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Centrally located in Bologna, this hotel is near Gallery of Modern Art of Bologna and Porta Lame. Additional nearby points of interest include Bologna Fountain of Neptune.
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Guests enjoy a complimentary hot buffet breakfast in the hotel's ornate restaurant. Conference and meeting facilities include 7 meeting rooms that accommodate up to 495 guests.
Premium bedding
Rooms feature classic decor and include premium bedding with Frette Italian linens. Amenities include bathrobes, satellite television, and city or courtyard views. In-room safes accommodate laptops.
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Zanhotel Europa's Beaux Arts design includes marble floors and glowing chandeliers. Opulent paintings and fabrics add to the elegant interior.
Zanhotel Europa offers a restaurant, a bar/lounge, and a coffee shop/café. A complimentary hot and cold buffet breakfast is served each morning. The property provides room service during limited hours. Business-related amenities at this 4.0-star property include a 24-hour business center, a technology helpdesk, technology support staff, and secretarial services.
Meeting and conference facilities measuring 1,000 square meters (10,763 square feet) accommodate up to 495 guests. Transportation options at this property include an airport shuttle (surcharge) (available on request). Parking is available for a surcharge.
- Concierge services
- Free breakfast
- Use of nearby fitness center (discount)
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- Room service (limited hours)
- Parking garage
- Multiple large conference rooms
- Multiple small meeting rooms
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- Multilingual staff
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- 24-hour front desk
- Express check-out
- Express check-in
- Medical assistance available
- Currency exchange
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Elevator/lift
- Wired (high-speed) Internet access - surcharge
- Dial-up Internet access - surcharge
- Designated smoking areas
- Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
- Total number of rooms - 101
- Number of floors - 6
- Audiovisual equipment
- Babysitting or childcare
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- Ballroom(s)
- Outdoor parking (surcharge)
- Meeting facilities size (feet) - 10764
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
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- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
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- Half board rates available
- Full board rates available
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- Wireless Internet access - surcharge
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Picnic area
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- Restaurant
- Meeting facilities size (meters) - 1000
- Number of meeting/conference rooms - 7
- RV, bus, truck parking
- Year Built 2000
- 24-hour business center
- Conference center
- Secretarial services
- Ski storage
- Garden
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Technology helpdesk
- Television in lobby
- Tour assistance
- Translation services
- Wedding services
- Internet
Available in all rooms: Wireless Internet access (surcharge), Wired high-speed Internet access (surcharge)
Available in some public areas: Wireless Internet access - surcharge, Wired (high-speed) Internet access - surcharge
- Parking
Outdoor parking (surcharge), Self parking (surcharge), Parking garage, RV, bus, truck parking
- Room Amenities
- Pay movies
- Climate control
- Soundproofed rooms
- Air conditioning
- Direct-dial phone
- Premium TV channels
- Minibar
- Wake-up calls
- Daily housekeeping
- Hair dryer
- Bidet
- Handheld showerhead
- Bathroom scale
- In-room massage available
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Window opens
- Premium bedding
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Complimentary newspaper
- Extra towels/bedding
- Turndown service (on request)
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Complimentary toiletries
- Sewing kit
- Slippers
- Shower only
- Makeup/shaving mirror
- Bathroom phone
- Free movie channels
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Desk
- Trouser press
- Welcome amenities
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Ergonomic chair
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Wireless Internet access (surcharge)
- Wired high-speed Internet access (surcharge)
- Dial-up Internet access (surcharge)
- TV Internet access (surcharge)
- Satellite TV service
- City view
- Courtyard view
- Frette Italian sheets
- Down blanket
- First-run movies
- Dining
Zanhotel Europa has a restaurant serving breakfast only. Guests are offered a complimentary hot and cold buffet breakfast. Room service during limited hours is available.
- Recreation
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Golf - driving range nearby
- Tennis nearby
- Racquetball/squash nearby
- Pilates classes/instruction nearby
- Sports center nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Basketball on site
- Playground on site
- Running track/path on site
- Accessibility
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible bathroom
- Accessible path of travel
- Braille or raised signage
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Policies & Fees
- Check-in
Check-in time starts at 1 PM
Special check-in instructions:
A tax is imposed by the city for stays beginning 1 September 2012, and will be collected at the property. The tax ranges from EUR 1 to EUR 4 per person, per night. The amount has been determined by the local administration and depends on the length of stay, property classification, and room price. This tax does not apply from the 6th consecutive night of stay onwards, to residents of Bologna, or children under 14 years of age. Please note that further exemptions may apply. For further details, please contact the property using the information contained in the confirmation received after booking.
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 999.99, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.
- Check-out
Check-out time is Noon
- Payment types
Accepted at this hotel: American Express, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, MasterCard, Visa
- Pets
Pets allowed, Pet policy - dogs and cats only
- General
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
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Caters to singles
Caters to couples
Caters to seniors
Caters to families
- Fees
- The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: EUR 5 (for 24 hours, rates may vary)
- Fee for wireless Internet in all public areas: EUR 5 (for 24 hours, rates may vary)
- Fee for wireless Internet in business center: EUR 5 (for 24 hours, rates may vary)
- Airport shuttle fee: EUR 40 per vehicle (roundtrip)
- Self parking fee: EUR 15 per day
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
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Children 16 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.


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and, with the proper precautions taken, would you go swimming in it?
and, with the proper precautions taken, would you go swimming in it?
Yes and yes. I could probably fill a hot tub on a good night of beer drinking and the hangover that follows.
I pissed on a gas fire last night. Fuck you, moobs.
Oh...yes to your OP, btw.
One cup = 240 ML I'm gonna say that 250 ML is average per piss but I'll lower it to 240 to make it easier to convert.
Med sized pool = 25000 gallons = 400000 cups.
A 40 year old has lived 14600 days.
A 40 year old would have to pee 27.4 times every day @ 1 cup per pee from birth to fill a med sized pool.
What about including shit to bulk up the volume?
I wonder how the uric acid affects the walls of an above ground pool.
all's I know is that I've pee'd enough in your mom's mouth to know I've filled her mouth .. several times over.
I easily drink 3 gallons of water a day. I've pissed enough in my lifetime to fill one of the Great Lakes.


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This is a very enjoyable route located just to the left of Cowboy Boot Crack. The crux is between bolts two and three, which is all smearing. See what Stealth rubber can do for you! Top out at the Metolius bolts, or continue up to the beefy Petzl eyebolts at the top of Cowboy Boot Crack.
3 pins to the bolts.
A fine route, but so many holds have broken off now that the rating is anyone's guess. It's at least 9+ now.
I should have mentioned that a 60m rope will JUST reach the beginning of Cowboy Boot Crack from the upper bolts. I would agree that it should be at least 9+, but what the hell do those Nebraska climbers know?
While their knowledge of some of the more technical aspects of climbing may often be subpar, Nebraska climbers do tend exude a certain quiet, yet resolute confidence on the rock, likely due to close contact with a football team that wins more than once every ten years.
Bold words for someone whose team doesn't even have scoreboard. In my estimation, it would be VERY easy to get off-route on Trigger Finger. The last time I climbed there, there was a far easier line heading off to the left, and it would of course be very tempting to hop on to Cowboy Boot Crack for some of the more difficult sections. Does anyone know the name of the route to the left of Trigger Finger?
All this talk about Nebraksan climbers reminds me so much of a typical day at The Garden.... One time I was with my friend on Montezuma's and a group of 3 climbers (they were Texans) comes up asking us where they could find some easy leads to get started on.... I looked down at their rack and I saw Ric Geiman's guide...brand new...and they got all these fancy looking draws (probably $20 a pop) and all these funky nuts and hexes...all brand new! My guess is one of them had been to the gym once for boy scouts, and they all decided to spend a couple hundred dollars on a sport they know nothing about...why the hell do they always come here???
Now, I don't want to be negative here or slamming anyone, but I have to take exception to the previous comment. I too am one of these Nebraska climbers. I don't claim to be an exceptional climber, I am not a local, heck I just started climbing three years ago. But I do love being outside enjoying a unique experience with cool people. Whenever I talk to new climbers I remind myself that I started like them also. These guys are just trying to develop into climbers that will not need help. It should be our job as relatively experienced climbers to instill the proper ideals and etiquette in new climbers that we know ourselves. Hopefully they will then pass that on to people they meet. There shouldn't be a need to claim an area as "my spot", the rock and the outdoors are there for everyone to enjoy. This is not an attack at anyone, it is just my personal philosophy on what the climbing experience is all about.
Gee, Dave, sorry you think only the "right people" deserve to climb on "your rock", as it appears from your post. Perhaps you should look at my profile and Darin's before spouting. If you bothered, you might discover that I am a Nebraska climber, yes, but that I grew up in Colorado Springs. Does that give me an adequate enough pedigree to climb at the Garden? Darin is from Nebraska, too, but currently resides in Castle Rock. Does he get to learn the secret handshake required for climbing at the Garden? I have to admit I'm impressed that you are able to fathom so much about a person's past, time spent on the rock, and native ability just based on a chance meeting, or a couple of throw-away posts made here at CB.com. I guess divisiveness is good in our small community.
Didn't have intentions of insulting anyone, there. My apologies to anyone upset by that one. I was talking only about a set of guys who didn't know what they were doing and had chosen to climb in The Garden; I was not refering to the entire state of Nebraska.
Look Dave, I realize that you were not coming after anyone in particular. But, and this is important, when you meet up with new or inexperience climbers, be cool to them. See what they are climbing, where they are from, stuff like that. Recommend some good climbs in the area, either at the Garden or somewhere close by. It is your responsibility to pass on the spirit and joy of climbing to both new climbers and non-climbers. This is coming from someone who always appreciates the locals taking an interest instead of being elitist. Basically keep it real and be positive.
I have to agree with Darin, again. I just climbed this route last week, and it felt like no other 5.9 I had ever done. Right before you get into the final "hiking" section of the climb, part of the edgy dish thing broke on me. That is a mangy little hold that is not worth much and not necessary for the climb, at least as a hand. A fun route though and a very good example of a Garden friction climb.
A new(er) Falcon guide has this route at .10a, which seems fair. It's a tougher lead than the .9+'s in the Garden, i.e. Credibility Gap and Crescent Corner, IMHO. Only reason why these grades matter is that they let you know what you're ready for next, anyway.
Give it a bouldery .9+. Spicey lead.
This route is worthy and on excellent rock. Good friction and thoughtful moves. I would climb this again.
5.9 no plus needed and it's def NOT a 10a or even a 10 for that matter go a little farther left than you think than work you way back right.... That fragile flake at the stacked arrows, be kind to it. I can barely get up 5.10 trad (working on changing that) and this route is a breeze for me, so there is no way in hell this is a 10. A very fun route nonetheless.
Awesome route, well-protected, no harder than Place in the Sun. But I second the previous comment, be gentle with the flakes up high.
Hey guys, just climbed this one again yesterday. Always a good route, along with previous advice be careful on those flakes. I definitely felt them shift a bit, pull down not out.... I climbed it up to the second set of anchors just above the unzipped set, the nice big glue-in eyebolts. Sweet anchors except the fact that they are worn almost 50% of the way through. I don't know what can be done about it, but those things are getting sketchy. Don't add to it by toproping through them.


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This is the new Hyundai Sonata, and there is one thing that is amazing about it. And that is that this is the new Hyundai Sonata.
Now, I admit I am a sucker for a shapely body, but this is borderline erotic. And the fact that it comes from a car company whose boxy little sedans all looked as as though they were designed by men who only possessed a ruler, well that's nothing short of amazing.
There is a resemblance you might have noticed to the stylish Volkswagen CC sedan which is itself a fairly blatant ripoff of the gorgeous Mercedes Benz E-Class sedan. But frankly, who cares? If you are going to steal, you steal from a bank, not a grocery store.
The new Sonata has an interior suitable to wear a Lexus or Infiniti label, and under the hood you will find a surprise. There is only one engine choice…a 2.4-liter four cylinder lump that cranks out just shy of 200-horsepower. On the road, you only feel a slight rumble from the engine and suspension at higher speeds, while the rest of the time, it is a snubbed down, nice handling package. And with the four banger, will return 22 miles per gallon city, 35 highway.
The Hyundai Sonata has champagne looks, but even my beer budget can afford it. And by beer, I don't mean something moderately acceptable like Budweiser but really dreadful stuff like Natural Light...kind of budget.
In short, our loaded Sonata SE with a sunroof and navigation system came to $26,000.
Hyundai is moving uptown with the new Sonata, and leaving behind the cheap, econobox image. So who fills that gap in the future? Wait, do I hear Chinese music in the distance?


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Sony Slumps by Most in Four Years as Losses Stun Traders
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Sony Slumps by Most in Four Years as Losses Stun Traders
Seems like that title is getting around. I wonder if there'll be a meme for it.
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Conspiracy theories and "LEAVE SONY ALOOOONE!" in 3, 2, 1...
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Damn, I hope the PS4 is Sony's golden ticket to win back some of their market share. It would really pain me to see them back out of the market. But the reality of it is; that it's suck and it's really bad (bad to the investors) when Sony post a profit it's not going to be because their products are a 'must own' or a 'must buy' it's going to be because they sold their assets or real estate.
With that being said, if ever comes to that where does that leave us? The Wii U is not as good as it should be and some third party developers are already giving them the shaft with their titles.
A market where MS dominates is fucking disgusting and disturbing. The difference between Sony and MS is variety. Sony will take a risk and hire a studio to make to some unique titles, Journey, Heavy Rain. MS on the other hand is all about a product selling and selling in the bundles.
These are dark times my friends....dark times..... :(
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That is some big ouch. They'll be shuffling in their seats on the flight to NY from Tokyo.
As Mike says, love them or hate them, gamers need Sony. Or do you only want annual reiterations of the same thing?
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It is disturbing and even though the company is showing signs of recovery I guess they're not moving fast enough.
I guess the thing that upsets me the most, are these so-called gamers that wish and pray for Sony's downfall. If any one of these manufacturers back out of the market, then you can kiss a good percent of the third party titles goodbye. Those fucking publishers don't give a "rat's stank ass" about our passion nor the developers, that's why a good percent of them are trying to cross over to the mobile market, because it's an easy cash grab.
If any one you guys think that these third party developers can break even on Xbox system alone, then you're as stupid as Sarah Palin and Erthzaus.
And Sg1974 is right and he makes a good point, you will see 25 Halos, 20 Gears of War, 35 Forzas, etc. Why would anybody want an industry like that?
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God of War, Gran Turismo, Uncharted and Killzone have been milked to death already, and Sonys first party output in the last year has been extremely lame.
Apart from that franchise milking, Sony have given us mediocre ripoffs of other games and piss-weak QTE/cutscene/narrow corridor games. Not to mention crippling the industry with awful hardware design.
Now we see rumours of a bundled Kinect with PS4.
A games industry without Sony is the best case possible. Steambox or an Apple box would be a far better 3rd player.
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Now you Sony loyalist know what it must have been like to be a Dreamcast owner. Better hardware, better games...didn't matter.
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I was a proud Dreamcast owner and it broke my heart with Sega backed out of the market. That was a tough time, I still have the damn thing. :)
But wait a minute, are you telling us you were a Sega loyalist and you're waiting for Sony to fail or something because you believe Sony was the reason Sega left the console market? You're not one those people are you?
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It's probably wise to keep it in perspective.
10% is more of a slap on the nose than anything. A company that seriously screws up would lose 25% or something truly brutal like that.
Sony is actually in the middle of a recovery from months of their stock tumbling, so losing 10% after a month where you've gained 50% isn't exactly critical to anything they're doing.
In general though, the industry is doing poorly. It's not like it's just Sony suffering. We'll see what the next gen brings, but I feel like it might be a very quick rush followed by a very serious hangover.
Ultimately it depends on how good the industry is going to be at keeping momentum going. I think a lot of those CEOs have no idea what they're actually producing anymore.
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Not many conglomerates seem to be doing too well, Samsung being the only major exception that comes to mind.
@Gadzooks, do you have OCD? It's just that every time I see you post, it involves bitching about Sony's franchises being entirely milked, corridor QTE rip offs. I don't care about you criticizing Sony but at least be original, you're no better than Erthazus claiming that consoles have ruined his life with every post.
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True, but it's gets everybody gears grinding when it's focus just on Sony and plus we get to see how stupid some people really are like Erthazus. ;)
Woe knew exactly what he/she was doing when he/she created this thread. What's the point you ask? Who knows....call it hidden agendas or just pure hate for Sony. What it all boils down to is ignorance and stupidity.
Why anybody wants to see any one these manufacturers back out of the market is beyond me.
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That's categorically false ChrisJack.
There's a huge difference between how the technology sector is doing in general, and how the games industry is doing:
As you can see, most tech companies are booming. Most games companies are either failing to keep up, or slumping.
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I wasn't being specific to any individual industry otherwise it wouldn't make it a conglomerate. For example MS & Apple are not really conglomerates.
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Games are games in my book Mike W.
Was just pointing out how the shoe sometimes pinches when it is on the other foot.
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WOW! The stink is as bad as expected. Not that I expected ninty and xbox fans to say otherwise.
But people, CHILLAX! Sony is not going anywhere, and PS4 will be well supported. Case in point, this post conveniently forgets to mention that Sony stocks have gained more than 35% in the past few months, from the 30 year low of 960 something yen.And if stock prices really are that important, then apple lost 100billion $ of worth in the past few months for nothing.
But obviously, if pissing on Sony makes your day, then please continue on :)
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Games industry without sony is rubbish and people saying otherwise are blinded by their fanboyish rose-colored glasses.
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"A games industry without Sony is the best case possible"
Right. Sure. You'd rather have Apple in their place?? lol. Fuck me...
So let's keep all future consoles exactly the same on the inside. Because that'll really drive innovation.
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"A games industry without either Sony or Microsoft is the best case possible."
Fixed that for you. We (as in the industry, not punters) only need one console platform in a Steambox-shaped future, kthnxbai.
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Apple already has the Apple TV & Mac Mini, I don't think they're going to make a gaming device ever again. Nor do I think they really give a shit about gaming altogether.
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I would like to see a future looking like this:
1. Google or Apple - owning the casual and family space
2. Microsoft or Sony - owning the mid-core or price-sensitive gaming space
3. Valve/Steam - owning the hardcore or high-end space.I can easily see Valve/Steam squeezing MS and/or Sony out of the market before too long, though.
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Since OG mentioned the Dreamcast, I have to post and say what an awesome machine that was. It's still the greatest and most memorable console launch for me yet. Local stores had Dreamcast Launch parties at Midnight, contests, and giveaways, it was amazing.
Competition is a great thing, and I want Sony to come back strong and make MS squirm a bit.
As Gheritt said above, Steam has pretty much become my gaming choice now thanks to prices and availability. I hope Valve makes MS squirm as well, MS has been cocky for awhile now, and they need to be reminded that no one is on top for long.
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Sony really dropped the ball this gen - I went from being a PS gamer (didn't own the original xbox) to getting virtually all 3rd party titles on 360. It was sad watching my shiny (expensive) Foreman grill gather dust, but in nearly all cases the 3rd party stuff looked and played better on the MS machine. If Sony genuinely have the upper hand this time around (technologically), I'd happily return to my roots (esp with Destiny being multi-plat.) Sony is needed to keep M$ honest - I dread the day that they're no-longer competing in the market. Roll on the 20th...
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Apple would provide overpriced, under equipped, iterative hardware, extremely closed infrastructure and yeah, ok, great support.
Whoop-de-fucking-doo. That would REALLY change the industry for the better. Because Apple have such a legacy when it comes to gaming IP and nurturing development.
Yeah let's throw Sony out and have every user interface with ads rammed down your throat. Or paying to play online across the board despite already paying your ISP fees.
Sony have done a lot wrong this gen but acting like the industry would be a better place without them just shows your complete ignorance.
And FYI 'Da Man', I've played more systems than your weekly disability allowance would ever afford you. I don't need a big retard-friendly interface to appreciate a platform. Keep hating though. You'll bring the evil Sony down one day.
Posted 10 months ago # -
Mac OS is 'open'? Oh ok, that explains why the Mac get's all the top game releases like PC then.
Why not compare the tech specs of the latest Samsung smartphone to your beloved iPhone? Yup. Overpriced.
How would your fancy Apple 'iFeatures' be of any use on a GAMES CONSOLE? So you can see your buddies face while you're playing a fucking game? Outstanding.
"Apple computers cost about as much as their analogs" - I don't even know what this means. Is this English?
Where did I say Sony OS is open?
It's venomous haters like you that have all but stopped me commenting here. Any chance to have a dig and wind a few people up and you just jump straight in. Yet can't take it when someone insults your beloved Apple. I doubt you'll ever grow out of it because you seem pretty impressed by your actions! Way to go man.
And who the fuck calls themselves Da Man anyway??? That's a pretty huge 'cock alert' right there.Posted 10 months ago # -
Why are you insulted by the fact that people actually like Sony, PlayStation, Google, Android & Samsung? Enjoy the benefits of your own preferences & let bygones be bygones because seriously, your immature mocking has plagued this site for too long. No more excuses, just grow up.
Posted 10 months ago # -
^ lol Why are you actually acknowledging this basement dweller even exists? Just ignore him whilst he vents his nerd rage on the internet between serving the till at the Apple Store and cutting himself.
Trolls, dont feed them.
Posted 10 months ago # -
Out of morbid curiosity, I'd love to hear about all the 'lot of wrong' they did last, this, and all throughout the 90's, as you say.
Not so I can defend them (as you'd like). I'm just curious. We need to get to the bottom of why you feel such overwhelming hatred for this corporation. Perhaps it's time to move on.
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Sunday, September 23, 2007
only 18 dollars
green fairy bombs
fairy cross the mercy
fairy meadow where i was formerly from
my shuffle chucks up some krautrock
how trippy
i search my mind for memory
i delete yesterdays events
clear history
i float above the histrionic tripe hurled at me
after all that
do i have to suffer this nonsense ?
please one comment per person
please keep it relevant
cos i do wanna read what you think of it
please consider what i write today
if youd like to be considerate
please desist with the bullshit
its depressing me
it tires me out
it enervates me
why ?
i try...
oh i am
i am
i am the saint who is no saint
yes thats who i am
but i get tired of bad energy assaulting me
i do my thing quietly
i love children n animals
i dont eat the beasts
and i make music
no skeletons in my closet for quite a while now
how tedious when someone tries to drag out an old one
or tries to dream up some silly fluster
besmirching my fucking not so good name
here on my very own pages
for some hysterical melodramatic bunkum
please im olde and im tired now desist
im trying to write some poetry here for you
im trying to weld unweildy forms together
im trying to find some beauty in this afternoon
dont hassle a poet!
see i had something better than this
for the people who were interested
what a shame!
50 comments:
Ha!good luck with this one
- 3:38 pm
Dear TTB,
Haven't read the blogo as much i would like to, but always enjoy it as it makes me day just a bit more interesting. liked today's fer sure. always dig your blogos, scribbles, songs, and poems from your skyscraper carnivore tune up to today's blogo. no suck up here mate, just a good ol' long time aficionado. me dont care about your skeletors in your closet. don't worry too much about silly commentators!
stuck under a texas moon,
marco - 3:40 pm
Oh no sk, please don't let that psycho get you down, they're not worth it. Please write some poetry like you intended, there's so many of us here that love appreciate what you write.
Love you always,
Amanda - 3:51 pm
I make comments but I don't read them. From what you say I'm not missing anything.
Been a while since we've had some piccies.
:-) - 5:24 pm
- eek said...
OMG!!! SK has skeletons in his closet? Honestly, what moron thinks you don't have a few? I've noticed the only people really damaged by their deep dark secrets (which often turn out to be pretty mundane in the grand scheme of things) coming out are the ones who pretended they didn't have any. You've always been pretty open about having been there, done that, so I doubt there would be much really shocking.
Have you been a complete fuckwit at times during your life? I bet damn near anything you have been -- just as everyone who will read this post have been fuckwits at some point in their lives. Big deal. I thing someone is just craving attention.
Now, if you spit-roasted your neighbors' children for your Christmas party one year (especially if you invited the neighbors to the party) ...THAT would be a skeleton worthy of being exposed! - 6:11 pm
thats true amanda
sk just ignore those ... ones
and those ../ ones
they'll get ...ing bored eventually and go away
they always do
then another one arrives
...ing hell!
it is rude tho, we are rude, i am rude sometimes
but understand why
i would like to write "that was %*&**ing brilliant" every day but that would bore the readership so i may write short or long tripe but it actually means
"that was %*** ing brilliant and i am too overwhelmed to write much and besides i don't wanna wax lyrical cos it might piss somebody off and/or make myself look like i need psychiatric help and/or stupid by reading into it something that actually means something else and i can't quite put my finger on it anyway and i have to go to work in five minutes"
plus, its a private pleasure, what we find in your writing, so mind your own business
but seriously you are coming out with this beautiful stuff recently at such a rate no mere mortal can possibly keep up with appreciating it, its still kind of slowly percolating you know?
plus its kind of abstract, hard to review, most people hook onto things if they relate to their lives
i particularly like the maritime ones tho, they rip my bodice metaphorically speaking of course
unfortunately if you start writing suggestively some people are gonna think its an invitation, they aren't gonna necessarily see the art in it, they will take you literally (strange but true and such is the power over them you have)
god in heaven has this problem with mortals too they trash the earth and take it and him for granted every day
your particular gift from god is this expression you have
its not a gift shared or even understood by many
and you can't expect them to
people never give back in the same way they get, its cos humans are all different, so you have to appreciate what they do give back cos its their way of expressing this same stuff that you're expressing, even if in your opinion their way = shit
this is what i have learned the hard way anyway, hope it helps sk - 6:12 pm
- steve kilbey said...
i read your lovely words
and i feel .....amelioration
thank you
im gonna keep on trying for ya!
sk - 6:27 pm
- This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.
- 6:27 pm
- steve kilbey said...
please people now
no more name calling
by anyone
about anything
im asking you so nicely
let it all go
sk - 6:34 pm
- lily was here said...
I feel unqualified to write Steve except to say ditto isolde. If you were my professor I'd likely be detentioned or whatever it is they do these days, for not keeping up ...god forbid being able to match you, but it inspires me, challenges me, that it does, every day. This is the one classroom I'll always be present for, rain hail or shine. There's always a little Johnny for the corner, teachers pets, smart alecs & bullies, noisy attention-seeking ones/the quiet intelligent ones & the jealous other who didnt get your gifts ...such is life, a tapestry.
What do i enjoy from your blog? The reminiscing from the past, stories from the road, descriptions of your world/life, through your eyes... but, MORE THAN ANYTHING those vivid dreamscapes you have, just like yesterdays, the rare stories of Neuman & other grainy characters that escape to your keyboard. Oh, and the chats with your muse!!
Anyway, thats my apple. Accept it in the manner given. I think Ive had too much wine tonite :)
did you just delete a comment?!
ps In the words of renowned mime artist Marcel who died today "Its good to shut up sometimes" people - 7:20 pm
particularly when one is trying to get a clear vision for ones own reasoning and perception..its a freaking jungle out there..i say to the friction creators,and blurrers "kiss my artz" theres a title for a blog SK. ;-(
- 8:27 pm
i read your blog because i love reading your thoughts, gaining a snapshot of how you're feeling, drowning in your dreamscapes, having an idea of what you're up to and reading what other people have to say...let me say myself that if you stopped writing your blogs you'd be erasing one of the best parts of my day...i don't know how may times you've stunnned me with the beauty of your vision, amused me, cheered me up or made me feel any number of emotions...
keep doing what you do because it is a wonderful thing (and so are you...well, not a thing but a person)...
love always
-The Hellbound Heart - 9:01 pm
Was hoping for another moment here like yesterday, or the day before, or the day before, when you words lift me up out of the daily b.s.
Whether its a fight with the wife or getting shit on
by my boss. Or the noise of the world spinning around, reading TTB I too feel amelioration. Sue summed it up nicely for me. Those who appreciate what you do, we just wanna read. We want to be inspired, we want words that will move us to smile and say....that was a great fucking blog. Which is pretty much everyday...that in itself boogles the mind...every day without fail, I know I
will read something that transends. As far as those
commentors you speak of? Let me quote another poet:
I have learnt silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strange, I am ungrateful to these teachers.
-- Khalil Gibran. - 9:06 pm
- a.godber said...
I love reading your blog sk
- 9:15 pm
a great blog, truly.
some wonderful comments today.
L. - 9:35 pm
- verdelay said...
Well, some of us try to engage
...other's just heckle and jeer.
It's like some kind of metaphysical jazz
You state the theme
Improvise around it
Leave the stand to applause (or hee-haws)
And then some of us step up
Blow a few notes
Chase the melody
Try to keep the rhythm
Sometimes we lose time
Sometimes we fall flat
Hitting all the blue notes
Labouring the cliches
But occassionally I'd like to think some of us
Occassionally manage to play the Trane or Cannonball
To your measured Miles.
But it's always your show, Maestro.
v - 10:02 pm
Good evening,
Well. All things considered, there isn't as much muck chucked around here as there could be...not to suggest that there is muck to rake on you, old chap, but this comments section is open to the whole world and for the most part we get along very nicely...unlike the whole world. It's good because it's exactly the sum of it's parts and there are enough people here who WANT it to be good. I want it to be good. I want to have a good time. I want the good bits that brim over from this activity to sneak into the rest of my life...and lo! sometimes they do.
There is an awful lot of work that goes into producing this diary every day (content don't just appear out of thin air somedays does it, SK?) and it costs us nothing to be here (although me and Martin Smith are gonna sort something out for you SK since my last transaction with Australia Post failed) but so many still want more it seems....maybe I'm no different. This is the life of many artists...the only thing being different here is that this comments sections means that you don't exist in a vacuum, old chap. A blessing and a curse, I guess.
I am rabbiting on...so I shall conclude by saying...that Isolde said it best...on a good day, theres a little bit of Camelot here.
B.Bon - 10:03 pm
cmon, out with the goods!
- 10:35 pm
it is what it is
a comment
we are able
and we do
do you have the right to herd us in and discourage us
limit our expressions
its possible to like your music and expresss an opinion that differs from yours
well this is my comment and fuck you steve if you dont like it but it is mine
you can turn off the comments instead of trying to control them
i dare you
but i dont think you know how - 10:52 pm
I don't know Yeblik.
You say you've changed but the nastiest thing you've ever said to me was only last summer.
It was like most of them, a Wildian fairybomb delivered for no apparent reason.
As per usual I was left wondering.
Why would you say that?
Is it because you think it's something I might feel sensitive about?
But if you think I might feel sensitive about it , why would you say that?
I've never sought your company but i've allways been a gentleman in it.
I know this comments page is trite malary but your reformed egotist routine is hard to stomach.
Forgive me if i've given you some shite on it.
I haven't been here a while though.
Whomever your refering to isn't me. - 11:02 pm
The ever loving lonely eek
Don't you get tired of being the maid - 11:02 pm
a revolution
Maybe john howard wont get in again - 11:05 pm
Please remember..dispose of your comment thoughtfully.It is on record.circa.winter 2007.
- 11:28 pm
not record.circa.winter 2007
where is my hand gun
aahhhh baaaaaannggggggggg - 11:44 pm
there are always somebody sit at others' board, eat their bread and drink their wine and go away leaving some trash on the floor.
- 12:26 am
- davem said...
I really appreciate the effort and craft you put into TTB. It's often a truly wondrous read.
My day would be much, much poorer without it.
Thank you.
xx - 12:27 am
this blog is simply a gift. many times, i do not know what to say.... i usually just smile, nod yes, and try to remember what i've learned. i 'm always inspired by what you write and try to live my life accordingly or in a new light. if this sounds like suckiing-up then......oh well...let it be.
richard mchealthy - 12:50 am
SK,the only you,the only Apollo,of Metropolis..how silly of them to mistake your words...dont pay any mind to stupid commentors.just keep writing coz it brightens up my daze.
- 12:53 am
- JONNY NOT YET SO HOLLYWOODISH said...
Hey Esskay...
me wood like to name call out one commenter on your list, me think his name is Steve Kilbey or something like that.
Hey Steve...
Junior - 2:38 am
- Brien Comerford said...
Sk's blog is a literary addiction for me. Not only is he the finest vocalist in music The Church has arguably been the greatest band in the world for nearly 20 years. In 1972 SK saw the light and opted not to eat fellow creatures that have faces. Indeed, the cruel beef, poultry, pork, lamb and fishing industries cause more pollution and global warming than all the pernicious fumes emitted from cars, planes, trucks and boats. SK is the only rock star in Australia (that I Know of) who consistently speaks out on behalf of the beasts and against slaughterhouses.
If anybody cares I saw Steve Vai Friday night at the House of Blues in Chicago. He's an insanely talented guitarist and a rather mystical dude. This concludes my one comment. - 3:17 am
yay kilbey - its the only blog i read
- 4:49 am
Still here, still eating, drinking and sometimes even reading your words.
(Thanks Sue for mentioning Marcel Morceau. Too sad he passed away.) - 5:23 am
- 5:31 am
I see you,I hear you...farewell Marcel..you are always a part of us x
- 7:30 am
- steve kilbey said...
appreciating your reassurance my good friends
naturally i am by nature sensitive
i try my best to put something on the table for ye
each day
trying to avoid
i try to reminisce without being schmaltzy
i try to stay in charge without being authoritarian
i try to write surrealistic carry-on that makes some sense
i try to be pleasantly suggestive without being vulgar
i try to amuse without being slapstick
i try to iclude you all
even though we are mostly strangers
i need your kind words
i cant work in a vacuum
i do not get angry when someone merely disagrees
that is life
that is natural
im sorry for the wildean fairybombs
(tho fairybombs are actually a new absinthe/energy drink)
i give you my honest feelings
when im up n down
yes im bitter
yes im fragile
yes im narcissistic
yes im uncertain...arent we all
i dont know what a blogge is supposed to be
i just give you whatever i have each day
to turn you on
mostly i want to turn you on
i was born with a way with words
and this blogging thing is verily a godsend
and i will write write write
the words pouring out of my fingertips
like a carpenter hammers
like a doctor sews
like a sailor traverses the briny depths
i , a pseudo-poet
i , a blog-hack
i , a washed up n broke rocker
i must write this to you
please disagree civilly
please dont be rude to each other
please comment
i do know how to turn it off
but i dont want to
and please
no need to be 'orrible to each other
some of you like what i do more than others
that doesnt mean we need a purge of sychophants
some dislike me more than others
we dont need to hound them outta town
this latest hoo-hah i can live without
im tired of writing something for 2 hours
only to see it hi-jacked by a load of toffee
and the continuing disappointment started to depress me
please feel free to dissent
please feel free to not leave comments
please feel free to gush if you want to
i have been a bastard
i have been a good bloke
i have been cruel and unkind and probably left ladies in the lurch
i have been violent n stupid
i have been stoned and neglectful
yes im envious of bono
yes im envious of all the rockers of my vintage
who earn loadsa dough n can afford nice cars
and nice things for their fambley
yes ive been rude to people backstage
yes ive been fat
yes ive been thin
i wore eye make up n opened for duran duran
i kissed the girls n made em cry
yes i took hard drugs n went to jail
yes i thought itd all go on forever
never thought i'd be outside looking in
never expected theyd sever the ties
im frightened of dying n leaving my kids without a father
im grateful to eekie for helping me with my art career
ditto gee nunn for poetry
i always smile to read davems comments
not cos my ego needs every boost
just cos it makes me feel all warm n fuzzy
isolde has writen some nice things
which explain me to myself
bob bon too
verdelay is a junior t.being in waiting
jonny hollywould
and brian c
who is to comments what jeff beck is to guitar
all the rest of ya
i read what you say
i respect your right to say it
i just wish we could all be adults here..
muse : including you yeblik
yes, including me
of course after all this some wag
is gonna write something provocative
lets all take a deep deep breath here
slim - 7:32 am
That was so nice of you to write that sk. That's why I love you and your blog and music and poetry. You'll always live forever in my heart and soul, I don't care if I sound like a total sychophantic dag, it's just the troof sk!!
Have a beautiful day and I can't wait to see you Friday night.
Love, love, love always, Amanda - 8:21 am
you answered my next question about what a fairybomb was
- 9:03 am
did you forget someone in your MATS walcolm mats?trampers,or champers?
- 9:14 am
- mattdavison said...
Hey whats been going on... I pop outside the TTB for a few day's and the bottom dwellers lurk out from the depths again.. will this ever end.
m - 9:56 am
SK, need your entry everyday, get pissed off when you're late. Never met you,not even close, seen you live many times, some good, some not so good, buy every CD, hear new things on everylisten, have enjoyed many many moments of your specialness. Remember a gig with you & Marty at the Annandale when you before the gig started pleaded with the audience as to whether anyone had some electronic device (somthing to do with the sound, can't remember what is was called) & after a very long time of waiting, you playing a very short but very great set. I'm sure that you're appreciated much more than you know. There would be very many people reading who don't comment. Please keep it up. It's very special. By the way, was in Redeye records last week & checked out the Church section which didn't have much in it which is unusual. Someone had stuck most of it next door in John Cale, I sorted that out & placed them back where they belonged. Peace SK & fellow commentators.
- 10:07 am
- fantasticandy said...
the blog is a remarkable achievement.
i have no idea where you manage to cull all the phenomenal ideas and imagery from....
i read every day, without fail.
although i don't always comment.
i feel however that i seem to have become a cataylist for bad things.
it is NOT my wish to encourage spite and envy.
i wish you and your fambly only good things, also, both luck, and inspiration in all your musical and artistic endevours.
music in particular has been a massive part of my life, and you have been...and indeed still are, a major player.
this shit hurts me too!
i mean it, i hate it everytime someone uses my indescression to try and upset you, or the way certain people misinterpret my words because they think i must have some sort of 'vendetta' against you.
let me state now most firmly and for the record....i ain't got no beef with steve kilbey!
ok, i'm not a star-struck fawning twat, he has his faults like anyone else...me included!
i LOVE the guy...he and the missus and the kids are welcome round my gaff for halloween!
we have a great party, all the dudes come along and have a wonderful time.
i would like nothing better than to give nevets a bloody big man-hug, veg dhansak, jag and finest jazz. 'n if he was in the mood...a bit of a space-rock jam with the boys....we might even manage to get him to have a go on the old mellotron!
so, in short,
whoever you people are out there, with such a rusty olde axe to grind.....why don't you just piss off?
find something worthwhile to do instead.
and if you want to have a go at me too.......i don't bloody well care anymore!!!!!
sniping grizzeling nobodies...get a life.
as for the rest of you.......
have a great week!!!!!
andy L. - 10:09 am
Hey there... Was out having a walk on a beautiful fall day (here in the NorthEast of the USA) and it ocurred to me that I'm really looking forward to your next solo album.
O.k. - That's my komment.
I hope that you and the family are all in good form.
Phreddy Murky - 10:47 am
- 11:42 am
ha ha!love,that fairybum X shes goodstuff!.so's SK! OX
- 12:21 pm
Cheer up our white hippy moses.
We love ya, you're a very sensitive being. This must come from one of your past lives, but we wouldn't want u any other way.
Eagerly awaiting news of the urch gigs.
Peace & love,
t - 2:14 pm
wow i don't visit for a day and things have turned nasty i gather.i don't bother to read others comments but i might just have to after this.
i love your blog and your honesty and the time you put into it and my world would be a paler shade without it
xxx - 2:25 pm
SK,ignore the rubbish commenters.They enjoy getting up your nose. Gen? come out,come out,wherever you are girl.I'd say it's pretty safe to come here again and you make me laugh,and smile so much. X's to you.
- 2:48 pm
you can write to sk but don't expect a reply
- 10:39 pm
- dean9000 said...
sk.... i need a fairybomb today....i'm dragging azz in flourescent cubicle land....I will say some of the stuff you have been writing here is off the charts good.... where does all that stuff come from? If I sent you some music would you grab something outta ur trash and put them to the music?
- 2:00 am
This blogge is comfort to many of the people who read it. Many of us grew up with your wonderful music. When describing The Church to people (after i get past "yes they still record albums and they are way better than the Under the Milky Way song..")
I say they the vibe is closer to Dark Side era Pink Floyd than anything I've heard since. And to think you are here everyday pouring out your past, soul, fragilities, highs, lows, etc, etc, is an amazing thing. You may not have the monetary success that Bozo has but I have a suspicion that true deep fans of your work hold you in the highest of regards. Maybe I'm rambling here but in short, you have made a major impact on the face of music and on the people who have followed it for so long. This blogge is obviously a cathartic thing for you and at the same time is a connection straight to the middle of the mind of one of the greatest artists of our time. Fuck the idiots who heckle. You know damn well that they have never achieved what you have and never will. - 3:41 am


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26 January 2007
"Tucker time, tucker time, tucker time" being called by a mammals keeper followed by the banging of two rocks together can only mean one thing at Australia Zoo... it's echidna feeding time! Once the calling starts, our spiky little friends start to emerge from under logs, rocks and mulch to see what delicacies we have brought for them to devour. No doubt you'll be able to spot our eight-year-old echidna named Fatty in the lead. Fatty is not overweight, as her name suggests, she just loves her food and is always at the dinner table first. A lot of the time she is the last to leave, hence she was dubbed Fatty.
In the wild echidnas are known as myrmecophages (a fancy word for ant and termite specialists). There are 3000 species of ants and approximately 350 species of termites in Australia. Biting ants are normally avoided and the echidna will normal prefer to prey upon larvae, pupae, queen ants and winged males and females, as they are more defenceless. They will also eat beetles and earthworms. However, the snout of the echidna can only open to approximately 5mm, so in order for it to eat these larger insects it crushes them first with its snout. To eat the echidna sticks out its long sticky tongue that can be up to 18cm long and then pulls it back inside its mouth. It can shoot out its tongue an amazing 100 times per minute. That is how it got its scientific family name Tachyglossus, as it means rapid tongue. The echidna has no teeth, instead it has a horny plate at the back of its mouth that grinds down its food so it is easily digested in the stomach.
Here at Australia Zoo our echidnas are given a diet that mimics the nutrient intake that they receive in the wild. Their stable diet contains: raw beef mince, glucodin, wheat bran, raw egg, water and insectivore mix. We put all this in a blender until it has the consistency of porridge. We will also bring in logs filled with termites and ants and they often will get a treat of mealworms. The echidna spends a lot of time in the wild foraging for its food, so here at the Zoo we like for them to display these natural behaviours. So we'll present them with their food in different ways. We'll make little parcels filled with their meal out of palm fronds, we'll wrap it in paper bark and we'll even drill holes into logs for the food to go into. Other food that is surprisingly quite popular for our echidnas is strawberry jam, peanut butter and honey. These are given in the form of enrichment as they provide the echidnas with different smells and tastes. We'll use these spreads on pinecones to put in the enclosure or we'll make a scent trail for them to follow. And who do you think is the first to follow these scents? Fatty, of course!


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EMC, IBM, and Symantec Top Ranking Storage Software Vendors in Q3 2013: IDC
The research firm noted that the worldwide storage software market increased 1.5 percent during Q3 2013, recording a total revenue of $3.47 billion.
The Top 8 Security Threats of 2013
The past year has seen its share of newly emerging or persistent threats that security and IT executives need to be aware of and in many cases defend against.
One in Four Cloud Providers Will be Gone by 2015
Cloud adopters face serious risk in the next two years because of the strong possibility that their provider will be acquired or forced out of business, according to Gartner.
Microsoft Tries to Lure Gmail Users with Automated Outlook.com Migration Tool
Microsoft has opened another front in its webmail war against Google with the release of a new tool designed to automate the migration process for Gmail users who want to switch to Outlook.com.
Oracle Launches Revved-up New Version of Exadata
Oracle has launched the fifth version of its Exadata database appliance, claiming the release provides in many areas double the performance of previous-generation machines.
How the 'Modern Man' Will Wear Technology
Forrester takes a page from da Vinci to paint an image of what the modern man will don in terms of wearable technology.
Low-end Smartphone Battle Seen Forcing Nokia to Android
With Nokia reportedly working on its own version of Android for use on low-end smartphones, the company needs Google's OS to able to compete in that increasingly important segment of the market.>
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SAP has made a series of announcements aimed at bringing more software developers into its fold, making their jobs easier and bolstering the reach of its HANA in-memory computing platform.
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A steady increase in corporate purchasing through the first three quarters of the year hints that enterprises are already rethinking how far BYOD programs will be allowed to expand, according to Strategy Analytics.
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Most Chromebooks on the market rely on Google for online services, but Dell's new Chromebook 11 adds another cloud option to extend file sharing across desktops, laptops and mobile devices.


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Chief Keef is ready to resume his rap career after serving a 60 month sentence in an Illinois juvenile detention facility. The rapper was locked up back in January following his conviction for a probation violation.
After hitting the streets on Thursday, the rapper took to Twitter to thank fans for their support while he was locked up.
That new Sosa is going crazy Thanks again to all the fans that have been Patience We will turn up for you2 days left& Sosa out Retweet
— BigGucciSosa300 (@ChiefKeef) March 12, 2013
Before his release, Chief Keef - born Keith Cozart - had to face a judge to determine whether he was fit for freedom. According to DNAInfo.com, Keef's lawyer reported to the court that the rapper had satisfactory behavior during his incarceration.
Meanwhile, the prosecutor argued that Keef should remain locked up due to his subpar behavior over the term of his probation, but a judge disagreed and decided to grant Cozart his freedom.
It didn't take long for Chief Keef to start putting out music. Shortly after his release his camp put out the video for his latest single "Now It's Over."
Chief Keef - Now Its Over (Full Official Video) youtu.be/odr-MRGMMak
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Milton Rogovin, Social Documentary Photographer
BUFFALO NEWS, by Colin Dabkowski
Dec. 29th, 2011
"The year began sadly when, on January 18, legendary documentary photographer Milton Rogovin died at age 101. His passing was noted across the country, as fans of Rogovin's unflinching portraits of working-class people around the world remembered the photographer's skill, his passion and his unwavering dedication to the less fortunate members of society."
Social documentary photographer Milton Rogovin has been likened to the great social documentary photographers of the 19th and 20th Centuries, Lewis Hine and Jacob Riis. Milton, who lived to be 101 years old, dedicated his lifetime to creating photographs that speak of the humanity of working people, the poor and the forgotten ones. Milton's photographs are a part of the documentary photography collections of the Library of Congress, the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Center for Creative Photography and other distinguished institutions around the world.
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In 1957, Milton Rogovin was declared "The Top Communist in Buffalo". In reality, he was an optometrist actively registering Black voters. Refusing to be silenced, he found a new political voice - a camera. He began documenting Buffalo's poorest and working classes, and eventually, the world's. Collaborating with Pablo Neruda and others at the forefront of justice movements, documenting those he considers, "the Forgotten Ones". Through his photographs, Rogovin depicts the extreme inequalities that exist and conveys that message through beautiful works of art. For Rogovin, his prints are his protests; his only concern is the fight for social justice.
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On December 27th, 2009, this film was aired for the first time on television on WNED Buffalo/Toronto. This powerful documentary should be shown across the nation! Please join the campaign to bring Milton's film to your PBS station.
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New York's chief prosecutors call for new gun control, mental health laws
Posted at: 01/09/2013 3:47 AM
New York's top prosecutors are proposing new state laws they say will help curb gun crimes across the state.
In letters to the governor and legislative leaders, the District Attorneys Association advocates amending mental health laws, imposing stiffer penalties for gun crimes, banning all high-capacity magazines and restricting large quantity sales of firearms and ammunition.
The association, which includes all of the 62 counties' chief prosecutors, says criminal activity becomes exponentially more volatile when guns are present.
The group backs imposing a mandatory consecutive five-year sentence when a person commits a violent felony or drug crime while possessing a gun, require periodic renewals of handgun permits in every county and expressly authorize courts to remove guns and revoke licenses of people found mentally incapacitated.
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It does need some TLC in the seat department. LOL. The seat is split (broken) where the seat angles down for leg comfort. I would think it just needs a new chair seat piece of wood, covered w/ some padding, and it would be good-as-new(ish).
I don't have any pictures of it, but I can post one or two later if there's any interest.
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By Francine Sawyer The Associated Press
NEW BERN - A judge has sentenced former New York Yankees pitching prospect Brien Taylor to 38 months in prison after he pleading guilty in August to distributing crack cocaine.
Taylor, 40, told U.S. District Court Judge Louise W. Flanagan during Wednesday's sentencing hearing that he was sorry for causing so much pain to his family and his five daughters.
"I made poor decisions," he said softly.
Flanagan said Taylor had been forthright and warned him to be mindful of his conduct as well as whom he associates with when he is released from prison. He'll face three years of supervised release after his prison term.
"There will be no fine, since you have children to support," Flanagan said.
Taylor, the No. 1 overall selection in the 1991 draft, could have received between 5 and 40 years in prison. He had been in custody since his March arrest for selling crack cocaine and powder cocaine to undercover agents with the Carteret County Sheriff's Office over several months.
In all, Taylor had distributed more than 200 grams of crack cocaine and about 100 grams of powder cocaine, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina.
A federal grand jury indicted Taylor in June. Flanagan gave Taylor credit for time served in the sentencing. Taylor was recommended to serve his sentence in Butner, located about 35 miles north of Raleigh.
As the top overall pick out of East Carteret High School in Beaufort, the hard-throwing lefty got a then-record $1.55 million signing bonus. But after excelling at Double-A ball, he got into a fight in December 1993 and injured his pitching shoulder.
He was never the same after shoulder surgery and never pitched in the major leagues.
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Facebook has settled with the US Federal Trade Commission over charges it tricked consumers into thinking they could keep their information private.
The proposed settlement prevents Facebook from making deceptive claims about the level of privacy and security it offers users, and will force the social network to undertake independent audits for the next 20 years.
In a blog post on Facebook, founder Mark Zuckerberg defended the company's record on transparency and privacy, but admitted it had "made a bunch of mistakes" and a "small number of high profile" ones such as Beacon.
"Facebook has always been committed to being transparent about the information you have stored with us – and we have led the internet in building tools to give people the ability to see and control what they share," wrote Zuckerberg.
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The settlement was on par with the watchdog's previous agreements with Twitter and Google.
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I am completely satisfied with this rug! I was attracted to this rug because I liked the sketched look of the traditional mandala patterns. I think it gives it a modern, sort of trendy feel. I was a little worried about how the polyester fibers would feel. It's not the softest, but it is soft. I haven't had any issues with shedding or a funny smell. Although colors vary based on which computer monitor you're using, I find that the colors in the picture are slightly darker than the rug actually is. This is probably so you can see the details more clearly. The colors are still beautiful: sand beige background with moss green, clay brown, dusty blue, and cafe con leche brown mandalas.
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January 3rd, 2012: This may be old news, but it's also important news: the US government has rules that mutants, as in Wolverine, are not human! :o To make sure the best gifts ever in time get to you when you want them, here are the HOLIDAY SHIPPING DEADLINES. Orders placed before these dates will get to you in time for Christmas! One year ago today: you'll notice those backhairs when they're big enough to show up in these sequential photographs i'm posting every day – Ryan
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2012 Section 1 All-Americans
Kris Alleyne, Clarkstown South (Senior/G) — Rutgers-bound senior was the biggest reason Clarkstown South had a banner year.
Frank Fusco, Yorktown (Senior/MF) — Drexel-bound senior transitioned to midfield halfway through the season and didn't skip a beat, racking up a team-high 48 goals through 19 games.
Conor Gately, Yorktown (Senior/ATT) — Marquette-bound senior was the quintessential quarterback on offense, racking up an astounding 76 assists and 33 goals through 19 games of the 2012 season.
Jack Grass, Bronxville (Junior/ATT) — Johns Hopkins-bound junior led an explosive Bronxville offense with a team-high 94 points (52G, 42A).
Jack Lambert, John Jay-Cross River (Junior/LSM) — University of North Carolina-bound junior was undoubtedly Section 1's most athletic player, making a serious impact on both ends of the field. Lambert finished the year with eight goals and five assists.
Matt Landis, Pelham (Senior/D) — Notre Dame-bound defenseman was a rare combo of speed and power and leaves Pelham as its most accomplished player in program history.
Kevin McNally, Suffern (Senior/MF) — Albany-bound senior was Rockland County's best offensive player, pacing the Mounties to a 12-5 record.
Chris Monteferante, Lakeland/Panas (Senior/MF) — West Point-bound senior was Section 1's toughest, most versatile player. Monteferante, who finished with 37 goals, did everything from taking faceoffs to playing attack.
Kevin Schurr, Somers (Senior/D) — West Point-bound senior spearheaded the Tuskers' close defense unit with a high lacrosse IQ and sharp stick skills.


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