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Virtual Fence Virtually a Reality: the Federal Government is ready to install a virtual fence along the border of Mexico in the coming weeks. It has sensors and cameras and is designed to detect illegal drug smugglers and illegal immigrants. Ummm, are they aware about the underground tunnels? This seems extremely primitive and yet it would wholly defeat the concept of installing an above-ground virtual fence. Will it really solve the problem?

Cough Cough, Run Run: naturally, people are getting more deceptive in their ways of cheating the law. Such techniques for entering the country illegally include: faking illness to get to hospital then running, packing ones' self in a suit case, posing as a DHL driver with a fake DHL van, and getting inside a pinata. Apparently just running across isn't a successful strategy. I'd be screwed if I got deported.

Foods to Eat for Your Brain; Foods Not to Eat for Your Brain: who knew, alcohol doesn't sharpen your senses. Salmon is also good for making you think faster. Allegedly.

Somebody's Watching Tom Brady and other celebrities in Massachusetts: Bunch of bored cops with nothing better to do. I will say that if one person deserves to have his right's violated, it's Captain Dreamboat.

Murdoch, Still a Money Grubbing Jackass; Nothings Free in Life: But he's got a point. As Newspapers struggle to survive with the surging internet media, Murdoch says that Newscorp will begin charging for content. Good thing I don't like foxnews. But I do like foxsports.com. I hope he doesn't start charging for that. As newspapers and print journalists struggle to survive, will this really help? Will he create a trend? Or will people just go elsewhere for their news?

Speaking of print journalism.

David Simon on the Accountability Aspect of Print Journalism and the Police: The mastermind behind the Wire, Homicide: Life on the Streets, Generation Kill and a few other "coming soon" shows on HBO still manages to find time to write for the Washington Post, on occassion. A great read about the dynamic between print journalism and the police (and I guess any other government agency that the media covers). When we think of the internet, we can see so many positives. But Simon does a good job of pointing out some of the losses that come with the decline of the newspaper.

Manny Suffers from Erectile Dysfunction: I'm guessing this has something to do with combating the adverse effects of prior steroid use. Although he says he's tested clean in 15 other Performance Enhancing drug tests.

You Can Teach an Old Dog....How to Wear Sunglasses: this dog is 21 years old. In human years. By dog years, I think she's like a million. That's just off the top of my head. I don't have a calculator in front of me. But something tells me, my guess is pretty accurate.

Time to Go Old Man: Alleged Nazi war criminal will not be protected by the Supreme Court of the United States. The Court denied his stay of deportation. Now he has to face the music. 29,000 counts of murder from WWII crimes. His lawyers claimed he was too frail and ill to travel overseas. I could write a lot more on what a douche bag this guy is. But the SC has already thrown him to the wolves. And rightfully so.

Please note, I obviously suck at writing headlines or headline-looking phrases.