he is or what his demands are.

No injury has been reported and it was said that the gunman has allowed the hostages to call their families to tell them that they are okay.

Out of the five people, three of the hostages were employees at the post office and two were said to be customers. One of the hostages is 41-year-old Jim Oliver, Jr. of Wytheville who was running an errand to the post office for the business when the gunman entered the post office.

The hostage situation at Wytheville VA started at about 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

See the videos below for more information about the hostage situation:
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As many of you might now, Jennifer Lopez falls during her performance of her new song, “Louboutins” , at the 2009 American Music Awards at L.A.’s Nokia Theatre on Sunday.

She did fall but it seems it doesn’t hurt her at all as she got back up right away, got into a costume change and finished off her knock-out performance. Talk about composure!

Watch the 2 videos below and witness the “fall”:

Charla Nash, the victim of a chimpanzee attack is well and okay. Though physically disfigured, her spirit is well and she inspires us with her fight to keep alive.

Her story starts with helping a friend retrieve some keys that a chimpanzee had taken. The chimpanzee was owned by Nash’s friend. But while trying to retrieve the keys, Charla was attacked by the chimpanzee, the attack was so terrible that it ripped her eyes off, destroyed her nose, and literally erased her lips. Her jawbone was also badly damaged. The chimpanzee also ripped off both her hands. Her friend called 911. The police officer who responded to the call killed the 200-pound chimp.

We can all learn something from this story. First, be cautious with a chimpanzee. I do not know anything about them but this story shows that chimpanzees can be wild and dangerous. Second, life is worth fighting for. Her decision to show herself on the show is truly an inspiring one.

Watch the Oprah clip below to find out more:

HBO has released the Pacquiao vs Cotto 24/7 pre-fight behind the scenes video footage to again lure potential PPV viewers come fight night. In a 20 something minutes of video footage, both camps were shown as hard-working but far from perfect.

At Pacquiao’s side, his team looks as if everything is ready to fall apart. From the discord among Team Pacquiao’s members to the Pacman’s loss of focus himself, it looks like they are not ready for the toughest fight of their lives.

Cotto’s team on the other hand looks almost ready and are preparing for the fight by anticipating the Pacman’s every move through watching previous recorded fights. Cotto himself looks undaunted and very focused and with the all out support of his family, he has got nothing else to ask for.

Watching the 2 episodes, it looks as if Cotto has the advantage. Watch the 2nd episode and see for yourself:

Watch the Pacquiao vs Cotto Live Stream on November 14.

America has once again witnessed another repulsive crime that would make your stomach roll over. In Richmond, California, police say that as many as 20 people were involved in or stood and watched the gang rape of a 15-year-old girl outside a California high school homecoming dance Saturday night.

2 teens have already been arrested and more is to come as the investigation goes underway. A $20,000 reward is also being posted for anyone coming in with information that can lead to information that helps arrest and convict those involved.

“We will be making arrests continually as we develop probable cause,” said Richmond Police Lt. Mark Gagan. “With this number of people implicated in the incident we’re going to be making arrests on an ongoing basis.”

It is worth noting that the rape happened in public in a high school campus. While the brutality of the crime is highlighted by the number of people involved. It is said that 10 people were directly involved in the assault while 10 people watched the “live show” without notifying the police of the undergoing crime which lasted for over 2 hours.

Witnessing a crime and not telling the police is almost unthinkable. But witnessing a crime and enjoying it for 2 hours is diabolic. Such people is society’s abomination. Unfortunately, being a bystander at the crime scene and not informing the authorities is not a crime.

The victim remains in the hospital and is already in a stable physical condition. Emotionally, however, I doubt that. Having a group of people rape you for such a long period of time while others do not bother to help but simply watch can dramatically change her outlook of life. Talks of economic recovery dominate the news but what about the recovery of moral standards?

Watch the 2 videos below from CNN to get more details:

Crime “watcher” not prosecutable?

Khloe Kardashian (one of the famous Kardashian sisters) and Lamar Odom (LA Lakers forward) getting married? Well, that is the news (or rumor whatever your prefer to call it…). After what 13 days I think (or around a month), there are talks of them tying the knot.

Searching the internet, there are many opinions on this. Some say that this is just a publicity stunt while friends and family of theirs say that the two are inseparable and are very happy together. Whatever the outcome is, hopefully it is one that they are happy about.

It seems the “clunker” mania is not ending yet. Now, after the Cash for Clunkers program, the government is introducing another…for the kitchen. Many call it the Cash for Kitchen Clunkers program but some call it the Cash for Old Appliance program. Whatever the name of the program is, it all works the same.

The concept is the same with the original CARS program. Drop your old appliance for a new one and the government will reward you with rebates. It’s a win-win-win situation. Consumers get new appliances for a rebate, dealers make more sales and the government has done their part to stimulate the economy and at the same time help save the environment!

On the other hand, do not expect that this program will be a smashing success as the CARS program. Though it will definitely help, this program is not expected to be a “smash hit”. It is said that the maximum rebates would revolve around $200.

How effective this program would be remains to be seen. But it is definitely good to see that something is being done to revive the economy back to health via this Cash for Kitchen Clankers program.

What is the famed Bird Respirator? No it is not a respirator for birds but is an invention by Forrest Bird that has saved countless lives since after World War 2.

His invention is widely used for acute and chronic cardiopulmonary care. Another version of this was for babies which they called the Babybird. This version of the invention has also saved millions of babies from mortality.

Watch Forrest Bird below:

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