Lowe’s and Other Companies Pull Ads From TLC’s “All American Muslim” TV Show

Lowe’s and 64 other companies have pulled their ads from TLC new reality show “All American Muslim” due to pressure from the Florida Family Association. The group claims that they have sent more than 700,000 emails to advertisers. But why did they do this? what is the reasoning behind their effort? this is a quote from the letter they sent out:

All-American Muslim’ is propaganda clearly designed to counter legitimate and present-day concerns about many Muslims who are advancing Islamic fundamentalism and Sharia law… The show profiles only Muslims that appear to be ordinary folks while excluding many Islamic believers whose agenda poses a clear and present danger to the liberties and traditional values that the majority of Americans cherish.

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David Villa Breaks His Leg vs Al-Sadd (Video)

Barcelona sticker David Villa broke his leg earlier today in his team 4-0 win over Qatari side Al-Sadd. Early report suggest that he might be out for 6 months.

Awesome Matt Damon

Matt David. LOL

GulfRun 7 Meetup

I was invited yesterday to attend the 7th annual GulfRun meet up were all the drivers have the opportunity to meet each other and it was also a chance for non-participant/drivers to also meet the organizers and the great guys behind The GulfRun.

The iconic wall of photos was also on display again this year with some fantastic pictures  from previous GulfRuns and had some awesome memories.

Also on display were 3 super cars, a Ferrari 599, Porsche 993 Gemballa and a Hennessey powered Chevrolet Camero LS9 with 725hp.

GulfRun 7 is just a few weeks away, the event will be held at Bahrain International Circuit as usual on the 26th-27th of January 2012. Can’t wait.

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Daytime Fireworks

A few days ago in Doha,Qatar. A great daytime fireworks show took place by the Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang. Simply beautiful.

At the Arab Museum of Modern Art in Doha, Qatar this week, Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang put on his largest “explosion event” of the last three years, utilizing microchip-controlled explosives to form incredible designs and patterns. The video we’ve embedded of the event is an impressive testament to how a volatile black powder explosion can be controlled and shaped by computer.

Each set of explosions was calculated to paint a different picture. One series of explosions created black smoke clouds that looked like “drops of ink splattered across the sky.”

In another, 8,300 shells embedded with computer microchips exploded in a pyramid shape over the desert.

Jimmy Kimmel vs Kids Take 2: I Gave My Kids a Terrible Present

Jimmy Kimmel did a great segmant  a few weeks back when he told parents to film their kids telling them that they ate all their halloween candy. This time he asks parents to bring a stupid gift and film them opening it. It was awesome. [Youtube]

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The Gaming Lizard

Its just a bearded dragon relaxing and playing some games on its android phone.

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PC Build Problem One: Wrong CPU Cooler/Fan

I should be done with my PC assembly by now but I have been a little busy lately. As I was putting the build together I noticed that my CPU cooler/fan was for a different socket. My current motherboard is a 1155 socket and the cooler is for 1156 among others. I don’t know how I missed this when I was ordering.

I have to put up with the stock fan for now and hold off on overclocking until I find/order a new replacement.