Category Archives: Everything Else

Results: Manny Pacquiao – Juan Manuel Marquez Fight

Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez faced each other again in a 12-round bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena November 12, Saturday. This is their third fight, with their first ending up in a controversial draw and the second in a split decision in favor of Pacquiao. This time round, Pacquiao wins by [...]

New 7 Wonders of Nature Announced

Result for initial counting of global votes to elect the New Seven Wonders of Nature are out and the chosen 7 are as follows (in alphabetical order): 1. Amazon Rainforest – Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela 2. Halong Bay – Vietnam 3. Iguazu Falls – Argentina, Brazil 4. Jeju Island [...]

NBA Cancels First Two Weeks of Regular Season

NBA commissioner David Stern announced earlier that first two weeks of the regular season had been cancelled. “We remain very, very apart on all issues,” … Stern said after the league representatives’ meeting with Players Association officials, wherein they failed to reach a new labor agreement. “With every day that goes by, there will be [...]

Angola’s Leila Lopes is Miss Universe 2011

Miss Angola Leila Lopes, 25, bested 88 other young women from different nations and emerged as the Miss Universe 2011 in the 60th annivesary of the pageant held Monday night in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Leila Lopes was born in Benguela, Angola and is a business management student in Great Britain where she was crowned Miss [...]

Super Junior’s Superman MV Released

SM Entertainment recently revealed the music video for Super Junior’s Superman. Superman is a bonus track from their 5th album, Mr. Simple (Version B). In the ‘Superman’ music video, you’ll see concert clips and behind-the-scenes footage from their photo and MV shoots. Watch the video after the jump… Source: AllKPop

5.8 Earthquake Hits East Coast

A 5.8 magnitude earthquake just hit the East Coast with an epicenter in Mineral, Virginia, sending tremors as far as Canada. The quake, which lasted for about 30 seconds, was one of the most powerful ever recorded on the East Coast in 67 years. Several airports suspended flights. Alarmed office workers scrambled into the streets [...]

Most Hated Person in America

Who’s the most hated person in America? According to the poll released on Wednesday by Nielsen subsidiary E-Poll Market Research, it’s Casey Anthony. Anthony, accused and acquitted in the abuse and murder of her 2-year old daughter Caylee, topped the list with more than half the people surveyed knew of her and 94% of those [...]

Pacquiao Defeats Margarito, Claiming His 8th Boxing Title

Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao takes home his 8th World Boxing Title as he beats Antonio Margarito for the WBC Super Welterweight Championship. Pacquiao wins by unanimous decision with the scorecards reading: 120-108, 118-110, 119-109.

Rio Hosts 2016 Olympic Games

After days of intense voting, the International Olympic Committee had finally picked a host for the 2016 Olympics last Friday, October 2. And the triumphant winner is Rio…after beating out Madrid, Tokyo and Chicago. This is the first time for a South American City to host the Olympic Games and the Brazilians are absolutely thrilled. [...]

Squirrel Stole the Shot in Couple’s Holiday Photo

While hiking at Lake Minnewanka in Banff National Park in Alberta, Twin Cities couple Melissa Brandts and her husband, Jackson, set their camera to a timer and posed for a holiday photo when a wide-eyed ground squirrel popped into the frame and stole the shot. The camera’s focus locked onto the squirrel and the blurred-out [...]

A-List Actors to Star in Three Stooges Movie

MGM and Farrelly Brothers of ‘There’s Something About Mary’ fame have chosen their cast for the upcoming film The Three Stooges and quite unlikely names were attached to the starring roles. Oscar winner Sean Penn has already signed on to star as Larry Fine. On the other hand, negotiations are underway with Jim Carrey to [...]

President Obama’s Gaffe on the “Tonight Show”

You know how it is when you unconsciously say something, then afterwards you realize the implications of what you have just said. There’s no way to retract an uttered word right? Well, President Obama had the misfortune of doing that at “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” Thursday night. Asked by Leno if he had [...]