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Mixed chicks?
I just heard about Mixed Chicks haircare products, so I ordered $60 worth of it. Has anybody used it on their child's hair and if so, can I see before and after pics? Thank you :)
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I heard about it and plan to order some for my DD and hope it will works for her hair!!
I just got mine today and used it on dd's hair. it's AMAZING!! It's pricey, but well worth it.
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I heard about it and plan to order some for my DD and hope it will works for her hair!!
Awesome! I wonder if it would work on my DD's hair. Her dad is black, and she has my hair but has curl locks when I have a very straight hair. So when she get out of bath, her hair is very curly and if it dry out with nothing being put in like mousse or whatever to hold her locks, it just breaks out in frizzle & look very dry. I just hope those stuff will work on her hair so I don't have to use anything else on it!
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Straight out of the unique engine swap folder comes the Dolmette motorcycle which is powered by 24 chainsaw engines. The chainsaws put their power to the ground via a single belt drive system. All together the engines make 24 cylinder 1.9 liter engine putting out around 167 horsepower and about 100 ft.lbs. torque.
Dolmar explains the system below better then I can.
The heart of the combined power plant is the central drive belt casing of aluminium construction. As well as encasing the eleven belts used to couple up the individual engines, it also houses the exhaust ducts for the cooling air. Twelve engines are mounted in two rows of six on either side of the drive belt casing. Each engine is held in place by means of two threaded studs that normally serve to secure the guide bar to the chainsaw power head. The individual motors are coupled together in sets of three by means of a double-sided drive belt, making up eight modules in all. The individual engines are not rigidly connected; instead they deliver their torque through the centrifugal clutch that is a standard feature of every chainsaw.
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text: I understand that keeping the main debian site small for mirror purposes is a great thing. I would suggest some screenshots or even small pictures that demonstrate what debian would look like when freshly installed. Even just one picture so that when someone who has never heard of Debian will understand that it is an Operating System. I don't propose full out homepages like Fedora, Ubuntu or Open Suse but just some picture presence would really make the OS more attractive. Or even one screencast showing Debian freshly installed.


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The ultimate Christian trump card
"God told me". Carey Nieuwhof talks about this 'trump card' today at his blog. And I couldn't agree more. He states the fact that when most people play their trump card, it really has nothing to do with any time of theological thing (like salvation, the cross, etc.) and almost always has to do with their own opinion… things like church programs, vision, direction, etc. I like what he says: Most of the time when leaders trot out "God told me", they're actually seeking to add divine weight to something that truthfully, is either their opinion or their (maybe sincere) attempt to apply what they've learned to the situation they're facing. Carey continues: So why not just call it that? It's our opinion. It's my conviction. It's our belief. It's my understanding. It's my decision. I think people would just respect you more. Because that's what it is, isn't it? And if church people wonder whether you actually heard from God when you claim to be speaking for him, I promise you unchurched people – especially the millennial generation – don't find it credible. So… have you used the ultimate Christian 'trump card' recently, or at any time in your ministry? Why did you do it? Did God really speak to you? And did your proclamation come true? And did it help your leadership? I'd love to hear your experience. Read more from Carey here… Todd


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Haines Is Officially a Free Agent
Willie Saylor, Editor
Anyone interested in the most decorated upperweight in Pennsylvania history? One with three state titles, two Super 32 and Powerade finals appearances, and a title from each?
Welcome to the wonderful world of recruiting, where anything can happen.
Last November, Thomas Haines (Solanco, Pa) gave a verbal commitment to Penn State. The Heavyweight prospect, ranked #10 on our Senior Big Board, is on pace to join an elite group of just 12 other four-time state champions, and at 220lbs, the heaviest of them.
However, last week Penn State announced the commitment of Nick Nevills, another Top 10 HWT prospect out of Clovis, California.
Nevills' announcement immediately posed questions of Haines' status. Could both co-exist at Penn State? Was PSU trying to build depth at HWT, or were they going a different direction from Haines?
On Monday, Thomas' father, David cleared the air. "Thomas will not be going to Penn State," he said. "Thomas isn't exactly upset, but it took him by surprise. He thought Cael looked on him favorably. But we understand that's the nature of recruiting; one door closes, another one opens."
So where will he go now?
Announcing his decision to Penn State so early (in November of his JR year), Haines never went through the traditional recruiting process.
"We're kind of working backward here," David said. "Thomas never got to take official visits. I'd like to see him visit a variety of schools to see what's out there. Big Schools, small schools. City schools, rural schools."
Although there is a short list of colleges that Haines initially has in mind, David says he's open to all options.
Haines Hits The Open Market
Haines Is Officially a Free Agent


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....at Least For Today, Anyway.
I just completed my first week of Boot Camp and I lost 6.5 pounds! You can only imagine the excitment I felt at 5:03 this morning when the little lady weighed me. I made her do it twice to make sure.
It is going to be a long 5 weeks (it was a 6 week commitment) of early mornings, but I think it may be worth it!
PLEASE pray for us as we prepare to make our house into a home that we can live in and be happy with. We got about 4 to 5 hours of sleep last night and have full work days ahead of us before we go back to the house to work tonight. We seem to take 1 step forward and 2 steps back with all of the projects we are tackling. They say, that which doesn't kill you, makes you stronger. We will just have to see about that!
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
The Scale IS My Friend
Posted by Sisters at Tuesday, August 19, 2008
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I'm so jealous of your 6.5 pound weight loss! Maybe I need to go sign up for boot camp :) Keep up the good work!!!
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Complaint Review: Freelancer.com
- Freelancer.com
Suite 52, Jones Bay Wharf 26-32 Pirrama Rd
- Phone:
- Web: www.freelancer.com
- Category: Websites
Freelancer.com Scam Internet
*UPDATE Employee: I'd like to help!
*REBUTTAL Owner of company: I'd like to help you with your withdrawal concern!
"Freelancer founder earns $235 million – while customers of the site are ripped off "
Freelancer, an Australian registered Internet company makes millions while abusing Australian consumer laws. Caution – use this site at your own risk as Freelancer takes no responsibility if you are unfortunate enough to use one of the many contractors that bid for projects on their site. Even when Freelancer become aware that they there is an unscrupulous contractor, they DO NOTHING – allowing them to continually scam unsuspecting users of the site. And to make matters worse – the contractors know this.
Freelancer takes it commission; charges Australians GST for the provision of services; but then takes no responsibility if the services are not delivered – or if you have been scammed.
We recently won a dispute with a Freelancer contractor that was arbitrated by Freelancer. We wanted our money back OR the website that we had paid for up to date and all unreleased funds to be returned.
What did we get? - Nothing - the $1950 that we had already paid to the contractor UKprosolutions was not refunded – neither were we provided the website that they created so that we could then engage someone else to actually build the website that actually required. After four months we have been left with nothing and are out of pocket $1950 plus all the GST paid to Freelancer.
The comment from UKprosolutions was "HaHa - you get nothing" and from Freelancer – absolute silence. Not even a response to our emails.
We have registered a complaint with the NSW Fair Trading as Freelancer is registered in NSW.
As Australians we complain about the lack of laws that prevent overseas web based companies being made accountable to protect Australians - Freelancer is an Australian company and therefore should be accountable to Australian consumer law.
This is Freelancer's marketing
Hire online for a fraction of the cost!
Freelancer.com is the world's largest outsourcing marketplace, empowering entrepreneurs & small businesses worldwide.
Outsource anything you can think of!
Projects start at $30 and the average job is under $200
Programmers, designers, content writers are ready now!
Only pay freelancers once you are happy with their work
Go their site for more information at www.freelancer.com.au
What happened to us?
The site Freelancer is for contractors to get in contact with prospective clients for work.
This is a great concept but needs to be more regulated by Freelancer otherwise a lot more Australians and people worldwide are going to be ripped off by contractors. This is due to the site being a target of overseas contractors passing themselves as experienced contractors in their chosen fields and misleading people that hire them.
Freelancer has made its founder over $235 million but is not willing to spend any $$$ to protect its users against unscrupulous contractors by not checking the credentials of these contractors in anyway.
When we went on to Freelancer we expected the information on the site to be verified by Freelancer in regards to the claims made by the contractors. In fact, contractors proudly display all these badges that Freelancer grants them for their work.
We found the opposite, we took the testimonials on face value and it was only when we were into our project with UKprosolutions, who we choose to go with based on their testimonials, that we found this out.
- We attempted to check the supposed testimonials - but no numbers were supplied to phone. Ukprosolutions claimed in their resume that they built Jamie Oliver's website - we sent an email to Jamie Oliver buy received no reply from them – we should have probably been suspicious at this stage.
- We skyped UkprosSolutions on a few occasions - they would not go on video only voice. [Reassured us it was only a technical issue]. This should have been another warning to us.
- The date we awarded them the project [due to what said and testimonials viewed plus that they had a large office in the UK employing up to 45 designers also that there credentials would have been checked by Freelancer] they asked for 50% of the fee upfront and the balance half way through the project. We settled on paying them in three payments 1/3 on start and 1/3 at half way point and 1/3 on completion.
- From the beginning of the project they struggled to provide what was agreed and what was required – despite them being sent a management report prior to awarding them the project to ensure that they had the resources to do what was required.
- During the first 6 week of a project that was supposed to be completed in that time, we spent many hours trying to explain what we needed and also sending them emails to show them what was not working.
- We paid them another $950 in the hope that they would spend more time on our project and getting things right, but it did not make any difference.
- Then came the stand offs - pay us the full amount or no more work will be done so we put the money in Milestone on Freelancer as a sign of good intentions -, knowing it was still our money .
- At this point we knew we were getting no whare as they were saying the project was finalised and for Freelancer to release the milestone payment.
- At this stage we engaged a web designer here in Perth Web wizards to look over the site and they confirmed that things were nowhere near finished.
We are sending this to you for you to expose the above to the unexpecting people that might use this site as Freelancer needs to do more to protect its users .We have sent Freelancer emails to address this see all details enclosed only to receive no reply's.
They have a large legal disclaimer that they hide behind also they have told us on their site it takes up to two weeks for them to refund any of our monies in our accoutn - even the banks aren't that bad.
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Hi Topdog,
I'm Jenna from Freelancer.com. I understand that you had an issue with the project that you had on the site. I would like to personally assist you on this and clear things relevant to this. Please send me an email to email@example.com containing your username and the project ID. Be reminded to direct the email to me by putting my name on the title so I would easily get it.
I hope to hear from you soon.
Kind regards,
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I'd like to help you with your withdrawal concern!
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SUBMITTED: Tuesday, June 25, 2013POSTED: Tuesday, June 25, 2013
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I hope to hear from you soon.
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Kansas Legislature 2014
As the 2014 session of the Kansas Legislature continues, four statehouse journalists review bills that have been introduced and discuss the extra attention some have drawn to the state.
IGI guests on the program will include Stephen Koranda of Kansas Public Radio, Bryan Lowry of the Wichita Eagle, Tim Carpenter of the Topeka Capital-Journal and Scott Rothschild of the Lawrence Journal-World.
Janet Thompson Jackson hosts the IGI series.
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Teacher Pleads Not Guilty to Molestation
A former Othello school teacher accused of child molestation pleaded not guilty in court Monday.
Lisa Davis made her first court appearance Monday afternoon on one count of child molestation. The judge released her under the condition that she has no contact with the 10-year-old victim or come within 500 feet of his home or school.
Her trial date is set for October 15th. She faces up to life in prison and a $50,000 fine if convicted.
According to the police report, Davis and the boy began their relationship in late 2012.
Police say the relationship started when the boy began staying late after school with Davis. After time went on police say Davis took the boy to movies and carried on a "friend-like" relationship. Police believe there were at least 3 "touching" incidents between the boy & Davis in her classroom and at a home Davis was house-sitting.
According to the police report, Davis' husband brought the alleged conduct to the attention of a school counselor. Dan Davis, Lisa's husband, is also an educator in the district. Police say Davis' husband suspected something inappropriate was going on when he noticed his wife spending a lot of time with the victim.
According to the police report, Davis eventually admitted to her family she had an inappropriate relationship with the boy. Police interviewed one of Davis' adult children who told them, "Mom said the relationship started off innocently, then it moved from a plutonic relationship to including inappropriate contact."


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Link Patrol: Thursday, October 15th
Interesting tidbits from our friends and colleagues from around the web.
The Two Faces of Tracy Morgan. (GQ)
H(Y)R Collective is Now Inventory Magazine. (Inventory Magazine)
Behind the Scenes Iron Man 2 Video. (Film Drunk)
Band of Outsiders Shetland/Terry Tailored Trousers. (Selectism)
Lacie Sound2 Speakers. (Cool Material)
Top 10 Things You Should Do In Japan. (Askmen)
A Collection of Pimped Out Garage Doors. (UnCoached)
Armin Strom X Omega Speedmaster. (Hodinkee)
Eight Phrases That Didn't Mean What You Think They Mean. (Asylum)
Retro Weather Magnets Let You Make Your Own Predictions. (NerdApproved)
Spooklight: Accelerometer Brake Light for Bikes. (Wired, Gadget Lab)
Men's Fall Classics. (The Moment, NY Times)
See a Vengeful Mel Gibson in "Edge of Darkness" Trailer. (Screen Junkies)
Adidas Originals by Originals x Neighborhood Peacoat. (Limited Hype)


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Thought Provoking Novel "Forgotten Word" Takes Readers on Suspenseful Journey That Explores the Ban of Religion, and the Impact It Would Have on Society
UK-based Author Sam Jane Brown's popular debut novel "Forgotten Word" is quickly amassing a devoted following
Aug 13, 2013, 08:40 ET
MANCHESTER, England, Aug. 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Fans of the now-iconic novel The Da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown are discovering a new title that's rapidly gaining popularity among readers and book clubs: it's Forgotten Word by UK-based author Sam Jane Brown, who is now in the midst of penning her sophomore title.
"I don't think I really realized that this book would prove to be so deeply thought provoking; it's something that occurred spontaneously. But I think it's absolutely wonderful that Forgotten Word has spurred discussions and debates," Sam Jane Brown explained, adding, "I came up with the novel's concept and storyline during a year-long bible study. It was an experience that took me on a profound spiritual journey. So I believe that many of the concepts that I was considering and contemplating during that time found their way into my writing."
Brown is currently writing a second novel, which will pick up where Forgotten Word leaves off. She has yet to announce a title and release date.
Forgotten Word readers embark upon a suspense-filled journey into religion, the forces of good and evil and the impact on modern society. The novel follows international police investigator Zena McGrath. She's flown to the Vatican to investigate the death of a Catholic priest; the latest in a string of mysterious priest deaths.
Zena is unexpectedly thrust into a new reality, where evil is a very real and potent force – a force that's following her as she travels back to New York City to investigate yet another priest's sudden and mysterious death.
Suddenly, Satan worshipers, evil entities, dark forces and underground societies are no longer standing in the shadows; they're front and center on the world stage. This spurs a global revolution; an uprising. This evolves into movement that has thousands demanding a new world order – one that's free of religion and the pervasive evil forces that go hand-in-hand with religion.
In a quest to discover the true nature of these evil forces and religion, Zena makes her way to the Holy Land where she makes some very unexpected and game-changing discoveries. Readers can expect to encounter some unanticipated twists and turns right up until the end.
"It's really interesting to consider how our world would be different if we were to do away with religion. Religion has molded so many elements of our modern society; everything from our holidays, customs and traditions, to our calendar, to our language, our laws. Think of how many wars have been fought and continue through this very day, all centering around religion. Would it even be possible to do away with religion? It's so deeply engrained and embedded within our society; even non-religious people and atheists are impacted by religion," Brown said, adding, "And that says nothing of how the elimination of religion would impact individuals on a personal level. Religion plays such a major role in forming individuals' belief systems and it shapes the way they view themselves, the world and life in general. Moreover, faith provides people with a source of hope, especially when times get tough. If we were to do away with religious belief systems, how would we fill that gap."
The topics explored in Forgotten Word have made it especially popular among book clubs and reading groups, including church- and faith-based groups.
Forgotten Word is available on Amazon.com in paperback for $12.38 and in a Kindle e-book version for $3.50.
To learn more about author Sam Jane Brown, visit www.SamJaneBrown.com.
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This one is a bit scary for any Android fans that plan on doing some international travel. AndroidGuys.com has received an email from a G1 owner who claims to have been socked with a $102 data roaming charge after having spent two weeks in the United Kingdom – even when he had the phone's data roaming setting disabled.
Staff from a T-Mobile store had told our poor victim that as long as he stayed away from internet services on the phone, he would be OK. According to the owner, he disabled data roaming, synching, and 3G on his handset before heading overseas.
That seems to us to be more than reasonable preparation.
The problem is, in spite of those reasonable precautions, he was still nailed with over $100 in data roaming charges because his phone, according to his billing detail, seemed to pull down $.15 worth of data every "3 to 7 minutes."
A T-Mobile customer service rep, when asked about the charges, supposedly told this poor guy that the answer to avoiding the charges is leave the phone in the USA.
Of course this is all based on a random email message from a random, semi-anonymous person, but we intend to ask T-Mobile about the G1's data roaming none the less.


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When Kathleen B. Shockley took up genealogy several years ago, the Texas native began searching through small church and family cemeteries in Northeast Georgia for the graves of her ancestors.
"It's very spiritual for me to know this is the land my kinfolk came from," said the woman, who joined the Daughters of the American Revolution and the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
"When I was in high school many years ago I never liked history, but when it's your own and it's personal, it's different," she remarked.
On April 21, Shockley is organizing an event at Hebron Presbyterian Church, founded in 1796, to honor Confederate soldiers. The church is located on Hebron Church Road, Commerce, in Banks County. The church, cemetery and the Hebron Academy schoolhouse are all on the National Registry of Historic Places.
The dedication begins at 1 p.m. and includes a 21-gun salute by a color guard followed by bluegrass music by the Journeymen. The church, built in 1884, and the schoolhouse will be open for tours.
The ceremony will recognize 55 men who participated in the Civil War and had ties to the church or to the original Franklin County, which originally encompassed present-day Banks County. Twenty-four Confederate soldiers are buried in the cemetery, which also includes the graves of Revolutionary War soldiers, Shockley said.
"About eight years ago the DAR honored the Revolutionary soldiers buried at Hebron and that's what I'm doing for the Confederate soldiers," said Shockley, who was raised in Dallas, Texas, and now lives in Atlanta.
Assisting with the ceremony is the Dick Dowling Chapter of the UDC from Beaumont, Texas, where Shockley is a member.
Shockley's grandmother was from East Texas and never knew where her father came from other than some place in Georgia, Shockley said. The family knew that her grandmother's people came from Mecklinburg County, N.C.
After Shockley's move to Georgia she began searching her family tree.
"Along the way I've met some relatives and everybody helped me until I found my fifth-generation grandfather's grave in Franklin County," she said. She remembers looking through an old cemetery in Franklin County and was about to leave when a gravestone caught her eye.
She looked closer.
"It was my granddaddy Miller," the father of her great-grandfather who had moved to Texas, she said.
"It's been a journey and a beautiful journey at that," she said.


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Match Listing, Names Interviewed and Preview for Upcoming Mick Foley DVDApril 2, 2013
Mick Foley will be inducted to the WWE Hall of Fame on April 6th. A little over a week later, WWE will release a three disc DVD on his career.
As with other recent WWE DVD's, the first disc of For All Mankind: The Life and Career of Mick Foley will contain a feature-length documentary.
WWEDVDNews.com has revealed the names interviewed for that documentary, and it includes some of the biggest names in the history of the business, including The Rock, Triple H and CM Punk.
The full list is as follows:
• Mick Foley
• Jim Gray (Mick's childhood friend)
• John Imbriani (Mick's friend)
• Dominic Denucci (WWF wrestler in the 70s and Mick's wrestling trainer)
• Shane Douglas
• Michael Hayes
• Vader
• CM Punk
• Paul Heyman
• Terry Funk
• Joey Styles
• Jim Ross
• Triple H
• Shawn Michaels
• Mick's daughter
• William Regal
• Big Show
• Judith Regan (Founder of ReganBooks, which published Foley's book)
• The Miz
• The Rock
Superstars like The Rock, Triple H and, of course, Terry Funk all had a huge impact on Mick's career, and it will be great to see them regale fans with their respective Foley stories.
Fans can also likely look forward to Michael Hayes, Jim Ross and Paul Heyman discussing Foley's career progression from a backstage point of view.
When it comes to the man himself, according to the report:
"Mick goes on record of saying he didn't like his WrestleMania 20 match, that coming back in 2000 to wrestle was one of the worst decisions he ever made, and how after the infamous Hell in a Cell bumps Vince McMahon came up to him and said he doesn't want to see anything like that ever again. Foley considers the time period of his role as WWF Commissioner the best of his career."
The report states that there is, "Plenty of WCW, NWA, ECW and other organisation footage within," roughly 15 minutes dedicated to Hell in a Cell at King of the Ring 1998 and his run as Commissioner Foley.
As you'd expect, no reference of his time in TNA is made, as it's said that "they basically stop talking about [his wrestling career] after his match with Edge at WM22."
The DVD will be released in the U.S. on April 16 and includes some of Mick's greatest matches between 1986 and 2000, listed in full below:
Jack Foley / Les Thornton vs. The British Bulldogs
Superstars September 1986
Cactus Jack / Gary Young vs. Scott Steiner / Billy Travis
AWA All Star Wrestling October 1988
Cactus Jack Manson vs. Brickhouse Brown
Wild West Wrestling April 1989
Cactus Jack vs. Keith Hart
Power Hour March 1990
Submit or Surrender Match
Cactus Jack vs. Sting
Power Hour November 1991
Falls Count Anywhere Match
Cactus Jack vs. Van Hammer
Clash of the Champions XVIII 21st January, 1992
Barbed Wire Match
Cactus Jack vs. Sandman
Ft. Lauderdale, FL May 1995
Cactus Jack vs. Shane Douglas
CyberSlam February 1996
Mankind vs. Rocky Maivia
IYH: Cold Day in Hell 11th May, 1997
Mankind vs. Hunter Hearst Helmsley
IYH: Canadian Stampede 6th July, 1997
Dude Love vs. Rocky Maivia
RAW 17th November, 1997
Hell in a Cell
Mankind vs. Undertaker
King of the Ring 28th June, 1998
WWE Tag Team Championship Match
Mankind / Kane vs. New Age Outlaws
RAW 13th July, 1998
WWE Championship Match
Mankind vs. The Rock
IYH: Rock Bottom 13th December, 1998
WWE Tag Team Championship
Mankind / The Rock vs. Triple H / Shane McMahon
SmackDown 2nd September, 1999
Mankind vs. Al Snow
SmackDown 16th December, 1999
Hell In A Cell—Retirement Match
Cactus Jack vs. Triple H
No Way Out 27th February, 2000
As mentioned, the DVD will be released April 16th in the U.S., with European and Australian releases to follow in late April or early May.


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I want a Kindle but I feel like I am betraying books(31 Posts)
I love books but I know a Kindle would be great for holidays. It's like contemplating an affair! I'm thinking, ooh just a flirtation for the holidays, but I wouldn't go the whole way. I'll stick with books the rest of the year ... will I? Or am I going to be making books into a cuckold whilst I run off with a shiny new Kindle into the sunshine? And would it matter if I did? Perhaps I'm thinking this way because there are problems in my relationship with hard copy reading?
What should I do? Should I LTB(ooks)?
I have both, my kindle is for travelling and for ephemeral books that I read once. Sometimes if I've taken a 'deal of the day' and it was fantastic, I look out for the hard copy.
It's not Neanderthals and Homo Sapiens, they can co-exist happily.
But LTB? Never.
I've had a kindle for the best part of two years and I still have lots of books so I think I'm now committed to a totally bigamous relationship. To be honest, as far as I'm concerned it comes down to the following when I'm buying any book:
a) is it cheaper to buy it on kindle or in pb?
b) is it in a series I already have in book form - in which case I continue to buy it in book form
c) is it an enormously thick book so heavy that I'll kill someone if I drop it on their head while strap hanging on the Tube, in which case it goes on kindle (unless it's part of (b))
d) is it a holiday, in which case it's just so much easier to take the kindle (but don't forget a pb for the flights as some airlines won't let you read the kindle for take-off/landing even if you DO turn it to flight mode).
There is something so incredibly enjoyable about being able to lie in bed downloading books and watching them pinging up on your Home screen that means I will continue to be a kindle/book floosie, but then I do love the weight of a book in the hand, until I drop it on my head when I fall asleep reading.
Not sure that helps at all but it is possible to have both in your life.
I have the kindle app on my phone and tend to use it for books that I wouldn't buy a hard copy of.
I got my first Kindle three years ago when going to the UK for three weeks (I am in US) and did not want to carry books around and on the plane. I had been very resistant to the idea of an e-reader before that. I loved it! In fact, this year I upgraded to the Paperwhite which is one of the best designed-for-the-purpose tools I know of. I still read actual books, but I keep my Kindle with me at all times so I am never without something to read. It is also great for reading in bed at night without disturbing DH.
I wouldn't be without mine and I was a huge book hoarder. I even took all my paperbacks to the charity shop the other week. I'm reformed!
Why don't you got for one of the £29 nooks? That way if you don't get on with it you haven't spent a lot of money. I recently sold my Kindle and bought the more expensive Nook Glowlight and I personally prefer it.
Thanks very much, looks like my mind is decided then. I'll take a Kindle as a lover to ensure the relationship with books can trundle on as my old faithful companion.
I also wasn't sure about leaving my books but my OH bought me a kindle a while ago and I love it!
I read a wider selection of authors now, although all 'chick lit!' beacuse you can get some good books for under £2. its been amazing for holidays. I would have taken 2 or 3 books on a weeks holiday and still ended up reading others if I could find them. kindle has solved that!
I haven't got rid of my books yet and still buy 'real' ones of my favourite authors but I love my kindle!
What mimble says I wasn't sure about getting a kindle at first either, but now I love it. I still buy paperbacks. It depends which format is selling the book cheapest, for me.
I also have a Kobo mini reader so I can borrow e-books from the library, and also a Kindle Fire (my birthday present this year).
DH has a Kindle Paperwhite, which he loves. It means he can read in bed without disturbing me.
I've got a kindle and I'm coveting a kobo, mainly because I can borrow library books with the kobo and won't be tied to one retailer. Maybe that's being unfaithful to my kindle? Will the kindle mind? Is it outrageous to have books and 2 ereaders on the go at the same time?
Love my kindle but don't really like the idea of bring restricted to amazon for books, which is why I have not upgraded to the 'white' one yet. Happy with my touch at the mo. and thinking about getting a Kobo rather than a kindle white so that I have a bit more freedom as to where to buy ebooks.
Try it..I promise you will go over to the dark side! I keep reminding myself that I'm saving trees by using Kindle (even though nothing beats getting into bed at night with a beloved good book)
I love my kindle. I also love books. It is possible for them to coexist
I find I read even more now as it is so easy to just download a new book! Storage space isn't a problem and you can add books you fancy on to the wish list and just buy them when you want to read them. Sometimes they go down in price before I get to buy them which is always a bonus!
I love my kindle. It is so much easier to hold with my withered arthritic hands . And you can buy new books INSTANTLY. What's not to love?
I have a kindle fire and use it for everything except reading books (mumsnet, playing games, listening to music)
You can even listen to music while reading.
It is useful on holiday and if I need to get a book in a hurry (e.g. book club) but it's so much more than books... downside is I probably waste more time surfing than reading
I've just become a holiday book bigamist, OP - I always take about 10 books on holiday & the weight has become a bit worrying
I've bought an ipad (not a kindle) so that I can also have music etc freely available on holiday too
(will still stick to paper books at home though)
Oh no now I really don't know what to do, I hadn't considered alternatives to a basic kindle - kobo, paperwhite, fire, nook. Such an array of e-reader totty out there. It's like signing up for online dating behind books' back. Am wracked with guilt and yet strangely excited.
Got my kindle fire in October and probably not spent a single day without it - it's so addictive and handy. Instant logon to MN
The books are still books. The thoughts, dreams and emotions of the author are still on every kindle page in the way they are on a paper page.
I am reading the Q'ran at the moment as well as the Game of Thrones series. ( Actually that is quite a juxtaposition!) With the kindle, it all fits into my handbag.
And, I can read the Game of Thrones, and ds2 can read it on his Kindle at the same time, and I've only had to pay once as both Kindles are in my name.
I do still read books at home and I like to have a selection in the spare-room bookcase so other people can read them if they're staying over but ds2 and I love our kindles.
I don't have a Kindle fire but imagine it must be heavy on battery power? I don't usually have to charge the bog-standard kindle for ages.
You can buy the Kobo Mini for £29 at the moment, if anyone is up interested.
I can borrow library books on my Kindle (in the US).
Kindles are brilliant for travelling (we take more books on holiday than clothes!) but will never replace books for me.
The price of the books is my main beef, but I have stocked up with some really good titles on the Daily Deal and lots of classics are free.
Kindles are good for reading chunky paperbacks, but I hate not being able to refer back very easily if I want to check something.
I would say it is worth getting one just for holidays and trips.
tell me about the Daily Deal please, Indrid
(I have just got an ipad & have bought 1 book from the Amazon website but don't know how's best to find things)
Please would someone tell me what a Kobo mini is? At £29.00 it sounds a bargain!
Kobo is one of the rivals to the Kindle. You can buy books via Kobo, W H Smith, epub books, borrow books from some UK libraries.
My husband and me have a Kobo Touch each. The Kobo mini is smaller but my 12 year old get along very well with it, at £29 you can't go far wrong. There's always a display of them at a WH Smith. I would get my 8 year old one but I may hand him down my touch and get myself a kobo Glo.
Like a Kindle, you can buy Kobo apps, so you can read the books you've bought on your phone, tablet etc.
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I can't believe that we're already into November (still depressingly far away from payday though) and the end of the year is around the corner!
Well that means it's time again to look forward to the new year.
- Tablet Wars – It started (or should we say rebooted) with the iPad in April. I always marvel at the time to market of the likes of Samsung who already have the Android based Galaxy Tab on sale. It's a little rough around the edges – some software doesn't work well for example. The same cannot be said for RIM and their new Playbook due out in Q1 2011 (See picture). This boasts a POSIX based OS which will enable true multi-tasking , a 5mp camera and an automatic Blackberry phone sync and a new App Store to mention a few features.
Don't expect Apple to rest on their laurels though – I think we will see an added camera to the 2nd generation iPad. There could be even bigger things in the pipeline from them.
Then we have Google weighing in with a possible Google tablet, Steve Ballmer announcing that Microsoft is back in the tablet game (see other picture), we have the Dell Streak, HP Slate and a bunch of others coming in. So expect this then: 2011 is going to be the year of the Tablet Wars.
I think, based on the public memo by Microsoft's Ray Ozzie, that we can see some serious focus on tablets coming from Redmond. Stylus and Multi-touch on the same device?
All in all it's going to be a fun year for tablets and the consumer will benefit.
I think the Kimble will die a natural death though – sorry Amazon!
- Cloud Computing – I don't expect this to become full mainstream yet, but I do expect some fairly serious development to be done in 2011. I think that 2012 will be the year of the Cloud as providers really start to gear up and IT departments start to spend again. As we see the uptake in Mobile taking off, and believe me it will, the whole cloud discussion becomes more pertinent. I expect to see a lot more being done on private clouds, but we should see some interesting public clouds popping up as well – think news streams, weather streams, finance etc. Of course the advertisers will make sure we see their message somehow.
- Some sneak previews from SAP? Well expect to see big things with in-memory databases. HANA (for Advanced Analytics) and some cool stuff coming out of our alliance with Sybase.


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blinkx Partners With Mobica to Bring Personalized Video Channels to Mobile Phones
Platform independent offering will deliver customized, professional news and entertainment video to any wireless device
Apr 01, 2010, 08:00 ET from blinkx
SAN FRANCISCO, April 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- blinkx, the world's largest and most advanced video search engine, today announced a strategic partnership with Mobica, a leading provider of cutting-edge mobile solutions and services for leading handset vendors, platform providers and mobile carriers.
Under the terms of the agreement, blinkx and Mobica will collaborate to build a platform independent service that delivers professionally produced news and entertainment highlights to mobile devices, so consumers can enjoy a variety of themed channels, featuring relevant and up-to-date video clips in a "snack-size" format that is ideal for people on the move.
The joint offering will deliver unique benefits to operators, enabling them to act as "mobile broadcasters" and thereby gain advertising revenue, as well as increase user satisfaction and retention.
Leveraging blinkx's ground-breaking AdHoc platform, the first contextual advertising platform for online video, the offering also delivers a unique value proposition for advertisers: the opportunity to combine professionally produced video content with contextually targeted advertising for the most effective marketing experience in any mobile environment.
"Consumer demand for mobile video continues to grow exponentially, and blinkx can deliver top quality content in an ideal format – a playlist of relevant, snackable content," said Suranga Chandratillake, founder and CEO, blinkx. "We're thrilled to be partnering with Mobica, one of the most dynamic companies in the mobile development space, to deliver this unique video solution to wireless operators."
"By partnering with blinkx, we're able to deliver a solution that capitalizes on our world-class mobile software development capabilities, as well as blinkx's unique content and advertising platform," said Mike Gibbons, managing director, Mobica. "It is an exciting opportunity for mobile operators who want to enhance their video services, and generate new revenue streams."
As the pioneer in video search technology, blinkx has built a reputation as the smartest way to find rich media on the Web. The company has made more than 650 partners and indexed over 35 million hours of video and audio content to date.
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blinkx plc (LSE AIM: BLNX) is the world's largest and most advanced video search engine. Today, blinkx has indexed more than 35 million hours of audio, video, viral and TV content, and made it fully searchable and available on demand. blinkx's founders set out to solve a significant challenge – as TV and user-generated content on the Web explode, keyword-based search technologies only scratch the surface. blinkx's patented search technologies listen to – and even see – the Web, helping users enjoy a breadth and accuracy of search results not available elsewhere. In addition, blinkx powers the video search for many of the world's most frequented sites. blinkx is based in San Francisco and London. More information is available at www.blinkx.com.
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Mobica partners with mobile carriers, technology platform providers and handset vendors to deliver leading-edge mobile solutions and services. Working as system integrators we design, develop and test software across the mobile software space on all platforms, from chip-level to applications. More information is available at www.mobica.com.
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April 23th is Sant Jordi and the day for lovers!
Hostal Mare Nostrum wants to talk today about a very important date for the city of Barcelona and the whole Catalunya: El Dia de Sant Jordi (Saint George's Day). 23th of April is Saint George, the patron saint of Catalunya. Every year the streets of all catalan towns are full of roses of all colors and books with their respective authors whom offer to sign their works. It's a classic go for a walk by the great ambient of Las Ramblas (or leaning out on the balcony from Hostal Mare Nostrum) and watch the beautiful traditional show in wich couples they exchange books and roses celebrating the day of love, because here it's considered the native alternative to Saint Valentine's day. Do not miss it!


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How Should you Stack Your Fridge?
When the Loose Women recently brought up the menial task of loading a dishwasher, there was a huge response from viewers about how they felt the task should be done. In fact, 1,200 viewers responded immediately, and it seems that it's something of an art to many people. And now, it seems like the way in which you pack your fridge is also the subject of much debate.
After the topic was raised by Ruth Langsford on the show, another debate ensued. True to form, Ruth takes a regimented approach to packing the fridge, labelling herself the 'fridge police' of her household.
For Jamelia, stacking the fridge is a serious business. So much so that when her two young daughters try and 'help', she has to wait until they're out of sight and stack the whole thing again!
"But is that for tidiness, for convenience or for hygiene?" Ruth asked.
"All of the above really." Jamelia went on to reveal that she actually has two fridges – one for the everyday things like milk and butter and the other for items used less frequently.
While Gloria Hunniford wasn't initially aware of the importance of fridge stacking, a scientist explained that all it takes is a trickle of juice from a piece for raw chicken to soil the rest of your food shopping.
"Well mine's the worst stacked fridge in the world and I'm still alive" Jane scoffed.
The topic also prompted a number of viewers to get in touch with the ladies.
"Becky Jay has literally written a thesis," joked Jane Moore. "She puts bananas on a banana hook, her root veg in a cool cupboard, her grapes and salad go in the draw at the bottom, dairy on the top – it's you Ruth!"
Anita was more of a woman after Jane's own heart: "I just shove it in and hope for the best."
When it comes to the contents themselves, Ruth pointed out that bread is actually best kept out of the fridge, as it can cause it to dry out. Other common mistakes include putting potatoes and tomatoes in the fridge, as this can impair their flavour.
It seems as though stacking your fridge simply isn't as easy as it sounds. What are your thoughts? Do you just throw it all in and hope for the best? Or do you have a strict approach to fridge packing? And can you think of any other items that shouldn't be living in the fridge, despite common presumptions? Let us know in the comment section below.
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A song from guitar great, Eric Clapton...
A lot of training has passed since my last post. Of course, I had to start training over due to the gall bladder issue in mid-October. The 6 weeks that I had built up to running a 6mi run was lost due to endurance atrophy. That was a pretty depressing thing I wrestled with in my head. Partly due to starting over and coming to the realization that I am 37 years old- my body doesn't recover as fast as it once did. More importantly, my body regressed so quickly. I had not expected that was going to happen. Sure, I thought that I would have need to take a step back and ran 4mi instead of picking up and running a 7mi run on what I call "Long Run Saturdays." Nonetheless, I pushed through the physical issues and ran over 7mi. in mid-November.
The following week, Jen and I flew to Virginia to help my parents to Tennessee. While there, I took a running tour of the neighborhood I had terrorized in my youth. Because we had to pack, move and begin the long drive to Tennessee, I completed a shorter 6mi run with relative ease. The following Saturday was a milestone: I was to run the Tims Ford Deer Trail 6 Miler in Winchester, TN. This was one of my preparatory races to mentally prepare to run in a half-marathon race. Obviously, running alone and along side other individuals is a completely different experience, so I was preparing my self for the interaction, initial adrenaline rush, and pacing issues I would face.
Upon driving at the event, I felt great other than a little calf tightness in my left calf. There was about 140 people in varying ages from 12 to 74 ready to run the event. When the race started, the pace was starting pretty quickly, but manageable. The trail took us through numerous turns and up and down pretty steep hills during the first mile. All of a sudden, I heard my Nike+ app tell men that I reached my first mile in a blazingly-fast 8:02: over a minute faster than the pace I wanted to run. Coupled by the fact that I had not trained for the major degrees of incline that I had ran during the first mile, I quickly realized that I may be in for a long day.
The second mile came and went and after a steady incline, I finally made it to the halfway point- at which point , we turn around and run the same course back to the finish. I quickly ran through all the declines over the course and realized those same declines were going to become inclines very shortly! The slight tightness in the calf made itself more of a presence at the start of mile 5. By the end, the calf had tightened up to become pretty uncomfortable and I had started to get a shin splint in my right leg as well. I made it through the finish with two bad wheels in 55:22, which translates to 9:14 per mile. I was hoping to finish closer to 54:00, but I had not trained for trail running, which I now regret.
After the run, I was so beaten down in my left achilles heel that I had only been able to run 5mi last week during my recovery. Sadly, this week has turned out to be the same way. Another week with 5mi completed. All of this compounded by the fact that I have been eating horribly poor, which masks me feel like a big slug. Fortunately, the pain seems to have vanished, so I will begin running 4 times per week again starting Monday. I am hoping that I am not having to start from scratch once again. The silver lining is that I wasn't out for 3 solid weeks. At least I have put some miles in my legs as I was trying to heal. One thing is certain: the Frostbite Half Marathon that I had been planning to run in February is out. There is no way I can train to run my first half-marathon on trails with steep inclines and declines. I am now searching for the right race to set my sights on in 2012.
There is a toll that missing this time takes on the mind, body and spirit. Jennifer believes that I am becoming obsessive about my training, but in reality, I am very fearful of veering off my regimen because of the issues I have faced over the past two weeks. Not running and over-indulging in foods that I shouldn't eating much of in the first place is pleasing to the person I no longer wish to be, and it is very easy to backslide. The body is willing, but the mind is weak. Your body can do so much more than your brain gives it credit. As another restart begins, I now understand that the mind is harder to train that the body, but it is certainly trainable. Here's hoping that the third time's the charm.
Saturday, December 17, 2011
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It's so much easier NOT to stick to a regimen. Don't listen to anyone but your inner self. Just don't run too much in the beginning.
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Get these to distributers, stat! Please? *pouts*
That´s what I call an good informant you can rely on. :D
Originally Posted by Link316
some dude [...] at some Walmart in Arkansas[...]
Why don't we have Walmarts in Europe :'(
I wonder if my Wal-Mart has it...
Originally Posted by Musashi Wins!
You can buy GHII without another guitar, right?
Originally Posted by Hooker
Why don't we have Walmarts in Europe :'(
We had, but they all went broke (in Germany anyway).
There's only about a 1% chance they will have it, but I don't care.
a sea-blown wind
What's the actual release date? If Walmart broke the street date, will other retailers follow suit?
Originally Posted by ElyrionX
What's the actual release date?
i bet walmart are doing the same thing best buy did and selling the units sent for display.
You mean other than the rock-bottom prices!?
Originally Posted by Shard
Wait, there is actually a reason to step into a Wal-Mart?
EDIT: Has anyone tried CALLING your local Walmart? Kinda makes some sense if you don't have the time to waste a trip out there for nothing.
If you don't mind the drive, LI is your friend in this case ;)
Originally Posted by Link316
some dude who works at some Walmart in Arkansas said they started selling GH2, we keep Walmarts out of NYC, so I'm out of luck :(
Originally Posted by Hooker
Why don't we have Walmarts in Europe :'(
We do in the UK, Walmart owns ASDA. Unfortunately, the European release date for Guitar Hero 2 is 24th November, so they're not likely to be breaking street date here.
But lemme get this straight, we get Trogdor, but we don't get any ATHF Master Shake rockers? No metal "Birthday Song?" WTF?
Boo-urns :(
Along with the Dethklok song "Thunder Horse".
Originally Posted by Lathentar
Also, apparently Trogdor is one of the bonus songs.
Other than some very very mean letters, I find it hard to believe that a game company would break off/penalize their (probably) biggest customer.
Originally Posted by Bartman3010
Wal Mart ought to get in trouble for continually breaking these street dates. Has anyone taken action against these things?
I could see it happening with something like system launches or something, but not with software.
Well holy Jesus that makes sense...7pm ftw!
Originally Posted by TekunoRobby
Can't buy it till 7pm! OH WELL I CAN WAIT
early 2007 iirc
Originally Posted by JohnTinker
When is the 360 release?
well... I have the demo at least :'(
gonna go check after work
Originally Posted by Drakken
Gah. I've called my Wal-Mart 3 times on both lines, but no one's picking up. This has never happened before. Weird.
they must be playing the game!!!
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DES PLAINES, Ill., Nov. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. authorities estimate thousands of vehicles were damaged from Hurricane Sandy and some try to conceal this from buyers, a non-profit group says.
Joe Wehrle, president of the National Insurance Crime Bureau, a non-profit organization aimed at preventing, detecting and defeating insurance fraud and vehicle theft, said in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina the NICB worked with law enforcement in Louisiana and Mississippi to inspect hundreds of thousands of vehicles damaged by floodwaters.
"Unscrupulous salvage operators and dealers often try to conceal from potential buyers the fact that vehicles have been damaged by a natural disaster," Wehrle said in a statement.
Potential for post-Hurricane Sandy fraud also exists with unscrupulous towing companies who may take advantage of consumers and insurance companies, Wehrle said.
The NICB established a consumer protection service known as VINCheck(SM), which allows individuals to check to see if a vehicle has ever been declared as salvage by one of our participating member insurance companies, Wehrle said.
It also alerts users if a vehicle is an unrecovered stolen vehicle. VINCheck remains a free service available to the public at www.nicb.org.
"Fraud is an unfortunate reality in post-disaster environments," Wehrle said. "As the initial recovery from Hurricane Sandy begins, there are people right now who are planning to converge on the affected areas in order to scam disaster victims out of their money while promising to do repairs."


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Review for American Drum Line Association, Corona, CA, USA
I have been associated with the American Drum Line Association since it's inception, as a school director, instructor, past board member and adjudicator. This grass roots organization has succeeded in continuing to serve the local school and youth ensembles with quality performance opportunities, clinicians, and performance venues, even experiencing growth, in a very difficult economic climate. The state of the art of percussion in Southern California has improved tremendously over the last two decades, largely due to the efforts of the American Drum Line Association and similar organizations.
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Raising the standards of percussion performance and participation in the arts in the Southern California area, as evidenced by the growth in number and the quality of percussion performing ensembles participating in the association's events. Many of the area's current instructors started their playing careers as performing members in ensembles participating in the American Drum Line Association. events.
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
Try to find more opportunities for collaboration between the music industry and the association that would allow the association to assist members in meeting the financial needs of entering competitive events.
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Very Well
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ATHENS, Greece {AP} A British defense attache was assassinated Thursday and police found evidence pointing to the terrorist group November 17, whose members have eluded capture despite a 25-year legacy of bloodshed.
Greek officials are under enormous pressure to show results after what appears to be the group's 22nd slaying: a .45-caliber barrage into the chest and stomach of Brig. Stephen Saunders, the defense attache in the British Embassy, while he drove to a meeting to discuss possible tank sales to Greece.
Another failure to make an arrest would be an embarrassing blow for a nation desperately trying to shed its image as an unstable corner of Western Europe.
Greece is expected to receive approval to join the EU's single currency group later this month in Portugal.
"Greece is unable to face the phenomenon of terrorism," complained parliament member Dora Bakoyannis, whose politician husband, Pavlos, was killed by November 17 in 1989. "We must not have taboos to take the steps needed."
Such demands also are coming from Washington. Among the November 17 victims are four American officials and one U.S. Embassy employee.
A report last week by a Congressional commission proposed sanctions on Greece and Pakistan for "not cooperating fully" in the battle against terrorism. Hearings are scheduled next week. The State Department has described Greece as "one of the weakest links" in anti-terrorism efforts in Europe.
The spotlight is also on Greece to develop a security plan for the 2004 Olympics. Saunders, 52, was shot near the main stadium for the games.
But there have never been widespread demands for major anti-terrorist sweeps from average Greeks, who generally feel untouched by November 17 violence because it limits attacks to foreigners and prominent Greeks.
Some critics allege the governing Socialists lack the will to crack down on domestic terrorism possibly fearing political upheaval.
In an interview published Thursday in the Greek weekly Pondiki, former CIA director James Woolsey suggested the Greek government was "not serious in its pursuit of November 17."
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but all signs pointed to November 17, which takes its name from the 1973 student-led uprising against the military junta that ruled Greece from 1967-74.
A police ballistics test indicated the .45 caliber pistol used to killed Saunders was the same gun fired in past killings claimed by the group.
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The idea of love in rock and roll isn't particularly novel -- it's been addressed to death by everyone from Buddy Holly to Kurt Cobain. Writing a good love song is cake, right? Tom Petty has worked a trillion variations on the theme and still managed to maintain his respectability. But be forewarned: try to sound heartfelt, and you may find yourself choking on your own sincerity. Try to sound too direct, and you could come off forced and pushy. Come off too blunt, and you end up joining Liz Phair and Lords of Acid in the out-to-offend category. So where's the happy medium? Green Day's strategy of hiding the weepy stuff under a mountain of guitars is one option. But then again, how many songs about masturbation can be conjured up before that form of self-expression turns cold?
Romance has always had its bristling and banal sides. For the latter, sample the one-dimensional world of the ultra-sincere Rembrandts, playing off a McCartney-soaked vibe already done to death by Squeeze, Crowded House and more recent bands such as the Grays. But where Crowded House's Neil Finn counters his tasteful arrangements with unexpected lyrical turns, the Rembrandts lack the ingenuity to steer away from the typical on their third release, L.P. (hasn't the simulated sound of needle on vinyl that opens this CD been done to death?). The Rembrandts -- songwriters Phil Solem and Danny Wilde -- have an eye for the obvious, and they've parlayed this marketable trait into a few hits, the latest being the forgettable perk-fest, "I'll Be There for You" (the theme from Friends), tacked conveniently on the end of the new CD.
Not surprisingly, most of L.P. aspires to be a good deal more substantial than fodder for a hip ensemble comedy, which is admirable, though it hardly makes up for the album's mediocrity. L.P.'s tales of shacking up and breaking up are pretty much run of the mill. Lines such as "I'm drowning in your tears / they roll down your face like falling rain," and "Baby don't you know I'll be your man as long as I am breathing" simply slide off the preciously familiar acoustic-based melodies. It would help if Solem and Wilde had something to run on about. Scan the titles, and you'll see the point: "Don't Hide Your Love," "This House Is Not a Home," "The Other Side of Night." Frankly, they're just too sun-tanned and industry-minded to have anything compelling to say.
Hard to believe, but Cracker producer Don Smith was behind the boards on this one -- guess that's a testament to the chameleon-like quality of the profession. Granted, Cracker and the Rembrandts have little in common, but still, Smith could have worked with these guys to bring to L.P. some of the rich organic qualities that made Kerosene Hat such a playful stab at white-boy blues. Instead, this album's polite production is a whole other animal, and a tame one at that.
Like Lowen and Navarro, a songwriting team that also specializes in this sort of mock-confessional style, the Rembrandts might be best advised to stay behind the scenes and rely on more compelling performers to convey their white-bread muse. After Pat Benatar turned the meek "We Belong" into a hit, Lowen and Navarro ventured out from behind their publishing deal. Two albums and a measly few thousand units later, it turned out to be a mistake. But then again, they never had a shot at the Friends theme. (*)
On the coarser side, impending breakups and spent emotions ("It's cold and I'm old and you're giving me more than I need") litter Fig Dish's first long-player, That's What Love Songs Often Do. Rumor has it that chief songwriters Rick Ness and Blake Smith met in a mosh pit at a show by a Cheap Trick cover band, which shows that even indie rockers (Ness) and death metal kids (Smith) can find some common ground.
Pulled from the same Chicago scene as Veruca Salt, the quartet counters its bummer factor with piles of feedback, well-crafted hooks and a coy sense of nonsense -- the latter evident in the CD's clever minimalist packaging, which on the back has an illustration that shows, in childlike fashion, the step-by-step folding of an origami disaster. (You have to see it to appreciate it.) Raging anthems of co-dependency such as "Bury Me" and "Nimble" carry this CD through murkier moments that threaten to drag the emotional energy down to a self-pitying whimper. That's What Love Songs ...'s thematic ringer is "Quiet Storm King," which boasts the reassuring line, "I believe that we will last a long time," countered with the obtuse cool-guy response, "There is no place I'd rather be than nowhere." Remember, mushy is okay in the '90s. Just counter it with a little cynicism. (***)
Though released at the tail end of 1994 with but the teeniest shred of recognition, Mother May I's Splitsville is worth a crush or two. An opening slot with Soul Asylum earlier this year helped get the word out on the Washington, D.C.-based trio, but this fine debut on Columbia has been sorely overlooked in favor of their label's bigger names. Like Fig Dish, the guys from Mother May I are nursing a serious Cheap Trick fixation. They manage, in most cases, to work that to their advantage, filtering enough fizzy mosh-pit aggression through the formula to keep it fresh.
Songwriters Damon Hennessey and Rob LeBourdais have mustered up fresh symbolism for love's up and downs, colored with smatterings of social commentary. "Teenage Jesus" and "Painted On" address rock-star idolatry -- projected love, one could argue -- in varying forms. Kids, it seems, can worship a T-shirt logo just as passionately as they do performers on-stage. Further into Splitsville, things get more personal. On "In a Box," a perfect ballad-turned-epic, a love-sick sap obsesses over the preservation of an ex-girlfriend's sun-damaged picture, wishing he'd sealed the thing in a "box with heavy wood and heavy locks," the "perfect hiding place to preserve your perfect face." It's this attention to detail that makes Splitsville such a revelation. And while Hennessey's Robin Zander-esque whine is so one-dimensional at times that it grates on the nerves, it's hard not to empathize with a guy who places so much stock in the more trivial aspects of loss. (****)
The Inbreds are the latest addition to lo-fi's manic-depressive set, preferring, like Sebadoh and the Grifters, to spill their quivering guts among plenty of basement clatter. But unlike Sebadoh, the Inbreds convey a boy-next-door sweetness that makes their obsessiveness easier to bear. On the title track of Kombinator, an Inbred laments the state of a relationship gone sour over a jagged melody, "pretending you weren't sleeping and never getting tired of me." He continues to revel in misery on "Round 12": "He's so tired / And she works so hard / They don't talk / They grow apart." The 12 tunes on Kombinator, the Inbred's debut CD, have a sort of sing-song quality to them, a bit like adult nursery rhymes for the clinically depressed.
The Ontario-bred Mike O'Neill and Dave Ullrich do the minimalist thing with enough technical proficiency to qualify for a transfer out of that department. Granted, they've got their aimless tendencies, but the pair is often rescued by a strong sense of melody and dynamics -- lyrically and musically -- that carries most of their tunes beyond any structural setbacks. Like such incessant twiddlers as Ween and They Might Be Giants, the Inbreds are adept at manipulating a roomful of home recording equipment, generating some way-out clatter that stays surprisingly ingrained to the spirit of the material. Unlike They Might Be Giants, who are often too inventive for their own good, the Inbreds rarely tinker for the sake of quirkiness. Their writing is economical and only occasionally self-indulgent. (***)
With Sleepy Eyed, Buffalo Tom has uncovered its most emotionally exposed batch of tunes yet. The Boston-based band's last two efforts worked to cleanse the group of the self-conscious artiness that dragged down its indie releases; here, they've gone raw in more than one respect, choosing to record Sleepy Eyed almost entirely live, which amplifies the exposed nature of leader Bill Janovitz's tales of alienation and emotional distress and adds balls to bassist Chris Colbourn's contributions, which have a habit of being slight and nonsensical at best. Earlier, Buffalo Tom paid tribute to the band's more contemporary influences -- the Replacements, R.E.M., Pixies. Sleepy Eyed sounds decidedly more retro, with nods to Neil Young and the Stones.
Sleepy Eyed's hormones are all over the place. The L.A.-bashing "Tangerine" and the wistful "Summer" convey waves of disgust and longing. "Sunday Night" has more to do with hating one's self than any significant other, and Colbourn's "Kitchen Door" is a fun toss-off ("I'm the number on your kitchen door / I'm the baseball team from Baltimore") riding out a fairly basic folk-rock groove that benefits from the dynamics of the CD's live feel.
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Most of Sleepy Eyed tends to fall back on some sort of love-related ill -- whether it's lost opportunity ("When You Discover") or outright rejection ("Clobbered"). You'd think that Janovitz, supposedly happily married to his college sweetheart for years, would have a hard time throwing together this sort of despair. Perhaps he's digging around in his past for ideas, but whatever the source, it works well. Interestingly, the most curious song of the batch is Coulborn's "20 Points," which in almost textbook fashion takes a brutal look at couples steered to the brink by New York City's fast-paced, morally corrupt lifestyle: "I see that bandage lying on your sheets / I see that blood, it's running down your cheek / Twenty points for me."
It's a much needed yank back to reality after being lulled to indifference by the Rembrandts' hollow truths. Everything, contrary to what some would lead you to believe, is not always okay in the morning. (***1/2)
-- Hobart Rowland
***** Storybook romance
**** Match made to last
*** Fun roll in the hay
** Chance meeting
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VisionTek GeForce 3 Review
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Gamers Depot has posted a review on the VisionTek GeForce 3 video card.
While many add-in board makers have been promising to be the first out of the gate with a GeForce 3 retail card, only VisionTek has actually done it. A long time graphics pioneer, VisionTek has established a majority of their customers with OEMs. As one of the only U.S. based add-in board makers, VisionTek has been called on numerous times to make video cards for other companies. Historically, most folks haven't had easy access to VisionTek's products as most of them were only available in a "white box".
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The 13 people, including five children, were treated at a hospital in Whitehall and are recovering. Ten of those sickened lived in the home. A police officer from Arcadia and two emergency medical technicians were among those treated for carbon monoxide poisoning.
Willis Breska, who rents out the home north of Arcadia, said it's hard to believe something like that could happen.
"They are my tenants in there, and I talked to them about the heat when we went over the contract," Breska, who lives nearby, told the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram.
Authorities said the tenants were using a charcoal grill inside the house as a heating source.
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CF International Film Series Presents 'Quartet'
Dec. 9, 2013
The College of Central Florida International Film Series will present "Quartet," a 2012 mix of comedy and drama.
The Great Britain film will be shown Tuesday, Jan. 14, at 2 p.m. at the Appleton Museum of Art, College of Central Florida, 4333 E. Silver Springs Blvd., and at 7 p.m. in Building 8, Room 110, at the CF Ocala Campus, 3001 S.W. College Road.
Directed by Dustin Hoffman, "Quartet" is set at one of England's most scenic estates for retired musicians. The film centers on four opera singers in the midst of preparing for an annual event with the arrival of an unexpected new resident and guest. The 98-minute film is rated PG-13.
At the Appleton, viewers pay museum admission unless they are a museum member or a patron of the CF International Film Series. Series membership is $15 for individuals, $25 for dual membership and includes a bonus film each year. For information about membership, call 352-873-5808. The viewing is free at CF.
For more information on the International Film Series, contact Joe Zimmerman at 352-854-2322, ext. 1233.


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Movie goers may get the chance to hear Arnold Schwarzenegger utter his signature, "I'll be back" line once again.
Now that the 63-year old is done running California into the ground as Governor, he has indicated his is ready to return to acting by tweeting his followers last week.
Deadline reports there is interest in having Arnold reprise his role in the Terminator franchise:
"William Wisher--James Cameron's collaborator on Terminator 2 and an uncredited co-writer on the original, wrote a 24-page treatment for the next film and a four-page concept outline for a sixth Terminator film. His version continued the post-apocalyptic battleground scenario from Terminator Salvation, but added in the element of time travel."
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DALLAS — A bum shoulder may have helped backup point guard Ronnie Price deliver his biggest assist of the season.
Price opened two games last week in place of injured starter Deron Williams, despite hurting himself with tendinitis in his left shoulder.
But with Price really ailing before Saturday night's win at Dallas, so much so he really couldn't lift his left arm above his shoulder, Williams — sidelined by a sprained and bruised right wrist — felt obligated to go.
"I see how much pain Ronnie Price is in ... so I really didn't have much of a choice," Williams said before Saturday's game.
"We've kind of been feeding off each other, and he asked me if I could go, and I told him I'd do what I can, and he went out and shot around, and he said he felt good," Price added afterward. "He was like, 'I'm gonna go,' and I was like, 'Well, OK, I'll be sitting over there if anything goes wrong.' "
Williams wound up logging 42 minutes and scoring a team-high 20 points, while Price played five scoreless minutes.
"He's a tough player," teammate Ronnie Brewer said of Williams. "He felt like Ronnie Price is playing out there with pain, sacrificing for the team. When he saw how much pain (Price) was in before this game, he knew he was gonna have to go out there and contribute."
Price, meanwhile, remains plagued by shoulder pain of uncertain origin.
The Utah Valley product was able to play two games last week against Memphis only because he got the shoulder to loosen up beforehand.
"It feels like your shoulder's gonna fall off. But that's only when it really bad," he said. "When it's loose, it's not bad at all."
"With some more treatment," Price added with eye toward Monday's home game vs. Miami, "I think it will be better."
BREWER OK: Brewer partially dislocated his right pinkie finger in an early opening-quarter battle for the ball with Dallas guard Jason Kidd, but he returned and wound up playing 26 minutes.
"I got the rebound, and he got in there and went to go pull away, and I felt it pop, so I just pulled away from the basketball," said Brewer, who has dislocated the same pinkie once earlier this season and another finger three different times.
"You usually just slide it in there," he added, "but I tried to do it and was like, "Nah, I can't get it to go back in.' It was out too far. Briggsy (trainer Gary Briggs) tried it a little bit, and he couldn't get in back in there."
A Dallas team doctor could, and after X-rays proved negative Brewer — despite the grotesque injury — returned.
"I tried to play through the pain," he said after scoring nine, pulling down seven rebounds and making two steals. "I tried to make some plays out there, and I'm just glad we got the win."1 comment on this story
MISC.: The Jazz committed just five turnovers Saturday, matching their November 2008 franchise-record low vs. the Los Angeles Clippers and matching Dallas' NBA low for this season. ... The Jazz are now 3-1 in their throwback green uniforms, which they'll wear next for Thursday's TNT-televised home game against Cleveland. ... Utah is now 4-4 on the second night of back-to-back sets, which marks one more win that it had in the same situation last season. ... Mavs big man Drew Gooden dressed but didn't play because of a sprained right ring finger, and Dallas' No. 3 scorer, Josh Howard, was inactive because of a thigh bruise. ... Big man Kosta Koufos was inactive for the Jazz on Saturday, and 10-day contract rookie Sundiata Gaines drilled his only shot attempt in the game's final minute.
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Battle Lake craft show scheduled for Aug. 10
Art of the Lakes will hold its annual Art & Craft Affair Saturday, Aug. 10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Railroad Park, located on the south end of Battle Lake along Highway 78.
In its 36th year, the 2013 event features beautiful and unique art and jewelry, original hand-made crafts and a number of favorite foods.
Whether your interest is apparel, hand-made furniture, doll clothes, toys, hand-painted gourds, woven rugs or baskets, sculptured metal, pottery, books or any of dozens of other arts or crafts, you'll find it at this event.
More than 100 vendors will participate this year, many returning favorites, but also nearly two dozen new to the Art & Craft Affair. Vendors come from all over including the Twin Cities, North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Wisconsin and, of course, many places throughout greater Minnesota.
The Art & Craft Affair takes place rain or shine – always the second Saturday in August.


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Johnson County's high school sports teams were busy this weekend with four soccer matches and a track and field meet.
Friday Buffalo High School hosted the Jerry Campbell Invitational Track and Field Meet, with a number of area teams competing, including Kaycee and Tongue River.
No results from the meet were available as of this morning, abut we will post them when they are released.
The Bison soccer team hosted Powell at Bison Stadium on Friday, downing the Panthers 2-0.
Saturday the boys traveled to Cody and took care of the Broncs 3-1.
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Cody, Wyoming - Cody High School
Saturday March 24, 2012
Girls Team Scores:
Cody 203.5
Lovell 117
Sheridan 101
Powell 90.5
Riverton 61.5
Jackson 24
SHS Girls Individual Results: (Top 8 Only)
100 Meter Dash
4 Mariah Grant 13.82
7 Jackie Wells 14.22
8 Kristin Grammens 14.25
200 Meter Dash
5 Bailie Dannels 28.77
7 Kristin Grammens 29.65
8 Mariah Grant 29.69
Girls 400 Meter Dash
3 Bailie Dannels 1:04.45
4 Mariah Grant 1:05.58
800 Meter Run
1st Katie Rotellini 2:28.0
1600 Meter Run
Buffalo Bison 2, Powell Panthers 0.
Lady Bison vs. Powell Lady Panthers, no score yet.
Bison 3, Cody 1.
Cody girls 2, Lady Bison 1 in overtime.
Track and Field:
No results yet from Buffalo's Jerry Campbell Invite from Friday.
The annual Jerry Campbell Invitational Track Meet, hosted by Buffalo High School will be today at Bison Stadium.
The field events will begin at 10am, running events begin at 11.
Teams scheduled to compete are Arvada-Clearmont, Buffalo, Kaycee, Meeteetse, Midwest, NSI, Tongue River, Worland and Wright.
Bison soccer will also be in action today as the boys host the Powell Panthers. Game times are at 3 and 5.
The girls will be at Powell today with games also scheduled at 3 and 5.
Saturday the girls will host Cody while the boys will play on the road at Cody.
KENDRICK GOLF COURSE - Kendrick golf course opened this week we sat down with Kendrick golf professional Brian James on a beautiful afternoon Thursday.
James says as soon as they announced the course opening Sheridan golfers were ready. He says the weather has been spectacular and that has helped with an early opening.
TROOPERS / JETS BASEBALL - Sheridan American Legion baseball coaches met with players and parents last night as they get ready to open the season Monday.
The Troopers and Jets will take to the field at Thorne-Rider stadium Monday evening, Troopers Head coach Ben Phillips is excited to get this season going as they return several players from a year ago.
The annual Jerry Campbell Invitational Track Meet will be hodted by Buffalo High School this Friday at Bison Stadium.
So far less than 10 schools have signed up for the meet, but BHS Athletic Director Shad Spilski said more may sign up still, but if not, the event will still be a good one. A number of schools are hosting track events this weekend as well, so schools that normally would be in Buffalo are going to other events, he said.
TRACK AND FIELD - The 2012 track and field season continues this week with the Broncs and Lady Broncs at the Cody invitational Saturday.
Both teams are coming off solid openers last week at the Natrona county invite Head coach Art Bauers.
And Bauers says it was good to see contributions from some of their younger athletes.
The Big Horn and Tongue River high school track teams are scheduled to compete at the "Jerry Campbell" invitational in Buffalo Friday.
BRONC BASKETBALL - Mike Ibach's resignation as head boys basketball coach at Sheridan school became official yesterday and the search for a new coach is underway as we sat down with Sheridan high school Activities Director Don Julian.
First Julian talks about knowing and coaching along side Ibach at Sheridan high school.
And he knows Ibach made the decision to step down because of family.
Buffalo's track team opened their 2012 season at the Glen Legler Memorial Track Meet in Casper last weekend.
The Bison had some great top-ten finishes from a number of athletes.
Isaac Keifer finished 2nd in the boys' 800 meter run.
Meghan Ramey took 2nd in the girls' 100 hurdles, and 6th in the 300 hurdles.
Hannah Chapin finished 4th in the girls 1,600 meter run.
The girls team finished 13th of 17 teams at the meet. The boys finished tied for 16th.
Next up for the team is the Jerry Campbell Invite this Friday at Buffalo High School.
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Morneau expected to swing this weekend
Morneau expected to swing this weekend
Morneau, who is on the disabled list retroactive to May 1 with a sore left wrist, had a cortisone shot in his wrist. Dr. Thomas Graham, an orthopedist with the Cleveland Clinic, gave him the shot on Tuesday.
"He's supposed to be [swinging] tomorrow or if he's not feeling OK, we could back it up a day," Gardenhire said. "The pace, I don't know if we have a formula here. We're going to let him tell us when he'll be ready. He's going to grab a bat in his hand and once he feels good enough, he'll start taking some swings. And when that happens, I'll tell you."
There's still no official timetable for Morneau's return, but he could make his return during the club's eight-game road trip that starts Wednesday in Detroit.
"I don't think he's been out long enough to say he'll need a rehab assignment," Gardenhire said. "If he starts swinging and he feels good, I'd rather him start up here than somewhere else."


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Matt Gets Love From His Ladies
Matt Gets Love From His Ladies
Matt Damon was wearing his favorite hat and sunglasses flying combo again yesterday, but this time he had some new airport companions at LAX. Matt, Luciana and Isabella headed out of the airport together and we bet Matt was happy to be back in the states to cheer on his beloved Red Sox. There's nothing we love more than seeing Mr. Damon with that adorable little girl in his arms, and her pink pants don't compromise his manliness one bit.
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