text: [[quoteright:340:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nekromantik_3672.jpg]][[caption-width-right:340:[- [[TakeOurWordForIt The rest of the image]] [[{{NSFW}} shows this nude woman]] [[{{Squick}} being molested by a semi-skeletal corpse]]. -] ]]-> ''"Ground-breakingly gruesome. The first erotic film for necrophiles."''-->-- '''Creator/JohnWaters'''-> ''"What lives that does not live from the death of someone else?"'' -->-- Opening Quote by '''V.L. Compton'''''Nekromantik'' is a German horror film released in 1987.Meet Robert Schmadtke, or just Rob, an outwardly normal (but meek) German man who lives with his girlfriend Betty, and works for Joe's Streetcleaning Agency. What does Joe's Streetcleaning Service specialize in? Body parts. And that's just perfect for Rob, since he and Betty are necrophiliacs. Every once in a while, Rob just pilfers some random pieces of the mangled bodies at his worksites, taking them home and preserving them in jars for him and Betty to play with, his latest score being from a grisly car crash.One day, Rob hits the mother lode, stealing a rotted, waterlogged corpse he and his co-workers were charged with moving. Taking the corpse home, Rob and Betty waste no time in having a ménage a trois with it. Unfortunately for Rob, his happiness does not last long, as he is fired from his job due frequent tardiness, prompting Betty to verbally emasculate him, and run off with the corpse. Now alone, Rob is left to spiral into a deep and disturbing depression...A sequel, simply titled ''Nekromantik 2'', was released in 1991.No relation to {{Necromantic}}.----!! This film provides examples of the following tropes:* AccidentalMurder: A man accidentally shoots his apple picking neighbor in the neck.* AllTakeAndNoGive: Betty (taker) and Rob (giver).* BathroomStallGraffiti: It's all over the place.* BathKick: Work it, Betty!* BathtubScene: In blood!* BlackComedy: Viewed as such by some.* BloodBath: Betty's has one in blood from an unidentified source, while Rob takes his in cat blood and guts.* BloodFromTheMouth: While Rob is killing himself.* BurialAtSea: After accidentally killing your neighbor, the best thing to do is just stuff the body in a wheelbarrow, and dump it in some water.* BurnBabyBurn: Rob does this to a picture of Betty.* CarryABigStick: The rabbit gets smacked with a stick.* ChickLit: Betty reads some to the corpse.* CleanupCrew: Joe's Streetcleaning Agency.* ContentWarnings: "Warning: Some of this film may be seen as grossly offensive and should not be shown to minors!!!"* CoolShades: Betty, during her BloodBath.* CountryMatters: "Don't laugh at me, you cunt!"* CreatorCameo: Director and writer Jorg Buttgereit plays one of the Joe's Streetcleaning Agency workers.* CreepyCemetery: Rob kills and rapes a prostitute in it, then murders its groundskeeper.* CreepySouvenir: Hearts, eyeballs, a fetus...* CuteKitten: After being fired, Rob gets one to try and appease Betty. After realizing she's left, he stuffs it in a bag, and beats it to death.* DaylightHorror: Everything except the car crash and the murder of the prostitute takes place in broad daylight.* TheDeadHaveEyes: All the better to be sucked out.* DeathByMocking: The prostitute.* DecapitationPresentation: It even came gift wrapped.* DisposableSexWorker: Rob kills, then rapes, a prostitute.* DramaticDrop: When the cemetery guard finds Rob and the dead prostitute.* DrivenToSuicide: Rob's first attempt, with alcohol and pills, is unsuccessful. Later, he just knifes himself.* DrowningMySorrows: Rob.* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Betty.* ExtremeDoormat: Rob.* EyeScream: The driver losing an eye, the rabbit having both of its gouged out, and Rob sucking the corpse's eye out and spitting it back into the socket.* FadeToBlack* FilmWithinAFilm: It seems to be a SlasherMovie.** AbandonedArea: A ruined house.** AnAxeToGrind: The killer's weapon, which leads-** AxeBeforeEntering:-this!** BreastAttack: The main character has her breasts slashed with a switchblade.** ChaseScene: It wouldn't be a horror film without one.** KnifeNut: The killer discards his axe for something he can use to get more up close and personal.** LooksLikeOrlok: The villain.** MenacingStroll: Because that's as fast as he needs to go.** PeekABooCorpse: A body in a bathtub.** StockingFiller: The main character.** TrapDoor: The villain captures the main character using one.** UnwillingSuspension: The main character.** WomanInWhite: The main character.* FlashBack: Rob performing an autopsy, and the rabbit slaughter, which is later shown in reverse.* GagPenis: Rob unleashes a superhuman-level of ejaculate while committing suicide.* GoofyPrintUnderwear: Rob.* {{Gorn}}: Especially the partial decapitation, and what happens to that poor bunny.* GraveRobbing: The ending.* GrossUpCloseUp: It gets very close into the very gross.* GuttedLikeAFish: The rabbit, and the cat.* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: The passenger in the car crash.* HandbagOfHurt: The prostitute, as Rob is strangling her.* HemoErotic: Betty likes the red stuff.* IJustShotMarvinInTheFace: Trying to shoot birds while drunk is ill advised.* ILoveTheDead: Duh.* ImAHumanitarian: The source of the steak Rob and Betty have for breakfast is never identified.* ImpromptuTracheotomy: The apple picker getting shot in the neck.* JerkAss: Bruno.* KarmaHoudini: The accidental murderer.* KickTheDog: Rob smashing the cat to death, and bathing in its spilled innards. At least his previous sexual proclivities weren't ''directly'' hurting anyone.* KillEmAll: About half of the cast, which is admittedly small, is dead by the end.* LeaveTheCameraRunning: So many long, ''long'' scenes.* LeFilmArtistique: Of the "True Art is Offensive" kind.* TheLoinsSleepTonight: After hiring a prostitute and taking her to a cemetery, Rob is unable to get it up.* LonelyPianoPiece: Most of the music consists of this.* ALoveToDismember: Pieces are just as good as a whole.* MaleFrontalNudity: Rob bares all, primarily in his bathing scene.* MeadowRun: Rob dreams about participating in a very odd one involving, among others things, flailing intestines and a head used a ball.* MundaneMadeAwesome: The threesome is shot like something out of a classy vintage porno, coming complete with beautiful music, slow motion, and artsy angles.* MushroomSamba: The combination of alcohol and pills causes Rob to have a vision where he wakes up in a bodybag with half his face gone. A girl in white approaches him with a severed head in a box, which they play catch with before it transforms into entrails, which Rob dances through the meadow with.* NamelessNarrative: You can count the number of named characters on one hand.* NightmareFetishist: Betty and Rob, who have quite the grisly collection.* NippleAndDimed: On the cover.* NoAnimalsWereHarmed: The rabbit killing was real. Doesn't look like the cat death was.* NumberedSequels: ''Nekromantik 2!''* OffWithHisHead: The cemetery guard's death.* OminousFog: The night scenes are full of it.* OneWordTitle: But it consists of two words crammed together.* OutWithABang: While stabbing himself, Rob starts jizzing all over the place.* OverCrank: During the threesome, and while Betty is playing with the corpse alone.* PortmanTitle: Try and guess what two words make it up.* PunkInTheTrunk: The corpse.* RagingStiffie: Rob, while killing himself.* ReCut: As to be expected with this type of film.* RedShirt: The death of the cemetery guard was rather superfluous.* SceneryGorn: The car wreck.* ScreamDiscretionShot: The car crash.* SequelHook: The film ends with a woman digging up Rob's body.* SeveredHeadSports: Rob and his dream girl play catch with a decapitated head.* ShirtlessScene: Rob.* ShovelStrike: Rob beheads the cemetery guard with his own shovel.* ShowerOfAngst: Rob bathes (in blood, admittedly) after Betty's departure.* SilenceIsGolden: There are long stretches with no dialogue.* SlashedThroat: The rabbit.* SoundtrackDissonance: Such a beautiful soundtrack for such an ugly little film.* TakeThat: While both Nekromantik films feature in-depth stories and character development, WordOfGod says they were mainly made to piss off the notoriously strict German censors and MoralGuardians. * TakingTheKids: Betty absconds with the corpse.* TheresNoBInMovie: Rob goes to a skid row theatre to watch a SlasherMovie.* ThousandYardStare: Rob.* ThreewaySex: With a corpse.* TwoFaced: Rob, in his hallucination.* UrineTrouble: The film begins with a woman peeing on a dead bird.* VillainProtagonist: Rob, eventually.* VillainousBreakdown: Rob tries to kill himself, fails, murders two people, then successfully kills himself.* WallBangHer: Rob attempts to do this against a tombstone.* WomanInWhite: The girl in Rob's hallucination.----


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Rush 2: Extreme Racing USA - Objects List/FAQ
Rush 2: Extreme Racing USA Hidden Things, Cheats, and Objects Objects What are Objects? Objects are just things to look for, and you can make a scoring system. <On all Tracks> 1. Planet Follywood 2. Waikiki Buisness Plaza 3. Waikiki Police 4. 3 Surf Boards, and umbrelas 5. A prototype car on display, with the number 12 6. 3 Elvis signs 7. A place selling Bamboo Furniture 8. 2 Cheps Cafes 9. 2 Gios Pizza 10. A spotted building with a Jackpot $1,000,000 sign 11. Water Tower 12. A sign that's eithier a Cara, OR SF Rush sign 13. Wall Street 14. Scrolling Stock Prices 15. A permanit Mountain Dew can 16. A row of cones, without bottom parts 17. Aloha Stadium 18. STADIUM sign 19. Dodger Stadium 20. Airport Tower 21. Slot Machine 23. Large Danger Sign 24. Firecrackers going off 25. Miketown 26. Holywood Spoirting Goods 27. Wax Musieum 28. A large "Shelly" fuel sign next to a key 29. LA River 30. A place to Cash Checks 31. Carnals Real Estate 32. 3 Bail Bonds 33. Places Selling Star Maps34. ZOO Sign 35. Late Night with Rush 2 36. Pork Palace 37. 2 places with Fresh Pizza 38. 3 Baseball Diamonds 39. USS Arizona Memoriol 40. Sunset Blvd. Hidden Things Key 1.0 No Value worth Effort 7.0 Worth Effort 10 Overly Worth it Midway Track Description: Takes Place in Midway studis, lots of arcades. Easiest way to get it: Start a death circuit, and die on every race Value Worth Effort: 10 Pipe Track Description: Race in a large Pipe Easiest way to get: ya da, ya da, ya da, no matter what anybody says, that you must collect all keys, complete a Circuit, Death Circuit, etc. THAT'S THE SUPER HARD WAY!!! All you have to do, is get at least 1 first on every level. Value Worth Effort: 8.6 Taxi: Get 3 Keys Hot Rod: Get 6 Keys Formula 1: Get 9 Keys Prototype: Get 12 Keys Mountain Dew Formula Dragster: Get 4 Cans Rocket: Complete a Circuit in First Limo: Unidentified Driving Object! On the Car selecton screen, enter: Up, Down, Left, Right, Z, Z, C-Up, C-Down I have not been able to get this code to work, Midway has pesonaly verified, that this the "UDO" [unidentified driving object.] and is just a rumor. Who knows? Email me, if you have gotten it to work, and how. Thank You!


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Lava XOLO A1000 Goes on Sale in India
I hope the SoC is able to push those pixels efficiently. Phone looks great, though.
Yeah. It looks better than Canvas HD.
what about processor? it just says 1Ghz processor by mediatek
Anyone bought this? Or had any experience using it?
I saw it in Croma as a friend wanted this phone and it was ticking almost all boxes. Construction is surprisingly decent and with a few tweaks lag should be minimized.


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Southern Chicken Roll-Ups Recipe
This is one of my favorite ways to cook chicken because it tastes so good and it doesn't take long to prepare. I like to serve it with rice.
- 6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (1-1/2 pounds)
- 6 slices Swiss cheese
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 3/4 cup chicken broth
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1. Flatten chicken to 1/4-in. thickness. Place a cheese slice on each; roll up jelly-roll style. In a shallow bowl, combine flour and pepper; add chicken and roll to coat.
- 2. In a skillet over medium heat, cook chicken in butter until browned, about 10 minutes, turning frequently. Add broth and oregano; bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer for 12-14 minutes or until chicken juices run clear. Yield: 6 servings.
Nutritional Facts
1 each: 284 calories, 13g fat (0 saturated fat), 94mg cholesterol, 157mg sodium, 4g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 36g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 1/2 starch, 1/2 fat.
Reviews for Southern Chicken Roll-Ups
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Diane Sawyer steps down as 'ABC World News' anchor
Diane Sawyer will step down as the anchor of "ABC World News," Chris Ariens reports in TV Newser. David Muir will be the new anchor and managing editor.
George Stephanopoulos will be ABC News' chief anchor, Ariens reports: "He'll lead special reports, breaking news and election night coverage for the network as well as continuing with 'GMA' and 'This Week.'"
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Sawyer "will focus on primetime specials, big interviews, and enterprise reporting for the network," Ariens writes. In a memo to staff, ABC News President Ben Sherwood says "I'm excited to watch her elevate all of our programs and platforms with her new ideas, dynamic team, and her signature reporting, interviewing and storytelling." He continues:
I also want to salute George and David, consummate and complementary pros who will – as always – make ABC News shine on the biggest, most important stories around the clock and around the world. From moments of triumph to moments of crisis, George and David will guide the way with intelligence, enterprise, understanding and connection.
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(May 03, 2005 - I removed lyrics of Bryan Adam's "Back To You," in compliance with FFnet's warning.)
Disclaimer: Rurouni Kenshin is the creation of Nobuhiro Watsuki, with the manga and anime rights belonging to Jump Comics and Sony Entertainment, respectively.
"Are you sure you don't want to bring an extra blanket?"
Words flung itself on my consciousness. I was too busy to acknowledge them at the moment. I was too engrossed with my own thoughts, too concerned on deciding what things I'd let my mouth leave, things I won't.
"Kenshin," repeated the voice, this time a little less patient. "Are you listening?"
That shattered the temporary crystal wall I had built around my mind. Almost automatically, I build them whenever I feel my thoughts are too unsuitable to escape the confines of my skull.
"Um, what was that, Kaoru-dono?" I said, wincing as I expected a smack from her fist.
"I said, would you need an extra blanket." She sounded annoyed but there was a preoccupied look on her face. In her eyes, the worry was unmistakable.
Now in a carriage, I still remember those blue eyes. A little moist perhaps from the tears she tried to suppress but still overwhelming in their depth and sheen that has always taken my breath away. In fact, the unspoken plea in them, almost made me stay, almost prevented me from leaving for Hokkaido. Instead, I turned away from her and avoided even a glance on the subtle beauty I am so unworthy of.
Like always, though, she caught me. I can never escape her. It is nice to know that one is wanted. Sometimes, I am still dense enough to wonder whether she really does.
At least, Kawaji-dono understood the roots of my second thoughts and the nature of Kaoru-dono's torment. He did offer for her to come along, a gesture that deeply touched me. Truly, I would have given anything to have her beside me. However, I was mindful of the dangers we could have possibly met and I would have protested. To my surprise, she declined out of her own volition.
"No, thank you," she had said. "I'd love to but I have the dojo to attend to. Besides, I trust Kenshin to take care of himself."
And she gave me a pointed look.
It was a simple phrase, yet I read the wealth of meaning behind her words. Now that Sanosuke has gone "gallivanting off to a wild goose chase around the world", as Kaoru terms it, there's no one to drag me back to the dojo just in case. She trusted me to come back on my own.
For a while, it made me puzzled, almost a little betrayed. After all that happened to us, she still doubts me? Is she still afraid that I would go off and leave her?
Then again, I cannot blame her for fearing the worse. I have done just that before and left her with her heart bleeding while mine broke repeatedly as the sounds of her pain-filled sobs filled the night. And I have also given up hope on her once, one thing I feel in my heart she will never do to me. When I thought Enishi killed her, I felt like I was going through living hell. Life no longer mattered. Nothing mattered. Not without her.
She should have known by now……. I will never leave her again.
Later that day, a few weeks back from now, my slow apathetic mind finally understood the reason behind her uncertainty.
We were both silent as she helped me get ready to leave. The snow was falling thickly outside and she was making sure I was bundled up warmly. A good thing Yahiko was elsewhere, otherwise we would have gotten a good dose of teasing. And him a number of bruises from Kaoru's bokken.
Kaoru continued to fuss with me wordlessly. She was unaware that I was watching her closely, discreetly following each of her graceful movements with my eyes. I could see her biting her lower lip, as if holding off from telling me not to leave, especially at the foul weather. I was fighting the urge to reassure her, to comfort her, but I was fearful of falling under the power of her eyes and thus avoided eye contact. Anyway, she beat me to speaking first but nothing prepared me for what she said.
"Do you love me?" she asked bluntly, her voice dry and emotionless.
I gaped at her, stunned at her question, at the frankness of it all. She turned her face away from my sight when she had said that but now she gazed at me expectantly. I continued to stare back at her, my face just as undaunted and unreadable.
Intimidated by my eyes, she averted hers to her hands, which were still resting on my jacket she was previously smoothening.
Panicking inside, I struggled for something to say. Nothing surfaced except for the stupidest things. Not even the words that mattered came out even though they teetered at the tip of my tongue.
"You understand," I finally said, finding at last a reply that would hold her off while I sort out my thoughts, something both sincere and non-committal.
"Women…. like to hear it…. from their lovers, you know," she stated haltingly.
Outside, a carriage pulled up. I almost sighed in relief as I found an escape route to dodge her simple request. Gently, I pried her fingers from my sleeve and stepped out off the house.
Before I even covered a few paces, I felt a warm presence surround me. I froze on my tracks as Kaoru pulled into an embrace from behind. I was unbearably conscious of myself, sure that she can hear the nervous rush of air into my lungs as she pressed her face against my back. I did not pull away, however, nor did I return her hug. I merely stood in silence; lids slipping close as I cherished her scent, her warmth, her closeness, her love. Truth be told, I was far from pleased when a mild ribbing woke me from that daydream.
"Eh, Battousai?" said the cold, ever-calculated voice of Saitou Hajime. "I suggest you let go of your wife now. We have no time for that." A mischievous glint replaced the feral one that usually lingered in his sharp amber eyes.
Blushing furiously, Kaoru disengaged her arms from me, practically shoving me away. Letting the anger rise inside her, she allowed indignation to salvage some of her remaining pride.
"What are you talking about, Saitou?" she demanded. "Whose wife?"
Saitou smirked.
"Considering how um, let's say reserved the Battousai is," he said. "And judging from your distance a while ago, I'd say you two are married."
Kaoru fumed in a mixture of embarrassment and exasperation.
"Baka!" she snapped. "How can I be married to him when he hasn't even courted me yet!"
Realizing too late what has left her mouth, Kaoru's face again became flooded with blood as she suffered the unflattering amusement of the Mibu's wolf. She hid behind me.
"You're late, Saitou," I managed to say coolly, hoping to distract his attention from the state he found us in a while ago. "I was beginning to hope you did forget about me."
By no means was I less embarrassed than Kaoru. As for me being a pathetic baka, or as Saitou placed mildly in the word "reserved", it was even more humiliating with him knowing. Not that he had not known before, just that he managed to make Kaoru say it herself. Indirectly perhaps, but say it all the same. Besides, I had trouble recovering from the shock I received when it hit me that Saitou was actually teasing us.
"Ahou," said Saitou. (Duh. Who else?) "At this weather, do you actually expect to find the roads in excellent condition? Besides, you should be thankful I gave you a few more sweet moments with the tanuki girl."
Chagrined, I fought the urge to unsheathe the sakabatou.
"Thanks a lot," I muttered.
"If you really cannot be parted from that child, she can come with us. Though due to economic reasons, you have to share a room." The grin that crept on his face was unmistakably tainted with lechery and lewdness.
Unwittingly, my hand went to the hilt. How dare he make that allusion! He actually implied satyriasis. I will never ever touch Kaoru-dono like that. Not with pure lust and carnality. No.
"I appreciate the offer, Saitou-san," Kaoru answered swiftly though undeniably a little stiffly, as well. "But like I said, to Kawaji-san. I still have work to do." She glared at him malevolently. "And the next time you offer us the pleasure of your presence in my domain, try to knock first instead of letting yourself in without leave of the hostess like an untrained lout. Thank you very much." She turned to me. "You should be leaving now. It's not good if darkness catches you at this weather. I'll wait here."
I gazed back at her orbs, sensing strongly the resolute promise behind those words. Holding her with my eyes a little longer, I said my goodbyes.
"I'll be back as soon as I can," I said firmly. To my relief, she gave no sign of bellying my words.
Today, I will be coming home. The problem Kawaji wanted us to handle was a simple one compared with the Shishio's coup de tat and Enishi's Jinchuu. Yes, much easier indeed, particularly because I was not constantly worrying about my companions. However, despite being a little liberating, it was a little lonely, too, without Yahiko, Sano, Megumi, even Misao and her Oniwabanshu around. Of course, without Kaoru, it is even bleaker. Somebody please remind me to stop taking SOS calls.
Going home was giving me mixed emotions: dread and anticipation, fear and joy. I definitely want to see Kaoru again but I do not know what to do when I finally do. What do I say? Is it time?
Thinking back to what happened when we exchanged farewells, I cringed at my pathetic self. If Sano had been there, he would have probably beaten me to pulp. Not that he's likely to succeed. Geeze, even Tomoe herself, my first wife prompted me to confess my feelings to Kaoru.
A few months ago, I would have reasoned I did not deserve her that I would bring danger to her. Now, I cannot have any more alibis. True, I do not deserve her all right but she does no't care about that at all. She has always been ready to accept me without reservations, to love me unconditionally. My resistance only hurts us, mostly her. As for the danger, I would protect her with my life. I have learned to accept that I may not always be able to protect her but we have to take risks in everything. Leaving won't change. It'll cause more harm than good. As for Tomoe…
Tomoe understood. Tomoe understood far more than perhaps even I do. She understood how much Kaoru means to me.
Honestly, I still love Tomoe. But it doesn't mean I don't love Kaoru. It's just that I love Kaoru differently, maybe even more deeply.
Tomoe was good at understanding things. She understood me, and loved me in spite of the odds; despite the fact of who and what I am, despite of what I did and do, despite that I had stolen her happiness, despite the fact I had promised her another one and failed to keep that. Yet, she forgave me. She forgave me even before I did. Perhaps, she didn't want to, but she did. She taught me how to love. Unconditional love.
No. Kaoru is no replacement for Tomoe. And I can't say which of them is more important because they're both infinitely precious to me. And if either of them is remove from my life, I don't think I can bear it.
Tomoe was step one of my healing. She woke me up, caught me when I was slipping into the depths of living hell. I had already given up. Everything tasted like blood. Everywhere, I see blood. I was slowly losing my sanity. I was using the sword that protects to kill mercilessly, weeding out the barriers to our cause. My soul was little by little being devoured by the darkness I hid in whenever I fulfilled my grisly occupation. And I was losing the battle.
Then there she was. Blue shawl and the scent of white plums, the purity of white splashed with the red of blood. She changed my life forever.
That was how she entered my life. A spray of blood, the last moans of the dying, the darkness of an obscure alley. That was almost how she left it too. But at that time, it was her flesh my katana slashed, her blood that stained her kimono and her life that seeped into the soil, staining the pure white of the snow.
I have never forgiven myself for that. That and for all the lives I took as the Hitokiri. I was well aware of the people's sentiments, too. I knew of the overwhelming number of individuals bent on claiming my head. One of them was Yukishiro Enishi, my brother-in-law.
The past just kept on catching up with me. No matter where I went, where I ran, it caught me and shoved into my face the truth, the nightmare that was I. What I did, what I was, what I am. I could never hide, only run, run forever, from everyone, everywhere. I couldn't bear to involve anyone in the mesh of guilt and past sins that imprisoned my being.
But I was tired……. Ten years of escape has spent me, body, heart and spirit. And there she was, open and welcoming, a sunburst in the lethargic gloom of my overcast life. I was too weak to resist her. She has ensnared for all eternity.
She came the same way as Tomoe, a night of blood and violence. It was also the Hitokiri Battousai who slaughtered that night, but not me, just a vile person who had the guts to use the name of a legend capable of ending his life at a snap of two fingers. However, this time, my lady of the round eyes, a flame blue, and a bobbing tail of darkness, was not drenched by a rain of blood. Even then I knew without knowing that I will protect her, that we were destined to protect each other, that she was the salvation heaven had so forgivingly sent to an unworthy man like me.
I didn't mean to stay so long. It was just a sojourn, a few days rest. But Kaoru adopted me in her home. She didn't want me to leave. Even if she had allowed it, I probably wouldn't have so willingly.
Of course, my past would surface sooner or later. I was forced to go. I couldn't bear their getting hurt, the family she has built in that little time.
Would she allow that? Of course not. She followed me to Kyoto. I knew then she would always follow me, follow me everywhere, even to the ends of the earth.
Shishio Makoto, the man created from my shadow, believed that in order for man to survive, he must destroy everything in his path and establish himself as the strongest. Man is by nature selfish and ruthless. To safeguard ones survival, one must play by the order of nature, the ultimate rule of Darwin's Origin of the Species: the survival of the fittest in the jungle of human vice, error and evil.
I do not believe that. But I fought not only because of my belief but also for the future, the future of the weak and oppressed, those whom Shishio and his likes would gobble up without a thought.
I do not believe either that man is by nature good. Yes. I have seen too much of this world to cling to such a Utopian dream.
Man is capable of both. He has the capacity to do much evil, to create much havoc in a world not so gentle from the start. And, yes, he has the capacity for goodness as well as love, And what great love!
I did not want to fall. No. Never has it crossed my mind to fall in love, not after Tomoe, not after that madness and betrayal, that lie. I guess, now I could truly imagine how Tomoe felt. How her anger must have been at her weakness, how her despair must have felt like, knowing what your heart tells, demands, is unacceptable. We both did not want to fall in love, never in a million years but we both did. The difference lies in our respective reasons behind our abhorrence of our emotions.
She did not want to love me because she hated me. How could she? What kind of person would love the man who killed her love, who extinguished dreams nurtured since childhood, who stayed forever the lips of one who hesitated so long to confess her feelings? How abominable it must have been to find the sole person you hate, the one you seek retribution from and fall under his power!
I didn't want to love Kaoru not because it would betray the Tomoe's hate-love and my love for her. I wouldn't -couldn't- love her because I love her too much, much too much. I would never let anyone unworthy have an angel like her. That includes me, I, who have ushered a social revolution by the slash of my sword and the rush of blood that spurted from the slain. I have no right. It would offend her innocence, her trust, her naïve but wonderful belief of the non-killing sword, her very essence of living, that one such as I, her exact opposite should lover her. I didn't want to but I did, I do.
But I couldn't leave. I would never leave her ever again. So, I kept the barrier, the distance, careful not to let the passion inside me to peek from my demure image of a rurouni. Maybe she would give up. Maybe she would finally decide that I truly did not deserve her. But we're talking about Kaoru, the girl, the woman who challenged the formidable assassin with a sword merely of wood, easily broken and discarded, fragile and helpless like her body against the true strength of the monster that I was. Of course, she would never yield. Her love continued to flow freely from her magnanimous heart, unconditional love. Though seemingly impatient and rather impish in her efforts to draw some response from dense me, I know she is going to wait for eternity.
I never fooled anyone, it seems, not even myself. I love Kaoru. How much, I cannot say, for love has no measure. But all I know is her, the sole reason of my continued existence surpassing my vows of repaying the debts of my past sins by living by the sword, the true sword, the one I had mastered under the teachings of Hiko Seijuro, Hiten Mitsurugi Ryu. When Enishi came and played the cruelest of pranks, of revenge, when I thought I had lost her, I found out just how much I could bear living without her: naught.
She was supposed to have cured me, the second step in my healing process. She showed me why to live, showed me the very essence of life. She made me realize that by living and touching people's lives, I am of better use, that I can redeem my faults better instead of various self-crippling vows, instead of running away from the past. After Enishi's Jinchuu I was suppose to have resolved my doubts.
But now, I realized I've never told her. The three words that would sum up everything I want to say that cannot be said. I had to release myself from myself.
I am afraid, so afraid. History repeats itself. No matter how I try, I am only human and therefore fallible. Would I be able to give her what she deserves, be the man she should be with?
I couldn't tell her those words. Those words would seal our fate. Once I utter them, I know I'll never stop. The shroud I hide behind so cowardly will slip off and reveal the truth of what I feel, what she is in my life.
I had fallen asleep. Seems odd, though. The Ishinshishi's Hitokiri Battousai napping before Mibu's Wolf? Very odd, indeed.
I was spent by the last few days travail. None of us had slept the previous nights before and the elements of nature were harsh in Hokkaido. It would have been wiser to spend the night there and set home for tomorrow instead. Saitou would hear none of it, stating he has some urgent business in Tokyo. I decided to go along for the ride. I, too, have unfinished business I would love (and dread) to get to.
I had to sleep. No matter how perilous it may seem to be so unguarded before him, I had to. It's not as unsafe as it seems. Saitou would do no such thing as to throw his honor on the dirt. Even so, the most minute of treachery in his bearing or movement will immediately prompt my eyes to snap open and make every fiber of muscle in my body to perk up in anticipation. Besides, Kaoru would be furious if she finds out what I've been through. No, I don't believe my acting skills have gone for the worse……. Nonetheless, she'll know.
The first thing I saw when I opened my eyes was the almost curious stare of Saitou Hajime. Our eyes locked automatically, a predator checking out his fellow predator, seeking protection of territory. We remained like that for a quite some time, staring each other down but passing neither death nor assurance in our eyes. The awkward exchange, aggravated more so by the silence inside the carriage, prompted me to break eye contact.
"Ano…" I said, trying to start a conversation. I couldn't think of anything to say. With any other person, I could have tackled anything mundane. But this is Saitou, who cannot be distracted by any small talk. I certainly couldn't ask him what he thinks about the weather.
"Would you be going back to Sapporo after your business in Tokyo?" I finally asked, ignoring the almost condescending look he gave me when I first started speaking.
"No," he replied, casually opening the window nearest him. "After that frozen hell, I believe I deserve a vacation."
I blinked in disbelief. I didn't expect that answer. I was waiting for the smoothly executed hell-you-care come back.
"What?" An eyebrow slowly lifted from its usual position. "Do you think the Mibu's Wolf is incapable of experiencing physical exhaustion?" He chuckled dryly. "I must say I'm flattered Battousai."
I cannot deny that I huffed a little at that. That statement was more like Saitou all right.
"Just trying to talk," I muttered.
"Well, since you were game enough to be dragged into this goose chase, I suppose it's only proper I allow you to indulge in small talk."
"I wouldn't want to deprive you of sleep, Saitou Hajime. It's obvious you need it," I quipped wryly.
"I have to admit to that."
"So you mean even though you're assigned north, your family is in Tokyo?"
"Battousai do you actually believe you shall be given that information?"
I sighed. "All right. So wherever it is your permanent home is located."
His lips curled again in amusement. "Yes."
"Well, then, how…" I stopped. How can I ask him that?
"You want to know how I manage?"
"How I manage what?"
I was not to be baited that easily. "Surely you must miss them, her, at times." I smiled my usual smile.
"That was not what you wanted to ask."
"Perhaps, they miss you then?"
"Why do you want to know?"
"This favors of his are getting more and more frequent."
"He aims to help your economic status also. You can't deny it's good points."
"Granted. Still…"
Saitou smirked. "You wish to ask advice from the wolf on how he protects his cubs."
"But Tokio-dono-"
"Battousai, when she entered my life and decided to stay in it permanently, it was her decision to make my problems hers. Likewise, the tanuki in your case. Now stop grousing and let me smoke in peace." With that, he lit a cigarette and took a puff, ruminating in his newfound peace.
I pondered on Saitou's words. There's nothing wrong with what he said though I don't think I'm inclined to appreciate his meddling on my private affairs at the moment. Sometimes, love isn't enough. But with Kaoru, it's worth the risk. For her, anything is worth it.
It was already five in the afternoon, the winter sun was already well down the horizon, it's faint rays barely providing warmth for the frosty city streets. The bustle on the busy avenues were gradually dying down and children full of frolic were one by one leaving the games of their peers, uttering a groan or so at the sound of their mother's shrill summons.
Nothings changed. In the silence of my solitariness, I sighed almost in relief. Of course, nothing has changed.
"Good afternoon!" I called to the middle aged man prodding his little daughter home. "Hello Aki-chan."
"Konbanwa, Himura-san!" they greeted in return.
I've only been away for a few days. Nothing's changed. Of course, nothing's changed. Nothing…
A left around the corner, a step over a rut, then straight ahead. My brain didn't have to control my weary feet. It seems to know where to turn, where to go, attracted by the warmth they were bound to reach. How I missed that warmth!
Finally, I reached the gates, the threshold to the home I have recognized for more than a year now, a sanctuary after being homeless since time immemorial. Laughter and bellows, the sounds of home, ironically sounds of domestication. These are little things but this little things I cherish.
Tentatively, I knocked on the door, unable to stamp down the gleeful expectations of childish shrieks calling my name. I was not disappointed. Two little munchkins flung themselves at my feet barely a second after the door swung open.
"Ken-nii!" they squealed. "Okaerinasai!"
"Hello, Ayame-chan," I said. "Suzume-chan."
They dragged me inside. Another bright spirit was there to rescue me.
"Welcome back, Kenshin," she said.
"Konbanwa, Kaoru-dono," I managed to say.
A side-glance, however, revealed a quizzical look from her. She's worried, I know. It is because I did not say "I'm home", I guess and I always I do. Ever since that day we went home from Kyoto I always have. I love the way those words roll on my tongue, love the way my voice sounds saying them against my ears. But I have decided on a better greeting than "tadaima" for her.
I turned my head to smile at her, never mind the fact I could not twist very far because of Suzume-chan's hold on my head.
She smiled back, her sweet smile warming my chilly flesh more than the fire inside will.
"You're early," said Kaoru.
"Aa," I said. "Saitou was good enough to tag me along his trip."
"At least he brought you back in one piece." She grinned menacingly.
From within the dojo, Yahiko appeared.
"Oi, Kenshin!" he greeted. "So glad you're home. At least, I won't have to endure busu-sama's stinkin' food."
Kaoru merely stuck her tongue out at him. "Dr. Genzai had an emergency to attend to," she explained to me. "I didn't want to be alone with the girls and it's pretty lonely for him in Sano's old…"
"Speaking of rooster-head," said Yahiko. "We got another letter from him. And one from Megumi, too."
"Wai! Wai!" rejoiced the girls.
"Why don't you go get it?" said Kaoru, stooping down to them.
"Hai!" said Suzume.
"I'll get it," said Yahiko.
"No, we will," chimed Ayame.
"Race you to it."
And off they went.
Meanwhile, Kaoru took me by the hand and pulled me back on my feet."
"Better," I said with a contented sigh. "How were you, Kaoru-dono?"
"Fine," she said. "Actually, you're late. Saitou borrowed you for only a week."
"Oro. I thought you said I was early?"
"Well, you are." She crossed her arms before her. "Knowing Saitou, you're earlier than you should be."
I chuckled. "You should have seen how he made the carriage fly."
"I wonder what's he up to." She frowned thoughtfully.
"Well, he wants to go home, too, Kaoru-dono."
"Oh." That reminded her of his arrival. "Hey." She prompted me with a poke on my ribs. "You didn't say 'I'm home'"
"Aa, gomen," I said. "Ai shiteru, Kaoru."
She did a double take and stared at me; the surprised pleasure on her face was priceless. I never saw the rest of her reaction but rather felt it as my lips met hers in a light sweet kiss. A perfect first kiss.
Slowly I pulled away, peering at her pinked face through half-lidded eyes.
"You do like it better, don't you?" I murmured.
"I don't know…" she said slyly, a slow grin creeping up her mouth.
"Seems too personal coming from a tenant."
"Aa. But not so from a husband."
"H-hai, not so."
"Kenshin, busu-sama!" yelled a voice. "What are you guys waiting for, the sky to fall? It's freezing out there!"
I don't know about him but I felt warm enough.
"Yahiko?" she asked, blushing self-consciously under her student's glare but exerting much effort in ignoring him.
"He could get used to it," I said, taking her hand and ignoring Yahiko as well.
"Well, then…" she said. "Ororororoooo."
I laughed at that. Cute. Very cute.
"Sheesh," said Yahiko, rolling his eyes and leaving. "You guys are nuts."
"Is that a yes?" I asked.
"What do you think?" she retorted. "You're the expert in the oro language. I'm just adapting."
"Well, you'll get used to it."
"Of course."
"And you'll get used to my version of 'tadaima'."
"You mean, you'll say it every time you come home?" she asked playfully as she snuggled under my arm.
"Good then. Yahiko would never leave us alone if he hears it."
"But he will. I'll keep on saying it every second."
Kaoru stuck her tongue out, blushing in spite of herself. "Keep the oro. I like it."
"Oro, too!" She giggled. "That one means 'Aishiteru'."
"Aa. Aishiteru, Kaoru. Aishiteru."
I…. I'm in shock. I actually wrote that?
Hmmm….. You're right, Seiyo-sama. I am willing to try anything. This is my take on cheesy romance full of sweet nothingness. And I utterly failed. LOL. Yes, I'll stop bashing myself in public.
Oh yeah, thanks for singing "Back to You" continually Elle Jei. You reminded me that this was originally intended to be a songfic for that song. The song "Back to You" was sung by Bryan Adams from the album "Bryan Adams MTV Unplugged". But since the fic went off track, I'm too lazy to incorporate the song into the story. Oh well.
I started writing this 022301 circa 18:00. It was growing dark and I stopped when I couldn't see anymore. I dug it up sometime this July and finished it during breaks. Can you believe this was suppose to be a simple fic? He, he…
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March/April 2008
March/April 2008
Land of Beginnings Festival
Celebrates Culture, History of the Outer Banks
The April 4-12th Event Has Something for Everyone
The history of the Outer Banks is one of the most extraordinary sagas of the American experience. Before the first European settlers set foot upon its shores, there was a thriving Native American culture. One of the first English settlements in the New World was founded in Manteo and then promptly lost in the shadows of time.
Stories abound recounting the resilience and independent spirit of the first permanent settlers, and from that heritage has emerged a community at once very much a part of modern society, yet with its roots firmly planted in its legacy of independence and resilience.
A tourist destination for almost 180 years (the first beach front cottages were built in 1830 in Nags Head), the thin strip of sand just south of Virginia has long been viewed as a refuge from the urban centers of the East Coast.
It is that heritage and culture of resilience, independence and gracious host that the third annual Land of Beginnings celebrates. An eight day event beginning Friday, April 4th, it ends with a black tie gala on the evening of April 12th.
Sponsored by The Lost Colony , the longest running outdoor drama in the United States, the festival highlights the diverse society that grew from that first experiment in the Virginia Colonie. The idea is to celebrate our culture and our history, says Amy Wood of the Outer Banks Visitors Bureau.
The event itself brings together a diverse collection of activities and businesses that highlight how varied and dynamic the Outer Banks has become. The festival gives businesses, non-profits, and other historic sites a rare opportunity to celebrate our common heritage, says Carl Cunnutte, Executive Director and Producer of The Lost Colony. It is also an opportunity to showcase the greater Outer Banks community to visitors in the shoulder season.
Many of the events take place at the Wright Brothers Memorial--an iconic reminder of where mankind first learned that controlled flight was possible.
Friday, April 4th is for the kids--North Carolina schools are not in session that day. The festival kicks off with a fun run around the Wright Memorial at 9:30. There will also be a kids faire featuring featuring just about everything a kid can have fun doing from face painting to balloon art to storytelling.
Last years Childrens Faire exceeded everyones expectations with over 2000 kids attending, and the 2008 version promises more of the same. One of the most exciting events of the day will be a storytelling and book reading with Suzanne Tate. Suzanne is the author of more than thirty illustrated nature books for children and has lived on the Outer Banks for more than 30 years. She read at last years event and had a magnificent time. I thought it was just wonderful that everyone came out, she says. We had such fun. There was just so much for the children to do.
Last years event also featured the Hampton Roads magicial show, Krendl and Company, and they are coming back for an encore performance. This years Saturday appearance will feature a magic camp for kids of all ages.
The tale of the Outer Banks is a rich history, filled with stories of fishing, subsistence living and memorable characters. The Watermans Day is an all day event that celebrates that tradition. Held on Tuesday on the Manteo Waterfront, it is a exciting way to explore the town--a hidden gem that is not as well known as the towns that line the beach.
The day ends with one of the favorite events from past years--storytelling. Featuring both tall tales and true stories of the history of the Outer Banks, the evening event pays tribute to a long tradition of oral histories that are so much a part of the local culture. Held in Festival Park in downtown Manteo, the event is a great introduction to anyone, young or old, who has never heard first hand the magic of oral storytelling. The storytelling evening will be reprised on Thursday evening at the Pavilion in the Wright Brothers Memorial.
One of the most important aspects of Outer Banks life is a vibrant and thriving arts community. Sponsored by the Dare County Arts Council two tours of local artists studios are being offered. On Saturday April 5th he studio tour south will take visitors to artist workshops north of the Oregon Inlet and on Sunday, the tour will travel south of the Oregon Inlet (Hatteras Island).
There is something happening everyday of the event--from a kite festival sponsored by Kitty Hawk Kites on the first weekend to a fashion show in downtown Manteo on Wednesday.
The overriding theme of this years event is Sustainable Tourism, and local state Senator, Marc Basnight, President Pro Tem of the North Carolina senate, will be the featured speaker at the community luncheon Monday afternoon.
Although events range across the greater part of the Outer Banks, most of the activity will be taking place at the Wright Brothers Memorial, a National Park. Because the National Park Service has very strict guidelines governing monetary transactions, most of the festival events are free. However, some events do require reservations and a prepaid ticket.
Overview: Experience a seven-day festival that promotes the uniqueness of the Outer Banks with exciting cultural, educational and entertainment events for residents and visitors. Various entertaining activities throughout the festival celebrate the history, culture, and people of the Outer Banks. Participating sponsors include both nonprofit organizations and businesses that subscribe to promoting the future of the Outer Banks by preserving its past.
Our Feet Have Wingsa Fun Run
9:30 a.m., Wright Brothers Memorial PavilionKill Devil Hills FREE ADMISSION
For info, call: 252-473-2127
Childrens Faire
10:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m., Wright Brothers Memorial PavilionKill Devil Hills. FREE ADMISSION. For info, call: 252-473-2127
Are You Smarter than an Outer Banks 5th Grader?
7:00-9:00 p.m., Wright Brothers Memorial PavilionKill Devil Hills FREE ADMISSION. 252-473-2127
Fly into Spring Kitty Hawk Kites Kite Festival
10:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m., Jockeys Ridge State Park, Kitty Hawk KitesNags Head. FREE ADMISSION. 252-441-1719 x204
Magic Camp
10:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m., Wright Brothers Memorial PavilionKill Devil Hills TICKETS: $50. Space limited. For info, call: 757-291-4557
THE Studio Tour
10:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m., Professional Artists Studios North of Oregon Inlet. Tickets: $15 Adults, $5 Students. For info, call: 252-473-5558
Fly into Spring Kitty Hawk Kites Kite Festival
10:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m., Jockeys Ridge State Park, Kitty Hawk KitesNags Head. FREE ADMISSION. 252-441-1719 x204
THE Studio Tour
10:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m., Professional Artists Studios South of Oregon Inlet Tickets: $15 Adults, $5 Students. For info, call: 252-473-5558
Living Legend Community Luncheon
12:00 2:00 p.m., Wright Brothers Memorial PavilionKill Devil Hills. Tickets: $15. 252-473-2127 x 223
Maritime Heritage Day
10:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m., Manteo WaterfrontManteo FREE ADMISSION. For info, call: 252-216-5732
Story Telling Session Outer Banks Memories
7:00 8:30 p.m., Roanoke Island Festival ParkManteo FREE ADMISSION. (Seating limited to 250). 252-473-3761
Island Ladies Fashion Show
4:00 6:00 p.m., 108 BudleighManteo. $25 per person. For info, call: 252-473-5558
Story Telling Session A Night of Tales
7:00 - 8:30 p.m., Wright Brothers Memorial PavilionKill Devil Hills. FREE ADMISSION. 252-473-3761
Workshops TBA
Black & White Ball: a Masked Evening
6:00-11:00 p.m., Wright Brothers National MemorialKill Devil Hills TICKETS: $100, Corporate Tables: $1,500. Tickets/ info: 252-473-2127
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text: OverviewThis is the prominent reddish ridge line that extends around the snow field on the North West side of Vandever Mountain. High Sierra Peaks, Passes, and Trails rates this route class 3. Total elevation gain from base of ridgeline to summit is 1,947' Getting ThereAscending: From the White Chief/Eagle Lake/Mosquito Lakes trailhead located at road's end in Mineral King hike appx. 4 miles with a gain of 2,200' to the White Chief cirque camp area. The ridge line is very broad at the base of the mountain, so one can't really go wrong with starting it off. Depending on the season and snow load that winter, patches of snow can remain on this ridge until late June. Crampons are HIGHLY recommended if most of your travel will be on snow. Leave the White Chief trail shortly passing "House Cave" (directly above Cirque Cave – where the creek disappears into the cave). Route DescriptionAscend the ridge staying closer to the vertical ridgeline next obvious large snow couloir. The quality of rock is in better condition than further our and around the ridgeline. As you ascend the ridgeline become narrower (note: Never does the ridge become "exposed." The left side is a cliff down to the snowfield while the right side remains a slate/scree field down to the White Chief bowl. ) With this being said, try to stay left and up as high as possible on the ridgeline to avoid exiting the ridge too low and being out on the slate/scree to low making this tedious hike just that much more. The goal of this route to exit onto the Southeast ridge of Vandever or at the HIGHER saddle between Vandever & Falcon Peak if going to Falcon peak. This is pretty obvious in descending the ridge but this is why I'm saying stay as high as you can on this ridge while going up. Route finding is pretty easy going and you can't go too wrong here. Upon reaching the southeast ridgeline angle up and left. Class 1 to the summit over MORE tedious slate/scree (oh boy!). Essential GearIf you see more snow than reddish rock – take crampons. Otherwise no essential gear required.External LinksBob Burd's Trip Report Images


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Sorry Reba McEntire fans. ABC has decided to cancel Malibu Country after one season on the air.
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27 Comments on "Malibu Country: Reba Sitcom Cancelled, No Second Season"
I'm one pissed off fan!! How dare they! I demand them to bring it back! Let it continue! I love this show and her original show Reba. I own em all.
I cannot believe that you canceled Reba you should have learned from her first show Reba that the main networks would not take and that was a big hit taken by a smaller network. It made me laugh and was so true to life.
I totally agree. I'm one pissed off fan.
I can not believe a TV station would not renew " Malibu Country" but a TV station would keep a crap show " The Neighbors"!!! This really chaps my butt.
I am so sorry Reba, Lily for be shut down for a good clean family show.
It truly does Chap My Ass to see that this show has been canceled!! We loved this show and looked forward to it every Friday night!!! What the Hell ABC!
what da sutdgard ABC Malibu Country was a hit in my book.
My family loves the show. We all were looking forward to the new season. Come on ABC
So sad to see Reba;s show, Malibu country has been canceled! the starts were great! the acting was great and convincing! The show was moving along well, I eagerly awaited each episode! why abc, why? What are your crazy requirements for a show to meet abc? For many of us viewers this show had so much potential and was just warming the engines!
I loved the old show Reba and I love Malibu Country. Lily Tomlin as the pot smoking grandmother and Sara Rue as the rich ditz next door made me laugh… so sad to see it go!!
I totally agree with all of u. Abc r morons!
ABC doesnt know whats good, Malibu Country just just warming up. Its a great show and an amazing cast. It was put in a hard time slot 830 on Friday but still it had great ratings. They need to put Malibu Country back on the air so they can rub in it ABCs face that they were wrong from thw atart to cancel it.
I have always been a huge fan of Reba I have every one of her albums, and the entire season of reba. I loved Malibu Country in my opinion ABC didn't give the show enough time. I would really like ABC to reconsider and give the show a second chance! Please!
Not a family show at all. Too many gays in it. And the story line was awful. Like someone else said, it was just a remake of her last show. A poor remake.
I thought that Malibu country was very entertaining. I don't believe it was even given a
chance. this show was so funny Reba your the best.
I myself am going to miss Malibu Country! I like Reba and thought the show was entertaining. Sad to see it not coming back.
Yes, I loved this show. Loved Lily Tomlin and the guy who played her son Cash. I thought it was a funny family show. Please change your minds and renew the show…Give it another chance!
I've never understood the popularity of this woman. She is cross-eyed and has that horrible corn pone accent. I just can't stand her……..never could.
Very hurtful and cold comments, not everyone needs to be blonde haired and blue eyed to sing/act.


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Barnes & Noble Nook HD and Nook HD+ Get Google Play Store
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(NEW YORK) — Similar to Amazon's Kindle Fire, Barnes & Noble's Nook HD and HD+ tablets have always stood in their own silo. While they run Google's Android operating system, they haven't had Google's own Play Store and other Google apps, like YouTube and Gmail. That's now about to change.
On Friday, Barnes & Noble announced that its Nook HD and Nook HD+ tablets will be getting Google's own app store and its full suite of apps. A wireless update for the tablet will give owners access to the 700,000 apps in the Google Play store plus the thousands of movies, magazines and books in the store. Other Google apps like Gmail, YouTube and the Chrome browser will also come along with it. New Nook tablets will come with the store and those Google apps preloaded.
So why is the book company swapping its own store for Google's? The company says that it recognized that people wanted more apps and content. "We have always had an app experience and a curated app experience — curation is something we have been really good at. But we recognize there are a large number of customers who buy multi function tablets who want access to the whole library of apps," Barnes & Noble VP Jim Hilt told ABC News.
Typically Google requires official Android devices with the full app store to preload Google's own suite of apps, including Gmail, YouTube, Google Play Music and Chrome. As such, Barnes & Noble had to remove some of its own apps to gain access, including its own music app. Hilt wouldn't comment on the terms of partnership when asked. Barnes & Noble's Nook Store, which has millions of books and magazines, will still come preloaded on the tablets.
The Nook HD, which has a high-resolution 7-inch screen and weighs 11.1 ounces, costs $199. The Nook HD+ has a higher resolution 1080p screen and starts at $269. Amazon's Kindle Fire HD costs $199 and the Kindle Fire HD 8.9 starts at $269.
However, while competitively priced and nice pieces of hardware, Barnes & Noble has said that sales of its tablets have been disappointing. In February, after announce its holiday period earnings, the company said it fell short of hitting sales targets of the two Nook devices.
"Despite generating very strong reviews and the highest preorder volume we received on any Nook launch to date, sales of those products didn't materialize at the rate we expected through holiday, as heavy competition in the tablet market negatively impacted our sell-through," William Lynch, Barnes & Noble CEO, said during the earnings call.
The Google Play store will be available starting Friday on the Nook tablets.
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SafeMail New York, the New York Metropolitan Areas premier offsite mail screening and distribution facility, announces its strategic partnership with the worlds foremost security experts of Stapleton Group, the same innovators that have overseen the certification of two explosive detection programs for the Department of Homeland Security Safety Act.
SafeMail New York is proud to align with Stapleton Group, stated Timothy P. Kerner, Co-Managing Director of SafeMail New York. Michael and Paul Stapleton are pioneers in the industry and have singlehandedly revolutionized the way security is conducted in regards to explosives detection countermeasures and specialized physical security programs.
This timely alliance of two security powerhouses is an invaluable resource for companies whose mailrooms represent a vulnerable gateway into their facility. Onsite personnel are at a greater risk to be harmed by mail borne threats if mail is not properly screened before delivery on premises. The recent attacks on businesses, institutions and individuals through postal services both domestically and abroad pose critical threats to public safety and business continuity.
It is important to remember that when a company utilizes the combined expertise of SafeMail New York and the Stapleton Group, they are not only protecting their facility and personnel, but the surrounding community in which they operate, stated Thomas G. Bauer, Co-Managing Director of SafeMail New York. This alliance has just catapulted mail security into a new stratum of capability, and offers greater protection to the facility and its surroundings.
The executives of Stapleton Group bring a level of expertise and professionalism that is unrivaled in the security industry. The partnership between SafeMail New York and Stapleton Group fortifies companies across the Northeast with trained professionals armed with real-time information and the latest CBRNE detection equipment. Through SafeMail New York, clients experience high-caliber security and unmatched protection for their facility and personnel.
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text: Mon, 04 Oct 2010 12:04:29 -0700, Matthew Brett wrote: >> I'd recommend going for git already. Some instructions how to get set >> up using Scipy's SVN mirror can be found here: >> >> http://projects.scipy.org/numpy/wiki/GitMirror > > Speaking of which ;) > > Is it too soon to ask whether there's a plan to switch scipy over to > git? It would be a happy day for me. To my understanding there is a tacit plan to switch at "some point". From my POV, the sooner the better. The repository conversion is mostly done: http://github.com/pv/numpy2git/ But it still needs some sanity checking (i.e. check dangling branches). Pauli


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PALM CITY, FL--(Marketwire - January 20, 2009) - GelStat Corporation (PINKSHEETS: GSAC), a
consumer healthcare company focused on the development and marketing of
safe and effective over-the-counter (OTC) products, is pleased to update
shareholders on recent events.
To all of our valued shareholders and the investment community:
Since our last update to shareholders in October of 2008, the following
projects have been completed:
-- Officially Launched GelStat Sleep on January 12, 2009. The product is
currently available on our website at https://gelstat.com/BuySleepNow.asp
-- Completed financial statements from the last 10Q filed with the SEC
for the period ending September of 2005 through the end of the third
quarter of 2008. Investors can access these reports at
-- Filed a Form 15 with the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC)
to temporarily suspend the Company's reporting requirements, while also
affirming the Company's intention to complete and submit 10Ks for 2005,
2006, 2007 and 2008 as well as complete and submit 10Qs for the first,
second and third quarters of 2006, 2007 and 2008.
-- Re-submitted a complete "Application Form for the Registration of a
Pharmaceutical Product" with the Ministry of Health in Kuwait in
conjunction with our Middle Eastern distribution partner Icarus Medical
Industries, Inc.
-- Initiated advertising tests that have yielded positive return on
advertising dollars.
Our primary objectives moving forward will be focused on the following
-- Testing a number of advertising methods to determine which efforts
result in the highest revenues per advertising dollar. These efforts
include, but are not limited to: pay-per-click Internet, 3 minute
infomercial, 30 second and 60 second commercials, opt-in email campaigns,
Internet affiliate programs through banner ads, and tradeshows, as well as
sales calls to healthcare professionals and local retail chains.
-- Driving revenue growth by implementing advertising campaigns based on
the results of the aforementioned tests.
-- Liquidating inventory to strengthen the Company's balance sheet.
In summary, we have made significant progress over the last few months and
we are very excited about the launch of GelStat Sleep. It is estimated
that 100 million people suffer from some form of sleeplessness and we have
received a large number of positive testimonials on our product.
Furthermore, having two products available for sale significantly expands
our customer base and leverages our advertising dollars dedicated to
website traffic.
With virtually all of the restructuring projects completed, we can fully
commit our resources to driving revenue growth for a prosperous 2009. We
appreciate the continued support from our shareholders and will give
further updates as we achieve progress on the goals outlined above.
Gerald N. Kieft
GelStat Corporation
GelStat Corporation is dedicated to providing safe and effective
over-the-counter (OTC) treatments for relief from migraine headaches,
sleeplessness and arthritis using all natural ingredients. GelStat's first
product, GelStat™ Migraine, is sold through direct-to-consumer channels,
retail chain stores, independent retailers and pharmacies. The Company also
has a suite of additional, effective healthcare products that address large
consumer markets including GelStat™ Sleep and GelStat™ Arthritis. For
more information, visit www.gelstat.com.
Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995
With the exception of historical information, the matters discussed in this
press release are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks
and uncertainties. The actual future results of GelStat could differ
significantly from those statements. Factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially include risks and uncertainties such as the
inability to finance the company's operations or expansion, inability to
hire and retain qualified personnel, changes in the general economic
climate, including rising interest rate and unanticipated events such as
terrorist activities. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking
statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "expect,"
"plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential," or
"continue," the negative of such terms, or other comparable terminology.
These statements are only predictions. Although we believe that the
expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable,
such statements should not be regarded as a representation by the Company,
or any other person, that such forward-looking statements will be achieved.
We undertake no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. In
light of the foregoing, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance
on such forward-looking statements. For further risk factors, please review
our SEC filings.


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|Reviews for Weapons Dance
| Donni chapter 1 . 3/2
This is absolutely wonderful!
| Teny chan chapter 1 . 11/10/2015
Wow!thanks to this phenomenal fix I think I just went from liking ten ten to...Loving her!¡!
| Tartarun chapter 1 . 7/2/2014
| How2BeAnonymous chapter 1 . 5/1/2012
Oh wow. this is good. and i mean really, REALLY good.
| Adelle-chan chapter 1 . 7/19/2011
Erm... If you're reading this, please me reminded that I accidentally mixed-up my reviews! I'm very sorry. It won't happen again. Anyways, cool Tenten! I bow down to your characterization. Keep it up!
As for Godiva, I could not help but smile. So effing cute, and sexy for NejiTen. _
| jigoku-kage chapter 1 . 2/25/2011
Simply Beautiful. The way you wrote about the weapons and how make Tenten who she is was amazing. This story couldn't have been better. It's perfect.
love yuki-chan
| Fayned50 chapter 1 . 2/20/2011
i really like how you wrote this :)
| Anon chapter 1 . 9/23/2010
How utterly beautiful.
| tyanna chapter 1 . 7/27/2009
i do love the way you express the actions of the weapons and tenten.
| FenixPhoenix chapter 1 . 5/13/2009
Kudos on the lovely description.
| Adaon chapter 1 . 5/14/2008
That was great, I really liked, well, everything :)
ps expect more reviews coming in form me, this is what i'm doing all afternoon ;)
| nun-yah chapter 1 . 12/17/2007
it sucked ass
| Tatsumaki-sama chapter 1 . 11/17/2007
TenTen is truly an interesting character. I love her interactions with Neji. But most of all, I would love to see her weapons dance.
| xxbeni.music.soul chapter 1 . 8/9/2007
Gosh, great ficcy! Lovely portrait of Tenten
| randomly reading chapter 1 . 5/5/2007
That was a really amazing piece. The imagery was great. I liked the bits of humor: "At that time, the villagers were sure that Tenten had suddenly become an avid pyromaniac, and Lee bemoaned the loss of trees for his youthful squirrels." Hahaha. )


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Red Sox End Losing Streak, Defeat Braves 8-6
David Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox were in desperate need of a big hit.
On Monday, at long last, Big Papi delivered.
Ortiz homered and drove in four runs as the defending World Series champions ended their 10-game losing streak, rallying from a five-run deficit to defeat the Atlanta Braves 8-6...


text: Haven't had this in far too long, and my aunt is big into chai, so I hoped this one would be a hit, and I was right!! Everyone loved it, and loved the spicy kick. Project give away tea met with some success, as she liked it enough that I offered her the rest of the package (which she happily took). Will have to send some for my mom too, as she enjoyed it as well. This one is so good :)


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Throwback Units: Ten Other Vintage Cop Car Designs HPD Should Consider
HPD once chose a 1975 Gremlin as its patrol car.
Everybody wants to go retro. From throwback uniforms in professional sports to '80s hipster hairdos, everybody is kicking it old school. Cars are not all that different. Dodge reinvented the Charger, the Volkswagen Beetle got reissued a few years back and we assume a reset of the El Camino is on the way.
Even the Houston Police Department is getting in on the action, going a little retro with their new black and white (cliché much?) patrol cars and uniforms that are going to replace the light (or is it Columbia?) blue bad boys we've seen around these parts for years. Maybe they finally got over the Oilers leaving for Tennessee. Maybe they are hinting to the Rockets that the old ketchup and mustard jerseys need to come back permanently. Whatever the case, I got to thinking there must be some other options for throwback patrol cars. Here are ten.
10. The General Lee
Okay, it's a bit ostentatious, but it has the rebel flag, which should go over GREAT in a city as culturally diverse as Houston, it has the Astro retro orange and, best of all, that horn that plays Dixie. I'd much rather hear that coming outside my window at 4 a.m. than the familiar siren.
9. Dragnet Police Car
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When HPD is looking for the facts (ma'am), there is no more understated ride to do it in than the classic Dragnet car. It helped Sgt. Joe Friday keep an even keel, which could help reduce incidents of police brutality.
8. Mayberry R.F.D. Cruiser
Oh, man, how cool would HPD officers look rolling around town in Ford Galaxies? They could stop by Aunt Bea's for coffee, except it's now a drug shack filled with face-eating bath salts addicts.
7. Bandit's Trans Am
Smokey turns the tables on the criminals!
6. Jim Rockford's Firebird Esprit
More than the car, what they need is a theme song like that one and his hip-for-the-'70s answering machine. 5. Pontiac LeMans Commandeered by "Popeye" Doyle
HPD cops could pretend to be Gene Hackman's badass character in The French Connection when behind the wheel of this bad boy that was key to one of the greatest car chase scenes in film history.
4. Magnum PI's Ferrari 308
No one and I mean NO ONE is getting away from the police if they are hauling ass in this mean machine. If they can bring back the porn 'stache, too, all the better!
3. The Starsky and Hutch Ford Gran Torino
Has there ever been a more badass cop car than the Gran Torino? Hell no.
2. The Blues Brothers Bluesmobile
It used to be a cop car anyway, and it can drive through a mall like a hot knife through butter, which could come in handy. Plus, being on a mission from God never hurt anybody.
1. Back to the Future Delorean
Stop crime before it happens by going back in time and damn the repercussions to the timeline, Doc Brown!
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This past Monday, we did one of our biggest catering events for an agency that hired us for an album release party for a female recording artist out on Pier 84.
The three-hour event began at 7 p.m., and we were tasked with setting up a full bar and feeding more than 200 people. What would we make?
We looked to our already existing menu for inspiration, and found that many of our dishes would work. Our sliders, for example, tend to please a crowd and shrimp is usually a huge hit, at least with me it is. (If you were to ever see me at a raw bar, you'd be astounded by my shrimp cocktail consumption.) For this night we changed a few things around, but nothing huge.
We went with the following: Pao de Queijo (cheese bread) Sliders made with Pulled Pork, Honey Glazed Shrimp with a Ricotta-Leek-Pumpkin Seed Dip, Arepas topped with Habanero-Avocado Sauce and Fried Oyster Mushrooms Crab on Mini Tostadas, Refried Beans and Tomatillo Sauce. For dessert we had our Brigadeiro master, Mariana make mini desserts like: Coffee Brownies, Passion Fruit Brigadeiros Brazil Nut & Caramel Tarts Alfajores The response was positive, which was great. Though big events can be stressful, they are a way to get inspiration.
Have you catered for large parties. What did you make?


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Notes: Bellville Methodist Cemetery is in Section 6 Township 2N Range 11E in Bellville, Hamilton County, Florida.
From Exit 467 on I-75 at Jennings, take CR 143 South and travel 3 miles and turn right onto NW CR 152. Travel NW CR 152 for 7 miles and turn left at NW 13th Drive/County Road C-152 and travel County Road C-152 for 1/10 mile. The approach to the cemetery (dirt road) is on the right; the cemetery is in the wooded area approximately 100 feet off the road.
The photos were taken and survey performed February 19, 2007. Submitted by: Lesleigh Laite Butts and Winnie Smith Hodges of Jasper, Florida
Coordinator's Notes
The oldest burial in the Bellville Methodist Church Cemetery is that of Robert Lee Outlaw who was born September 17, 1776 and died July 10, 1808. This would have been 19 years before Hamilton County was created from the westernmost portion of Duval County. The surnames in this cemetery are well represented in the current population of Hamilton, Jefferson, Lafayette, Madison, Suwannee County area. The last known burial was that of Emma S. Bell who was born February 11, 1845 and died January 18, 1915. Presumably, Emma was a member of the family for whom Bellville was named.


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Selena Gomez: Put on your dancing shoes, Dubai
Former Disney star and singer Selena Gomez guarantees that her first performance in the UAE will be a night filled with fantastic dancing. The 21-year-old singer will take to the Dubai Music Week stage on Friday at the World Trade Centre.
"It's going to be fun. I want everyone to be exhausted from the dancing. That will be the moment when I can feel alive and be who I am. My [fan] following is from five-year-olds to the end of thirty. It's the funnest group of people," said Gomez at a press conference in Dubai on Thursday.
The Come & Get It singer, who has just finished the European leg of her Stars Dance World Tour, is one of the prime attractions of the six-day music event, which will also will.i.am and Timbaland perform on Thursday night. Like every star who steps onto the UAE soil, the gracious Gomez is also soaking up the sunshine.
"I might not want to go home. We feel so blessed because we wake up everyday and we get to see the beach," said Gomez.
The former girlfriend of Justin Bieber is currently riding high on her hit solo album Stars Dance and has been nominated for best female singer in the upcoming MTV EMAs, to be held in Amsterdam in November. She expressed her excitement at being on the "other side" of action.
"It's so cool. I watched all these awards growing up and I have gone to them for a couple of years. But now to be on the other side and to watch some of my favourite artists that I have loved and admired. It feels great to be in such a position," said Gomez. The Texas native is the quintessential Disney discovery who found fame with TV series Wizards of Waverley Place and went on to make movies and music.
She hasn't let fame or success get to her head, a feat that many Disney stars such as Lindsay Lohan or Britney Spears haven't quite mastered.
When asked if her transition from child star to an international star was difficult, she described herself as a kid who was still trying to figure out her place.
"I genuinely appreciate the path I have taken. But honestly, when you experience the places I have been to and have [people] tell me what to do and what not to do — you get this feeling whether you are trapped or free or experiencing life too much. But it's a part of growing up," said Gomez.
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My husband got this for christmas off my parents, when they first cme out I didn't see the point in them, I thought they had to be conected to your laptop or computer or have your camera attatched to them, but then when I was shopping with my mum to find one for my husband, I realised you just popped your memory card in (most types are taken including SD and XD) and then any pictures that are on show in a slideshow on the screen.
if your planning on buying this digital photo frame, or any like it, I would suggest that you buy a spare memory card which you can put all your favourite pictures on so that you can have it on all the time.
The digital photo frame really is a great yet simple invention, as it means you can have all your favourite pictures on show, with just one photo frame. You can set the slideshow for 30 second intervals down to 3 second intervals so you can have a quick photo change or a slow change.
I would recommend this to anyone who has alot of photos which they want to display, and anybody who likes gadgets!!
Its very very strong, my husband accidently knocked his off the shelf only a week after having it, and it fell 5 foot to a hard wood floor, but there was no damage done and it worked perfectly well after the fall, which is good if you have children or are accident prone!!!
In the world of electronics, "size is everything."
TV's appear to be getting bigger and thinner, computers are getting smaller yet faster, MP3 players and cameras can fit into the palm of your hands, and the next big thing is Digital photo frames.
I got bought this as a birthday present a few months ago and it's taken pride in our home on the side table.
I like photo's, with the likes of Facebook and other networking sites, photo's are becomming more and more popular and you find yourself taking them at any opportunity, but realisticly, when would you go to the developers, get one printed, and frame it? 1 in 100? 1 in 500?
This allows you to show off your photo's, with no further expense! You get the exact same outcome as if you had printde it off, (being framed), but you can store thousands of photos and every few seconds/minutes look at a new one! You won't need to replace a picture anymore as it can all be stored on your memory cards.
It's great also, if you have certain friends coming over, load up their album, so it makes the place feel more welcoming!
If you want to impress new people, put up photo's of your impressive things, achivements, day's out, trophies ;)
The design is utterly awsome, the jet black looks immense on a white window sill, the card plugs straight in (same one from your digital camera) and away you go.
Loads of options to chose from, transition times/effects, folders, backlight brightness etc. There is also a neat little remote if you want to skip, rewind or pause a photo.
The only downside to this, is the wire/plug. If you can situate the frame somewhere where a cable can be hidden, go for it!
Basic spec:
8-inch, 800 x 600 pixel, 4:3 LCD display
Standard USB and mini USB ports
Reader for SD,Mini SD,MMC, CF & MS cards
Single image or slideshow mode 6 transition effects & adjustable delay
Remote control & USB cable included
128MB internal memory
Wallmount or use 6-position stand
I was given a present this year that totally surprised me with its uniqueness and the enjoyment it has given me over the last few weeks.
The Telefunken Digiframe is in essence a photo frame that you could have on your mantelpiece, but instead of having only one static photo to look at, it can hold hundreds of digital shots. The frame scrolls through the loaded photos either individually or in groups and pauses on each one for a set number of seconds before moving on to the next.
The box is actually huge compared to the size of the frame, and there is a lot of packaging inside to hold the frame firmly and reduce any risk of breakage before you even plug it in. Once unwrapped the process is extremely simple and only requires a power supply cord (enclosed with the product) to be slotted into the frame and into a power supply. This will immediately power up the frame, and then you just need to insert a memory card, previously loaded with your favourite photos, or if you dont have a memory card you can connect to your computer via a USB cable and download direct to the frames internal 16mb memory.
There is an on/off switch at the back of the frame which I think could have been positioned much better. If you mount the frame on the wall, as we did, it is very awkward to reach this switch and we have reverted to turning it on and off via the switch on the plug.
This is the most rewarding part and obviously the whole meaning of the frame.
You can either have it standing on the shelf, mantel etc by using the stand which is fixed to the back of the frame or by wall mounting it. We found the angle required for the frame to be steady enough using the stand, was a tad too wide for our mantel, so we opted to wall mount it a few inches higher than the mantelpiece. This looks really effective as it seems to be almost floating on the mantelpiece but it is flush to the wall, rather than being at a slight angle as it would have been using the stand. I much prefer the way we have it and would recommend it if you purchase one.
The frame comes with a remote control to aide the set up or editing the way the photos are displayed. This seems to be a pretty good idea as in my opinion the switches which are located at the top of the frame are too fiddly to use, and also if you have the frame wall mounted, it tends to make the frame itself wobble off balance when you press the buttons, meaning you are forever trying to realign the frame. The remote is about the size of a credit card and very slim line, so is not intrusive if you leave it on the shelf under the frame, however it is white and therefore stands out more than it would if it had been designed in black. (Unless you have a white mantel/shelf of course!)
The frame can show your pictures in a number of ways, from four photos on screen at once (magic window setting) or simply one at a time, which is our preferred choice. It is a slideshow effect and you can decide on the speed of the change. There are 5 speed settings ranging from 3 seconds to 60 seconds pause in between each picture changing. We have ours set at 5 seconds, as we find this long enough to look at a photo and remember but not so long that you get bored looking.
You can change the transition effect between pictures and it has eight different settings here. You can choose to have each photo fade out for example before the next appears, or for a shutter effect to happen. We have ours set on random, which obviously means we get a random effect on each different photo. This is good as it adds to the uniqueness, and watchability of the frame.
There are other settings you can choose, like whether to have the photos shown in the same order as on the memory card or to have a random showing, this is called the slide show shuffle. (Try saying that after a few!)
The frame takes a whole host of memory cards (SD, MMC, Compact Flash, & Memory Stick), as well as having an internal memory built into the frame itself. This allows you to store quite a few photos straight onto the frame if you dont have a memory card or stick. You will need a USB cord, which is not supplied with the product. Then it is a simple matter of right clicking on the picture you want and sending it to the frame.
The size of the display screen on this frame is 8 and can happily exhibit photos in both landscape or portrait mode. You do not need to change the position of the frame, as it will automatically re-size the picture to fit in the frames display. If you have the frame in the landscape position (as we do) and are showing a portrait photo, it will centralise it and show it with borders either side, rather than trying to stretch it out to fill the entire screen.
The only compatible formats it accepts are JPEGs and it does actually recommend not to have too high a resolution on the photos you choose to display, as this will slow down the speed at which they scroll through and appear on screen.
I really love this present. It was something very special in my eyes, as I love my photos and have quite a few static photo frames around the house. I love these too but have to constantly update them to keep them fresh, or leave them holding dear memories but excluding newer more recent ones.
The Digiframe allows me to load hundreds of my favourite photos straight onto the memory card and to be able to view them all through the day. The display quality is fantastic and the pictures present themselves in just as good quality as if you were viewing them though your computer screen.
Everyone has commented on how great it looks, sitting on the mantel, and I find myself gazing at the constant changing memories for longer and longer periods. It is a real prize to be able to view these without making any effort, other than to switch on the plug. Incidentally, once you have selected the settings you require, it will remember them, even if unplugged, so once it is done, it really is very low maintenance.
It is a pricey luxury though, at around £150, but if you have a special birthday to buy for or just come into some extra money I would recommend this. If you love memories and photos and would like to have them appear at the touch of a button, with the facility to update totally and easily then this is for you.
Keep your memories alive!