Philip Humber throws 21st perfect game in MLB history

Philip Humber, who underwent Tommy John surgery seven years ago, threw the first perfect game in the majors in almost two years, leading the Chicago White Sox to a 4-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday.



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The guy who can't find $6.3 billion bundles money for Obama

Barack Obama's reelection campaign has released the most recent list of names of fundraising bundlers. On that list is Jon Corzine, the former governor of New Jersey and embattled money man, the former head of MF Global:




MF Global and its brokerage sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy after a $6.3 billion bet on the bonds of some of Europe’s most indebted nations prompted regulator concerns and a credit rating downgrade. Corzine quit MF Global Nov. 4.




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Wild Kingdom: Giant spider eats a snake.

A giant golden orb spider starts the dining process on a brown tree snake in Australia.

Note to self:  stay out of the jungles of Australia. 

Australians must be a hearty bunch.  They have man-eating crocs and Great White sharks, and now we know some of their spiders are big enough to eat snakes.

Women 2x as likely to accidently step on accelerator pedal

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently commissioned a study from the TransAnalytics research firm and the Highway Safety Research Center at the University of North Carolina. And that study found that women seem predisposed to hit the gas when they really mean to hit the brake.

In fact, the data reveals that women are twice as likely to accidentally hit the accelerator than men are.




...that's ok ladies--men are probably twice as likely to rear-end another car looking at women.

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18,000 foot-high volcano blows in Mexico

-- Glowing red rocks were thrown from the top of the active Popocatepetl volcano at dawn Friday, producing more spectacular (and slightly frightening) images from the peak southeast of populous Mexico City. But authorities did not raise the alert level for a potential major eruption.

"Popo" or "Don Goyo," as the volcano is affectionately known, has been shooting plumes of ash, gas and rocks for a week. Residents of the semirural communities near the volcano have reported hearing hours of "low-pitched roaring" emanating from the 17,887-foot Popocatepetl.



...an no, this is not the highest volcano in the world.  Chile claims several of over 19,000 feet.

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Obama bribes college age voters to vote for him

Obama wants Congress to extend a law that cut interest rates on a popular federal loan program for low- and middle-income undergraduates. If the law expires, the rates will double on July 1, from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent.

Obama blames Republicans for voting against new ways to make college more affordable for middle-class families. But it was House Democrats who cut interest rates on the school loans in 2007 and included an expiration provision that placed the looming increase in the middle of an election year.



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Dem Senator unsure if he will vote for Obama

Senator Joe Manchin:

“I strongly believe that every American should always be rooting for our president to do well, no matter which political party that he or she might belong to,” Manchin said. “With that being said, many West Virginians believe the last 3 ½ years haven’t been good for us, but we’re hopeful that they can get better.”



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42x zoom in a $430 camera

Superzoom cameras are becoming increasingly popular: They can make faraway objects look like they're within an arm's reach, whether it's a Pop Warner player breaking away down the field or a rare bird perched on a tree branch. The Nikon Coolpix P510 (MSRP $429.95) does that better than any other camera out there. Its massive 42x zoom range is the longest zoom on the market, and it's more than just a marketing ploy.

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Asteroid mining

A new company backed by two Google Inc. billionaires, film director James Cameron and other space exploration proponents is aiming high in the hunt for natural resources—with mining asteroids the possible target. The venture, called Planetary Resources Inc., revealed little in a press release this week except to say that it would "overlay two critical sectors—space exploration and natural resources—to add trillions of dollars to the global GDP" and "help ensure humanity's prosperity." The company is formally unveiling its plans at an event Tuesday in Seattle.

Link to WSJ article here.

Golden State not so golden anymore

The Golden State's fastest-growing entity is government and its biggest product is red tape.

Nearly four million more people have left the Golden State in the last two decades than have come from other states. This is a sharp reversal from the 1980s, when 100,000 more Americans were settling in California each year than were leaving.

California is turning into a two-and-a-half-class society. On top are the "entrenched incumbents" who inherited their wealth or came to California early and made their money. Then there's a shrunken middle class of public employees and, miles below, a permanent welfare class. As it stands today, about 40% of Californians don't pay any income tax and a quarter are on Medicaid.

Read the entire article in the WSJ here.http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304444604577340531861056966.html?mod=WSJ_Opinion_LEADTop