Monday, July 21, 2008Kamal SiddiqiThe writer is editor reporting, The NewsAs the Americans gather on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, we are told that an offensive is about to be launched from that side. It’s not as simple as the Pakistan Army pushing the militants from this side and the US troops catching them as they enter Afghanistan – like the shikars that were once played in the sub-conti
Someone was lamenting that the blues was dead. Well if you believe that, or you think that might be a problem, then check this out; A group of kids that when you add their ages together it equals 37 years, who can also play the blues. Now if that don't boad well for the future, I don't know what does.
They are original and seem to be well grounded. Check out their music and the guitar made out o
I'm not one for making predictions. OK, I've made a few in my time but I'm invariably wrong. Predicting that the majority of IE users would be using version 7 within two months was one of my worst. Here we are, over 18 months since it was released and IE7 visitors to the Random Pub Finder have finally started to outnumber IE6 users. So I guess in another 18 months I can start to forget about supp
Comedian George Carlin died on Sunday of apparent heart failure. Carlin was best known for his comedy performances and albums, but here at THE BUMRUSH, we'll always remember Carlin as the wise time traveler Rufus in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey.Rufus was awesome and he'll be missed.Rufus: Hi. Welcome to the future. San Dimas, California, 2688. And I'm tel
Our local Freecycle members have been good to me recently.
A few months back my gas cooker decided to bite the dust. The oven wasn’t heating to the correct temperature (or anywhere even close), one of the rings would only work on very high and would go out as soon as I tried to turn it down, one ring wouldn’t light at all and a third ring seemed to adjust itself willy nilly. It was as if gr
Larry King may be older than dirt - but he's still a kid at heart! Even the passing of his colleague Tim Russert couldn't keep the King cooped up this weekend; we caught him out at the Lakers game...
Tim Russert’s death struck a loud chord with people of a certain age and those who love them. A fellow pastor told me Friday that he got a “lose weight or you’ll die” lecture from his wife. I got a variant: “Slow down or else.” The next ring in the circle of mourning was a [...]
Slightly after noon today, Senator Hillary Clinton publicly ended her historic campaign for the U.S. presidency and encouraged her 18 million supporters to back the presumptive Democratic nominee, Senator Barack Obama. Parts of her speech (full text here):
Now when I started this race, I intended to win back the White House, and make sure we [...]
I know that my McDonald’s posts are some of the most popular ones I do, but seeing how long I’ve been in Australia (waaaay longer than I ever intended), I haven’t had a whole lot to write about. Since the beginning of the year, in addition to Australia I’ve been in Brunei (no McDonald’s that [...]
We lie in as long as we can, until Maribel wakes everyone to come and watch the first encierro on her television. There’s an absolute throng of people all along the half mile of narrow city streets; it seems impossible that the bulls will even be able to get through. When the bulls are released [...]
After I succumbed to the purchase of an overpriced plastic funhouse for my two-year-old, I never thought I’d get roped into any other toddler money-making schemes for at least another two six months. I’ve already spent an exorbitant amount of money on sippy cups, and purchased a bike trailer for my husband’s bike that has been [...]
This week I have to give a huge Toot and applause for the great gals at kirtsy, formally known as sk*rt. They have persevered through the toughest of corporate bullying from Skirt! magazine (don't bother gracing them with a visit) to be reborn into an even more fantabulous site. And the new name is totally cool. In true kirtsy fashion, they ran a contest to pick a new name. At first I thought
The Arm & Hammer Man Red Cafe gets a lil’ political for the slain comrade, Sean Bell. We need more of this.
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This is an homage track by Red Cafe honoring the memory of Sean Bell. The title is Long Live Sean Bell
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Bonus:
Nas - War Is Necessary (CD quality)
Cassie And Casely - Me & U Alone
Lil Fizz Ft. Pleasure P & Teairra Mari - Choose U
Lil Kim - Rider Freestyle
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It was democracy in action again yesterday in Berlin, and it all went terribly wrong. Well, in my view it did. We all know that a government is only as good as the people who elect it (or vote it out of office), but if anybody ever had any doubts about referendums, well, here we have it. The same holds true for them, too.
Let’s do the numbers: Although opinion polls before the vote indicated that 60 percent of Berlin’s population was in favor of keeping Tempelhof open, only a mere 21 percent of those eligible even took the trouble to vote. Unfortunately, a 25 percent turnout was the minimum needed for the referendum to pass, the first such referendum in Berlin’s history, by the way.
But hey, it’s not the end of the world. It’s just the end of a century-old chapter of her
This years prom is almost officially over. Once the tuxes are returned and the kids are awake to tell me about it I will cross '2nd prom' off my list and think to myself; "only about 7 or 8 more to go!" Kat went last year as a Sophomore, of course this year as a Junior and still has next years Senior. My son went this year as a Freshman (the only male Freshman asked to go out of the whole
Commodities have taken a one two punch off their highs. Take for example the Morgan Stanley Commodity Related Equity Index (CRX), it has dropped nearly 5% off the top of its high, and similarly Potash (POT) down over 10% the past two days, even the AMEX Oil Index (XOI) has begun to freefall. When you have such huge simultaneous moves off the highs, it is a sign of a fundamental shift. Has the mark
The summer dress, in all shapes and styles, is preferred by many women, and by men who like watching them.
“The eye is looking for something new, and so is the psyche,” Anne Slowey, the fashion news director of Elle magazine, said last week from the set of “Fashionista,” a new fashion reality show in which [...]
Podshow, where I produce Tech5 and do No Agenda with Adam Curry has changed its name to Mevio which I consider catchy and suggestive, which is what you want in a name. It’s suggestive of “me” and “video” and even “voice-over” or “V.O.”
This name change is part of a long process where the major [...]
It seems that those of the fashion world are pronouncing that dresses have expired. Anne Slowey, fashion director of Elle magazine, and new star to the upcoming reality show Fashionista, is saying that the trend for dresses is set to end late August. The thing it will be necessary to own in order to appear fashionable will be “the pant,” she predicts. Dresses are the outward distinction of wha
Today is a sad day. Today is unlike any other day. Today is the day that Fantasy Basketblog has shuttered it’s shutters. (At least for the conceivable future*)
And I applaud them for having the grace and dignity to just call it like it is, instead of just leaving people hanging for a very long time.
In [...]
Putting an end to all speculation, Japanese electronics maker Toshiba today announced that it is withdrawing the HD-DVD format, thus clearing the decks for rival Blu-ray, which is backed by Sony Corp. The HD-DVD vs Blu-ray format war has been on for what seems like ages now. With Toshiba's withdrawal of the format it has vehemently supported so long, the battle between the two camps comes to a decisive end. Blu-ray is, now, the last man standing in a home high-def video market estimated to be worth nearly $24 billion.Announcing the withdrawal of the HD-DVD format, Atsutoshi Nishida, president and chief executive officer of Toshiba, said, "We carefully assessed the long-term impact of continuing the so-called 'next-generation format war', and concluded that a swift decision will best help
Its Official; eBay has finally done a Kurt Cobain (not been killed by Courtney Love, metaphorically or otherwise) and put a big black Cock of Death in their mouths and blown their digital brains all over the wall. Not content with taking an already extortionate 5.25% plus listing fees, eBay have rolled out their new "lower" insertion fees to distract from their increases in selling fees, making eBay more expensive overall.
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After rallying 11.5% into Feb 4 following the Jan 30 FOMC announcement, the stock market has already given up 4.9% of those gains inside two days. As mentioned earlier, the Fed stimulus might prove meaningless in an environment where market participants feel the Fed is behind the curve rather than ahead of the curve. "Accommodate Away" seems to be the Ho-Hum refrain as the feeling grows that it may be too late for intervention to work in a meaningful way and thus kick the stock market to the gutterThe amazing cushion that the stock market does enjoy, and should be a great comfort to equity investors is that the SP500 is yielding 2.4% priced at 1350 in the futures market while the 2 year note only yields 2.0% today. I am not sure that has ever happened in my investing career before. If ther
Well, it is official. The once-popular browser, from Mosaic through Netscape Navigator and all of its Mozilla variants, fought in the Browser Wars from 1994 through 2008, and is now throwing in the towel. My once-favorite browser has finally fallen under the weight of Internet Explorer (and Firefox, too, I suppose). AOL announced on December 28, 2007 that as of February 1, 2008 they will no longer be providing Netscape Navigator. Oh, how the might have fallen. I found out about this on Engadget - Netscape finally bows out, browsers no longer supported, but you can read about it on the Netscape Blog - End of Support for Netscape web browsers. The Browser Wars will continue, but without one if its original participants.
After previously snubbing the Sumilao farmers and ordering riot police to block their way to the presidential palace, officials led by the President finally heeded the indigenous peasants’ request for an audience. After two meetings in Malacanang, the palace issued an order favorable to the peasants.
It was a triumph of symbols, Januar Yap writes of this sudden change of heart. He concludes: “the Sumilao farmers simply cooked up something headline material.”
And while this development is a reason for everyone to be happy, it is also sad to observe that marginalized sectors with legitimate demands have to walk a thousand kilometers so their concerns can be adequately addressed.
But it is a breakthrough, nonetheless. As the Inquirer editorial puts it:
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Long Live the World OctoberG. Klutsis, 1933 The International Communist Revolution was an idea by Karl Marx mentioned in his Communist Manifesto. He thought that the class struggle would wipe the borders and all workers and peasants would finally live happily in a classless communist society. The idea of Revolutionary War, which would lead to International Communist Revolution, was based on the assumption that the communists of Russia would be helping their mates abroad to start the fight with world imperialism. At first the plan was as follows: Soviets were suggesting the democratic peace treaty which would end the WW1 to all the parties, and in case it had been turned down the war would have to become Revolutionary War, leading to establishing of communist regimes in Europe. However, when the peace treaty proposal was rejected by every country except Germany (it agreed to start negotiations), Lenin was to start the War. But he didn't as the army was in poor shape and the econ
How often do you come across a remix and think it's better than the original, or vice-versa? I think about it constantly. It's starting to upset my sleeping and eating patterns, really. So I figured I'd give my weary mind a rest and let you guys decide for me from now on.Today, Klaxons are taking on Klaxons + Justice.First, the Original:"As Above, So Below" - KlaxonsThe Remix:"As Above, So Below" (Justice Remix) - KlaxonsMy thoughts? The remix blows the original out the of the water. They made it that much more crisp and listenable, I think. Also, those radio tuning effects are amazing.Cast your votes!
Those of us who are long in the tooth have heared this so many times that the PBX is dead. First of all the advent of server based systems meant no one would need a PBX and then when Asterisk Open Source was produced we were told that no one would buy ‘tin’any more so what is the latest twist on this ?
According to Bill Gates Microsoft’s Office Communication Server means the death of the PBX. In a speech at the launch of OCS, Gates claimed Microsoft software marks the end of traditional legacy telephony systems. He compared PBX systems to mainframe computers - useful enough in their time, but ultimately neither as flexible or as useful as smaller software based systems. Gates did acknowledge the disappearance of the PBX won’t happen overnight, but will be a gradual process as software improves and product cycles mature.
Well lets see what happens for sure Microsoft will mix the market up and gain some traction from the data resellers but lets see how a data o
Such has been Apple’s impact on the digital media player market that it would seem that just about every (though, in our opinion, by no means all) manufacturer looking to carve a niche of their own are seemingly, in the most part, left trailing in Apple’s wake – and few would argue that this has undoubtedly been the case when it comes to Microsoft’s much lamented Zune player.
It’s not that the Zune is an especially bad device, its just that, in terms of specification and innovation it’s hardly acted to set the world alight and, whilst a great deal of the criticism concerning the Zune has by no means been unfounded, we cannot help but feel that, from the outset, Microsoft really ought to have known that Apple’s crown would need to be sideswiped by something fairly spectacular in order to displace it. And, whilst the Zune is certainly a capable device, you’d be hard pressed to find a single review that uses such a term in the context of either the Zune’s capabilities,
Good news for those of you who love to dress with a little girlie influence - Early speculation from New York Fashion Week indicates that the dress is to stay on trend through Spring/Summer 08. Many of the designers shown so far have featured the dress heavily in their collections, even if the styles are very different. For me, two designers made an impression yesterday... Gwen Stefani took to the catwalk with her young son Kingston as part of the Lamb show in a black & white shift. You can create this look in plus sizes with this black & white wrap dress. But in a season that looks set to be dominated by the dress, the big success so far is Marchesa, which showed gorgeous strapless goddess gowns in lace and tulle destined straight for the red carpet. There was also a definite Indian influence with gold applique details & colors taken from spices of the region, including lemongrass and saffron. This gorgeous red carpet look can be picked up in plus sizes from Curvety.com, one o
Because I missed posting yesterday, I also missed the 30th anniversary of the death of the King of Rock and Roll. As someone who has been to Memphis and Graceland, I have to admit to being a fan. Not so much of the later Lawdy Mister Gaudy Vegas Elvis, but the young, pre-Army, King of Rock'N'Roll. The man who sang "Hound Dog", "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You", "Teddy Bear", "That's Alright Mama", etc.Being on the road forced me to miss Elvis' final - and I'm told, pitiful - concert in Indianapolis in 1977. I think Elvis missed a big chance eight years earlier after his wonderful NBC Comeback Special. Instead, he turned into the bloated joke that so many remember him as today. So, it is with my fond memories that I offer a tribute, my way. First up, my tribute song about Elvis wa
Poppy King has always worn red lipstick - it's her signature. She was so obsessed with lipstick that she started her own brand at the age of 18.
Poppy States "Every woman can wear red lipstick! It is a myth that only some can. It depends on your comfort level and if you aren't comfortable with a strong red then try a sheer."
Now many years later, Poppy is still obsessed and has a new brand
Sometimes it's good to step back and look at some of the things you've done and ask yourself... is this really useful the way we've done this? Looking at our blogroll the answer was a clear "hell no, it isn't". The average visitor here isn't gonna have much from a list of a couple of hundred blogs with funny names. The assumption that somebody would actually visit all those blogs from a list with no additional information at all is simply ridiculous. So... out goes the blogroll and in come the Fuzzy Blog List. http://fuzzybloglist.blogspot.comOh No! Not again a list! We already have a pretty much definitive list over at Gravy Bread (check it out if you haven't seen it yet).Instead of doing the usual list, we are going to organise blogs based on genre... well roughly of course, since there's so much cross-over room on so many blogs. And - and that's the crucial difference - with reviews.All bloggers are invited to add their own blog in a comment that they can post on the categor
Hmm. Ok so I’ve just been checking backlinks for sites, as the Google index has just updated them, and at the same time my RSS reader sends me a message from spiderwritingseo. And hereBill starts to discuss Supplemental results - and what Google is going to be doing with them.
At various times we’ve had Matt [...]
Editor’s Note: August 16th marks the 30th anniversary of Elvis’ death.
I was a week shy of my 8th birthday when Elvis Presley died, and I still remember being in the playground at school with my friends when I heard the news. Even at that young age, I was shocked that such a prolific singer was gone.
Once I had grown up, I was reintroduced to Elvis by a friend and discovered his music all over again. I became addicted to his voice – I just couldn’t get enough of that deep, sexy voice. My I-pod today has over 40 of his songs, and I’d be hard-pressed trying to list my top 5 favorite songs – they’re all fantastic.
Elvis in Concert with the TCB band
I thought all my Christmases had come at once when they announced that “Elvis in Concert with the TCB band” was coming to Sydney last year. I was almost front row for the concert, and it was as close seeing Elvis in concert as I was ever going to get. All the same band members were there, just a few (well, 4
Finally, the bests of Filipino Blogs was acknowledge at the 1st Philippine Blog Awards last night at the Podium of RCBC Plaza in Makati City. I was able to attend the awards night with my wife and I was thankful to the organizer for sending me an invite.I accompanied my wife at the Glorietta to do her regular shopping before we proceeded to the venue earlier at 5:00 pm. She was actually hesitant to go because she was already exhausted but I have been able to convinced her to go since we are already in Makati.We have meet Mr. Abe Olandres who was one of the early birds. He was known to the bloggers as "Yuga" and one of the pioneers in the blogging scene in the Philippines. Actually his group are the ones who conceptualized this project because they believe that there's a blog community grow
Wow, I cannot believe that it’s July already, it seems as if only yesterday
I’ve started this blog and today it’s already 6 months old, I would like to thank
you all for helping and supporting me, even those of you who really hate me but still visit
So, what did we have in June?
Money
I must say that I didn’t believe it’s possible, I was sure it’s going to be a bad month,
but I guess luck had different plans – I’ve broke anther record and raised 126% more than MAY. With the kind help of Text-Link-Ads that has accepted me and AuctionAds that finally kicked in (with very bad Click to sell ratio) I was able to generate (Tam, tam taaaaaaam…) $48.60 from 5 different sponsors.
Feel free to look at the following Chart to see who had the best converting rate for me.
TrafficI don’t know WHERE it came from, but it seems that I owe my good fortune to StumbleUpon, someone decided to vote my “Seven Habits of Highly Effective Hackers”
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Gordon Brown has now taken over as British Prime Minister following the resignation of Tony Blair this afternoon. During his last Prime Minister's Questions, Tony Blair was warmly received, stating:people "stood tall" in politics and said if, on occasion, the Comm+ons [sic] was a place of "low skulduggery" it was also the place of the "pursuit of noble causes".He added that he wished everyone "friend or foe" well, and got a standing ovation; an unprecedented scene, Tory leader David Cameron urged his Conservatives to join.It was no day for partisan politics, and everyone seemed to accept Blair has always done what he felt was right and noble, just like all politicians. That is worth remembering in the coming months when Cameron and Brown will face off every Wednesday and the respect of today will quickly be forgotten.All eyes are now on Gordon Brown, the new occupant of Number 10:Posing outside No 10 with wife Sarah, the man who has been Tony Blair's chancellor for the past 10 years,
Gordon Brown has now taken over as British Prime Minister following the resignation of Tony Blair this afternoon. During his last Prime Minister's Questions, Tony Blair was warmly received, stating:people "stood tall" in politics and said if, on occasion, the Comm+ons [sic] was a place of "low skulduggery" it was also the place of the "pursuit of noble causes".He added that he wished everyone "friend or foe" well, and got a standing ovation; an unprecedented scene, Tory leader David Cameron urged his Conservatives to join.It was no day for partisan politics, and everyone seemed to accept Blair has always done what he felt was right and noble, just like all politicians. That is worth remembering in the coming months when Cameron and Brown will face off every Wednesday and the respect of today will quickly be forgotten.All eyes are now on Gordon Brown, the new occupant of Number 10:Posing outside No 10 with wife Sarah, the man who has been Tony Blair's chancellor for the past 10 years,
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Sweaty palms, darting eyes, hyperventilation — the anxiety attack induced by the knowledge that T-Mobile is without a clear-cut QWERTY solution from HTC can be downright frightening, we know. Read on…
Via: Engadgetmobile.com
Remember when Stumpy the four legged duck was born?Well, he's overcame his difference (deformity is a horrible word!) and he's now living in a big pen with his GF, Alice.Such a beautiful story.He only walks on his front two, so his back ones are just kind of... there, but he's still our favourite duck.Source.
Ferentus was a 3D fantasyMMORPG “Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game” published by DQ. Ferentus was virtually identical to games Hercott and Xiones. The free open beta was released around August of 2005 and continued through late 2006. On January 19th 2007 the DQ team announced on the homepage that the Ferentus project was [...]
These days, the lines between search marketing and public relations are blurring. Sure, the PR world will always rule the traditional media because of long standing journalistic relationships, but online is becoming more and more important. Any PR agency that denies that simply has its head in the sand.
This leaves us with a big question, “Who should handle online brand reputation management, Crisis Management and press release distribution - SEO professionals or PR consultants?”
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We live in a modern world and we all know what that means... cars, factories, expanding cities, pollution, global warming etc. Occasionally all of us need some place to escape from that madness. We all search for some special place that will keep us safe and relaxed and that will make all our worries go away. Some people are dreaming for long sandy beaches, worm sun and that magic sound of the waves. Others are longing for the coolness of the beautiful green forests, enjoying there between the trees and the gentle touch of the wind, listening the whisper of the leaves. Unfortunately there are not many places like that. The number of the green intact forests is rapidly decreasing as a result of the needs of the man.This website is dedicated to the magic of the world of the forests. Fantastic stories told trough the photographies of Yasunobu Kobayashi and spiced with some great ambient music. This site will take you to unforgettable journey through some of the most beautiful forests on
I was thinking of posting some BB King video and then it dawned on me that while I have posted B.B. King and Freddie King I have not posted any Albert King. And really that is wrong, so let us fix that.He was;Born: Apr 25, 1923 in Indianola, Mississippi Died: Dec 21, 1992 in Memphis, Tennessee Famous for these songs: "Born Under a Bad Sign" "That's What the Blues Is All About" "Blues at Sunrise"Famous for these albumsKing of the Blues GuitarThe Ultimate CollectionBorn Under a Bad SignInfluencesB.B. KingT-Bone WalkerBlind Lemon JeffersonBlues PowerNotes from YouTube;The HUGE man with the HUGE bends - Albert King, in great shape at Fillmore East 1970. Listen to his tone, ain't that great?Albert King at Montreux 1990 - Why are you so mean to me?Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan - Pride and joyI call this one guitar porn. That is how good it is. I really beleave that this is better than sex. LOL file under;music, blues, video
