Online Inquirer

By: Alleluia S. Reyes

JaMichael, 16 lb. Baby
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According to international news sites, last Friday, July 8, 2011, at 9:05 in the morning, a new record may have been set in Texas. Two parents were really proud as the biggest baby ever born reportedly in the place was delivered via Caesarean section. Janet Johnson gave birth to her fourth child, JaMichael Brown. JaMicheal weighs 16 pounds, 1-ounce and measures 2 feet long. His head measurement was 15 inches and his chest measured 17 inches. These figures are usual for babies that are 3-6 months old. JaMichael has the size that is double that of a healthy newborn baby.

A lot of hospital staff members at the Good Shepherd Medical Center (located in Longview, Eastern Texas) were in awe at the baby’s size. One of the hospital nurses, Mary Beth Smith, who was in the delivery room at the time of JaMichael’s birth said “It’s a beautiful baby, but for health reasons, we’d rather not see a baby this large”. What she meant is the fact that babies with this size are more likely to have a harder time regulating their blood sugar.

The mother had gestational diabetes during her pregnancy with JaMichael. This is why her doctors already informed her to expect the baby to be big. Their estimate was around 12-13 pounds. So she knew that the baby is going to be big, but the real weight was still higher than what was expected. Johnson was used to giving birth to large babies but her largest before JaMichael was only 8 pounds.

Because the baby was larger than expected, they have to exchange the clothes they purchased in preparation for the baby’s coming. Even the diapers at the hospital nursery were too small for him.

JaMichael was placed in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the hospital so doctors can regulate his blood sugar and assist him with his respiration and nutrition. It was reported that the baby is progressing well and his father (Michael Brown) was already informed that the baby should be home in a few days. The parents and other family members are all excited to take him home. They are all very proud of JaMichael.

Reportedly, Michael Brown said:

“We may finally have a star football player in the family, or maybe a basketball player. I was just amazed when he came out, how big he was. I’m just proud of him, (we are a) proud family.”

Transformers 3, “Transformers: Dark of the Moon” opens in theaters on June 29, 2011 in 3D, and July 1 in both IMAX 3D. This was disclosed by entertainment sites, June 29.

“Transformers: Dark of the Moon” is the third series of the Transformers franchise which stars Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and John Turturro among others. Rosie Huntington-Whiteley had replaced Megan Fox as the love interest of LaBeouf in the movie.

The popular, science-fiction “robot” movie was directed by Michael Bay and written by Ehren Kruger.

“Transformers: Dark of the Moon” has also premiered at the Moscow International Film Festival last June 23 and was featured in a Linkin Park concert in Red Square.

Team Fortress 2
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Team Fortress 2 (TF2) is now available for free; to play all you want, supported only by mirotransactions. This was disclosed by Valve, and reported by international sites, June 23, 2011.

The free download during weekends accorded by Valve during previous days, has an additional bonus; players can now play the game for free, forever. The popular game allows the player to customize the appearance of his characters.

There are nine classes that players can also select from: heavy, soldier, scout, engineer and more. Team Fortress 2 continues to attract players and has proven to be one of Valve’s popular games.  The game can be played at the Team Fortress site, www.teamfortress.com.

Professor Mitsuyuki Ikeda has discovered that human excrement based protein can be made into an edible substitute for meat. This was disclosed by science news reports, June 17, 2011.

According to Professor Ikeda, the meat made from human excrement or sewage mud has 63% protein, 25% carbohydrates, 3% lipids and 9 % minerals.

The Japanese professor stated that the meat contains less fat and more proteins than the animal meat, but still, selling the human excrement- based meat would be a challenge because of the psychological effect of eating your own poop would be a problem.

Not everyone would like to eat their poop no matter how “well-dressed” it is just as Professor Mitsuyuki Ikeda concurs.

In his YouTube video uploaded by newsciencenews, Professor Ikeda explains the process.

Les Paul
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Les Paul is honored by Google’s Doodle with an online interactive playable guitar which visitors can strum using their keyboard or mouse. The only condition is that it should be in the C-Major.

Visitors could also record their pieces and allow others to hear them. This was revealed by international news sites, June 9, 2011.

Les Paul created his own guitar design in the 1940s and called it “The Log,” which has become popular even up to this day.

Paul was also considered the best jazz guitarist in the 1950s and had played with Bing Crosby and Nat King Cole.

Les Paul’s musical inventions are great contributions to rock and roll and to the music world in general.

By: Alleluia S. Reyes

Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina guested at the Today Show and apparently the crowd that had gathered at the square just cannot get enough of them.

Scotty sang his debut single “I Love You This Big” and they had a duet “I Told You So.” The chemistry is obvious but the American Idol winner and runner-up said they were best friends.  Their mothers were also there for moral support, as they gamely stood near the stage.

Watch the video of the guesting of Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alain at Today Show and be one with the captivated audience, as they sang their songs to the delight of the fans.

The Shiba Inu puppy cam is back as an Internet sensation as Kika the breeding dog’s live video went online when she gave birth last April 14, 2011 to her third and last litter of puppies. This was disclosed by various news sites, April 26, 2011.

In October 2008, the Shiba Inu puppy cam also became a viral sensation, when Kika gave birth to another set earned more than a million views. This April 14, Kika gave birth to 6 puppies namely Chozen, Charlotte, Chiyoko, Chikara, Chame, and Chisaki.

The live streaming shows the Shiba Inu puppies doing a variety of activities. This is the live stream video of the Shiba Inu puppies courtesy of Ustream.

Playstation Network is down and Sony’s millions of users all over the world are ‘shocked” that this could happen to one of the biggest gaming online sites. This was reported by US technology sites, April 22, 2011.

Some users have still not tried playing the newly introduced games, Mortal Kombat newest edition, SOCOM 4 and Portal 2. There were Playstation Network problems encountered, with the Playstation blog showing a blank page recently, when it could be accessed earlier warning of the outage for “a day or two.”

The Playstation Network has been down previously, hacked by “Anonymous,” a group which owned the act. The present outage however was denied by them.

While the problem is being resolved, millions of users are eager to try their hands on the new games, and hoping that the Playstation Network will be up soon.

Sony has announced in its blog, April 27, 2011, that the credit card details of millions of its PlayStation users may have been stolen by hackers. This was based on an investigation that the company has conducted during the shutdown on April 19.

Sony cautioned PlayStation users to changed their existing accounts’ passwords, and monitor their credit cards’ statements. If users’ credit cards have been indeed compromised, Sony said, the banks will pay.

When the hacking was discovered, Sony immediately shutdown the site on April 19. The Anonymous group who was suspected of hacking the popular game site denied any involvement.

Sony has released a notice in its blog detailing the specifics of the April 19 shutdown., emphasizing the need for PlayStation users to take extra precautions with data involving their credit cards.

Recent visits to the Sony’s PlayStation website and blog, as the day progressed, this April 27, 2011, however yielded, again, this notice.

HTTP ERROR: 504

Gateway TimeoutRequestURI=http://blog.us.playstation.com/

Sony’s PlayStation is down once again.

The Mega Million winning numbers 22, 24, 31, 52, 54 and Mega Ball 4, had won $319 million for the lucky winner. This was disclosed by Carolyn Hapeman, NY lottery Spokesperson and reported by US news sites on March 26, 2011.

The winner, who has yet to come forward, makes history as the largest single ticket to win the jackpot of 319 million. The ticket was sold in Coulson’s News Center, New York owned by Steve Hutchins.

Five winners of $250,000 each came from California, four from Ohio and New York three in Texas and two in Kentucky, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Washington.

The Mega Million jackpot winner can opt to receive the lump sum of $202.9 million.