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Dec 03, 2008
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Oct 14, 2009
We checked into our hotel but only for one night because we weren't all together. That night we explored the downtown area and ate dinner in the ped mall. Really great feeling for Brisbane so far. The weather was perfect and we got to see wildlife right away - cat-size bats were flying around above our heads in the trees.
We heard lots of great things about the markets in Brisbane so we decided to do that Sunday morning. We walked down to the river where there was one already up and going. We saw some really great things and bought some stuff before jumping on a River Cat and going down to another one. Brisbane has an unbelievable setup with these ferries. The river here wiggles its way all through town so there is a lot to see and a lot of great places to get off and explore. The tickets are really cheap and you get to use the buses and trains all day too.
We got to another part of town and walked along this amazing waterfront they built up. It was stacked with cafes, restaurants and pubs, not to mention the market. There was everything you could imagine to buy here. The best was the live band with classic Oz music. We had lunch and watched this entertainer fit a small tennis racket over his body from his head to his toes. To do it he had to dislocate and bunch of body parts but it was pretty interesting (maybe just not during lunch). We shopped a bit and cooled off at a famous old pub called The Ploughman's Pub. We are really making our mom's fill up on beer. Afterwords we took the River Cat up and down the river and watched the sunset. We checked into our new hotel and went back down to the riverfront and had dinner at a place called Friday's - but much different from the one back in the US. We sat outside under the stars and looked out over the water. One of the best meals yet. Glad to see that we are actually eating dinner in Australia so far.
One thing you have to do when you're in Australia is to see some kangaroos and some koalas. The next day we went to a Koala park where they protect these animals. These koalas are so incredible and probably the cutest animal I have ever seen - really. We heard a short talk on them and then got to pet them and even hold them. We saw babies with their Mom's and all sorts of other kinds - seeing about 120 in all.
We also were entertained with the kangaroos. These guys are used to humans so nothing we did bothered them. You walk into a huge fenced in field and are one on one with them. You can feed and pet them. They have gotten a little lazy I think because most of them just sit there and won't move unless you put your hand of food right up into their months. Not all were lazy, ssome were hopping all over the place and it was fun to make them work for their food. Brian had one chasing him. There were 17 that had Joey's. Gosh, we saw so many cool things that day. For lunch we had ice cream, so when we got back to town we ate at a place called Jo Jo's and had a wonderful meal before calling it a day.
To get out of Brisbane for a day we hopped on a ferry that took us out to Moreton Island - it has the world's largest sand dune. It was a long trip, about 90 minutes but a gorgeous ride. When we got out to the island we had lunch at a cafe and walked along the beach. Brian and I decided to take our chances and go Sand Boarding. We left the Mom's happily on the beach and got in this crazy 4-wheel drive school bus that took us out to the sand dunes. I am still wondering how we got there on those roads - it was completely sand but in the forest. Very strange. Once there, the guide told us all very quickly how to do it. We had to climb the sand dune to get to the top. Brian was the first one up and everyone else, including me, was having a really hard time getting up the dune carrying a big heavy board with us. So Brian went first and everyone oh'd and ah'd. I went 3rd and half way down let my elbows hit the sand so my board went into it and I got a huge mouthful of sand. I swallowed quite a bit of sand and even more got in my eyes. Most people just starred at me and some laughed. Little did they know how hard it was. Brian was one of the few that didn't eat sand that day. In fact, most people only went once, either because they didn't want to climb the dune again or because they had too much sand in their month the first time. Regardless, it was fun to try.
The ride back to Brisbane was excellent as we got to see the sunset over the water. That night we went to a BBQ Steak place and had some Ozzy-Q. Pretty good, but not as good as my brother's.
The next day was our last full day with our Mom's. So, we dedicated to do some shopping! We all went downtown and wondered around, Brian went to a hotel and watched basketball. Us girls had fun though. We walked all around that day and went to the city clock tower (that was not open) and to a cathedral. After freshening up, we decided to walk across the famous Story Bridge and over to the Kangaroo Point neighborhood. There are a couple good old famous bars there we wanted to check out. It was a really interesting walk over the bridge and the bar was pretty neat. It was built directly under the bridge and the pilers went right through the main area. We got a bottle of wine and afterwords gambled a little in their Pokies room. We headed back across the bridge and ended up at a restaurant called Venice. It was simply, one of the best meals we have ever had! The chef was amazing and even took our order.
That night we all packed and just talked about how much fun we had together. The next morning they left about 9:30am. Brian and I were sure sad to see them go. We know they were missing our Dad's, but a few more days would have been nice. We had such a wonderful time with them and appreciate the really long trip they took to get here. Thank you for visiting Mom's!!!
That day, to keep our minds busy, Brian and I did all the things we didn't get to do around Brisbane with them. First though, we set up our campervan rental for the next day. We had to go from really, comfy, clean hotel back to the budget backpackers. It wasn't so bad but we prefer to stay with Elaine and Susan. So, after that, Brian and I headed to the Clock tower again and made it to the top - great views of downtown. Then we headed to the Mt. Coo Tha for an incredible lookout over the city and then went to the planetarium.
At the lookout I went to order a sandwich for Brian and I, and when I came back out onto the patio, the only way I could see Brian was because he was a good head and shoulders above all the other 200+ people that had suddenly arrived at the lookout. A couple big tour buses had just pulled in. Yes, they were from Asia and taking 1,000s of pictures. Brian could hardly walk through them to get to me. It was like a storm going through, within minutes they were no where to be seen.
That night we got back on the River Cat and headed down the river in the direction we had yet to see. We stopped and wondered around the Bulimba neighborhood and had an awesome pizza.

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It was a summer in Tennessee when a gallon of gas cost considerably less than a dollar.� Fear and death in Vietnam were realities, but many of us knew too little about it.� The Mets were going to win the pennant, but many of us didn't see that coming either.� Me, I had just graduated from high school and was killing time until my induction ceremony for the Army. Texaco would never have hired me that summer, but Junior did, and that was all that really mattered since Junior owned the gas station, not Texaco.� Yes, Texaco's name might have been on the sign out front but Junior definitely owned the place.� To make that point clear, Junior held court from his stool behind the cash register six days a week for over twelve hours a day. (Junior never opened on Sunday.) It was kids like me who pumped the leaded gas, checked the over-used oil, filled the worn tires with air, and washed the mashed bugs off grimy windshields. Texaco would not have allowed my cut-off jeans, tank top, and sandals as a uniform for servicing cars.� But Junior didn't give a shit.� He was just happy to have company, even if we mostly just sat in silence, me reading the sports page, him counting receipts.� Nevertheless, Junior did have his own diversions for his workday, one of which was my lunchtime visitor.� Mary Anna always came by at least once during the day whenever I worked at Junior's.� She brought my lunch.� Junior did truly love to see Mary Anna. And Junior hated, seriously hated, Mary Anna's father.� The rich bastard, he called him.� The rich bastard who had opened an automated car wash up the street and offered self-service gas pumps. "Who wants to pump their own gas?" Junior would ask no one in particular before spitting a chaw of tobacco on the floor. "She coming today?" Junior would ask me suddenly as I read day-old box scores. "Yeah, I think so," I'd tell him without looking up, knowing all along that she was coming on my lunch break.� He'd just grin and look back to his stack of receipts. "She has a mighty fine ass, she does," he'd say.� I never responded. "But her titties need to get a little bigger," he'd add.� I never responded then either. "Fine looking young girl," he'd mutter into his Coke as he took a swig. When lunch came and Mary Anna drove up in her convertible Merc Cougar, you'd almost think she had come to see Junior by the way he acted.� He'd perk up and smile, watching her ease herself out of the car and head for the front of the station. "Damn," he'd say, "Look at her, those jeans are so tight they must hurt that tender pussy." Mary Anna knew he was watching, and she wiggled a little extra for him as she strolled to the door.� She would smile and wave at both of us.� Junior would giggle a lonely old man's giggle and say something like, oh shit. Mary Anna always brought me something from McDonald's since she never cooked.� I never ate it, so it never mattered.� We would always just grab a few Cokes from Junior's cooler and headed back to his office for a little time alone during my lunch break. There was one particular time, one particular visit for lunch, a visit that sticks out in my mind even today.� Mary Anna wore her cheerleading shorts, the ones that usually stuck deep between her ass cheeks if she didn't tug them out occasionally.� She wore those shorts with the halter-top she'd out-grown two summers before.� Junior almost wet his pants watching her walk inside carrying the McDonald's bag. "Hi, Baby," she smiled as she kissed me. "Hi, Junior," she added with a wiggle of her hips. Junior just waved a response although his smile did betray most of his aged lust. "I don't have much time," she added quickly, "Can you eat in the office again today?" I looked at Junior but he was already nodding his approval. We walked from the front of the station holding hands, heading for Junior's office behind the rack of new tires.� We stepped inside and I closed the door only moments before Mary Anna was in my arms, sucking on my lips, cruising my mouth with her tongue. "I want you to fuck me," she murmured in a whisper. I never responded to her when she told me that, mainly because the answer was so obvious by the straining zipper on the front of my shorts. She broke the kissing embrace and stepped back to begin tossing what little clothes she wore toward the coat rack behind the door.� I did the same, tossing clothes wherever they might land.� She finished first and settled into Junior's office chair.� She waited for me to see her before she slowly raised her legs and let each thigh rest on the arms of the chair. "I shaved my pussy for you, Baby," she smiled, "Like it?" I only nodded as I stepped closer, holding my cock, stroking it slowly, letting the drop of pre-cum on its tip spread over the red, throbbing head. "You gonna fuck me?" she asked, knowing but loving to ask anyway. I let my cock answer.� I let the tip spread her pussy lips, let the head ease inside her, let the shaft stay outside her as she adjusted to the feel of me inside her.� Her moan told me it was good and that she was ready, so I slid the length of me inside her. "Oh, shit, fuck me," she growled. So I did.� No pretense, no hesitation, no pomp and circumstance, just fucking, raw fucking like two eighteen-year-old kids tend to do. She came, I came, we both came, making and leaving a large wet spot on Junior's chair.� She used my tank top to wipe up the wetness between her legs before she slipped on her shorts, those shorts that should have been considered a modified thong. "Tonight," she cooed as she kissed me, "After you get off work?" I nodded and kissed her back before we left the office and headed to the front of the station. Junior wasn't there when she left.� I manned the station alone, reading the same box scores over again, waiting for the next pump job to drive up and honk.� When he came back, he appeared flushed, a bit shaken, but he took his usual spot on his stool. "Her titties are getting bigger, I think," he said as he sat down. "You still using that peephole?" I asked without looking up. "Your ass would have been fired a long time ago if I wasn't," he answered. We worked the rest of the day in silence and he paid me in cash before I left.� I walked the block to the Dairy Dip where Mary Anna was parked. She smiled as I opened the door and eased into the seat. "Did he watch again today?" she smiled. I nodded before she started the car and drove us toward the drive-in. She was an interesting woman, even then. ©, 2001 J.D.� Coltrane.� All right reserved. Authors live for feedback!
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The African Development Bank (AfDB) will, as part of its support for US President Barack Obama's Power Africa initiative, deepen and expand its work in reforming the energy sector. Already a major investor in the energy sector, the AfDB will scale funding for energy production, transmission and distribution infrastructure, cross-border power pools, as well as government policy and regulatory reforms. Moreover, the bank will emphasise reforms for national power utilities, many of which are in need of better business models and financial reinforcement.
"We expect to allocate as much as US$3bn over the next five years," AfDB President Donald Kaberuka said in Dar es Salaam, in reference to Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Ghana, Liberia, and Nigeria – the Power Africa priority countries.
"Reforms are the key," Dr Kaberuka said. "The billions of dollars available for investment in the energy sector will translate into actual bulbs in people's homes and electricity necessary to grow small businesses if state utilities run efficiently and effectively. The policy reforms will facilitate and enhance cross-border energy markets."
The main financial source for the Bank's assistance to the energy sector in the Power Africa countries is the African Development Fund (ADF), which is its concessional window. The ADF contributed US$1.4bn out of the AfDB's US$1.6bn over the last five years in the six priority countries' energy investments.
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Pre-PMA 2006: Sony is also adding a couple more models to the top of its W-series line with the Cyber-shot DSC-W100 and DSC-W70 featuring 8.1 and 7.2 million pixels, respectively. Both offer a 3x zoom, eye-level viewfinder and a 2.5-inch screen and the DSC-W100 also has a sensitivity up to ISO 1250. Both will be available in black or silver finishes.
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ORLANDO (PMA 2006, Booth #4150), Feb. 25, 2006 — Sony rounds out its new W-series line of digital still cameras with two top-end models packed with powerful features -- the Cyber-shot® DSC-W100 and DSC-W70.
"Our W-series feature intelligent functions that work behind the scenes, said James Neal, director of digital imaging products at Sony Electronics. "Users can focus on those moments of inspiration that make great photographs without the hassle of worrying about camera settings."
The DSC-W100 model packs in an eight-megapixel imaging sensor, and has a compact metal body with a stylized finish in black and silver. It features a manual exposure mode with extended control for up to 46 steps of adjustable shutter speeds (30 – 1/1000 sec.) and two steps of aperture control.
Both the DSC-W100 camera and the new seven-megapixel DSC-W70 model have an updated traditional camera style with their eye-level viewfinders and large 2.5-inch LCD screens.
They both incorporate precision Carl Zeiss® Vario-Tessar 3x optical zoom lenses; MPEG1 movie recording; high-light sensitivity settings; and a mode dial to quickly switch among photo, video, and preview.
The cameras' high light-sensitivity facilitates shooting at higher shutter speeds to capture fast-moving subjects with reduced blur. It also allows for shooting without a flash to capture more natural-looking images in low-light settings.
The DSC-W70 model has a maximum ISO setting of 1000, while the DSC-W100 model extends to IS0 1250 for even greater control. Sony's Clear RAW ™ imaging technology helps increase the cameras' ISO settings and, at the same time, reduces the chances of blurry or grainy pictures by keeping picture noise to a minimum.
Intuitive Operation That Takes Out The Guesswork
These W-series models feature a new function guide and resolution guide. When menu icons are selected, such as a specific shooting function or scene mode, a simple text explanation is displayed on the LCD making it easier to maximize the camera's performance. This function guide can be turned off as you become more familiar with the camera.
The resolution guide is helpful when deciding on the best resolution for prints. When you select the resolution, a pop-up screen informs you of the ideal print size for that particular setting.
The cameras also feature auto-exposure and multi-point, auto-focus functions. Sony's multi-point auto-focus system can intelligently focus on the subject and avoid mistakenly focusing on the background by evaluating five separate focus areas of the frame.
According to Neal, "With this kind of intelligence working behind the scenes, pictures come out right the first time."
Cameras That Can Match Your Stamina
Sony's ultra-fast Real Imaging Processor™ circuit delivers quick start-up, fast shot-to-shot times, and long battery life. Both cameras snap up to 360 shots on a single full charge.
If you leave home without your memory cards, the W100 model features 64MB of internal memory while the W70 has 58MB so that you can keep on shooting. When you are ready to expand their capacity, optional Memory Stick Duo™ media cards can hold up to four gigabytes of data.
Make The Most of High-Resolution Images Through Prints
These high-resolution cameras are ideal for making high-quality prints. When you connect them to a Sony DPP-FP50 digital photo printer, you can create prints, postcards, or even calendars using the printer's supplied software.
With Sony's ImageStation® online photo service, you can expand your options to print tens or even hundreds of pictures, create online photo and video albums, or make customized gifts such as photo books and calendars with your own life as the creative inspiration.
The Cyber-shot DSC-W100 camera ships in April for about $350, and the DSC-W70 model will also be available in April for about $300. Both models are available in black and silver.
Optional accessories for the W70 include a lens adapter (VAD-WB) for about $30, a wide conversion lens (VCL-DH0730) for about $99, a tele-conversion lens (VCL-DH2630) for about $130, and a sports pack (SPK-WA) for about $100. Accessories for both the W100 and W70 include a travel charger (BC-TRG) for about $60 and a leather case (LCS-WE) for about $40.
Sony DSC-W70 / DSC-W100 specifications (preliminary)
Sensor | 1/2.5 " Type CCD |
1/1.8" Type CCD 8.1 million effective pixels |
Image sizes | 3072 x 2304 3072 x 2048 (3:2) 2592 x 1944 2048 x 1536 1920 x 1080 (16:9 HDTV) 1632 x 1224 640 x 480 |
3264 x 2448 3264 x 2176 (3:2) 2592 x 1944 2048 x 1536 1920 x 1080 (16:9 HDTV) 1632 x 1224 640 x 480 |
Movie clips | 640 x 480 @ 16 / 30fps 160 x 112 @ 8fps |
File formats | Still: JPEG Movie: MPEG VX |
Lens | Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 38-114mm equiv F2.8-5.2 3x optical zoom |
Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar 38-114mm equiv F2.8-5.4 3x optical zoom |
Image stabilization | n/a | |
Digital zoom | Precision 2x / 6x TTL | |
Focus | Contrast Detect Manual |
AF area modes | 5 area Multi-point AF Single Monitoring |
AF assist lamp | Yes | |
Focus distance | Normal: 50cm min Macro 2cm |
Normal: 50cm min Macro 6cm |
Metering | Multi-pattern Center-weighted Spot |
ISO sensitivity | Auto ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1000 |
Auto ISO 80 ISO 100 ISO 200 ISO 400 ISO 800 ISO 1000 ISO 1250 |
Exposure compensation | +/-2 EV 1/3 EV steps |
Exposure bracketing | n/a | |
Shuttter speed | n/a | |
Aperture | F2.8-5.2 | F2.8-5.4 |
Modes | Auto Scene |
Scene modes | Twilight Twilight Portrait Landscape Beach Snow High sensitivity Soft snap |
Twilight Twilight Portrait Landscape Beach High sensitivity Soft snap |
White balance | Auto Daylight Cloudy Fluorescent Incandescent Flash WB |
Self timer | 2 or 10 secs | |
Continuous shooting | n/a | |
Image parameters | Natural, Rich, Sepia, B&W | Natural, Vivid, Sepia, B&W |
Flash | Auto On Off Slow synch Red-eye reduction Range: 0.2-2.4m |
Auto On Off Slow synch Red-eye reduction Range: 0.2-6.0m |
Viewfinder | Optical, true zoom | |
LCD monitor | 2.5-inch 115,000 pixels |
Connectivity | USB AV Multi DC in |
Print compliance | PictBridge | |
Storage | 58MB internal memory Memory Stick compatible |
64MB internal memory Memory Stick compatible |
Power | Lithium-ion NP-BG1 battery BC-CSG ext charger |
Weight (no batt) | 127g (4.7 oz) | 161g (5.9 oz) |
Dimensions | 89 x 57 x 23 mm (3 1/2 x 2 1/4 x 7/8 in) |
94.2 x 60.6 x 24.8 mm (3 11/16 x 2 3/8 x 1 in) |


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Sundance Films That Went On to Win Oscars
by IMDb-Editors | last updated - 2 months agoThe Sundance Film Festival has long been the place where movies begin their road to the Oscars. Check out Academy Awards winners that played at Sundance.
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The Times of Harvey Milk
Best Documentary (Feature), Robert Epstein, Richard Schmiechen
57th Academy Awards (1985)
The Trip to Bountiful
Best Actress in a Leading Role, Geraldine Page
58th Academy Awards (1986)
Hannah And Her Sisters
Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Michael Caine
Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Dianne Weist
Best Original Screenplay, Woody Allen
59th Academy Awards (1987)
Best Actress in a Leading Role, Cher
Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Olympia Dukakis
Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, John Patrick Shanley
60th Academy Awards (1988)
Cinema Paradiso
Best Foreign Language Film (Italy), Giuseppe Tornatore
62nd Academy Awards (1990)
American Dream
Best Documentary (Feature), Barbara Kopple, Arthur Cohn
63rd Academy Awards (1991)
In the Shadow of the Stars
Best Documentary (Feature), Allie Light, Irving Saraf
64th Academy Awards (1992)
Session Man
Best Short Film (Live Action), Seth Winston, Robert N. Fried
64th Academy Awards (1992)
Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase
Best Short Film (Animated), Joan C. Gratz
65th Academy Awards (1993)
Black Rider
Best Short Film (Live Action), Pepe Danquart
66th Academy Awards (1994)
Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life
Best Short Film (Live Action), Peter Capaldi, Ruth Kenley-Letts [Tied with Trevor]
67th Academy Awards (1995)
Best Short Film (Live Action), Peggy Rajski, Randy Stone [Tied with Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life]
67th Academy Awards (1995)
The Usual Suspects
Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Kevin Spacey
Best Original Screenplay, Christopher McQuarrie
68th Academy Awards (1996)
Breathing Lessons: The Life and Work of Mark O'Brien
Best Documentary (Short Subject), Jessica Yu
69th Academy Awards (1997)
When We Were Kings
Best Documentary (Feature), Leon Gast, David Sonenberg
69th Academy Awards (1997)
The Full Monty
Best Music, Original Musical or Comedy Score, Anne Dudley
70th Academy Awards (1998)
Boys Don't Cry
Best Actress in a Leading Role, Hilary Swank
72nd Academy Awards (2000)
Twin Towers
Best Documentary (Short Subject), Bill Guttentag, Robert David Port
75th Academy Awards (2003)
Harvie Krumpet
Best Short Film (Animated), Adam Elliot
76th Academy Awards (2004)
The Motorcycle Diaries
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song, Jorge Drexler [for the song "Al Otro Lado Del Río"]
77th Academy Awards (2005)
Born Into Brothels: Calcutta's Red Light Kids
Best Documentary (Feature), Ross Kauffman, Zana Briski
77th Academy Awards (2005)
Best Short Film (Animated), Chris Landreth
77th Academy Awards (2005)
Hustle & Flow
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song, Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman, Paul Beauregard [for the song "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp"]
78th Academy Awards (2006)
West Bank Story
Best Short Film (Live Action), Ari Sandel
79th Academy Awards (2007)
An Inconvenient Truth
Best Documentary (Feature), Davis Guggenheim
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song, Melissa Etheridge [for the song "I Need To Wake Up"]
79th Academy Awards (2006)
Little Miss Sunshine
Best Supporting Actor, Alan Arkin
Best Writing, Original Screenplay, Michael Arndt
79th Academy Awards (2006)
Best Documentary (Short Subject), Cynthia Wade, Vanessa Roth
80th Academy Awards (2008)
Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song, Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová [for the song "Falling Slowly"]
80th Academy Awards (2008)
Man on Wire
Best Documentary (Feature), James Marsh, Simon Chinn
81st Academy Awards (2009)
The Cove
Best Documentary (Feature), Louie Psihoyos, Fisher Stevens
82nd Academy Awards (2010)
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Mo'Nique
Best Adapted Screenplay, Geoffrey Fletcher
82nd Academy Awards (2010)
In a Better World
Best Foreign Language Film of the Year (Denmark), Susanne Bier
83rd Academy Awards (2011)
Searching for Sugar Man
Best Documentary (Feature), Malik Bendjelloul, Simon Chinn
85th Academy Awards (2013)
20 Feet from Stardom
Best Documentary (Feature), Morgan Neville, Gil Friesen, Caitrin Rogers
86th Academy Awards (2014)
Best Supporting Actor, J.K. Simmons
Best Film Editing, Tom Cross
Best Sound Mixing, Craig Mann, Ben Wilkins, Thomas Curley
87th Academy Awards (2015)


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AgustaWestland announced that Bel Air of Denmark has taken delivery of the first of several AW139 medium twin turbine helicopters. This 12 seats configured aircraft will be used to perform offshore transport operations.
AgustaWestland announced that Petroleum Air Services (PAS) of Egypt has signed a contract for two AW139 medium twin engine helicopters plus two optional aircraft.
In support of its increasing business activities in Portugal, AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company is pleased to announce the opening of its new regional business headquarters in Lisbon,
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, recently held an Oil & Gas Industry Seminar in Rio de Janeiro, as part of its strategy aimed at getting closer to its customers.
AgustaWestland announced that FB Heliservices has recently taken delivery of its first AW139 medium twin helicopter at AgustaWestland's Vergiate plant in Italy.
AgustaWestland is pleased to announce that Mitsui Bussan Aerospace, official distributor for the AW139 medium twin helicopter in Japan,


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Beyerdynamic DT100 - 400 Ohm Stereo Studio Headphones - Black
The DT 100 headphone is used in audio recording and monitoring applications. This 400 Ohm higher impedance version has an all black finish. It offers a high degree of wearing comfort and can be worn for hours without listener fatigue. The soft ear cushions effectively seal out ambient noise yet apply minimal pressure against the ear. Both the head pad and ear cushions are replaceable.
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That's great Evelyn...I really like that! I am linky following you and can't wait to see what you are up to. I'm hoping to see many posts of you traveling around at your own speed, doing your own thing! Although I may be a little jealous!!! I would love to "borrow" this little story ~ if you don't mind that?
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Tenders called for Mt Mawson shelter
Local company awarded contract to replace Lake Tahune Hut and facilities
Upgrading the Dip Falls viewing experience
Map of the location of the various land tenures managed by the Parks and Wildlife Service
Areas in this list are grouped according to their statutory class: National Park, State Reserve, Nature Reserve, Game Reserve, Conservation Area, Nature Recreation Area, Regional Reserve, Historic Site, Private Nature Reserve or Private Sanctuary, in accordance with the Nature Conservation Act 2002.
Reserves are declared under the Nature Conservation Act 2002 that sets out the values and purposes of each reserve class and managed under the National Parks and Reserves Management Act 2002 according to management objectives for each class.
Together the Nature Conservation Act 2002 and the National Parks and Reserves Management Act 2002 replace the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1970.
In total, the Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service manages 823 terrestrial reserves covering about 2.9 million hectares, or over 42% of the land area of the State.
The Tasmanian Reserve Estate includes a further 135,400 hectares in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), of which Macquarie Island MPA is 74,700 hectares. There are a further 53,700 hectares under reserve in other areas of the marine and estuarine environments. In total 7.9% of Tasmania's State coastal waters is reserved, however only 4.2% is in no-take areas and the majority of this is concentrated around subantarctic Macquarie Island. Only 1.1% of Tasmania's immediate coastal waters are fully protected in no-take areas.
Details of those reserves within each reserve classification, including their size, IUCN category and earliest date of reservation are available online as a PDF [183 Kb].
The Parks and Wildlife Service also assists in the protection of private land that is declared as Private Nature Reserves, Private Sanctuaries and Areas Covenanted for Conservation.
The total, the Tasmanian Reserve Estate as at at 30th June 2014 indicates a total terrestrial reserved area of 3,414,000 hectares, or 50.1% of the area of Tasmania, including both PWS and Forestry Tasmania-managed reserved land, formal and informal reserves on public land, reserves on private land, and Wellington Park.


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Last Night: Elvis Costello at Nokia Theatre
Elvis Costello
Nokia Theatre, Grand Prairie
September 2, 2009
Better than: just about anything else on my plate on a Wednesday evening
Pretty close to 8:15, the lights inside the Nokia Theatre went down and onto the stage strode legendary singer/songwriter Elvis Costello, along with his current collaboration of sidemen, the unit dubbed The Sugarcanes.
As Costello and his drum-less sextet launched into "Mystery Train" (one of five cover tunes), many in the late-arriving audience struggled to find their seats, unfortunately causing several ounces of over-priced beer to be wasted on the floor of the venue.
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But the large numbers of tardy concertgoers certainly did not seem to distract Costello nor his talented ensemble. The singer mixed several nuggets from early in his lengthy career in with material from his recent roots rock effort Secret, Profane and Sugarcane.
Played in the same rootsy style as his new songs, Costello's older material sounded fine with banjos, mandolins and accordions doing the work The Attractions used to do. "Mystery Dance," "Blame it on Cain," "Alison," "(What's so Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding," and "(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes" all thrilled the relatively large audience, even if the songs lacked a bit of propulsion.
More interesting were two new songs--and I'm not talking about songs from the new album, but actually tunes Costello has written on this tour. "Borrowed Dress," a beautiful duet with guitarist Jim Lauderdale, was quite possibly the best song of the evening. The cover choices dazzled, too; among them were the Velvet Underground's "Femme Fatale" and "Happy" from the Rolling Stones.
Costello's voiced sounded powerful throughout the entire two-hour show, and his banter with the audience seemed authentic and polite. By the end of Costello's 20-plus-song set, I felt like I just had a fine meal with my favorite uncle.
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Personal Bias: My favorite Costello album is King of America and I was a bit disappointed that he did only one song from that record, the lovely "Indoor Fireworks." Considering that King of America is an effort in a similar rootsy vein to the new album, the exclusion of a song like "Brilliant Mistake" was peculiar.
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Mega Man tribute collection for the Game Boy Advance. Challenge yourself with some of the most extreme Mega Man titles ever released while unlocking a cache of bonus features in this special collection to celebrate Mega Man's 15th Anniversary. The collection will features the first five classic Mega Man titles (Mega Man I - V) for Game Boy in colorized form. Purists can also choose to ignore the new color option and play the games in their original black and white format. Players also have access to archival information, such as artwork and a complete history of Mega Man.
This GBA collection of games slipped its release date several times in its production, and is no longer expected to be released. Please check back for any further updates.
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With Congress wrangling over amnesty for illegal aliens, the budget, taxes, earmarks, and the extension of unemployment benefits, it won't be long before we hear liberals telling conservatives how unchristian they are for not voting for more government aid to help the poor. And they will appeal to the Bible in an attempt to make their point. Every Christmas season we hear the inevitable revisionist version of the Christmas story in order to further government programs. Jesse Jackson was the first to turn Joseph and Mary into a "homeless couple" when he claimed that Christmas "is not about Santa Claus and 'Jingle Bells' and fruit cake and eggnog," of which all Christians would agree, but about "a homeless couple."[1] He repeated his "homeless couple" theme at the 1992 Democratic Convention:
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PANAMA: The Heart Wisdom of Whales & Wild Dolphins – Various dates
Are you ready to:
- Immerse yourself in the energies of whales and dolphins?
- Embody complete joy in the presence of the dolphins?
- Live in the present moment of Now?
- Allow the whales to gently release any issue that no longer serves you?
- Transform your life with whale and dolphin wisdom?
- Incorporate more Joy, Peace and Love in your life?
If so join Anne Gordon de Barrigón, a certified practitioner of Dolphin Energy Healing, for an intimate and transformational experience with whales and dolphins in the tropical paradise of Panama. Spend a magical 5 days with Humpback whales and dolphins in the Pearl Islands. We'll stay on tranquil Contadora Island at the lovely The Point Hotel. Each day we'll go out on either a catamaran sailboat or a glass bottom boat to connect in a respectful, responsible and sustainable manner with the whales and dolphins we encounter.
Guided meditations and spiritual teachings and wisdom will be shared throughout the trip to help you deepen your relationship and love for the whales and dolphins. Group or individual Dolphin Energy Healing sessions will be available for you to receive personal guidance and wisdom from the whales and dolphins.
We often have the opportunity to swim with the whales and dolphins on our trips! We enter the water with them only after your guide, facilitator, and boat captain, first assess the behavior and interest level of the whales and dolphins – and of course the water safety conditions. If the whales and dolphins show us they are open and interested in having us in the water with them, then we slip in quietly to observe and connect with them in their natural habitat.
You'll have the opportunity to listen to the magical and mysterious songs of the humpback whales. We have a hydrophone on board but it's even more exciting is to slip into the water nearby a singing male humpback, simply float, and listen to his incredible song. Sometimes you'll be so close that you can feel the vibration of the low notes in your body!
Anne currently has 4 different retreat weeks:
Aug 17-22, Aug 31-Sept 5,
Sept 14-19 (featuring yoga!), Sept 28-Oct 3.
The Beauty + Magic of Panama
Panama is an undiscovered whale watching destination. It's one of the only places in the world where humpback whales come from both the northern and southern hemispheres to breed and give birth, giving it two whale watching seasons each year. In July-October we have several thousand whales around the beautiful Pearl islands, and for the last 2 years we've been blessed with a 99% success in whale sightings.
The waters in Panama are clear, and the water temperatures are in the low to mid 80's (you'll never need a wetsuit). Water visibility averages 30-50 feet and you'll have the opportunity to snorkel beautiful coral reefs teeming with colorful tropical fish. You may also see jumping stingrays, sea turtles, manta rays, and even whale sharks on your trip.
Highlights of your Retreat:
- 5 full days on the boat out with the whales and dolphins
- Guided meditation to meet your Dolphin or Whale spirit guide
- Visit to a local vortex on the Gamboa resort grounds
- Boat tour on Lake Gatun to connect with the Mer Goddess of the lake (you'll see wild monkeys, toucans, parrots, sloths, etc.)
- Visit the Panama canal and learn about its spiritual significance
- The possibility of swimming with dolphins and/or whales
- Explore Contadora island and its 11 white sand beaches
- Snorkel beautiful coral reefs teeming with colorful tropical fish
- Meditation on Mermaid beach
- Sunset whale & dolphin cruise
- Learn about the biology and behavior as well as Whale and Dolphin spiritual wisdom
- Optional trip extension to visit the Emberá Indian tribe in the jungles of Panama.
A Very Special Adventure…
In addition to spending 5 magical days with the whales and dolphins, you'll spend your first night in Panama at the luxurious Gamboa Rainforest Resort, where you can relax in a hammock on your own private balcony overlooking the Chagres river and the tropical rainforest. You may even hear toucans, wild parrots and howler monkeys calling in the distance. Before you head out to the Pearl islands and the whales and dolphins, you'll visit a local vortex on the resort grounds and take a boat tour on Lake Gatun to connect with the Mer Goddess of the lake and see wild monkeys, toucans, parrots, sloths, etc. And no journey is complete without a visit to the Panama canal.
You'll have the option of extending your stay in Panama to visit the Emberá Indian tribe where they still live as they have for millennia in traditional villages in the jungle. Your trip leader, Anne Gordon de Barrigón is married to an Emberá man and has been completely accepted by his family and tribe. You will meet her Emberá family and soon understand why these open-hearted, warm and friendly people touched her heart as they will yours. You'll feel like you've stepped into the pages of a National Geographic magazine while in the village. (You have the option of a day or overnight visit with the Emberá people.)
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What You Need to Know Before Going Office Chair Shopping
If you work at least eight hours in an office, you are most likely sitting down for most of the time. It is therefore essential that you have a chair that you can be comfortable in and can help you work better. With all the things you have to deal with at the office, problems with poor seating should be the last thing you'd have to worry about.
Now if you're about to shop for office chairs or you're thinking about what kind of chair to get, we've got just the right information for you. Read on to know more about the kinds and types of office chairs in the market. A little knowledge will help you make the right choice.
Kinds of Office Chairs
If you're thinking of just buying the first affordable office chair you find, don't. Check out which kind will best serve your needs.Task chairs are office chairs with a swivel and casters at the base. You can adjust the chair to whatever height you're comfortable with. You have better mobility so you won't have to hurt yourself turning around because your chair will easily move for you. This kind of chair is ideal for offices where different people use the chairs. This way, they can adjust the height of the chair to their preference.
Executive chairs are similar to task chairs but they generally have more padding and are more comfortable. Some can even recline. However, they can be more expensive than other types of office chairs.
You can also get custom designed chairs if you can't find ones that are fitted to your needs. There are big and tall office chairs available so you shouldn't have a problem looking for the kind you need when you shop.
If your office has a need for guest chairs, you do not have to get chairs with wheels and casters. In most offices, guests are not expected to move about. They usually have appointments with someone which requires their full attention so they would need a stationary chair.
Ergonomic office chairs are designed to keep you sitting in a proper posture to reduce stress on your body. It has an adjustable seat, backrest, armrest, and headrest. This is ideal for those who sit for more than four hours at a time.
Office Chair Upholstery
There are many types of office chairs and more are being manufactured to serve customers' particular needs. The following are just two of the more popular types of upholstery you can see being used on office chairs.
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Lawrence school board candidate Bill Roth live chat
March 18, 2011
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Lawrence school board candidate Bill Roth will chat live with LJWorld.com users Friday, March 18 at 11 a.m. Submit your question in advance below.
Hello, everyone.
We are preparing for the start of our online chat with Bill Roth, candidate for Lawrence school board.
There's still time to send in a question or two...
Hello to all.
We are joined by Bill Roth, one of nine candidates for Lawrence school board.
I'm Mark Fagan, and I'll be moderating the hour-long chat.
Thank you, Bill, for stopping by today.
Bill Roth:
Thank you Mark for inviting me. I always find your columns interesting, clear and to the point and giving me a chance to share my views.
Now we'll get to our first question — which, for a little background, includes an acronym (STEM) that stands for science, technology, math and science...
I have seen from two other candidates Shannon Kimball and Rick Ingram that they would like to see a STEM program in our district, what are your views regarding a STEM program in schools?
Bill Roth:
It is exciting that other candidate recognize and appreciate the effort that the Wakarusa Valley Stem Committee has accomplished. It wasn't easy. It was a real team effort that involved the parent committee, the kids, their parents, the teachers, principal, administration, KU Professors, Garmin, Kansas Department of Education and even the Lawrence Police Department. not to mention several grants that ere received. In my opinion it would be a real loss not to keep this initiative moving.
Under what circumstances would you accept school closure as the only option for balancing the budget? Do we have other options?
Bill Roth:
To me the issue is framed in the wrong way. It is a negative. 11 of our schools are over 50 years old. We should be looking at what we need to do to bring our schools into the 21 st century. With a plan for the future we can set a road map which everyone in our district will recognize as a real benefit for our kids. Until we understand what the real budget is we shouldn't take any action. At one minute I hear that we are $3 million short, the next minute I hear that we are only $700,000 short, but we have $500,000 unaccounted for which means that our contingency fund could easily cover that..
In Merrill's chat earlier this week, she said "I agree with you that Broken Arrow should be on the list. Woodlawn is an exception because of its location. Woodlawn is the only school located North of the river." She also stated regarding closure, "Wakarusa was selected because its school population is about 160 students and of those students most already live in town." This is just patently false, approximately 30% of students live within the city limits, not a majority. Mr. Roth, I wonder why Woodlawn should be an exception and not Wakarusa, being the last rural school in the district, covering an area larger than Lawrence and the only school south of the Wakarusa river and K-10? What are your thoughts?
Bill Roth:
Gee's if the criteria is being on the other side of the river, that should exempt WVES from being closed, it's on the other side of the Wakarusa River. The real facts are that the number of children attending WVES could be increased to over 230 by changing boundaries. The interesting fact is that to bus kids to Broken Arrow from WVES will increase bus travel time. By changing boundaries, kids can be taken to WVES with NO increase in bus travel time from that required to bus them to Langston Hughes and Broken Arrow where they currently go. We are, across the district, going to have to recognize that to utilize our school's capacities effectively, redrawing boundaries is going to have to be accepted by all us us.
The school board formed it's taskforce to provided recommendations to the school board, then put 2 school board members and the superintendent on the taskforce to guide the venture. Questions: (1) have you ever served on a taskforce designed to advise a body? (2) If so, were members of the body that taskforce was designed to advise guiding that taskforce? (3) Do you think this is an appropriate way to run a taskforce?
Bill Roth:
There were several concerns I had with the task force. Yes, I have served on more committees that I want to remember. To obtain an unbiassed opinion is it always best to have members who can be free from unbiased views and make objective assessments. You may not like what you get back, and you may not want to go along with the recommendations, but at least you find out what the view is of others. The idea is to look at all options, evaluate the options against criteria that the person directing the study has selected, plus others that the committee may develop. Once the report is complete, the committee chairperson(s) sign their report, attach the supporting date and include any minority dissents.
What do you think about bond issues and the way they have been spent recently?
Bill Roth:
At th present time, there are over 500 available spaces in our elementary school system. Until something definitive that arises, it is difficult to justify. One thing that goes unsaid is that when the current bonds are paid off, property taxes are reduced., In these rather trying times, it seems to me that a little tax relief would be appreciated. Just because there would be no increase, leaves out the obvious, there could be a decrease..
Assume you were a school board member. You are advised that there are currently $14M in contingency funds available. Do you keep that money where it's at, or do you redirect it to other purposes, i.e. not closing schools?
Bill Roth:
At this time the word is "What school are we going to close?" As I stated earlier, we really need a plan that lays out what our school district should look like in 2050. That seems like a long way away, but 10 of our current schools have not had any real attention paid to whether they are meeting 21st Century requirements for providing a really good learning environment for our kids, since the 1960's. That's 50 years ago... To keep WVES open for a year or two, doesn't even phase the contingency fund. WVES is really inexpensive from maintenance and utility costs as compared to all other schools in the district.
What are your thoughts on how budget transparency can be achieved?
Bill Roth:
At the risk of having Kathy Johnson give night school classes to bring everyone up to date, we should take a look at what other districts are doing that have successfully summarized their budgets into understandable and transparent online, open to the public reports. Some of the headings that the school system accounts use are pretty hard to translate, but the public needs to know what the truth is so that they can be supportive and ask knowledgeable and pertinent questions and help in setting priorities..
That's about all the time we have for today.
Thanks to Bill Roth for taking time today to answer questions online.
Bill Roth:
Thank you Mark and thank all of you who asked really focused questions. If you would like a little more unbiased look at mu background you check out LJWorld.com.
I would appreciate your vote and the chance to serve our community in the capacity of school board member, and so would my two kids..
We also thank all the readers who sent in questions, and who continue to follow our chats online.
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Randy Masten is next. He's scheduled to be online with us at 11 a.m. Monday.
After that are Ola Faucher, at 11 a.m. Tuesday, followed by Jim Clark, at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday. Tyler Palmer is set for 1 p.m. Wednesday.
For these and all other chats, don't hesitate to log in and submit questions early.
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Saturday, February 25, 2012
Palate Palette & Malones
Almost six years old & still going strong, Palate Palette sets an excellent example for F&B outlets.
The food menu here is as memorably quirky as the decor, with mainstays like "asparagyu," "minimalist burgers" & "chicken lollipops," but we tend to gravitate toward the terrific drinks.
Lines on a mirror from the flavor cartel: Bangkok shooters _ Sauza tequila & lime wedges with lines of crushed chicken bacon (!!!), salt, pepper, herbs & spices.
Snort it up, slurp 'em up: Bermuda shooters _ Matusalem Classico rum & orange wedges with brown sugar & cinnamon powder.
Feisty, fiery flavors: Spicy Jacky (cili padi-infused Russian Standard vodka, milo, milk) & Wassup B (vodka, wasabi, lemon juice, simple syrup).
Caffeine with booze help to keep us awake a little longer; try the Jamaican Coffee, featuring espresso, cruzan aged rum, coffee liquor, cream & brown sugar.
Palate Palette,
Jalan Mesui, Off Changkat Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur.
Less than a kilometer away, at Pavilion shopping mall, another success story: Malones has truly thrived in the Klang Valley, opening four branches in two years.
Entry on Malones @ KLCC: Nov. 3, 2009.
Southeast Irish-style seafood chowder, with clams, salmon, mussels & white fish. The food here is hearty & tasty; not extraordinarily memorable, but worthwhile.
Seared beef stewed in Guinness for four hours with root veggies. Something that Irish pubs across the world might serve.
The Irish theme persists in the cocktails: St Patrick's Sangria (red wine, Jameson whiskey, fruit juice, soda) & Irish Martini (absolut, vermouth, Irish whiskey).
Pavilion, Kuala Lumpur.
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I love the quirky decor at Palate Palette. Pity the parking in that area is such a pain in the bum.
ReplyDeleteI've only been to Palate Palette during lunch time. Don't really fancy staying in KL after working hours. =p
ReplyDeleteI've walked past Malones a few time but never tried it! The food looks decent but I'm not a huge fan of thick saucy/soupy dishes! ;)
ReplyDeletelove the decor at Palate Palette. Food's OK..but drinks can be fun:D
Yet to try Malone's. Right this moment after a night of drinks...the Irish Seafood Chowder looks like a heart comforting dish for my tummy:D
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Live AuctionDescription: Gibbon, Edward. THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. London: for Strahan and Cadell, 1777 - 1788. 6 Volumes. Vol. 1 (1777, 3rd ed.), Vol. 2-3 (1787, New ed.), Vol. 4-6 (1788, 1st ed.) Engraved frontis and 3 maps (two folding.) With half-titles except for volumes 4 and 5. Volume 4 apparently wanting 4 preface leaves though contents leaves present. Volume 1 with abreviated 2-leaf version of contents leaves (see copy in Haiti Trust as an example); most copies have the more detailed 6 leaves of contents for this volume. 4to, this copy with wide margins, approx 11" x 8.5". Bound in full period tree-calf, 4th volume with large chip to spine, others with chips to labels, hinges lightly cracked but all well-intact, some professional repairs to heads and tails (replacing chipped leather), corners and edges with wear. Contents quite clean and bright overall with some instances of light foxing in a few places, two leaves with discrete marginal repairs, five leaves with corner chips (no loss of text), and three leaves with closed marginal tears. A Very Good set. ****************************************** "This masterpiece of historical penetration and literary style has remained one of the ageless historical works Gibbon brought a width of vision and a critical mastery of the available sources which have not been equalled to this day; and the result was clothed in inimitable prose" (PMM 222).


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Every year my family travels to Pearl Lakes Trout Club in Creede, CO and this year there was a cute little fox (named Foxy of course!) that the caretakers had be-friended. She was scared of my camera.
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Lov foxes! nice capture!
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Do you happen to have some food for my family?? Great shot !!
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Switzerland midfielder Tranquillo Barnetta spoke of his pride at scoring two goals at Wembley to put UEFA EURO 2012 qualifying Group G high-fliers England on the back foot – and also his disappointment that the visitors were not able to hold onto their advantage.
An entertaining 2-2 draw at Wembley was notable for the double salvo unleashed by Barnetta in the space of three minutes in the first half. He struck twice from direct free-kicks to stun England goalkeeper Joe Hart and his defenders. "Of course I was proud to score twice at Wembley," Barnetta told UEFA.com, "but if you lead 2-0 you should bring the victory home and we were not able to do that."
The Swiss players agreed that if they had held the 2-0 lead until at least half-time it would have been a different story. Johan Djourou conceded that his tackle on Arsenal FC team-mate Jack Wilshere warranted a penalty kick from which Frank Lampard immediately cut the deficit but said his team could take heart from their performance.
"We came to Wembley to play and not many teams have done that before," Djourou said. "We gave England a lot of trouble by using the ball well and that's something new for us because before we have struggled to make a few passes."
England only remain joint top of Group G, six points clear of Switzerland, because Montenegro were held 1-1 by Bulgaria. Wilshere was relieved that his side were not punished more. "No one likes to be beaten from set pieces and that was the low point of the game for us but we showed good character to come back and in the second half we were unlucky not to go on and win the game," he said.
Ashley Young was brought on at the start of the second half and it was his fine shot which drew England level. "He was a bit unlucky not to get a starting place but he showed good character in coming on and playing like he did and we are all delighted for Ashley," Wilshere added. "It can only be good for English football that we have players like him."
John Terry said England's next qualifier, away to Bulgaria on 2 September was now "a must-win game". The captain added: "We were disappointing in the first half, we did not get out of the blocks and the tempo was a little slow. For the first goal there were enough of us in the box to clear it and we should be dealing with stuff like that. But we showed a lot of character to come back into the game and it was disappointing that we did not go on to win it."
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what a beautiful apartment I love the painting on the the easel the settee with its cushions and great lights like fav
Like the treatment you use in the interior. The lighting, flooring well... Nice!!!!!
I don-t know why but this gives me the warm feeling of home XD. I-m gonna fav it_
beautiful design...very creative..wish i had a place like this where i can paint :)
im no art, how to say this guy, but I think this your best style. the design style, I will look into more of your stuff, but everytime you do this style it looks great.
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Haha so true...but then there are those kind kind people in Retentions who give you a new Moto Q for $99 after no rebates and no hassle...we will find a way to get the WM6. Torrents can be your friend :laugh2:
Newsgroups FTW! lol I was charged $148 on my bill for no reason, I got charged for two months of texting on one bill, they refunded back my text messaging charges, and im still at 71 dollars which seems outrageous. And from what I know, since T-Mobile is upgrading the Dash to WM6, the Blackjack and the Moto Q will follow just to keep it up to date and make some monay before the Q9 comes out, which probably will be delayed release just like the Q was on sprint..
Microsoft has announced that all verizon and sprint will update their Q's to WM 6 http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/feb07/02-11WM6SoftwarePR.mspx
Where exactly does it say that? I saw where it said that they would be releasing WM6 devices, but nothing about upgrading...
You are seriously reading waaay more into that then you should and it's a bit cruel to get people's hopes up that way. :angry: Sprint plans on shipping devices this year with WM6. That could be a new device (ppc-6800?) not an upgrade. Either way, Microsoft will never announce anything for Sprint or Verizon. That will be left to Sprint/Verizon and Motorola only. As of this post all we know is this: - There is a GSM Q that runs WM6. - The HTC Dash and Samsung Blackjack here in the US are both getting WM6 which officially leaves only the Moto Q as far as smartphones I think it's more likely than not we will get an update but nothing is official and I would not get your hopes up.
More functionality... For starters, I've heard that WM6 will have PocketWord, PocketExcel & PocketPowerpoint included on the SmartPhone version. This may not be a huge deal for many SmartPhone users, but I have been using PPC PDAs since 2000 and have come to love these apps... which have retained me on the MS platform instead of migrating to Palm. I think I remember seeing this on the MS PocketPC site. I also heard something about improved BT... but I have no references to cite... As stated previously in the thread, the Q has not been announced, perhaps in the next few weeks we'll hear something. Sprint took thier time releasing the Q instead of being the first to implement and have avoided some of the bug issues experienced by many VZ early adopters. (I gather this from other forums...) Perhaps Sprint is just holding back any announcement until they are more sure WHEN the upgrades can be delivered. (FYI - In the past, the PPC upgrades were downloadable...) Takeaway: WM6 has a few new features, but there is nothing but conjecture whether the Q will receive the upgraded OS. Cheers!
there is nothing anywhere at this point that says there will be an update. I have a contact that works at Motorola and all he has said so far is that Sprint is looking at the possibility but nothing has been decided as of yet. It would make sense, however there is the possibility that instead of upgrading they will just offer newer devices that run 6.0. As far as the differences between the two 5.0/6.0 6.0 will include documents to go and opera web browser as well as a few other updates and a potentially faster OS. No sense in getting everyone's hopes up. If it happens great, if it doesn't then buy a new phone.
Dumb question - Can you buy the upgrade yourself and load it like XP or Vista on a desktop or laptop? I am assuming no cause of the carriers support (Sprint vzw)?
Could be either. Could have to take it in, or they may send a disc. When dell went to WM 5.0 they sent out a disc and the disc had everything dell labeled and ready to go, so maybe we'll get lucky.
Just spoke with my Sprint business rep. she has not heard anything regarding an update to WM6. I will be speaking to my sales rep to try and gather more information. I'll keep you posted.
Earlier today i spoke to advanced technical support at Sprint and i have confirmed 100% that Sprint is not only going to offer an upgrade to Windows Mobile 6, they are going to do it for free, and yes i had this confirmed by a supervisor so its legit. They do not a have a specific date for the release of the update but it is a sure thing, 100% sure!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She felt like in would be offered sometime in late may or early June so no more worrying about your Q getting outdated, yay!!!!!!
I believe this. If you guys go over to the Software section of this forum, you will find a thread where at least couple people have obtained the WM6 rom that Sprint is beta testing currently. All the nay-sayers can think whatever they want, but one way or another, it looks like we'll be getting WM6 (officially or unoffically).


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The 2nd Annual Troop 594 Golf Tournament takes place Monday October 8th at The Green-Highland Rim Golf Course.
1:00 pm Shotgun Start – 4 Man Scramble Format
Entry Fee is $100 per person or $400 per team
Includes: green and cart fees, range balls, dinner, and soft drinks
Mulligans for sale at registration – Prepaid registration by October 1, 2012
Proceeds from this tournament allow Troop 594 to support many different outdoor activities for our boys including summer/winter camps, high adventure camps, eagle projects, and community service. Without this support, many of our boys could not fully participate in these activities and would miss the full boy scout journey. Troop 594 and its adult leaders thank you.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Technology stocks ended higher on Monday, tracking the broader stock market as shares of Netflix Inc. and Apple Inc. rallied.
Netflix NFLX, +0.13% rose 7.8% to close at $324.36 after The Wall Street Journal reported that the company is in talks with cable operators to include its streaming-video service in set-top boxes.
Apple AAPL, -0.20% rose about 1% to close at $496.04. In a Sunday note, Mizuho Securities analyst Abhey Lamba wrote: "We expect a slight revenue and earnings per share beat driven primarily by strong iPhone shipments, which could offset any weakness in iPads."
The start of a new week with the federal government still shut down sent stocks falling in early trades, but the Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, +0.19% recovered, rising 0.6% to close at 3,815.27. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.29% also turned positive, closing up 0.4% on news of a possible budget deal in Washington D.C.
Facebook Inc. FB, +0.58% shares rose 0.8% to close at $49.51 after the social network announced its acquisition of Onavo, a privately held compression technology and mobile analytics company.
But Expedia Inc. EXPE, +0.57% fell 6.2% to close at $48.51 after Deutsche Bank analyst Ross Sandler cut his rating on the online travel agency to hold from buy, citing intensifying competition in the U.S. market. Sandler also pointed to worries about management changes at Hotels.com.
Other major tech issues were in the red, including Yahoo Inc. YHOO, -0.43% , AOL Inc. US:AOL and Groupon Inc. GRPN, +0.25%
The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index SOX, +0.75% was up a fraction, as some major chip stocks posted gains. Advanced Micro Devices AMD, -0.65% climbed 3.7% to close at $3.97.
Wedbush analyst Betsy Van Hees raised her rating on the stock to outperform from neutral, telling clients in a note: "We believe in the near-term AMD will benefit from the ramp of gaming consoles and a modest lift from second half of the year seasonality, and longer-term is well positioned to gain market share in servers with its dual architecture strategy."
Shares of Intel Corp. INTC, -0.31% Nvidia Corp. NVDA, +0.35% and SanDisk Corp. US:SNDK also posted gains.