Posted by Naissur on July 20, 2010 13:16 5 Comments
Tags: lindsay lohan, lindsay lohan jail
Categories: News of the World

Today was a very bad day for 24-year-old actress Lindsay Lohan.

Lohan appeared in a brief court hearing this morning before surrending to deputies and heading off to the Century Regional Detention Center in Lynwood, California. Here, she will serve her sentence, which was set at 90 days, but officials guess Lohan will only serve 25%, or 23 days of that.

Steve Whitmore, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's department, stated that an overcrowding situation in L.A. jails results in non-violent, female prisoners serving reduced sentences. 

A judge sentenced Lohan to 90 days in prison and 90 days in-patient rehab for violating the terms of her 2007 probation attached to her DUI case. 

How much time do you think Lindsay will serve?

Source: ABC

Posted by Naissur on May 20, 2010 11:44 16 Comments
Tags: lindsay lohan, lindsay lohan arrest, lindsay lohan warrant, arrest warrant linsday lohan, michael lohan
Categories: News of the World

To almost no one's surprise, Lindsay Lohan didn't show up for her DUI progress report hearing in Los Angeles this morning. Lindsay is currently at the Cannes Film Festival in France and the 23-year-old actress claims her passport was stolen and that she was therefore unable to attend.

Lindsay has a history of no-shows or arriving late to past court apperances and Judge Marsha Revel was not amused. She has issued a warrant for Lindsay's arrest and if Lohan makes her $100,000 bail she will have to refrain from drinking alcohol until she has a formal probation hearing, be fitted for a SCRAM device (alcohol monitoring) once she returns from France, and undergo random drug testing at least once a week.

Lindsay was convicted of drunk driving charges in 2007 and was ordered to complete alcohol education classes. She hasn't done so and that was the reason for today's hearing.

Never one to miss out on a chance to capitalize on his daughter's fame, Lindsay's father Michael attended the hearing and considers the ruling a victory.

Thanks to TMZ for the live video streaming of the court hearing and the following press conference held by her lawyer (and her father's).

Posted by Timmeh on May 4, 2010 10:07 47 Comments
Tags: dolph lundgren, rocky iv, ivan drago, robbers, marbella, spain
Categories: News of the World

Yesterday, robbers broke in and tied up a woman during a burglary in Marbella, Spain. However, the raid was cut short once they realized that the woman they were terrorizing was action star Dolph Lundgren’s wife. After noticing all the family photos and recognizing the large 6' 5" Swede, the robbers left the home quickly.

Dolph, known for his portrayal of Ivan Drago in Rocky IV, is still as menacing today as he was then. He works out 6 times a day and is a karate black belt. Not a guy you want to get into a fight with.

Police are still looking for the robbers, but since they wore masks, there is not much to go on. Anette, Dolph’s wife, was shook up after the incident and the family has increased the home’s security in case of a repeat.

Dolph was out of town on business during the incident.

Posted by Naissur on April 26, 2010 12:52 17 Comments
Tags: boobquake, boobquake 2010, funny, hojatoleslam kazem sedighi, women's protest, women
Categories: News of the World | Women

If we all die in a series of 2012-style earthquakes today we'll know who to blame: American college student Jen McCreight and the thousands of women around the world who are participating in Boobquake 2010.

On April 16th, Islamic cleric Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi told Iranian media that immodestly dressed women cause earthquakes. After reading his comment, McCreight came up with a way to "scientifically" test Sedighi's claim: Boobquake.

Today, McCreight and many others will wear the most immodest clothing they own to see if "the supernatural power of their boobs" triggers an earthquake. There actually was a 6.0 earthquake in Taiwan, but so far the majority of Earth remains intact. However, it's still early. Women's cleavage could still kill us all.

I can think of worse ways to go.

Posted by TheGeneral on January 14, 2010 16:43 26 Comments
Tags: scams, scammers, top scams of 09, crime
Categories: News of the World

Consumer Reports has a story out today about the biggest scams of 2009. Some of them are pretty interesting – what’s most interesting is that many of them were boldly apparent online and elsewhere as people looked for ways to make quick cash.

The article notes that a lot of the ’09 scams seemed to target people affected by the down economy – some promised people new jobs, others offered money from the government stimulus, etc.

Even now, it’s not difficult to find examples of some of these scams on the internet: mystery shoppers, Google/Twitter from home, foreign lottery scams (a classic).

Certainly there are many that are not mentioned in this list. You hear a lot about Russian bride scams as well as various scams targeting the elderly.

Take a look and see if there are any you may have fallen victim to.

Posted by TheGeneral on January 8, 2010 13:35 56 Comments
Tags: burj dubai, dubai, base jumping, world records
Categories: News of the World

The world's tallest bulding just opened in Dubai. The Burj Dubai stands at a record height of 2,717 feet (828 m) and took three years to construct. What better way to celebrate the opening of such a structure than to jump off the top of it? Two crazed men did just that, cheating death and setting a world record in base jumping. Watch this fotage from the lunatics' historic jump.

Posted by TheGeneral on January 4, 2010 16:19 25 Comments
Tags: antarctica, antarctica plane, antarctica plane found, douglas mawson, cape denison
Categories: News of the World

A team of Australian explorers on New Year’s Day came across the remains of an airplane that was abandoned in an expedition to Antarctica in 1911.

The team, which was visiting Antarctica to perform a large-scale drilling operation, happened upon the remains of the plane, which have been frozen in ice for nearly 100 years.

In an attempt to make history as the first person to fly across Antarctica, Australian Explorer Douglas Mawson flew the craft to the Antarctic ice cap in 1911, but the plane’s engine stalled in the cold. The plane was a British aircraft that was among the first airplanes ever produced. Mawson abandoned it at Cape Denison.More...

Posted by TheGeneral on December 7, 2009 14:43 32 Comments
Tags: spaceshiptwo, space tourism, spaceflight, space travel
Categories: News of the World

Starting in 2011, you will be able to boldly go where just a handful of men have gone before. For a price.

A group of American entrepreneurs is preparing to launch the second-ever privately funded space vehicle, carrying just about anyone willing to pony up the required $200,000 for this touristic adventure. Dubbed “SpaceShipTwo,” the small rocket-propelled craft, which is the size of a small airplane, is reportedly in the final stages of construction with its first test flights scheduled for early 2010.

The ship will carry wealthy travelers to a height of 50,000 feet above sea level – about 20,000 feet higher than most airliners. More...