Goodbye!!

I'M MOVING!!

(Just to another site)

Well, this semester was definitely one for the books. I had so much fun with this blog! I hope you enjoyed reading everything on here these past few months. I'm continuing blogging, just not on here. I might add the, "Did You Hear?" aspects on my personal blogging page on Tumblr (rachrams) every once and a while.

I'm heading across the pond to study abroad for the upcoming semester, if you're interested I'll be updating regularly! (Cheers From London) <---...trying out the competition, Blogger ;)

Goodbye all! Thanks for reading!!

Metrodome Collapse Footage

Did you hear about the metrodome collapsing?

Here's the footage:



(Game has been postponed to Detroit at 7pm tomorrow night...Vikings vs Giants)

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Parents On Facebook: To Friend Or Not To Friend.

Did you hear about parents being friends with their children on Facebook?

I, for one, am not. My mom's philosophy of, "I'm your mother, not your friend" is fine by me. Look at this chart found on Mashable.com to determine whether you should or should not be friends with your parent:

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Yet Another Reason to Love Twitter

Did you hear that you can have a secret santa through Twitter?


Mashable.com reported the story of signing up through your account to do a secret santa with either your followers or people you follow! You just sign up, fill out a survey of questions like your favorite color, and you find your match on Dec 13th! (Deadline to sign up is tomorrow)

...Kind of nervous to see if this leads to any sketchy, dangerous online meet ups that everyone is supposed to be avoiding.

Crossing my fingers that it doesn't.













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How The World Googled in 2010

Did you hear the results are in about our 2010 top Google searches?

Watch this:

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Winklevoss Twins: Now They're Suing, Now They're Not?

Did you hear that the Winklevoss Twins (The Social Media) are filing another lawsuit against Mark Zuckerberg?

Mashable.com said that Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss were reportedly suing Mark Zuckerberg again for Facebook, because apparently the first time he lied about it's worth. Update on the claim from Facebook's PR representative in the UK:

“There is no new litigation between Facebook and the Winklevosses. The only recent litigation activity is when the Winklevosses recently lost their malpractice action against their former law firm, Quinn Emmanuel. The filings referred to in the Daily Mail and other articles are simply the filings by Facebook and the Winklevosses in the Winklevosses’ now two-year old, thus far unsuccessful, attempt to undo their 2008 agreement to settle the parties’ dispute.”

So...there goes that. The twins got $65 million from the first settlement and that is all they're getting/asking for, for now.

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Operation Payback

Did you hear about the group of anonymous hackers to companies not offering services to Wikileaks?

The group has been hacking into and shutting down main sites of companies, people or organizations that don't support the Wikileaks site or its founder, Julian Assange. "Operation payback", or, AnonOps, has reportedly targeted Visa, Mastercard, Paypal, Swiss Bank Post Finance, Amazon, Joe Lieberman and Sarah Palin so far.




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World Cup 2018 & 2022: And The Winner Is...

Did you hear about and hosting the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups?

Just as a refresher, 2014 (20th edition of World Cup) is in Brazil.

Official emblem for Brazil 2014 FIFA

2018 (21st edition of World Cup): RUSSIAvs England vs Belgium-Netherlands vs Spain-Portugal

2022 (22nd edition of World Cup): USA vs Australia vs South Korea vs QATAR vs Japan

Watching the live video stream was intense. Delaying the announcement by 30 mins added even more anxiety to the world awaiting the announcements.

The last time the US hosted a FIFA World Cup was in 1994, and sadly it seems it it staying that way for at least 16 more years.

How does FIFA choose? Each country makes presentation to 22 FIFA voting members. The members visit each of the sites to confirm that the bidding country meets the requirements to host the event. (stadium, transportation system, etc) The candidate receiving the fewest votes in each round is eliminated until a single candidate is chosen by the majority. If there was a tie, FIFA President Joseph Sepp Blatter has the deciding vote.

Full list of the voting members here.

GO WORLD!



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Grammy Nominations 2010

Did you hear about this year's Grammy Nominations?


This list is straight up from Perezhilton.com, but I figured it was just easier to read it all here instead of risking you not clicking the link :)


COMMENT COMPETITION! Pick your choices and we'll see how you do when they are announced!
(my choices are linked to YouTube)

Song Of The Year:
Ray Montagne- Beg Steal Or Borrow
Cee Lo Green- Forget You 
Miranda Lambert- House That Built Me
Eminem Feat. Rihanna- Love The Way You Lie 
Lady Antebellum- Need You Now

Best New Artist:
Justin Bieber
Drake
Florence & The Machine
Mumford & Suns
Esperanza Spalding

Album Of The Year:
Arcade Fire- Suburbs
Eminem- Recovery
Lady Antebellum- Need You Now
Lady GaGa- The Fame Monster
Katy Perry- Teenage Dream

Best Female Country Vocal Performance:
Jewel- Satisfy Me
Miranda Lambert- House That Built Me 
LeAnn Rimes- Swingin'
Carrie Underwood- Temporary Home
Gretchen Wilson- I'd Love..

Record of The Year:
B.O.B. Feat Bruno Mars- Nothin' On You
Eminem Feat. Rihanna- Love The Way You Lie
Cee Lo Green- Forget You 
Jay Z & Alicia Keys- Empire State Of Mind
Lady Antebellum- Need You Now

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
KING OF ANYTHING - Sara Bareilles
HALO (LIVE) - Beyoncé
CHASING PIRATES - Norah Jones
BAD ROMANCE - Lady Gaga
TEENAGE DREAM - Katy Perry

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
HAVEN'T MET YOU YET - Michael Bublé
THIS IS IT - Michael Jackson
WHATAYA WANT FROM ME - Adam Lambert
JUST THE WAY YOU ARE - Bruno Mars
HALF OF MY HEART - John Mayer

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
DON'T STOP BELIEVIN' (REGIONALS VERSION) - Glee Cast  (is this a serious contest? Glee, all the way)
MISERY - Maroon 5
THE ONLY EXCEPTION - Paramore
BABYFATHER - Sade
HEY, SOUL SISTER (LIVE) - Train

Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals
AIRPLANES, PART II - B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams
IMAGINE - Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare
IF IT WASN'T FOR BAD - Elton John & Leon Russell
TELEPHONE - Lady Gaga & Beyoncé 
CALIFORNIA GURLS - Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg

Best Pop Instrumental Performance
FLOW - Laurie Anderson
NESSUN DORMA - Jeff Beck
NO MYSTERY - Stanley Clarke
ORCHESTRAL INTRO - Gorillaz
SLEEPWALK - The Brian Setzer Orchestra

Best Pop Vocal Album
MY WORLD 2.0 - Justin Bieber 
I DREAMED A DREAM - Susan Boyle
THE FAME MONSTER - Lady Gaga
BATTLE STUDIES - John Mayer
TEENAGE DREAM - Katy Perry

Best Dance Recording
ROCKET - Goldfrapp
IN FOR THE KILL - La Roux
DANCE IN THE DARK - Lady Gaga
ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD) - Rihanna
DANCING ON MY OWN - Robyn

Best Electronic/Dance Album
THESE HOPEFUL MACHINES - BT
FURTHER - The Chemical Brothers
HEAD FIRST - Goldfrapp
BLACK LIGHT - Groove Armada
LA ROUX - La Roux

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
CRAZY LOVE - Michael Bublé
THE GREATEST LOVE SONGS OF ALL TIME - Barry Manilow
LET IT BE ME: MATHIS IN NASHVILLE - Johnny Mathis
FLY ME TO THE MOON…THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK: VOLUME V - Rod Stewart
LOVE IS THE ANSWER - Barbra Streisand

Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance
RUN BACK TO YOUR SIDE - Eric Clapton
CROSSROADS - John Mayer
HELTER SKELTER - Paul McCartney
SILVER RIDER - Robert Plant
ANGRY WORLD - Neil Young

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals
READY TO START - Arcade Fire
I PUT A SPELL ON YOU - Jeff Beck & Joss Stone
TIGHTEN UP - The Black Keys
RADIOACTIVE - Kings Of Leon
RESISTANCE - Muse

Best Hard Rock Performance
A LOOKING IN VIEW - Alice In Chains
LET ME HEAR YOU SCREAM - Ozzy Osbourne
BLACK RAIN - Soundgarden
BETWEEN THE LINES - Stone Temple Pilots
NEW FANG - Them Crooked Vultures

Best Metal Performance
EL DORADO - Iron Maiden
LET THE GUILT GO - Korn
IN YOUR WORDS - Lamb Of God
SUDDEN DEATH - Megadeth
WORLD PAINTED BLOOD - Slayer

Best Rock Instrumental Performance
HAMMERHEAD - Jeff Beck
BLACK MUD - The Black Keys
DO THE MURRAY - Los Lobos
KUNDALINI BONFIRE - Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds
THE DEATHLESS HORSIE - Dweezil Zappa

Best Rock Song
ANGRY WORLD - Neil Young, songwriter (Neil Young)
LITTLE LION MAN - Ted Dwane, Ben Lovett, Marcus Mumford & Country Winston, songwriters (Mumford & Sons)
RADIOACTIVE - Caleb Followill, Jared Followill, Matthew Followill & Nathan Followill, songwriters (Kings Of Leon)
RESISTANCE - Matthew Bellamy, songwriter (Muse)
TIGHTEN UP - Dan Auerbach & Patrick Carney, songwriters (The Black Keys)

Best Rock Album
EMOTION & COMMOTION - Jeff Beck
THE RESISTANCE - Muse
BACKSPACER - Pearl Jam
MOJO - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
LE NOISE - Neil Young

Best Alternative Music Album
THE SUBURBS - Arcade Fire
INFINITE ARMS - Band Of Horses
BROTHERS - The Black Keys
BROKEN BELLS - Broken Bells
CONTRA - Vampire Weekend

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance
GONE ALREADY - Faith Evans
BITTERSWEET - Fantasia
EVERYTHING TO ME - Monica
TIRED - Kelly Price
HOLDING YOU DOWN (GOING IN CIRCLES) - Jazmine Sullivan

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance
SECOND CHANCE - El DeBarge
FINDING MY WAY BACK - Jaheim
WHY WOULD YOU STAY - Kem
WE'RE STILL FRIENDS - (Kirk Whalum &) Musiq Soulchild
THERE GOES MY BABY - Usher

Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
LOVE - Chuck Brown, Jill Scott & Marcus Miller
TAKE MY TIME - Chris Brown & Tank
YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND - Ronald Isley & Aretha Franklin
SHINE - John Legend & The Roots
SOLDIER OF LOVE - Sade

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance
WHEN A WOMAN LOVES - R. Kelly
HANG ON IN THERE - John Legend & The Roots
YOU'RE SO AMAZING - Calvin Richardson
IN BETWEEN - Ryan Shaw
GO [LIVE] - Betty Wright

Best Urban/Alternative Performance
LITTLE ONE - Bilal
F*** YOU - Cee Lo Green
ORION - Carolyn Malachi
TIGHTROPE - Janelle Monáe & Big Boi
STILL - Eric Roberson

Best R&B Song
BITTERSWEET - Charles Harmon & Claude Kelly, songwriters (Fantasia)
FINDING MY WAY BACK - Ivan "Orthodox" Barias, Curt Chambers, Carvin "Ransum" Haggins, Jaheim Hoagland & Miquel Jontel, songwriters (Jaheim)
SECOND CHANCE - E. Debarge & Mischke, songwriters (El DeBarge)
SHINE - John Stephens, songwriter (John Legend & The Roots)
WHY WOULD YOU STAY - K. Owens, songwriter (Kem)

Best R&B Album
THE LOVE & WAR MASTERPEACE - Raheem DeVaughn
BACK TO ME - Fantasia
ANOTHER ROUND - Jaheim
WAKE UP! - John Legend & The Roots
STILL STANDING - Monica

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
NOTHIN' ON YOU - B.o.B & Bruno Mars
DEUCES - Chris Brown, Tyga & Kevin McCall
LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE - Eminem & Rihanna
EMPIRE STATE OF MIND - Jay-Z & Alicia Keys
WAKE UP! EVERYBODY - John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona & Common

Best Rap Song
EMPIRE STATE OF MIND - Shawn Carter, Angela Hunte, Burt Keyes, Alicia Keys, Jane't "Jnay" Sewell-Ulepic & Alexander Shuckburgh, songwriters (Sylvia Robinson, songwriter) (Jay-Z & Alicia Keys) 
LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE - Alexander Grant, Holly Hafferman & Marshall Mathers, songwriters (Eminem & Rihanna)
NOT AFRAID - M. Burnett, J. Evans, Marshall Mathers, L. Resto & M. Samuels, songwriters (Eminem)
NOTHIN' ON YOU - Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine, Bruno Mars & Bobby Simmons Jr., songwriters (B.o.B & Bruno Mars)
ON TO THE NEXT ONE - Shawn Carter, J. Chaton & K. Dean, songwriters (G. Auge & X. De Rosnay, songwriters) (Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz)

Best Rap Album
THE ADVENTURES OF BOBBY RAY - B.o.B
THANK ME LATER - Drake
RECOVERY - Eminem
THE BLUEPRINT 3 - Jay-Z
HOW I GOT OVER - The Roots

Best Contemporary R&B Album
GRAFFITI - Chris Brown
UNTITLED - R. Kelly
TRANSITION - Ryan Leslie
THE ARCHANDROID - Janelle Monáe
RAYMOND V RAYMOND - Usher

Best Rap Solo Performance
OVER - Drake
NOT AFRAID - Eminem
HOW LOW - Ludacris
I'M BACK - T.I.
POWER - Kanye West

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group
SHUTTERBUGG - Big Boi & Cutty
FANCY - Drake, T.I. & Swizz Beatz
ON TO THE NEXT ONE - Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz
MY CHICK BAD - Ludacris & Nicki Minaj
LOSE MY MIND - Young Jeezy & Plies

Best Female Country Vocal Performance
SATISFIED - Jewel
THE HOUSE THAT BUILT ME - Miranda Lambert
SWINGIN' - LeAnn Rimes
TEMPORARY HOME - Carrie Underwood
I'D LOVE TO BE YOUR LAST - Gretchen Wilson

Best Male Country Vocal Performance
MACON - Jamey Johnson
CRYIN' FOR ME (WAYMAN'S SONG) - Toby Keith
TURNING HOME - David Nail
'TIL SUMMER COMES AROUND - Keith Urban
GETTIN' YOU HOME - Chris Young

Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals
FREE - Zac Brown Band
ELIZABETH - Dailey & Vincent
NEED YOU NOW - Lady Antebellum
LITTLE WHITE CHURCH - Little Big Town
WHERE RAINBOWS NEVER DIE - The SteelDrivers

Best Country Collaboration With Vocals
BAD ANGEL - Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert & Jamey Johnson
PRIDE (IN THE NAME OF LOVE) - Dierks Bentley, Del McCoury & The Punch Brothers
AS SHE'S WALKING AWAY - Zac Brown Band & Alan Jackson
HILLBILLY BONE - Blake Shelton & Trace Adkins
I RUN TO YOU - Marty Stuart & Connie Smith

Best County Instrumental Performance
TATTOO OF A SMUDGE - Cherryholmes
MAGIC #9 - The Infamous Stringdusters
NEW CHANCE BLUES - Punch Brothers
WILLOW CREEK - Darrell Scott
HUMMINGBYRD - Marty Stuart

Love ya Biebs. Good luck. #bieberfever

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World AIDS Day: KIM KARDASHIAN IS DEAD

Did you hear about World AIDS Day and celebrities' efforts for it?

Kim Kardashian is dead. Digitally dead, that is.

Buylife.org is a website dedicated to raising money to save a child with AIDS by having celebrities "die" and encouraging fans to donate a minimum of $10 to bring them back to life.

Celebrities on Twitter who have proclaimed themselves dead include Lady GaGa, Alicia Keys, Khloe Kardashian, Usher, Justin Timberlake, Jennifer Hudson and many more.

Buylife's goal is to raise $1,000,000.

As of right now, fans have donated $60,988.

Once you go to the website you can find the celebrity you would like to "save", or donate for, and you can watch their last Tweets and testament.

There are 33 million people living with HIV/AIDS worldwide, with 1.1 million of those being American. An estimated 20% of Americans who are infected with the disease are unaware they have it. (HINT: GET TESTED TODAY)

Governments, NGOs and Bono's RED campaign kicked off World AIDS Day campaigns a day early: RED started in Sydney by making all of the lights in the harbor red. Across 13 countries, the group of will be dressing more than 80 iconic landmarks in red.




Other efforts around the world:

•  People dressed up as condoms in Lima yesterday holding signs that read "Responsible love = condom"
• Starbucks workers (in our very own Carrier Library!) wearing red, ( Starbucks ) aprons

Visit World AIDS Day's official website for more information, including real stories, merchandise, latest news, twitter updates and ways to donate or "do something."

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