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Initial DMA-710 Mini DVD HT System Video
Tiny unit houses 30-watt amp, DVD/CD and tuner.
Rigid enclosure, decent drivers, very fake wood.
DMA-710 remote has all the functions.
DMA-710 back panel--lots of options.
Fits anywhere, just dont expect big sound.
Review: Initial DMA-710 Mini DVD HT System Video
I cant play it cool. This miniature home theater system is the neatest little thing Ive ever seen. (Well, aside from the new PowerMac G5.) The low priceunder $89 at your local Wal-Mart, of all placesadds considerably to my excitement. The fact that it sounds better than it has a right to and has a ton of features makes it probably the coolest thing you can buy for under $100.
The DMA-710 is something I cant believe nobodys ever thought of before: a 2-channel, mini desktop stereo with a built-in DVD player. This would be perfect with a little 13-inch plasma screen TV, or for your kids bedrooms, a dorm room or even a small apartment. And, againthis thing costs less than a decent half-meter interconnect, for crying out loud!
Okay, some explanation of how I ended up in the godforsaken electronics section of my local Wal-Mart Supercenter is in order. So here goes. I needed a little system for my bedroom. So, about two years ago, I started looking around. I went to my local Bose store and tried out a Wave Radio/CD. It sounded about as good as a decent boom box. Trouble was, its $500. Good as it is for what it is, this thing isnt worth anywhere near $500. (They can stick their acoustic wave-guide where the sun dont shine.)
I ordered a much more reasonably priced Cambridge SoundWorks Model 88 instead. About $200, if I remember right. I had a spare Philips CD changer so I hooked it up with a cheap Monster Cable interconnect and listened. It sounded about as good as a decent boom box, with a little more bass than the Bose but a lousy tuner. (Even with a $50 Terk Pi antenna, it could barely pull in NPR.)
So I traded the Cambridge and some cash for a big old 1979 Yamaha 60-watt receiver that I immediately felt sorry for. (I knew this thing deserved better than to be stuck in a lonely, dusty corner of my bedroom. Amazing tuner, smooth sound, nice phono section.) Plus, it was gigantic. It sat alongside the TV cabinet it was supposed to fit into.
I started searching for a minisystem with an input so I could hook up a DVD player. Nothing like an NAD or Linn all-in-one, just an el cheapo that would meet the following criteria:
1. It must be cheap. (This whole stupid project of getting a radio for my bedroom was getting too damn expensive.)
2. It must be something I wont feel sorry for. (I must be able to leave it on all night and forget to turn it off in the morning without any regrets.)
3. It must be able to take a bump or two and still come out swinging. (And when it gets a ding or a scratch, I must not care.)
4. It must sound good, but not too good. (I must not be tempted to buy a pair of B&W DM302s because the amp deserves better speakers. And it must not sound so good that it keeps me awake at night by involving me too much in the music. After all, Im trying to get to sleep.)
5. It must be cheap. (Did I say that already?)
I came across the Initial Mini Home Theater during an online search of stores like Best Buy and Target. Only $88.84, and about $95 with PA sales tax. Only problem: my local Wal-Mart didnt have it.
Undaunted, I trekked to the bafflingly huge and inhumanly cold Wal-Mart Supercenter. Simply negotiating the parking lot was an Olympic event. Pedestrians everywhere were pushing giant carts overflowing with family packs of hamburger meat, 27 TVs and snow blowersall on the same cart, by the way. Abandoned shopping carts rolled eerily through the parking lot, grazing the flanks of everything from BMW M5s to rusted-out Cavaliers. Wal-Mart is the great equalizer: everyone needs snow blowers and hamburger meat, so everyone comes to Wal-Mart.
Once inside, its not easy to find an actual Wal-Mart employee. The reason is simple: there arent many. Except at the checkouts, to take your money. Once you pass that friendly greeterwho will eye you suspiciously in a very unfriendly manner on the way out while carefully checking your receipt youre on your own, jack. (I guess now would be a good time to mention that the opinions stated here are solely those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of anyone at Audiogon.)
After a few minutes of wandering the electronics section, I was able to find a nice man who ascended a giant ladder and picked a DMA-710 off a monolithic pile of the things. I guess Wal-Mart anticipates selling a ton of these, and they should. (Thats a good thing and a bad thing at the same timemore on that later, though.)
After wolfing down a few Odwalla food bars (Ive been taking meals in bar form as of late due to a packed schedule) I ripped the box open like a kid at Christmas. Inside I found a lightweight but nice-looking amp/disc player. Its silver finish was nice looking, and build quality didnt seem any worse than the other minisytems I looked at. In fact, it was better than almost anything in its price range, though not quite as good as more expensive systems from Yamaha or Sony.
Also in the box were audio and video cables, short lengths of speaker wire, a remote with batteries included and separate AM and FM antennas. The speakers were surprisingly hefty and the cabinets were quite rigid. The weight was biased strongly toward the front, suggesting a big magnet for the midbass driver. Spring clip terminals on the back were cheesy, but certainly better than most systems in this class, in which the speaker wires are soldered directly to the drivers or crossovers and terminated with an RCA plug. Thats good, because someone couldif they wantedadd a cheap pair of Polks and have a nice starter system.
And once I hooked it all up, the DMA-710 was just that: a nice little system. My first attempt to cue up a CD resulted in an error message. (It had a hard time cueing up a few of the discs I tried, actually.) After a few tries, it came to life and sounded pretty damn good. Better than it has a right to.
But semi-serious listening would have to wait while I negotiated the features. Which, by the way, there a ton of. The back panel of this thing is more complicated than some early A/V receivers Ive owned. It has an S-Video output, component video outs, an audio input, audio outputs, jacks for AM and FM antennas, and even a detachable power cord. A lunactic could have a field day with this thing. I half-expected to see balanced ins and outs. And yes, for a brief second, I did consider trying a better power cord.
That's missing the point, though. So I grabbed the remote andwow! This thing has more features than the DVD player I paid $400 for back in the 90s. I guess I should have expected that. It lets you zoom in and out when youre playing a DVD, mess with the orientation of the picture and switch audio tracks with the push of a button.
The remote duplicates every feature of the unit itself, except for Open/Close, and has a few more, too. You can turn the unit on and off, adjust the volume, bass, treble and balance. It has a few EQ presets (for rock, jazz, classical, etc.) that you can cycle through from your listening position. All this was pretty amazing to me, of course, considering my living room systems preamp has just four buttons: power, volume, source and tape monitor. And no remote. (Purism has its drawbacks.)
The DMA-710 plays just about everything except DVD-A and SACD. It even plays Kodak picture CDs and MP3s. Honestly, I wouldnt have been surprised if this thing had an HDCD decoder in it. Oh, by the way, the DMA-710 has two microphone inputs for karaoke. Freaking karaoke! I bet, if you read the instruction manual very carefully, youd find a way to toast Pop Tarts, too. There may even be a nose hair trimmer tucked away somewhere on the back.
LISTENING TO CDs
Bose has a lot of explaining to do. Because, while the Wave Radio is more accurate tonally, its not $400 better than this little guy. And the Wave Radio is not that much smaller, ether. Better looking, you bet. Better built, absolutely. More ingenious? Well, I dont know about that one. Packing all these features and functions and bells and whistles into a tiny 7-lb. plastic box that actually works well is something of an accomplishment.
Once you get the EQ set to the least offensive setting, and adjust the bass and treble a bit, the DMA-710 is easy to live with. In fact, I wish I had one of these in my job-hopping, apartment-swapping post-college years. It would have spared me a lot of backaches, the result of dragging a giant Pioneer Elite home theater receiver around with its associated gear.
Like any small stereo with limited bass, this one is best suited to jazz and acoustic music. It performed well, on everything from Whiskeytowns Pneumonia to Michael Hedges Live on the Double Planet. Rock music gave it some trouble; Fountains of Waynes Welcome Interstate Managers and Liz Phairs new self-titled release got a little compressed-sounding. And every selection I played sounded a just a little distant and tinny. But all in all, the sound was fuller and more spacious than I expected.
By the way, I have to say I did not allow any break-in time. Maybe in another 50 more hours or so, the drivers (which look half-decent, by the way) will loosen up, the amp will settle down and my gripes will disappear. Then again, maybe they wont.
My only real complaint is that the CD motor vibrates audibly, rumbling slightly at times like the one in the Gateway desktop sitting next to my monitor. That could be a problem if I sat closer, but I dont; the unit is tucked away in a sturdy wood cabinet. Problem solved.
WATCHING AND LISTENING TO DVDs
The miracle of this player is that it can actually play a DVD at its price. I couldnt believe it when it popped in 25th Hour and it actually read the disk and a picture came up on my TVs screen. I mean, think about it: the cheapest DVD player you can buy that I know of is $40 or $50 and it feels like its made of saran wrap and rubber bands. If it costs $40 for a DVD player, than how can anyone make a complete stereo with amp, tuner and speakers for another $30? Its baffling, considering I once paid $100 for a turntable mat. And the mat just sat there, not playing DVDs or doing much of anything.
Another reason to love this player: it has no scruples. Unlike mass-market players that force you to watch those damn FBI warnings, this one lets you skip right past them. It also lets you skip through those over-animated root menus, too. I have to wonder if this thing has regional coding or even copy protection circuitry built-in. I dont burn CDs or DVDs, and I dont own any DVDs from other regions, so I didnt test it out. Might be worth a try, though.
The picture quality is as youd expect for the price. Artifacts galore. A little jagged. But my bedroom TV is only a 20-incher. I dont how this would fare with a 31 or larger TV, but its perfectly fine for me.
The best part is, the DMA-710 does movie soundtracks pretty well. Its not going to give even the most basic Pro-Logic home-theater-in-a-box system a run for its money. It will, however, reproduce the booms and crashes loudly and deeply enough for a bedroom or dorm room. It may even disturb the neighbors. (And remember, it has those audio outputs so you could easily add a cheap $99 subwoofer from Best Buy. For less than $200, youd be the king of your dorm.)
My Cambridge SoundWorks Model 88 had a disappointing tuner. So did the Bose Wave Radio I auditioned. But the DMA-710 pulls in every station in my market with nothing more than the 10-cent wire antenna it came with. It has 20 presets, which you can cycle through with the remote. You can even use the remotes numerical keypad for direct access to one of the presets.
The only problem: you cant manually switch between stereo and mono. On some distant channels, there was static that would have been eliminated if I could have switched to mono. Unfortunately, the weak signals were just strong enough to keep the DMA-710 in stereo mode.
All right, I cant help myself. Ill probably, at some point, need to try this with a pair of cheap Wharfedales or B&Ws or something to see how it sounds. And yes, Ill likely add a subwoofer at some point when I see one at a yard sale. Because, damnit, the outputs are there, just waiting to be used! However, I will resist the urge to upgrade the power cord. And I will not be using Kimber Heroes to hook up my hi-fi VCR to the inputs. (I used what came in the box, for the first time in 10 years.)
But I did have to upgrade to thicker-gauge Radio Shack zip cord, which improved the sound considerably from the stock speaker wires. (Which makes me wonder what Monster Cable XP might sound like, or even Kimber 4PR or somethingwhich is really cheap if bought un-terminated, right?) I also want to stick it on Vibrpods. Really, really badly. So much so that I keep dialing Music Direct but hanging up before they answer when I come to my senses.
I am, admittedly, not a well man.
Made in China. Until recently, that wasnt very confidence inspiring. Then big names started making mid-fi gear there. Roy Hall is even slapping the Music Hall name on a very good CD player that I think is made by Shanling. Shanling, by the way, makes those really cool-looking tubed CD players. Antique Sound Labs made one of the best amps Ive ever owned.
Not only are Chinas top electronics manufacturing facilities clean and modern, from what Ive read theyre also not the sweatshops of old. People work less than 30-hour shifts, make decent money, and build a heck of a good product. So any guilt I might have felt a few years ago from buying a Chinese-made product is lacking. (Aside from the guilt I feel buying anything thats not American made. Like everything I own except a few pair of chinos. And the aftermarket winter floor mats in my VW, which were made in Compton, California.)
The only internal conflict I have is that this thing is too good for the money. Kids will buy this, and so will cheapskate adults, and theyll enjoy it. Theyll hear music reproduced fairly well. Theyll watch movies and crank the volume and they will like what they hear and see. And when this thing breakswhich it assuredly will, especially if it is mistreated like I expect it to be by the purchaser its targeted atthey will likely replace it with a similar product, instead of an NAD music system or something. Because people who shop for stereos at Wal-Mart just dont wander into their local hi-fi boutique to A-B the low and medium output versions of the Benz Glider.
So Andy Singer wont be seeing any any DMA-710 buyers anytime soon. And yes, this is one more (small) nail in the well-nailed coffin of the two-channel hi-fi hobby. But there is a bright side, and its this: people who buy something like this may find themselves enjoying music more than they did on their Emerson boom box, and theyll maybe buy more CDs. Of course, theyll be buying them a Wal-Mart instead of their local independent music store, but thats another issue.
If music survives, so will hi-fi in some form or another. Even if that means us two-channel folks will have our two speakers powered by a 7.1 receiver (with RF-blocking caps over the 160-odd jacks not being used).
Buy one for your kids. Buy one for your musty, damp basement to go with the console TV thats been rotting down there since the days of console TVs. While youre at it, buy one for yourself.
If this were just a mini stereo, it would be slightly better than average. If it were just a DVD player, it would be way overpriced. But to get a sensitive AM/FM tuner, a DVD player, a CD player, a full-function remote and a 15-watt amp that doesnt sound like a chainsaw in one packagewith good speakersis pretty remarkable by any standard. Im sure in a few years Sony and Aiwa will have systems like this for $50. Until then, the Initial DMA-710 is the only game in town.
Hmmm I think I left a CD playing in it when I left the house, and I wont be home for another 12 hours. And I dont even care. Ha!
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I am entering him at Friday sketchers which makes two entries this week!
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
I am entering him at Friday sketchers which makes two entries this week!
13 comments:
- Cor* said...
Meanie! J/K At least it has versatility!! Wonderful card!
- March 17, 2010 at 3:29 PM
- Gina said...
Wonderful card, and Princess is right, it has to be a racoon cos I've never seen a cat with a "bandit mask".
love as always Gina x x x - March 17, 2010 at 3:44 PM
- Lori said...
Hahahahaha.... Drake said to me this morning, 'mom that looks like a raccoon' look at it's tail.... I said I think it's a cat...lmao....hahahhahah, I'm making it a cat I think!!!!
- March 17, 2010 at 3:50 PM
- Suzi said...
Oops!! the wee fellow has a split personality, hehehe I like it as both a raccoon and a kitty. In fact it could be a puppy too. Only joking hun. He's gorgeous anyway. Hugs Suzi xx
- March 17, 2010 at 6:11 PM
- coldwaters2 said...
Oh Roberta you made me laugh I thought it looked like a kitty lol...but whatever he is he is a beauty lol.
Lorraine x - March 17, 2010 at 8:32 PM
- Rufus said...
Bad Fairy! LOL I'm sure that the Princess will forgive you, eventually. I think it would work for either one, actually! Versatility is good!
R/ - March 17, 2010 at 10:02 PM
- Kelly said...
Here's how out of it I am, I saw your name for it and still thought of it as a fox because it was all bushy. So even with the name to it I saw a different versatility. Of course, I didn't see the lines on the tail. It's ok Princess, we all see what we want to anyway.
- March 17, 2010 at 10:56 PM
- Kelly Schelske said...
Ha, well think of it as a multi use image...cat, fox, raccoon!!
Fabulous card Roberta! - March 17, 2010 at 11:34 PM
- Margreet said...
I don't know what a racoon is...so for me it's a cat.....you made a wonderful card with it......your DP and colouring are so matching!!!.....hope the princess is content with it!
xxx Margreet - March 18, 2010 at 3:08 AM
- Heike said...
ahhhhh, Roberta this is so cute. Love the Kitty and your wonderful card.
Big Hugs
Heike - March 18, 2010 at 7:53 AM
- Stef H (Glitterbabe) said...
she'll love him. only because mom owned up. - lol. this is gorgeous!
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- Cole said...
Absolutely ADORABLE raccoon Princess :-) Great job!
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- Pinkllilac said...
OMG he's so darn cute and he's on my list for emailing you.
Beautiful card Roberts and love the design and your colouring is brill as always.
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French Idiot of the month: Gerard Depardieu (á la Sean Penn)
The point is that one must be impressed by the pathological admiration that so many artists have for showmen with power, be it some orchestral directors with Hitler (or Dudamel with Chavez) or Nobel writers and actors with Castro (and Depardieu with Putin). I suppose that in a sick and perverse way Castro, Putin or Chavez are perceived by them as brilliant colleagues......
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- Roy1:13 PM
Although I disapprove of Dépardieu's choice of Russia to switch fealty to, along with the inherent hypocrisy, I actually support the idea of people and companies relocating at will to other countries that represent greener pastures to them. I think that, ultimately, when countries have to compete with each other for the most desirable citizens in order to maintain their tax base, this will provide the accountability that is lacking in most governments today. In the U.S., the population has become very mobile and will move themselves and/or their businesses to another location that makes them a better offer. I have even seen some cities and states advertising to encourage immigration to their locations. As a result, state and local governments have stongly improved service and efficiency over the last two decades. So, I see the advent of this type of competition amongst nations as a positive development. Though I am not given to too much speculation, from what I personally know of Dudamel, is that he is not an admirer of Chavez.He is and admirer of himself and his own success.
If I were to speculate about the rest,I would say the same.
Some people are not loyal to countries or to other people.Some people go where the fame, money, or glory take them.
Therefore I would not refer to it as 'pathological' admiration , but rather as pathological competition.
firepigette- NorskeDiv1:24 AM
Why don't these famous idiots ever go and praise China?
Oh wait, we know why, because China is not ruled by a single megalomaniac that they can fawn over and in turn be toasted by. Sean Penn et. all are just little children looking for approval and recognition from the ultimate pack leader, a head of state. Any ideology is just a smoke scree to cover up this simple fact.
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It is a very clean and big apartment with perfect working wifi. The owner is very polite and we could ask everything if there were problems, if there were any.
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The apartment is great and people are lovely! :)
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Great location, walking distance to most everywhere. Friendly staff. We didn't see much of the them after getting the keys and tour of the place but I enjoyed feeling independent. We had everything we needed, really worth every penny! Vilnius is lovely.
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Paris of the Middle East!
The capital of the Republic of Lebanon is unique among the world's most fascinating capitals. The city is dotted with ancient ruins in its central district, relics of a rich Phoenician history. Beirut boasts first class hotels, an exciting nightlife, exquisite cuisine and a beautiful beach. Whether you feel comfortable in Arabic, English or French, with its multilingual cosmopolitan culture you will always feel at home in Beirut.
The great Al Omari Mosque, Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St. George, historical sites at Tyre, Byblos and Baalbeck.
Designer fashion wear, Lebanese crafts and antiques, as well as gold and silver jewellery are amongst some of the best buys.
Winter skiing is available on the snow-capped mountains of the Cedars, Faqra and Farya.
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Day 1 - Beirut
On arrival at Beirut International airport, met by our representative and transfer to your selected hotel.
Day 2 - Visit Jeita, Byblos & Harissa
After breakfast, proceed to the city center of Beirut to witness the reconstruction project of Solidere. Also visit, the National Museum. Continue to visit the Jeita Grottoes and then drive to Byblos, the world's oldest continuously inhabited town. Visit the Citadel and the old port.
Drive along the coast road to Jounieh and take a cable car upto to the outstretched arms of the Virgin of Lebanon in Harissa.
Return to your hotel in Beirut for an overnight stay.
Day 3 - Visit Beiteddine & Deir el Kamar
After breakfast, begin yet another exciting day as you depart for Chouf Mountains. Visit the Emir Palace in Beiteddine, the best example of early 19th century Lebanese architecture, built over a period of 30 years by Emir Bashir. Visit the palace complex and its museums which house costumes and weapons of that era as well as a fine collection of well preserved Byzantine mosaics.
Also visit the Fakhreddine Mosque in Deir el Kamar (the residence of the Lebanese Governors during 16th century).
Return to your hotel in Beirut for an overnight stay.
Day 4 - Beirut
After breakfast, rest of the day is free at leisure to explore the war-ruined city center, which is being reconstructed under a 25-year project that envisages a new modern city that will also retain its familiar oriental flavour.
Overnight at your hotel in Beirut.
Day 5 - Visit Baalbeck & Anjar.
Today after breakfast, cross Mount Lebanon range and drive through Beqaa plain 85 km from Beirut, to visit Lebanon's greatest Roman treasure, counted among the wonders of the ancient world. The site includes the temples of Jupiter, Bacchus and Venus with the remarkable Great Court and the Hexagonal Forecourt.
Later, drive to Aanjar to visit the historical Umayad site, located in the southern part of the plain.
Return to your hotel in Beirut for an overnight stay.
Day 6 - Beirut
After breakfast, rest of the day is free at leisure.
Overnight at your hotel in Beirut.
Day 7 -Visit the Cedars of Lebanon & Bcharreh
Yet another exciting day awaits you, as you drive along the coastal highway towards Chekka. Ascend east through some of the most beautiful mountain landscapes in Lebanon, continually gaining altitude and offering spectacular view of the peaks and gorges, where the Holy Valley (Qadisha) and the red roofed Bcharreh, the main town of the valley is located. But before, visiting the town, drive another 4kms to visit the Cedars of Lebanon, where some trees are over 1000 years old. Drive back to Bcharreh to visit the museum of Gibran Khalil Gibran, the internationally famous writer and poet.
Return to your hotel in Beirut for an overnight stay.
Day8 - Day 8: Fly back home
After breakfast, rest of the morning is free at leisure.
Later, transfer to Beirut airport for your Oman Air Flight back home.
Proceed to Corniche road and stop for a short walk in the favorite promenade of many Beirutis. Further along, the road climbs steeply to a cliff edge, which is the headland of Beirut, with an array of cliff-top restaurants and cafes-, a panoramic view of the bay and famous Pigeon's Rock. The road then leads down, stretching out a beautiful sandy beach and a prestigious residential area of Ramlet El-Baida. |
Drive 20km along the highway north of Beirut to visit the Dog River, for its commemorative inscriptions that have been left behind by conquering armies between 2nd millennium BC. and 1949 AD. Proceed to the nearby principal source of the River, Jeita, a beautiful natural wonder, and best caverns in the Middle East. Transfer by cable car to the caverns, which consist of two parts, lower & upper galleries. The lower ones are visited by boat ride, while the upper caverns on foot. Enjoying the refreshingly cool temperature, the sound of rushing water, columns and sculptures that have been formed by water and time, supported by an effective lighting system, allowing glimpsing the uppermost roofs. Proceed along the coastal road to Jounieh; take the Telepherique up to the outstretched arms of the Virgin of Lebanon in Harissa- a breathtaking view of the bay. Continue onto Byblos a town that goes back 7,000 years and the worlds oldest continuously inhabited settlement. Located 37km north of Beirut, Byblos is a quite charming small town of great history. Visit its ancient fortress and sites and then explore the old part of the town on foot, starting from fishermen's harbor, leading uphill towards the Church of St. John the Baptist and souks. |
Drive to Damour, a small town, 17km south of Beirut, and climb another 26km east, passing through the charming town of Deir el-Qamar (the residence of Lebanese governors during 16th century), till you reach the imposing palace of Beiteddine. The palace is the best example of early 19th century Lebanese architecture, built over a 30-year period by Emir Bashir. Visit the palace complex and its museums (costume & weapons of that era) as well as a fine collection of well-preserved Byzantine mosaics. Descend back to coast and drive south to explore the founder of Carthage and the greatest of the Phoenician city-state. Tyre, 83km south of Beirut, was declared as a World Heritage Site, for its historical importance. Visit the excavated ruins which consists of three parts: the south side of the old Phoenician island-city that includes a large site of colonnades, public baths, mosaic streets and a rectangular arena; the northern site ruins observed from the road; and the third area on the landward side east that consists of the most impressive archaeological remains, such as the Roman necropolis and hippodrome. Drive back along the coastal road to visit another important Phoenician town, Sidon, with its Sea Castle and old covered souks. On the city's northern gate, the Phoenician Temple complex of Echmoun will be visited, before returning back. |
Currency | Lebanese Pound. US Dollar also equally used. |
Language | Arabic is the national language but French and English are widely spoken and understood |
Climate | Mediterranean mild climate with rainy winters and long warm summers. Temperatures range from 26C in summer and 19C in winter. |
Places to explore | Lebanon offers Phoenician, Roman and Byzantine city ruins, Islamic mosques, Crusader castles, 19th century Oriental Architecture and a stunning coastline. |
Flying Time | Flying time from Muscat : 4 hrs |
Time Difference | GMT +2 hours in winter and +3 hours in Summer. |


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Hostel Home has a great location, very close to good restaurants, the metro, and the bus. We were able to walk to many places around the city from here and could get to the further away destinations by public transit very easily. But the location is the hostel's best feature. The accomodations were very basic. The bathrooms didn't feel clean... More
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Well I had a fun night at Get Some in Orem. Tried out the Barrett .50 BMG, I think it was the M99. Next the fully automatic AK-74 5.45 x 39, that was 60 seconds of fun.
Next I tried out a few of their pistols:
Glock 19
Sig P226
Smith & Wesson M&P 9mm
There could be others I can't remember.
With all of that testing I thought that I would pick up a pistol and shoot it and know that was the one that I wanted. That did not happen.
Have been researching diffident guns for the past few weeks and knew I wanted a 9mm compact.
I chose the SPRINGFIELD XDM 9MM COMPACT 3.8" BLACK It fits with what I was looking for. Its a good gun and I look foreword to using it on the range.
The downside of all of this. I think I am going to be getting many more pistols in the future. I liked all of them that I used.
The M&P, H & K, Sig and Glock I can see my self getting one or more of each. This is going to get expensive


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New Canton Restaurant Hiring More Than 70 People: National Coney Island, which began in 1965 in Roseville, will open its newest location in early October at 45250 Ford Road, across from Meijer.
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Hawthorne police are receiving threats after a video showing an officer killing a dog went viral.
It's tough to watch the video that has circulated so widely of a Hawthorne police officer shooting a dog last week. I own a couple dogs -- a very responsible yellow Lab named Honeybee and big, gentle retriever named Woody -- and the thought of violence coming to either of them is stomach-churning.
Many of our readers have responded similarly, calling the shooting "despicable" and a dangerous abuse of power, among other things. Others are even angrier, and Hawthorne police report that their officers are receiving threats.
I don't know the full story of what led up to the shooting (nor, of course, do most of those responding angrily or making threats). Officers say that Leon Rosby, the dog's owner, was blaring music in his car and standing too close to a crime scene as the officers attempted to resolve a dangerous situation.
They say they asked him to back up and turn the music down. He allegedly balked, though he eventually put his dog in the car -- leaving the windows open -- and was arrested. The dog saw his owner under stress, jumped from the open window and lunged at an officer, who shot him.
That's not the way anyone wanted this situation to end, and it may be that officers were heavy-handed in their dealings with Rosby, who's clashed with Hawthorne police before.
But it's also important to remember that dogs pose real threats to police officers. Officers often find themselves in situations in which they are colliding with the instincts of dogs. They serve warrants, invading dogs' sense of territory, and they make arrests, threatening dogs' loyalty to their owners. Dogs are sensitive to stress, and police often appear in moments of anxiety. That was certainly the case when Rosby's Rottweiler, Max, did exactly what you'd expect a dog to do when he sees his owner in distress.
Whatever led to that moment, though, you have to have some sympathy for the officer. He was already distracted by a crime scene, trying to put a man in handcuffs, and he then suddenly was confronted by an 80-pound Rottweiler barreling toward him.
That officer can't be expected to allow himself to be mauled. He too has a right to be protected from harm. So he shot. And Max died.
I covered the LAPD for five years back in the 1990s, when crime was soaring in Los Angeles and big, strong dogs -- mainly pit bulls -- were in vogue. Sadly, a lot of dogs were shot in those years.
I knew officers who vigorously defended shooting suspects, but I never met an officer who felt good about shooting a dog. It's grisly and sad -- and yet, sometimes necessary.
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I stayed at this hotel for a week and hated it! It wasn't very clean, was very dingy, and in a sketchy looking part of town. The breakfast was average, the dinner served in the hotel was terrible, but the caipirinha's were good. I've stayed at the Novatel before and my colleagues have stayed at the Mercure and both were... More
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Employers are facing increased pressure to accommodate employees by allowing telecommuting, which Laura Skoff of Team Dynamics emphasizes is an essential factor for retaining qualified staff. It is a matter of moving "from bricks to clicks" to create virtual operations. She explained this is important because it:
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- Improves the environment by reducing the carbon footprint of each teleworker whose commute is not contributing to the day's emissions output.
Ken Heideman at the American Meteorological Society cautions that not all employees make good teleworking candidates. Star teleworkers exhibit the following characteristics:
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He also spoke frankly that assessing how well someone will perform at the time of their interview is difficult, noting that you usually "hire" star employees AFTER you hire them by recognizing them with promotions.
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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation) C44H47N3O24
Molecular Weight 1001.85
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The Pew Research Center's Hispanic Project and Internet Project combined forces to write an in-depth look at internet penetration across racial and ethnic categories in the U.S.: Latinos Online, 2006-2008.
A summary of the major findings:
From 2006 to 2008, internet use among Latino adults rose by 10 percentage points, from 54% to 64%. In comparison, the rates for whites rose four percentage points, and the rates for blacks rose only two percentage points during that time period. Though Latinos continue to lag behind whites, the gap in internet use has shrunk considerably.
For Latinos, the increase in internet use has been fueled in large part by increases in internet use among groups that have typically had very low rates of internet use.
· While U.S.-born Latinos experienced a two percentage point increase in internet use from 75% in 2006 to 77% in 2008, foreign-born Latinos experienced a 12 percentage point increase during the same period, from 40% to 52%.
· In 2006, 31% of Latinos lacking a high school degree reported ever going online; in 2008, this number was 41%. In comparison, Latinos with higher levels of education experienced three to four percentage point increases in internet use.
· Internet use among Latinos residing in households with annual incomes less than $30,000 increased 17 percentage points from 2006 to 2008. For Latinos in households earning $30,000 to $49,999 annually, internet use increased two percentage points, and for Latinos in households earning $50,000 or more annually, there was no change in internet use.
Whereas Latinos gained markedly in overall internet use, the pattern of home internet access changed very little. In 2006, 79% of Latinos who were online had internet access at home, while in 2008, this number was 81%. White and black internet users show a similar leveling off. In 2006, 92% of white internet users had a home connection, compared with 94% in 2008. In 2006, 84% of African American internet users had a home connection, compared with 87% in 2008.
While there was little increase in the likelihood of having a home connection among internet users from 2006 to 2008, rates of broadband connection increased dramatically for Hispanics, as well as for whites and blacks. In 2006, 63% of Hispanics with home internet access had a broadband connection; in 2008 this number was 76%. For whites, there was a 17 percentage point increase in broadband connection from 65% to 82%, and for blacks, the increase was from 63% in 2006 to 78% in 2008.
In order to maintain comparability across years, all results are based upon landline telephone surveys conducted by the Pew Hispanic Center and the Pew Internet & American Life Project from February to October 2006, and from August to December 2008. During this same time period, there was a dramatic increase in the proportion of people living in households with only cell phones, and no landline telephones.
The rapid increase in cell-only populations, particularly for Latinos and African Americans, coupled with the fact that people in cell-only households tend to be slightly more likely to use other forms of technology than people who are reachable via landline telephone, suggests that if anything, the results shown here may underestimate increases in internet use, especially for Latinos and African Americans. For more on this topic, please see Pew Internet's July 2009 report, Wireless Internet Use.
Despite the lack of cellphone interviews, the robust sample makes for a compelling story. The estimates used in the report are derived from a total of eight telephone surveys, three of which were conducted for the Pew Hispanic Center, and five of which were conducted for the Pew Internet & American Life Project. All told, the Pew Hispanic Center surveys interviewed 7,554 adults, and the Pew Internet & American Life Project surveys interviewed 13,687 adults. And while the data was collected at the end of 2008, our findings are within the margin of error for a September 2009 survey conducted in both Spanish and English.
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Blechert, Associate Dean of Health Professions and Two-Year Programs A.A.S., St. Mary's Junior College; B.A., Metropolitan State University; M.A., The College of St. Catherine Linda Distad, Associate Dean of Education B.A., The College of St. Catherine; M.Ed., University of Minnesota; Ed.D., University of St. Thomas Marla Hanley, Associate Dean of Integrated Learning B.A., M.S.W., University of Oklahoma Ph.D., St. Louis University Alice Swan, Associate Dean of Nursing B.S., M.S., University of Minnesota; D.N.Sc., Rush University ABIGAIL QUIGLEY MCCARTHY CENTER FOR WOMEN Sharon Doherty, Director B.A., University of Minnesota-Morris; M.A., Ph.D., University of Minnesota ACADEMIC ADVISING Lizette Bartholdi, Director B.A., University of Minnesota; M.A., Mercer University ACCESS AND SUCCESS Joan Demeules, Associate Director B.A., M.A., The College of St. Catherine ADMISSIONS Calvin N. Ryan-Mosley, Special Assistant to the President for Undergraduate Day Admission B.A., Pacific University; M.A., Springfield College; Ed.D. Harvard University Gregory Steenson, Director, Nontraditional Admission B.A., St. Olaf College; M.A., University of Minnesota AIMEE AND PATRICK BUTLER SPORTS AND FITNESS CENTER Eric Stacey, Director of Athletics and Butler Center B.A., Gustavus Adolphus College; M.A., University of Virginia BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION Tammy McGee, Vice President for Business and Administration B.S., St. Cloud State University; M.B.A., University of St. Thomas BUSINESS OFFICE Tracey Gran, Controller B.S., Winona State University CAMPUS MINISTRY Susan Hames, CSJ, Director B.A., The College of St. Catherine; M.A.T., Webster University; M.A., St. John's University CATHERINE G. 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By: Laurie DiBerardino
Posted: December 1, 2005, from the December 2005 issue of Cosmetics & Toiletries.
In the saturated market of personal care, setting sights for the rich ethnic market seems a no-brainer. According to the United States Census Bureau projections, the non-Caucasian population is predicted to almost double from the current 26% to 47% (of the total U.S. population) by 2050. Black consumers globally spend an estimated $US 2.7 billion on ethnic hair care products and count for 30% of all hair care purchases. But is the industry really addressing the needs and fulfilling the wants of the ethnic consumer?
According to Patrick Obukowho, global ethnic researcher, the answer is clearly no. "In terms of reactive products technology, things are happening very, very slow. Relaxer technology in active ingredients remains the same. They are not moving fast enough according to the demands and needs of the consumer."
In a Cosmetics & Toiletries interview, he stated that although the packaging, the fragrance and the marketing initiative behind a product launch may change, few products offer new technology to equal the marketing initiative. "There are new functional materials and new technology out there that should drive the creation of new and exciting products for the consumers," said Obukowho.
Funding must be allocated to spur research, i.e., which will in turn create new products. For example, a myth lurked that those of African descent would not suffer from UVB damage. However, the advantage of higher melanin content on the hair is stripped when hair has been chemically processed.
If a company invents in research, much information can be discovered about the hair itself, which in turn will create new products to combat the effect of UVB and other environmental factors that promote damage," he said.


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Casual games were the first big wave of gaming on iOS; there were numerous simple but addictive apps that have made small indie developers a great deal of money. Angry Birds, Doodle Jump, and Fruit Ninja were huge hits. This explosion was soon matched by the second wave: more complex casual PC games like Plants Versus Zombies. Soon thereafter iOS gaming began to show an identity of its own with perennial complex hits like Infinity Blade.
During this cascade of gaming another, quieter movement was spawned by an April Fool's Joke. The iCade may have been a prank, but consumer interest caught fire and it soon became a reality. This opened the door for one of my favorite categories: classic games. While some like MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator, a software emulator allowing the user to run the software behind their favorite classic arcade games) were short lived, many more found life in iOS. Many of Atari's hits have found their way back to the hearts of gamers via the Atari's Greatest Hits app. Final Fantasy, Street Fighter, and Duke Nukem are just a sampling of the games revived by nostalgic iOS users.
For those that crave something even closer to your old school gaming days I have good news (courtesy of TUAW) in the form of a soon-to-be-funded Kickstarter campaign. The GameDock turns your iOS device into an old-school console game system, but unlike the iCade it goes the full Monty by making your device a defacto cartridge. The GameDock consists of a small docking station for your device with USB ports in front for classic rectangular Nintendo Entertainment System game pads and a video out on the back to connect to your TV. Just drop your iOS device into the dock and enjoy some of your favorites all over again, and this time you can sit as close to the TV as you like. Those without a TV (or those that would rather not tie up their set) can opt to using the screen on your device instead via built-in Bluetooth connectivity. The GameDock is compatible with all iCade games or any other dock-ready game that supports two players and the GameDock's 1080p video output.
The makers have upped the ante even further by including a dashboard function allowing you to change your game via the controller. Had I been able to do so with my childhood's game console I might have lost the ability to walk altogether as I wasted away in gaming bliss. While I love the concept of the iCade, the GameDock is a welcome addition to the ranks of gaming accessories.


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What should you keep in mind in order to have the ultimate tailgating party? To follow are several tips to get you on your way to being known for the best ones ever: The first one should actually go without saying but in the interest of clarity…you should always know exactly where you are going. This means having a map of the parking area, contacting the owner to see if there are any specific guidelines that you need … [Read more...]
Ultimate Tailgating Food
Put on your game jersey, chill the beer and round up some of these tailgate friendly foods: Chili; probably the standard for many tailgate parties. It is simple to make, can be prepared way ahead of time and then stored until it can be re-heated as necessary (many people think that chili has the best flavor when it has been left for a day or two). Potato Salad; another standard that just begs to be on every … [Read more...]


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Biography (Cyclopedia of World Authors, Fourth Revised Edition)
Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul (ni-POHL), born in Chaguanas, Trinidad, on August 17, 1932, has the peculiar vision of a man who is a product of three cultures: those of India, Trinidad, and Great Britain. His grandfather had come from India to Trinidad as an indentured laborer; one may see from Naipaul's earlier novels, and particularly in A House for Mr. Biswas, how pervasive and tenacious the Indian culture remained among the many Indian immigrants to the Caribbean.
Naipaul completed his early education in Port of Spain, Trinidad. After working briefly as a schoolmaster at his old school and as a clerk in the Port of Spain Registrar's Department, he left Trinidad for England on August 2, 1950, to attend University College, Oxford. On a Trinidad government scholarship, he studied literature and planned to become a writer. When his father died in 1953, Naipaul did not return home, but stayed in England to finish his degree. After graduating from Oxford in 1954, he worked briefly in the cataloging department of the National Portrait Gallery, London. Except for a few weeks writing advertising copy in 1957, this would be his last nonliterary job.
Although Naipaul traveled widely, London remained his home of choice. From 1954 to 1955, he worked for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Caribbean Service, presenting the weekly...
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Biography (Critical Survey of Long Fiction, Fourth Edition)
Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul, a third-generation West Indian of East Indian ancestry, was born in Lion House (reincarnated as Hanuman House in his fourth novel, A House for Mr. Biswas) into a Hindu Brahman family in Chaguanas, Trinidad, on August 17, 1932. He grew up in a large Indian joint family with a brother, five sisters, and more than fifty cousins (author Neil Bissoondath is his nephew). Naipaul has called his family "a microcosm of the authoritarian state," with power struggles and the seamy side of human behavior.
Naipaul's father, Seepersad Naipaul, a correspondent for the Trinidad Guardian and an avid Charles Dickens fan, wrote Gurudeva, and Other Indian Tales (1943, 1946), a collection of short stories that Naipaul used as a model to discover what he calls "the trick of writing." Naipaul captures his tender affection for his father in the father-son relationship in his first major novel, A House for Mr. Biswas. Even so, Naipaul, speaking about his Trinidad childhood in a 1972 interview, described his father as "a defeated man" who, like Mr. Biswas, felt alienated from the family hierarchy and solaced himself with "easy contempt." His mother's side of the family was prominent in Trinidadian society; his father's was not.
Naipaul spent two years at Chaguanas Government School, a school his father had attended twenty years earlier, when it was the Canadian Mission School. In...
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Biography (Identities & Issues in Literature)
Viewing V. S. Naipaul's writing retrospectively, one can find in it a three-part pattern that suggests an orderly, seemingly calculated development, although the author did not plan this development in advance. Naipaul's first three novels deal in ironic ways with the struggles of a Trinidad adjusting to its newly achieved independent status. These novels portray the foolishness and absurdity of Trinidad society as Naipaul, the observer, perceives it.
In A House for Mr. Biswas, the fourth book, Naipaul becomes more psychological in his approach and develops the novel by focusing on character rather than on external political events. Mr. Biswas yearns, in his desire to build a house, to make visible a personal identity that he must, for his own security, establish. Finally, in his later work, such as India: A Wounded Civilization and Among the Believers, Naipaul deals with the world outside Trinidad, exploring quests for identity by people who, like Naipaul himself, have left the island and ventured into other parts of the world.
Naipaul's personal and artistic quest has been to discover his lost identity and the identities of the countries and people about whom he writes. Born in the West Indies to Hindu parents newly arrived from northern India, a teenage Naipaul left Trinidad for postwar Britain, where he was...
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Biography (Magill's Survey of World Literature, Revised Edition)
Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul (NI-pawl) was born in Chaguanas, Trinidad and Tobago, on August 17, 1932, of Hindu parents whose forebears had emigrated from India. Vidiadhar's father, Seepersad Naipaul, was reared in poverty because of the early death of his own father. After completing his education, however, Seepersad married into a large, powerful Brahman family. At the time of Vidiadhar's birth, Seepersad was staff correspondent for the Trinidad Guardian, reporting on events in the small town of Chaguanas. There he and his wife lived, along with dozens of relatives, all crowded into the large family home and dominated by his wife's mother. Two years after Vidiadhar's birth, when the crusading managing editor of the Trinidad Guardian lost his job, Seepersad was reduced to a position as stringer, or occasional writer. Lacking privacy or respect at home and deprived of the vocation that had given his life order and meaning, Seepersad had a nervous breakdown. For some years he moved from one odd job to another and from one place to another, while his wife and children remained in the big house in Chaguanas.
Although his father was to be a major influence on his career, V. S. Naipaul said he did not come to know him until 1938, when Seepersad was hired by the Trinidad Guardian to cover Port of Spain and moved his wife and...
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Biography (Magill's Survey of World Literature, Revised Edition)
Although he must be admired for his skill in plotting and characterization and for the beauty of his language, V. S. Naipaul is perhaps most important because he addresses the most difficult problem of modern humanity—the sense of alienation. Even in the early comic novels, Naipaul suggests how deeply his characters fear being expelled from the cultural groups that give them a sense of identity. Most of his later works take a grimly realistic look at the Third World, where political and social change has deprived people of their identities, leaving them isolated in chaotic, corrupt societies, where desperation too often leads them into fanaticism and mindless violence. In Magic Seeds (2004), the sequel to Half a Life, Naipaul seems to have abandoned hope for humanity. However, taken as a whole, his works provide such valuable insights into postcolonial societies that they may well make constructive change possible.
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Source: Cyclopedia of World Authors, Fourth Revised Edition, ©1997 Salem Press, Inc.. All Rights Reserved.
Source: Identities & Issues in Literature, ©1997 Salem Press, Inc.. All Rights Reserved.
Source: Critical Survey of Long Fiction, Fourth Edition, ©2010 Salem Press, Inc.. All Rights Reserved.
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Fans have until 5pm today to have their say in which medical charity can hold a bucket collection at Stamford Bridge this month.
Thousands of Blues have already voted in the Online Charity Poll, which closes at 5pm today. So if you haven't already cast your vote, do so now!
Chelsea was overwhelmed by the response from charities eager to hold bucket collections at Stamford Bridge. There are five available matchdays for bucket collections, so the charities have been broken down into five separate categories. The current poll is for medical charities.
There are two online polls taking place, one through the Chelsea FC Foundation website and the other through Facebook.
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Gifts for Gamers: Some End-of-Year Recommendations, Part 4
On the last day of the year part four of the gamers recommendations offer some adventure games, sports and action. Have fun!
Free, 2D or activated 3D graphics, http://www.elwico.pl/~ender-sz/mercenary/mddclone-sdl
MDDClone-SDL is a pretty exact clone of the game Mercenary. Like the adventure game from 1986, the player makes an emergency landing on a lonely planet. To escape, he has to survey the planet and solve a handful of puzzles.
Monster 2
BSD license, activated 3D graphics, http://nooskewl.com/node/29
The role-playing game wants to resurrect the first Final Fantasy game. At least the low resolution graphics bring back the old charm very well.
Unknown license, activated 3D graphics, http://www.izedesign.it/cararena/index_eng.html
This uncomplicated auto racing game looks nice, but under Linux runs just a bit better than unconvincingly. The player runs his little race car on different courses.
Blobby Volley 2
GPL, activated 3D graphics, http://sourceforge.net/projects/blobby
As its name indicates, this game is dedicated to beach volleyball, although it's two Jello figures who are the players.
Out of the Park Baseball
Commercial, 2D graphics, http://www.ootpdevelopments.com
The player takes on the role of baseball trainer and team manager. With some clever planning and player acquisitions, you can bring your team to some successful championships.
GPL, activated 3D graphics, http://www.nongnu.org/billiards
The visually appealing billiards simulator provides eightball, nineball and carom versions.
Ostrich Riders
GPLv3, http://sourceforge.net/projects/ostrichriders
The skill game is an adaptation of the somewhat wacky arcade game Joust, that emptied pockets around 1982. An ostrich-riding knight has to defeat enemy combatants riding giant vultures. The key is to hold your lance higher than that of your opponent.
Commercial, 2D graphics, http://www.bohthegame.com
In the action game BOH you guide your well-armed hero through dark halls and dungeons to face your ultimate enemy, somewhat as in Alien Breed. With its minimalist graphics it also competes for the retro charm title.
Blob Wars: Blob and Conquer
Free, activated 3D graphics, http://hrocksndiamondsttp://www.parallelrealities.co.uk/projects/blobAndConquer.php
In this crazed shooter game you control a small yellow ball that is fighting its way through a dark maze. Little puzzles loosen up the game.
Free, activated 3D graphics, http://greg-kennedy.com/nwserver/index.php?cat=games&sub=euro1943
The game offers a mix of real-time strategy with action. The goal is to take over strategic map locations with your troops, not losing sight of the supplies you need.
Free, 2D graphics, http://mbays.freeshell.org/kuklomenos
An abstract, short duration and uncomplicated shooter game for afternoon breaks, somewhere between Centipede and Starship Command.
Free, activated 3D graphics, http://c-type.sourceforge.net
A simple shoot-em-up game where opponents explode only if they're the same color as your bullets.
Gifts for Gamers
Hi folks.
Here's another gift for you.
Fortmactux released a new live dvd games version (i.e. no install required).
This rich distro has KDE desktop and contains FlightGear1.9.0 , Alice3D , DukeNukem3D, etc.
(all this with only an 878M dload)
Download from ibiblio linux distros (fortmactux) at
Have Fun.
David Toms (fortmactux) -
There is well over 38.400 games and entrainment for Linux fans on Sourceforge and Saybay Linux has just released their new 2010 DVD games version 5.1 with over 3.5 gigs on on it, If anyone is interested then it can be downloaded from http://www.Sabayon.org or http://forum.sabayonlinux.org/viewtopic.php?f=60&t=19394 -
Widelands is another one I stumbled on recently - basically a version of `The Settlers'. Quite nice.
Wow, a Mercenary port, boy that blew a lot of time back on my C64, and got me interested in coding.
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New release offers better graphics drivers and expands filesystem support.
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We're still planning on hosting Jason Fagone and Kevin Smith today to talk about building a 200-mpg car by hand, and the spirit of American invention. Jason and Kevin are coming from another event in NJ and may be a bit delayed, but we'll still be there at 3 to welcome you in from the snow. Hope you can make it!
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New Era, December 2010
Inspiring Messages • President Monson on the spirit we feel at Christmastime. | Music • Download an MP3 of a new song: "Christmas Comes Again." |
Answers to Questions• Q&A: How can I find the motivation to read the scriptures? | Around the World • Youth in South Africa worship through music. |
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Raising the Banner of Virtue
See how groups of young women have followed the example of their leaders and raised their own banner of virtue. |
Check Out the New Youth Web Site
The Church has launched a new Web site for youth. At youth.lds.org you'll find videos, messages, and other features to uplift and inspire you, as well as opportunities to strengthen others by sharing your testimony. The site will be updated regularly, so be sure to go back frequently to see what's new at youth.lds.org. |


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Kenneth Greve's ballet for the whole family is based on the tale by H.C. Andersen from 1845. The Music was composed by Tuomas Kantelinen.
Upcoming performance: Thu Dec 12, 2013 19:00 (sold)
Welcome to the Christmas Recital of the Finnish National Opera's Ballet School, featuring performances that will cover the entire scope of Ballet School operations.
Upcoming performance: Mon Dec 16, 2013 18:00 The Almi Hall
A witch's spell turns a handsome Prince into a beast and only true love can save him. But who could ever love a hideous beast? This ballet version of the charming fairy tale is sure to fascinate the whole family.
Upcoming performance: Fri Feb 21, 2014 19:00 Main auditorium
Vocational education students at the Ballet School of the FNO will take to the stage in Almi Hall in May.
Upcoming performance: Fri May 16, 2014 18:00 The Almi Hall
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Mon 2/4 2:00 PM Upper foyer |
Children's art workshop (Spring 2013)Inspiring workshops for children aged 5 to 6 will be held in the foyer of the Opera House, exploring music, dance and costumes. Registration for these 90-minute workshops is on a first come, first served basis. |