COOL LIGHT SWITCHES BITCHES

If your love for token-powered gaming borders on the obsessive, you'll likely love this Arcade Light Switch ($35). Made using actual arcade machine push buttons, these switches install just like any other light switch, are available in a wide range of color combinations, and make a great finishing touch for a retro-heavy game room. Cool.

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LABYRITH AQUARIUM

Give your fishy friends something to do other than just glub around with the Labyrinth Aquarium ($5,500-$6,500). Made from Lucite, this six-globe aquarium is designed for tropical fish, and includes silk plants, three lights, filters, air pumps, and cleaning equipment, as well as an optional dedicated table in cherry, black, or carbon fiber. This is the coolest fish tank I have seen so far.

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HOMEOWNERS FORCLOSE ON BANK, YES THAT IS CORRECT

 A couple of homeowners in Naples, Florida reportedly foreclosed on a Bank of America branch last week, their attorney actually having moving trucks pull up in front of a Naples branch to execute a foreclosure judgment against the bank.
In 2009, retired police officer Warren Nyerges and his wife, Maureen Collier, paid $165,000 cash for their 2,700 square foot home in the Golden Gate Estates subdivision, and never took a mortgage out on it. So imagine their surprise when, in Februrary of 2010, Bank of America initiated foreclosure proceedings against them. The Nyerges hired an attorney, Todd Allen, to defend them against the wrongful foreclosure, and the Bank eventually abandoned the matter.

But not before the Nyerges incurred $2,534 in attorney's fees, which they requested informally from Bank of America multiple times before resorting to the courts, which ordered the bank to make the couple whole. When B of A still had not paid the judgment after five months of phone calls and letter writing by Allen and the Nyerges to the bank insisting that the court order be obeyed, Allen took the next step in the legal collection process, obtaining an order of foreclosure against the bank.
Allen then reported to a local branch of the bank with sheriff's deputies, who he instructed to remove cash from the tellers' drawers, furniture, computers and other property. Approximately one hour later, the Naples News reports, the bank manager produced a check for $5,772.88 to satisfy Allen's fees and additional costs. I wish I could have been there to get all the stuff if it was put on the curve, you know how we do.

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WHICH MOVIES ARE YOU GOING TO SEE THIS WEEKEND: XMEN FIRST CLASS, BEAUTIFUL BOY, BEGINNERS, EMPIRE OF SILVER

XMEN FIRST CLASS

BEAUTIFUL BOY

BEGINNERS

EMPIRE OF SILVER

Well since thias blog post is extremely late and I have been working my but off and haven't really been updating the blog we all know who will be number one, just look up top to the next post.

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WEEKEND WRAP UP, PIRATEAS STEALS ITS WAY TO NUMBER ONE, SHAQ CAN'T SLEEP THE WORLD DIDN'T END AFTER ALL, NFL PLAYER GOPES TO THE EIGHT GRADE PROM

Of course the pirate movie it was just a matter of how much it would make and it did not disappoint making over $90 million dollars the largest weekend gross this year. Here are the rest of the totals.


Weekend Box Office Estimates (U.S.)
May 20 - 22 weekend


1 - Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides N/A $90,100,000 TOTAL: $90,100,000
2 2 Bridesmaids Universal Pictures $21,058,290 TOTAL: $57,517,530
3 1 Thor Paramount Pictures $15,500,000 TOTAL: $145,406,000
4 3 Fast Five N/A $10,630,570 TOTAL: $186,219,155
5 5 Rio 20th Century Fox Distribution $4,650,000 TOTAL: $131,646,651
6 4 Priest Sony Pictures Releasing $4,600,000 TOTAL: $23,683,000
7 6 Jumping the Broom Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group $3,700,000 TOTAL: $31,300,000
8 7 Something Borrowed Warner Bros. Pictures $3,425,000 TOTAL: $31,428,000
9 8 Water for Elephants Fox 2000 $2,150,000 TOTAL: $52,427,574
10 9 Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family Lionsgate, The Tyler Perry Company $990,000 TOTAL: $51,756,990
The rest after the jump.
 
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WEEKEND WRAPUP: THOR IS STILL ON TOP, GUY DIES FROM STUPID INTERNET CRAZE, AMERICA'S MOST WANTED GETS CANCELED, THE GOVERNATOR TERMINATES HIS MARRIAGE

Thor rose to the top again with over $30 million at the box office. He's pounding the competition with his hammer. Here are the rest of the totals.


Box Office Charts
Weekend Box Office Actuals (U.S.)
May 13 - 15 weekend


1 1 Thor Paramount Pictures $34,703,035 TOTAL: $119,455,352


2 - Bridesmaids Universal Pictures $26,247,410 TOTAL: $26,247,410


3 2 Fast Five N/A $20,444,270 TOTAL: $169,690,470


4 - Priest Sony Pictures Releasing $14,953,664 TOTAL: $14,953,664


5 5 Rio 20th Century Fox Distribution $8,275,058 TOTAL: $125,243,198 


6 3 Jumping the Broom Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group $7,066,190 TOTAL: $25,760,004


7 4 Something Borrowed Warner Bros. Pictures $6,872,221 TOTAL: $25,518,733


8 6 Water for Elephants Fox 2000 $4,203,095 TOTAL: $48,578,875


9 7 Tyler Perry's Madea's Big Happy Family Lionsgate, The Tyler Perry Company $2,214,033 TOTAL: $50,232,182


10 8 Soul Surfer Enticing Entertainment, TriStar Pictures, FilmDistrict $1,826,788 TOTAL: $39,232,956

The rest after the jump

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WHICH MOVIES ARE YOU GOING TO SEE THIS WEEKEND:BRIDESMAID, PRIESTS, EVERYTHING MUST GO, GO FOR IT

BRIDESMAIDS

PRIESTS

EVERYTHING MUST GO

GO FOR IT

Well I know I haven't predicted movies in a couple of weeks but I think this Bridesmaid movie might get the top spot. I mean we have had two action movies be number one in a row so I think a comedy ay get it this weekend or maybe a movie from before.

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