- Portland, Ore. is a pissed-off and pissed-on place right
now. Yes, it is possible to be both and one of the most chill cities in the
United States is occupying both ends of the spectrum after sanitation officials
were forced to dump millions of gallons of drinking water thanks to one idiotic teenage boy
doing what idiot teenage boys invariably do: act stupidly and impulsively
without caring who is affected. In this case, a trio of teen boy approached the
iron fence surrounding the Mount Tabor Reservoir No. 5 and rather than jump the
fence and go skinny-dipping, one member of this renegade posse got as close to
the fence as possible and dropped trou so he could relieve himself directly
into the reservoir. Security cameras captured the entire seen and as they are
more moron than criminal mastermind, the teens were quickly apprehended and the
50-million-gallon reservoir was taken offline for testing. All of this took place at about 1 a.m.
and while the teens received a ride downtown in the back of a squad car,
officials with the Portland Water Bureau concluded that they would have to dump
38 million gallons of drinking water, according to administrator David Shaff. "Our
customers have an expectation that their water is not deliberately
contaminated," Shaff said. All three teens received citations for
trespassing and the one fool who pissed into the pool was cited for public
urination. As Shaff brilliantly pointed out, the teen knew exactly what he was
doing. He noted a sign on the fence that reads, “'This is your drinking water.
Don't spit, throw, toss anything in it.” In all fairness to the teen, he didn’t
do any of those three and until the sign is amended to include micturating into
the water, problems will persist……….
- How could anyone expect a different result from the most
dysfunctional group in the history of hip-hop? Wu-Tang Clan is, was and has
always been on the verge of implosion for the better part of two decades and
now that its members are quasi-reuniting after a X-year hiatus to crank out two
new projects, it only makes sense that at least one member of the group would
be pissed off and causing problems. Enter Raekwon, who has
officially declared himself to be on strike from the Wu and refusing to appear
on the group’s upcoming album “A Better Tomorrow.” Producer RZA confirmed the strife with Raekwon
but didn’t offer many specifics on the issues in play. "I haven’t had a
chance to really talk to him about why not... But I would say that maybe
creatively we on different paths. I'm creatively different than I was in the ‘90s,”
RZA said. That precipitated a terse reply from Rawkwon, who isn't backing off
his position. "I am on strike," he said. "It ain't the fact that
I don't want to be there. Because of course I want to be there. But if we're
there, we gotta do the best everything. We gotta work 10 times harder, because
that's what I'm signing in for." Raekwon seems to be suggesting that other
members of the Clan aren’t as committed as he is, while RZA is intimating that
various factions are warring for control over the creative process. Raekwon
reserved his harshest words for RZA, accusing him of lying. "We spoke
about two weeks ago. It was me, him, his brother and business partner Devine
and we talked about why I'm not there right now,” Raekwon said. “They know
where I'm at and at the end of the day, him saying he didn't speak to me is a
bold-faced lie." In the end, Raekwon concluded that he can't be a part of
the project because he believes Wu-Tang is not putting out the best possible
album for their fans…………
- That is definitely one way to have a direct impact on a
country’s political process. While some weak suckers might think about running
for office or staging a peaceful protest to make their voice heard, a group of
bold thinkers in Nigeria elected for a different tactic this week. According to
Nigerian officials, a group of machete-wielding thugs attacked
delegates at a meeting of Nigeria's main opposition coalition, wounding scores
in the northern city of Kaduna. National Electoral Commission official Aisha
Umar said the attackers hacked off the arm of a man carrying a ballot box and
wounded scores of bystanders in the process. Umar said thugs armed with
machetes, knives and clubs also hijacked the ballot boxes for the election of
ward leaders for the All Progressives Congress in the state, also called
Kaduna. On the surface, it would seem that these men were not huge fans of the
democratic process and decided to silence the voices of their countrymen by
nullifying their votes, but without an official confirmation from the
aforementioned machete-wielding maniacs that’s jut a working theory. Election
violence is a Nigerian staple and Africa's most populous nation is currently
careening toward February 2015 elections that are expected to present the biggest
challenge yet to the People's Democratic Party, which has governed since 1999.
The country is just 15 years past the end of decades of military rule and its
existence has been chaotic at best since then, making Thursday’s scene just the
latest in an ongoing series of serious incidents……….
- Who’s ready for better ways to Facebook stalk people you
barely know but guilted into being your fake digital friend for the sake of
boosting your flagging self-confidence? C’mon, everyone, it’s time to creep! Facebook
has announced a
location-based friend-finding feature on its mobile app. The feature is
optional and after rolling out Thursday, it is available to facilitate the
stalking needs of users who want to see when one of the people they don’t really
know but somehow ended up friending anyhow is nearby. “Nearby Friends” not only
has an unimaginative name, but it allows users to cash in any time two or more
friends agree to share location information through Facebook. “If you turn on
Nearby Friends, you’ll occasionally be notified when friends are nearby,
so you can get in touch with them and meet up,” Facebook product manager Andrea
Vaccari wrote in a company blog post. “For example, when you’re headed to the movies,
Nearby Friends will let you know if friends are nearby so you can see the movie
together or meet up afterward.” In
order to address the privacy concerns of people who want to avoid being
followed and creeped upon by that weird Terry who they kind of, sort of know
through a friend from work and met once at Super Bowl Party, Facebook made it
clear that the service isn't required or even a default setting they need to
change. In fact, Vaccari’s blog post is titled, “Introducing A New Optional
Feature Called Nearby Friends.” In order to restrict others’ ability to monitor
their whereabouts - other than the NSA, of course - users of this app can
select what groups they want to share this information with, just like any
other Facebook post. Another concern is obviously the number of teens and
pre-teens who use Facebook and for that reason, the service will not be
available for users under 18………
- Duuuuuude…..this is totally, like awesome, bro. Having one
of the best players in the NBA join the growing chorus of professional athletes
and coaches stumping for the legalization of marijuana is rad, man. With Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll and
Milwaukee Bucks center Larry Sanders on the record as saying it is time to
consider allowing stoners, er, sufferers of chronic pain in their respective
leagues to toke on the hippie lettuce, Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake
Griffin has joined the pro-pot chorus by saying that even though he isn't a
bong user himself, he believes many of his potheaded peers would benefit from
such a change. "It doesn't really affect me, but so many guys would
probably benefit from it and not take as many painkillers, which have worse
long-term effects," Griffin said. "So I would vote yes. I just think
it makes sense." It does make sense…and not just because a massive number
of professional athletes - and especially NBA players - are going to burn ganja
whether it’s against the rules or not. Griffin’s endorsement wasn’t as
overwhelming as Sanders’, although it is difficult to match the Mary Jane
jubilation of a man who was suspended for the final games of the season due to
his own use of pot. Many athletes still have no interest in weighing in on the
issue because there is no real benefit to it for them, but Griffin immediately
becomes the most recognizable face in the pro-weed camp and perhaps his support
will inspire other NBAers to step up and make themselves heard. That is, of
course, assuming that with half the league now into its offseason, they aren’t
already knee-deep in the nearest pile of cannabis and looking for some rolling
papers to get that pain relief they so badly need……….
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