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Police seal off park amid fears over serial sex attacker
Three serious sexual assaults have been reported to police in Cardiff in the past week.Read the full story ›
Body of newborn baby recovered from river in Cardiff
The body of a newborn baby has been recovered from a river in Cardiff.
South Wales Police says the baby, who they believe was born in the past few days, was found in the River Taff near the junction of Penarth Road and Taff Embankment shortly after 6pm.
We want to locate the mother of this baby to ensure she receives the medical attention she needs. We appeal to her to contact us, so that we can provide her with the support and reassurance that she requires.
We want to hear from anyone who has any information concerning this incident or from anybody who may be able to assist us in identifying the mother of this baby who is believed to have been born within the last few days.
The force says its priority at this time is the safety and wellbeing of the child's mother.
Anyone with information is asked to contact South Wales Police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111 quoting reference 1500224381.
Body of newborn baby recovered from River Taff
The body of a newborn baby has been recovered from the River Taff in Cardiff, South Wales Police said, as they appealed to find the mother.
Bournemouth snap up Kenwyne Jones on loan
Bournemouth are set to complete the loan signing of Cardiff City striker Kenwyne Jones for the rest of the season, subject to international clearance.
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Tan quotes JFK after reverting Cardiff's colours to blue
Cardiff owner Vincent Tan has announced the club will revert to their traditional blue home kit with immediate effect.
The Welsh club posted the following statement on their website in which Tan paraphrases former American president John F. Kennedy:
To paraphrase John F. Kennedy, 'Let us never compromise out of fear. But let us never fear to compromise.'
My wish is to unite and make the club successful and in order to achieve this I fully support the board's decision to implement the following changes:
Starting from Saturday, January 10 2015 and until the end of this season, our home kit shall be blue. Our away kit shall be red. I would like to thank the Football League for their approval to facilitate my request.
For the 2015-16 season, Cardiff's home kit colour shall be blue. Our away kit colour shall be red.
The challenge ahead for us is enormous and I truly believe we will overcome these obstacles as a united club. I believe with divine blessings, Cardiff City Football Club will achieve great success.
- ITV Report
Cardiff City revert to blue kit
Cardiff will revert to their traditional blue home kit with immediate effect when they host Fulham this weekendRead the full story ›
Cardiff to play in Blue again
Cardiff owner Vincent Tan has confirmed that the club will revert from playing in red to their traditional blue coloured shirts.
The change will come into immediate effect during this weekend's home fixture against Fulham.
Tan Sri Vincent Tan has confirmed that our home kit for the remainder of the 2014/15 season will change to blue, starting v @fulhamfc.
He has also confirmed the #CardiffCity crest will be redesigned, featuring a #Bluebird as the primary focus.
Cardiff investigating Cala Tweet
Cardiff manager Russell Slade has said the club are looking at whether Spanish defender Juan Cala broke club discipline rules on social media.
Cala revealed on Twitter this week that he could leave the SkyBet Championship club after being sent to train with the club's academy, although Slade said ahead of Saturday's trip to Watford that the centre-back "is doing his rehab work there".
I just want the situation to be sorted out and to play here on in another club ASAP!! Thank you for support
"I just want the situation to be sorted out and to play here on (sic) in another club ASAP!! Thank you for support," Cala wrote on Twitter.
The 24-year-old centre-back, who was signed by former Cardiff manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer from Sevilla in January, has made only one Championship appearance this season having slipped down the pecking order below Bruno Ecuele Manga, Ben Turner, Sean Morrison and Danny Gabbidon.
"That is an internal viewpoint, whether he used it (social media) in an appropriate manner and whether he stepped over the mark. I have spoken to him," Slade said at his press conference ahead of the Watford game.
"We spoke to his agent two to three weeks ago about his situation and it was agreed we would look to move Juan on in the January transfer window.
"That's for Juan and his people to work on, probably in Spain, and that is what they are looking at.
Morrison poised to join Cardiff despite court case looming over him
West Ham midfielder Ravel Morrison is poised to complete a season-long loan switch to Cardiff tonight, according to the Daily Mail.
The deal will include an option for Morrison to return from Wales in January, with a court case looming after he allegedly threatened to kill his former girlfriend.
The 21 year-old will go on trial in January after allegedly threatening to throw acid over former lover, Parveen Mansoor, and have her killed.
He is also accused of trying to blow up her house and assaulting the 19 year-old and her mother in the early hours of July 27th 2014.
Morrison spent last season on loan at QPR, helping them win promotion from the Premier League, but has only featured twice for West Ham this season.
Cardiff like a ghost town ahead of Nato summit
ITV News Correspondent Rupert Evelyn says Cardiff practically devoid of anyone not connected with the Nato summit.
Cardiff like a ghost town this morning. A city for world leaders, police, protestors and journos only today?


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He's already a Houston physician, Republican campaign donor, radio talk show host and litigant in a federal lawsuit against the roll-out of "Obamacare." Now Dr. Steve Hotze may be adding aspiring pop star to that list.
Hotze, an ally of top state leaders who has contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to their campaigns, has cut two songs about his opposition to federal health reform.
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|BurnAware Free is a free CD, DVD, Blu-ray Disc burning software. It is ideal for users with basic disc burning needs as backup, creating data, audio, video discs and burning disc images. Free, easy to set up and maintain, it enables you to save your files to disc quickly and provides a more flexible interface to help you complete your burning tasks much faster. BurnAware Premium/Proffesional has more features, see comparison, and it costs $33.
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My favorite burning software for quite some time; comparing it to the old dinosaur that has become Nero, makes you wonder why people are throwing their money on such a resource eating software. For every day use, I don't think you should look any further: it burns your ISO files (or saves files as ISO), mp3 discs, audio CDs, DVD discs, Blu-rays/AVCHD, bootable ISO, all with an easy to use and intuitive interface. And even better - it's free.
Could it get better? I suppose so, my only improvement wish would be a x64 version.
At the time of my review, the VideoHelp admins, haven't noticed (and advertised) that from version 9.2, BurnAware is offering to install Safe Finder (which will change your home page, new tab and search engine), but this can be declined by choosing from Basic to Advanced install, and unselecting the option. It's the usual adware software (already got used to it), but this doesn't diminish BurnAware's quality.
A lot of harsh and highly questionable criticism around. Using it for years now, mainly burning DVDs.
Started using it when I discovered it could burn a fisc which cdburnerXP couldnt ("not enough space".
Highly recommended, thanks for this great little tool.
Trying to burn an audio CD it says there's insufficient room on a 80min CD, despite the total compilation time showing as 79m15s. Throws up errors and won't let me add some mp3s.
Using WMP instead now which doesn't have either of these problems and lets me toggle normalise and gaps between tracks.
Like many other 'freeware' some additional software offerings are included.
Installation of it IS avoidable, though.
Note that the 'AVG' dialogue offers a couple of radio buttons in the lower half.
But maybe you've missed another button right above the AVG-ad, almost at the top of the dialogue. Click this to prevent installation of AVG.
I have no problems with the program functionality. Works great for a free program. However, no matter which option I've chosen to opt-out of the AVG add-on it still gets installed.
To the DOPE in the previous post,,you are clueless.I have been burning discs since 1995 and probably spent more time and money on this stuff then you spent in your entire little life..I post what I see in the many computers that I have burnaware installed ..The author of this application changes it constantly and that is fine IF it works from version to version..BUT it dosent..His next update may ruin it..And he is very pompous and aloof about it,,We have exchanged quite a few emails about Burnaware over the years..AS for Burnaware 6.0,,it seems to be working fine in all of my win7 and xp desktops and laptops..Thats why I gave it high scores this time..I dont post in here to play around or flame and if you dont like it then too bad...
I would sincerely hope that the previous poster continues to use his other CD/DVD burning app and stay clear from testing this. It'll save him a lot of anxiety, and the rest of us any further exposure to his poorly substantiated flames.
For me BurnAware Free works perfectly. No probs whatsoever. Straight A's.
I burnt lots of good CD's and DVD's.
Once again I have to post about Burnaware..I wrote the author through technical support and all he wrote back to me was that I wrote a threatning letter..All I said to him was that I have never seen a piece of software get worse with each update..BURNAWARE 5.5 is a MESS,,im not even going to start to tell you whats wrong with it but all you have to do is download it and find out for yourself..I really hope its works fine for you,,if not just trash it as I did in all my desktops and notebooks..Im back to using CDburnerXP and now am able to burn the same compilations quickly and efficently..Its a shame,,Burnaware has always been a reliable workhorse for me and a staple in all my win 7 and xp machines and to me its a fine piece of burning software gone bad...:(
The author of Burnaware has totally fixed the burn speed issue in 4.6 it is why I changed my scores for this program.He added the option to (detect actual burn speed) or use predefined burn speeds..Burnaware has been around for years and now its back to being my burn program of choice once again..CDburnerXP is also another fine free burn program in my opinion...;)~
I have to follow up my last post because the author added more predefined burn speeds of which I greatly appreciated and I did write him and thank him for it BEFORE I tested it.But he must take me for some kind of fool as the new predefined burn speeds do nuthing if you try to use them..I wish he would have left the burn options alone they always worked fine in versions prior to 4.2,,the author of Burnaware has taken the best burn program and turned it into one of the worst pieces of garbage Ive seen in the last 17 years of burning discs..As I said before I installed the newest version of CDBurnerXp and everything burns fine again...;)~
The author of this program killed Burnaware by incorporating predefined burnspeeds..For years Burnaware would read the blank disks then give you a choice of what speed you want to burn at according to the disc brand you inserted.Predefined speeds would be ok except for the fact that the author gives you a Max setting but after that the only other choices you have are very slow burn speeds and they are totaly unacceptable to me.NO OTHER BURN PROGRAM INCORPORATES PREDEFINED BURN SPEEDS that I know of..I have contacted the author and he is a very nice person and he told me he was having issues with other peoples burners not reading blank discs correctly so he just made predefined speeds.I have been using this program for years in all of my computers without this kind of issue.And from what he was telling me hes not changeing it back so I moved on to CDburnerXP and all is well and I can choose my burn speeds...;)~
It's a no brainer.
For a free program, they didn't pull any functionality . Of course your options for Video DVD are limited in the sense that you can't arrange for a custom menu and interface. No custom backdrop etc.
But if you just want to burn data, Divx, Mp3's, make copies or image files, this is a better program than Nero which really scums up your system with useless junk.
For everything else, this sight is equipped with plenty of great programs, many of which are free.
I guess the previous commenter would rate Adobe Reader a one also, since you have to uncheck a box to not install Google Toolbar!
The is the easiest burning program that can be used by anyone - the interface is the absolute cleanest and most intuitive. No it is not the most powerful, that is for ImgBurn. I have installed BurnAware on 9 computers for friends and relatives, and they all are mose grateful for such an easy program to use.
I use it to burn my music mp3/CD's, ISO's, and data discs. The problen burning music CD's has apparently been fixed. I highly recommend it.
Burnaware free is now scumware.
Beware of the installer for ask tookbar, do NOT check any of the 3 boxes.
v2.1 is the last clean version.
This program is great except for one major hiccup
Burning mp3s to audio CDs results in noiseless gaps after the song has been played. A work around is to convert the mp3s to .wav then burn them. This is a simple step that the software should be capable of doing without interaction from the user.
I think that the free version of CDBurneXP is a better program at the $0.00 price point.
Easy program to use. The only glitch I find is that when I create an audio CD using MP3 files, there is anywhere from 2 to 6 minutes of dead air at the end of each song. The fix is, as was previously posted, to convert to a different file type such as WAV.
To the people who have probs making audio cd's, just convert your mp3's, wma's etc into cd compliant wav files and bingo, no probs.
Okay. But with ImgBurn available -- really, what's the point?
This gets updated frequently and it is easy to use but the Create Audio CD function still does not work for me in the latest version 1.2.6
Nice interface and simple to use. Has potential but when I tried to make an audio CD all I got was an error message.
can't change "book type". That will be its downfall.....
brilliant Tool!
even if imgburn it's free to and better, this tool can make an audio CD
which imgburn couldn't.
hope it will keep stay free for all.
highly recommended!
from today, it's become my faver burning tool.
Works great! Uses some .net and VB so sue need at least win2k with support packs... easy and simple to use...
now only if it would ad context menu options to "send to" > dvd image > Burnware ;)
but hey its free and does what is supposed to.
as for the 1st poster, win98? are you kidding ? do they allow computers that old on the internet anymore ? Seriously though... your "surprised" a modern app will not work on win98?
Kind of wondered "what for" when I first came across this app, as there are already plenty of freeware burning programs out there. But this thing has turned into a pretty handy tool to have around, and the author seems to strive on continuous improvement, so two thumbs up from me! I'd still like to be able to manually re-size the main window to suit my needs, but all in all, good stuff!
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Nexus 5 to feature nano SIM card slot, Android 4.4 might mandate nano SIM for all phones (nope)
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We've already seen images and specifications for the upcoming new Nexus phone by Google, the Nexus 5, but one tiny little detail was missing…
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1. Topcat488 (Posts: 1396; Member since: 29 Sep 2012)
Google showing Samsung who the real dictator of the Android OS is...
2. SuperAndroidEvo (Posts: 4839; Member since: 15 Apr 2011)
lol Google has always been top dog at the Android camp.
4. Topcat488 (Posts: 1396; Member since: 29 Sep 2012)
Both are chasing Apple customers... The next locked down Note 3's will have to have nano sim cards too.
5. joey_sfb (Posts: 5754; Member since: 29 Mar 2012)
You mean Note 4 will have nanoSIM cause Note 3 is microSIM.
I don't think its a priority for phablet.
3. sharks (Posts: 236; Member since: 16 Feb 2013)
Looks like it's time to get a micro SIM card adapter so i can use my new nano SIM on the Nexus 5 as well as in my other phones, like the HTC One.
24. ˇಠ_ಠˇ (Posts: 40; Member since: 29 Aug 2012)
My nano SIM is vastly superior, as it uses the Hydropizalectric charging system, thus having a far higher carrying capacity in this era.
44. joey_sfb (Posts: 5754; Member since: 29 Mar 2012)
What is Hydropizalectric charging system? Google search also has no information on it.
7. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
All I care to see is the SOFTWARE.
25. imkyle (Posts: 1073; Member since: 18 Nov 2010)
Same here. My Nexus 4 is still plenty good and fast.
8. TylerGrunter (Posts: 1522; Member since: 16 Feb 2012)
Probably it just means that Android 4.4 will support nano SIM, the rest is just Victor's missinterpretation.
I bet you that 4.4 supports SIM, micro SIM and nano SIM
10. doubler86 (Posts: 320; Member since: 26 Jan 2011)
Agreed Android 4.4 will have to support micro SIM or else the majority of all android phones would not be able to upgrade to 4.4. Google would never do that. They want more manufacturers to upgrade as soon as possible.
49. nicknowsky (Posts: 13; Member since: 30 Sep 2013)
It 100% will support any sim...this is just BAD information
11. Victor.H (Posts: 658; Member since: 27 May 2011)
I've clearly said it's a "logical assumption", so no real question about that, but I find it interesting they mention it. And Android 4.4 will surely support nano SIM - Android 4.2 already does.
18. tryingHARD (Posts: 64; Member since: 31 Dec 2012)
Is there really a connection between the software and the type of simcard? I think not. I just cut my microsim from my z10 and put it on my wife's ip5. Still working. I think this doesnt have something to do with software support.
41. RoyalPayne (banned) (Posts: 458; Member since: 07 Aug 2013)
Hence, he said google might make it mandatory coz as he mentioned, nano sim support is already there in android. Maybe they want everybody to move forward to newer technologies. Kinda like intel does with ultrabook guidelines.
9. livyatan (Posts: 867; Member since: 19 Jun 2013)
What the heck, Victor?
Google's goal is to push android to as widest device base as possible..why would they MANDATE nano SIM?
Android 4.4 will be built to work fluently even on 256mb RAM single core devices, and vast majority of those have old SIM card standards.
42. RoyalPayne (banned) (Posts: 458; Member since: 07 Aug 2013)
He obviously meant new phones, that come out of box with 4.4.
What i wanna see mandated is a delicious complementary kitkat in every box!
12. ilia1986 (unregistered)
Android - unlike iOS or WP - NEVER EVER FRACKING EVER requires anything hardware related for it to run aside from actual hardware capable enough to run it.
So - no. Android 4.4 or 5.4 or 10.4 will never require anyone to use only a certain type of SIM card.
13. number29 (Posts: 185; Member since: 25 Jan 2013)
And even that's optional based on the poor performance of the vast majority of Android phones!
15. ilia1986 (unregistered)
Poor performance is the result of manufacturers shoving millions of "features" to Android while failing to optimize them properly.
If a bunch of guys can build a custom ROM which eliminates lag and improves battery life - there is no excuse for multi-million dollar corporations.
17. DukeX (Posts: 327; Member since: 28 Aug 2013)
Ever heard of something called budget and cost issues? Ecery phone can't be high end just like every can can't do 200mph. Rom developers only work with software that's already been programed. All they do is the dirty work by optimizing it.
19. Shatter (Posts: 2036; Member since: 29 May 2013)
If its their $600+ flagship there are no excuses besides poor development.
20. ilia1986 (unregistered)
The same dirty work which the manufacturers should have done in the first place.
26. jove39 (Posts: 1859; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
Off topic - experience on custom roms
Galaxy S (vibrant) was terrible with samsung's twiz rom...you know why...bad fs implementation...I flashed voodoo kernel and thing improved...then I tried cm, aokp and miui all performed way better than stock twiz rom.
we should appreciate that devs hack into (poorly/not so good) software/hardware and made them better.
51. number29 (Posts: 185; Member since: 25 Jan 2013)
Perhaps they should pick a more appropriate OS? Or better yet, come up with their own OS and ecosystem designed specifically for their hardware?
16. suneeboy (Posts: 201; Member since: 02 Oct 2012)
My nexus 4 never lags
29. jove39 (Posts: 1859; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
Android doesn't lag since 4.x...its way better...there is however, a scenario that causes lag and exist in all os.
First - Have you ever noticed user action slows down when some file system operation is going on in background? In case of android lets say - updating/installing application(s)...or in windows when large file copy operation is going on...compiling an webapp that has like 30k files in it!
Second - When storage is filled close to or upto it's capacity.
On windows ssd provide best IO performance and on smartphones oem haven't tried ssd but motorola has done something good on this...they have formatted data partition on moto x with F2FS...it's controller works like ssd and provide much better performance that traditional ext4 fs.
Anand's review here will help understand -
34. ilia1986 (unregistered)
I think that launcher redraws should also be defined as lag. And launcher redraws are horrible. The only launcher I know that NEVER redraws is Nova with hardwired homescreens enabled. Otherwise it's a mess unless you install the V6 script and run bulletproof launcher. The latter, however, kills your battery.
38. AfterShock (Posts: 3698; Member since: 02 Nov 2012)
It's not Google lagging, it's the skins and gui from OEMs.
I just picked up two N4s on the cheap, and they are pretty quick, even after adding a launcher their still lag less.
21. fistigons (Posts: 330; Member since: 11 Feb 2012)
I'm glad giffgaff is now offering nano sims.
22. boosook (Posts: 1437; Member since: 19 Nov 2012)
Oh, come on... another PA trick to make us click on the article! Of course mandating the use of a given sim card format on android 4.4 just would not make any sense.
23. flynfree (Posts: 374; Member since: 09 Jun 2013)
Wow! The " ACT " of the devil!!!
If this mandate will implement, it's not worth to buy a new phone except nexus. The previous android phones will only reach the 4.3 version of jb ( mostly the flagship one ). That's bad for consumer.
27. jove39 (Posts: 1859; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
Come on...author is just speculating! Take it easy :)
46. VZWuser76 (Posts: 4210; Member since: 04 Mar 2010)
All the Moto phones (X, Ultra, Maxx, & Mini) have nano something as well. I believe the G2 however still uses a micro sim. However, if they did implement this they would see a huge backlash from their customer base, larger than when MS went from WP6 to 7 and left those on 6 stranded. The reason I say larger is because android has a larger marketshare than WP and the majority are one phones with standard sim and micro sims. As far as I know, the only phones with nano something are the Motos, the upcoming Nexus 5, and (non android) the iphone 5s & 5c. So nano sims are a small minority of the total mobile landscape.
Plus, this info is coming from the carrier about a phone that hasn't been released yet. Most carriers don't know anything about the phones on their shelves, let alone one they haven't handled yet. My guess is it's BS to get you to upgrade to a newer phone. Carriers are sneaky like that.
28. theaztech (unregistered)
victor really needs to get it togethere.
30. darushah.shah (Posts: 18; Member since: 03 Sep 2013)
Does that mean the current galaxy S4, Note 3 etc wont receive 4.4 update?
31. softfurryanus (banned) (Posts: 232; Member since: 09 Jul 2013)
Probably not for a year, but for other reasons, Google has no reason to mandate nano sims, and they won't.
32. darushah.shah (Posts: 18; Member since: 03 Sep 2013)
Lets hope so, as these are the latest flagship device and should be updated to the latest Android OS...
33. trickster_qc (Posts: 107; Member since: 18 Jun 2013)
It is impossible for Google to require that every handset running Android 4.4 uses a nano sim card.
Especially since the announced that 4.4 would be designed to run on older handsets.
It's an assumption that makes no sense.
35. softfurryanus (banned) (Posts: 232; Member since: 09 Jul 2013)
"Would be designed" or "rumored to be designed"?
Yes, the android website says:
"It's our goal with Android KitKat to make an amazing Android experience available for everybody."
But that could easily mean Android for computers, I hope you're right, though.
36. Tuxedo (Posts: 346; Member since: 19 Mar 2013)
Electrically, reg/micro/nano SIMs are all the same thing; the physical size has no relationship whatsoever to how the card works.
47. VZWuser76 (Posts: 4210; Member since: 04 Mar 2010)
As far as I can tell, the main advantage to smaller & smaller sim cards is more space available on the motherboard. The smaller & thinner the phone, the greater the need for space.
37. squallz506 (banned) (Posts: 1075; Member since: 19 Oct 2011)
Android doesn't even require a sim card at all. Its ridiculous to think 4.4 will require one yet alone nanosim exclusively.
Poorly written filler disguised as an exclusive article in order to generate ad revenue. Real nice pa -.-
39. AfterShock (Posts: 3698; Member since: 02 Nov 2012)
I bet it's a typo from Life:).
Then wildly read into.
No harm, no foul, don't buy it.
40. Professor (Posts: 212; Member since: 02 Aug 2013)
That means I cannot sell my Nexus 4 (although I have someone waiting & willing to buy it) or buy a Nexus 5 because my carrier don't have Nano SIMS cards. And since I am not going to change carriers, just to use a Nexus 5 that means I cannot buy a Nexus 5 (if it really uses a Nano SIM slot), no matter how cheap Google decides to sell it.
50. nicknowsky (Posts: 13; Member since: 30 Sep 2013)
You can get SIM card adapters just bought a set myself..and you can cut a MicroSIM into nanoSIM very easily google some DIY cut nanoSIM
52. Professor (Posts: 212; Member since: 02 Aug 2013)
I hope so because I already cut my Mini-SIM to Micro-SIM size and Nano-SIMs are supposedly thinner.
But it will be the only way I am going to buy a Nano-SIM equip phone. Because I am not changing from my $40 Unlimited plan to another (more expensive company) just to be able to use the Nexus 5.
43. _PHug_ (Posts: 444; Member since: 11 Oct 2011)
I don't give an F.
Just show me the specs and the price so I can make my purchase decision.
45. Ant34 (Posts: 193; Member since: 10 Aug 2013)
How could software dictate something like that when all the cards are the same with the only difference being the amount of plastic surrounding the chip?
48. nicknowsky (Posts: 13; Member since: 30 Sep 2013)
This bad reporting...a nanoSIM won't only work with 4.4 any sim will..
53. BobPseudonym (Posts: 1; Member since: 31 Oct 2013)
support.google.com slash nexus/answer/3473178 says:
"Before you start using your phone, you may need to insert a micro SIM card. "
N.B. "micro". There was no mention of "nano".


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A Verdun family facing deportation to Egypt tomorrow got the bad news last night. A federal court rejected their last appeal to stay in Canada.
A small group of supporters of the Khalifa family delivered a petition with several hundred names this morning to the Immigration ffice downtown on St. Antoine St., that calls on federal ministers to stop the deportation and grant permanent residency status to Tarek and Samah Khalifa.
"I don't know if a few pieces of paper will do anything but I know it mobilized the community and spread awareness about the situation," said David Lefneski, pastor at the South West United Church and Mission.
Samah Khalifa was overcome with emotion, as she explained how she couldn't send her daughters to school as their classmates return today, how she couldn't buy them school supplies because of their uncertain situation. She and her husband have fighting for permanent residency for the last eight years they've been here, and she said she doesn't want to choose between leaving their two Canadian-born daughters aged six and eight here and bringing them to Egypt where the political situation is unstable. Khalifa said she's also concerned about getting her epileptic older daughter the medical care she needs.
"I will not leave her. At the same time, I want to leave her in a safe place. Egypt is not safe for my daughter, even for me. So how can I protect her?" Khalifa told reporters, tears streaming down her face.
The couple is set to be deported tomorrow evening.
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IPL Preview: Rajasthan Take On Hyderabad
JAIPUR: Rajasthan Royals will have a tough task in protecting their citadel on Saturday, when Sunrisers Hyderabad come calling. With a certain Dale Steyn in their arsenal, the team from Hyderabad will be out to severely test the Royals' all-win record at home so far.
Steyn is not the only rival the Royals would be worried about at Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Saturday. Shikhar Dhawan is back and the opener is quite hungry too.
Moreover, the SMS is one of his favourite venues and he would be relishing to have a go on this wicket. There are Kumar Sangakkara, the regular skipper, and Thisara Perera too.
The Sri Lankan duo would be looking to make a statement, having missed the match against Chennai Super Kings due to a situation beyond their control. "We are not really thinking about individual players," Royals wicketkeeper Dishant Yagnik said on eve of the match.
"We are only concerned about our plans and their execution." Yagnik was a part of that Rajasthan team in the Irani Trophy tie of 2011, in which Rest of India's Dhawan had plundered 177 and 155 in the two innings.
Incidentally, Yagnik was a hero for the Royals last year, when he had smashed Steyn for a boundary to salvage pride from a near hopeless situation. Steyn was with the now-defunct Deccan Chargers then.
"That's just a small bit of confidence that I'll carry into tomorrow's match," Yagnik said. "It's a new game and we will play it that way." Royals have to start afresh after the heartbreaking loss to Chennai Super Kings, when 185 did not prove enough.
Clearly, they lacked a bowler who could step up to do the job for them. That is one area that skipper Rahul Dravid would be sorely missing. He has bowlers to take wickets, but might have to delve deep to find one who will be able to check the flow of runs.


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South Carolina junior Bruce Ellington is the Gamecocks' leading receiver on the football team and the starting point guard on the basketball team. The former two-sport star at Berkeley High School scored the game-winning touchdown against Michigan in the Outback Bowl, and has high expectations for USC and himself this season.
Has playing football and basketball hurt your development in either sport?
"Probably a little bit. To be really good at this level you have to play a sport year-round. I just didn't want to pick one over the other, and everyone has been very supportive of me doing both. I think if I've been hurt at all, it's been in basketball because you really do have to play basketball year-round to stay sharp. I noticed when I got back last year from football season, it took me longer to get into basketball shape."
Jadeveon Clowney said he looks up to you. How does that make you feel?
"Amazing. He's the most amazing athlete I've ever seen. The things he does during practice and during games is unbelievable. The Hit was a great play, but he does that sort of thing almost every day in practice. Every time I see him, I'm just glad he's on our team."
Do you get a chance to talk with (cousin and Arizona Cardinals running back) Andre Ellington?
"We try to talk at least once or twice a week. He's been pretty busy with the camp. He said the biggest difference between college and the NFL is the playbook. It's so much bigger and more complicated. Everyone is fast in the NFL and everyone is smart."
You've got another year of eligibility left in football. Do you come back or pursue the NBA?
"I'm not looking that far ahead. It's football season, so I'm worried about football right now. I'll make those decisions when the time comes after basketball season is over. The only thing I know is that I love being here at South Carolina."
Where does the game-winning touchdown catch against Michigan rank among your biggest moments at USC?
"It's certainly up there. That and making the layup that won the game against Alabama. Those are the top two plays of my career so far. I'm hoping that there will be plenty more this year."
There are questions about this year's receiving corps with the loss of Ace Sanders. Are you concerned?
"Everyone thought we wouldn't be very good last year and we surprised a lot of people. We lost Ace Sanders, he was a great player, but we lost Alshon (Jeffery) the year before and we had a good year last year. We've got guys on this team that can make plays. We're going to go out each day and get better. We're going to be fine."
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South Carolina's Bruce Ellington looks for a teammate as Mississippi State's Colin Borchert defends at the Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina, on Wednesday, March 6, 2013. The host Gamecocks won, 79-72. (Gerry Melendez/The State/MCT)×


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To test the hypothesis that interindividual differences in response to clozapine therapy might be attributable to the D4 dopamine receptor (DRD4) alleles they carry. Different alleles of the D4 dopamine receptor, coded by the DRD4 gene, differ in the affinity with which they bind the atypical antipsychotic drug clozapine in vitro. This may have physiologic implications. Clinical response to clozapine therapy varies among patients. The observation that, in vitro, clozapine binds the protein products of different DRD4 alleles with differing affinity characteristics suggested this hypothesis.
The region of the DRD4 gene that encodes the putative third cytoplasmic loop of the D4 receptor contains a 48—base pair sequence repeated a variable number of times. With use of polymerase chain reaction amplification, we assessed this variable number of tandem repeats polymorphism in a series of schizophrenic and schizoaffective subjects who had been treated with clozapine, and related genotype with treatment response, to test the hypothesis that DRD4 alleles lead to varying response to clozapine.
Allelic variation at the DRD4 locus does not predict clinical response to clozapine relative to either fluphenazine hydrochloride or placebo in subjects with treatment-refractory schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.
DRD4 alleles do not predict therapeutic response to clozapine in schizophrenic and schizoaffective patients. There are implications from these data for the pathophysiology of schizophrenia and the machanism of clozapine's therapeutic effect are discussed.
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Justin Timberlake reportedly proposed to girlfriend of four years (give or take their brief split last year) Jessica Biel over the Christmas holidays, Usmagazine.com reports.
Timberlake proposed to Biel while vacationing in Jackson, Wyoming, the website reports, citing several sources. "He knew it was the right time to propose," a pal tells the website, saying Timberlake has "never been happier."
The couple joins several other newly betrothed celebs: Matthew McConaughey popped the question to longtime girlfriend Camila Alves over Christmas, as did John Legend with girlfriend Chrissy Teigen; Aretha Franklin announced that she plans to marry her "forever friend" Willie Wilkerson; and earlier this month, Timberlake's former girlfriend Britney Spears confirmed that she will marry her boyfriend and former agent Jason Trawick.


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The Arctic is commonly perceived as one of the last wildernesses on Earth. While this is true for large tracts of land, human impact has been considerable. The indigenous population of Greenland and the Canadian Arctic, the Inuit, has occupied the region for several thousand years, and to this day have a deep appreciation of the land and sea from which they gain a living. People from the industrialised South have, in contrast, explored, experienced many disasters, waged wars, and exploited the region to an unsustainable degree. Nowadays, a more enlightened attitude prevails, and much of the region is protected, and increasingly serves as an educational base, in order that people can appreciate the vulnerability of the Arctic, now under pressure from global environmental change.
The mountains of Brøggerhalvøya form a backdrop for the airship mast at Ny-Ålesund, Spitsbergen, from whence Andrée, Nobile and Amundsen started their journeys to the North Pole in the early years of the 20th Century.
The severe features of Roald Amundsen are depicted in this bust of the famous Norwegian explorer, at Ny-Ålesund.
Danish geological expeditions, led by Lauge Koch, mapped large tracts of East and North Greenland in the 1950s. Their central base, named Eagles Nest, occupies an idyllic position on Ella Ø, a beautiful island in Kong Oscar Fjord.
Small motor boats are useful for investigations along the indented coastline of Spitsbergen in summer. Motor vessels Salterella and Collenia (named after fossils), operated by the Cambridge Spitsbergen Expeditions through the 1970s and 1980s anchored in Bellsund.
Skidoo transport in spring is fast and efficient, but extreme care is needed especially on sea ice, as depicted here around a debris-bearing iceberg in Kongsfjorden, northwestern Spitsbergen.
In good weather, helicopters are the most efficient means of transport to a field site. Here we see a Bell 212 helicopter off-loading a geological party near Sorteelv Gletscher in East Greenland. The geologist is lying on the equipment to prevent items blowing away under the draught from the rotor blades as the helicopter takes off.
Remains of an ill-fated early 20th Century attempt at marble extraction by the Northern Exploration Company on Blomstrandøya, northwestern Spitsbergen. The settlement established was known as London, but was barely active for more than one season, as the marble disintegrated when the permafrost melted.
Longyearbyen, 'capital' of Svalbard. Most of the buildings have been built late in the 20th Century. Note how the flood plain in the foreground, of the river issuing from a small glacier at the head of the valley to the right, is kept clear of buildings. The small black 'crosses' apparently superimposed on the plain represent a flock of little auks.
The Arctic is increasingly seen as a place where families live. In Svalbard, the community of Longyearbyen has been transformed from a mining settlement to a fully-integrated community over the past fifteen years or so. The church is one of the older community buildings, located near the cliffs which dominate the settlement.
Ny-Ålesund is a former coal-mining village, but closed down following a major disaster in 1962. Recently, the settlement has found a new lease of life, with the establishment of scientific stations by several nations. Old buildings have been renovated, and new ones added. View across the fjord to the Tre Kroner, or Three Crowns, mountains.
The historic Norwegian coastal steamer, Nordstjernen, plying the waters of Kongsfjorden in NW Spitsbergen, as seen from adjacent hills.
A cosmetically restored steam locomotive and coal wagons on a remnant of the worlds most northerly railway system, which once served the ill-fated coal mines at Ny-Ålesund, NW Spitsbergen.
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Nine Niles McKinley High School seniors sat nervously in the library last week while waiting for the results of the Clayman Family Scholarship Awards.
One of the most prestigious scholarship awards offered at the school, candidates are required to fill out an extensive application that includes references from teachers and community leaders and a personal statement written by the candidate. Individual interviews with the scholarship committee finalizes the process.
Applicants are also determined by academic honors, grade point average and ACT / SAT scores. Extra-curricular activities as well as service to the community also is taken into consideration.
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The Clayman Family Scholarships were awarded to Stephanie McElrath, 18, left, and Tyler Harden, 18. Tyler took the top award, which is $40,000 over four years. Stephanie will be awarded $20,000, also over a four-year period. In the event either student receives additional scholarships, the award will be passed down to the next students in line who applied. The scholarship is based on a system of points earned as determined by five judges.
''When I have the money, I'll have my own scholarship here at the high school,'' said top award winner, Tyler Harden.
Tyler, who said he has applied to 30 different colleges, hopes to attend either Case Western Reserve or Baldwin Wallace, where he plans to major in either engineering or computer science. His ultimate goal is to attend Harvard School of Law and eventually be CEO of his own company.
''I'm an entrepreneur-type person,'' Tyler said.
His favorite subjects in high school are chemistry and calculus, he said, although he is currently attending Youngstown State University under the College in High School program. Through the scholarship, Tyler has qualified for $40,000 over four years toward his college education. Tyler is the son of Linda Harden of Niles.
The second scholarship was awarded to Stephanie McElrath, who qualified for $20,000 over four years.
With plans to attend Kent State University to major in speech pathology, Stephanie hopes to help others with speech issues either in a clinical setting or through education.
''When I was younger, I had a speech impediment, and now I want to help others,'' Stephanie said.
She is the daughter of Erin and James McElrath and has a younger brother, Patrick.
''I really appreciate what Mr. Clayman and his familiy do for Niles,'' Stephanie said.
Prior to announcing the winners, principal Scott Libert told the candidates they were all outstanding and would be successful with great futures.
''You make our school very proud,'' Libert said.
This year the decision was very tough, said Clayman family representative, Michael Clayman.
''There was no one who didn't do a great job,'' Clayman said. ''You are all amazing.''
Winners are chosen on a system of a points given by each of the five judges. Points are determined based on each of the required criteria and fed into a computer program that tallies them to determine the high scorers.
This year the candidates points were so close, it was mere 10ths of points that separated many of them, said guidance counselor Vickie Janik.
''Some years we can get a pretty good idea of who the winner will be, but this year, I had no idea until the points were tallied,'' she said.
Tyler and Stephanie will join other students over the past 21 years whose names will be engraved on a plaque that is kept in the school's display case near the front entrance.


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DUPED: Paparazzi apparently went on a wild goose chase in the Dominican Republic this weekend in an effort to track down rumors that Anna Kournikova, 21, and Enrique Iglesias, 28, tied the knot in a sunset ceremony. But they didn't, the New York Post reports. The tennis star and the crooning hunk reportedly have been an item since February of last year.
QUOTED: "I'm not a romantic leading man anymore so I don't need to nurture that public image anymore. ... I can talk about it now because I'm not afraid anymore" -- Richard Chamberlain, 69, to "Dateline NBC" Sunday night, on the fact that he's gay. Excerpts from the actor's new memoir, "Shattered Love," appear in the new PEOPLE.
DECLARED: Paul Newman, 78, will not attend the June 8 Tony awards, though he is nominated as best actor for his role as the narrator of the revival (now closed) of Thornton Wilder's "Our Town." (Similarly, Newman skipped the March 23 Oscars, despite his Supporting Actor nomination for "Road to Perdition.") The veteran star tells Variety that he not only avoids all awards shows these days, but he no longer owns a tuxedo.
REVEALED: The producers of the new reality TV show "Strip Search" are on a cross-country search of Canada to find male contestants willing to take it all off for the TV cameras, say trade reports. Thirteen half-hour episodes of the show, inspired by the 1997 film "The Full Monty," will air on Bravo this fall. Some 20 finalists will attend a boot camp in Toronto, where one will be eliminated each week. The final six will get one-year contracts with Thunder from Down Under, a touring striptease troupe.


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I didnt expect any less.
Well yeah, everyones pissed about the delay, but look what happened...
-Brawl is the #1 overall anticipated and talked about game on wii on gamespot and gamefaqs, jumping up 6 places on both websites
-Hundreds of game websites posted the news
-Thousands of forums blazed about it, but are now dying down to appreciate what Sakurai has done
So yeah, I'd say it worked, it raised the hype as well as make fans see how hard the nintendo team is working. I'd rather have a finished game then a half japanese port, so i'm willing to wait. And they've worked so hard, so why not just stop whining and anticipate the release! They're still feeding us updates, and you know that the week before it is going to be just as hyped as if it came out on the 10th, if not more.
Oh , and Sakurai has said himself that this is the last delay, so you can look forward to brawl this time.
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I didnt expect any less.
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I Didn't Expect Any More, Myself...Originally Posted by laderer5
I guess in the end, it was good for the big N, but it still has ticked off a ton of fans. I've forgiven him and continue to tell myself this game will be worth it, but I'm truly getting sick of these delays.
At least the game will be better, right?....I've calmed down, knowing it'll be awesomer......yeah....
^Thanks Monsteroids^
Well looks like sakurai made it up with the sexy update today.. go sheik
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If they would to release the character roster it would make me forgive them for the delay
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What makes anyone think that they game will be any better due to the delay or that they're even doing ANY additional work on it? Like the original poster stated, the delay jacked up the hype even further. It sounds like nothing more than a classic Nintendo marketing scheme (like the intentional underproduction of Wii consoles).
you no what would make the delay ok is if they realeased the brawl demo in stores the one thats in all the vids. For like 15$


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While the Peacock Network is turning longhair, PBS presents its first real made-for-TV movie: a sci-fi chiller based on the Ursula LeGuin novel. Just before the year 2000, a dream specialist, Kevin Conway, purports to manipulate Bruce Davison's subconscious, seeking extrasensory solutions to mankind's problems. But the plot is too visionary—or confusing—and the result is no better than what's on the commercial competition.
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Man takes AT&T & Verizon coverage maps battle to new heights
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41 Comments
1. Trevsx1000 (Posts: 33; Member since: 08 Dec 2009)
40. nosense (Posts: 53; Member since: 19 Jul 2009)
Where can I see this video
2. uln4321 (Posts: 4; Member since: 04 Oct 2009)
35. matistight (Posts: 440; Member since: 13 May 2009)
and droid does......hmmmm why do they say droid does and then puts nothing after it? huh...thats odd Oh! maybe becausee droid does nothing special...its a motorola g1 on verison...thats it!
36. SamTime (Posts: 253; Member since: 07 Nov 2009)
@matistight You're a retard seriously...
41. Cali_E (Posts: 196; Member since: 24 Sep 2008)
ya dude ur dumb as sh!t
3. prettyboy1974 (Posts: 56; Member since: 16 Mar 2009)
This might be the best commercial for Verizon ever, real is so much better.
15. cellgeek82 (Posts: 518; Member since: 20 Dec 2009)
I agree! Could have used better camera footage though. I don't know what it had to be so "hidden camera".
4. overratediphone (Posts: 26; Member since: 09 Sep 2009)
haha wow gotta give him credit for keeping a straight face through all that
5. VZWEMPLOYEE (Posts: 34; Member since: 13 Jun 2009)
one word GREAT!!!!! undercover no money and people are saying hands down on video we are better. DROID DOES
6. WnnaFghtAboutIt (Posts: 149; Member since: 31 Aug 2009)
7. Steven58 (Posts: 80; Member since: 25 Nov 2009)
hahahah! Bravo!
8. faster123 (Posts: 6; Member since: 31 Oct 2009)
Man, he didn't go in the Apple store. There is one in that mall. That would have been awesome.
10. baldilocks (Posts: 743; Member since: 14 Dec 2008)
What a loser....... Verizon sure DOESN'T in my area....
11. rjt185 (Posts: 257; Member since: 11 Jun 2009)
how is he a loser?
20. Sureal (Posts: 38; Member since: 31 Jan 2010)
if verizon doesnt then im sure at&t doesnt either, so yeah, maybe your the loser
12. deago78 (Posts: 160; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
Only a VZW customer...
13. ddripp (Posts: 63; Member since: 11 Dec 2008)
Verizon suck balls in my area. SPRINT, AT&T FTW...
14. CHEFJEFF (Posts: 143; Member since: 22 Sep 2009)
Verizon should hire this guy. This was so funny!
16. cansler (Posts: 136; Member since: 07 Oct 2009)
those at&t store employees should all be fired for smiling at him and taking pictures of him when they should have known he was ragging on them.
17. artz1986 (Posts: 453; Member since: 11 Mar 2009)
wait, so you're telling me, dude walks into a Verizon store w/ this map on his head, and they still couldn't sell him a phone and a plan?? Those employees need to get fired...just saying
19. trentsinmypants (Posts: 324; Member since: 29 Jan 2009)
oh shut it.....the guy was never planning on buying a phone.......
25. artz1986 (Posts: 453; Member since: 11 Mar 2009)
sounds like you're a bit offended...I'm sry, it'll be ok...
29. trentsinmypants (Posts: 324; Member since: 29 Jan 2009)
Im not offended.....im just sick of stupid AT&T fanboys coming in here bashing the company that is TRULY better than their current subscriber. Even if you dont have AT&T, you clearly fall into the fanboy group.......
37. SamTime (Posts: 253; Member since: 07 Nov 2009)
You're tired of the AT&T fanboys, yet you seem to be a fanboy yourself. How hypocritical...
18. scorpio85 (Posts: 160; Member since: 16 Jan 2010)
I wonder if Verizon will air this. Im not positive but it sounds like one guy said he has Tmobile and a girl said she had Sprint. Really really really good video.
22. donjonson410 (Posts: 32; Member since: 11 Jan 2010)
Thats what you wanted to hear. Clearly one said at&t and the other verizon. Must be the horrible speaker on your droid
21. xmguy1 (Posts: 68; Member since: 04 Nov 2009)
NASHVILLE! I could have told him "leave Nashville go rural". Where I live. Little to NO 3G nor REGULAR voice coverage. AT&T SUCKS!
23. Bob365 (Posts: 2; Member since: 17 Feb 2010)
Wow. You all are really a bunch of losers. You all need to get out of your parent's basement, get a life and have something more to talk to about then Phone companies and plans. WHO CARES ABOUT THIS CRAP!!!
24. Shell (Posts: 28; Member since: 13 Oct 2009)
Apparently you do if you are checking stuff out on this site. You described only yourself!
26. Bob365 (Posts: 2; Member since: 17 Feb 2010)
Yeah I check stuff out on this site but I don't sit around getting a Stiffie over my favorite service provide. Different provides work differently in different areas. How stupid is it to think that one will work all the time everywhere. When I lived in NY Verizon worked pretty well, now in GA AT&T gets the job done. This is such a stupid argument to have and it is just a marketing trick by the service providers to destract people from real issues (Like how they are dry butt F**king you with the rate plans). If your service is not that great SWITCH PROVIDERS!!! That's it. It will only cost you about $150 (ETF), you will spend ten tmes that much if you stay and still have service you are not happy with. There's no big mystery to this. There is nothing to discuss back and forth. Use your time and energy to do something worthwhile (plant a tree, read a book, get a girlfriend (or boyfriend-but not in a gay way). Speaking of time and energy I have wasted enough of mine telling you guys (and Gals) something I know you are smart enough to figure out for yourself, so I am done.
30. trentsinmypants (Posts: 324; Member since: 29 Jan 2009)
ProvideR.....PROVIDER......you might want to get your R key checked out.......
33. Shell (Posts: 28; Member since: 13 Oct 2009)
U did waste a lot of time ranting and raving... did it make you feel better about yourself? god i hope so... i don't have either provider so i can care less but the video was priceless... and your first comment was rude and uncalled for... you need to learn to be nice or shut up... it's that simple.
34. YouLostTheGame (Posts: 441; Member since: 11 Dec 2008)
Be nice or shut up? why don't you take some of your own advice. Your comment was just a TAD hypocritical.
39. Shell (Posts: 28; Member since: 13 Oct 2009)
So your me that what i said was a "TAD hypocritical" in regards to what he posted "You all are really a bunch of losers. You all need to get out of your parent's basement, get a life and have something more to talk to about then Phone companies and plans"... I think not... maybe you think me telling someone they are way out of line being rude to people and need to shut up is rude but it's the truth... if you can't say anything nice then don't say anything at all... isn't that the golden rule?... If i was hypocritical i would have told him to get a fucking life and stop being such a fucking dick on here... but i didn't because it is rude and uncalled for... Maybe you need to learn what hypocritical really means lil one.
27. uln4321 (Posts: 4; Member since: 04 Oct 2009)
last night this movie had 800 views... in less than 24 hours it now has 45,410 views!!!
28. smrt83 (Posts: 15; Member since: 16 Jan 2010)
Hmmmmm.... fix my hair, buy some nice clothes, and try to get out and meet women.... OR.... create an at&t coverage map helmet and walk around town shouting "Hey, look at me!" and guarantee my virginity remains intact for the remainder of my natural life...... Talk about a TOUGH decision!
31. trentsinmypants (Posts: 324; Member since: 29 Jan 2009)
32. killingthemonk (Posts: 52; Member since: 19 Feb 2009)
Yeah, the virgin speaks.
38. brikz4real (Posts: 173; Member since: 24 Dec 2008)
omg....too damn funny


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ONE of al-Qaeda's top officials has ordered the killing of Muslim leaders if they co-operate with intelligence services and the police to thwart terrorist attacks.
In a message to the followers of Osama bin Laden around the world, Abdul Aziz al-Muqrin, the new leader of the terror network in Saudi Arabia, listed Muslim clerics "who co-operate with the enemy" as one of the top two targets for future attacks.
The warning of attacks on clerics came just three days after the Muslim Council of Britain decided to write to every mosque in the country urging them to help police fight terrorism and to be alert for possible illegal activities, a message welcomed by Tony Blair.
Yesterday, the council, which speaks for the moderate majority of British Muslims, said it would not be intimidated by the threats. Inayat Bunglawala, a spokesman for the Muslim Council, said: "Unfortunately, al-Qaeda knows nothing better than the language of death and destruction and Islam is about mercy."
Targets identified include religious, political and economic leaders. British citizens are given high priority on the list of human targets.
Al-Muqrin is one of a new generation of al-Qaeda leaders who emerged to fill the gaps left by those captured or killed in operations against bin Laden's organisation after 11 September.
In the English translation of the message, al-Muqrin urges operatives to choose targets carefully: "Targets inside the cities are considered a sort of military diplomacy. Normally, this kind of diplomacy is written with blood and decorated with body parts and the smell of guns. It carries a political meaning that relates to the nature of the faith's struggle."
He lists targets inside the cities in order, starting with faith. The prime target, he says, should be missionaries in Islamic countries who try to convert Muslims to Christianity. Last month, four American missionaries were killed in Mosul, Iraq.
The second target - covert intelligence operations - will be of more concern to those within the Muslim community in Britain who have embraced the call by the Muslim Council of Britain to help the police fight al-Qaeda. Al-Muqrin, thought to have been behind two suicide bombings in Saudi Arabia last year, in which 53 people were killed, identifies them as "any Muslim religious scholar who co-operates with the enemy".
He writes: "Targeting those is glorified and makes them as symbols for God's anger."
Al-Muqrin, who is on Saudi Arabia's most wanted list, urges followers to concentrate attacks on Jews, then Christians, identifying Americans as the most important nationality, followed by Britons and Spaniards. The document appears to have been written after the Madrid bombings of 11 March, and the effect of that on the Spanish public appears to have provided encouragement to him.
But Mr Bunglawala reiterated the call to support the security services: "If anyone has any information pertaining to a possible terrorist threat, information should be given to police because Islam lays great premium on saving innocent lives.
"The verse of the Koran involved in the letter says if you save one life, it is as if you have saved the life of all mankind, so our letter was an Islamic imperative. Unfortunately, al-Qaeda knows nothing better than the language of death and destruction and Islam is about mercy.
"Because of some of the atrocities [al-Qaeda] have perpetrated ... they have already lost a lot of support in the Muslim world, they are not seen as an answer for anything, they are seen as a group that only knows how to destroy."
The imam at London's largest mosque yesterday joined the appeal against terrorism, telling Muslims that attacks on innocent civilians are forbidden by Islam.