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Friday, June 25, 2010

Smarter Than You Think. Computers Learn to Listen, and Some Talk Back

(The New York Times)
Woman sitting at desk using computer, on phone and holding sandwich

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Computers Learn to Listen, and Some Talk Back = Oral battle? Loudspeaker comments can stink!
(by Maurice Goddard)

First Female Prime Minister of Australia Sworn In

(The New York Times)
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 24: Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard speaks during a press conference following the Labour leadership spill which saw Gillard call a leadership ballot for the role of Prime Minister at Parliament House on June 24, 2010 in Canberra, Australia. Gillard demanded the ballot as party support for current PM Kevin Rudd collapsed. However no votes were cast in the caucus held this morning at 09:00 AEST, as Rudd conceded and stood down, making Gillard Australia's first female Prime Minister, with current treasurer Wayne Swan moving into the role of Deputy. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

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First Female Prime Minister of Australia Sworn In = Top fame is: Manlier trousers fit a slim fair winner!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Immigrants Make More Jobs Than They Take

(Newsweek)
Customs officer checking man's briefcase

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Immigrants Make More Jobs Than They Take = The math is no joke, may be smart marketing!


Immigrants Make More Jobs Than They Take = That is no joke - the K-mart may gain members!
(by Dharam Khalsa)

Report: Iran to stop pair of U.N. nuclear watchdog inspectors

(CNN)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks in Dushanbe, June 9, 2010. Iran dismissed new U.N. sanctions on Wednesday as valueless , vowed to continue its nuclear work and warned it may reduce cooperation with the United Nations nuclear agency.   REUTERS/Nozim Kalandarov (TAJIKISTAN - Tags: POLITICS HEADSHOT)

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Report: Iran to stop pair of U.N. nuclear watchdog inspectors = Corrupt, low Tehran for tragic crap - opposes United Nations
(by Aronas Pinchas)

Tennis: Longest-ever match finishes after 11 hours 5 minutes

(Inquirer)
Wimbledon Championships Day 04 2010 24/06/10 John Isner's historic match against Nicolas Mahut (FRA) as the longest match in history. 6-4, 3-6, 6-7, 7-6, 70-68 Photo Susan Mullane Fotosports International UK Only Photo via Newscom

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Longest-ever match finishes after eleven hours and five minutes = Isner v. Mahut: The foes survive a different challenge. Some tennis!
(by Adie Pena)

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Harrison Ford's Wedding Outfit? Wrangler Jeans

(People)
The 38th Annual Lifetime Achievement Award Honoring Mike Nichols held at The Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, California on June 10th, 2010. Calista Flockhart, Harrison Ford                                    Fame Pictures, Inc

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Harrison Ford's Wedding Outfit? Wrangler Jeans = Hand-sewn just for Santa Fe rider or wild gringo
(by Dharam Khalsa)

Sharks Carrying Drug-Resistant "Bacterial Monsters"

(National Geographic)
Australia, Great Barrier Reef, Grey Reef Shark swimming amongst fish on reef, underwater view

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Sharks Carrying Drug-Resistant "Bacterial Monsters" = Organisms carry renal risks, but it's grand teeth SCAR!!
(by Dharam Khalsa)

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

BP to fund $20bn Gulf of Mexico oil spill payout

(BBC News)
WASHINGTON - JUNE 16: Jars of water mixed with oil that were collected from the Gulf Coast waters of Louisiana and Alabama are stacked in front of Gulf Coast residents as they attend a news conference on Capitol Hill June 16, 2010 in Washington, DC. About 90 residents from the Gulf Coast participated in a news conference to tell stories on how the oil spill has impacted their lives and to call on for a clean energy future. BP announced that they will finance a $20 billion fund to compensate individuals whose jobs and incomes have been affected by the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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British Petroleum's twenty billion dollar payout = Oil spill problem to ruin Tony Hayward's elite butt!
(by Adie Pena)

Barack Obama calls for Gulf Coast Restoration Plan funded by BP

(AL.com)
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks after addressing the nation about the BP oil spill from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington June 15, 2010. Obama vowed on Tuesday to compel BP Plc to pay damages for its recklessness in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and sought to harness public outrage over the disaster into support for his bid to cut U.S. dependence on fossil fuels.  REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER POLITICS ENERGY BUSINESS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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Gulf Coast Restoration Plan = Constant outrage for a spill?
(by Adie Pena)

Afghanistan: Britain is stuck with a war it can't afford and can't win

(The Daily Telegraph)
LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 29: A protester in front of the Queen Elizabeth Conference Centre on January 29, 2010 in London, England. Mr Blair, who was Britain's Prime Minister from May 1997 to June 2007, will face questions from Chairman of the Inquiry Sir John Chilcot. This is the United Kingdom's fourth inquiry into the Iraq war. Intelligence officials, senior civil servants, politicians and military commanders have given evidence so far on January 29, 2010. (Photo by Marco Secchi/Getty Images)

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Afghanistan: Britain is stuck with a war it can't afford and can't win = A fanatic Barack in Washington: "Act? It isn't 'if'! Run fast, and withdraw!"
(by Maurice Goddard)

Iranians dig in for the battle they know could take years

(The Independent)
flag of Iran

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Iranians dig in for the battle they know could take years = Genuine trend is fiery, to kick, beat, and throw Ayatollahs!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Monday, June 14, 2010

Love and Devotion: The World Cup and the 'Religion' of Soccer

(Huffington Post)
Japan's Keisuke Honda celebrates after their 2010 World Cup Group E soccer match against Cameroon at Free State stadium in Bloemfontein June 14, 2010. REUTERS/Jorge Silva (SOUTH AFRICA - Tags: SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP)

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Love and Devotion: The World Cup and the 'Religion' of Soccer = Unloved nowhere, chronic Liverpool fans get addicted too!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Oh Diane, you are Labour's Sarah Palin

(The Times)
LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 09: Labour leadership candidate Dianne Abbott smiles after giving a television interview near Parliament on June 9, 2010 in London, England. A ballot will be taken of Labour party, trade union members, MPs and MEPs to select the next leader of the labour party from shortlist of: Diane Abbott, Ed Balls, Andy Burnham, David Miliband and Ed Miliband. The result of the ballot is due to be announced during Labour party conference on September 25, 2010. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

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Oh Diane, you are Labour's Sarah Palin = A horrible nauseous lady. O! A piranha!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Queen marks official birthday at Trooping the Colour

(The Times)
LONDON - JUNE 12: (L-R) Princess Eugenie, Princess Beatrice, Prince William, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Michael of Kent, Princess Michael of Kent, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall watch the fly past from the balcony of Buckingham Palace at Trooping The Colour on June 12, 2010 in London, England. Trooping The Colour is the Queen's annual birthday parade and dates back to the time of Charles II in the 17th Century when the colours of a regiment were used as a rallying point in battle. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Getty Images)

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Queen marks official birthday at Trooping the Colour = A big old protocol affair! Isn't it queer, the UK monarchy?
(by Maurice Goddard)

Saturday, June 12, 2010

It's Apple vs. Google in the battle over the future of computing

(Newsweek)
OREM, UT -  NOVEMBER 5: A manager holds an Apple iPhone (L) and Motorola's new Droid smart phone (R) sold through Verizon at the Verizon store November 5, 2009 in Orem, Utah. The Google powered Droid is being released by Verizon November 6, 2009. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images)

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It's Apple vs. Google in the battle over the future of computing. = Come as flung! Love it! Gulp it! Get that top, best ever, iPhone four!
(by Maurice Goddard)

It's a grey old life without soothing nicotine

(The Daily Telegraph)
Smoking Keeps The Tobacco Industry In Business. Through Out Most Of The 20Th Century The Tobacco Industry Publicly Argued That Nicotine Was Not Addictive And The Link Between Cancer And Smoking Was Not Proven As Well As Claiming The Industry Had Not Sought To Recruit Young People To Smoking. In 1994 Documents Were Released That Proved These Companies Knew The Truth Was Different On All These Counts. 92 Yr Old Man Smoking Cigarette Head Shot

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It's a grey old life without soothing nicotine = "In tough destiny, of no cigarettes, I toil. I howl!"
(by Maurice Goddard)

Friday, June 11, 2010

Pope defends celibacy for priests at Vatican rally

(The Guardian)
Pope Benedict XVI celebrates an evening vigil service in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican to mark the end of the Church's year of the priest, on June 10, 2010. A year that has been marred by revelations of hundreds of new cases of clerical abuse, cover-up and Vatican inaction to root out pedophile priests.Thousands of priest from around the world gathered in St. Peter's square in a major show of support for Pope Benedict XVI amid the clerical abuse scandal. During the ceremony Pope Benedict XVI strongly defended celibacy for priests but he didn't directly mention the clergy abuse scandal but he referred to what he called 'secondary scandals' that showed 'our own insufficiencies and sins.' PHOTO by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM Photo via Newscom

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Pope defends celibacy for priests at Vatican rally = Poodle Benedict. A very pearly, stiff carnal spastic.
(by Maurice Goddard)

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Did FBI Botch Van Der Sloot Case?

(Fox News)
Joran Van der Sloot (C) of the Netherlands is escorted by the police as he is transferred from the police headquarters to the prosecutor's office in Lima June 10, 2010. An official at the Peruvian national police's criminal investigations unit told Reuters on Tuesday that Van der Sloot admitted he killed 21-year-old Stephany Flores, whose body was found in a Lima hotel room last week. REUTERS/Stringer (PERU - Tags: CRIME LAW)

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Did FBI Botch Van Der Sloot Case? = In fact, discovered blood-baths!
(by Aronas Pinchas)

Dubya joins Facebook

(The Times)
Former President George W. Bush and wife Laura talk about the SLANT 45 Program during a ceremony September 21, 2009 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The Bushes are honorary co-chairing the program. Several hundred elementary school children and business and civic leaders helped the Committee detail plans for the most comprehensive youth-education programs in Super Bowl history and one of the largest community-wide service-learning initiatives in U.S. annals. UPI/Ian Halperin Photo via Newscom

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That's right, George W Bush has just joined Facebook = Scourge fits Bush, eh? O! Boot, gag, and hit the jerk's jaw!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Scientists use Calvin Klein cologne to lure jaguars

(Yahoo! News)
Jaguar (Panthera onca) in tree

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Scientists use Calvin Klein cologne to lure jaguars = O no! Curious cats in jungle like scents, eat villagers
(by Don Griffith)