Who Really Owns the U.S.?

If debt constituted as property, these ten countries would own a lot of land in the U.S.. They are;

1. China with $891.6 billion
2. Japan with $883.6 billion
3. The U.K. with $541.3 billion
4. Oil Exporters (15 countries, including Iran and Iraq) with $218 billion
5. Brazil with $180.8 billion
6. Caribbean Banking Centers with $155.6 billion
7. Hong Kong with $138.2 billion
8. Canada with $134.6 billion
9. Taiwan with $131.9 billion
10. and Russia with $106.2 billion.

Wow. If they came to collect states in 2009, we would become a land with only 40ish states. On the good side, we as Coloradoans would not be collected; Our only problems would be Nevada, Idaho, Kansas, and Nebraska. It's strange to think of what would happen if they did. Bye-Bye, U.S., hello, doom. And yes, Hong Kong is different than the rest of China, somehow.

Planet could be 'unrecognizable' by 2050, experts say

This isn’t about pangea or the tectonic plates moving us around. No, it’s about the global population rising from 7 billion to 9 Billion. By 2050. That would be a rise of 2 billion people…in 40 years, with most of the growth focusing in the poor countries, like Africa and South Asia. We would have to produce as much food in the next 40 years as we have in the last 8,000. That’s a lot.

Honestly, has anyone thought of what the Earth would look like in 400 years? Or even 80, at this rate? Overpopulation, anyone? Nice elbow to the face while you’re in line to get your coffee from an overstuffed Starbucks? Not looking forward to it. Let’s hope we get into space before that, because it would not be fun.

Anyone else up for it?

The 'Jeopardy' Champs' Gameplan for Beating IBM's Supercomputer

We all know about the gameshow called Jeopardy. What people may not know is that the show is bringing back Ken Jennings- who holds the record for longest run of consecutive games won- and Brad Rutter- the largest money winner, with a $3.2 million purse. But they now have to face their biggest challenge yet- A supercomputer named Watson. Watson, made by IBM, has a processing speed of about 1 million books in three seconds. He's faster on the buzzer, so Jennings plans to bet more agressivly, and Rutter is gunning for more abstract catergories rather than fact-based ones that Watson could easily answer. Watson plans on gunning for the Daily Doubles to increase his score tremendously.

I think that the humans should have an advantage in this Jeopardy match. It's just because that we, as humans, have the advantage of being able to think outside the box, while Watson is confined to his. And we have much better names then Watson. No offense to any human Watsons. Just the computer Watson. I don't really like that name for a computer. Why not call it Bill, or Bob?

What do you guys think?

Christina Aguilera Botches National Anthem at Super Bowl, Admits Mistake

How do you fail singing the national anthem? By "getting lost in the moment", apparently. Poor Christina Aguilera. She messed up the song at the Superbowl last night, and now America is sad. Lucky for her, the line that came next was the crowd catching "rockets red glare" line, initiating the crowd roaring once again. It is said that when she skipped the lines, the crowd fell into a hush, but it passed quickly. She didn't stop singing, giving a point to the saying "The Show Must Go ON!!!"

I didn't hear any messed-up lyrics, but I heard the tune go screwy, as the band realized her mistake. I was still stuck on the person before her, and my confusion at her singing "America the Beautiful", so I wasn't really paying attention. I heard that she did great at the NBA finals, so I wonder why she messed it up? What do you guy's think?

http://www.billboard.com/events/christina-aguilera-fumbles-national-anthem-1005023702.story#/events/christina-aguilera-fumbles-national-anthem-1005023702.story