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Napolitano Confidant Dennis Burke Confirmed as U.S. Attorney in Arizona
Dennis Burke, one of former Governor Janet Napolitano's chiefs of staff, has been confirmed as the next U.S. Attorney in Arizona.
Burke's ultra-qualified for the job. He's a graduate of Georgetown University and the University of Arizona, worked as counsel under former Arizona U.S. Senator Dennis DeConcini, is a former chief deputy in the state Attorney General's Office and a senior adviser to Napolitano, the new U.S. Homeland Security secretary. He can also whip up a loaf of banana bread, if needed.
For a while, the Democrat was reportedly considering a run for Arizona AG in 2010, a post Republican Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas is eying,
The politics of this Obama appointment should be interesting, The Justice Department is already investigating Sheriff Joe Arpaio and the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors.
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Burke told the Capitol Times in July that his priority would be border issues.
Burke's immediate predecessor is John Tucci, who served as interim U.S. Attorney for a few weeks. But he's really replacing Diane Humetewa, the Bush-appointed prosecutor who seemed to do next to nothing after she took the seat of Paul Charlton, one of several U.S. Attorneys fired in a shameful political plot.
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Senate votes and unanimously confirms Burke
PHOENIX - The U.S. Senate voted today and with unanimous consent, confirmed Dennis K. Burke as the United States Attorney for the District of Arizona. Burke will be officially sworn in by a U.S. District Court Judge as early as this week.
Burke, who most recently held the position of Senior Advisor to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, will lead one of the largest U.S. Attorney's Offices in the country. The office currently employs approximately 300 personnel in four locations (Phoenix, Tucson, Flagstaff and Yuma) and serves more than 8 million residents throughout the entire state of Arizona, including the residents on all 22 Indian nations.
"I am extremely honored to serve in this capacity," Burke said after the confirmation vote. "The U.S. Attorney's Office in the District of Arizona prosecutes one of the highest and most diverse case loads in the nation. I look forward to working with the extremely professional attorneys and staff, as well as with the professional law enforcement agencies throughout Arizona."
President Barack Obama nominated Burke in July 2009. Burke succeeds John J. Tuchi who was appointed as Interim U.S. Attorney on August 3, 2009.
From 2003 to 2008, Burke served as then Governor Napolitano's Chief of Staff. From 1999 to 2003, he worked in the Arizona Attorney General's Office. From 1997 to 1999, he served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of Arizona, prosecuting drug trafficking cases in the Organized Crime and Drug Task Force (OCEDTF) unit. While at the U.S. Attorney's Office, Burke was detailed to the Department of Justice where he served for five months as Acting Assistant Attorney General for Legislative Affairs. Prior to that, he held a number of positions in the federal government, including the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Department of Justice, and the White House.
After law school, Burke was a clerk for the Honorable James Moeller on the Arizona Supreme Court. He graduated from Georgetown University in 1985 and received a law degree in 1988 from University of Arizona, College of Law in Tucson. Burke was also an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. In 2008, Burke was honored in Phoenix by Chicanos Por La Causa who awarded him with their Public Advocate Award.
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Ek Thi Daayan is musical film of maverick director Vishal Bhardwaj. This Balaji Telefilms Ltd's film is produced by Ekta Kapoor and Vishal Bhardwaj. Film Makers are planning to release this film on 18 April 2013.
Overall it is an interesting film which is full of thrill, chartbusting music and supernatural elements.
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Terence Aidan (Terry) Halpin is an Australian computer scientist and former professor VP of Conceptual Modeling at Neumont University, who is known for his formalization of the object role modeling notation.
Born in Australia Halpin studied at the University of Queensland starting in the 1970s and eventually received here an BSc, DipEd, BA, MLitStud and in 1989 a PhD with the thesis "A logical analysis of information systems : static aspects of the data-oriented perspective".
End 1970s he started working at the University of Queensland at the Key Centre for Software Technology at the Department of Computer Science, which he combined with some work in industry on database modeling.[1]
In the 1990s he moved to industry heading the database research at multiple software companies, including Visio Corporation. When this company was acquired by Microsoft he became "Program Manager in Database Modeling" worked on the "conceptual and logical database modeling technology in Microsoft Visio for Enterprise Architects".[1]
In the new millennium back at the academia he was Professor at Neumont University, focussing on "business rules approach to informatics". In 2009 he switched back to industry becoming a Principal Scientist at LogicBlox, and became a part-time Professor at INTI International University in Malaysia.
Halpin is a member of IFIP WG 8.1 (Design and Evaluation of Information Systems). He has been editor for multiple academic journals. And he several workshops and conferences on modeling both industry and academia.[1]
Harpin's research interest is in the field of "conceptual modeling and conceptual query technology for information systems, using a business rules approach".[1]
Object-Role Modeling
With his doctoral thesis Halpin (1989) formalized Object Role Modeling (ORM), a "method for designing and querying database models at the conceptual level, where the application is described in terms easily understood by non-technical users".[3]
Halpin has authored several books and over 150 technical papers.[3][4] A selection of books:
- 1978. Inductive and Practical Reasoning. With Rod Girle, Corinne Miller & Geoff Williams. Rotecoge,
- 1981. Deductive Logic, 2nd edn. With Rod Girle. Logiqpress.
- 1989. Conceptual Schema and Relational Database Design. With G.M. Nijssen. Prentice Hall, Sydney.
- 2001. Information Modeling and Relational Databases: From Conceptual Analysis to Logical Design. Morgan Kaufmann. ISBN 1-55860-672-6.
- 2001. Unified Modeling Language: Systems Analysis, Design and Development Issues. With Keng Siau (editors).
- 2003. Database Modeling with Microsoft Visio for Enterprise Architects. With Ken Evans, Pat Hallock, & Bill MacLean. Morgan Kaufmann.
- 2005. Information Modeling Methods and Methodologies. With John Krogstie and Keng Siau (editors).
- 2008. Information Modeling and Relational Databases. Second Edition. With Tony Morgan. Morgan Kaufmann. ISBN 978-0-12-373568-3.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Terry Halpin homepage at orm.net. Retrieved 1 October 2008.
- ↑ Stephen M. Richard (1999). Geologic Concept Modeling. U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 99-386.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Object Role Modeling (ORM) website. Retrieved 1 October 2008.
- ↑ Terry A. Halpin publications at DBLP.
External links
- Terry Halpin homepage at orm.net
- 2006 Seminar on ORM2 perspectives: Terry Halpin


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Pirates's farm isn't very deep right? Other than their top prospects, it's kinda icky down there?
Quite the opposite, now that Huntington has taken over. The past two drafts have been of a spread the wealth mentality, involving the Pirates spending more money on bonuses than any other team in the past two years. We've got a glut of #3 potential starters and 3 tool batters, they're just all very low in the system aside from Alvarez, Lincoln (was considered by many to be the best player in his draft class, but almost instantly required Tommy John Surgery (a requirement far too frequent from Littlefield and Bonifay drafts to think it was a fluke), and Tabata (acquired in a Huntington trade for Xavier Nady).
The Pirates system is deeper than its ever been in my life as a fan, but we're just not that deep in top-heavy prospects. Alvarez has star potential, and last year's graduate McCutchen is already a star...otherwise the prospects are all either very nice but lacking in at least one major tool (Tabata's lack of power prevents him from being a monster prospect, but he's still got everything to be a damn good player...Lincoln lost a lot of velocity because of the Tommy John Surgery, but has improved his breaking stuff because of it, etc.). The most intriguing prospects in the system are still low...unfortunately Marte means the fall (or at least year stagnation) or our most intriguing batting prospect after Alvarez, but our most intriguing pitching prospect still hasn't thrown an inning this year (Zach Von Rosenberg, a first round talent that the Pirates drafted in the sixth round last year after an apparently 'unbreakable' commitment to LSU, which involved Von Rosenberg getting more than half of the bonus that 4th overall pick Tony Sanchez received and paid tuition to LSU for Texas-native Von Rosenberg. Out of pure stuff Von Rosenberg may be the best pitching prospect to enter the Pirates system since Kris Benson. Being drafted directly out of high school he's to start in low A West Virginia this year). But at that raw of a prospect its still hard to take them extremely seriously.
This is a make-or-break draft for the Pirates. Huntington's system has given great rewards to date, but three magnificent drafts in a row would be huge. The Pirates only real hope at being a competitor in this league is going to be through the draft, as we can't offer the international bonuses that teams like New York, Boston, and Anaheim can offer (though the international scouting staff has been nearly tripled in size under Huntington and the budget has been doubled)...but if we can draft smartly and have a few of these spread-the-wealth drafts...we may have a decent team in a few years. I just hope that happens before Andrew McCutchen leaves town...I've never been as much of a fan of a player in my 18 years as a Pirates fan (fml) as I have been of McCutchen. He's a legitimate five-tool player with a slight frame (to say the least, the fact he hits any home runs with his frame is bordering on miraculous) who is the definition of a character player, playing a
part in Lasting Milledge's reformation (though Milledge has performed poorly last year his life has done an essential 180 since joining the Pirates system and dealing with McCutchen).
Pre-Huntington any success by Pirates draftees seemed purely of the 'if you throw enough **** against the wall some of it is bound to stick' mentality. The Danny Moskos and Bryan Bullington selections speak for themselves.
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FANS of catchy folk rock ditties are in for a treat as a popular Irish band makes a return to Bridgwater.
The melodies and themes of The Saw Doctors (above) resonate with a wide range of audiences and ensure an ever-increasing and enthusiastic following.
The band's seventh studio album. 'The Further Adventures Of The Saw Doctors' is probably their most impressive collection of songs to date.
Loved and revered by their loyal fans, the band continues with a resilience and an effervescent energy which have seen them in the spring of 2011 play an 18-date coast-to-coast tour of the US, a trip around Britain and a number of festivals.
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LOS ANGELES, Calif.–Six members of the CSU Bakersfield water polo program have been selected to the 2012 Western Water Polo Association Women's All-Academic Team.
Janelle Shelby (Fr., San Diego, Calif., Grossmont HS) leads the Roadrunner selections with a 3.61 GPA in her physical education and kinesology major. Also selected Academic All-Conference were Sam Shead (Jr., Johannesburg, South Africa, Rand Park HS), Bianca Adams (So., Ontario, Calif., St. Lucy's Priory HS), Jessica Browning (Jr., Lake Forest, Calif., El Toro HS), Caitlyn Hill (Fr., Porterville, Calif., Porterville HS), and Malia Pahoa (Sr., Lake Elsinore, Calif., Temescal Canyon HS).
The 62-member team consists of members who carried a 3.0 cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale), played in at least 50-percent of the team's contests inthe sports respective season and was classified as a full-time student who has completeda minimum of one semester or two quarters at his institution.
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Salute A Voluntary Group Near You Today
Waitaki residents now have the annual opportunity to recognise the dedication of their local voluntary groups – with entries for the TrustPower Waitaki District Community Awards now open. Run in partnership with the Waitaki District Council, the Awards are open to all voluntary groups and organisations working to make Waitaki a better place to live.
Anyone can enter a voluntary group or organisation for the Trustpower Waitaki District Community Awards – voluntary groups and organisations can even enter themselves.
Since the Trustpower Waitaki District Community Awards began in 2012 more than $6000 has been given away to deserving voluntary groups and organisations, and this year more than $5000 is up for grabs.
Last year 114 groups were entered for the Trustpower Waitaki District Community Awards. Trustpower Community Relations Representative Emily Beaton is looking forward to seeing the community get on board to recognise more of these local unsung heroes.
"Voluntary groups are a formidable force of good in the Waitaki community and everyday members benefit from their hard work. From the teams that work behind the scenes at community events to the supportive coaches on the side-lines to the tireless fundraising teams; volunteers are in every corner of this region but often they are not recognised for the invaluable work they do.
One of the best ways to demonstrate the importance of volunteering to the Waitaki community is to ensure volunteers' contributions are recognised, valued and accounted for.
Now you have the chance to say 'thank you' to these volunteers who work hard to improve the community – just by filling out an entry form. It takes just a few minutes of your time to enter a group but it will make a real difference to the volunteers you are recognising," says Miss Beaton.
Locals have until 5pm on Thursday 24 April to get entries in for this year's Trustpower Waitaki District Community Awards. Entry Forms are available from Council offices or service centres or can be completed online at www.trustpower.co.nz/communityawards. Entry Forms can also be received by calling Emily Beaton on 0800 87 11 11.
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ANOTHER 4,190 high street jobs are at risk after rental business Blockbuster appoints administrators.
It is the latest high street chain to appoint administrators, after HMV yesterday, hot on the heels of camera retailer Jessops last week and Comet before Christmas.
Lee Manning, Matthew David Smith and Neville Kahn, partners at Deloitte, the business advisory firm, have been appointed joint administrators to Blockbuster Entertainment Limited and Blockbuster GB Limited, which trade as Blockbuster, the DVD and video games rental Company.
The company, headquartered in Uxbridge, has 528 stores across the UK, including Haxby Road, York; York Road, Acomb; and stores in Selby and Harrogate.
Mr Manning said: "In recent years Blockbuster has faced increased competition from, internet based providers along with the shift to digital streaming of movies and games.
"We are working closely with suppliers and employees to ensure the business has the best possible platform to secure a sale, preserve jobs and generate as much value as possible for all creditors.
"The core of the business is still profitable and we will continue to trade as normal in both retail and rental whilst we seek a buyer for all or parts of the business as a going concern. During this time gift cards and credit acquired through Blockbuster's trade-in scheme will be honoured towards the purchase of goods."


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February 11th is a special day for me. There's no concrete date to when I began this whole reviewing shtick that I've been trying so desperately to make my internetical legacy. But for my money, I consider it to be today, February 11th. That was when I posted my (frankly terrible) review for Gojira's ode to Lunesta, From Mars to Sirius, and the reason I consider this to be my anniversary is because that was the first one I wrote as less of just a time waster and more because I just really, really enjoyed writing about music. And so, with this in mind, I'd like to celebrate my five year anniversary (!!) as a reviewer with a bit of trivia: Motorhead is where "BastardHead" comes from. Legend has it that when starting this new rock n' roll band after leaving Hawkwind, Lemmy had decided to name his band Bastard to reflect the kind of attitude he exudes so naturally. His manager convinced him otherwise, saying "You'll never make it on Top of the Pops with a name like bloody Bastard", presumably immediately after his monocle popped out. Lemmy, for the first and only time in his life, relented and changed it to the name we all know and love right now.
So obviously, Motorhead is a pretty special band to me. I didn't grow up with them like other sentimental bands (Metallica, Guns n' Roses, Pantera, et cetera), but really getting into Motorhead truly does open a lot of doors for metal fans. Lemmy, being the bottomless quote machine that he is, has always said that the band was never meant to be a metal band, they're a rock n' roll band first and foremost. Most metal fans tend to disagree, but I actually tend to side with the creator here. There's obviously a lot of heavy metal at play here (especially on this album, "Burner" is a fucking speed metal monster), but listening to the guitar work, the attitude, and the overall feel of pretty much any Motorhead album ever released (barring maybe Inferno) just makes it clear that the band has always been more about rock 'n roll sleaze than heavy metal thunder.
And that's one of the reasons Bastards is such a brilliant record in my eyes, it's both the most overtly rock n' roll album since Bomber, and it's also without a doubt the heaviest album they'd released up to that point in time. The two best songs exemplify the two extreme ends of their spectrum, with "Burner" being a high octane, double bass filled, speed metal aggressor, while "Born to Raise Hell" is the quintessential rock n' roll party anthem. The rest of the album runs the gamut set by those two extremes, with only one exception, which I'll get to later. I won't lie and say nothing feels like filler, because "Devils" and "Lost in the Ozone" tend to go in one ear and out the other during most runs through the album. But everything else stands as one of the most obviously varied experiences the band has ever provided listeners with. The common attack against Motorhead is that all of their songs sound the same, which is demonstrably bullshit. Chances are that if you abide by that belief, you simply haven't bothered listening further than "Ace of Spades", "Iron Fist", and maybe "Killed by Death". Now, all of those songs rule, but to say those sound identical to "Born to Raise Hell" or "Liar" or "On Your Feet or on Your Knees" might as well be the equivalent of a bright green sandwich sign that says I DON'T KNOW SHIT ABOUT SHIT AND PROBABLY LISTEN TO ARCADE FIRE.
Anyway, the point is that Bastards starts off on one of the strongest feet that any Motorhead album ever has. Eight excellent tracks in a row, from "On Your Feet or on Your Knees" through "Liar", the album just charges forth at full speed before playing around with some more typical rock n' roll, the most shockingly dark Motorballad of all time, and even a sort of extraordinarily heavy quasi-blues track. As much as I love this band, I really can't think of any other albums they've released that start off this strongly and stay this consistently good for as long as this does. No album of theirs is perfect, but it takes a whopping nine tracks before this one stumbles in even the slightest, and that is definitely a commendable feat, especially considering how many of these songs are wildly different from one another. "Death or Glory" is almost a straight up punk song to start, with minute set aside for a marching beat in the middle, "Liar" is preposterously groovy and almost feels like the song Satan would sing to blues musicians at the Crossroads, and "Bad Woman" is essentially a 1950s piano rock song ala Little Richard, except performed by four raucous party animals who reek of Jack Daniels and hand rolled cigarettes. Bastards is basically just an amalgam of every influence the band has ever had (which to be fair, most of their albums are basically this, but this is one of the most blatant examples), and when most bands try to do a little bit of everything, they end up bland across the board. But nope, turns out Motorhead is just fucking great at everything so pretty much every idea sticks.
Despite this being the heaviest album the band had put out at the time, it somehow manages to contain two ballads, one kinda power ballad "Lost in the Ozone", which ranks as the only track I out-and-out don't like, and then there's the almost entirely acoustic "Don't Let Daddy Kiss Me", which I'm... pretty conflicted about. On one hand, it's an incredibly daring song, dealing with a horrifying subject matter that most bands tend to shy away from, and then nails the emotional impact by telling it from the perspective of the little girl, painting the scene in a very depressing, bleak, and most troubling of all, realistic light. The verse about how if she tells anybody about what is happening, she'll lose her family and her home is just brutal. This song is crushing on the most emotional level possible, and there's no happy ending to the story either. There's no ending at all. Dad molests/rapes his daughter nightly, he feels nothing, she's praying for death because she has nobody to turn to because even God hasn't saved her. The end! No moral! But on the other hand, as much as I admire such a brave and horrifying song from an otherwise irreverent group of wildmen, it's... well by a band of wildmen, right in the middle of a wild album about wild parties. Following up such a heavy subject with "I KNOW YOU'RE A BAAAAD BAD WOMAN" just feels... wrong. Maybe it's just personal preference here, but the rest of the album just feels somewhat uncomfortable after that harrowing dirge. I don't know about you, but if I just discovered somebody was sexually abusing his small daughter, I wouldn't be able to so seamlessly shift back to partying. But then again Lemmy is no ordinary man, so I guess such a hard left turn into Depressionville didn't seem out of place to him. HERE I COME BABY WOOP DEE DOO!
Apart from the album's iHawk style "irreverent - maudlin" switch, and one or two songs that are ultimately pointless in the grand scheme of things, Bastards stands as potentially my favorite Motorhead album. This one just does nearly everything it sets out to do just right, everything hits bullseye. I'd honestly recommend this as a starting point over more seminal albums like Ace of Spades or Overkill or Another Perfect Day, because this one gives the best taste of everything Motorhead is capable of, and can help act as a guide for where to go next. What was your favorite song here? "Burner"? Go to Inferno. "Bad Woman"? Go to 1916. Et cetera and so forth. For reasons I can't quite fathom (perhaps because 1992 is the last year that fans of 80s metal care about and this was released in late 1993?), Bastards seems to have ended up as one of the forgotten albums in the grand scope of the band's career, which is bizarre since it has the significance of being Mikkey Dee's first album and Wurzel's last, essentially being the last step before solidifying the power trio lineup that has persisted for the last 20 years, but hey, I guess they can't all be winners. Bottom line is that Motorhead is awesome and Bastards is a brilliantly fun album, oozing with attitude and sleaze, and really what more could you ask for from this band? Straight up, unadulterated rock n' roll with a punk and metal edge, just the way it should be.
Originally written (WITH ADDED VISUAL AID) for http://lairofthebastard.blogspot.com/
As with covering "Snake Bite Love," the 1990's material of Motorhead is generally met with mixed reactions from fans. This is understandable, considering Motorhead is a classic band and classic bands are generally best known for the material they did early on, or at least the albums that made them famous. From there, its a slew of notable albums that usually don't get talked about that much. Yet after the rather mediocre "March or Die," anything would have been a nice change of pace, and the shifting back to attitude-driven metal/punk madness in "Bastards" is just what the doctor ordered.
"Bastards" seems to fire out more unapologetic, straight-forward heavy metal than previous releases, not to mention dropping some of the punk influence to greater emphasize the metal aspect. The opener in "On Your Feet or On Your Knees" is a perfect example of this, and a very good peek into what lies in store for the listener. "Born to Raise Hell" gets even better, and with a powerful and catchy chorus, is sure to be a barnburner wherever it gets played. "I'm the Man" is also a worthy headbanger, more remembrances of the classic Motorhead design.
Now some songs also deviate from the standard Motorhead sound, but are nonetheless good mentions. "Death and Glory" is a powerful number, infusing more of the punk influences with the general heavy metal approach found elsewhere on this listen. "Bad Woman" is a favorite of mine, which comes with some heaping helpings of Southern influence which makes for an interesting and unique listen on this album. Campbell and Wurzel also spice up things here with some nice solo work, something that is seemingly lacking as a whole on this album.
Unfortunately, not everything is great about "Bastards," despite the good things going for it. "Don't Let Daddy Kiss Me" is an acoustic misfire, not to mention being totally out of place in the track listing. "We Bring the Shake" isn't that notable, though not necessarily bad, but ultimately a throwaway. In addition to this, as I mentioned in the previous paragraph, the soloing isn't that commendable here. There are a few good ones here and there, but overall not that impressive which is not what I was expecting out of this band and the talent present.
"Bastards" isn't an album that Motorhead fans will likely be celebrating, but its still a fine testament to this band's ability to carry on regardless of time frame. Keep in mind that it was 1993, the golden age of the musical wasteland known as grunge and the "alt" rock explosion of that era, but by the sounds of Motorhead, you wouldn't guess it. If "Bastards" teaches us nothing else, its that even in one of the most trendy eras in music history, when everyone and their mother starting adorning tattered flannel and half-ass musical abilities, Motorhead carried on in reliable fashion. "Bastards" isn't an exceptional release, but even compared to some finer Motorhead albums, its definitely a respectable release in an era when piss poor excuses for music were running rampant and out of control.
'Bastards' is Mikkey Dee's first and Würzel's last proper Motörhead album, so that's the nominal line up changes out of the way, so now for the important stuff. What exactly did Phil and Lemmy have for breakfast during the recording? Respectfully, Cider and Jack Daniels. Erm yeah. Anyway, 'Bastards' is another brilliantly monikered album, somewhat of a lost classic for the band, not because the fans have forgotten it or the band just the standard record company bullshit. Honestly, Motörhead should have been bigger than Metallica (mainly due to more quality songs, musicianship and live performances) but they had a insanely high amount of record company and managerial bullshit to deal with instead, just typical!
'Bastards' is an album of two half's, I know all albums have two sides but this has somewhat of a clear divide in terms of musical direction. The A side is frighteningly good, the first 5 songs are just balls to the wall, be that balls to the wall speed metal or rock 'n' roll, its achingly heavy (barring the ballad 'Don't Let Daddy Kiss Me' which is tender but I could be a prat and argue that lyrically it's still heavy). The second side still rocks but displays the bands more experimental side, and although less successful than the frankly stellar A side, its still rather good. The AC/DC of erm rock 'n' roll? (I was going to say metal but that's not strictly the case)…hardly. 'Liar' displays a new sort of groove for the band, all mid tempo and angry! 'Lost in the Ozone' is a power ballad (two ballads on a Motöralbum? It'll be MTV unplugged next!). 'I'm the Man' is a weird sort of bluesy grunge that doesn't actually work, but it's the only one on the album, so we can overlook that. Oh crikey it's all experimental! But doth it rock? Aye, indeed.
Individual life affirming, hell raising and rocking tracks include. 'On Your Feet Or On Your Knees' (which isn't about oral sex don't worry!) which is a riff onslaught with a nice foot stomping pace, a definite underrated Motörhead classic on a underrated Motörhead classic…bizarre that! 'Burner' along with 'Sacrifice' is as close to thrash metal as the band got. It's short, sharp and prickly (much like a hedgehog) with some eerie wahed guitar from Phil and one of his most unique solos. The lyrics here are particularly harrowing 'I don't think you know your future yet…' well Mystic Meg does.
'Death or Glory' is the customary war themed song that has Lemmy indulging in one of his favourite past times, military history (well he's not saving the Nazi memorabilia for a rainy day or the second coming of the forth Reich). It features Würzel and Phil at their most ferocious and insane; frantic (not the Metallica song!) riff work ahoy, and Mikkey shows he's not been hired just for his uncanny resemblance to Joey from Friends. 'I Am the Sword' again has some brilliant spidery riffs and Lemmy's most disturbing and vicious vocals ever. 'Born to Raise Hell' again continues the theme of having loads of great songs all stuck together (which isn't actually a theme, but it feels like one). Now, if you don't like rock 'n' roll you won't like this, but this begs a bigger question…what the sweet baby Jesus were you listening to Motörhead for if you didn't like rock 'n' roll!? Did you want jazz? Eleven finger tapping? "Proto-speed-thrash-metal?"…I despair of you and if this album wasn't so good I'd take your life and mine! Anyway, 'We Bring the Shake' is the best of the more experimental numbers here. It's quite reminiscent of Hawkwind, which is no bad thing. The verses have an ethereal droning quality to them which would fit just perfectly on 'Space Ritual' and the chorus well rocks…I feel I need more adjectives to describe rocking. So all in all an excellent bunch of tightly crafted songs.
Production and performance wise, this is the band displaying their most aggressive tendencies which were somewhat lacking on 'March or Die' (although that album is nowhere near the abomination others have made it out to be). The guitar sound is immense and everything's definitely in the red. Mikkey, as the new boy has something to prove and he does it in style. The drums on the album are killer especially in contrast to the drab and straight sounding Tommy Aldridge (who is good for Ozzy and Whitesnake but not Motorhead). Lyrically, Lemmy combines his typical rock 'n' roller themes with a more grizzly outlook on humanity and he does it with the class and flair of a man who's done it all, well by it all I mean your mum and sister (hell, he chatted up my mum when she was fourteen too…and that's all she disclosed, Jailbait?). Würzel and Phil deliver the goods once again on guitar, with some memorable moments.
'Bastards' is another masterpiece from the band who won't or more likely can't die. Ignore the negative review, the band and fans alike recognise 'Bastards' as one of the bands finest and it's the best to feature Mikkey so far. Just another great album from an Englishman, Welshman, Scarecrow and a Swede.
I picked this album for one reason and one reason only: BURNER!! Masterful, tight, speed/thrash metal. Easily one of the best Motorhead songs from the 90s. 2 minutes and 52 seconds of pure fucking destruction you just can't live without.
With Motorhead having such a good streak of killer songs on the albums I heard before this, I thought the rest would be on par with the aforementioned song/slab of punishment.
But no.....
The problem of this album can be summed up in:
1) Lemmy's voice. It sounds just too jolly and happy for my taste, and with a gruff voice like his the last thing you wanna hear is THAT.
2) The songwriting itself. To name a few examples: "On your Feet on your knees" is just mediocre speed metal, "I'm your Man" almost sound like Soundgarden with grunted vocals, "Lost in the Ozone" begins like a Guns 'n Roses ballad and "Don't let Daddy Kiss me" is just an abomination of the worst nature. Not much like Ozzy's "So Tired", but, damn me, it pulled it's biggest effort to get on that sucking level.
"Born to Raise Hell". With such a title I thought "man, this is going to kick my ass bigtime". But no. Is just a rock 'n roll-ish number that, in itself, isn't bad, but is very lacky in terms of aggression.
And what the hell is up with "Devils"? I swear, the part at the end sounds EXACTLY like a song from the 80s I just can't remember from where it came. Sting? Beats me.
But the guitar tone kills. Too bad it can't save this album from total mediocrity.
One kickass song. The rest is either VERY mediocre, or just shite. Approach with caution.


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When the three administrators of the expanded City of Sydney hold their first meeting at the Town Hall on Monday night, the former lord mayor, Lucy Turnbull, will sit in her usual chair and preside over it.
But she will be flanked by South Sydney's former mayor, Tony Pooley, and the director-general of the Department of Local Government, Garry Payne.
And while she might occupy the symbolic seat of power, the real clout will be in the hands of Mr Payne, who must be present at all meetings to form a quorum.
Elsewhere in the building, the former City of Sydney councillors have been given a week to pack their papers. Clearing her office yesterday, Kathryn Greiner, who has served on the council since 1995, said she had been rocked by its summary dismissal, even though she had planned to retire at the election in March.
"At first I was appalled, then angry. Now I am working through sad, on my way to resignation," she said. "I really believe the minister acted ultra vires. How can you sack the most efficient council in NSW?"
As for the jibe by the former lord mayor, Frank Sartor, that they were just a bunch of "local government pissants", Mrs Greiner happily donned her "Proud to be pissants" T-shirt.
She predicts the forced merger will hurt Labor at the polls.
Staff have been sorting through the logistics of the troika's control over the newly merged council until the local government elections on March 27.
The mayoral car and driver, Joe, will be available to all three. But Mr Pooley intends to keep driving his South Sydney council car, and Mr Payne says he will be using his government-provided vehicle.
Both have been allocated a grand office in the Victorian splendour of Town Hall, but Mr Pooley said he would be staying at his old office on the top floor of the former TNT tower in Redfern.
Mr Payne will be shuttling between Nowra, where his department is now based, and Town Hall. "It's a very heavy workload," he said.
He estimates he will need to spend "a day or two a week" on council business, leaving the rest of his time for structural reform of councils, bedding down several proposed mergers, overseeing council investigations and general supervision of local government.
The wheels of local government continue to turn. Under the agreed protocol, the former mayors will attend all scheduled events until March 27. Mrs Turnbull went to a meeting of the Glebe Society on Wednesday night, only to be deluged with requests to reconsider standing. Several former South Sydney councillors have leapt into the race for Town Hall. Liberal Shayne Mallard is standing for lord mayor with Pyrmont resident Rachel Creek.
Mr Pooley yesterday said he would seek preselection for the Labor ticket headed by lord mayoral candidate Michael Lee, while Mr Pooley's former colleagues Peter Furness, Jill Lay and Greg Shaw are also seeking ALP preselection. Former Labor city councillor Robert Ho is still considering his options. The preselection vote will take place on February 21.
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What to do after the debacle at No. 2 WorldCom? Buy stock in global No. 1 AT&T (T ). Some value players are now loading up on the phone company, which has been on the ropes for a year. Shares are at 9.62, down from nearly 20 in December. What's the lure?
These pros aren't after AT&T's phone business. They expect extra value in the struggling giant because of Comcast. In December, AT&T agreed to sell its cable-TV business to Comcast in a $72 billion deal closing at yearend, 2002. Combining AT&T's 13.4 million broadband subscribers with Comcast's 8.5 million makes Comcast No. 1, with a total of 22 million.
AT&T shareholders will get a third of Comcast stock, which would add $7.50 to the worth of each AT&T share, based on Comcast's price of 23, figures John Maloney, president of M&R Capital, which has been buying into AT&T. Comcast has fallen 35% this year, so it's depressed relative to assets, he says.
Maloney figures Comcast's true worth is 35, which would boost its contribution to each share of AT&T to 11.40. He estimates the value of the AT&T "stub" (the remaining value of AT&T'S phone business after the cable sale) at 4 a share: Adding the two brings AT&T's value up to 15.40.
Phone stocks are down because of general turmoil in the industry. But in the wake of the WorldCom disaster, says Maloney, its business clients will flock to AT&T, whose capital structure is sound. AT&T, which posted revenues of $53 billion last year and earned 23 cents a share from operations, is expected to do a 1-for-5 reverse stock split after the Comcast deal. Comcast posted revenues of $9.6 billion last year and net income of $608.6 million, or 63 cents a share. Maloney thinks Comcast's financials are sound: It has a stable cash flow and--despite the cable deal--its debt burden "isn't troubling to us," he adds.
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Lizard shows off "Ant Crusher" chops on an Android tablet
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Watch this lizard try to get some breakfast from his owners Android tablet only to find he's playing Ant Crusher...
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1. ZayZay (Posts: 571; Member since: 26 Feb 2011)
Looks fun... for a reptile.
13. rendHELL (Posts: 304; Member since: 09 Nov 2011)
buy one tablet... get one free app and it comes with a free lizard..
2. squeeb (Posts: 99; Member since: 02 Dec 2011)
lol this is great
3. HTCiscool (Posts: 449; Member since: 16 Jul 2011)
Cute I guess
4. tacohunter (Posts: 408; Member since: 06 Nov 2011)
5. ZEUS.the.thunder.god (unregistered)
Ant Smasher Lizard lol
6. SuperAndroidEvo (Posts: 4888; Member since: 15 Apr 2011)
That was a cool video. I kind of feel bad that the lizard doesn't really get to eat them though. Man he or she must be hungry after trying to eat so many bugs. lol
7. MOTOROLA_is_Cool (Posts: 9; Member since: 30 Oct 2011)
That was an Funny Video Lol,but Phone Arena That is not an tablet it is an phone. Wait it is a Tablet for a Lizard. Lol!
8. SuperAndroidEvo (Posts: 4888; Member since: 15 Apr 2011)
lol You are so right. lol
9. PimpStrong (Posts: 310; Member since: 25 Jul 2011)
To the lizard its a tablet :-P
10. PimpStrong (Posts: 310; Member since: 25 Jul 2011)
Psshh that's how I always play that game.
11. Nathan (Posts: 85; Member since: 14 Jul 2011)
That Lizard has some mad skills. :)
12. Rayzin (Posts: 83; Member since: 27 Oct 2011)
He's probably like, OMG! I can't taste anything anymore!!
14. roscuthiii (Posts: 2246; Member since: 18 Jul 2010)
Reminds me of my beared dragon, Mustachio


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April 30th -- Also known as Roodmas or May Day
Beltane has long been celebrated with feasts and rituals. Beltane means fire of Bel; Belinos being one name for the Sun God, whose coronation feast we now celebrate. As summer begins, weather becomes warmer, and the plant world blossoms, an exuberant mood prevails. In old Celtic traditions it was a time of unabashed sexuality and promiscuity where marriages of a year and a day could be undertaken but it is rarely observed in that manner in modern times.
In the old Celtic times, young people would spend the entire night in the woods "A-Maying," and then dance around the phallic Maypole the next morning. Older married couples were allowed to remove their wedding rings (and the restrictions they imply) for this one night. May morning is a magickal time for wild water (dew, flowing streams, and springs) which is collected and used to bathe in for beauty, or to drink for health.
The Christian religion had only a poor substitute for the life-affirming Maypole -- namely, the death-affirming cross. Hence, in the Christian calendar, this was celebrated as 'Roodmas'. In Germany, it was the feast of Saint Walpurga, or 'Walpurgisnacht'. An alternative date around May 5 (Old Beltane), when the sun reaches 15 degrees Taurus, is sometimes employed by Covens. (Both 'Lady Day' and 'Ostara' are names incorrectly assigned to this holiday by some modern traditions of Wicca.)
Think of the May pole as a focal point of the old English village rituals. Many people would rise at the first light of dawn to go outdoors and gather flowers and branches to decorate their homes. Women traditionally would braid flowers into their hair. Men and women alike would decorate their bodies. Beltane marks the return of vitality, of passion. Ancient Pagan traditions say that Beltane marks the emergence of the young God into manhood. Stirred by the energies at work in nature, he desires the Goddess. They fall in love, lie among the grasses and blossoms, and unite. The Goddess becomes pregnant of the God. To celebrate, a wedding feast, for the God and Goddess must be prepared. Let Them guide you! Breads and cereals are popular. Try oatmeal cakes or cookies sweetened with a dab of honey. Dairy foods are again appropriate...just make a lovely wedding feast and you are sure to enjoy yourself! An early morning walk through a local park or forest could be fun for everyone. Gather up some plants or flowers to display in your home. Mom and daughter could braid their hair, and weave in a few tender blossoms.
Blessed Be!
Life and Peace be with You --Cinosam
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Sunday, April 30, 2006
BELTANE - April 30th
April 30th -- Also known as Roodmas or May Day
Fact or Crap? - Double Play!!
Smallpox is the second biggest killer of people in many parts of Africa.
The last known case of smallpox occurred in September 1978, when Janet Parker, an English medical photographer, was accidentally infected and died. Two years later, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared smallpox eradicated. Today, the top killers are AIDS, malaria, and war.
Tug of War was an Olympic sport until 1920.
Tug of War was an Olympic sport from 1900 to 1920, when Great Britain was the last team to win the gold medal in the event. Other sports that are no longer in the Games include: Croquet (1900), Cricket (1900), Golf (1900-1904), Jeu de Paume (1908), Motor Boating (1908), Rugby (1900-1924), Polo (1900-1936), and Lacrosse (1900-1948).
Rare Butterfly with Transparent Wings
Thanks, Auntie 'M'
Blonde Jokes
A BLOND CALLS 911 ......on her cell phone to report that her car has been broken into. She is hysterical as she explains her situation to the dispatcher: "They've stolen the stereo, the steering wheel, the brake pedal and even the accelerator!" she cries. The dispatcher says, "Stay calm. An officer is on the way." A few minutes later, the officer radios in. "Disregard," he says. "She got in the back seat by mistake."
Three girls all worked in the same office with the same female boss. Each day, they noticed the boss left work early. One day the girls decided that, when the boss left, they would leave right behind her. After all, she never called or came back to work, so how would she know they went home early?
The brunette was thrilled to be home early. She did a little gardening, spent playtime with her son, and went to bed early. The redhead was elated to be able to get in a quick workout at the spa before meeting a dinner date.
The blonde was happy to get home early and surprise her husband, but when she got to her bedroom, she heard a muffled noise from inside. Slowly and quietly, she cracked open the door and was mortified to see her husband in bed with her lady boss! Gently, she closed the door and crept out of her house.
The next day, at their coffee break, the brunette and redhead planned to leave early again, and they asked the blonde if she was going to go with them. "No way," the blonde exclaimed. "I almost got caught yesterday."
She was soooooooo Blonde:
She took the ruler to bed to see how long she slept.
She sent me a fax with a stamp on it.
She thought a quarterback was a refund.
She tried to put M&M's in alphabetical order.
She Was Soooooooooooooo Blonde:
She thought Eartha Kitt was a set of garden tools.
She thought General Motors was in the army.
She thought Meow Mix was a CD for cats.
Under "education" on her job application, she put "Hooked On Phonics."
At the bottom of the application where it says "sign here,"she put "Sagittarius."
She Was Soooooooooooooo Blonde:
She tripped over a cordless phone.
She spent 20 minutes looking at the orange juice can because it said,"concentrate."
She told me to meet her at the corner of "WALK" and "DON'T WALK."
She asked for a price check at the Dollar Store.
She Was Soooooooooooooo Blonde:
She studied for a blood test.
She thought she needed a token to get on "Soul Train."
She sold the car for gas money!
When she missed the 44 bus, she took the 22 bus twice instead.
When she went to the airport and saw a sign that said "Airport Left," she turned around and went home.
She Was Soooooooooooooo Blonde:
When she heard that 90% of all crimes occur around the home, she moved.
She thinks Taco Bell is the Mexican phone company.
If she spoke her mind, she'd be speechless.
She thought that she couldn't use her AM radio in the evening.
She had a shirt that said "TGIF," which she thought stood for "This Goes In Front
And a Blonde gay guy joke:
The Sheriff in a small town walks out in the street and sees a blonde cowboy, coming down the walk with nothing on but his cowboy hat and his boots, so he arrests him for Indecent Exposure. As he is locking him up, the Sheriff asks him, "Why in the world are you dressed like this?"
The Cowboy says "Well it's like this Sheriff... I was in the bar down the road, when this burly construction worker asks me to go out to his motor home with him, and so I did... We go inside and he takes off his t-shirt and asks me to take off my shirt, so I did. Then he takes off his jeans and asks me to take off my pants, so I did. Then he takes off his jock strap and asks me to take off my underwear, so I did. Then he gets on the bed and gets on all fours, looks at me kind of hot and sexy and says, "Now go to town, cowboy...And so here I am."
Blonde men do exist!
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17 Bumper Stickers You Would Like To See...
Impotence...Nature's way of saying "No hard feelings,"
The proctologist called...they found your head.
Everyone has a photographic memory...some just don't have any film.
Your ridiculous little opinion has been noted.
I used to have a handle on life...but it broke off.
WANTED: Meaningful overnight relationship.
Guys...just because you have one, doesn't mean you have to be one.
Some people just don't know how to drive...I call these people "Everybody But Me,"
Heart Attacks...God's revenge for eating His animal friends.
Don't like my driving? Then quit watching me.
If you can read this..I can slam on my brakes and sue you.
Some people are only alive because it is illegal to shoot them.
Try not to let your mind wander...It is too small and fragile to be out by itself.
Hang up and drive!!
And The Number One Bumper Sticker you'd Like To See:
Welcome to Canada...now speak English, or French, or Scottish, or Ukrainian, or Hebrew, or German, or Dutch, or.. well... You get the picture...
*Thanks, Auntie 'M'
Driftwood Horses. AWESOME!
*Thanks,Auntie 'M'
Photo Gallery: Chernobyl, 20 Years After the Disaster
Childrens toys and gas masks litter a kindergarten classroom in Pripyat, Ukraine. The abandoned town sits just two miles (three kilometers) from the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, which exploded in the predawn hours of April 26, 1986. All 50,000 Pripyat residents were evacuated after the accident, and the town, which was created for Chernobyl employees, has not been repopulated
*National Geographic News
Trojan freezes computer, requests ransom
(IDG News Service) (London Bureau) A new kind of malware circulating on the Internet freezes a computer and then asks for a ransom paid through the Western Union Holdings Inc. money transfer service.
A sample of the Trojan horse virus was sent Wednesday to Sophos PLC, a security vendor, said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant. The malware, which Sophos named Troj/Ransom-A, is one of only a few viruses so far that have asked for a ransom in exchange for releasing control of a computer, Cluley said.
The new Trojan falls into a class of viruses described as "ransomware." The schemes had been seen in Russia, but the first one appeared in English just last month.
"It is a new kind of malware with a particularly nasty payload," Cluley said.
It's unclear how the Trojan is being spread, although Sophos is investigating, Cluley said. Viruses can be spread in several ways, including through spam or a so-called drive-by download that exploits a browser vulnerability when a user visits a malicious Web site.
Once run, the Trojan freezes the computer, displaying a message saying files are being deleted every 30 minutes. It then gives instructions on how to send US$10.99 via Western Union to free the computer.
Hitting the control, alt and delete keys will not affect the bug, the virus writer warns. Sophos provides further details at this Web site.
The virus writer even offers tech support, Cluley said. If the method of unlocking the computer doesn't work after the money is sent, the virus writer promises to research the problem and includes an e-mail address.
Last month, a Trojan emerged that encrypts a user's documents and then leaves a file demanding $300 in exchange for the password to access the information. Victims were instructed to send money to one of 99 accounts run by e-gold Ltd., a company that runs a money transfer site.
*By: Jeremy Kirk
Friday, April 28, 2006
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Posting will resume Sunday...
Fact or Crap?
The American version of the potato chip was invented by a housewife named Laura Scudder.
Potato chips were invented in Saratoga Springs in 1853 by chef George Crum. He was trying to annoy a customer who complained that his French fries were too thick. Crum's chips were called Saratoga chips. Scudder invented the wax bag keeping chips fresh.
Rosie O'Donnell Returns To Daytime TV
(New York City)(by The Associated Press) Rosie O'Donnell is expected to make a surprise return to daytime television by taking over exiting Meredith Vieira's slot on the talk show The View.
O'Donnell's appointment was reported Thursday by the newsmagazine Extra. It was confirmed by a person close to the show who spoke on condition of anonymity because The View wanted to make the announcement on Friday's show.
ABC officials declined comment on the report Thursday.
Dubbed The Queen of Nice when her syndicated talk show went on the air in 1996 and became an instant hit, O'Donnell won six Daytime Emmy Awards in six years as best talk-show host. She left the show to help raise four children with her partner, Kelli Carpenter O'Donnell.
It's an important appointment for The View, which was created by Barbara Walters. Vieira's news background helped make her the solid centre of the program on the days Walters didn't appear on air.
But Vieira joined the game of musical anchor chairs that began when Katie Couric chose to move to the CBS Evening News. NBC quickly named Vieira as her replacement on the Today show, where she will begin work in September.
Joy Behar and Star Jones Reynolds, who have been bickering at each other lately, are also members of The View roundtable, along with Elisabeth Hasselbeck. They're nominated together in the best talk-show host category at Friday's Daytime Emmy Awards.
"I think every agent in America is calling," Walters said shortly after Vieira's departure was announced April 6.
O'Donnell has acted in a variety of movie, TV and stage shows, including the films A League of Their Own and Sleepless in Seattle and Grease on Broadway.
She should have no problem holding her own with the other ladies on The View. Since leaving daytime television, O'Donnell has become a strong advocate of gay and lesbian marriage and adoption. With her partner, she operates a cruise line for gay and lesbian families that was recently featured in an HBO movie.
Bush Calls Cabinet Meeting To Get Story Straight
WASHINGTON, DC—With his administration dogged by criminal allegations, President Bush called a special Cabinet meeting Tuesday to ensure that his staff's complex web of alibis is consistent at every level, an anonymous source reported. "Okay, team, let's make sure we're all on the same completely fabricated page here," Bush reportedly said while aides distributed thick binders containing the administration's latest official side of things. "The e-mail server crashed during Katrina, the dog chewed up our files on the Plame leak, and no one ever told me that the illegal wiretapping was illegal. Right, boys?" Added Bush: "Remember, we're all really on a picnic at Camp David right now." Bush has held 17 Cabinet meetings to get the story straight since 2001, surpassing the previous record, held by the Reagan administration.
*The Onion
What those words in your performance review really mean...
God Bless George ..
George Bush has a heart attack and dies. He goes to hell where the devil is waiting for him.
"I don't know what to do here," says the devil. "You're on my list but I have no room for you. But you definitely have to stay here, so I'll tell you what I'm going to do. I've got three people here who weren't quite as bad as you. I'll let one of them go, but you have to take their place. I'll even let YOU decide who leaves."
George thought that sounded pretty good so he agreed.
The devil opened the first room. In it was Richard Nixon and a large pool of water. He kept diving in and surfacing empty handed over and over and over. Such was his fate in hell.
"No!" George said. "I don't think so. I'm not a good swimmer and I don't think I could do that all day long."
The devil led him to the next room. In it was Tony Blair with a sledgehammer and a room full of rocks. All he did was swing that hammer, time after time after time.
"No! I've got this problem with my shoulder. I would be in constant agony if all I could do was break rocks all day!" commented George.
The devil opened a third door. In it, George saw Bill Clinton lying naked on the floor with his arms staked over his head and his legs staked in spread-eagle pose. Bent over him was Monica Lewinsky, doing what she does best.
George Bush looked at this in disbelief for a while and finally said, "Yeah, I can handle this."
The devil smiled and said, "Monica, you're free to go!"
*Thanks, Vil
Speedo - The next generation...
Churches in Las Vegas
This may come as a surprise to those of you not living in Las Vegas, but there are more Catholic churches there than casinos. Not surprisingly, some worshipers at Sunday services will give casino chips rather than cash when the basket is passed.
Since they get chips from so many different casinos, the churches have devised a method to process these offerings. The churches send all their collected chips to a nearby Franciscan Monastery for sorting and then the chips are taken to the casinos of origin and cashed in.
This is done by the chip monks.
Didn't see it comin' did ya?
*Thanks, Andy
I Can't Afford My Gasoline
Thursday, April 27, 2006
Burning Drugs
Fact or Crap?
The Cobb salad was named after baseball Hall-of-Famer Ty Cobb, but when he tried it for the first time, he refused to finish it.
In 1926, when a Los Angeles restaurant owner with the all-American name of Bob Cobb was looking for a way to use up leftovers, he threw together some avocado, celery, tomato, chives, watercress, hard-boiled eggs, chicken, bacon, and Roquefort cheese and named it after himself.
The Perfect Dog!
*Thyanks, Auntie 'M'
Marriage is...
Kids talk to God...
1. Dear God, please put another holiday between Christmas and Easter. There is nothing good in there now.
2. Dear God, Thank you for the baby brother but what I asked for was a puppy. I never asked for anything before. You can look it up.
3. Dear Mr. God, I wish you would not make it so easy for people to come apart I had to have 3 stitches and a shot.
4. God, I read the bible. What does beget mean? Nobody will tell me.
Love Alison
5. Dear God, how did you know you were God? Who told you?
6. Dear God, is it true my father won't get in Heaven if he uses his golf words in the house?
7. Dear God, I bet it's very hard for you to love all of everybody in the whole world. There are only 4 people in our family and I can never do it.
8. Dear God, I like the story about Noah the best of all of them. You really made up some good ones. I like walking on water, too.
9. Dear God, my Grandpa says you were around when he was a little boy. How far back do you go?
Love, Dennis
10. Dear God, Do you draw the lines around the countries? If you don't, who does?
11. Dear God, did you mean for giraffes to look like that or was it an accident?
12. Dear God, in bible times, did they really talk that fancy?
13. Dear God, how come you did all those miracles in the old days and don't do any now?
14. Dear God, please send Dennis Clark to a different summer camp this year.
15. Dear God, maybe Cain and Abel would not kill each other so much if they each had their own rooms. It works out OK with me and my brother.
16. Dear God, I keep waiting for spring, but it never did come yet. What's up? Don't forget.
17. Dear God, my brother told me about how you are born but it just doesn't sound right. What do you say?
18. Dear God, If you watch in Church on Sunday I will show you my new shoes.
19. Dear God, is Reverend Coe a friend of yours, or do you just know him through the business?
20. Dear God, I do not think anybody could be a better God than you. Well, I just want you to know that. I am not just saying that because you are already God.
21. Dear God, it is great the way you always get the stars in the right place. Why can't you do that with the moon?
22. Dear God, I am doing the best I can. Really !!!!
And, saving the best for last...
23. Dear God, I didn't think orange went with purple until I saw the sunset you made on Tuesday night. That was really cool.
*Thanks, Andy
Mr Gisby's TOTALLY GAY PET SHOP
Fairy Tale
Once upon a time, a guy asked a girl "Will you marry me?"
The girl said, "NO!" And the girl lived happily ever after and went shopping, dancing, camping, drank martinis, always had a clean house, never had to cook, had sex with whomever she pleased....
she did whatever the hell she wanted, never argued, didn't get fat, traveled more, had many boyfriends, saved more money, had all the hot water to herself, never had pubic hairs under the toilet seat lid, watched girlie movies, never had football on, never wore fricken lacy lingerie that went up your ass, had high self esteem, never cried or yelled, felt and looked good in sweat pants and shirt, and burped, swore, & farted all the time.
*Thanks, Andy!


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(Sept. 5) IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — When Eagle Farms Inc. finalized its purchase of J.R. Simplot Fresh Produce Co. July 1, an era in the fresh market potato business came to an end.
Simplot, a company that got its start in fresh potatoes and made it big in processed, finally left the fresh potato market entirely.
Neither Simplot nor Eagle Farms released terms of the deal. Newman Giles, president and owner of Eagle Farms, also owns Roberts-based Eagle Eye Distributing, a shipper of potatoes, onions, tomatoes, cucumbers and hydroponic fruits and vegetables. Eagle Eye also has offices in Nogales, Ariz.; Visalia, Calif.; and Clearfield, Utah.
Michelle Green, controller for Eagle Farms, said the company bought Simplot's fresh operations to expand its potato sales.
"They (Simplot) didn't want in the fresh pack side anymore, and this was a good opportunity," Green said.
Fred Zerza, vice president of public relations for Simplot, said the fresh market was no longer a focus of the company.
"We did decide to exit the fresh market to focus on our processed operations," Zerza said. "Fresh wasn't part of our core business."
Simplot, a $2.8 billion company based in Boise, now organizes its business into five major groups, including food, land and livestock, agribusiness, turf and horticulture and corporate affairs. Its foods group now processes, packages and delivers frozen potatoes, vegetables, fruit and avocado products. It offers more than 120 varieties of french fries, with the bulk of them marketed at McDonald's, Burger King and KFC.
The Idaho Falls fresh operation purchased by Eagle Farms had been Simplot's sole fresh operation for the past five years.
"We sold a similar operation in Aberdeen, Idaho, about five years ago," Zerza said. "Prior to that, we sold another one in Burley eight to 10 years ago."
Zerza said the departure of Simplot from the fresh market was of some historical significance, given how its founder, J.R. Simplot, got his start.
"At one time, he had packing and shipping operations throughout the Snake River Valley," Zerza said. "But now, the fresh market doesn't fit our strategic plans."
The sale of its final fresh market operations comes a couple of months after Simplot distressed Idaho potato growers by massively reducing the amount of potatoes it contracted for processing. In late April, Simplot told growers from the Heyburn, Idaho, area that it was cutting back its orders of potatoes for french fries to less than 40% of last year's contracts. After growers reacted with worry, Simplot agreed to contract for 60% of last year's volume.
(Sept. 5) IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — When Eagle Farms Inc. finalized its purchase of J.R. Simplot Fresh Produce Co. July 1, an era in the fresh market potato business came to an end.


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By Eric Boehm | PA Independent
HARRISBURG – The Philadelphia Traffic Court has been criticized for having two tracks of justice – one for the politically connected and one for the public.
Today, it appears one of those tracks might lead to federal prison.
News reports Thursday morning indicate that at least three and as many as 11 people connected to corrupt dealings at the Traffic Court face indictment.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that three former judges on the court have turned themselves into the FBI on Thursday and expect to be charged with fraud and corruption, likely in connection to a probe the feds began in 2011.
Meanwhile, the Philadelphia ABC affiliate reports that 11 individuals connected to the court will be indicted Thursday on charges of corruption and ticket-fixing and will appear in federal court.
One of the judges named in both reports is former Traffic Court judge Willie Singletary, whose story paints a not-so-pleasant picture of the court and its judges.
Singletary was removed from the court in 2012 after making comments on videotape (that later ended up on YouTube) in which he told campaign donors they would get his "hook up" in court. He was later found to have "engaged in judicial misconduct" in December 2012 for an incident in which he showed a picture of his genitals to a female staffer at the court.
An internal review of the Traffic Court commissioned by state Supreme Court Chief Justice Ron Castille in 2012 found rampant corruption and "ticket fixing" for politically-connected friends. The Inquirer published that report in November after it was leaked to the paper.
Among the judges named in that report — though not named in any articles on Thursday's indictments, so far — is sitting state Supreme Court Justice Seamus McCaffery, who got his wife out of a ticket for driving the wrong way on a one way street in 2010.
Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi, R-Chester, intends to sponsor legislation to shutter the Philadelphia Traffic Court. He says the court has demonstrated its lack of integrity time after time and the only way to clean up the court is to eliminate it.
The seven judges on the court are not required to be attorneys and are paid an annual salary in excess of $91,000.
Contact Eric Boehm at [email protected] and follow @PAIndependent on Twitter for more.


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Elias Holm is the Commandant of the Marine Corps, a hero who has fought a hundred battles all across human-occupied space. He's led massive armies in the greatest battles ever fought in space. But once he was only a captain, thrust into command when a crucial operation went horribly awry.
The Second Frontier War had raged for a decade. Throughout human-occupied space, worlds were in ruins, the battlegrounds of the Superpowers' eternal struggle. The climactic battle would be fought on the planet Persis, and Holm would have to fight not only the Caliphate's elite Janissary soldiers, but treachery and betrayal from his own government.
The Gates of Hell is not a full length novel - it is a prequel novella set in the Crimson Worlds universe.
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Great Cruise with a few hiccups along the way: Allure of the Seas Cruise Review by Italiansal
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Great Cruise with a few hiccups along the way
Destination: Eastern Caribbean
Embarkation: Fort Lauderdale (Port Everglades)
The cruise was great over all bookended by some missteps by RCCL.
The embarkation was a nightmare. There was a computer glitch that greatly slowed the debarkation of the previous guest. My wife and I had to wait about an hour outside for a wheelchair. Once inside, I was dumped in the Promenade at the pizza joint, with no wheelchair. I had to walk to the aft elevator and the all the way to our state room at the forward elevator. A very long walk for me.
We were in a handicapped cabin, 10162. It was nicer then the HC on the Sapphire. I was in a regular cabin on Freedom. The bathroom was smaller the Sapphire, but I liked it better. The balcony had a nice, unobstructed view. Our attendant was Iputu, who did a good gob and was always friendly and helpful. It was a straight shot into the More door from the elevator, which is wonderful for the scooter. There was also plenty of space in the cabin for the scooter.
We sailed the Eastern Caribbean. I am not going to review the three stops. But, we did enjoy the Western Caribbean much better.
The MDR on the Freedom was terrible. The Sapphire was good. The food in the Allure's MDR was excellent. We had five dinners there: two good meals, two great meals and one stinker. Our waitress was Jane, assistant Oscar and the head waiter was Ryan. We somehow were assigned to a table for two. I had the best crab cake I ever had there. I would have liked more sugar free desserts. My only negative comment involves the passengers. On the other cruises dinner was very precise and organized. On the Allure many of the passengers waltzed in 15 to 60 minutes late. Some obviously enjoyed being noticed. This threw the timing of the meal into chaos and really took away our enjoyment.
Windjammers are known for bland, almost inedible food. This one did that tradition proud.
The Central Park Café was a great spot for lunch. I got some wonderful roast beef sandwiches and my wife loved her salads. The desserts were good too.
I had three or four of the best hotdogs in my life at the hotdog stand on the Boardwalk. Chops was outstanding also. This was the first and last time we ate at Johnny Rockets. My burger was incinerated and we paid almost $21 for an awful meal.
See Oceania. (sp) It is great. Blue Planet is also a must see. Ice Games is an OK way to kill an hour, but it was not that good. The Dream Works parade the last night was fun also. We did not see Chicago.
The Ship:
We really enjoyed the ship. It is truly a marvel. I got around fairly well with the scooter. Getting an elevator was sometimes hard, but it was not too bad. It is really hard to believe that there could be six thousand other passengers. The crew was helpful and friendly. But, not as helpful and outgoing as on the Freedom or Sapphire. I have a speech impediment and the crew invariably asked my wife what I wanted, even our wait staff. I know a lot of it was because English is a second language for most of the crew, and I get the same thing in the States, but it did take away from my vacation.
The Boardwalk was probably my favorite spot. We spent most of our down time in the Solarium. Kudos to RCCL for putting the casino in a corner by itself. On the Freedom and Sapphire we, and families with children, had to walk through the casino several times a day.
My one recommendation is to have more activities in the daytime for the nonathletic. When you are reading for several hours a day, you begin to wonder if you are getting your money worth.
We had a small problem with customer service the night before we left.
The Allure is a wonderful ship and I would sail her again. Less
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Cabin review: 10162
We were in a handicapped cabin, 10162. It was nicer then the HC on the Sapphire. I was in a regular cabin on Freedom. The bathroom was smaller the Sapphire, but I liked it better. The balcony had a nice, unobstructed view. Our attendant was Iputu, who did a good gob and was always friendly and helpful. It was a straight shot into the door from the elevator, which is wonderful for the scooter. There was also plenty of space in the cabin for the scooter.again.
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