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Batista and Alberto Del Rio have been exchanging some tweets this week, with Batista warning Del Rio not to "turn a work into a shoot."
During Monday's Old School RAW, Alberto Del Rio defeated Sin Cara and cut a promo announcing himself as an entrant into the 2014 Royal Rumble. Baitsta then tweeted:
So I hear Alberto Del Rio is talking trash. Just one question… Who the hell is Alberto Del Rio?!!!
— Dave Bautista (@DaveBautista) January 7, 2014
Del Rio responded:
Really batista hahahahah
— Alberto El Patron (@VivaDelRio) January 8, 2014
I'm the one wining all the major titles while u were getting ur ass kick by your plumber (Vince lucero) See u at the rumble
— Alberto El Patron (@VivaDelRio) January 8, 2014
Vince Lucero was the MMA fighter Batista defeated in his first and only professional MMA bout, back in October 2012. Del Rio continued:
Like we say in #Mexico U can buy muscles but U can't buy Huevos cabron
— Alberto El Patron (@VivaDelRio) January 8, 2014
Batista then tweeted:
"Seems 2 me that some C level stars in a B level star era have bought into their own hype. Don't turn a work into a shoot. #realitycheck"
The tweet was later deleted. According to a source in WWE, Batista deleted tweet was a big topic of discussion among the wrestlers this week. With Batista expected to be featured in a main event program when he returns to WWE on the January 20th episode of RAW from Dayton, Ohio, the feeling is that his tweet about this being a "B level star era" is a sign that he's bringing a big ego with him.
Batista would MURDER ADR just sayin.
In real a fight or in a pre stage wrestling match?!
Both. Nobody would ever look at Del Rio and his belly button height tights and scarf and say WOW HE IS TOUGH. Batista looks like he could kill a man…… so in a match Batista would win and in a real fight…. Batista would win. because it is kinda hard to lock on a submision hold in real life after your face has been turned to burger meat
what does it matter how you look? the people you least expect are usually ass kickers. i feel bad for any small guy you underestimate from the get go
I am talking WWE story you goofball. You know the whole HE DOESN'T LOOK LIKE HE COULD KICK ANYBODYS ASS thing they have going on.
The 2 of them face to face in a ring, who the hell believes that Del Rio could beat down Batista and look dominant? It wouldn't happen.
Lol calm down. You mad bro?
It's still real to him. Leave the poor kid to himself
Right…because a guy's size always determines who will win a fight. Size means shi*. Nothing.
You sound like someone who's never been in a fight. And is also ignorant to the fact that ADR has more mma experience than batista. But yeah, he's a real life superman since he has muscles. High school logic everyone…
I sound like someone who has never been in a fight?
lmfao what exactly are you basing that off of?
Well, judging by your "Size Always Matters, No Matter What" comments, that's what he's basing it off of.
Dude, looks don't really matter. It all depends on the mind and heart to get real, as well as proper training. Not saying Batista or Del Rio doesn't have those qualities, i dont know the guys personally.
as a legit street fighter i agree with all you saying ADR would kick daves ass ….also if someone is batshit crazy you don't wanna f@#k with them either
Exactly, man. Don't judge a book by the cover. Just because as Adam said, the guy walks around wearing "belly button height tights and a scarf" don't mean sh*t, and to quote Stone Cold, that's the bottom line.
Since staged wrestling doesn't matter i'd say ADR could very well kick Batista's a** in a real fight. The guy knows MMA, he's been in fights before in Japan and he isn't bad either. Batista has muscles and that's pretty much it. Who knows how his stamina, speed and overall fighting skills would be. Based off of his first and only MMA fight i'd say they are pretty lackluster.
Didn't Booker T kick Batista's as* in a fight?
Yes. The way I see it is this: If Jericho can kick Goldberg's a**, ADR could certainly take on Batista.
didn't Del Rio get into a fight back in August last year? The one where he got jumped in Irish Pub and Drew Mcintyre helped him fought off bunch of people? He already got more credibility imo lol.
By getting his arse kicked and needed to be saved?
lol ok.
Dude, they were outnumbered.
It's real to me DAMMIT!!!!!
doubt it
That's debatable.
Bringing a big ego with him?
I simply call it truth.
This is a B level era in comparison to 10 years ago… I like that Batista is bringing that edgy shoot style attitude with him. Maybe he can help sway Triple H to not keep this PG wimpy style much longer, seeing as Batista and Triple H are real close pals.
It's true, but I never saw Batista as 'A' level, regardless of whatever class of era he was in… so for him to be making the comment is kinda silly.
I agree, I always found Batista to be 'B' level himself. The 'A' level guys were always Austin, Rock, Undertaker, Angle, and you could probably say HHH.
B is still better than C and calling Del Rio a C is extremely generous because in terms of feuds, matches and PPV buys the guy is awful in every aspect. He can't talk, the fans give him zero heat as a heel and zero cheers as a face, he is bland and boring and nobody has ever baught a PPV or tuned into a wrestling show to see Del Rio.
I'm not arguing with ya, I agree. The only thing I like about ADR is his wrestling ability and even that doesn't make him that entertaining. WWE has given him a lot of chances and he's failed everytime.
People seem to be missunderstanding what I am saying.
I am saying that IN THE WORLD OFF WWE. Batista vs Del Rio would be no contest as Vince and the company like BIG MEN and Batista is a very jacked and powerful looking dude and a guy like Del Rio just doesn't LOOK TOUGH ENOUGH IN THE WWE LOGIC OF THINKING to beat a guy like Batista, especially when he has been losing to Sin Cara the past month… and also I said that Sin Cara gave Del Rio a concussion with a powerbomb….. which is true and people think I am stupid for saying that but my point is simply.
If Sin Cara can give Del Rio a concussion with a powerbomb is it really wise for Del Rio to start taking real life shots at Batista to the point it really annoys him?… Because Batista is stiff and he will not hesitate to attack HARD in the ring and give him a very stiff Batista Bomb…. also the fact Batista is VERY good friends with Triple H…. is Del Rio really going to be the guy who comes out ontop overall? No not at all. He cannot win regardless so imo he should tread carefully.
Also in a real fight I think Batista would win… Because regardless of Del Rio's MMA background, Batista is still a hard hitter with a lot of strength and whilst being able to grapple and break somebodys arm or leg would give Del Rio the advantage, I think Batista is the kind of guy who would hit a legit spear to take someone to the ground and take every bit of wind out of your lungs then he would just open up with fists to the face.
The whole debate is stupid anyway, people on here will argue and insult eachother because of opinions regardless but give it a few weeks and Del Rio and Batista will be pals and laugh about the situation anyway…
I am just excited that Batista is coming back, not because he was ever 1 of my favorites, but because I loved his character when he left and the guy had star power and the company is lacking a lot of that in this day and age. The more big stars on the show the better imo. Del Rio is NOT a star to me and I don't think he ever will be because the fans (myself included) just don't care about Del Rio.
all those muscles don't mean jack bro… Booker T beat up Batista already.. stop it
Well back in the day the only A stars we had at 1 point were Cena and Batista. They were the top guys/champions of Raw and SmackDown for years…
Matter of opinion… I guess you could say that, but I never saw either of them as top of the game back then (even though as champs of each show, they technically were)… I guess that comes back to the era they were working in maybe… I didn't consider it to be an A-level one.
Thank you for pointing that out. everyone seems to ignore that. Him and Cena carried the company until Batista left about 3 or 4 years ago. The other big names were Edge, Guerrero, Benoit, and Orton.
I'm by no means a Batista mark, but the guy is A level compared to Del Rio. In any case, Del Rio crossed the line by shooting on Batista first, so I can't really fault Batista for firing back at him.
how? del rio has main evented mania twice,won the rumble ,wwe title, world title,money in the bank, taped out everyone and hes been there a few years, hes also a real mma fighter who fought real fighters,hes placed in pan am, and won 3 other high level wrestling world comps. the guy is so a level
Wow, so you never thought of Batista as a top star even with the Taker rivalry?
I didn't actually. He was headlining the 'B Show' – Smackdown. Cena was the top star at that point.
Yea, and I'm talking about Smackdown which was at top with HHH, Edge, Koslov, Hardy etc.
B level is being kind
Sure like he is giving up the PG money and investors for someone who doesn't really care about the wrestling business.
Doesn't care about the wrestling business?
How? He only left because he hated the direction of the company….. Stone Cold comes to mind in the same aspect…. at least Batista cares enough to return cause he sure as hell does not need the money.
Yeah but the difference is Austin came back months later and even admitted in interviews that he regrets walking out. Batista left years ago, doesn't regret it, is coming back, and judging by his "B" Level statement, its obvious that money is a major reason. Cause the direction hasn't changed.
If this is a B level era, what was the Ruthless Aggression era that Batista stared in? That era couldn't even sell out Madison Square Garden. And he never really reached the level of Cena or Orton in that era. Rock and Austin are A level stars, and Batista will never be in that discussion. His best matches were the ones that Undertaker and Eddie carried him in. I agree this era sucks compared to the past, but Batista is in no position to call out anyone as if he was one of the top 10 greatest champions of all time.
"You Can Buy Muscles" Those Are Fighting Words
ADR is going to get a smack at RR!
lol since when does the truth equal big ego? the stupidass PG era doesn't even begin to compare with the Ruthless Aggression era, let alone the Attitude era.
and Batista would eat Del Rio for breakfast, lunch n dinner. he wouldn't last 60 seconds. doesn't matter if the tweet was deleted. it was SEEN by the right people and that's all that matters.
Funny because Batista would get cremated in a fight with Del Rio….
Batista has a big ego? No way, next you'll be telling me Triple H puts himself in main event storylines and CM Punk was complaining about something.
hahaha so true.
I just realized how many likes this post has. It has surpassed even "pwnez-status"
Batista is a freaking clown. I would LOVE to watch ADR punk him in a shoot fight just like Booker T and just like his plumber did.
What is this plumber business?
I think Raven watches too much erotica.
"I'm here to do your plumbing" and next thing you know they're humping like bunnies………..oh wai……
Lol horrible horrible fight.
listening to Beyonce's song Drunk in Love helped me watch this whole fight, made it slightly less terrible…xD
Oh, I remember this. What Pwnez said: "Lol horrible horrible fight."
Is your name an acroym for Guy In Real Life …..lol
Fellow X-Fan?
VERY close, but no; my name is an acronym for "Goddess In Real Life".
How would being a guy be lolworthy though?
Because us guys are complete idiots.
cause your name is GIRL lol
Batista thought he was Lesnar lol
Just another video showing Vince kicking Batista's ass what else is new? Oh wait..
Batista would murder Del Rio in a fight and Del Rio couldn't trash anyone in a shoot fight either because when he talks he looks and sounds like a complete goofball. Batista has never been a man of words because why talk when you can just let your opponant big themself up only to get the living crap beat out them afterwards? So end of the day Batista saying very little just makes the arse kicking all that more funny to the moron who tried to get in his face.
I'm not so sure. ADR knows MMA and is pretty good at it. Batista on the other hand isn't good at MMA; the only thing he has going for him is muscles but that doesn't always mean you'll win a fight.
Well seeing as Del Rio got a concusion from a powerbomb by friggin hunico I tend to think that pissing off and taking personal shots at a guy who uses a pretty powerful and impactful powerbomb isn't the smartest of things to do now is it?
Is this a serious counter? I'm legit asking.
Yes, if he is able to get a concussion from a guy half his size and then he goes on twitter and starts blasting a guy double his size and then they have a match do you think Batista will be gentle with that powerbomb or do you think he will put some steak on it?
Just saying, Batista isn't exactly somebody you would want to piss off then step inside the ring with cause he can be stiff as hell
After all your absurd comments on this particular subject, I can safely say you don't understand how fighting works and you should definitely stop commenting on it. Why? Because with each comment you make about it, you come off as being dumber than you did with the previous comment you made.
You're right. I will never post again. Why? Because you said so
Size means NOTHING.
You know Booker T beat up Batista a few years back right ?
Concussion's can happen at any time, what don't you understand? Just because he got a concussion in a match with Hunico don't mean jack! Not saying i like Del Rio but this is a bullsh*t counter.
the really funny part is how it's batista that did the tough guy act and actually started the "twitter war". so much for your "never been a man of words"
clearly you don't know del rio has mma experience. My money is on del rio beating batista up
All you dummies, wwe stars start fake twitter beefs to hype their feuds
I'll take Del Rio's 14-5 MMA record over that 1 fight Batista had.
Del Rio sucks ! Batista is the best!
Don't care for del rio, but batista has asshole written all over him..
The Don has spoken..
I think Batista and Del Rio could actually be a decent feud. I surprisingly do find myself entertained when watching Del Rio in matches and if he has some good material to run off in promos then he could be at least decent. Using the whole "I've been winning championships while you were acting" etc stuff would be good, the trap Del Rio always falls into is going back to the whole "I'm the boss of Mexico CABROOOONNN!!!!!!!" he should stick to something else.
Del rio. Batista's first stepping stone.
Did we forget that ADR got his head kicked into space by CroCop?
It's Cro-Cop though. Losing to him is not something people look down much upon.
At least he had the balls to fight Cro- Cop I don't think Batista would
Did Cro Cop have that much hype around him already? because him and Del Rio started around the same time in 2001, at least professionally anyhow.
…well I guess him being 6-0-2 at the time helped compared to ADR's 3-2 *shrugs*
i can't wait for ADR to interrupt Batistas return on Raw. Can't wait to see them go at it at the rumble
Big stars come with big egos. Batista is head and shoulders above ADR. I agree the new PG era is seriously lacking in bona fide true Superstars. The animal is now coming unleashed.
I personally don't care for an ADR feud to begin with Batista, but I'm sure it was to happen anyway.
You tha man dave
lets go del rioooooo kick his ass like the plumber was and dont stop
Ok not gonna lie but Del Rio owned Batista and I almost snorted out my coffee after reading Del Rio's tweet.
aren't you a bit too young to be drinkin coffee? back to milk n cookies, lil shiit
I had a long rough night my friend and thanks for calling me such nice words…
did you just break kayfabe?
Nah man my dad buys Tim Hortons coffee everyday and I was sitting in the back seat and bought one for me as well :D
Didn't Batista get beat up by Booker T tho??
Yeah and Booker grew up on the streets been to jail and he kicked Daves ass during a summerslam commercail shoot cause he had a big ego
Some say no, but most people say yes that happened. Dave had a HUGE ego and even got Shelly Martinez fired after she wouldn't sleep with him. Dave ran his mouth of thinking he was bigger than everyone and got slapped around for it. Just because you grow up poor and in the streets of a tough city, it does not automatically make you tough. That's the lesson Dave found out that day.
Who's Alberto del rio…isn't that the wannabe Eddie Guerrero
Nooooo Eddie had talent and charisma and the fans actually cared about him
That's why he said wannabe
I can't believe just how pussyfied everyone has become…. Del Rio is the most boring thing to happen to wrestling since Lance Storm and people are suddenly all over his sack and have turned on a guy from an era when wrestling was badass and edgy and cool? Just like how all these fake morons turned on Rock and supported Cena last year. PATHETIC.
WWE workers needs to get the twitter hairy sack out of their mouths. Internet war is stupid for wrestling business
A big ego? I'd call it the truth. Sometimes the truth hurts and I'd say calling it a B level area could even be considered generous. It's not even as much of a knock on the superstars as it is WWE management in my opinion.
Well Said. In terms of Era's Attitude Era was A level. Ruthless Agression was B Level and the PG era is very generous C… I'd even go as far to say it is closer to D than C because last year was an awful year in wrestling overall. 1 of the worst in a long time
haha Dave already making WWE a little bit more interesting before he even gets here! I'm with Batista on this one although he was really generous calling it a B level star era more like an F level star era
I was hoping for a better feud at first. But I guess ill see where it goes. Batista is the man. I hope hes as good as he once was
Wow they had 2 know Batista was bringing a ego lol. And is this a work or real?
How about both of them stop breaking the f***ing fourth wall in wrestling trying to act tough?? Wrestlers today can be so self-centered and not care about the damage done to the business when they open their mouths (or tweet).
Yeah ….. I agree with you. I am the only one who can break that wall
batista will help the talent step there game up. as long as he does not injure himself out the gate. never a bad thing to shake up the locker room a bit.
Let him bring his ego, WWE needs some real drawing power. If the B-guys in the locker room are mad, then maybe they need to step it up.
I dont know. The animal looks huge but Booker T. Kicked his ass in real life.
Booker is not a small man either bro
Never implied Book is a scrub just saying Batista is not the bad ass WWE makes him out to be.
Bring your ego and your spotlight, Batista.
I can't wait till batista returns, I think that's when I will start watching wwe tv again.
Why was he a main eventer? because he was HHH's roid head bun buddy. bottom line.
Or because he was big, powerful, fast, looked like a larger than life superstr and fans liked him?
yeah well Ryback had all the same qualities so that ruins that logic
Batista speaks the truth. This IS a B-level era, and Del Rio IS a C-level star….at best.
Batista is an "A" level superstar. Not sure why ppl think the comment was "silly."
Hogan, Rock and Austin are A level superstars to most people. Batista was never close to their level. He couldn't even get to Cena or Orton's level. He forgot his place and the era he wrestled in.
So your definition of an A superstar is basically the face of the company. In the 80s it was Hogan. In the 90s we had two- Rock and Austin. In the current era its Cena and after that TLC match I can put Orton up there too. Anyway, my definition of A level are the world champions. B level are mid carders/ic or us champs. Just different points of view here.
I understand how he has a big ego now. He's been in movies, and is in the same spot the Rock has been in the last few years. He's not even close to be as big as the Rock but well…
Stupid to tweet something like that though.
He's there to get money and sleep with divas. Who doesn't know that? Like he cares about anything or anyone else.
What diva you think is gonna be his first victim id say Eva Marie or Aksana
Depends on how long Punk and A.J. are together. You know he'll go after her at some point. He's already had Rosa and has proven to not care is someone is in a relationship already, so who knows.
I never thought Batista was that great, he just had a good look, and that was about it. I remember other guys from that era that were WAY better than batista
He admitted to the Dudley Boyz that he never learned how to wrestle in developmental. He just got over because of his size and look. There's no way he can hang with Punk, Ziggler or many of the other starts today if he had to wrestle a match and they didn't carry him around.
lol What exactly is wrong with a pro-wrestler having a big ego? It is the only way a wrestler gets ahead in the business. Like HHH said, you can make money, or you can make friends, you can't do both. Only way you are going to make money is to push yourself. You better think highly of yourself if that is the case.
Batista is overrated and in my opinion never drew a dime on his own. His in ring abilities were sub par as were his mic skills.
Batista has always had that big ego, my problem is I wouldn't mind that huge ego, if he knew how to wrestle. Bit he don't, it's a good thing that he is buddies with HHH.
Seems to me that pro-wrestling today could use ego, and attitude as well.
Mildly amused Del Rio is trying to bring MMA into it. Del Rio started back in his early 20's and Batista started when he was 41/42.
Truth hurts.
I'll be rooting for Alberto Del Rio.. Does Batista think he is on the same level as SCSA, The Rock?
Yeah hey I'm sleeping this one off, wake me up when it's Sandow trolling Batista!
Can't wait to see them one on one..
Wow! Who cares? Such a waste of time. Backstage heat this backstage heat that! This? Really? Don't flatter yourselves.
So is this Batista's way of saying he is nothing more than a "B Level" star seeing how he is returning to a industry that's full of nothing but B levelers???
del rio can get away with saying damn near anything. seriously i know vince doesnt speak spanish but del rio gets away with cursing all the time hes the only tv14 star left
Batista don´t lose the battle vs Vince Lucero. He win whit a tecnic K.O
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Corel was a big deal back in the days before Photoshop -- I remember CorelDRAW as being one of the most premiere art apps out there. It still is, of course, but Corel has fallen to the wayside now that Photoshop and Illustrator have become so popular. However, Corel has made an interesting step onto the App Store with the awkwardly-titled Corel Paint it! Now (free). Not a drawing app, Corel Paint It! Now lets you apply artistic filters to your photos, like oil or pen and ink.
It works well and does its job in an interesting way, as you can watch it "draw" the resulting image, suggesting some sort of drawing engine is at work. You can create some pretty funky pictures, and then you can send them off via email, Facebook or Flickr.
At even 99 cents, I'd question what this app is for, but at the current price of free, it's probably worth a download just to see it in action. In fact, Corel tells TUAW that the app has seen over 175k downloads already, so you'd be in good company. I wouldn't depend on it for anything important (the resolution is sadly low), but it's a nice little trick to spice up some pictures that could use a cool effect on them.
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Blog 1 - Wednesday, April 15
My name is Syd Butler. I currently live in NYC, play bass in Les Savy Fav (www.lessavyfav.com) and run the Indie label Frenchkiss Records (www.frenchkissrecords.com). I'm honored to be a celebrity blogger for the Washington Capitals for the second year in a row.
I've been a Caps fan since my dad and uncle took me to a game when I was 8 years old. I spent many nights in High School choosing a Caps game rather than just another night out. Some of my favorite early memories are of the ''solid'' years with Super Scott Stevens, the dangerous Dino Ciccarelli and cigarette-smoking Al lafrate (He was known to even smoke in the locker room!). My enthusiasm never wavered throughout the ''transitional'' years with the beloved Peter Bondra and heroic Olie Kolzig. I admit, I was one to shed a tear when Joe Juneau scored to take the Caps to their only Stanley Cup Final.
To fill those empty, (Caps-less) Summer months, I started playing hockey while in collage, at RISD (Rhode Island School of Design). So now I can indulge my hockey-fever all year round. I especially look forward to spring, hockey's ''second season''. Of course, I am always hoping for the best for the Caps, but this year feels different. We're coming off a fantastic season (SE Division champs again) the feeling in my gut is that we could do some serious damage if we stick to a couple principles.
Last year, I felt our departure was premature. The loss in Game 7 overtime to the Flyers on a stupid penalty was a nightmare, a bitter pill to swallow. Besides weighing on me all last summer, it is a loss that still haunts me as we enter the Playoffs. I know this year we have a couple Achilles' heels, but overall we are a stronger, deeper, more experienced and mature team and I know this is going to serve us well.
Some of our obvious strong points are...Ovie, Ovie, Ovie!!! He is again the focus, but the Rangers would be foolish to discount Backstrom, Green, Semin and now Laich who have all really stepped up their game and had record years. And let's not forget ''the silent captain'' Fedorov. He's won the Cup 3 times, and after spending a full season here in Washington (and drinking with friends at the Russian House). I hope that his quiet guidance will not fall on deaf ears. There is also Theodore, who has gone from amazing to so-so and back, but hasn't lost a first round Playoff and I don't expect he will this year.
My advice to the Caps overall is something that impresses me the most about our GREAT 8, ALWAYS REMEMBER TO SKATE SKATE SKATE!
As far as our first series goes, what's tough for me as a fan is I currently live in NYC. I don't hate the Rangers. They are a classic solid team with a lot of history. But I have yet to see them play with the heart that this Caps team has.
We know the Caps have it in them to be the winners of the Stanley Cup. I'm growing the beard and rocking the red. Let's go Caps!
Also, some of my favorite links discussing the Caps:
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Dell Aims to Stay Ahead of HP in China Computer Sales
Dell Inc., which overtook bigger rival Hewlett-Packard Co. in China's personal-computer market this year, said it aims to remain ahead on demand from corporate clients.
"We aspire to continue to grow successfully here," Steve Schuckenbrock, president of the company's large enterprise division, told reporters at a briefing in Hong Kong today.
The Round Rock, Texas-based company beat Hewlett-Packard, the world's biggest PC maker, to take second position in China, behind only Lenovo Group Ltd., in the second quarter, according to research company IDC. Dell is winning sales at clients including Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s China division, and expanding its distribution network in smaller cities.
In addition to sales of PCs, Dell aims to increase revenue from computer services, said Alex Yung, a vice-president in the China division. Dell last year bought Perot Systems Corp., acquiring assets including BearingPoint Inc.'s consulting practice in China, to challenge International Business Machines Corp. and Hewlett-Packard in the computer-services market.
Liana Teo, a Singapore-based spokeswoman at Hewlett-Packard, didn't immediately reply to messages left on her e-mail, office and mobile phones seeking comment.
Dell plans to build two data centers in China, and expand its production and operations center in the western city of Chengdu, Schuckenbrock said. Spending in China, Dell's second- biggest market, will exceed $100 billion over the next 10 years, the company said in September.
Hewlett-Packard accounted for 8.2 percent of China's PC shipments in the second quarter, compared with Dell's 9 percent, according to IDC. Lenovo, China's biggest PC maker, increased its market share to 28.7 percent, IDC said.
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Silence: Anonymous comments part of online life
The sanctimonious, high-brow bloviating by some Ivory Tower types is getting old - like half a decade old.
On the heals of recently discover-ing the Internet (sarcasm intended), some are now hyperventilating about anonymous online comments.
Hello? What do you think has been happening on talk radio for, oh, decades?
The latest stab at this non-issue comes from the summer issue of American Journalism Review.
Rem Rieder, AJR's editor and senior vice president, presents a sound and seasoned argument in favor of banning anonymous comments at newspaper websites without the pomposity and hyperventilating all of us have heard before.
But the end result runs far too close to censorship in my book.
"One good reason to end the practice of allowing unnamed comments is that it's flat-out wrong," Rieder writes.
I wonder if he means for that comment to apply to anonymous sources in news stories, too?
"Another is that it is causing headaches for news outlets, headaches they seriously don't need, and it will cause more in the future," he says.
Newspapers always have headaches to deal with, and anonymous comments pale in comparison to issues such as access to public information and documents, failure to provide complete information and back room deals, to name a few.
"There's just no defense for a system that allows anyone to post this kind of stuff anonymously."
Hmmmm. Don't historians tell us there were those who said the same thing about the Pamphleteers?
"Continuing to allow anonymous sniping hardly seems to be in the self-interest of news outlets."
I wasn't aware comments were a core of our self-interest. I always thought informing the public was, and certainly free-flowing comments are part of that.
Rieder also offers this from Lucy Dalglish, executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press: "A lot of people are really ticked off by anonymous comments. I think the public hates it."
It's a classic case of shooting the messenger. And I fear it is just another twist of the spigot slowly choking off the free flow of information.
Vigorous debate does not come sanitized. It has always been the good, the bad and the ugly, and sometimes it can get as rough as Clint Eastwood.
Shutting it off is not an option. We already had enough shutting off of debate and openness the last two White House administrations.
The last thing we need is the stifling of debate by a bunch of editors who know headaches come with the rough and tumble world of newspapers.
The blogosphere moved past anonymous comments several years ago, recognizing they are simply part of the territory. Besides, as with an on-off button, there's always the left click. http://tinyurl.com/2enssba
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Darth Bane of Sith by TatarskiSkandalWatch
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.....Figured there aren't many fanart of the greatest Sith Lords, so here it is. Comment and Critique !
But this is really awesome
Darth Raven isn not a sith lord, not anymore
Woa! I looove their dark attitude!
More seriously : They embody the Dark Side of the Force in its purest appearance. Evil is palpable around them. I love the quality of your textures and the presence of many details such as the skin of Darth Bane . Congratulations ! And the shadow game is amazing!
More seriously : They embody the Dark Side of the Force in its purest appearance. Evil is palpable around them. I love the quality of your textures and the presence of many details such as the skin of Darth Bane . Congratulations ! And the shadow game is amazing!
Sweet!!!!!!!!!!! lol awesome work! love how you did this, the red light from the holocron looks awesome! So it looks like from left to right, Naga Sadow, Sidious, Bane, Freedon Nadd, and Revan? Loved all the Darth Bane comics and the Books were great for the most part. Really great work man, itd be cool to see the background characters drawn with the same detail as well.
One of the best pictures seen of Darth Bane so far! Keep it up!
Wicked! This is amazing work.
Darth Revan is one of my favourites too but he wasn't even a sith lord at all. Yes he was actually but then he become a jedi again like Darth Vader.
WoW! So much dark side love it.
Best depiction of Bane I have ever seen, love it!
I would definitely buy this as a poster print.
I would definitely buy this as a poster print.
lol cool
My favorite Sith brought to life in quality fan art, Christmas came early!
Love it.
Awesome depiction of the Sith'ari himself, a.k.a The Most Powerful Sith of the EU, before Disney said it was not canon.
Sidious was still stronger, taken Dark Empire and Original Canon Sources. I believe Bane, Caedus, Plagueis and others close second, followed by Vader, Nihilus, Revan and so on.
Absolutely amazing, Bane is by far the best sith out there and this is the best artwork I have seen of him. Well done.
This is so awesome, best Bane artwork out there.
Great work
They all loos awesome, I especially like Naga Sadow
Thanks. and Thanks for the heads up!
Anytime at all. And thank you for your great artwork and sharing it for every SW fan out there. Will make sure to credit you with any other piece used. Keep up the great work you do. Thanks again.
Hail Lord Bane the great Sith'ari
This was used on imgur in a post about Bane (imgur.com/gallery/ZTjf7), which led me here. This is one of the best depictions of Darth Bane I've ever seen! In fact, I think it's the only one I've ever seen that actually includes his curved lightsaber hilt. Very well done!
Thanks for the info Sir! the autor of that article hasn't got my permition to use this image, That's why I always put my deviant adress on every piece.. well...
Thanks for your comment, and glad you like it!
Thanks for your comment, and glad you like it!
"Power is it's own purpose. To share it is to dilute it." - Darth Bane.
All that I've learned about Bane, shows me that he and his "Rule of Two" are PERFECT embodiments of what the Sith are all about.
The Force is a Sith's Power. The more Sith there are, the less power each single one has.
Bane even said it best himself: "The Force is not Fire. It is Venom."
The Darkside is at its strongest, most potent and downright deadliest when focused and NOT shared among others.
I share that opinion.
The four background Sith Nada Sadow, Darth Ruin, Freedon Nadd, and Darth Revan, yes?
any chance of this being sold? darth bane is my favorite sith and this is by far one of the best pictures of him
Thanks for that. Sorry, I am not selling that because I don't have the right to do so.
That's the best representation of the orbalisk armor that I've seen so far, very organic, and disgusting, keeping the sensation that they are living organisms attached to his skin.
Very good artwork, though I have issues with his expression, he always struck me as the silent victory kind of guy, while in the image looks like crazy-kind of happy.
Again very good job.
I thought Bane is crazy. in a very powerful and stoic way. he is crazy about obtaining as much power as possible.
I thought Bane is crazy. in a very powerful and stoic way. he is crazy about obtaining as much power as possible.
But maybe I over did the smile/grin
thanks for your comment!
No, I mean, he is kind of crazy, but not that kind of crazy, if anything, he look menacing, like he's got just the thing to wipe you out from the face of the earth.
As for the smile, I think its good, but it starts to look weirs if you stare at it for too long.
I like him more as a stoic badass
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Darwin among the Archaeologists: The John Evans Nexus and the Borneo Caves
Sherratt, Andrew, Antiquity
The two decades from 1860 to 1880 were one of the most formative periods in the emergence of modern attitudes to scientific inquiry in England, in what were later to become the specialized disciplines of the natural and human sciences. At this high point of Victorian prosperity a small group of scholars established both the principal questions for future research, and the character of the institutions which were to pursue them, in increasingly professional ways, during the following century. Most of the men (for it was an overwhelmingly male community) who were involved with these developments had independent means, either as inherited wealth or as a result of their own involvement in business affairs; and in consequence they were less restricted in pursuit of their interests than many of their successors who occupied paid positions in scientific institutions and universities (Levine 1986; cf. Chapman 1998). Many, indeed, were notable polymaths, and the committees which convened to organize the prosecution of a range of inquiries on topics of natural history and broadly anthropological or archaeological questions were composed of the same set of recurring names. This short note records one such episode in 1878, towards the end of that favoured period, which brought together some names which are famous in the narratives of their own disciplinary histories, and illustrates the social and financial ties which linked them.
John Evans and the Victorian scientific community
(Sir) John Evans (1823-1908, FRS 1864, KCB 1892) was typical of the knowledgeable amateur participation made possible by a successful business career as a paper-maker (Evans 1943). Beginning with an interest in numismatics (and especially the pre-Roman coins of Verulamium, near to his factory at Nash Mills in Hertfordshire), he published a pioneer article on Celtic coins in 1849, a major work on the subject, The Coins of the Ancient Britons in 1864, and an application of Darwinian natural selection to numismatics in 1875; but he had already been a Fellow of the Geological Society since 1857, and even published original observations on the brain of Archaeopteryx in 1865. However, his reputation as a natural scientist stemmed principally from his involvement (with his friend (Sir) Joseph Prestwich, then a wine-merchant but later Professor of Geology at Oxford) in making known the discoveries made by Boucher de Perthes in the Somme gravels around Abbeville during the 1850s. Both Englishmen had connections with France through their respective business dealings. Prestwich was particularly concerned with Pleistocene (`drift') deposits and their extinct faunas, Evans with antiquities; so that reports of the association of flint artefacts with elephant and rhinoceros bones aroused their curiosity and led to their famous trip with other members of the Geological Society in May 1859 when they observed the association directly (Grayson 1983; Van Riper 1993; Coye 1997). Prestwich's paper reporting these observations to the Royal Society that month was matched by Evans' paper on the flints to the Society of Antiquaries in June, following a meeting at Nash Mills with its Director, (Sir) A.W. Franks of the British Museum (Evans 1860; 1862; Prestwich 1861). Evans also gave a verbal account of the flints at the Royal Society meeting, to an audience which included Sir Charles Lyell, Roderick Murchison, T.H. Huxley, Michael Faraday and Charles Babbage -- a cross-section of the Victorian scientific elite.
This occasion, crucial to the acceptance of a high antiquity for humanity, was the foundation of Evans' reputation in the scientific community, and led to lasting contacts -- especially with Lyell (originally a lawyer before turning to geology) and Huxley (a rising star in London scientific circles), but also a growing involvement with fellow-antiquarian (Sir) John Lubbock (later Lord Avebury), member of a prosperous banking family and later a Liberal politician, now best known for his archaeological work (and notably his book Prehistoric Times of 1865). …


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This is a maddening record, both pure commercial crapola and Kate Bush tinged loopy invention akin to Outkast.or Edan (with a much dirtier mouth). Starting by "shooting your grandmother up" and throwing "a million uppercuts," the platinum kid continues to show a level of ambition, creatively and fiscally, that most of his peers can only stare slackjawed at. That said, the soul sucking cameos from Babyface, T-Pain and a surprisingly lazy Jay-Z just come off as obvious (though successful) pandering to the mainstream. Even vaguely intriguing single "Lollipop" is just a Cameo vocoder slow jam taken down a half notch.
It's when Weezy moves away from the obvious "Between The Sheets" samples and thickheaded yes-y'all-ing that he takes off for Mars – where brotherman has been claiming he's from lately. "A Milli" is a stuttering bouncer, dancehall slapped around by raw ass electro while he buzzes around our heads like a gold plated gadfly. "Dr. Carter" is a primo hip-hop instructional along the lines of Blackalicious' "Rhymes For The Deaf, Dumb & Blind" or any number of early Masta Ace lessons. Oddly enough, of all the chart-courting cameos it's Robin Thicke's blue-eyed soul on "Tie My Hands" that works best with Wayne's jittery, all-over-the-fuckin-map style, adding some cream, if you will, to his strong, black coffee. "Shoot Me Down," with it's dark, heady atmosphere and sung hook from D. Smith suggests Wayne has heard a little MC 900 Ft Jesus. Again though, it's when he deviates from the main road, as on the outer space shout-out "Phone Home," the well weeded, Freestyle Fellowship-esque "La La" and the brilliantly remedial "Let The Beat Build" (where he holds off any sort of listener release so long with "just a snare and an 808" you'll want to bite him), that one gets that Lil Wayne could be a great artist, a visionary in his field, if only he wanted to fully commit to it. He doesn't and that's what ultimately makes this official release a pale shadow of the weird, frankly psychotic brilliance that flashes periodically on his many mix tapes.
Oh, everyone shouting about Weez's unique style should jump across the Atlantic (and back in time) to peep short-lived U.K. hip-hop act Earthling and 1995's Radar and 1996's Blood Music EP to hear how rapper Mau had this free-associative flow down cold (and often more intelligently) more than a decade before Lil Wayne hit upon it after his stint in boy-rapper sensation Hot Boys.
And one last gold star for putting a lengthy sample of Nina Simone's version of "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" at the head of closer "Dongtgetit," a fine, mopey inward look and social diatribe worthy of Gil Scott-Heron. If just a few folks discover Simone through this touch he'll have done music some good, beyond his own varied but sometimes inspired contributions.
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Instead of wasting our time with these worthless CD reviews, why don't you keep us posted on REAL music news.. like how Trey's performance from Newport Jazz is going to be broadcasted on NPR at 3:30 today!!!!!!!
I couldn't agree LESS with this joker! Lil Wayne is the best rapper around today! Now i am a BIG fan of the indie hip-hop (The Coup, J5, etc) Lil Wayne's flow is the best of what's around!
I usually don't comment on how awful some music is but I can't even call what lil wayne does music let alone hip-hop or rap or whatever u want to call it. He blows chunks, has nothing to say, and the beats sound like they were made by a preschooler on crack. go away lil wayne
Weezy is sick. End of story. He really writes poetry, and if you listen to his lyrics instead of just writing it off a rap bull shit you would realize that they are very intellectual thought out lyrics. Listen to it. Give it a chance. The man is an artist.
well if that's the case he should be a poet... but i guess you can't afford flashy clothes and rims creating real art these days..
man, i love hip hop music, and i have given wayne a chance. every now and then he is alright, but for the most part i cant get next to his stuff at all. his flow is like quintessential battle rapper style, spit half a bar, wait half a bar, follow with lame punchline. not into it man. lollipop is a joke, and congrats to weezy on his success on his new smash single with T-Payne, "Got Money". Classy shit bro.
Fuck this review, Lil Wanye is boss. And most of what makes hip-hop/rap so good is the beats; think of the vocals as another instrument. And it's very danceable. And have you all listened to the entire album instead of just Lollipop on the radio? It is mostly phenominal.
this is nothing short of awesome seeing a little Wayne review on here, and i liked your article in the last issue of SoM dennis, got a copy at Vibes.
It's a given that British rappers are more intelligent so to speak, then most commercial U.S hip hop, dumbed down sells. but to me the euros will always sound a little goofy when they rap. rap is urban African and American by nature. digg the freestyle fellowship reference, I agree can't expect anything too stellar though coming out of the majority of commercial hip hop these days, prolly why the mix tapes are better.
Wayne is a joke he is more of a comedian than musician.
Lil Wayne is one of the most impressive rappers around today! like him or not, you have to respect over a million sold in the first week. i can't wait to see him at Voodoo this year!
Yea man, lil wayne is ridiculous. You rarely every get a seasoned veteran of rap that is still so hungry, he is going to be on top of the game for many years to come. Seeing him at Voodoo in New Orleans is going to be awesome.
jambase, stick to what you know. u have no business reviewing lil wayne. would u ever see a magazine like The Source review Mike Gordon's new tunes? nah, dog.
schofizzl, what is your definition of art. Mine is the product of human creativity. I really don't know why you are hating on him so much, but he is doing what he loves, and doing a very good job at it.
Lollipops, bitches, and money. Now that's poetry.
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listen to some real shit like De la Soul or Tribe or Pharcyde, anyone here Love J-dilla(r.i.p.) as well as Big L(r.i.p.) J-5. MF DOOM, DJ Quik, Talib Kweli, Common, Anything WU-Tang, or anyone here underground enough to know who Brotha Lynch is? refuse to lose is a sick track- this guy raps about some crazy ass shit. C'mon lets put out some real articles on some more underground hip-hop artists not about the ones on MTv and on the radio.
Lil Wayne is a great freestyler, but below average songwriter. I've been a fan of hip-hop my whole life and I like LW's cameos on a lot of other people's songs, but I deleted this album off of my hard drive a few days after downloading it. Total shite. Rap is so starved for the next superstar, that every magazine on the planet has jumped on this dude's dick, but it's completely undeserved no matter how many songs he gives away on the internet. You think if Outkast was still putting out groundbreaking albums this guy would be anymore than a b-lister? You want to listen to a crazy ass spaced out brotha who can rhyme circles around this dude...listen to Kool Keith. Don't believe the hype!
hell yeah roggae. brotha lynch has the SICCNESS! haha that dude is uber-violent but entertaining as hell, '24 Gone' was my jam back in the day. and i feel you on dilla, all of his work is so smooth, so jazzy. all of the stuff he did with slum village is outstanding. i cant dig lil got money weezy. he's better than heads like shawty lo and fitty and (insert lame ass commercial rapper here), but that doesnt make him some gift to hip hop. i cant believe hova has given him the seal of approval, but whatever. but yeah man, support independent music, not this bullshit of the ringtone generation. and forget his beats too, they all have that same wack ass snare roll anyways, its so predictable and just typical by now. brother ali for president.
Lil Wayne does not jam so why write about him on jambase.com?
this scene needs the reemergence of lyrics from such groups as N.W.A. put rap back in its place, im tired of these pussy ass lyrics
a milli a milli a milli a milli.....
I had listened to lil' wayne back when the hotboys got popular when I was in highschool, but i feel like i have long since grown out of superficial hiphop. i admit that he is a cleaver lyricist, but its just mass produced music with negative energy. as far as hiphop goes for me i stick with blackalicious, company flow, zion-i, murs, sage francis, defjux, rhymesayers. rdj999, 01roggae are right, if you want to hear some good hardcore dark rap, brotha lynch hung, c-bo, and alot of other underground older westcoast stuff is way more creative and interesting in my opinion than lil'wayne or anyone else who's big today.
pretty solid album. Good for crusin too after getting smokin some of dat bin laden.
This fool couldnt hold Aesop Rock's Jock.
random shit is not music.....im so upset right not i thought jambase was for me to get away from people like this
Lil Wayne is a waste of space. Read an interview with him. He doesn't even know what he is saying half the time. He might have a unique flow or whatever, but he really says nothing. Just like every other mainstream rapper. Get the new Roots.
music is music and lil wayne is definitely a talented artists, and the best rapper alive...he says it himself....rock on wayne....let that beat build bitch
Yeah, maaaaaan. Little Wayne is so commercial. Yeah, fuck MTV and the man, and the corporations and the mainstreams and the Little Wayne mainstream corporation maaaaaaaan. Do you see my shirt? It's tie dye. That means I'm totally not mainstream. Only people who hang around off the beaten path at incredibly popular and financially successful tours and festivals wear un-commercial clothes like me. People like me only listen to hip hop that not as many people like, such as MF Doom, Aesop Rock, Brotha Lynch... there's plenty of other rappers I can pretend I listen to so that you all might not see through me for the disingenuous, close-minded, poser prick that I am...
Ha. Everytime Weezy is mentioned, most of the commenters in the forum do a fantastic job of showing how ill equipped they are to evaluate his work. I'm actually pleasantly surprised by the number of people in here who can appreciate this MUSICIAN's prowess. But still there are plenty of dinosaurs in here who can't get with the program and give the man his due, because liking something so "mainstream" would hurt their image. tsk, tsk.
I find lil wayne to be something refreshing to rap. bringing in great rhymes mixed with colorful comedy. IF you can't get over lil wayne is really big now and just enjoy his music there is something wrong with you. Just because he can sell millions of albums now doesn't mean he is any less good he is just finally getting the exposure he deserves.
hey it might not be music, it might not be rap or hip hop, but it is entertainment, the dude is relatively original and creative it's comedy and better than most mainstream crap
What instrument does he play again? I did like him in that Usher song. Yay-aahh!! Just say no to Top 40. What's next, Katie Homes' new hair style?
i think wayne is a very accomplished hip-hopper. first, sure some of his songs are a bit juvenile and are undoubtedly there to sell the record. however, when you listen...i mean really listen, you'll find wayne to be very creative lyrically even if it sometimes means dipping into the 'pun pool' a little to often. lupe fiasco's the cool is actually a better album though.
Well, for anyone who does like Lil Wayne or would like to get some actual good rap, dont buy his studio albums. This cd is pretty bad. However, he does have cds he puts out for free in between his big selling CDS, called "The Drought." I have "The Drought 3" and I gotta say it is pretty damn good. I think there are 4 or 5 of them. The Carter 2 had some cool songs, and i suggest anyone who likes good music to download "Shooter." featuring Robin Thicke. Anyways, this CD has one or two good songs tops.
Weezy flows sick.
But this album is WEAK.
Go get the Carter II instead.
Or either of the Dedication mixtapes, or Da Drought 3.
Very creative word play and flow.


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I know the feeling Mz libra - when I was addicted to cornstarch I HAD to have it. In my case even though I knew it wasn't good to eat it having it far outweighed that feeling - I had comfort in knowing I had a supply.
I wouldn't call myself addicted now, I only have it now and then BUT that feeling of comfort of having it is still there. I love Argo in the box, but noticed lately that my regular supermarket doesn't have any. Went to the biggest supermarket here and didn't see any either. I'm going to have to search around all over to try to find some and stock up just in case they've stopped importing it (like they apparently did once before, round about the time that Argo in the plastic can came out).
Why do I often crave eating clay?
There are 9133 comments on the GoErie.com story from Dec 7, 2007, titled Why do I often crave eating clay?. In it, GoErie.com reports that:Q I have a habit that I have developed off and on for the past two years. I love the taste of clay.
Join the discussion below, or Read more at GoErie.com.
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Mexico, Mexico
#5731 Apr 28, 2013
Besides being characteristing of pica, it could also mean a certain salt deficiency that the clay itself remedies.
Nairobi, Kenya
#5732 Apr 29, 2013
I tell myself that am gonna stop eating clay everyday.but i have been eating it almost daily for the last 12 years.i really want to stop.
#5733 Apr 29, 2013
just discipline yourself. I also couldn't go without clay but its almost a month now and still going without it. Just try it.
#5735 Apr 29, 2013
Iv bee n off clay 4 10mnths n i knw i cn go 4 long without it but 2day i sooo wntd 2 buy...i even told maslf dat i wil buy after work bt whn i ws off wrk i got a lift n could not buy whr i ws supposed to...anyway after a got off d car i had 2 walk n i passed a lady selling it....luckily i ddnt have enough coins i only had notes n i cudnt change it jst because of clay....so 2day i ws vry lucky...d way d cravings wer during d day i thot i cudnt do it bt m here nw,wth no clay bt fyn...i hope 2mrw dy dnt cum bk d way dy wer 2day because if dy do dn m dfntly buying.... God bless me! Guys how r u holding up?
#5736 Apr 29, 2013
i am also doing such a wonderful job. Almost a month clay with no clay. I used to eat about 5 pieces of clay everyday. My cravings coming back though but i have vowed not eat it again.
Mexico, Mexico
#5737 Apr 29, 2013
Try eating foods with slightly high salt contents, or savoury foods like aubergine and tomatoes with cheese -- that might help.
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#5738 Apr 29, 2013
Still no clay... Losing faith
London, UK
#5739 Apr 30, 2013
no craving no clay so happy:-)
Hyderabad, India
#5740 Apr 30, 2013
can one is there to answer my question?
the question is simple what is the meaning of satisfy?
did any body think that how you people are satisfying with clay ( i mean any type of clay ).
wheather you satisfy by putting it in your mouth or by seeing the clay or by smelling the clay or by swallowing the clay?
i am very big clay eater i eat red soil and white dirt.every day
how we will satisfy mean.........
when put the clay in our mouth and we start crunching or breaking the clay into small tiny pieces and when the clay mixes with our saliva(water which is there in our mouth) there will be flavor (smell) coming out and we will smell the paste with our mouth at that time we will satisfy the flavor of both clay and saliva. once think and check out while you people are eating the clay. so
guys just dont swallow the paste spit out the stuff after getting the flavor in your mouth spit out the stuff it will wont give any flavor while you are swallowing and putting it in your stomach
Hyderabad, India
#5741 Apr 30, 2013
@ royal
Im new to this thread but after reading n goin thru al the comments abt al of ur interests in craving red/white clay made me enter this column... cuz i started craving Red clay but havent had even a lil til now... not even white!!!:( Im a pregnant from hyd n started developing dis craving so recently... donno how to satisfy my craving!!!??
Satisfying means fulfillment of our needs or desires!
Its really lovely to learn dat u eat my fav red clay DAILY!!! but..
By ny one way or even by doing all the ways u mentioned, z also satisfying ourselves the urge to eat clay..
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#5742 Apr 30, 2013
U're so strong!!
b happy
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#5743 Apr 30, 2013
@ munni where you live in Hyderabad becoz me also from hyderabad
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#5744 Apr 30, 2013
thank u:-) hey i like ur name
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#5745 Apr 30, 2013
i live in dsnr.. dilsukhnagar n u?
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#5746 Apr 30, 2013
Thank u so much ati :)
Hyderabad, India
#5747 Apr 30, 2013
@munni i live in nagole.......
#5749 May 1, 2013
Munni eating clay during pregnency is a noramal when i was pregnent i eat clay i line muddy smell that is attract me so i eat clay multani bcs there r available only this clay i want chew this clay earthy taste
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#5750 May 1, 2013
munni is clay effect ur health?
becoz u r preganant how much clay u eat once time?
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But her iconic turn in clueless sent the MTV darling into the stratosphere.
We were in Karachi, and he called it, "clueless in Karachi."
Romney himself is so clueless as to be touting his strong fund-raising with big finance.
Palin got caught in this, and the McCain campaign was clueless even as they watched it happen.
Purchased by a wealthy, unhappy, and clueless suburban couple, this self-possessed Emily wreaks sexually charged havoc.
Or as Azealia Banks would say, "I pray for this clueless White Girl".
But 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, we have gotten callous and clueless.
Many minds, endeavoring to think through the mystifying problems of God's providence, find themselves in a clueless labyrinth.
But if you're going to have a jailer, better a clueless one than one who's really on the ball.
He was fumbling his way along this clueless labyrinth of suppositions when the clock struck twelve.
Ignorant; hopelessly unaware: We'll have to endure loads of clueless reporters raving on/ You're probably just a clueless newbie
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PEORIA, Ariz. Ernesto Frieri admits he was his own worst enemy last summer.
"Things outside baseball got to me," the relief pitcher said recently while talking about the events of last July.
"I had too much going on. Every time I had the ball on the mound, I started thinking that I had to do good to stay in the major leagues. That I couldn't fail because people needed me to be here.
"I lost my focus. I think a lot of people knew it. The coaches supported me, but they knew something wasn't right."
The problem wasn't here. It was in his native Colombia.
The home of Frieri's beloved grandmother had been destroyed in a flood and the pitcher was funding a new home on the site and overseeing construction from San Diego. His first child was on the way. And he was buying a house for his own family.
And there was more.
"My family in Colombia is huge and needs help. I am here making money. It is hard to say no."
So as Frieri struggled last July, the pressure mounted. Shortly after returning from a three-day paternity leave to Colombia, Frieri felt his lower back tighten, forcing him to the disabled list and a short stay with Triple-A Tucson.
"I think that everything that happened was related," said Frieri. "I couldn't block out what was happening off the field when I was pitching. When I bought the house for my wife and I, I didn't have enough in the bank to make my first payment.
"The more I tried, the more it built up."
It was while he was with the Tucson Padres that Frieri said he caught his breath.
"I stepped back and learned a lot," he said. "Nothing I want to do happens if I can't pitch. So everything else must take a back seat to when I am on the mound.
"And then I start thinking to myself, 'Big Ernie, why are you putting so much pressure on yourself?' I have the most fun when I am pitching. So just pitch."
After returning from Tucson, Frieri didn't allow a run in his final 13 outings with the Padres covering a total of 21 innings. His earned run average fell from 4.17 to 2.71. He returned from Tucson with a new approach he's carrying into this season.
"Just throw the ball down the middle," he said. "Don't try to be too fine. Last year I walked 34 batters and hit nine trying to be too fine. My ball moves to one side or the other if I try to throw it down the middle. So that's what I want to do."
Hello, Orlando, Kyle
Left fielder Kyle Blanks and second baseman Orlando Hudson played Friday night and will probably play in two of the Padres last three games in Arizona today and Sunday.
Blanks, who hadn't played since March 8 due to a left shoulder problem, went 3-for-4 Friday with a double and RBI.
Hudson, who has missed 13 of the last 14 days due to first a groin injury and then illness on Thursday, was 0-for-2 but scored from first on a double after walking.
"Hudson and Blanks don't have a lot of at-bats and that's a bit concerning," said Black.
Hudson has appeared in only eight of the Padres' 31 exhibition games to date and is 3-for-21. Blanks has played in 11 games and is batting .375 (9-for-24) with a homer.
Meanwhile, the Giants scored seven runs in the fifth off the Padres' Dustin Moseley with the help of a throwing error by first baseman Jesus Guzman. Three of the runs in the inning were unearned.
Moseley went five innings and allowed the seven runs (four earned) on nine hits and two walks. He threw 80 pitches, 49 of which went for strikes.
The Padres won 8-7 on a two-run homer by Jeremy Hermida in the bottom of the eighth.


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Many have come into Kingman on fumes, me included. Shorter but requires due attention.
There was that story of the reporter who didn't make it when he went via 40. It is shorter but a long climb up. Go slow and monitor your mileage if you go that way.
Have made the trip 3 times in my 85. It's very doable but you do have to monitor your buffer. Since the distance and elevation change are knowns, only need to adjust for the headwind (or lack thereof). If you must be petal to the metal for the run - then not the best option.
It's not flower power; it's petal-free.
It's the "goose" pedal to the metal.
I'm going to be going from Los Angeles to Durango, Co. starting this Sunday. It all looks very doable. The only big issue imho is the Barstow to Kingman segment. I have the 85 battery. Should I charge to 100% when I get to Barstow and how fast should I go from there to Kingman? I'll be in range mode and I know I have to watch the dashboard to keep track of my kWh number for the Barstow charge and try to keep it in the 285 range. But you folks that have done this run, what's your experience as to the best speed to cruise at before the uphill into Kingman? Or would it just be wiser to go to Vegas and then to Kingman?
I made the same trip, only in reverse. I max charged at Kingman to 270 and arrived at Barstow with 32 miles in reserve. The major difference is that there is a modest climb into Kingman the last 15 miles or so. The wind was gusting to 15-20 the night that I drove across.
Others have made this journey; just drive about 63-64 across Interstate 40 until you get through the hills east of Kelbaker Rd. Compare your remaining actual miles per the navigation system to the rated range on your slider.
Once you feel comfortable with your rated range remaining versus the actual mileage to your destination, you can increase your speed accordingly.
Tomorrow we attempt Kingman to Barstow in a 85. Max charge gives us about 260 miles. Can we do this and if so, are there any speed considerations or requirements. Seems like with the descent from Kingman, we should make it with about 20 miles to spare.
Any suggestions are welcome.
I would suggest that you be careful on the first half of the leg. When we did Kingman-Barstow last March, we were facing a wicked headwind with an approaching front. (You know you are bucking strong winds when your juice meter is bouncing around on cruise and you can also feel it push you hard.)
I figured the only way to make it was to take Route 66 from Kingman to Oatman, AZ. (This cuts off I think around 9 miles) There are lots of wild burros in Oatman and this route is scenic and you can drive real slow.
We arrived in Barstow with 29 miles after bucking severe headwinds from Needles all the way to Barstow. I did not drive over 60mph the entire leg. It was a bad day to make this trip, but we made it.
Move those temp SCs to Primm!
In addition to the above suggestions, if this is possible please program your NAV system to get you to the Barstow Supercharger even though you know where it is.
The reason: The NAV will tell you how many miles are between you and the Supercharger. Watch your battery gauge closely and compare the miles left to the Barstow SC to the miles left on your battery. Do what is necessary such that Battery miles left > miles to Barstow SC.
Range charge in Barstow and set cruise control to 65. I did that run in April, and with about 75 miles to go I was way ahead, so I sped up to 75 and arrived with 21.
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As the tagline for this blog suggests, we spend a lot of time here poking fun at Delaware County. It's OK, we live there, so we're allowed. Like beating up your little brother or sister. You do it because you love them. And we do it because, deep down, maybe we sort of love Delco, too.
You know who else loves Delco? Jeff Heilman at the New York Daily News. He recently took a road trip there and has all but declared it to be the best destination in the United States of America. Take that, Mike Chitwood! All we know is that once in a blue moon, free pot will show up on your doorstep, but here are some highlights from Heilman's trip:
- Like an ample gift basket, welcoming Delaware County, immediately west of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania's oldest settled area, delivers the goods.
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Welcome! I just visited your blog, interesting stuff! both my kids hate having their feet covered, LOL ;)


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Fungal nail infection is caused by three main classes of organisms: fungi that infect hair, skin, and nails and feed on nail tissue (dermatophytes), yeasts, and non-dermatophyte molds. All three classes cause the very similar early and chronic symptoms or appearances, so the visual appearance of the infection may not reveal which class is responsible for the infection. Dermatophytes (including Epidermophyton, Microsporum, and Trichophyton species) are, by far, the most common causes of fungal nail infection worldwide. Yeasts cause 8% of infections, and non-dermatophyte molds cause 2% of fungal nail infections.
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Google's native Gmail app for iPhone may be imminent
updated 10:30 pm EDT, Mon October 31, 2011
Gmail for iPhone may finally be imminent
Google may answer one of longer-lasting complaints about Gmail on the iPhone by releasing a native Gmail app, multiple insiders claimed Monday. The app is described by CrunchFund partner MG Siegler's contacts as "fantastic" and taking advantage of push notifications. It will presumably include starring and may have recent but now established features like Priority Inbox sorting as well as possible improvements for contact IDs, a new threading layout, and much more in-depth searching.
The app may have already been submitted for approval. If cleared, it could be available soon.
Approval is a possible point of competition. Apple has often denied apps that "duplicate functionality" and is well-known for being more resistant to allowing certain Google apps than usual, such as its year-long Google Voice block that has been unofficially attributed to retaliation against Android. Apple has been more willing to allow similar but more specialized apps in recent months.
Adding a Gmail app might help close a gap with Android. As expected, its Gmail app is often considered a selling point for many who have accounts and want advantages such as push e-mail, labels, and filters. On iOS, Gmail users either have to setup a special Exchange sync account to get live mail and lose some features, limit a Gmail account to periodic checks, or use the HTML5 web app.