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Leaving the island
Fondest memory: We had to wait five days before the other flying boat Islander, a converted ex-RNZAF Sunderland, could be refitted to collect us (it had been stripped for refitting with extra tanks for the overseas post-sale trip). To our surprise, we even had a flypast by Air Force photographic aircraft, checking to see if a Hercules aircraft could be sent for us, while back in mainland Australia we were making the news services! Then we had to wait for better weather – modern jets do not have to contend with their runways becoming bumpy when the wind rises!
Finally the weather relented enough for Islander to make the trip for us. As we taxied to takeoff, it was sad to see Beachcomber on the shore (photo 2). Then came a very bumpy departure, in fact our first take-off run was aborted because the boat began to 'porpoise'. Finally we were away, the power of the recent gales still demonstrated by the huge waves crashing into the fringing coral reef to the west of the island (photo 3). We were barely airborne when the air hostess (who we knew well after a week ashore) leaned around the corner of the galley and asked if we would care for a beer - would we what!
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Fondest memory: We were scheduled to stay on Lord Howe for two nights, leaving on the morning after that. The tides and need for clearance above reefs meant that possible flight times changed daily. On the second night of our stay the uncommon westerly winds had risen to gale strength. I well remember the urgent thud of feet on the corridor passing my room in the early hours of the morning, and the voice calling "Hey, Lloyd, come quick, your flying boat has broken its moorings and has washed aground". Lloyd was the flying boat Captain.
Sure enough, when we went to the beach in daylight, there was the sad sight of Beachcomber beached, the starboard float snapped off and crushing into the wing, the front passenger door stove in, and the lower deck half full of water (yes, these had upper and lower decks, well before 747s). Everyone stood around in shock, some locals were crying.
Eventually a channel was dug up the beach with a bulldozer, making a small dock for the aircraft, and the water was pumped out. Then the aircraft was dragged to safety by a combination of manpower and bulldozers. We would not be going home on her, but she was saved from the elements for the engineers to make the necessary repairs. She later flew out and went overseas to fly with Antilles Air Boats on charter flights to the Virgin Islands, before being pensioned off and saved in the museum.
That left us shipwrecked and marooned on a sub-tropical paradise (but unfortunately in the winter in bad weather).
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Fondest memory: Not surprisingly, with a flying boat there are no covered gangways for boarding and disembarking. We had to climb from the flying boat into a small open motorboat to go ashore. As we did, I took this photo of the purser standing in the front mooring hatch – apart from his cabin duties, he also had to operate as the ship's deck hand for mooring. The open front door of the aircraft is also visible.
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Fondest memory: Built during WWII as a Sunderland patrol aircraft, in 1947 the factory took it back and rebuilt it for passenger use: in 1974 she was the world's last airworthy genuine Short Sandringham flying boat.. She proudly carried the name Beachcomber , was registered VH-BRC and flew for Ansett Flying Boat Services. I'm glad that she now is preserved in a museum in Southampton in the UK – if you click here you can see photos of her now, including the interior.
She carried about 35 passengers and had a purser and air hostess. I wish I had taken photos of the interior (but you can see some on the link above): this was the most comfortable aircraft I've ever flown in and worlds apart from being shoe-horned into a modern jet. Passengers sat facing each other in little separate cabins like a train carriage, with ample leg room and open luggage racks above. This was flying in style: the cabin dividers were timber panelled and there were large windows, through which was the reassuring sight of two large propellors on each side – and, in case those should stop, an even more reassuring large float a little further out.
Shortly after takeoff from Sydney, the cabin crew came around with a 'home cooked' breakfast of scrambled eggs, tomato and toast, made in the aircraft's galley by the purser. None of the pre-prepared shrink-wrapped plasticised rubbish airlines now serve!
The flying boat was unpressurised, so we travelled at a comfortable 7,000 feet, below cloud level and with an excellent view of the island as we approached (see page heading photo).
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Fondest memory: This photo, taken as we arrived, shows the south central part of the island, the cliffs of Mt Lidgbird disappearing into the clouds, and part of the reef and lagoon on the western side of the island. The prevailing winds here, particularly in the summer, are from the south east, so the lagoon is usually quite sheltered. You also see here a good reflection of the window on the other side of the aircraft's cabin.
The second photo shows the clouds of spray as we arrived. Then everything became quiet and stopped shaking, as the four large engines were stopped and we dropped anchor (3rd photo).
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Fondest memory: The sensations of takeoff and landing in a flying boat are somewhat different than in a jet. There is not the same urgent push in your back, just a gentle acceleration accompanied by bumping as the hull strikes small wavelets. Outside the ground does not rush past, instead there are sheets of water as takeoff commences: these gradually subside as the speed builds up and the flying boat moves "onto the step" and begins to aquaplane across the surface. At this stage takeoff becomes very smooth and then the climb begins. Landing, not surprisingly, is the reverse – an imperceptable touchdown on the water, followed by increasing bumping and spray.
I have a vivid memory of watching as one of Sydney's hydrofoil Manly ferries flashed past as we began our takeoff run. I watched through the spray as we gradually overhauled it, then caught up and lifted away alongside (photo 2), then passing an outbound Manly ferry (photo 3) and banking north over Fort Denison (photo 4) before the harbour bridge, with the city and partly-built opera house on our left.
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By flying boat in 1974 – leaving Sydney
Fondest memory: Early on a wintery June morning, I found myself at the old Rose Bay flying boat base in Sydney, waiting to board. It almost could have been a scene from the 1930s, with the jetty, the waiting Sandringham flying boat, the flags flying above the cockpit: so different from the hustle of a modern jetport. This really was being in a time warp – one of the last trips flown on what had been the last scheduled flying boat service in the world! We had to wait while a Department of Civil Aviation launch ensured that the landing area was clear for takeoff.
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View from the ghetto.
While the Tom Bradley Terminal at LAX undergoes a much-Tweeted-about $1.7 billion supermakeover, a sort of slum is forming in the employee parking lots, says a group of pilots from United Airlines.
The pilots claim that their plummeting salaries and benefits have forced them to camp out for weeks at a time in mobile homes that they keep parked in the lot -- an effort "to save time and money so we can get to our jobs."
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If you want a more intimate peek at the ghetto, an official ghetto tour will take place tomorrow, Thursday, at 11 a.m.
And special for United Airlines management -- who have "drastically increased" their own paychecks amid the pilot furloughs and paycuts, according to an open letter to CEO Jeffery Smisek -- some kindly pilots have "offered to give up their pillow and bed for the evening so that United executives can spend the night."
Dave Kelly, a PIO for the Air Line Pilots Association, says that the group who wrote the open letter (calling themselves "The Unfriendly Skies") is "part of our union."
Makes sense. The union has been at United's throat ever since 9/11, when, ironically, major pay cuts began to roll out. And just last week, ALPA encouraged its members to hold a strike vote after two years of frustrating non-negotiations with management.
Sounds pretty rough -- but nowhere near as treacherous as the storied Lot E shantytown, where legend goes that "large aircraft land over our heads all hours of the night and morning." (Sort of like living in Westchester!) Sadly, too, United recently merged with Continental -- read our glowing Continental obit here -- so the ghetto has likely grown in the last year to include all those displaced plane people, as well.
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Whereas some actors are humbled by their positions at the centre of the universe, there are many who have lost sight of themselves as "non-Godly people," and have become renowed for their turbulent work ethic. That's to say, you don't want to irk them whilst their getting into the heads of their characters. Sometimes it's not even a matter of giving them space, though: some actors are so egotistical and self-obsessed that they feel like they deserve the combined respect of every living creature. What they frequently fail to remember? They're just actors.
There's probably a story about how each and every Hollywood actor went crazy one day and started shouting at the caterers because "there were no vegan options," and that's fair enough, I suppose – the stress of working on a motion picture would likely get the best of all of us at times, and sorry Mr. Caterer, you just happened to be in the way. There are those Hollywood bigshots, however, who have earned themselves reputations as "bonafide pains in the backside" time and time again – in some rare cases, this behavior has put an end to careers.
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THE CONTINENTALS marched down Gulph Road toward their winter quarters, tramping past trees with scruffy brown leaves and over small patches of old snow that once had been white. On December 19 they entered the place that was to be their encampment, a site that one soldier called a "wooded wilderness."1 These men were not in high spirits. Had they known of the diplomacy under way in Paris, they would have been happier, but as it was they were hungry and exhausted after weeks of campaigning, and their thin and tattered clothing offered no defense against the bite of early winter. The army's supply system, at its best never particularly distinguished, had begun to crumble around the end of October. Some men had not savored a good meal, or known a full stomach, for longer than they cared to remember. The officers were troubled by the plight of their soldiers and incensed that the civilian authorities seemed unable to get a handle on the army's logistical needs. Many of the senior officers were angry with the choice of Valley Forge for winter quarters, and angrier still that such a substantive decision had resulted from the meddling of state and national officials. One was vexed that Washington had bowed to the demands of Congress. "It is unfortunate," he said, "that Washington is so easily led." Another fumed that it was "unparalleled in the History of Mankind to establish Winter Quarters in a Country wasted and without a single Magazine."2
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- A blogger called The Church Mouse has created a Twitter Stream of tweets all from clergy and bishops of the Church of England, called (wait for it) the Twurch of England. With over 30 bishops and priests participating (and I'm sure the number will grow), it's an interesting glimpse into the collective mind of the C. of E. (Somebody needs to do this for Catholic clergy, and it ain't me).
The Twurch of England Twitter stream is a sidebar on the main blog which incidentally also includes a blogroll of all sorts of interesting Anglican blogs. Feast on it all at The Church Mouse.
- Speaking of the Anglican world, I've run across a wonderful interview from last year with the American Episcopal bishop Gene Robinson, who for better or worse is known as "the gay bishop" by the world at large. The interview addresses the question of his homosexuality and his ministry, but of course goes beyond that to reveal the human side of the man. I think everyone (even progressives) ought to read this interview to remember that people at the heart of intense controversies are just human beings like the rest of us, trying to do the best they can where God has planted them, and are always so much more than "the issue" that defines them, for better or worse, in the public eye: The Third Way Interview with Gene Robinson.
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It's not a bad book, but it isn't as good as the others. Still has some interesting scenes, though. c:
I was so surprised when I would out that Raggedpelt and Russetfur were half-siblings. Who knew? xD
I changed my style a bit; the hair tufts are shorter.
Left to Right: (back) Yellowfang, Hal, Boulder and Russetpaw(fur), and (front) Raggedpelt.
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Dappletail/star, Willowsong, Sparrowflight, Foxkit(same used in the group) Leafstrike, Gorsefeather, Bearclaw is never really.. never really seen xD Barkfur, Soot(loner OC :3) Zuba(cant really say MINE but its gonna be used in the book xD also a loner), Mistystar(leader of Tideclan in book), Shallowkit, Starkit, Snowflower, AAAANNNDDD Silverwing(the evil she cat who wanted revenge on Leafstrike for taking back the kits that she was given xD AKA Dapplekit(star) Gorsekit(feather) and Bearkit(claw).)
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Excellent service, good food, staff couldn't do enough
The Isis hotel on your site is stated as being a 15 min walk to Manchester City Centre, this is not true you cant walk it, we had to get a taxi into Manchester and back this took 25 mins each way.
Our stay was good but if you want easy access into Manchester it is not recommended.
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There was an issue with our room key which was missing so we had to borrow the master and hand it back each time we left.
We only stayed one night so this was no real problem. The room was lovely and clean with a very large separate en suite bathroom decorated to a high standard. Sadly we didnt have time to eat in the restaurant which looked very tempting. Staff were pleasant and attentive. Would definitely stay again.
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rooms confortable and clean and a very good breakfast included in the price
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Good budget hotel
Staff are very friendly.
If you like the bustling atmosphere of bar/restaurant, then this is a good place to be - it's one of the nice venues in Salford. However, if you were looking for somewhere a bit more quiet and peaceful, look elsewhere.
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Good all round experience, used this Hotel many times, standards and service very reliable.
We had a,wonderful stay.
The room and staff were excellent. Fantastic meal in the restaurant on the Saturday evening and breakfast was really good. Couldn't fault the room. Booked for a birthday weekend and it was very special!
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We booked an overnight stay because we had driven up from London to take our daughter to University in Manchester.
It had been a long tiring day with an early start. We hadn't been aware that the rooms were over a bar as well as the restaurant. Our room was directly over the bar and a very noisy party was happening when we went to bed - it was so loud that we felt the vibrations from the music in our bed. When we complained about this in the morning I was assured that the manager would phone me that day to apologise. No call was received so hence this review. We wouldn't recommend this hotel to anyone who needs quiet to sleep.
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Excellent wee hotel above a lovely restaurant and bar. Ten mins by taxi from centre of Manchester which was great. Huge room and huge bed - very comfy and quiet too. Very attentive staff and the regular customers were very helpful too with our queries and we were made very welcome - great vibe in the bar area. We would recommend for couples, single travellers or business travel. We will definately use this hotel again.
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The minivan market has fallen on hard times. A category that once garnered more than a million sales annually has fallen to less than half of that. The Nissan Quest has followed the trend downward. The last generation model was introduced for 2004, and it sold some 46,000 vehicles that year. Odd styling inside and out somewhat undeservedly ate into sales, which fell to 8400 in 2009, prompting Nissan to cancel the 2010 model. But Nissan feels the minivan market is going to rebound to at least 500,000 sales and figures there is room for a new Quest. Enter the 2011 Quest, a completely redesigned minivan looking to get a foothold among some tough Honda, Toyota and Chrysler Group rivals. Let's see how it stacks up.
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#1. It's all new and smaller than the last model
The new Quest shares its design with the Japanese market El Grand minivan and is built in Japan instead of the United States like the outgoing model. It is still based on Nissan's D segment platform that also hosts the Altima and Maxima sedans and the Murano crossover. However, this version is 3.3 inches shorter than the last model and it rides on a six-inch shorter wheelbase. The new design features a bold face and Nissan's boomerang-shaped taillights, but the most striking feature is the privacy glass that surrounds the vehicle from side door to side door. It's a unique look, but the Quest isn't particularly attractive or innovative among minivans. Maybe that's a good thing because the last model tried to be different and failed to sell.
#2. It comes in four models
Nissan is standardizing the model ranges throughout its lineup and the Quest is no exception. It comes in S, SV, SL, and LE models. Pricing starts at $27,750 for the S, which comes standard with cloth upholstery, cruise control, power windows and locks, power mirrors, Nissan's Intelligent Key keyless access and starting, six-way manually adjustable front seats, four-speaker AM/FM stereo with six-disc CD changer, auxiliary input jack, manual sliding side doors, and 16-inch steel wheels. The $30,900 SV gets a 4.3-inch color dash display with a rearview camera, three-zone automatic climate control, USB port, Bluetooth connectivity, fog lights, and alloy wheels. For $34,350, the SL adds leather upholstery, heated outside mirrors, universal garage door opener, power rear liftgate, roof rails, automatic headlights, and 18-inch wheels. The top-line LE sells for $41,350 and adds a hard-drive-based navigation system, a Bose sound system, memory for the driver's seat and exterior mirrors, second- and third-row sunshades, a power third-row seat, rear DVD entertainment, a Blind Spot Warning System, xenon headlights, and a 120-volt outlet.
#3. It'll keep you connected and entertained
The 2011 Nissan Quest offers plenty of features to keep you connected and the kids quiet. Entertainment and communications features include a 13-speaker Bose audio system, a USB port for mp3 players, Bluetooth connectivity, and Nissan's Music Box stereo that comes with a 9.3-gigabyte hard drive to hold thousands of music files. Back seat passengers can watch an 11-inch rear DVD entertainment screen. It's the largest on the market, but unlike some competitors' offerings, it doesn't allow kids to watch two shows at once. These entertainment features meet or exceed those of the Japanese competitors, but the Chrysler minivans also offer an internet router and two types of TV streaming.
#4. It has the nicest front seat of any minivan
With their utilitarian character, most minivans have functional yet simple interiors, with hard plastic surfaces on the dashboard and even the door tops. Such is the case with Toyota, Honda and Chrysler. The Quest is a welcome change. It has the nicest, most refined cabin in the class, with a soft-touch dashboard, quality materials, and excellent fit and finish. The tri-laminated leather front seats, which feature three types of cushions to more evenly distribute body pressure, are also among the most comfortable in the class.
#5. It has comfortable seating for seven
Nissan says the new Quest "gets parenting," and that is exemplified by the easy-to-use and comfortable seven-passenger seating. All but the base model have a front center console that provides some storage space, cupholders and a tray to put life's minutiae, but it's not as deep or versatile as those offered in other minivans (for instance, it doesn't have a drawer that can be accessed from the second row). The available power side doors come with buttons on the handles that can be pressed to power the doors open, which will be a boon to parents with armfuls of kids and packages. Those doors open wide and the second-row seats, which are only offered as captain's chairs, slide forward to make access to the third row especially easy. The captain's chairs are quite comfortable, and second-row passengers have access to a deep and useful center console that can be removed to open a path to the rear. The third row has good head and legroom, but the cushions sit too low to provide decent long-trip comfort.
#6. Cargo space is easy to access but not class competitive
Nissan says the Quest's interior was designed with "Innovative Functionality." We see it as cargo space that is easily accessed but far from maximized. The second-row captain's chairs fold flat, but they're not removable. While removable second-row seats are heavy and you need to have a place to store them, the extra space is helpful in a pinch. The Quest's third-row seat folds quickly via a pair of quick-release buttons or pull straps. The seat folds forward, not into a well behind it. Instead, that well is covered by a pair of lids that can each hold up to 220 pounds.
The problem is total cargo space. The Quest has 35.1 cubic feet of storage space behind the third row, which is class competitive. With all the seats folded, there is 108.4 cubic feet of space. That's a lot of room, but the Honda Odyssey, with its removable second row and a third row that folds into the rear well, has 148.5 cubic feet. The Odyssey can also fit a 4x8 sheet of plywood, but the Quest can't. Families won't need all that room very often, but when they do, the Quest won't fit the bill.
#7. It gets the standard Nissan powertrain
Like the outgoing model, the 2011 Nissan Quest offers front-wheel drive and only one engine, Nissan's proven 3.5-liter V6. In the Quest it makes 253 horsepower and 236 pound-feet of torque. The lone transmission is a continuously variable automatic (CVT) that constantly varies gearing among a virtually infinite number of ratios.
The Quest's powertrain is par for the class. The 3.5-liter V6 has plenty of grunt to get the van moving, though the throttle can feel a tad touchy. Passing response is decent, as the CVT quickly raises the revs when the driver stabs the throttle. Keep the gas pegged and the revs stay constant, which is the only noticeable indication that you are driving a CVT. Nissan isn't giving a 0-60 mph time, but it should be in the 8.5-9.0-second range, which is average for the class. Fuel economy is also class typical at 18 mpg city/24 highway, but the Honda Odyssey, which is offered with cylinder deactivation technology, is the class leader with a 19/28 rating.
#8. Handling takes a step backward...
Despite its large size, the outgoing Quest was one of the best handling minivans on the market. With quick steering and surprisingly agile moves, it bordered on sporty. This model is smaller so you would think it would handle better, but that's not the case. Nissan has slowed the steering ratio (despite a fairly heavy feel) and softened up the suspension. As a result, handling suffers. The Quest doesn't dive into turns as quickly, leans a little more when turning or stopping, and has a tendency to plow forward instead of rotating when pushed hard through corners. It's not unwieldly, but this reviewer prefers the way the last model drove.
#9. ...but the ride is quite pleasant
On the other hand, many drivers might prefer the softer ride of the new model. The 2011 Quest's ride is smooth and forgiving, ironing out most potholes and rarely disrupting passenger comfort. There are other positives, too. The turning radius is as tight as the Altima sedan's, which is impressive for such a large vehicle. The new Quest also shuts out most wind and road noise, making for a quiet cabin. The engine is also subdued most of the time, but it does emit a rather coarse whine at full throttle.
#10. It's a good effort in a class of good vehicles
The 2011 Nissan Quest is a pleasant and roomy vehicle that will make parents' lives easier. But that can be said of just about any minivan. The Quest's strengths are a refined and classy interior and passenger and cargo space that is easy to use. However, it lacks the ultimate cargo room of most rivals and doesn't offer some of the connectivity features of the Chrysler minivans. The price can also get high, especially for higher end models, so be careful about which model you choose and how you equip it. We recommend the SV or SL models, likely with the optional $2100 rear DVD system.


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The Art of a Caricaturist – Myself and My Future Wife Receive Comedy Makeover
When attending a 30th birthday party, you usually have a good idea of what to expect before you even arrive. The customary bar, selection of finger food and a promise of an upcoming disco where we all attempt to 'shake our stuff' – however what you might not expect among the usual festivities is a Caricaturist.
This was exactly the scenario I found myself in yesterday evening and before I knew it, my ever so cheeky future Mother-in-Law had put both myself and my fiancée on a list to get the 'Caricaturist treatment'.
A caricature can refer to a portrait that exaggerates or distorts the essence of a person or thing to create an easily identifiable visual likeness. In literature, a caricature is a description of a person using exaggeration of some characteristics and oversimplification of others.
Creating Your Own Cartoon or Comic Strip – Perfect for when Lacking Artistry Skills
Steve Ince, a friend of mine I follow on Twitter is a dab hand at creating comic and cartoon strips with a particular dose of enjoyable humour and as much as I would like to dabble in this area, my abilities to draw are quite limited. So imagine how pleased I was to find a website called ToonDoo that allows you to easily create your own comical toon-like strips to share with others for those like me who are lacking in artistry.
Here is my first attempt below after just ten minutes learning and then using the available tools on offer:
Duty Calls Gameplay Video – Call of Duty Parody to Advertise Upcoming Game
Everyone loves an almighty giggle every now and then, however when an actual game is released that pokes fun at one of the most successful series to ever be released, it certainly demands your attention and admiration.
Duty Calls – The Calm Before the Storm is a short playable game for the PC that pokes fun constantly at the Call of Duty franchise – mocking its surreal slow motion antics, the tedium of enemy after enemy appearing, dull mission briefings and the wonders of collecting meaningless rubbish. The whole point though is to highlight the upcoming game 'Bulletstorm' and the Gears of War 3 beta it gives you access to. I must say the whole idea is extremely pleasing and as great as the Call of Duty franchise is, you can still have a little laugh at its expense.
Arcade Nano Review – SEGA Megadrive Keyring Console and Games (Video)
When I am asked 'James what is your favourite console of all time?', the legendary SEGA Megadrive instantly thrusts itself to the front of the line-up, although you may have known it in your region as the SEGA Genesis. The 16-bit era of video games was a beautiful assortment of classics including the world renowned Sonic the Hedgehog. Amazingly even now, new gamers are realising the charm and wonder that these SEGA titles featured in abundance. We have witnessed various devices deliver SEGA Megadrive-like experiences, featuring on the Xbox 360, PlayStation3, Nintendo Wii, PSP and other platforms including even phones.
Talking Bird Recommends James Woodcock's Blog – iPhone Comedy Shenanigans
The things I do for research purposes! Well anyway, today came across one of these wacky and completely insane apps available on the Apple iPhone and decided to experiment. Below is the result of this strange fascination that individuals (including myself) have with the darn right bizarre.
Talking Larry the Bird is an app that allows you to record an interaction with this strange creature perched innocently on a branch. Unfortunately for poor Larry, you have a few methods of causing harm as well as having him repeat whatever you say in a squeaky pitched voice. This can then be uploaded to YouTube as I have done so here or emailed to your account.


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All videos and content is saved in a database and the videos are being streamed from amazon S3 service. The app now is on Android and iPhone/iPad and I would like to convert it to BB and Windows.
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Basic Yellow Cake - Splenda
Sugar free cake made with Splenda
Basic Yellow Cake – Splenda
- 1/4 cup softened butter
- 2/3 cup granular splenda
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/3 cup 1% milk
- 1/3 cup pineapple or apple juice
- Preheat oven to 350. Coat an 8″ round cake pan with cooking spray. Cream butter & splenda. Beat in egg & vanilla. Sift dry ingredients together in a small bowl, then alternate liquid with dry ingredients into butter mixture. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 25-30 minutes or until done.
8 servings, 140 calories each with 17 net grams carbs and 6 fat grams (1.5 saturated). Diabetic exchange = 1 carb, 1 fat
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nicksmom on
can this recipe easily be doubled for a 10 inch cake?
NJhomemade on
Ok, this recipe sounds cool, but pineapple & apple juice, you used for what?
PeaceCakes on
I would imagine that pineapple/apple juices would ADD sugar, not decrease it. Perhaps water and pineapple extract should be used?
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I made this recipe for my diabetic parents with a little twist. I wasn't comfortable with the fruit juice, so I omitted it and added an additonal 1/3 c of milk. I also added a small package of sugar free strawberry jello mix. The batter was thicker than what I am used to but it worked out fine. Maybe next time, I will mix 1/3 cup of water with jello and then add to batter. I baked it in a heart shaped pan for Valentine's day and topped it with the sugar free whipped cream recipe found on this site. They both enjoyed it very much. Thank you for the recipe!!
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shell1968 on
I'm hoping to try this with Chocolate sugar-free pudding mix...I'll see if it works out.
brenda333 on
I am looking for a plain white cake with white icing, all made with splenda. Any suggestions? Thanks!
shanter on
Just FYI: Splenda lets you use less sugar but it is not sugar-free. Sugar is a generic term for different types of sugars:such as maltose, dextrose, fructose, glucose, sucrose, etc. All of these raise blood sugar levels, so are to be used sparingly in recipes for diabetics.--Not that this is called a diabetic recipe, I'm just sayin'.......
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this came out great!! instead of the fruit juice, i substituted 1/3 cup of natural, unsweetened applesauce. the cake was very moist & and not too dense. my diabetic co-workers were thrilled to finally try some of my cupcakes :)
indira21 on
Awesome, I put 1/3 blend splenda (instead of 2/3 granulated splenda) and substitute 1/3 lemon low fat yogurt for apple juice. Very Moist...Jummy!
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Bucky Lasek is a professional skateboarder dominating the dwindling discipline of vert skateboarding.
He has won six X Games gold medals, four silver, and one bronze. He also has some first place finishes within the Dew Tour and the Slam City Jam for vert.
Bucky was one of the skaters in the first Tony Hawk skateboarding video game. He was featured in several games after that as well.
He recently won the Pro Tec Pool Party at the Vans Skatepark in Orange for the first time. I am pretty sure he has gone every year and shredded, but this time he finally took home the whole damn thing!
He was the first "action sports athlete" to be featured on the cover of ESPN magazine in 2004. He is a proud family man, husband and father.
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the best
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Sup man ima skater from Baltimore Maryland too and i know u represent us right keep up the good skating dude your awsome
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hey man i have ur vans shoes ther sweeeet
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I think u r the best vert skater
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my friend Michael muszynski says ur his fav skater
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U ROCK Buckey, ur my favorite athlete EVER
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one of the best vert skaters I've ever seen!!!! wow!!!!!
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sup dude. your my favorite vert skater
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hey buckey i grew watching u on tv and u inspired me to start skate boarding. also once i started skating again my dad got back in to it. i think u r the best ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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u were the bomb back when i first started skating now i only c u on the x games u shoul start rising up
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I'd say he's been killing it on multiple terrains now that he is skating in the Bowl Series too. He just won at the Bondi Beach bowl contest and does well in the Protec Pool Party as well. He also skates in all of the Dew tour events. What do you think he should do to, as you say, START RISING UP?
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The Tehachapi Mountain Brew and Grill Fest
Tehachapi Festivals
Saturday, July 19, 2014 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM (PDT)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
The Tehachapi Mountain Brew and Grill Fest is a festival for beer lovers to enjoy great California beer and BBQ lovers to try some of the best BBQ in the state. California brewers will also be competing in the inaugural Central California Craft Beer Competition, a sanctioned AHA/BJCP event and top BBQ Chefs will compete for cash and prizes in a judged competition with an extra "People's Choice" award.
The Brew and Grill Fest will be held on July 19th, 2014 in the beautiful Tehachapi Mountains. The City of Tehachapi is a quaint community that resides at 4,000 feet in elevation above and between the San Joaquin Valley and Antelope Valley, about an hour and a half north of Los Angeles. The fresh breezes and mild July temperatures (in the mid-80s) makes Tehachapi the perfect place for a mid-summer festival.
The event will feature great live music, vendor booths and limited RV parking for the night. Festival goers are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, blankets and small pop-ups to enjoy the festivities. A parking fee of $5.00 cash will be charged at the gate.
**This event is an adult event for people 21 years and older and you must have valid ID for entry**
When & Where
Benz Visco Youth Sports & Cultural Park
20537 Tehachapi Willow Springs Rd
Saturday, July 19, 2014 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM (PDT)
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The Tehachapi Mountain Beer and Wine Fest is organized by Tehachapi Festivals. Tehachapi Festivals mission is to provide fun inexpensive events with a great value for theattendees, vendors, and local artists to benefit local charities.


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schinia Jul 25, 2010 8:21 AM
in response to hoosierchefa few weeks ago, i learned safari had an update from a 4.0 version to the 5.0 version. thats when the *#%& hit the fan. after talking to tech manager. they were looking into it. he implied that it would be fixed when the new update came out. whenever that is. don't they test these updates before they put them out? among other things , aol photo gallery, games on Facebook, news videos don't work. i think next time i wont install new updates until they prove to me they work.
Carolyn Samit Jul 26, 2010 3:08 AM
in response to hoosierchefHI,
YouTube videos Wwill not work
You need to uninstall your current copy of the Flash Player plugin then reinstall new, then repair disk permissions.
Uninstall Flash
Install the most recent version of Flash here.
Now repair permissions.
Launch Disk Utility. (Applications/Utilities) Select MacintoshHD in the panel on the left, select the FirstAid tab. Click: Repair Disk Permissions. When it's finished from the Menu Bar, Quit Disk Utility and restart your Mac. If you see a long list of "messages" in the permissions window, it's ok. That can be ignored. As long as you see, "Permissions Repair Complete" when it's finished... you're done. Quit Disk Utility and restart your Mac.
does this sound like an ISP problem or safari problem?
As for Google. From the Safari Menu Bar click Safari/Preferences then select the Security tab. Click: Show Cookies Delete all Google related cookies.
Relaunch Safari and try searching Google. If it's still a problem, from the Safari Menu Bar click Safari/Reset Safari. Select the top 5 buttons, click Reset.
Go here for trouble shooting 3rd party plugins or input managers which might be causing the problem. Safari: Add-ons may cause Safari to unexpectedly quit or have performance issues
If that didn't help, troubleshoot the Safari .plist file. Go to the Safari Menu Bar, click Safari/Preferences. Make note of all the preferences under each tab. Quit Safari. Now go to ~/Library/Preferences and move this file com.apple.safari.plist to the Desktop.
Relaunch Safari and see if that makes a difference. If not, move the .plist file back to the Preferences folder. If Safari functions as it should, move that .plist file to the Trash.
Duplicate or corrupted fonts can cause performance issues in Safari. Go here for help with that.
If Safari still gives you problems, login to another user account and try Safari there. If it functions ok there, then problem is just in your user account, not system wide.
Carolyn Samit Jul 26, 2010 12:34 PM
in response to hoosierchefYou're welcome.
YKK Aug 6, 2010 9:16 PM
in response to Carolyn SamitI got the same problem after updating the new version.
Anyway, I shifted to Firefox at this moment and hope Safari can fix their problem in short.
Lori A Aug 9, 2010 6:18 AM
in response to hoosierchefHow can I update to Mac OS 10.6.4 without updating to Safari 5.0?
When I update to 10.6.4 and 5.0 Safari runs very slow and fails to load some pages properly. When I go back to 4.03 for Safari works fine.


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It's no secret that a company's customer service has expanded past its call center and into the land of social media. And while there are lots of tools you can use to help you successfully integrate social media activity into your customer service, it's important to first figure out how the two will work together.
We spoke to Rodney Kuhn, founder and CEO at Envision to better understand the ways that social media can be woven into the fabric of customer service. Over the course of our conversation five themes emerged.
It's About the Customer Journey
During our July Tweet Jam, many panelists asserted that the customer journey was defined by the customer, not the company. Kuhn agrees. But what if you want your customer to follow a different path or explore a new avenue?
There are ways that businesses can direct customers into new areas, but there has to be something in it for the customer. The best way to get the customer to trust you is to increase your availability. Being that social media is open 24 hours a day, and your call center may not be, make yourself available to answer questions or provide assistance during the times that your contact center isn't available.
Share Knowledge to Spread Awareness
Know why your call may be recorded for quality assurance purposes? Envision makes it possible for other people within a company to listen to calls that pertain to a certain topic or product issue. After all personal and identifying information is stripped away from the recording, being able to have department members listen can be valuable to fixing product issues and addressing customer issues publicly. You can't fix what you don't know, so the better you can share customer issues straight from the customer's mouth, the better equipped your company will be to handle them as they arise.
An example of the Envision dashboard which lets the right people share and subscribe to customer recordings.
Empower the Call Agent
By now we know that empowered employees can often spearhead innovation. Same is true for when those employees are call agents in your contact center. Obviously it depends on the industry to determine just how flexible your call agent can be in helping to remedy a situation, but in general, agents who feel as if they are helping customers solve problems, rather than just acting as a sounding board, are going to perform better.


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Edward Walter "Moose" Krause (February 2, 1913 – December 11, 1992) was an American football, basketball, and baseball player, track athlete, coach, and college athletics administrator. He lettered in four sports at the University of Notre Dame, where he was a three-time consensus All-American in basketball (1932–1934). Krause served as the head basketball coach at Saint Mary's College in Winona, Minnesota, now Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, from 1934 to 1939, at the College of the Holy Cross from 1939 to 1942, and at Notre Dame from 1943 to 1944 and 1946 to 1951, compiling a career college basketball record of 155–114. He was Notre Dame's athletic director from 1949 to 1981. Krause was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1976 and the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.


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