Judge Timothy Nash, jailed three women yesterday for drunkenly mugging a man and taking his wallet. After watching CCTV footage of them attacking and robbing James McCabe, 31, as he sat drunkenly on a bench in Kent, called them “a bunch of over-the-hill slappers”. Good for him, spot-on!
The trial at Canterbury Crown Court heard [...]
We did the manta dive tonight after doing the morning trip also. I'm making this post quick, gotta hit the hay for a few hours and get up for tomorrow's charter - we've been staying quite busy despite being the slow time of year.... How slow is it you may ask... this last Saturday the only other dive charters I saw on the water were the two companies that service primarily Japanese clientele and two companies that have been here for over 25 years. Saturdays seem to be generally a slower dive day because it's a travel day or "the last full day in Kona so I'll do something other than dive" day for a lot of people. We've been going out consistantly, be we are running a bit light (as far as number of divers on the boat) often, going out with a light load beats not going out at all though.Here
“Storm Force” is number three in the four book series The Last Legion. Action, action and more action in this book. The continuing use of the same characters gives the series great continuity. I liked this book even better than the first two. Some bad guys get their just desserts and some good guys get wasted. Very exciting, hard to put down, obviously I recommend it.Body of work of Chris BunchReview of Storm Force:
Squad 81 has already given us a sneak preview of the locker rooms of their cheerleaders and the have more to offer. Along with these offers is a motto that says You'll know when you've been hit by this hot cheery bunch Their offers includes the feature where you could send your friend a personalize cheer with the help of the Company 81 cheerleaders. Whether your friend is heart-broken by a girl or had failed a driving test, I am sure he will be glad and be cheered when he sees and heard your message. You could even join their sweepstakes competition and you could have your room filed with Squad 81 girls with new wardrobes from Company 81. Better check them out especially for those guys who love cheerleaders, there is more to see.
From Bob Klapisch:More and more, the Yankees’ season is taking on the colorless hue of an 85-win finish, not good enough for October, not bad enough to be catastrophic. The players are either too young or too old, hardly anyone in their prime. Senior management won’t dare use the taboo “R” word, not as it tries to keep 4 million fans pouring through the turnstiles, but the veterans will privately tell you otherwise: for all the hype of a monster year, the Bombers are already on a long, flat road to nowhere.“You can just see, everyone here is trying to figure out what the [heck] is going on,” is what one of the clubhouse elders was saying. The words weren’t meant as criticism, just an observation about a franchise that’s suddenly lost its compass.Another veteran said, “Wit
We've just upgraded our forums to vBulletin 3.7.0, which adds a ton of new features! Some in particular:
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I must apologize for my lack of bloggy goodness. I'm in boring-mode here lately. Nothing really exciting or blog-worthy happening. We are slowly but surely knocking away the school days left for this year. I'm really ready for good loooong...
Speech at U of M went well last night, 100 or so in attendance, pics and maybe even some video to come shortly—some Dealbreaker loser live blogged it in the comments section of THIS post (although misquoting / drawing the wrong conclusions aka guy has a bright future as an ANALyst!) God, I love speaking, [...]
From: Why It's Time to Rethink the 70s by Bruce Schulman and Julian Zelizer Another reason for the scholarly bias against the 1970s concerns the peculiar focus of political historians. Scholars still tend to focus on presidents, their top advisers, and the exercise of executive power. As a result, the 1960s--a period that features the Camelot of John F. Kennedy and the tragedy of Lyndon Johnson--or the "Reagan Revolution" of the 1980s attracted more interest than a decade filled with corrupt or lackluster presidencies. Bob Dole, the long-time Senate Republican Leader and 1996 presidential nominee neatly, summarized this view when he described Presidents Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, and Richard Nixon respectively as "See No Evil, Hear No Evil, and just Evil." While recent scholarsh
“Firemask” is number two in the four book series The Last Legion. I found “Firemask” more enjoyable than the first book. I thought the detailing was better done and the story line was more inspiring. The characters are fleshed out better which was one of my complaints about the first book, “The Last Legion”. Interestingly the review below felt that the first book was better. Goes to show how subjective this stuff is. I enjoyed the book and recommend both books I have read.Body of work of Chris BunchReview of Firemask:
Here are a few bathroom renovation tips that can assist you renovate your bathroom.
Be sure to plan out your cash properly for the particular project that you will be working on. Generally, homeowners have a tendency to undervalue how costly a bathroom renovation really is.
Generally, there may be accidents or little things that you may [...]
After saying there was less to blog because I had the principles down pat, here’s one that deserves an airing. The Office of Government Commerce, part of HM Treasury in the UK, unveiled its new logo, which cost British taxpayers £14,000.And it didn’t take long after the unveiling for employees to see the problem: I am sure it is possible for all of us to be caught out from time to time, because we didn’t study all the angles (ahem) to a problem. But one principle I do abide by in logo development is internal review—not just to see if the client can identify problems, but to cover our own rear ends. The Daily Telegraph reports that staff have removed items with the logo and expects a rush on to Ebay. It states, ‘Th
No doubt inspired by the Roman withdrawal from England, the book details the plight of a small force left to their own devices on a frontier of a failing interstellar empire. The main characters are likeable but somewhat shallow. The story line is good. I like the book but I have hopes that as the story proceeds in the next three volumes that there is more character development and more action.Body of work of Chris BunchReview of the book:
These days when you click on a feed button, you are usually linked to a page that asks which feedreader you use and adding that feed is a relatively easy process. Sometimes, though, when you click on a feed button you do get sent to a page with a bunch...
LOLOLOL the technology of all these microcrap is complete junk...less than 1% will ever make it, i play the odds and don't feel the need to qualify that 1 in a million shot...if it does turn out to be useful, then just buy it on the breakout, until then, its a pump
Mr. Sykes :
I believe you may be underestimating the technology here,as did many when Google went public.I was one of those sceptics early on,only to watch GOOG go to 700 from 100, and never did jump on the bandwagon.This search enhancer works incredibly well,and I have little doubt GOOG and the other search engine companies are taking notice, from both a marketing AND a technologically strategic perspective.
So is the stock a buy or a sell?
I would not want to be short when a 25 dollar bid comes in,and a possible bidding war starts amongst the big boys.Much-O speculation here.
On the other hand, if you are right on this one and a huge number of shares actually do become available at some time, being long at a much higher price could be detrimental to your portfolio as well.
So it is
Goood Monday morn, rounded up a bunch of the usual jokers…at least usual since last week…some could be setting up for something worth my time / capital, we’ll see:
(RDTA) now (TIGR) As I detailed
No ideal trade setups, just getting bored by a bunch of mediocre chicks
(GOOG) Great earnings, gotta respect the after-hours stock gains, optimistic people looking for an excuse…but be careful–$200 million in one-time currency gains—without it, wouldn’t be such a blowout…too pricey a stock to matter to TIM, but just be a little weary here.
(FEED) Just [...]
H’s colleague M, a grand gent with knowledge of all things Eastern, hosted a banquet at his 1930’s house in the French Concession area of Shanghai. This was a part of the city controlled by the French from the 1850’s until 1940’s, when the French and other foreigners cleared out of Shanghai.We walked through a wide alleyway surrounded by older apartment buildings into a walled garden, gently lit by lanterns. We entered the house through a large room divided into dining and living room spaces. Two enormous statues kept guard near the doorways. A beautiful tree (shaped like a giant bonsai) held colorful lanterns of different sizes and shapes which illuminated the room.We moved to the long large roughly hewn wooden table, smartly covered with glass. Dish after dish appeared by the pha
OK. I am REALLY furious right now. I'm thinking to turn on full BITCH MODE and blast away here.....but.......ney......i'm not going there. But here comes the rant.Also about Hair issue today.Somehow I was informed about a certain group of busybody's commenting that my hair is dry....blablabla......Now I don't know about you but maintaining a crowning glory that flows down to your waist is not an easy task. Definitely your hair will be dry loh.But what makes me upset after hearing about their little "gossip" is that they compared MY HAIR with another lady that totally bleached and colored and blow and set her hair every single freaking day. Argghh.....My hair is au naturale ok. No chemicals, No color at all!! the last time i dyed my hair was at least 10 years ago loh!!!! Hmmppphhh.....and
[ American Idol Top 8] With promos and promises of Idol Gives Back clouding every available moment of American Idol this week, it was only fitting that Tuesday night’s performance theme was songs of inspiration. Singing about peace, hope, joy, dreams and love, the Top 8 contestants took to the stage to win over our hearts
Financial Blogs: The Best of the BunchWhere can you find the smartest, savviest takes on the markets and the economy? Here are some good bets Link - Sun, 06 Apr 2008 21:01:00 GMT - Feed (2 subs) Sent using SendMeRss.com. Visit here to unsubscribe from "2-business" via X2 in Google. Recommended Feeds/Actions Subscribe MSNBC.com: Automotive
For some reason this tune reminds me of ‘Shadow Falls’ from Hello, Blue Roses. Not exactly sure why but there's something indescribably addictive about the sparseness. There is no semblance of chorus (or generic song elements for that matters), just lightly pounding (often indiscriminate) drums and the fanciest of dual layered ethereal vocals. Pikelet (aside from being a tasty pancake) consists of Evelyn Morris who comes from Melbourne. Her self-titled debut came out last year and was the product of her vision alone. Besides the glacial vocals she puts the generally sidelined instrument the accordion to much use. And despite what you might think the result is both illuminating and magical. Rampant experimentation on this scale normally sets sail from Icelandic shores. KDPikelet - A Bu
iTunes 7.6.2, QuickTime 7.4.5, FrontRow 2.1.3, Keynote 4.0.3 and AirPort Utility 4.2.5 are available from the Software Update.
All of these updates fix security, performance and stability issues.
I...
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We featured some geek football hooliganism a couple of days ago…now its the turn of Baseball geeks…
In a recent game in Chicago, Cubs debut player Kosuke Fukudome was confronted by these banners in the crowd. “?????”
The fans had intended to show support for the new player by saying “Its gonna happen” (thats support?) but the [...]
I tend to look like a girl. I try to behave like a lady. I am rather demure. I work hard and only pay attention to things noteworthy. I am rather busy that way.
Do not underestimate me. I have had it up to here with females. I am really [...]
-Day 88.I had an extremely crappy day Friday. That's all I need to say about that..Because of the life sucking day I had, this post will be a bunch of ranDUMBness..Random thing #Uno:.I had one sad little highlight to my day. .A vendor came in while I was being the office chump and gave me a couple of pens. I've had vendor pens before and they're usually good for a couple of messages then I file them under "G" for Garbage where they belong. .Not these pens! These pens write as if angels were guiding your hand to form every scribbley doodle. .These pens will help you solve all crossword puzzles, math problems, change the oil in your car, give you kisses, with very little effort on your part. .I LOVE THESE PENS.Now I'm upset that I type more than I write! .I'm going to look up prison inmates
Less then two weeks after releasing the new Windows Live FolderShare Beta the team has dropped a refreshed build (14.0.1329.0317) on to the web that fixes a bunch of problems users had been experiencing with the bits. According to their team blog this release should fix all known sign in and library management problems. It also improves the responsiveness of the tray application. The Windows Live FolderShare beta, unlike the Windows Live Suite applications, has not yet been integrated with Microsoft Update and has no other auto update feature so you have to manually go to the Windows Live FolderShare website, download the new build and install it.
Listing several URL in an email, on your blog /website, in an Instant Messenger or on a social networking places like Facebook could wind up looking messy and confusing, especially if the URL are long and complicated. URLBunch.com aims to remedy this problem by bunching multiple URL into just one - It saves space and looks cleaner.It is like TinyURL but takes a step further by allowing multiple web addresses to be grouped into one link. It´s easy to imagine lots of places you might prefer to use one compact URL instead of a long list of complicated URLs.[source]
At the Governor’s Utah Economic Summit yesterday, Governor John Huntsman Jr. focused on Utah’s current favorable economic position, outlining a few ways in which we can become better. Yes, he acknowledged that we face uncertain times, but his emphasis was on progress, research, and education.
But in typical newspaper fashion, one local paper decided to [...]
I would like to relate a sad cautionary tale, in the hope that other do not befall my fate. Last November I signed up for membership of a wholesale directory called eSources, run by someone called Stefano Carboni. The membership came with a 60 day money back guarantee, however when I cancelled, my membership [...]
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OK so the fruity theme is growing a little stale (no pun intended), but I am finding food eminently satisfying to paint. I may do a couple more before moving on. I am really itching to get outside but there is still about 30 cm (1 ft) of snow even though it is quite mild today. I am looking forward to all the aconite, snowdrops and crocii that remain hidden under their protective blanket right now, but should be ready to burst into flower as soon as the snow melts.
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I get junk emails many times a day but this list of tax deductions is quite useful so I want to share it with you. Those that haven’t filed taxes yet should take a look and see if you’ve missed anything!
Any expenses paid related to charity activities. This even includes the transportation costs!
Any [...]
SAN ANTONIO, Tex. - An exasperated Barack Obama scurried away Monday from the toughest news conference of his campaign, telling reporters who kept shouting questions that he’d spent enough time on the grill.”Come on! I just answered, like, eight questions,” Obama, looking surprised, told shouting reporters as he fled the room. “We’re running late.”
The Clinton [...]
I'm the kind of person who cannot help but look at those people with fascinating jobs as semi-gods: the UN guy (or girl) that dedicates his life to bring Human Rights and Democracy to oppressed people, the NGO girl (or guy) who spends months in the armpit of the world treating people so that their kids will not die of the first diarrhea that crosses their paths... Well, in the world we're living in now you have to realize this is quite a naive attitude ;-) And it's not only because of the UN rape scandals or the plain stupidity of blindly dumb people (remember the Noah's Ark scandal? Those Frenchies who wanted to kidnap poor little African children on the generous - but false - premise that war left them orphans?). Some trips to East Timor made me realize that the semi-gods are just normal
No, that's not the beginning of a joke. That's a description of my Oscar party yesterday. But before we get to that, I think some introductions are in order.For those of you who don't know me, I'm Gabi, aka chickflick, aka your resident pop culture enthusiast. I'm obsessed with TV, I can kick anyone's ass at "Friends" trivia, and I know way too many things about Musical Theater.Now, let's get to the pop culture event of the year, The Oscars.Let me start by explaining that I spent my morning sitting around stiffly at a wedding reception/brunch for a cousin I rarely see. At this obligatory family simcha, I was seated with the daughters of my aunt's best friend. One of them asked me if I "notice a lot of gay people in West Hollywood."So imagine my relief when I finally got to come home, o
We totally have to do a Rhein River tour in Germany! I mean if this picture is just the tip of the iceberg, the river tour as a whole has to be amazing and if they serve beer on the boat all I have to say is done!What are your thoughts? River Tour, Yea or Nay?
Former Brady Bunch star Christopher Knight has reportedly threatened to split up with his wife after she posed in a set of lesbian photos. According to tabloids, the actor best known for playing Peter Brady expressed disgust over his wife Adrianne Curry’s antics.
His reaction was caught on camera for an upcoming episode of the reality show My Fair Brady … Maybe Baby.
"It is the physicalisation of my worst fears," said Knight. "It creeps me out … I want a separation."
But the saucy photos, which have since been repeated by Curry and a pal for a Playboy spread, were reportedly all for a birthday gift.
The VH1 show — which enters its third season next year — follows Curry and Knight’s relationship.
Bunch sampling is important to obtain useful information for the computation of fruit loss, assessment of the effects of the cultural practices and growth patterns of the fruit.Every 10th bunch should serve as samples for both weights and calibration of the middle portion of the center finger of the outer whorl of the second hand by the use of the caliper. The caliper normally used is gauged at 1/32 of an inch meaning that one (1) inch is equal to 32 units. Thus, a calibration of 48, fruit is actually one with diameter of 1.5 inches.After getting the calibration, weight the bunch and mark the stalk with the corresponding bunch weights. After dehanding, the weight of the stalk should be taken and deducted from the bunch weight to arrive at the net bunch weight.Finally, noting the number of hands has also an important side as this tells you the growth patterns of bananas.Materials and equipment needed:1. Calibrated dial caliper 2. Tape measurement 3. Weighing scale4. Bunch sampling form
Google has just updated a ton of imagery in Google Earth. Google Maps hasn’t received the updated data yet, but should get it in a couple of days.
The complete list of updates, as per the Google LatLong Blog:
New high resolution:
Americas:
Canada: Significant amount of British Columbia
USA: Jefferson City (MO), Central Virginia, Tioga County (NY), Cayuga County (NY), Jefferson County (NY), Broome County (NY)
Brazil: Uberlandia
Colombia: Cali, Pasto
Mexico: Veracruz
Europe, Middle East and Africa:
France: Le Havre, Dunkerque
Poland: Poznan
Russia: Yaroslavl, Ivanovo, Vladikavkaz, Volzhskiy, Barnaul
Ukraine: Rivne, Odesa
Morocco: Agadir
Nigeria: Abuja
Egypt: 2.5m imagery for eastern half of the country
Asia & Oceania:
Japan: Kagoshima, Hamamatsu
New Zealand: Manawatu Wanganui Province, Thames-Coromandel Province
China: Guiyang, Zhaoqing, Zhongshan, Neijang, Anshun, Zhuzhou, Changde, Jiaoijang, Sashi, Qinhuangdao, Mudanjiang
Indonesia: Sukabumi, Surakarta
2.5m imagery fo
Another day, another missed parcel card. . not the end of the world you say, just go and collect the parcel from the sorting office, where the friendly staff will take care of you, no worries..
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In the tradition of the American folk singer that he has upheld for the last 40 years, Arlo Guthrie usually performs on his own or with a few sidemen. But for his annual holiday concert at Carnegie Hall on Saturday evening Mr. Guthrie went symphonic, turning up with the University of Kentucky Symphony Orchestra, led by John Nardolillo. Mr. Nardolillo and his ensemble also accompany Mr. Guthrie on his latest album, “In Times Like These” (Rising Son Records), recorded this year.The album, which Mr. Guthrie and the orchestra performed almost in its entirety, mostly revisits favorites from Mr. Guthrie’s past work, including his version of Steve Goodman’s “City of New Orleans” and his own “Darkest Hour,” “Last Train” and “Last to Leave.” Curiously, the album’s title song, composed as a response to the Hurricane Katrina disaster (both natural and man-made), is performed by Mr. Guthrie to just his own guitar, on disc and in concert...This from the New York Times, pho
Town hall meeting with our favorite presidential candidate gets a little out of hand with Giulliani participating in throwing insults around. This guys scares me, seriously.
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“I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by switching to GEICO.” I am sure you heard that famous line before. In this post, I will share my story about how I saved $1,145 per year, or 30% off my original insurance bills — and it wasn’t with GEICO.
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It all started about 3 weeks ago when I received my renewal notice from Allstate. Allstate wanted $1,312 per year to insure my 2100 sq. ft. home with a dwelling protection of $362,000, plus $342 for other valuables. It was quite a shock simply because I didn’t want to spend that much money right now. Surely, I can get someone else to insure my home for less.
I started by doing some searches on Google and found NetQuote. I entered all my information, and it told me that agents from Liberty Mutual and Start Farm would be contacting me. I was disappointed, because I thought I was going to get a real-time quote online. Anyway, both agents did call me. They were both very nice, an
This is a great collection of funny pictures I haven't seen before. Really enjoyed watching this, many cool moments, close calls, and general funny situations. Its 6 minutes with admiration of Master Chief and how cool he is ;)
It’s almost too easy to point out that bounty hunter Duane “Dog” Chapman is a bigot. After his rant to his son in a telephone conversation was leaked to the media this week, there’s no doubt about his attitude toward African Americans. If you’ve not heard it, you can listen here or here. The irony is palpable: Chapman argued that his son must break up with his black girlfriend because the n-word is used around their house, and he was afraid that the woman in question would tape him using the word and sell it to a tabloid, thus ruining his career. If someone had proposed an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm on this premise, even Larry David would have found it ridiculous. So Chapman joins Michael Richards, John Gibson, Dom Imus and Joe Biden on the list of famous peopl
This week we have been covering genetics, and in particular inheritance of the Mendelian variety. Now, before I started the course I used to think families looked like this:Well, maybe for the unlucky few. Thankfully my not so nuclear and thus UN-approved family is far more dysfunctional and camera shy. Anyway, this week all that was turned on its head as I discovered families actually look like this:And what a happy bunch of shapes they are, I’d love to see the reunions. But more importantly we learnt the importance of inherited diseases. Take for example the case of inborn mitochondrial diseases. These are maternally inherited, due to the mitochondrial DNA being in the egg at time of fertilisation, daddy’s sperm just doesn’t seem to cut it (and I can’t wait for the new Google hits from that sentence). Oh dear.That poor box now has to move on with his life, sell the house and car. Maybe one day he will meet another circle, one with just a faint outline you know - no strings at
This black and white bunch of flower painting is a beautiful tattoo design that match to be put in your arm.
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das zweite album von irene habe ich erst kürzlich schätzen gelernt. es bietet kurzweilige unterhaltung. vielleicht lässt sich damit der verloren gegangene sommer verschmerzen, denn erschaffen irene mit “long gone since last summer” einen herzlich beschwingten sunshine-sound. besonders die trompeten-einlagen lösen ständig begeisterung in mir aus. zwei beispiele dieses sounds bietet die band hier und dort eigenhändig zum download an. labrador, was sonst?
(note: This data is only live in Google Earth, but will likely appear in Google Maps within a few days)
As has been the case lately, it comes in the form of a quiz. If you know an answer, post it in the comments below and we’ll see if we can figure them all out.
1- U.S. Route 91 turns into a much more famous stretch of road when it crosses into this town.
2- Every year, this city plays host to the U.K.’s largest outdoor (temporary) ice rink. — Leeds, UK
3- Paradise: In this town you can surf or visit the world’s most delicious book store, located in
an old Twinkie factory (with plenty of aging filling still in the pipes). — Cleveland, OH, USA
4- The original name of this city was Terminus. — Atlanta, GA, USA
5- The world’s northernmost opera house is located in this town. — Tromsø, Norway
6- This major U.S. city is actually north of Canada. — Detroit, MI, USA
7- A popular children’s game show that promoted geographic kn
Description:Cool puzzle game, very addictive!The basic idea of the game is to create bunches of like colored balls. This is achieved by swapping adjacent ballswith each other,(not diagonally). The bigge
Just like this,
No matter how big
the differences between us...
What if I will keep sending you
the bunch of love so often...
Love Poems, a great way to express your feeling whenever you feel so splendid beautiful feeling at falling in love, heartbroken, disappointed, or at any time you just want to say I LOVE YOU to someone you love in an amazing-different way.
On Sunday there is no doubt the Dallas Cowboys, current undefeated masters at NFC East, will be facing one of the toughest contenders: New England Patriots. Both are carrying a 5-0 record so far (something that’s happening to Dallas for the first time since 1983) and are really confident about their offensive power. Sure, the Patriots are not scared since they got a little star like Tom Brady. But Dallas is fully confident with their more-recent-star key QB Tony Romo. So, which of those could actually win this duel?
Well, let’s see. Brady is well-known as an effective QB since his draft pick on 2000. This California guy shows a total of 1383 Pass Yds, 16 TDs and a rating of 128.7. He also has 2 MVP awards, has led their team to Super Bowl Championships a couple of times, named Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated on 2005 and all kinds of flattering stuff like that (not mentioning he’s dating top model Giselle Bündchen, I think that’s flattering enough). Definitely not
dfa records/capitol music group has released a new lcd digital ep "a bunch of stuff" the ep includes franz ferdinand's cover of lcd soundsystem's single, "all my friends," plus remixes of other songs from _sound of silver_ by soulwax ("get innocuous"), carl craig ("sound of silver"), windsurf ("us v them") and gucci sound system ("time to get away"). the ep also has lcd soundsystem performing live on kcrw's "morning becomes eclectic" performing "us v them." *§ource: LCD Soundsystem's website*
England, Spain, Portugal, Russia, Denmark, Sweden--doesn't sound like the itinerary of a cancer "victim," does it? But Lorna Goldstein, one of the 10 breast cancer survivors whose stories appear here, has been to all those places recently, traveling with her globe-trotting husband just as she did in years past. And, diagnosed with metastatic, recurring breast cancer, followed by unrelated uterine cancer, she has had bouts with cancer three times, twice within six months. "Have cancer, will travel" summarizes her upbeat, can-do attitude. Despite the rigors of testing, biopsies, diagnoses, treatments, pain, medication, surgeries, anxieties, hospital stays, nausea, and more, she enjoys health, energy, and a pain-free life that includes painting and piano playing. Neither Goldstein nor any of the other contributors, whose ages span 25 years and whose stages of cancer range from 0 to 4, minimizes the harsh realities, and all bring admirable strength of spirit to bear on their situation, wh
A reader named Popscience replied to my post We’re All a Bunch of Monkeys!!! with a hilarious video about religion by Brit stand-up comedian Marcus Brigstocke, whom I had never heard of until today, but it’s freaking hilarious. Thanks to Popscience.
Yesterday, Microsoft added 3D data to a bunch of cities. They include:
Arizona
Phoenix
Tucson
Tempe
Mesa
Avondale
Gilbert
Peoria
Glendate
Augusta, GA
Denver, CO
Nashville, TN
Chicago, IL
Fort Worth, TX
Coral Springs, FL
Edmonton (Canada)
Chicago, in particular, is quite impressive. Enlarge the screenshot at the top, check out a great video of it, or go see it for yourself!
This is the rhetoric I’ve been holding for a long time. Fans of Richard Dawkins will love this. And if you’ve seen The Prophecy, you know this should have been narrated by Christopher Walken.
I find myself using regular commands to gain system information, some of these include:Start->Control Panel->SystemIPCONFIGROUTE PRINTTASK MANAGERPRINT MANAGERDEVICESSERVICES.MSCThey are all really useful but wouldn't it be great to have all that info in just one place?Searching through Google trying to find a program that gives me this information I found a product called Windows Inspection Tool Set (WITS) located here. The WITS website describes the tools as "WiTS provides cross-linked list and detail views of various components and objects in a Windows system along with tools for managing them. Cross linking of object properties and flexible filtering capabilities facilitate diagnostic and troubleshooting tasks for system administrators, developers and power users. WiTS supports viewing and monitoring of several different types of objects, such as processes, network connections, users and more."Best of all the program is open source developed in TCL/TK.
Microsoft is adding data at quite an incredible rate (their previous update was less than two weeks ago). Here’s a list of what’s imagery has just been updated:
USA Hi-Res Orthos (aka Aerial and Hybrid)
- 2006 Central Florida
- 2006 Buelton, CA
- 2006 Lancaster, CA
- 2006 Madera, CA
- 2006 Santa Maria, CA
- 2006 California City, CA
- 2006 Sanger, CA
- 2006 Jacksonville, FL (outskirts around 3Di imagery)
- 2006 Raleigh, NC
- 2006 Lake County, CA
- 2006 Salt Lake City/Park City, UT
- 2006 IL-West
- 2006 SE Michigan
- 2006 Omaha/Lincoln, NE
- 2006 Central Colorado
- 2007 Miami/Ft.Lauderdale, FL (outskirts around 3Di imagery)
- 2006 Sacramento, CA Region (outskirts around 3Di imagery)
- 2007 Mobile, AL (outskirts around 3Di imagery)
- 2007 LasVegas, NV (outskirts around 3Di imagery)
- 2006 North New Jersey
- 2007 Atlanta, GA (outskirts around 3Di imagery)
- 2006 Philadelphia, PA (outskirts around 3Di imagery)
- 2007 Birmingham, AL (outskirts around 3Di imagery)
- 2007 New Orl
In a society where we all claim to be fit and health conscious and many people who make regular visits to the gym to exercise ... I couldn't believe what I witnessed the other day at Target. Emily and Molly were behaved so well as I shopped, looked, strolled, gawked,...
Some stories are better when they are told in bunches. That said, here are a bunch of Irish drinking stories:
Ol’ Muldoon lived alone in the Irish countryside with but a pet dog named Seamus for company. One day poor Seamus up and died, so Muldoon went to see the parish priest.
Muldoon said to Father O‘Hara, “Father, me dog, Seamus, is dead. Could ya' be sayin' a mass for the poor creature?”
“We do not need, and indeed never will have, all the answers before we act ... It is often through taking action that we can discover some of them.”
Charlotte Bunch (b. 1944) U.S. activist and author
At some point in your life, you’ve probably heard about the power of positive thinking. Basically, this is a theory that contends if you believe good things will happen to you, there will be...
Achieving anything is not just hard work. Maybe there is something you need to change in between your ears...
Okay, blogging twice within two hours isn’t healthy…and isn’t recommended! But I might aswell, so I’ve installed a new theme, with some buses in it - success! Bus in the header is Suzie, my 1971 Leyland Leopard with Plaxton Panorama Elite II bodywork (you’ve heard about it already…but I just like to ramble on about [...]
Bunch is an addicting little puzzle game by Devlabs. Actually it is an old game, but I never saw it before. The goal of the game is to create groups of same colored balls by swapping them. You can play the game both in puzzle mode, or classic timer mode. While playing in timer mode [...]
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"Rose of all Roses, Rose of all the World! You, too, have come where the dim tides are hurled. Upon the wharves of sorrow, and heard ring The bell that calls us on; the sweet far thing." - William Butler YeatsStill clueless about how to the one you love? When you cannot find the right words for the one you love, a bunch of red roses can work wonders! Believe me, just gift your object of affection with a single red rose or a bunch of red roses, and the rest will fall in place. Roses are direct symbols of love and affection. Red roses silently speak the language of love. So go ahead and gift this magic love symbol to your sweetheart, and let 'em know how special they are!
This post is being written from the lineup at XXX RED HOTT VIDEOS where I’m anxiously awaiting filming to finish on “Not the Bradys XXX”, which is a fucking fantastic idea for a porn that somehow hasn’t been capitalized on yet. Here’s the latest:
The long awaited Brady Bunch porn spoof starring Hillary Scott is nearing completion and could be the biggest selling adult movie of the year when it hits stores September 18th from X-Play/LFP Video.
Not the Bradys XXX is definitely expected to be the biggest selling feature title the Larry Flynt Empire has seen in over 5 years and early pre-orders have been coming in even though the company has not yet offered the hardcore parody to buyers.
“Not the Brady’s XXX is a movie that the whole company has been excited about for months. Ever since we showed the trailer at the AEE show, people have been asking when it’s going to come out. This movie is going to be big.” stated LFP Creative Dir
Back in my college days a friend of mine was freaking out because he had been spending much time with his face in the bong and found out he'd have to take a drug test for pretty lucrative job opportunity. I'll be honest with you, as this was pre-Internet, I have no earthly idea where I had heard this, but I told him:"Dude, drink vinegar, I heard vinegar will make you pass a drug test."He took a quick sip out a bottle of wine vinegar and spit it out. "C'mon you've got to drink it, you want that job don't you.""Yes""I know, why don't you just do it like a shot. You'll barely taste it." So he grabbed a shot glass out of the cabinet, poured himself a shot of the vinegar, toasted me, did the shot and proceeded to vomit tuna fish salad sandwich all over the kitchen and I proceeded to laugh my ass off. I think he did pass that test, but it certainly wasn't from the vinegar.A few years later I caught a friend of mine at a party tippling from not a bottle of booze, but a bottle vinegar
Yesterday was my Hostess Appreciation Party and my new catalog kick off, so I had to create some new samples for both!!! My Hostess Appreciation Party is one of my favorite events of the whole year, and now that there...
I've done my part in the past ten days or so to make rich oil executives richer. My real estate business has taken me on numerous road trips that have included Bethany, several trips to LeRoy, Mt. Morris, a couple times around Conesus Lake and one trip to Honeoye Lake. I'm getting to know Avon very well, as well as Scottsville and Caledonia. I've been all over the city of Rochester and surrounding suburbs. It's been such a whirlwind there were a couple of times I could not remember where I was the day before. I shutter to think what my gasoline bill will be this month.Anyway, there has also been a lot of wheeling and dealing going on and it has included a bunch of strange stuff. For example, I have buyers that put an offer in on a nice property that's been on the market all summer. They offered a purchase price that was 97% of asking, which was pretty fair since the property had been on the market about 80 days. They came back with a counter that was almost full price which was
Yeah… Madagascar Day Gecko is the animal Geico uses in it’s commercials. And it saved me $156/six months ($312/year) on the 2005 Corolla’s insurance.
[$59.89 per month doesn’t add up to $303.90 per six months. That’s because of the peculiar payment structure that I chose - not because geckos can’t do math]
Earlier, I sort of went into complacency with my Allstate insurance and never cared to look into options, because when I first got it (just the liability part for the now-dead Nissan), Allstate was the cheapest. Getting this newer car swung me into action and I finally took a shot at Geico (and two other companies that gave me worse quotes than Allstate).
I approached it through Geico.com and I have to say that it was a much smoother experience than Allstate - everything happened online and I had a quote within 5 minutes of starting the application - no additional paperwork, no sending signed stuffed through snail-mail, etc.
The $303.90-for-six-
The Challenge: Develop, create and submit an idea/innovation plan that when implemented will make BlogCatalog the most extraordinary Blogger Social Community on the internet.
Submissions Dates:
Open July 12th, 2007.
Close August 31st, 2007 (11:59pm EST)
Awards:
First prize will be awarded $1,200
Scond prize will be award $500
Saw this today and thought I would let my ultra-creative blogging buddies know about it too.
And big news to report: I have sponsored a category in BlogCatalog for a month. I am not sure if this will benefit my site, but I wanted to try this out. BlogCatalog has given me so much already and they were kind enough to change my username from shopautodotcaseo to pinkdanielle when I emailed the webmaster, so I wanted to make a donation to their cause. I am pretty excited to be at the top of the list here. So check out my sponsored Internet - Blogging category.
What in the hell! “RIAA to feds: Make XM-Sirius pay more, restrict listeners’ recording.” First off let me say I am a XM Radio subscriber and love it, I have owned one for like 5 years now. I bought the new Pioneer Inno when it came out which allows you to record up to 50 hrs of XM programing to your Inno. It will not let you transfer the songs off of the Inno for other devices so it is totally restricted to only listening to the recorded content form the Inno device.
“Under copyright law, separate licenses exist for the “performance” of a song and for the recording or “distribution” of it. Satellite and Internet radio broadcasters (unlike traditional radio) are already required to pay performance-based royalties.”
This is just crazy. I mean they are already charging them more than regular radio and now want to charge more and restrict your recording. The RIAA is a money hungry company that is destroying music in general
Over at Life Without School they want to know who you are. They are looking to add more stories to fill their Celebrate Our Diversity page. Stories about you, how you came into homeschooling, how your family is unique in homeschooling.
Everyone should check them out and see the unique families already involved. And be sure to add your own story.
homeschool, diversity
Girlfriend: And are you sure you love me and no one else?
Boyfriend: Dead Sure! I checked the whole list again yesterday
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Waiter: Would you like your coffee black?
Customer: What other colors do you have?
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Manager: Sorry, but I can't give you a job. I don't need much help.
Job Applicant: That's all right. In fact I'm just theright person in this case.
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Betty Said..I would love to be considered for the list. Bunch of Bettys Podcast features all legal tracks by women! I have 29 programs and my direct feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/BunchOfBettysPodcast1My blog is http://www.bunchofbettys.blogspot.com*Reposted and Remastered* Bunch of Bettys Podcast #6: Betty's "Intergalactic Chicks" Mix!
Recently I read an article out of Washington about Millionaire Congressmen. From the article I learned that Nancy Pelosi holds stocks and property worth well into the millions. Harry Reid reported property around his hometown, as well as investments valued at several million dollars. Ted Kennedy reported four Kennedy family trust funds worth $20 million to $100 million. Mrs. Bill Clinton’s husband, Bill Clinton, made more than $10 million for giving speeches (they presumably hold joint bank accounts). Then in an effort to keep the story balanced, we hear that Mitch McConnel, the only Republican listed, had property worth between 1 and $5 million, along with retirement accounts worth close to $1 million.Before I address two quick points, I must clarify that I am not against making obscene profits; we live in a free country and everyone has a right to their own pursuit of happiness. With that being said, it is pretty obnoxious that the people who want to tax the crap out of the economy
Lately there has been some great debate about the use of authorized credit lines by about individuals with low FICO scores to boost them.
No, I am not going to reheat this great debate since Jay and Shailesh got it covered, however the same topic was part of an offline discussion I had at lunch today. A discussion which lead to another subject – boosting your credit score by 10 points by opting out receiving pre-screened credit offerings
Perhaps I have been oblivious to knowing about a website called www.optoutprescreen.com and in a nutshell this is what they do:
Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Consumer Credit Reporting Companies are permitted to include your name on lists used by creditors or insurers to make firm offers of credit or insurance that are not initiated by you (”Firm Offers”). The FCRA also provides you the right to “Opt-Out”, which prevents Consumer Credit Reporting Companies from providing your credit file information for Firm
Posh wins Glamour award, makes all other women jealous.She's definitely not alone.Envy him.Jess and John DEFINITELY split.Because she's worth it (a $40,000 wedding cake).Britney? Violent? I refuse to believe you.Bring it to UK and increase the proof to around 40% and it'll sell out faster than Kate Moss' Topshop collection.Shabnam and Emily up. Happiness.Charley a name dropper AND a liar about it!Charge everything you could ever imagine.And as a special treat today, 'cause I'm in a good mood, I've added a vid of Esmee Denters singing What Goes Around by Justin Timberlake.Fitting, because she was the first to be signed on to Justin's new label, Tennman Records. Lucky Talented girl YouTube phenomenon. Enjoy.Celebrity. News. Big Brother. Tech.
It was a little over a year ago that I blogged aboutThe Baseball Bunch. You can read it here if you want.
A couple days ago, I received an e-mail from Eric at Just My Show who mentioned his recent podcast to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the show (wow! has it been that long?).
Four of the original cast members are featured, who discuss their memories and reflections of the show. They talk about their favorite guests, least favorite guests, behind the scenes secrets of the show’s production and even bash a Wiki originated rumor involving the current Chicago Cubs skipper.
I highly encourage you to give it a listen. You’ll even get some info about the future of the show’s possible revival!
Tags: Baseball Bunch, Just My Show
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Commiserations to West Bromwich Albion after stumbling at the final premier league hurdle at Wembley. Congratulations of course to Derby County who go on to reap the rewards of a fantastic Championship season.Of course after finishing 3rd in the regular season many observers will say justice has been done.I was trying to gauge blogger opinion from West Brom fans before the game but it seems that West Brom Fans do not blog. Charlton fans on the other hand seem to be old hands at Blogging. A selection of a few Charlton Blogs that have caught my attention : Addicks DiaryAll Quiet in the East StandCharlton Athletic OnlineCharlton BlogCharlton North DownsForever CharltonFrankie ValleyJakartassNew York AddickSouth Londons FinestTalk CAFCValley Floyd RoadI wonder why the addicks are so keen, yet the baggies not so?
So far, the Presidential debates have been a HUGE waste of time. Watching a group of Old White Men trying to go further to the Right than one another is flat out ridiculous and I’d rather watch a dog go to the bathroom in public. I mean, Rep. Tancredo stating, live on TV, that the day Roe v Wade is made null and void would be the “greatest day in American History” made me want to kick my cat. Sure, the signing of the Declaration of Independence was swell and all, but Abortion trumps that in his mind. What an idiot.
On the other side, watching the multi-cultural elite of the Democratic Party compare resumes and reflect where they were the day the recount started while offering no real solutions to the current quagmire makes me long for the days when the East Germans won all those gold medals. Tell me there’s another way? Oh wait…what about this!
I recently read that Current NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg (R, formerly D) is willing to spend $1 BILLION dollars of his OWN money on an
