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ABC's Muir: Will 'Deeply Felt Criticism in Africa Melt Under the Glow Cast By Mrs. Obama and Her Girls?'
As the First Lady and her daughters toured Africa last week, Americans were treated to puff piece after piece from their adoring fans in the press.
One such aired on ABC's "This Week" Sunday with David Muir actually saying, "Will some of that deeply felt criticism in Africa melt under the glow cast by Mrs. Obama and her girls?" (video follows with transcript and commentary):
DAVID MUIR, ABC NEWS: There are many who wonder if Mrs. Obama's visit will help soothe criticism that her husband has not done enough to reach out to Africa. Critics point out just one visit while in office. Some argue the HIV/AIDS effort was stronger under the Bush administration. But the Obama White House argues it has laid out a plan for Africa combating hunger and widening public health outreach beyond HIV.
The question now: will some of that deeply felt criticism in Africa melt under the glow cast by Mrs. Obama and her girls who came here to spread their own message that there is still work to be done.
Yes, that's all ailing and starving Africans need to make their troubles go away: a little of Michelle's glow.
After all, the Obamas are a magic elixir that wash all of the world's problems away - except, of course, rising unemployment, ballooning gas prices, spiraling food costs, and plummeting home prices.
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→ Just like Clinton
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Sun, 06/26/2011 - 3:33pm.
Just like Willie Jeff Clinton on Rwanda, Obama at the end of his term, will reflect solemnly that he should have done more for Africa.
Off camera, Mr. Obama was heard to say "But DANG! Them scrawny little kids sure made Michelle look good, didn't they" Great photo-op!"
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The headlines from Fox to
Submitted by jkwtrading on Sun, 06/26/2011 - 3:44pm.
The headlines from Fox to Drudge have blacks shooting in Washington D.C and maybe San Francisco, robbing in Philly , Chicago and in Peoria, Il shouting out to whites "kill them all".. Yep there is a "good" glow from Michelle's trip.
and Obama is out golfing..
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→ Rogue Male Elephants
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Sun, 06/26/2011 - 3:58pm.
Notice Drudge found it in UK Daily Mail.
Seems the American Mainstream Media has sold itself wholly into the idea that black Americans are incapable of controlling themselves.
Does anybody remember the story on 60 Minutes where it was discovered that young male elephants engage in violence for the sake of violence when the older males are removed from the herd?
Democrats, with LBJ's war on Poverty have, for some 45 years, engaged in just such an experiment with Americans, most especially black Americans.
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Kids with-out good role models
Submitted by Boudin on Sun, 06/26/2011 - 4:08pm.
Usually turn out to be rouge Elephants. None-the-less, our Gov promotes it. Then steals our money to fund the correctional institutes.
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They don't have.....
Submitted by almostacowboy on Mon, 06/27/2011 - 11:47am.
many red (rouge) "elephants" in Cajun country, do they Boudin.? Sorry, I couldn't he'p myse'f.
But, you are mistaken about them being "rogue" elephants. The study on the teenaged elephants acting badly without the big bulls to "put them in their place" is accurate. And, contrary to what the "anti's" would have you believe, it happens mostly in countries where elephant hunting is banned. In those countries where it is banned poaching is rampant without the fees and licenses to provide protection and control of which elephants are taken.
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couple of very savage
Submitted by jkwtrading on Sun, 06/26/2011 - 4:14pm.
couple of very savage beatings also caught on tape..one is in Texas the other is in South Carolina. I sense it is all just revving up..
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Conceal Carry
Submitted by Blonde on Sun, 06/26/2011 - 8:23pm.
That would stop this CHIT in a hurry.
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Were The Obama's Advocates of Africa Before?
Submitted by gruyere cheese on Sun, 06/26/2011 - 3:53pm.
Caring and volunteering for a cause is either with you or is not. You don't need to find a job then do it, unless you are forced into it. The Obama's have an African background, and so, it begs the question; did they travel to Africa before they moved into 1600 Penn Avenue? How about when Mr. O made a trip to Ireland to reconnect with his ancestors. Were they so proud of their roots before the election that they took their children to Africa or Ireland to help them understand where they came from? I go for probably not on this one. These couple are as phony as a crocked salesman...
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Submitted by ripper58 on Sun, 06/26/2011 - 4:10pm.
next thing you know she will stop GW and part the seas ...oh wait we are still waiting for Hubby to do that!
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Now the MSM is helping the
Submitted by Free Stinker on Sun, 06/26/2011 - 4:31pm.
Now the MSM is helping the Obamas hide behind their children?
He is in huge trouble in the 2012 election. The only way he can win is if the GOP folds on raising the Debt Limit, continues to ignore the Tea Party, and nominates another RINO.
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How many of those children
Submitted by stratman on Sun, 06/26/2011 - 5:00pm.
How many of those children are starving because of the Left's reckless policies on food and energy?
If the Obama's actually cared about America, Africa, and the whole planet then they would stop using corn for fuel and begin drilling for oil and greenlighting more coal and nuclear power plants.
More food and energy in America's pipeline means more food and energy available at a lower cost for the rest of the planet as well.
The Left is not only stuck on stupid, they are endangering the planet with their pie in the sky utopian fantasies.
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How many are starving?
Submitted by almostacowboy on Mon, 06/27/2011 - 11:51am.
Not to minimize their suffering, but ewer than those who have died from malaria due to the "well-intentioned" "save-the-planet" types who banned DDT, aka Progressives.
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Submitted by grammajane on Sun, 06/26/2011 - 5:02pm.
Why not send the cash to Africa instead of wasting it all on the numerous vacations for this "first family" There would be thousands of dollars that could buy HIV drugs rather then mochelle wasting money on french fries and fried bread for herself, kids, mother, and nieces and nephews. The kids dying from Aids would rather appreciate medicine to help them rather then watching the numerous photo-opps from all this so-called caring and compassion family,
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Gramma.............we've been
Submitted by killa37 on Mon, 06/27/2011 - 1:52am.
Gramma.............we've been sending cash to Africa forever!!! (Remember the tsetse flies in your high-school world-news clips???). How much of that 'cash' has ever really gotten to the areas where it can do any good??? And do we need to blame the 'white' man for this problem??? Not any more than we can blame the 'white man' for selling the slaves..........or even STARTING slavery!!!
I'm so sick of this crap................I'd cut EVERY dollar from EVERY country in this whole goddamn world that takes it and gives us the finger.............so that would include about 90% of them!!! I'm a helluva lot more interested in SAVING our great USA than throwing more money down some useless, wasteful rathole.....................and that includes domestic policies as well as foreign policies!!!
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Indeed, killa---
Submitted by matthewdean on Mon, 06/27/2011 - 3:06am.
Right on.
Outta sight.
Etc., etc.
Don't you just know it ain't never gonna happen.
The U.S. has some really sad excuses for stuffin' for the turkey in regards to foreign policy.
It does appear, though, that maybe the U.S. is the turkey gettin' stuffed.
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Africa - if only Obama'(s) can fill Bush's shoes
Submitted by Gary Hall on Sun, 06/26/2011 - 5:04pm.
Well, we've come a long ways since the days of Bill Clinton:
- Genocide in the Congo (Zaire): In the Name of Bill Clinton, and of the Paris Club, and of the Mining Conglomerates, So It Is
- Too little, too late - How many times is Bill Clinton going to apologize to Africa? 2002 by David Corn
And many thanks to President Bush for paving the way.
Can Obama step up and fill the shoes he inherited?
July 20, 2010 - Obama's Overdue AIDS Bill - By DESMOND TUTU, Cape Town
- HAVING met President Obama, I'm confident that he's a man of conscience who shares my commitment to bringing hope and care to the world's poor. But I am saddened by his decision to spend less than he promised to treat AIDS patients in Africa.
- George W. Bush made an impressive commitment to the international fight against AIDS when he formed the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief program. Since 2004, Pepfar has spent $19 billion to help distribute anti-viral treatments to about 2.5 million Africans infected with H.I.V.
- Thanks to these efforts — and similar initiatives, like those spearheaded by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria — the number of African patients with access to AIDS drugs jumped tenfold from 2003 to 2008. Since 2004, the AIDS-related mortality rate in sub-Saharan Africa has dropped 18 percent.
- Yet President Obama . . .
Meanwhile the MSM is too star struck to observe.
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Submitted by Curly on Sun, 06/26/2011 - 5:52pm.
ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, MSNBC et. al. - need to consolidate and call themselves "The New PRAVDA" as they are nothing more than official organ of the Democrat National Committee and Barack HUSSEIN Obama. Just like Jack Nicholson as Col. Jessup said - "You can't handle the truth"! They cannot tell or handle it!
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The lame stream media is a
Submitted by AngryInOhio on Sun, 06/26/2011 - 6:00pm.
The lame stream media is a joke to Americans that are informed, they rely on people who don't know who their Congressmen is. The schmoozing for the Obamas really makes me want to throw up, yes, they are an adorable family, but get a grip,"melt under the glow"? Please
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Ms. Obama's GLOW doesn't work in America anymore.
Submitted by totsotvaitn on Sun, 06/26/2011 - 6:16pm.
i'm glad that Michelle Obama can take her girls on a vacation this summer. i guess Daddy had to miss this trip because he is so busy trying to keep his day job.
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Actually, he was
Submitted by killa37 on Mon, 06/27/2011 - 1:54am.
Actually, he was golfing.....................and frequenting some gay clubs in DC.
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Mrs. Obama's Magical Glow???
Submitted by motherbelt on Sun, 06/26/2011 - 6:56pm.
The question now: will some of that deeply felt criticism in Africa melt under the glow cast by Mrs. Obama and her girls who came here to spread their own message that there is still work to be done.
Did these people not KNOW there was still work to be done until Mrs. Obama came and told them??
Oh, I get it. She told them, yeah, we haven't done a lot yet, but in the meantime I'm here to dance and play with you!! Isn't that great? And they said, oh, yes, now we can endure!!
Oh, barf! Again.
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The only glow cast under moochel
Submitted by hbnolikeee on Sun, 06/26/2011 - 9:49pm.
is probably a fart exploding from her more than ample keister.
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Yea, Greenies they are! camping-out! right.3 big gals in a tent.
Submitted by upcountrywater on Mon, 06/27/2011 - 1:14am.
Well at least out there, it's all about which way that thing is pointed.Downwind N' all.
Rest assured there was no Hydrogenated oils in that bad bad Styrofoam container take out .... All the fat in the deep fryers way out there on some way back dirt road somewhere in Africa... come on....Africa's fat for deep fat fryers is whittled from land beasts.
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it's soul
Submitted by pepsiman on Sun, 06/26/2011 - 10:04pm.
it's soul glowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
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Are we starting to see more of wife and the kids?
Submitted by okiehawk44 on Sun, 06/26/2011 - 11:51pm.
The campaign hid Michelle & the kids in '08 and I'm getting the idea that this time around we will see a lot of them -- toned upper arms and all. They are Barack's best and brightest.
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→ Dr. Livingstone, I presume?
Submitted by Cool Arrow on Sun, 06/26/2011 - 11:56pm.
If you don't vote for me, I'll put my wife Michelle on the stage and blot out the sun!
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You mean Ms. French Fries and
Submitted by killa37 on Mon, 06/27/2011 - 2:00am.
You mean Ms. French Fries and other fatty/cholesteral foods??? Yeah, I'm sure that she is having a REAL impact on our status in Africa!!! I think those Kenyans feel a little bit 'dissed' that Boy Barry didn't own up to his roots over there.............and his half-brother is still in his shack!! (So much for re-distributionism.)
The only thing this lard-ass has done since she became First Lady is to spend, spend. spend, spend.........................on OUR dollar!!! If this was Laura Bush or Barbara Bush or Reagan's wife, they would be murdered for this type of activity!!! Especially in THIS economic climate!!!
Mooooooooooooooochelle and Boy Barry are a PERFECT pair.......there is NO question about it!!
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Note to liberal media, black
Submitted by LAM SON 719 on Mon, 06/27/2011 - 7:02am.
Note to liberal media, black Africans do not like black Americans, they believe them to be pompus, mindless buffoons. Obama will not disappoint.
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Submitted by killa37 on Mon, 06/27/2011 - 11:48am.
But,,,,,,,,,,,,,,but.............but LAM SON!!!! Boy Barry is a half black African, and a half white American!!! How can you call him a pompous, mindless buffoon?
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I've been hearing quite a bit about Ryan Tannehill and how some think he is the next coming of Marino while others think he is the next Chad Henne. I had been very pleased with what I had seen through the first 8 games (4-4 record for the team). Thought he had played well enough for the team to be 6-2 / 7-1 with a few FG's here and any defense against Andrew Luck's Colts. I am not advocating annointing him the next all-pro for 10+ years, but I also think he is an obvious upgrade for us over any QB since #13 played.
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To me the 4th quarter of this game, in particular the last drive. Made me a full believer in Tannehill. He needed to prove to be clutch, something he was not always in college or so far in the pros. Going from your own 10 to FG range was exactly what we needed to see. Even with a limited supporting cast and sometimes his inexperienced throws (INT wiped off board by roughing the passer call) I wanted to see him do something special.
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SEIKO Bracelets overview table for the price
Please note, there is no diver's extension hidden in the clasp - most customers have asked for this Jubilee-style WITHOUT the diver's extensions. It is the same bracelet SEIKO uses on many of their factory 200 m models.
Please also note that SEIKO has now for 2007 changed to the clasp with flip-lock safety but WITHOUT double push buttons as found on the Super Oyster bracelet.
A side view from the "Super Jubilee 22 mm" bracelet with split pins. Tools, link to a Tutorial and split pin basics are below
For a tutorial about resizing SPLIT PIN bracelets, go here (opens new window)
If you are familiar with resizing split pin bracelets, look at the tools below that might make your resizing easier.
I wish I had found the clever bracelet sizing tool 20 years earlier, it would have saved me soar fingertips and broken fingernails
Please note that these SEIKO bracelets use split pin that you could either remove using this pin pusher and the HOROTEC bracelet holder or (see below)
The clever bracelet sizing tool is equally suitable to resize these SEIKO Super Oyster and Jubilee bracelets
(the pictures shows a Sandoz Hong Kong solid links Oyster style bracelet which has similar split pins)


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Though it'll have been nearly a full year since Hasbro teased its 6" tall Jubilee action figure at San Diego Comic-Con International, fans will finally be able to put the X-Man together this June as part of a Toys "R" Us exclusive Marvel Legends Unlimited wave. The series consists of Stryfe, Marvel Now Cyclops, Marvel Now Storm, a kind of classic Magneto, and an unmasked Wolverine.
Q: What's your take on Wolverine and his many girl sidekicks? Do you think it's important for their stories, and who's best? -- @manuel_mc89
A: I think it's been well-established over my time here at ComicsAlliance that I have a whole lot of affection for the X-Men, and Wolverine in particular. I love that guy, mostly because it was basically unavoidable that I would end up becoming a fan of a dude who could punch you with knives and rode around on motorcycles and didn't play by the rules, man. I mean, I was ten years old in 1992. That I didn't also enter my teenage years as a huge fan of Cable and Shatterstar (his sword has two blades!) is basically miraculous.
Point being, Wolverine's great, and on the list of things he does that I'm always eager to see, mentoring younger characters is right up there with stabbing hundreds of ninjas. And folks, I like Wolverine stabbing ninjas a lot.
The early '90s were spoiled for choice when it came to comic book adaptations. Not only was Batman: The Animated Series on the air, but X-Men led Marvel's push to get on the small screen, diving right into the often convoluted continuity of everyone's favorite mutants, luring in a generation of fans, and paving the way for cartoons to follow. That's why we've set out to review every single episode of the '90s X-Men animated series. This week: Season 3 kicks off with "Out of the Past, Part One!"
If you've been following ComicsAlliance for the last few months, you'll know that we are somewhat fascinated by the '90s X-Men cartoon. It was an important moment for Marvel, as the show introduced many kids to both the X-Men and the Marvel universe. In the process the show helped create a new generation of fans, including Saturday Night Live star Taran Killam. On hand at New York Comic Con to promote The Illegitimates, the comic he created with writer Marc Andreyko, Killam made a guest appearance at the Marvel booth, where he recreated the pilot episode of the show while playing every character. His Gambit is appropriately creepy, his Cyclops is appropriately dickish, and his Jubilee recreates the weirdest rhetorical question we have ever heard anyone ask. It's pretty great.
X-Men. It's a bland title for a comic. No astonishment here; no bid for universal novelty; no claim to the ubiquitous label "uncanny". The new series, headlined by writer Brian Wood and penciller Olivier Coipel, is
This April Brian Wood and Olivier Coipel launch a new X-Men title with a roster of Jubilee, Kitty Pryde, Psylocke, Rachel Grey, Rogue and Storm. That the team is all-female is unusual for a series that isn't defined along gender-lines. What makes the roster
Marvel Comics has announced a new X-Men title launching in April that spotlights the female members of the team. Yes, finally, a book dedicated to some of the many X-Women who have won fan hearts for years! The X-Women who have dominated the franchise since the Chris Claremont days! Obviously, then, this book celebrating X-Women is called X-Men.The gender-confused name doesn't bother w
For the past three months, Matt Wilson and I have been making our way through a series of in-depth reviews of the X-Men films, the franchise voted as our subject by you, the readers. Long before they were brought to the silver screen, however, there was another m
The newest "We Are the X-Men" promo has been released. I don't even know what to say.
We'll be finding out more from the X-Men panel at C2E2 this Sunday, so check back over the weekend to find out what in the sweet merciful hell this is.


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Southern California surfers are enjoying an early Christmas gift in the form of four-foot surf.
CBS News 8 sent crews up and down the coast Monday from Ocean Beach to Oceanside.
In this video report, Jeff Zevely joins us live from Carlsbad with more on the beautiful weather and waves he found.


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Steven Gravier, 41, allegedly purchased Internet domain names using Chief Elwood Johnson's name
RICHMOND – A Richmond police officer was arrested Thursday for purchasing two Internet domain names in the name of the chief and using them to link to porn sites.
CHARLESTOWN - A box containing 14 kittens was found abandoned Saturday on Indian Cedar Drive, off Kings Factory Road.
The kittens were in pretty rough shape, found squished and sealed in the box among their own urine and feces, according to Charlestown Police.
Police said all of the kittens were alive in the box, though one had suffered head trauma, causing its eyes to be pushed out of the sockets.
Police brought the kittens, which are estimated to be about 10 weeks to 12 weeks old and are pets, not feral cats, to Charlestown Animal Control.
RICHMOND – A Richmond police officer was arrested Thursday for purchasing two Internet domain names in the name of the chief and using them to link to porn sites.
Federal and state authorities arrested Steven Gravier, 41, a seven-year veteran of the Richmond Police Department for the federal crime of using misleading domain names on the Internet.
Gravier, of 3 Highland Trail, Richmond, was suspended without pay and benefits, the Richmond Police Department announced Friday.
CHARLESTOWN — Last Thursday, the Charlestown Town Council voted in favor of a resolution to acquire a 75-acre property known as "Whalerock" and to keep it as open space. With more than 150 residents attending the hearing held at Charlestown Elementary School, there was strong public support for the purchase.
Town Council President Thomas Gentz presented a detailed slide show of the sales agreement that included maps of the site located north of Route One between King's Factory Road and East Quail Run.
CHARLESTOWN – Despite the fact that the Whalerock case was settled Thursday with the town's purchase of the property on King's Factory Road, a Superior Court judge filed a ruling Friday stating that the town of Charlestown is an aggrieved party in the case.
CHARLESTOWN - The Charlestown Town Council will hold a public hearing tonight regarding the potential purchase of the 78 acres, known as the Whalerock property, to use as open space.
Developer Larry LeBlanc was in the midst of a public hearing before the Charlestown Zoning Board for permission to erect two 410-foot wind turbines on the site.
The zoning board hearing was stalled once the town began pursuing an option to purchase the property.
The hearing regarding purchasing the property will be held tonight at 7 p.m. at Charlestown Elementary School.
HOPKINTON― Even though the town council would like to give more money to the town's two libraries, the state-mandated "maintenance of effort" makes increases fiscally risky. If the town were to add to its library funding, it would be required to maintain that level in future years regardless of unpredictable budgetary shifts.
"The 'maintenance of effort' says you cannot give any less than you gave the prior year. Once you give, you cannot take away. It's a permanent increase," said Council President Frank Landolfi at Monday night's council meeting.
WOOD RIVER JUNCTION — The Affordable Healthcare Act (AHA) will have "dramatic financial implications" for the Chariho Schools according to Chariho Solicitor Jon M. Anderson, who made a presentation of the AHA's potential ramifications to the school committee on Tuesday night.
HOPKINTON – Ed James of Hopkinton can't forget the day last summer when he received a phone call from his father telling him, "They just found an old grave in the sandbank behind the barn."
The Rhode Island Guard Games took place last week with a variety of teams of lifeguards from beaches like Narragansett, Scarborough, Westerly and East Matunuck.


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COH verwendet die klassischen Instrumente des Streichquartetts als Resonanzkörper von elektronischen Klängen, sie werden zu Klangräumen von artfremden Sounds – Sinustönen, Geräuschen, Beats - , die von den Musikern im Moment des Entstehens, des Klingens sozusagen in Echtzeit zerfasert, verzerrt, seziert werden. Es ist das Experiment der direkten Verbindung von Komponist, Instrument, Musiker.
Historically musicians always performed a composer's work, interpreting it with the use of their instruments - for example "Kronos Quartet plays
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One of the cool things I read about in the October version of the BlackBerry developer newsletter was the Invoke API. First introduced in version 4.0 of the JDE, the Invoke API gives developers the ability to launch native BlackBerry applications like the addressbook, the calendar, email and on the 8100, the camera and map applications. A long time ago I wrote a J2ME application that enabled you to view recipes from my wife's recipe site on your J2ME enabled phone and one of the most obvious features the application was missing was the ability to send a recipe via email to someone else. Using the Invoke API on the BlackBerry would make it easy to do so; you'd end up with something like this:
Invoke.invokeApplication(Invoke.APP_ TYPE_MESSAGE, new MessageArguments(MessageArguments.ARG_NEW, "firstname.lastname@example.com", "Cool Recipe on KarensRecipes.com", recipeBody));
October 18, 2006 in Code by ajohnson | link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
A long winded way of saying that the tools that come with the BlackBerry JDE are now also packaged separately and allow you to write applications using something other than the BlackBerry JDE, which is something I ranted about a couple months ago. You can read the release notes (in PDF format, eww) or check out the Application Developer Guide (volume 1) which discusses how you can use the debug tool from within Eclipse on page 195. Nicely done RIM!
October 18, 2006 in Code by ajohnson | link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (1)
The latest issue of SDTimes has a short article about the new MDS Studio which is part of the upgrade pack that RIM recently released. The main feature the article talked about was the ability for developers to point to a WSDL file (which is an XML file that describes a web service for those of you who don't wear propeller hats) in MDS Studio and the IDE will automatically generate an application for you (with the caveat that users who use this application must have the MDS runtime installed on their BB's and the BES you're using must install the MDS Services for Web Services component).
This sounded like pretty cool stuff, so I had to try it out... after digging out some space on my hard drive and clicking past all the open source license agreements (
including Derby, Axis, Bouncy Castle Crypto library and Eclipse / WSDL4J), I opened up MDS Studio and created a new project. The first step when creating a project is to point to a WSDL file, of which I've got a couple... I popped in the WSDL URL, it brought up all the available methods for that endpoint and then automatically created an entire application with screens for every one of the available methods. NICE. Our local BES is running an older version so I couldn't test out a deployment, but I HIGHLY recommend you check this out if you're doing any kind of BlackBerry development. It looks very cool AND it's based on Eclipse (which I've complained about them not using before) so there will be very little cognitive dissonance if you're a avid Eclipse user like I am.
Download MDS Studio now (and make sure you've got about 700MB of free space on your machine)
December 15, 2005 in Code, News, Platform, Software by ajohnson | link | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
Cingular is hosting a webcast for BlackBerry developers interested in creating applications for the new BlackBerry 8700c. According to the email I received, the webcast will cover:
· What differentiates the BlackBerry 8700c from other PDAs and how Cingular will market this new device
· How to begin development for the new BlackBerry 8700c including information on the BlackBerry Java Development Environment
· Tips on development shortcuts
· Tools and resources to guide your development efforts
· Developer Support Programs, including resources through Cingular devCentral and RIM Developer Zone.
December 08, 2005 in Code by ajohnson | link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
This is probably old news for some of you (I'm catching up slowly) but the folks at RIM released BlackBerry JDE v4.0.2 a couple weeks ago. Noteworthy in and of itself, but the big note in this release is the inclusion of support for JSR 179, the Location API for J2ME*1. Mobile location based services have to be one of the hottest things going on these days (witness Where 2.0). The ability for your handset to know where in the world it is (and hence where you are) has the potential to enhance just about everything you do on your BlackBerry: the address book can show you where you are relative to one of your contacts, the calendar might be able to alert you that not only do you have a meeting but that you are 100 miles away from a meeting happening in less than hour.. you're gonna be late! Your wireless internet experience is transformed by applications that know where you are automatically, no need to punch in a zip code or an address. Associate your tasks with a location and the Task application could ping you about something that you need to get done that's right around the corner. Maybe it could automatically compute the quickest route between your stops for the day based on your starting point. What about a mobile Amazon-esque application called "WhereShouldIGo?" that pinpointed your location and then suggested places that you might want to visit based on your previous travel history and the clustered results of 5,000,000 other users?
Back to the Location API and the BlackBerry JDE. If you download and install the JDE you'll find a demo application (called GPSDemo) which is a simple travel computer, recording route coordinates, speed and altitude. It retrieves your location from the Location API (technically the LocationProvider) every 10 seconds and then sends it to a server every 100 seconds all the while displaying your latitude, longitude, altitude, heading and speed on the screen. Interested? Read the JavaDocs.
The downside? The Location API is currently only available on the Nextel platform via the 7520.
*1For those of you who aren't Java developers, JSR stands for Java Specification Request; it's the process through which members of the Java Community Process (JCP) make additions and modifications to the Java platform, which of course the BlackBerry is based on.
July 29, 2005 in Code, News, Software by ajohnson | link | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
New article which covers the creation of a BlackBerry J2ME application using the BlackBerry JDE was recently posted to Sun's Developer site. I'm more of an Eclipse guy (I'm not sure what the thinking is behind making developers use your development environment, I guess it's a 'make it easy for the corporate guys who can't code unless it's handed to them on a silver platter' kind of thing).
May 16, 2005 in Code by ajohnson | link | Comments (7) | TrackBack (0)
The latest version of the Blackberry IDE is available on Blackberry.com, full release notes below. There actually seems to be some pretty exciting stuff in here.
· Previous Blackberry's didn't offer a TCP/IP stack, if you wanted to make a HTTP connection to retrieve XML from a website, you had to use the WAP gateway that the carrier setup.
· They included an XML parser so that you don't have to go out and use kXML (which isn't that bad, but it's an additional jar in your and every bit counts on mobile phones).
· The mail API includes the ability to set a listener on the inbox, which means you could write an app that listened for a specific type of message (say a message with a certain subject line or body copy) and then perform some sort of action....
· The browser API allows you to register your application with the rendering library to that you application could handle MIME types that the browser doesn't have the ability too (ie: you could write an RSS reader app to handle any invocations of application/xml)
We are pleased to announce that the BlackBerry Java Development Environment (JDE) v4.0 is now available for download from the BlackBerry Developer Zone. The new BlackBerry v4.0 platform includes a number of enhancements that you can take advantage of when building custom applications for BlackBerry, including:
* Enhanced Java API libraries for 3rd Party Applications
* Enhancements to the BlackBerry Browser for Improved HTML Rendering & Offline Capabilities
* Enhanced "Reliable Push" Interfaces Within BlackBerry Enterprise Server's Mobile Data Service (MDS)
* New BlackBerry Handheld Simulators
Where Can I Download BlackBerry JDE 4.0?
(a) The new BlackBerry JDE v4.0 can be downloaded from the BlackBerry Developer Zone:
(b) Developer Guides and Whitepapers for BlackBerry JDE v4.0 can be downloaded from the BlackBerry Developer Zone's Java Documentation site, located at:
What's New? Enhanced BlackBerry Java API's
BlackBerry JDE v4.0 includes a number of enhancements to the Java API libraries available to 3rd party developers, such as:
* MIDP 2.0 and CLDC 1.1 Support
* BlackBerry Phone and Application Invocation APIs
* Enhanced Email, PIM & MenuItem APIs
* Native XML Parser and Generator
* Direct HTTP and TCP/IP Connectivity Support
* PIN-to-PIN Messaging API
* Service Book API
* Shared Game Library
* Bluetooth "Serial Port Profile" API
* "Grouping" API for Improved Memory Management
* Support for Reliable Push (see below)
What's New? Enhanced BlackBerry Browser Features
* JavaScript 1.3 Support
* Enhanced Rendering for HTML Tables
* Offline Forms: Support for Queuing Form Submissions If Out Of Wireless Coverage
* Support for Animated GIF Images
* Support for Reliable Push (see below)
What's New? Reliable and Managed Push Enhancements for MDS
* Additional Support for Push Access Protocol (PAP) 2.0
* Support for Reliable Push Transport and Notifications Upon Push Content Delivery to Handheld
* New Push Management Features Including: Push Cancelations, Support for "Deliver-Before" and "Deliver-After" Headers, etc.
What's New? BlackBerry Integrated Development Environment (IDE) v4.0
* Performance Ehancements
* New Handheld Simulators for all BlackBerry Handhelds Available Today
* New JavaDocs and Sample Code
November 05, 2004 in Code, News by ajohnson | link | Comments (4) | TrackBack (0)
Enrique Ortiz of J2MEDeveloper.com wrote an excellent article that shows how you can use Ant (a Java based build tool) to build your J2ME applications for the Blackberry platform (and simultaneously frees you from having to use the Blackberry JDE instead of your own preferred IDE like Eclipse or NetBeans). He truly goes above and beyond the call of duty with numerous illustrations (a suggested project directory structure, build task flowcharts showing Ant, etc..) and a full Ant build file using the Antenna Ant tasks that help you create create Jad files, and run the Blackberry rapc compiler. Grab yourself a copy now.
Enrique also has his own website (j2medeveloper.com) and runs a blog.
October 15, 2004 in Code, Tips by ajohnson | link | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)
A couple weeks ago the guys at FeedBurner released a beta version of their RSS Reader for the Blackberry platform (which according to Steve is a pretty straightforward port of the same version they released for phones using MIDP 1.0). I downloaded it this morning to my 7280 on the AT&T Wireless network (no Blackberry Enterprise Server yet, working on that...), the installation went flawlessly and I was able to download and view feeds within a couple minutes. Couple reflections / things that could be better:
a) when viewing a feed that hasn't been updated yet (i.e. a feed that hasn't been downloaded yet), I get a Java error: "Uncaught exception: java.lang.illegalStateException" and the application exits. I'm sure this will be fixed by the time the application goes live, but make sure that you choose 'Menu --> Update" for each feed before you try to view the feed.
b) Pushing the scroll wheel in to view the menu defaults to the 'Exit' option. Is there a way that this can be modified so that 'Exit' is not the default?
c) The 'escape' button doesn't work on all the screens; I think this is as simple as providing a key listener for the escape button on each screen (ie: the 'Preferences' screen, the 'Register' screen)
d) Thinking differently for a second: the Blackberry is really good at reading and writing email right? So why not make a version of this application that can read and write feeds that you want to read and then save those to a server and have the server email you the text of a post (example: rss2email), thus taking advantage of what the Blackberry does well: email. This implementation is only slightly different than what Bloglines does right now... you enter all the feeds you want to read, Bloglines will go out and retrieve the feeds every n minutes and then you read them from any computer. Using a server-side aggregator instead of a desktop aggregator saves the publisher some bandwidth, the server can splice and dice the feed into something readable for the Blackberry and you can read your feeds in your email client. As a sidenote, there's an interesting discussion over on OreillyNet about RSS and email.
e) I know it's possible to add options to the menu; it would be nice to be able to browse a blog using the browser, have the browser auto-discover feeds and then have an option in the menu to add the feed to your list of feeds. This would probably require some hacking in the browser application provided by Blackberry, so it may not be possible, but it sure would save alot of keystrokes.
Finally, it's interesting to hear Steve mention that "... any application that looks remotely like a WAP stack .." was given alot of criticism at a meeting he attended recently and that more and more of the applications being written for portable devices have to be rewritten for each platform to take advantage of the particular nuances of each device.
September 27, 2004 in Code, News, Software by ajohnson | link | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
Great post over on the PDA Street Forums that shows how you can convert a J2ME MIDlet (technically just the JAD file) into a cod file and then goes on to illustrate how you can transfer the MIDlet / cod combination from your local PC to your Blackberry while connected using the USB cable. It's not for the faint of heart and really only necessary if you can't deploy / download the application using OTA:
a) Download and install the RIM Java Development Environment
b) Download and install Java 1.4.2 SDK
c) Copy the jad & jar files in question to the /bin/ directory of your RIM JDE installation.
d) From the command line (make sure you are in the RIM JDE installation directory, on my system it is "C:\Program Files\Research In Motion\BlackBerry JDE 3.7\bin") type:
rapc import="c:\program files\research in motion\blackberry JDE 3.7\lib\net_rim_api.jar" codename=$your_app -midlet jad=$your_app.jad $your_app.jar
where $your_app is the name of the MIDlet you're trying to convert, $your_app.jad is the name of the MIDlet descriptor and $your_app.jar is the name of the MIDlet jar file. If all goes well you'll see a couple files produced: $your_app.debug (which you can discard) and $your_app.cod, which is the whole point of this operation. Once you have that, move to:
e) With your Blackberry connected to your computer via USB and from the command line (again make sure you're in the RIM JDE installation directory) type:
javaloader -usb load $your_app.cod
f) At this point you should see the J2ME application in your home screen.
You can also use the directions on Blackberry.com, but they aren't as straightforward and they require the use of the Blackberry JDE.
August 18, 2004 in Code, Tips by ajohnson | link | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)


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A local dentist is doing something unusual to help an injured sea turtle recover. The endangered Kemp's Ridley turtle is on the mend at the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies.
Dr. Andy Norowski is using dental techniques to re-build the turtle's broken shell. The turtle is nicknamed "Rocky" because he's such a fighter, despite facing some real adversity including a boat propeller injury and a previous shark bite.
"Each one of these lines here is a growth line," said Dr. Norowski, pointing to the turtle's damaged shell,
"The turtle shell is made of keratin, which is different from tooth enamel."
He's using dental expertise to treat Rocky. The dentist built a series of acrylic pieces to help rebuild the turtle's damaged shell.
"Get the shell to heal in a more natural, biologic way. And I'm using all dental techniques to do this," he said.
Along with the dental acrylic shell sections, orthodontic appliances are also attached to allow for growth.
"This is a palatal expander that's going to be used to push these two pieces apart. And we're going to try and lift them up and hold them in the correct position while it heals," said the dentist, pointing out the strange looking metal device between two sections of new shell.
Rocky arrived at IMMS in October with a boat propeller injury. Wendy Hatchett with the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies has been helping treat the injured turtle.
"We realized that he had a previous injury, more than likely caused by a shark. He had only half of a fore flipper on the left side, half of a hind flipper on the left side, and a large bite taken out of him," she said.
He's been a good patient who doesn't seem to mind the dentist.
"Doesn't complain as much as humans. He's pretty quiet and stoic. He's worked real good," said Dr. Norowski.
"These are one of the most endangered of the sea turtles found in the gulf. And this animal really would have died if we hadn't intervened," said Dr. Moby Solangi, the executive director at IMMS.
"We just want to make sure that it gets cleaned out," said Hatchett, as she cleaned the turtle's wound with a saline solution.
Rocky is making good progress and doesn't seem to mind his dental acrylic shell sections.
"He has been able to regain the use of his hind legs. When he first came in, they were paralyzed. And a couple weeks ago we noticed he was able to draw them back and regain the use of his hind legs, so that was pretty exciting," Hatchett said.
Dr. Norowski says Rocky is the first turtle he's worked on. He found a little advice on the internet, from a dentist in Florida who had previously worked on rebuilding a turtle shell.
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9:53am Thursday 15th November 2012 in News By Dale Haslam
POLICE have released the picture of a man who assaulted an officer trying to arrest him in connection with a domestic violence offence.
Nicholas Lewis. aged 31, has not been seen since he managed to flee from the officer on November 11.
At about 11.30am, police were called to Windsor Avenue in Whitefield following reports of an assault on a 32-year-old woman.
Officers attended the scene, but Lewis resisted arrest and kicked out at the officer causing injury to the officer's leg.
He ran from police and his current whereabouts are unknown.
Lewis has links to Bury and the Newton Heath area of Manchester.
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Everyone has been talking about the saturation of events in the UFC's schedule lately, and the plague of injuries to fighters that has added onto it and made a lot of cards look bad. Well despite the abundance of recent and upcoming cards, and the fact that most of them are weak, the UFC has somehow stacked one card in particular. UFC 153 in Rio.
While Henderson v.s. Edgar II tomorrow consists of a decent card, I don't think anyone would say Shields v.s. Hermanor Okami v.s. Roberts are exciting, meaningful fights, and they are the 3rd and 4th best on the card. But this card is dominant compared to 151; outside of Jones and Hendo the card looks horrendous...Siver v.s. Yagin is the co-main event right now.
152 is of similar caliber to 150 with the injury to Rory. But the UFC loves to treat Brazilian fans apparently, because 152 is stacked! This is what the card looks like:
- Jose Aldo v.s. Erik Koch (Featherweight Title fight)
- Vitor Belfort v.s. Alan Belcher
- Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson v.s. Glover Teixeira
- Erick Silva v.s. Jon Fitch
- Demian Maia v.s. Rick Story
- Gabriel Gonzaga, Diego Brandao and Rony Jason are also fighting on the card.


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Rain Songs, Videos, & Albums
DJ Pain 1 ft. Rain - F**k Ya Dreams [Stream & Download]
Hip-hop is full of motivational bangers exhorting listeners to reach for the stars and turn their fantasies into reality. DJ Pain1's latest feature (a Booth-exclusive world premiere!) ain't one of 'em. On... Read More
DJ Pain 1 ft. I-20, Scotty Boi, Rain & Traxx - I Want the Power [Stream]
If the Illuminati really handed out invitations to successful musicians (They don't, nor have they even existed since the late 18th Century.), DJ Pain 1 would be first in line. On his next solo tape's lead single,... Read More
Rain - Get It Off [Stream & Download]
Nobody's perfect—but if you can detect a flaw in Rain's swagger, you have sharper eyes (or ears) than most. On Get It Off, the latest leak off his forthcoming mixtape, the Carolina repper (and freestyle... Read More
Rain - Kick It Over Here [Stream & Download]
Not glimpsed in the Booth since bringing us the reader-approved Mean back in August, Rain returns to our pages with another freshly-leaked joint off his forthcoming street album. On Kick It Over Here, the N.C. spitter and... Read More
Rain - Mean [Stream & Download]
Up and coming North Carolina emcee Rain is ready to put aside the nice guy demeanor and is beginning to get very Mean. The lead single of off his upcoming album The Magic Hour Pt. 3, Mean is produced by Rain himself and... Read More
Rain ft. Reek Da Villian - Love Me Now [Stream & Download]
The First in Flight repper's first headlining feature since last July's aptly-named Time Flies, new promo single Love Me Now finds Rain filling fans in on a few dirty little secrets. Joining the freestyle series... Read More
J.Y. ft. Rain - Arkham Asylum [Stream & Download]
Having "woken down" on the previous Booth-sponsored installment of his Slave Shift mixtape, Jersey representative is getting ready to "fall up" on the forthcoming follow-up. Inspired by (and featuring... Read More
DJ Pain1 ft. Smokes, Joell Ortiz & Rain - Roots [Stream & Download]
While I think we can all agree it's a good thing that hip hop did take it this far, the downside of the genre's enduring appeal is that fewer and fewer artists remember where it all started. Good thing we have... Read More
Rain - American Dreamin' 3
Fayetteville, North Carolina up-and-comer Rain has joined forces with DJBooth.net, First In Flight and The Cartel to bring fans his latest street album, American Dreamin' 3. Hosted by DJ Folk and Papa Smirf, the... Read More
Rain - Time Flies [Premiere] [Stream]
With his DJBooth-sponsored project right around the corner, Rain comes through once more to give us a taste of the album's quality sound. The latest premiere, Time Flies, is a smoothed out record that Rain spits very... Read More
Rain - Tears of a Man [Premiere] [Stream]
Anyone who's listened to a minute or more of Rain's work is aware that the North Carolina up-and-comer's determination to succeed knows no bounds, but the question remains: what precisely is it that keeps... Read More
Rain - Home Sweet Home [Premiere] [Stream]
Whatever place you call home, no matter what part of the world it's in, you call it "home" for a reason – you've come to love it. It's this love that enables us to look past what others may consider to be our... Read More


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U.S. home prices rose in February, compared with a year ago, by the most in nearly seven years, suggesting the rebound in the housing market continues.
The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index climbed 9.3 percent in the 12 months ending in February. That's up from an 8.1 percent gain in January.
Industry insiders indicated that the rebound is also being felt here in the midstate.
"We had a little bit of a slump," said realtor John Henry of the Joy Daniels Group. "We had some down years, but it's definitely improving every month. We look at the Greater Harrisburg Association of Realtors numbers. We're improving every month, especially over last year."
Henry said his firm's listings are selling quickly and that there aren't enough properties to satisfy a lot of his prospective buyers. Henry said while prices are heading up, interest rates remain low.
But the rebound appears to be avoiding many home sellers in Harrisburg, like Raymond Ulrich.
"I haven't had one person even interested in the property," he said. "It's a beautiful property."
Ulrich said he put his Uptown house on the market in February. He's not looking to move out of the city, but just wants to move to a one-story home.
He thinks Harrisburg's uncertain financial situation is scaring many home buyers away.
"People don't want to move in to the city because they don't know where the taxes are heading, the school district taxes, because everything is going up," he said.


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With so many destinations, and so many vacation rentals, how can you find the best deals of the batch? If you're looking to save a whole lot of money on your next vacation, Vacation Rentals.com is a great place to start. While rental deals are plentiful on the site, scouring through them can be a task. Here's an easy guide to finding the best vacation rental deal for your upcoming getaway.
1. Browse Current Deals
We make it easy to find deals, by aggregating all of them right here. You can check these deals out in different ways. Maybe you want to see the deals expiring soon (sort by "days left"), or check out the deals offering up the most value (sort by "value"), or view deals by "location." You can of course search for deals in any destination on the site, too! If you're open minded about your destination, though, this is a fun way to see what your different money-saving options are!
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Are you a visual learner? Then don't overlook our Deals Map. You can see deals that are about to expire pop up on our map!
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Just because a vacation rental isn't offering up a deal or special offer, doesn't mean it's not incredibly affordable. Some of the best "deals" are not really deals at all, but are affordable year-round. The best way to spot a deal like this is to browse rentals in a particular city and then sort by "rates," so the cheapest rentals rise to the top.
4. More Tips
Besides booking a deal through Vacation Rentals.com, there are other tips that can help you save on accommodations.
- Visit a destination during its off season (for example, Florida in the fall versus summer)
- Don't pay for optional amenities like house cleaning
- Visit an obscurer destination (avoid big ski resorts like Winter Park and head to lesser known Estes Park)
- Take advantage of a last minute cancellation special, or vice versa, plan well in advance so you can negotiate a good rate
- Book a rental right outside the major attractions


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Nutella for breakfast apparently the equivalent of eating 3 candy bars. Oops! They settled a $3million class action law suit today.—
Lindsay Warner (@Lindsay_Warner) April 27, 2012
In case you have a really really REALLY hard time telling what type of foods are healthy for you and which aren't, you may be surprised to hear that Nutella is NOT healthy for you!
Nutella-maker Ferrero USA, Inc. has lost a class-action lawsuit over the spread's purported health claims. They will be forced to pay out $3.05 million as part of the settlement, with $2.5 million to be divided among consumers who file a claim.
Turns out nutella is bad for you. Maybe because it is fucking chocolate!!!!!!
Cactus Rambo (@CactusRambo) April 27, 2012
Nutella to pay millions to parents who thought it was a healthy choice. Quaker refuses to pay parents who thought Crunchberries were fruit.—
Mark Campbell (@MrWordsWorth) April 27, 2012
This Nutella story kills me. Listen: if it tastes good, it's bad for you. If it tastes bad, it's good for you.—
Andrew Potter (@jandrewpotter) April 27, 2012
Nutella found to have no real health benefits, and crack is whack.—
Theodora Chester (@beingtheo) April 27, 2012
People who believed Nutella was nutritious have won a $3.05 million lawsuit, the highest award ever paid to morons.—
Andy Borowitz (@BorowitzReport) April 27, 2012
A woman won 3 million in a lawsuit claiming Nutella isn't healthy. Funny since Kim K freely swallows Nutella protein from NBA players daily.—
Not Bill Walton (@NotBillWalton) April 27, 2012


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Best place for price in the UK that I know is www.procamerashop.co.uk
Then it's HDEW cameras.
For anything other than cameras and lenses then Dale Photographic or Warehouse Express.
Has anyone else used procamerashop? Their prices look a little on the cheap side across the board, which always sets off alarm bells for me. I don't mean to slander them if they are genuine, but £899 for a 7D body? Most places sell them second hand for more than that!
Edit: I've looked at hdew cameras as well and they seem to be the same prices. Neither of these sites appear on Camera Price Buster; I don't know if this comparison site takes commission (which might explain this), but it seems a bit strange...
I bought 4 lenses from Pro camera shop, first 2 turned up within 48 hours, the rest a few days. I recommended them for a reason