Funny Pick Up Lines: You may fall from the sky....

Funny Pick Up Lines

Pick Up Lines that make people laugh, some sparing no expense. Some lines will make them walk away; some may stick around for more of your funny self. There's no denying that there is power in a funny line and that it takes great skill to successfully use it to pick up. Just keep in mind that everyone always has room for a good laugh. If they don't, they're not looking to go home with anyone and you probably won't be interested in them anyway. 
 The fist one

You may fall from the sky, you may fall from a tree, but the best way to fall... is in love with me.

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10 Hidden Health Secrets of Coffee

Coffee: Drink to Your Health

A cuppa Joe is good for more than a quick pick-me-up.

Move over, green tea? Recent studies indicate that coffee drinkers are less likely to develop Alzheimer's, colon cancer, and diabetes compared to non-drinkers, and they're also less apt to die from heart disease. To be sure, coffee isn't for everyone: It can cause insomnia, anxiety, and irregular heartbeat in some people, and too much caffeine during pregnancy can increase miscarriage risk. Plus, specialty coffee drinks (like Starbucks Frappuccinos) can be high in calories. But if coffee's your drink of choice, let's look at the many ways that coffee can boost your health.

Avoid Alzheimer's

A 2009 study found that people who drank three to five cups of coffee a day at midlife were 65 percent less likely to develop Alzheimer's in their later years, compared to those who drank little or no coffee. Other research suggests that the caffeine in coffee may reduce production of the protein beta-amyloid, deposits of which often form in the brains of Alzheimer's patients.

Curb Cancer Risk

The antioxidant compounds in coffee may help prevent several types of cancer. In a Japanese study, women who drank three or more cups of coffee a day had half the risk of developing colon cancer, compared to those who didn't drink coffee. An analysis of 10 studies showed that coffee drinkers have a 41 percent lower risk of liver cancer than coffee abstainers. Other studies have linked coffee consumption with a reduced risk of endometrial, kidney, and oral cancers.

Defend Against Diabetes

Drinking coffee lowered the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by up to 60 percent in a 2006 study that included people at high risk for the disease. Even former coffee drinkers were less likely to develop the disease than those who never drank it. The antioxidants, minerals, and caffeine in coffee may help keep diabetes at bay by improving glucose metabolism and insulin sensitivity.

Reduce Workout Pain

Consuming caffeinated coffee an hour before vigorous exercise may help prevent pain while you're working out, suggests a 2009 study of young men. An earlier study of young women found that using caffeine before exercise can cut post-workout pain by nearly 50 percent. The caffeine in coffee may help by blocking the activity of a chemical called adenosine that activates pain receptors in cells.

Guard Against Gout

Two studies from 2007 suggest that drinking coffee is protective against gout, a painful, arthritic condition of the joints (most commonly, the big toes). In one study, middle-aged and older men who drank four to five cups of coffee a day were 40 percent less likely to develop gout than those who abstained from the beverage. Decaf also was associated with a modest reduction in risk, suggesting that something other than caffeine is responsible for the beneficial effect. Another study, involving both men and women, found that coffee consumption may lower blood levels of uric acid, a substance linked to gout.

Deter Death from Heart Disease

A number of recent studies indicate that coffee drinkers have lower odds of dying from heart disease. For instance, a 2008 study concluded that women who drank two to three cups of coffee per day had a 25 percent lower risk of death from heart disease than those drinking less than a cup a month. The antioxidants in coffee may have several heart-healthy effects, including improving blood vessel function, reducing inflammation, and protecting LDL ("bad") cholesterol from oxidation.

Preserve Your Memory

Coffee may help to keep memory sharp, according to a pair of studies from 2007. In one study, older women who drank more than three cups of coffee a day experienced less decline over time on memory tests than those who drank one cup or less a day. Tea drinkers enjoyed similar benefits, so caffeine may be the beneficial component. Another study found that older men who consumed three cups of coffee a day had a slower rate of cognitive decline than those who drank either more or less than this amount.

Protect Against Parkinson's

Several studies have linked coffee drinking with a lower risk of Parkinson's disease. For instance, a 2007 study revealed that people who drank one to four cups of coffee a day cut their chances of developing the neurodegenerative disorder by nearly 50 percent. Scientists believe the caffeine in coffee may help defend against Parkinson's by boosting levels of the brain chemical dopamine.

Sidestep Stones

Coffee appears to reduce the risk of both gallstones and kidney stones. In a 2002 study, women who drank at least four cups of coffee a day were 25 percent less likely to need surgery for gallstones than nondrinkers were, and an earlier study showed that coffee drinking lowered gallstone risk in men. The caffeine in coffee may discourage gallstone formation by triggering gallbladder contractions and increasing the flow of bile. As for kidney stones, both regular and decaf coffee have been linked to risk reduction, perhaps simply by increasing urine output.

Say No to Stroke

In a 2009 study, women who drank four or more cups of coffee a day had a 20 percent lower risk of stroke, compared to those who had less than one cup a month. Coffee's protective effect was even more pronounced among nonsmokers: For women who had never smoked or had kicked the habit, drinking at least four cups of coffee daily was linked to a 43 percent reduced risk of stroke. As with heart disease, the antioxidants in coffee may offer protection by improving blood vessel function.

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PayDay 2

PayDay 2 is a lot like a bank heist. If you pick your crew well, everything comes together like a well-oiled machine, and everybody gets rich. 
If, on the other hand, you leave the guy with the IQ of a toaster in charge of grabbing the money while you guard the hostages, you’ve booked yourself a one-way ticket to San Quentin. Like most co-op games, PayDay 2 is only as good as the people you're playing with, but when everyone involved plays it the way it's meant to be played, the rewards include challenging, high-tension action, and intense running gunbattles.

The core four-player co-op gameplay is really strong, as are the many systems and mechanics that feed into it. Crime.Net is your principal gameplay mode, where you'll choose missions from an interactive city map and get matched up with some partners in crime. Things like safe, guard, and camera placement are randomized every time you play a mission, keeping you and your buddies on your toes at all times, but in a creative and thematically appropriate idea, you get dropped in to case the joint as civilians first so you can get an idea of what to expect. Though it might sound boorish, it's actually one of the best parts of the experience. I never felt more like an uncatchable thief than when I started calling out guard positions to my teammates while waltzing through a jewelry store undetected.

Walking around the maps can be a jarring experience, though, due to some graphical inconsistencies. Out in the streets, environments feel believable thanks to impressive daytime lighting and some truly authentic-looking architecture. But that believability crumbles the moment you step inside, where the geometry is so basic, and the textures so flat, that you'd think you were playing a different game. Both could definitely use an extra round of bug fixes, though – I wanted to immerse myself in the fantasy of being a big-money bank robber, but an endless stream of snafus kept shattering it. Invisible walls? Check. Endlessly repeating civilian character models? Everywhere. By the time I noticed I could stand inside of innocent bystanders, I wasn't even surprised anymore.

Thankfully, the excellent sound design does a lot of heavy lifting, rescuing some of the atmosphere. Rifle fire rings out across the streets as beautifully as a church choir, and

the muffled sound of a guard getting plugged with a silenced 9mm feels ripped right out of a good caper movie. Paired with a wide variety of well-animated hit reactions, the sound effects give PayDay 2's gunplay a punchiness that invited me to pull the trigger again and again. The dynamic soundtrack isn’t quite as memorable, but musical flourishes accompany each shift in pace, cuing you in that you need to either buckle down for a big firefight, or haul ass towards that escape van when the cops are hot on your tail.

But unlike its predecessor, that won’t happen every time you play – at least, if you play well – because PayDay 2 actually recognizes and rewards a smart, stealthy approach to bank robbery. Though some of the multi-day missions have unavoidable armed conflicts, most heists allow for a skilled crew to ace them without the cops ever getting involved. Disabling alarms, silently taking out guards, and effectively controlling civilian crowds all have a huge impact on how fast and how severe police intervention will be. A flawless heist is incredibly tough to orchestrate, but it IS possible, and that possibility kept me chasing perfection match after match.

Part of why it's so challenging, and alluring, is all the different details and elements that play meaningful roles. Downing security guards means you'll have to answer their radios to avoid alerting others. You'll need to balance your load-outs between mobility, utility, and concealability. Four robust skill trees affect everything from the kinds of gear you're proficient with to your skill at hand-to-hand combat or lock-picking. The amount of depth is impressive when you add it all up, and the result is a surprisingly strategic affair disguised as a fast-paced shooter. But the best part of all is that even once things invariably go wrong and the focus shifts from executing a plan to thinking on your feet, PayDay 2 remains a blast. The ensuing firefights are long and intense, and the varied types of foes that get thrown your way require good resource management and quick thinking to best.

Which leads us to PayDay 2's biggest, most glaring issue: the offline single-player mode. It should be clear that this is a co-op game that’s meant to be enjoyed with four human players, but if you had any aspirations of making bank as a lone wolf, you might as well shelve them. These AI helpers aren't even capable of interacting with objectives or carrying money bags, making even the simplest, most straightforward missions nearly unplayable. They’re fine as mobile meat shields, but otherwise, they make PayDay 2 look like a much worse game than it is. It’s honestly baffling that they’ve even been included in their current state.

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THE VERDICT

Played as intended with a group of friends, PayDay 2 is much like one of its heists: things can get a little sloppy, but the potential payoff is big. Parts of its presentation are lacking, and the state of its single-player is criminal, but overall, it's a deep, addictive co-op shooter that tickled my inner burglar.

Apple will reveal new iPhone next month

(CNN) -- Apple will unveil the latest version of its iPhone on September 10, according to a new report.

The news comes from All Things D, the Wall Street Journal-affiliated tech blog that has a solid track record for reporting inside Apple information.

Apple is believed to be working on a smartwatch and a TV, but neither of those products are expected to be ready for rollout at next month's event. Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Likely to be called either the iPhone 6 or iPhone 5S, the phone's release date would fit the schedule Apple has established since the first iPhone was released in 2007.

The company has released a new iPhone model every year, and the release dates have all been in the summer or fall. The iPhone 5 came out in September 2012, the iPhone 4S in October 2011, and the three versions before that in the summer months.

The release date is the most recent, and probably one of the most accurate, rumors that precede this Apple release.

The upcoming Apple event will come at a unique time for the tech giant, which has dominated the smartphone and tablet markets for almost as long as they have existed. Android-based phones like Samsung's Galaxy S4 have put a dent in iPhone sales, while some critics have said the latest updates to the iPhone and iPad lack significant innovation.

READ: How Samsung is out-innovating Apple

The new iPhone will run iOS 7, the latest version of Apple's mobile operating system, which includes new typography, redesigned icons and a new color palette.

Here's a roundup of some of the speculation swirling around the next iPhone. As always with such things, take it all with a grain of salt. Leaks along Apple's supply line have become more frequent, but that doesn't mean all of them turn out to be accurate.

--The new phone will likely be the iPhone 5S and keep the same design as the current iPhone 5. The iPhone 4 was followed by the 4S, which maintained the same form.

--The company will also roll out a cheaper version of the iPhone, largely for sale in emerging markets. Reuters reported that it will cost $99 and come in five or six different colors. It may or may not be called the iPhone 5C. Apple Senior Vice President Phil Schillerhas tossed cold water on this idea, though Apple is known for misdirection in advance of new product releases.

--Since there will be a cheaper iPhone, Apple will discontinue production of older models.

--There will be at least one larger iPhone model, with a 4.7-inch screen, a 5.7-inch screen, or both to compete with big-screen rivals from Samsung, HTC and other makers.

--The new phone will have a fingerprint scanner for added security and other uses.

--As usual, it will have a faster processor, longer battery life, and an improved camera. Not much of a stretch there -- all of these upgrades are typical of any gadget update.

Again, it remains to be seen which of these rumors and reports pan out. And Apple can be counted on for at least a few surprises.

Whitey Bulger Trial: Mob boss guilty of racketeering, including 11 killings

(CBS News) BOSTON -- Boston mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger was found guilty Monday in a string of 11 killings in the 1970s and 1980s following a racketeering trial that spanned more than seven weeks and was marked by damning testimony from men that were once his closest confidants.

Bulger, whose 16 years on the run exposed the FBI's corrupt relationship with its underworld informants, was also found guilty of counts including racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, extortion, money laundering, narcotics distribution conspiracy, and illegal firearms charges. He had been charged in 19 killings and an array of other crimes.

Bulger was found guilty of racketeering acts including the killings of Deborah Hussey, John McIntyre, Arthur Bucky Barrett, John Callahan, Michael Donahue, Brian Halloran, Roger Wheeler, Richard Castucci, Thomas King, Edward Connors, and Paul McGonigle.

(VIDEO: Bulger's love of killing)

The jury found the prosecution didn't prove he killed Michael Milano, Al Plummer, William O'Brien, James O'Toole, James Sousa, the Notorangeli group, Al Notorangeli, Francis Buddy Leonard.

There was also no finding in the murder of Debra Davis.

Federal prosecutors called 63 witnesses over six and a half weeks, followed by the defense, which called 15 witnesses over one week. After hearing closing arguments from prosecutors and defense attorneys, the jury of 12 began deliberating last Tuesday morning. 

Deliberations spanned 32 and a half hours before the verdict was read in court Monday.

It had been widely debated as to whether Bulger himself would take the stand. Bulger answered the looming question as the defense rested its case, telling a federal judge he had "involuntarily" decided not to testify.

"I feel that I've been choked off from having an opportunity to give an adequate defense," he said. "My thing is, as far as I'm concerned, I didn't get a fair trial, and this is a sham, and do what youse [sic] want with me. That's it. That's my final word," he said to the judge without the jury present.Bulger fled Boston in 1994 after being tipped off by a retired FBI agent about his indictment and was one of the FBI's most-wanted fugitives until he was captured with his longtime girlfriend in Santa Monica, Calif., in 2011.

During the trial, which launched with opening statements June 12, prosecutors portrayed Bulger as a vicious and violent criminal who "ran amok" in Boston for nearly 30 years, describing him as a "hands-on killer" who made millions through drugs, extortion, illegal gambling and loan-sharking. Several family members of Bulger's alleged murder victims gave emotional testimony about how their family members' deaths impacted their lives.

The defense countered that the prosecution's star witnesses, former Bulger cohorts who connected the 83-year-old to numerous killings and themselves convicted criminals, were not to be believed.

The defense also denied prosecution claims that Bulger was an FBI informant for years and provided information on the rival New England Mafia.

Convicted hit man John Martorano, former Bulger partner Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi and former Bulger lieutenant Kevin Weeks all took the stand for prosecutors, describing gruesome killings the reputed mob boss either ordered, approved or carried out.

The testimony was at times explosive. When Weeks described Bulger and Flemmi as "the two biggest rats," Bulger responded, "You suck," from his seat at the defense table, and an expletive-laced exchange erupted between the two.

Flemmi, who was once Bulger's right hand man, pinned the killings of his girlfriend and stepdaughter on Bulger, murders the reputed mob boss has adamantly denied. Bulger decided Flemmi's girlfriend Debra Davis knew too much and strangled her in front of Flemmi, the once-loyal Bulger associate told a rapt jury.

Allegations of pedophila emerged as Flemmi testified Bulger strangled Flemmi's stepdaughter, Deborah Hussey, because she was using drugs, getting arrested and dropping their names when she got in trouble. But Flemmi also acknowledged that he twice had oral sex with Hussey in what he called a consensual act and "a moment of weakness." He went on to accuse Bulger of engaging in oral sex with Hussey when she was a teen in the 1970s.

"You want to talk about pedophilia--right over there at that table," Flemmi said, gesturing towards Bulger.

Flemmi pleaded guilty to 10 murders and is serving a life sentence, avoiding the death penalty. Martorano and Weeks have both completed their sentences. Martorano served 12 years in federal prison, though he has admitted to killing 20.

Defense attorney Hank Brennan blasted Flemmi, Weeks and Martorano, saying they were in a position to benefit by testifying against Bulger.

"You have to sit there and ask yourself - why are they still walking the streets? If they're so vicious and violent and our government knows about it, why are they out there right now?" Brennan asked the jury.

The defense argued Flemmi, not Bulger, had a motive to kill the two women.

In an attempt to dispute allegations Bulger was a "rat" who informed on the rival Italian mob and people in his own gang, the defense called former FBI supervisor Robert Fitzpatrick, who testified he tried to terminate Bulger as an informant because he was not providing helpful information. The defense tried to show Bulger wasn't an informant in hopes of undercutting the credibility of prosecution witnesses. Bulger's lawyers claim his supposed FBI handler, John Connolly, fabricated Bulger's FBI file to advance his own career at a time when bringing down the Mafia was a national priority for the FBI.

The trial was marked by intrigue outside the courtroom as well, when staunch Bulger detractor Stephen Rakes was found dead July 17 in a Boston suburb. Rakes, a 59-year-old former Boston liquor store owner who claimed to have been extorted by Bulger and had hoped to testify against him, had recently been taken off the prosecution's witness list, according to reports.

Police announced Friday, Aug. 2 they had arrested William Camuti, a Massachusetts man who owed Rakes money, for allegedly poisoning Rakes' iced coffee and then dumping his body in the woods.

Lady Gaga Applause single released early after fans fail to plug leaks

Applause is the lead single from Lady Gaga's ARTPOP album, but leaked more than a week ahead of its official release date

Lady Gaga's new single Applause may have leaked ahead of its official release on 19 August, but her famously-fervent fanbase is leading the battle to keep the song under wraps.

A campaign by fans from Gaga's Little Monsters website has encouraged the community to report any site spotted distributing or linking to leaked snippets of the single to her label, Universal Music.

Nearly 2,500 fans have retweeted a link to Universal's takedown page, with one fan boasting of having notified the label about 500 infringing links in a single evening.

Update: In a not entirely surprising turn of events, Applause was rush-released this evening to radio stations and Apple's iTunes Store in the US, with other countries to follow. Gaga tweeted the news in characteristically bullish style as a "POP MUSIC EMERGENCY", blaming the leak on hackers.

The fan-led anti-piracy campaign was a turnaround from the usual nature of such leaks, where fans eagerly share the links, and labels – if they choose to respond – file a barrage of takedown notices to blogs and search engines.

Applause is the first single from Gaga's upcoming album ARTPOP, with a carefully-planned campaign to release the single on the same day that the album (and its spin-off app) will be available to pre-order.

Gaga herself seemed initially upset by news of the leak, tweeting "Lord, in HEAVEN WHY" and "YOU JUST COULDNT WAIT THIS IS TOO MUCH FOR ONE SATURDAY", before appearing to see the funny side andinviting fellow leakee Katy Perry to "grab some shovels and fuck up some hackers".

Such leaks seem inevitable in the modern music industry, though, with few new releases of any note escaping an unexpectedly-early debut. Even Kanye West saw his Yeezus album leak early in June – mere hours after BuzzFeed published an 8 Reasons You Won't Hear Yeezus Earlyarticle celebrating his notoriously-strict pre-release piracy precautions.

Gaga's objections to the Applause leak are more likely to be artistic rather than commercial. Sales of the single are unlikely to be hurt, but music blogs passing judgement on the track from a few brief snatches seems to have touched a nerve.

"Dont focus on ANY blogger criticism. I have been a producer/songwriter/musician for over 10 years. Trust the artist bloggers are not critics," she tweeted on Sunday.

Gaga's official pre-release plans for ARTPOP, which is due to come out on 11 November, are unclear. It's now common for big albums to be streamed online for up to a week before their release, with Apple among the keenest companies to secure exclusives.

iTunes has hosted pre-release streams of new albums by David Bowie, Daft Punk and Justin Timberlake already this year, but streaming services like Spotify and Rdio, and media including Pitchfork, NPR Radio and The Guardian have all been in the mix for similar deals.

The availability of the ARTPOP app before the album's release may be a hint that Lady Gaga and Universal intend to host their own pre-release stream for fans, however.

Her reaction if the album leaks can only be imagined, although it's likely to be good news for retailers of shovels.

Hyperloop

Elon Musk to outline 'Hyperloop' idea

US entrepreneur Elon Musk is expected to give more details later of his supersonic "Hyperloop" concept to link Los Angeles and San Francisco.

The SpaceX and Tesla founder has teased audiences with titbits of information about the rapid transit idea, which he claims could make the 380-mile (610km) journey in "about half an hour".

It seems to involve sending passengers through a tube in capsules.

Mr Musk says Hyperloop could be built for less than a conventional rail link.

The current proposed 130mph (210km/h) high-speed train connection between LA and San Francisco is unnecessarily expensive and underwhelming in ambition, he has complained.

"I originally started thinking about [Hyperloop] when I read about California's high-speed rail project which was somewhat disappointing," he told a Google Hangout with Richard Branson last week.

"It's actually worse than taking the plane. I get a little sad when things are not getting better in the future.

"Another example would be like the Concorde being retired and the fact there is no supersonic passenger transport. I think that is sad. You want the future to be better than the past, or at least I do."

Mr Musk claims Hyperloop would be a practical solution for city pairs separated by 1,000 miles (1,600km) or less. Beyond this distance, it would be better to take a plane, he explained.

But for the shorter distance, his new concept would beat the plane, he argues, because it would not waste time ascending and descending.

"It does involve a tube but not a vacuum tube… not frictionless but very low friction," is all he will add.

Tube system

The speculation is that Mr Musk is thinking of some kind of "rail gun". This would see passengers sit in cars that were then fired down a tube which had had most of its air removed. A system of magnets would accelerate and brake the capsules, and also keep them from touching the sides of the tube.

"You want a transport system that is roughly twice as fast as the next best alternative, that costs less, that is safer, that is not subject to weather and is more convenient," Mr Musk said.

"If there were such a thing, I think most people would take it. In fact, it would increase the travel between the city pairs because of the increased convenience."

The hype is reminiscent of the pre-launch publicity for the Segway

Whatever Mr Musk proposes, people are sure to sit up and take notice.

The entrepreneur made his fortune with the internet payment system PayPal before switching his skills into developing the new Falcon rocket system for Nasa and the Tesla electric car. He is also a big investor in solar energy in California.

"[Hyperloop] is quite an old science fiction idea but Elon Musk is the sort of man who could make it work," commented physicist Martin Archer from Imperial College London, UK

"He's the guy who made electric cars go fast with Tesla, which many people didn't think would be possible; and he's the head of SpaceX which is the only commercial rocket builder that has managed to hook up with the International Space Station."

The pre-announcement hype that surrounds Hyperloop is reminiscent of the speculation that ran ahead of the unveiling of the Segway scooter in 2001.

Back then, the media was full of stories about a project that could "revolutionise personal transportation". The two-wheeled, self-balancing device was certainly innovative and found an eager market, but it has remained a niche product.

Mr Musk says he is so busy with SpaceX and Tesla that he will not immediately try to develop Hyperloop himself. Only if no-one else picks up the challenge will he consider attempting to make it a reality at a later time.