It’s confirmed! He does speak English. Proof is in the video, the 2nd one, first one nobody speaks English. That’s why I call this Chuck Norris speaks English. Hahaha, I should become a full time comedian like Polly Shore. Good times. Here are some kickin’ vids I thought you’d enjoy checking out. Some oldies but goodies that’s for sure. I mean, sure sure it’s competing with other awesome stuff but come on, there’s room for more in your life!
 If you’ve ready this post you’re probably dying for more. So then you most likely visited this page and then this one and you’re still lacking in the ultimate night life (because I know you’re reading this on a Friday night). So without further delay, here are some more amazingly hot posts here at Stuck in Iowa!
Cedar Rapids is a city in Linn County, Iowa. Cedar Rapids, which had a population of 120,758 as of the 2000 census, is currently the second most populous city in the state of Iowa, after Des Moines. Cedar Rapids is part of a combined urban area with Iowa City, which lies just to the South. The area was a whole is generally referred to, by locals, as the “Corridor”, and the combined population of the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City corridor is 360,326.
Here is some more information about the area:
- Some of the major companies headquartered in Cedar Rapids include McLeodUSA and Rockwell Collins.
- The main airport serving Cedar Rapids is The Eastern Iowa Airport.
- The main professional sports team in Cedar Rapids is the baseball team, the Cedar Rapids Kernels.
- Cedar Rapids is only one of a handful of cities in the world with its municipal buildings located on island in the river. In the case of Cedar Rapids, city hall and the county courthouse are located on Mays Island, an island in the middle of the Cedar River.
This video is pretty funny, and it’s one of the few where the lyrics seem to match the mouths good enough. They’re keeping it gangsta by singing M.O.P’s Ante-Up.
Are Olympic Gold Medals made out of pure gold? The answer… NO!
The medals, which were supposed to be made entirely of gold, were instead found to be composed of 99% lead alloy and coated with a gold-colored lead-based paint.
And without further delay, here’s the Olympic quote of the year!
“I am very, very concerned about my extensive contact with gold medals,” Mr. Phelps told reporters. “But what am I supposed to do? Stop being so awesome?”
The other day I was talking about how much money Olympic athletes make. I also found this interesting article at Forbes, The Top-Earning Athletes Of The Beijing Olympics. Here’s a list of the top money makers in USD and their estimated annual income.
Kobe Bryant / USA / Basketball /$39 million
LeBron James / USA / Basketball / $38 million
Ronaldinho / Brazil / Soccer / $37 million
Roger Federer / Switzerland / Tennis / $35 million
Yao Ming / China / Basketball / $28 million
Dwyane Wade / USA / Basketball / $27 million
Maria Sharapova / Russia / Tennis / $26 million
Dirk Nowitzki / Germany / Basketball / $25 million
I’ve been watching the 2008 Beijing Olympics and I’m totally hooked. But what about their lives beyond the Olympic events? I’ve always wondered how much money Olympic athletes make so I decided to do some searching. Financial support varies from country to country so I’ll take a look at Team USA because I’m from the United States of America.
I read this PDF file from TeamUSA.org that has a lot of information about stipends, bonuses, and reimbursement. Here are the main money makers once you reach the Olympics.
Monthly stipends range from $250-2000 per month, so I’m sure a lot of athletes have jobs while they’re training. This is only what the country is giving athletes, but there’s a lot more money to be made with endorsement deals and bonuses. Speedo, the swimming gear brand, awarded a $1 million bonus to Michael Phelps for breaking Mark Spitz’s 1972 gold medal record of seven gold medals in single Olympics events (from CNBC) and 21 year old Jamaican, Usain Bolt, received a $1.8 million bonus from his sponsor Digicel for breaking the 100 meter race world record back in May (picture).
Iowa has some of the lowest auto insurance rates in the United States, which is good news for Dubuque residents looking for car insurance. Even so, insurance costs can vary widely from one insurance company to another and you want to make sure you’re getting the cheapest rate possible. To save on your auto insurance, follow these tips:
Drop Extra Coverages You Don’t Need
You may be paying for insurance coverage you never or rarely need, such as towing and rental coverage. Consider dropping these extra coverages to lower your insurance rate.
Depending on the age of your auto, you may also want to drop your comprehensive and collision coverage. Most insurance companies recommend dropping these coverages if your auto is more than five years old.
The red oak is also called the northern red oak and although has been widely cultivated in Germany and Australia, it is native to North America. If you are considering using this tree, here is an overview.
The northern red oak is a variety of oak that is native to North America. The tree grows very rapidly and favors acidic soil. Its native range is from Northeastern United States and Southeastern Canada although it is found as far south as Georgia in the United States. In the forests, the tree grows to heights of from 115 feet to 141 feet. Trees grown in the open tend to be a bit shorter, but often have thicker trunks.
The main characteristic of the red oak is its bark which has ridges topped with what appear to be almost shiny strips. Other varieties of oak have similar bark ridges and strips, but they normally occur only on the upper portion of the trees. The ridges on the red oak go all the way to the bottom and are one of the quickest ways to identify the tree. The branches tend to grow at right angles from the stems which produce a rounded narrow head.
