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<title><![CDATA[brown sauce.]]></title>
<link>http://jamesr0012.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/brown-sauce/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:57:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jamesr0012</dc:creator>
<guid>http://jamesr0012.wordpress.com/2009/11/26/brown-sauce/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[mad longboard video from darn sarf for video &#8216;fusion&#8217;. one of my mates told me, &#8216;y]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>mad longboard video from darn sarf for video &#8216;fusion&#8217;. one of my mates told me, &#8216;you should never pump a longboard down the line&#8217; &#8211; i knew he was wrong all along.</p>
<p>think his next statment was something like, &#8216;brown sauce tastes rubbish with bacon sandwiches&#8217;.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[A Map as Large as the World]]></title>
<link>http://onewhosenameiswritinwater.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/a-map-as-large-as-the-world/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:28:03 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>John Keats</dc:creator>
<guid>http://onewhosenameiswritinwater.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/a-map-as-large-as-the-world/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Believe me, the moon said, and I almost did.  But then I woke.  The room was full of darkness.  She ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Believe me, the moon said, and I almost did.  But then I woke.  The room was full of darkness.  She lied, I said.  And then I descended, and the first floor was just as dark as the one above, and the basement darker still.  And still I went further until I reached the darkest water.  There I stopped.  There I drank every drop my stomach would hold.  I felt drowsy.  I said, It won&#8217;t be long, it is enough.  And so it was, it was.  The moon knew that.  The sea knew everything the moon knew.  I remembered the mark of the moon gliding along the dark surface of the sea.  The swollen belly.  The far away ships, the stars.  And I remembered everything before I sunk into sleep again and dragged with me the names of every constellation and all the stories ever told.  They are tattooed now on my skin.  A map as large as the world.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Futuristic GlideTV Navigator is a Palm-Sized All in One Media Center]]></title>
<link>http://dailyrampager.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/futuristic-glidetv-navigator-is-a-palm-sized-all-in-one-media-center/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:36:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>David Ali</dc:creator>
<guid>http://dailyrampager.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/futuristic-glidetv-navigator-is-a-palm-sized-all-in-one-media-center/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[GlideTV Navigator Otherthan content users of Boxee or Hulu on the big screen in the living room, the]]></description>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 436px"><img title="GlideTV Navigator" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/10/091013-glidetvnavigator-01.jpg" alt="GlideTV Navigator" width="426" height="282" /><p class="wp-caption-text">GlideTV Navigator</p></div>
<p>Otherthan content users of <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Boxee/">Boxee</a> or <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Hulu/">Hulu</a> on the big screen in the living room, the tyranny of the keyboard and mouse may finally be over! GlideTV Navigator is a palm-sized remote control that features a trackpad and backlit AV buttons, just the thing to further enable your YouTube addiction beyond the confines of your computer nook. Works with Windows XP or Vista (we&#8217;re assuming there&#8217;s a Windows 7 version on tap as well), Mac OS X, and the Sony PS3, and the package includes a charging cradle and USB receiver. Sadly, the on-screen keyboard and integrated search apps are Windows only for the time being. Look to spend about $149 &#8212; but not before peeping the gallery below.</p>
<p>&#8211;Engadget</p>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 378px"><img title="GlideTV Navigator2" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/10/091013-glidetvnavigator-g04.jpg" alt="GlideTV Navigator" width="368" height="244" /><p class="wp-caption-text">GlideTV Navigator</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 380px"><img title="GlideTV Navigator3" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/10/091013-glidetvnavigator-g02.jpg" alt="Innovative technology with a futuristic touch..." width="370" height="242" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Innovative technology with a futuristic touch...</p></div>
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<title><![CDATA[It Pays to be Clumsy]]></title>
<link>http://accidentallyaion.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/it-pays-to-be-clumsy/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:47:26 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zeli</dc:creator>
<guid>http://accidentallyaion.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/it-pays-to-be-clumsy/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The day before yesterday, I was atop Eltnen Fortress and I decided to glide down all smooth and cool]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>The day before yesterday, I was atop Eltnen Fortress and I decided to glide down all smooth and cool-like, but my foot hit one last bit of fortress edge and it reset my flight timer and I plummeted to my death right there off the side of the fortress. For additional luck, someone who witnessed this embarrassing moment actually sent me a tell asking if I was okay. I politely explained that I didn&#8217;t need a rez and that was that&#8230; or so I thought. Yesterday I was in the same area outside the fortress while killing plumas <a href="http://accidentallyaion.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/collecting-bronze-coins/">(to get me some more coins)</a> when I got a tell suggesting that I not die and of course it was the same gentleman. He must have decided that I was indeed an uberidiot and needed all the help I could get because he gave me two level 27 items (and I had just hit 23).  So thank you <a href="http://na.aiononline.com/livestatus/character-legion/search?charID=41778&#38;serverID=6">Morden of Dareis Mai</a>, for being so kind and generous to one so clumsy.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[A Watery Clinch]]></title>
<link>http://lifelikeminepoet.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/a-watery-clinch/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>lifelikeminepoet</dc:creator>
<guid>http://lifelikeminepoet.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/a-watery-clinch/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[  I’ll hold you, cling tightly to all your body You will be my lifeboat And I a needy passenger with]]></description>
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<p>I’ll hold you, cling tightly to all your body</p>
<p>You will be my lifeboat</p>
<p>And I a needy passenger with no wish to bail</p>
<p>Let’s set sail</p>
<p>Float</p>
<p>Drift</p>
<p>Taken by our watery clinch</p>
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<p>If I drown</p>
<p>You all alone</p>
<p>Would sink down to the depths</p>
<p>Like a stone</p>
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<p>Together we can cross the rift</p>
<p>You will be my buoy</p>
<p>Yet, I cannot bear to see you worn away</p>
<p>Stop the wash of my constant tide</p>
<p>Let’s glide</p>
<p>Not drift</p>
<p>Hold fast</p>
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<p><strong>Copyright ©21/08/2009 Beth Stratton</strong></p>
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<title><![CDATA[101109]]></title>
<link>http://post.g-tang.com/2009/10/11/101109/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 06:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>gotang20</dc:creator>
<guid>http://post.g-tang.com/2009/10/11/101109/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Glide, Phish and the Pursuit of Happyness]]></title>
<link>http://jaysolomon.wordpress.com/2009/09/07/glide-phish-and-the-pursuit-of-happyness/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:43:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jay Solomon</dc:creator>
<guid>http://jaysolomon.wordpress.com/2009/09/07/glide-phish-and-the-pursuit-of-happyness/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[My most recent Nashville Free Press article is all about the fascinating church in San Francisco cal]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://www.thenashvillefreepress.com/articles/2009/08/06/were-glad-that-youre-alive-and-glad-that-youre-a-glide.28369">My most recent Nashville Free Press article</a> is all about the fascinating church in San Francisco called Glide, which is, interestingly, the name of a Phish song that comes eerily close to my thoughts on this church.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Web OS?]]></title>
<link>http://5to11education.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/web-os/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:56:29 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Nick</dc:creator>
<guid>http://5to11education.wordpress.com/2009/08/25/web-os/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been playing with Glide OS 3.0 which is a web-based operating system (well sort of).  You]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I&#8217;ve been playing with <a href="http://www.glidedigital.com/" target="_blank">Glide OS 3.0</a> which is a web-based operating system (well sort of).  You register for FREE with Glide which has a sort of twitter-like front end and then, almost as an afterthought, there is a little button labelled Glide OS which when clicked launches a virtual desktop including a text editor, drawing application, presentation application, email, web design application and FAR more, all bundled with 10GB of storage!</p>
<p>I&#8217;m sure there&#8217;s a catch, either they will go belly up OR start asking for a VERY large fee to continue using the system.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve played with several &#8216;virtual desktops&#8217; in the past but this certainly seems the fastest and slickest, is that because there are very few people using it yet?<img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-39" title="end" src="http://5to11education.wordpress.com/files/2009/09/end.png?w=150" alt="end" width="55" height="51" /></p>
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<title><![CDATA[lower eagle falls at sunrise]]></title>
<link>http://planetcity1.wordpress.com/2009/08/23/lower-eagle-falls-at-sunrise/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 23:43:46 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>planetcity1</dc:creator>
<guid>http://planetcity1.wordpress.com/2009/08/23/lower-eagle-falls-at-sunrise/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[  © Ilikethenight                              #mce_temp_url#]]></description>
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<p>   <a title="lower eagle falls at sunrise" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/moosehead/2938322718" target="_blank">#mce_temp_url#</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[F2 Snowboards at Discount Prices]]></title>
<link>http://discountsnowboards.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/f2-snowboards-at-discount-prices/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>discountshoppingbargains</dc:creator>
<guid>http://discountsnowboards.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/f2-snowboards-at-discount-prices/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[F2 Myst Snowboard 144 &#8211; Youth The F2 Myst Snowboard is universal, all mountain, directional en]]></description>
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<a class="pdb_buy_link" href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=8734" target="_blank">F2 Myst Snowboard 144 &#8211; Youth</a></p>
<p class="pdb_product_description">The F2 Myst Snowboard is universal, all mountain, directional engineered to enhance your riding: effortless turnability, with smooth edge to edge to keep control in all types of terrains and a lively flex delivers serious performance to step up. Key &#8230; <a class="pdb_more_info_link" href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=8734" target="_blank">more info.</a></p>
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<td style="width:25%;" align="center" valign="top"><a href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=7898" target="_blank"><img style="border:0;" src="http://images.the-house.com/f2-bloom-all-06-l-thumb.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<a class="pdb_buy_link" href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=7898" target="_blank">F2 Bloom Snowboard 154 &#8211; Women&#8217;s</a></p>
<p class="pdb_product_description">&#8220;I had a very clear idea about the design I wanted, one which the artist captured very well: The angel &#8220;Bordius&#8221; at the end of the spiral watches over the fate of the rider. The spiral originates from earth and leads to heaven, similar to the way &#8230; <a class="pdb_more_info_link" href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=7898" target="_blank">more info.</a></p>
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<td style="width:25%;" align="center" valign="top"><a href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=8140" target="_blank"><img style="border:0;" src="http://images.the-house.com/f2-scream-all-06-l-thumb.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<a class="pdb_buy_link" href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=8140" target="_blank">F2 Scream Snowboard 128 &#8211; Kid&#8217;s</a></p>
<p class="pdb_product_description">Implementing features of Promodels are only on the point for the next generation. The F2 Scream with a radical new concept with shorter edges and a softer skateflex makes sure, that the tiniest rippers are menacing the parks in no time. Key Features &#8230; <a class="pdb_more_info_link" href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=8140" target="_blank">more info.</a></p>
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<td style="width:25%;" align="center" valign="top"><a href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=13386" target="_blank"><img style="border:0;" src="http://images.the-house.com/f2-glide-all-assrt-06-thumb.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<a class="pdb_buy_link" href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=13386" target="_blank">F2 Glide Snowboard 158 &#8211; Men&#8217;s</a></p>
<p class="pdb_product_description">The F2 Glide Snowboard. Eff.edge (cm) Nose/Tail (cm) Waist (cm) Sidecut (m) 119 29.53 25.1 8.6</p>
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<a class="pdb_buy_link" href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=15391" target="_blank">F2 Gimpl Pro Snowboard 156 &#8211; Men&#8217;s</a></p>
<p class="pdb_product_description">The Gimpl Pro is an allterrain freestyle performance board ideal for big air tricks. F2 teamrider Stefan Gimpl worked together with the company on its development and placed much importance on low weight, achieved through the use of a G 40 Light &#8230; <a class="pdb_more_info_link" href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=15391" target="_blank">more info.</a></p>
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<a class="pdb_buy_link" href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=8538" target="_blank">F2 Bloom Snowboard 157 &#8211; Women&#8217;s</a></p>
<p class="pdb_product_description">&#8220;I had a very clear idea about the design I wanted, one which the artist captured very well: The angel &#8220;Bordius&#8221; at the end of the spiral watches over the fate of the rider. The spiral originates from earth and leads to heaven, similar to the way &#8230; <a class="pdb_more_info_link" href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=8538" target="_blank">more info.</a></p>
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<td style="width:25%;" align="center" valign="top"><a href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=13468" target="_blank"><img style="border:0;" src="http://images.the-house.com/f2-speedcross-all-05-thumb.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<a class="pdb_buy_link" href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=13468" target="_blank">F2 Speedcross Snowboard 157 &#8211; Men&#8217;s</a></p>
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<td style="width:25%;" align="center" valign="top"><a href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=14836" target="_blank"><img style="border:0;" src="http://images.the-house.com/f2-gmpl-pro-all-05-thumb.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<a class="pdb_buy_link" href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=14836" target="_blank">F2 Gimpl Pro Snowboard 159 &#8211; Men&#8217;s</a></p>
<p class="pdb_product_description">The Gimpl Pro is an allterrain freestyle performance board ideal for big air tricks. F2 teamrider Stefan Gimpl worked together with the company on its development and placed much importance on low weight, achieved through the use of a G 40 Light &#8230; <a class="pdb_more_info_link" href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=14836" target="_blank">more info.</a></p>
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<td style="width:25%;" align="center" valign="top"><a href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=15390" target="_blank"><img style="border:0;" src="http://images.the-house.com/f2-roadster-all-05-thumb.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<a class="pdb_buy_link" href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=15390" target="_blank">F2 Roadster 156cm Snowboard &#8211; Men&#8217;s</a></p>
<p class="pdb_product_description">The F2 Roadster Snowboard. Key Features of the F2 Roadster 156cm Snowboard: Triaxial laminates F-1000 graphite base Twin torsion core Eff.edge (cm) Waist (cm) Sidecut (m) 134 20.8 8.2</p>
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<td style="width:25%;" align="center" valign="top"><a href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=8347" target="_blank"><img style="border:0;" src="http://images.the-house.com/f2-random-all-06-l-thumb.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<a class="pdb_buy_link" href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=8347" target="_blank">F2 Random 162cm Snowboard &#8211; Men&#8217;s</a></p>
<p class="pdb_product_description">What is the F2 Random? A new generation twintip with centered stance and shocking rebound to rip parks and rails. A blunt skatestyle nose cuts chatter free bumpy transitions, increases your rpm&#8217;s and a specific skateflex helps you nail the sickest &#8230; <a class="pdb_more_info_link" href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=8347" target="_blank">more info.</a></p>
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<td style="width:25%;" align="center" valign="top"><a href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=13452" target="_blank"><img style="border:0;" src="http://images.the-house.com/f2-eliminator-ltd-all-05-thumb.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<a class="pdb_buy_link" href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=13452" target="_blank">F2 Eliminator Ltd 157cm Snowboard &#8211; Men&#8217;s</a></p>
<p class="pdb_product_description">The fastest Board for soft bindings. To bring out the best in acceleration and edge grip, the Eliminator LTD got implemented a Titanal TCS. A feature which was actually developed for the Speedster racing series.. Sidecut (m) Eff.edge (cm) Waist (cm) &#8230; <a class="pdb_more_info_link" href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=13452" target="_blank">more info.</a></p>
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<td style="width:25%;" align="center" valign="top"><a href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=8485" target="_blank"><img style="border:0;" src="http://images.the-house.com/f2-scream-all-06-l-thumb.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<a class="pdb_buy_link" href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=8485" target="_blank">F2 Scream Snowboard 136 &#8211; Youth</a></p>
<p class="pdb_product_description">Implementing features of Promodels are only on the point for the next generation. The F2 Scream with a radical new concept with shorter edges and a softer skateflex makes sure, that the tiniest rippers are menacing the parks in no time. Key Features &#8230; <a class="pdb_more_info_link" href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=8485" target="_blank">more info.</a></p>
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<td style="width:25%;" align="center" valign="top"><a href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=8625" target="_blank"><img style="border:0;" src="http://images.the-house.com/f2-gipsy-all-06-l-thumb.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<a class="pdb_buy_link" href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=8625" target="_blank">F2 Gipsy Snowboard 154 &#8211; Women&#8217;s</a></p>
<p class="pdb_product_description">The F2 Gipsy Women&#8217;s Snowboard is an all new, specifically designed board with narrow waist and sensitive flex for riders that happen to have smaller feet and lighter weight. A perfectly balanced turn initiation, responsive boardfeeling and comfort &#8230; <a class="pdb_more_info_link" href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=8625" target="_blank">more info.</a></p>
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<td style="width:25%;" align="center" valign="top"><a href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=13525" target="_blank"><img style="border:0;" src="http://images.the-house.com/f2-myst-all-06-thumb.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<a class="pdb_buy_link" href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=13525" target="_blank">F2 Myst Snowboard 149 &#8211; Men&#8217;s</a></p>
<p class="pdb_product_description">The F2 Myst Snowboard is universal, all mountain, directional engineered to enhance your riding: effortless turnability, with smooth edge to edge to keep control in all types of terrains and a lively flex delivers serious performance to step up. Key &#8230; <a class="pdb_more_info_link" href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=13525" target="_blank">more info.</a></p>
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<td style="width:25%;" align="center" valign="top"><a href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=8092" target="_blank"><img style="border:0;" src="http://images.the-house.com/f2-random-all-06-l-thumb.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<a class="pdb_buy_link" href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=8092" target="_blank">F2 Random 158cm Snowboard &#8211; Men&#8217;s</a></p>
<p class="pdb_product_description">What is the F2 Random? A new generation twintip with centered stance and shocking rebound to rip parks and rails. A blunt skatestyle nose cuts chatter free bumpy transitions, increases your rpm&#8217;s and a specific skateflex helps you nail the sickest &#8230; <a class="pdb_more_info_link" href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=8092" target="_blank">more info.</a></p>
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<td style="width:25%;" align="center" valign="top"><a href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=8614" target="_blank"><img style="border:0;" src="http://images.the-house.com/f2-trixx-138-06-l-thumb.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<a class="pdb_buy_link" href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=8614" target="_blank">F2 Trixx Junior Snowboard 138 &#8211; Youth</a></p>
<p class="pdb_product_description">Ever dreaded self detonating caused by toe drags, trying tricks, you have been dying to nail? Just because your feet are growing before You do? Now there is the F2 Trix to free yourself from stepping down: radical, with massive pop and wide enough &#8230; <a class="pdb_more_info_link" href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=8614" target="_blank">more info.</a></p>
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<td style="width:25%;" align="center" valign="top"><a href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=13440" target="_blank"><img style="border:0;" src="http://images.the-house.com/f2-trixx-all-05-thumb.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<a class="pdb_buy_link" href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=13440" target="_blank">F2 Trix Snowboard 144 &#8211; Youth</a></p>
<p class="pdb_product_description">The F2 Trix Kid;&#8217;s Snowboard is pure &#38; freestyle: Top technology full-feature freestyle for young guns, also for bigger feet. Key Features of the F2 Trix 144cm Kid&#8217;s Snowboard: Sidewall Sandwich Biaxial glass G 50 Multilayer Core F-1000 Base &#8230; <a class="pdb_more_info_link" href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=13440" target="_blank">more info.</a></p>
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<td style="width:25%;" align="center" valign="top"><a href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=15383" target="_blank"><img style="border:0;" src="http://images.the-house.com/f2-roadster-all-05-thumb.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<a class="pdb_buy_link" href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=15383" target="_blank">F2 Roadster Snowboard 150 &#8211; Men&#8217;s</a></p>
<p class="pdb_product_description">The F2 Roadster Snowboard. Key Features of the F2 Roadster 150cm Snowboard: Triaxial laminates F-1000 graphite base Twin torsion core Eff.edge (cm) Waist (cm) Sidecut (m) 128 20 7.8</p>
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<td style="width:25%;" align="center" valign="top"><a href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=13501" target="_blank"><img style="border:0;" src="http://images.the-house.com/f2-summit-all-06-thumb.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<a class="pdb_buy_link" href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=13501" target="_blank">F2 Summit Snowboard 150 &#8211; Men&#8217;s</a></p>
<p class="pdb_product_description">The new Summit puts the &#8220;all&#8221; into allmountain: a completely new nose concept cuts smoothly through rough snow, with enough pop for the park; a lively flex provides quick edge to edge giving you confidence to attack in all terrains! Key Features of &#8230; <a class="pdb_more_info_link" href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=13501" target="_blank">more info.</a></p>
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<td style="width:25%;" align="center" valign="top"><a href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=13490" target="_blank"><img style="border:0;" src="http://images.the-house.com/f2-speedcross-all-05-thumb.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<a class="pdb_buy_link" href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=13490" target="_blank">F2 Speedcross Snowboard 154 &#8211; Men&#8217;s</a></p>
<p class="pdb_product_description">The F2 Speedcross Snowboard is a wide, all-mountain crosscarver for plate bindings. Key Features of the F2 Speedcross 154cm Snowboard: DuoCap &#8211; For absorption and reaction speed V30 quadrax glass &#8211; Better edge grip under icy conditions Speed &#8230; <a class="pdb_more_info_link" href="http://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pdb&#38;ti=22009&#38;pw=808&#38;pt=3&#38;pri=13490" target="_blank">more info.</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Live Review: Gov't Mule, Raleigh, NC, July 26, 2009]]></title>
<link>http://woundedmessenger.wordpress.com/2009/08/05/live-review-govt-mule-raleigh-nc-july-26-2009/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:15:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>woundedmessenger</dc:creator>
<guid>http://woundedmessenger.wordpress.com/2009/08/05/live-review-govt-mule-raleigh-nc-july-26-2009/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[My review of the Gov&#8217;t Mule and Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit show at the Lincoln Theatre Stre]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Disaster Alert: Wildfire in Oregon]]></title>
<link>http://newsroom.redcross.org/2009/07/30/disaster-alert-wildfire-in-oregon/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>amrecro</dc:creator>
<guid>http://newsroom.redcross.org/2009/07/30/disaster-alert-wildfire-in-oregon/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Disaster Alert Oregon – A wildfire is burning in Douglas County near Glide, OR. Authorities have not]]></description>
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<p><strong>Oregon</strong> – A wildfire is burning in Douglas County near Glide, OR. Authorities have notified residents to be ready to evacuate if necessary. The <a href="http://oregonpacific.redcross.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000ff;">Oregon Pacific</span></a> chapter have placed two <a href="http://redcrossdictionary.wordpress.com/category/shelters/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0000ff;">shelters</span></a> on standby.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Flower Power Meditations: Enjoy the World as it is Now]]></title>
<link>http://flowerpowerhour.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/flower-power-meditations-enjoy-the-world-as-it-is-now/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:20:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>BikiniKat Fan Club</dc:creator>
<guid>http://flowerpowerhour.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/flower-power-meditations-enjoy-the-world-as-it-is-now/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Enjoy the world as it is now. Life is perfect. We can push and pull ourselves through life, or we ca]]></description>
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<blockquote><p>Enjoy the world as it is now. Life is perfect.</p></blockquote>
<p>We can push and pull ourselves through life, or we can just glide in the Now. What is the Now? There are lots of books about it, but you don&#8217;t need a book, you will know the Now when you see it, hear it, smell it.  It&#8217;s different for everyone but everyone has access to it. Just know that life is perfect and so are you.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Flickrfan: These]]></title>
<link>http://flickrfanstan.wordpress.com/2009/07/14/flickrfan-these/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 03:14:53 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>sgarrett6</dc:creator>
<guid>http://flickrfanstan.wordpress.com/2009/07/14/flickrfan-these/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Photographed by Ekler View Large These tested Our Horizon &#8211; Then disappeared As Birds before a]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p align="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27235917@N02/3718265667/"><img src="http://flickrfanstan.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/these.jpg?w=500&#038;h=432" border="0" height="432" width="500" alt="These, flickrfan, emily dickson, poem, no horizon, fog, foggy, mist, sky, endless, gray, weather, cloudy, landscape, shore, gulf shores, al, alabama, ocean, sea, gulf of mexico, water, waves, glide, people, beach, sand, walk, fom above, nature, secnary, texture, texturized, sad, moody, doubt, ekler, soloha, olympus e-410, evolt, pic, picture, photo, photography, photoshop, art, artistic, expression, vintage, old school digital, old school,photo by Ekler on FlickrFan Stan's site licensed under Creative Commons"></a></p>
<p>Photographed by Ekler</p>
<blockquote><p><a href="http://bighugelabs.com/onblack.php?id=3718265667&#38;size=large" rel="nofollow">View Large</a></p>
<p>These tested Our Horizon &#8211;<br />
Then disappeared<br />
As Birds before achieving<br />
A Latitude.</p>
<p>Our Retrospection of Them<br />
A fixed Delight,<br />
But our Anticipation<br />
A Dice &#8212; a Doubt &#8211;<br />
<b>by Emily Dickinson</b></p></blockquote>
<p align="right">&#8211; <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/" rel="nofollow">License</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Jim's WebLetter for 7/4/09]]></title>
<link>http://jimonline.wordpress.com/2009/07/04/jims-webletter-for-7409/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Jim@JimOnline.com</dc:creator>
<guid>http://jimonline.wordpress.com/2009/07/04/jims-webletter-for-7409/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Hi-ya friends and neighbors! Happy 4th! Post the colors. Today we celebrate our independence and in ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Hi-ya friends and neighbors!  Happy 4th!  Post the colors.  Today we celebrate our independence and in Bristol, Rhode Island, they are celebrating it for the 224th time.  This town has taken the meaning of the 4th to the highest level each year since 1785 with an attitude that it&#8217;s more than just a celebration, it&#8217;s what we live for.  Here&#8217;s their story &#8230;. <a href="http://www.projo.com/lifebeat/content/wk-bristol4th_07-02-09_K6EQN7B_v22.225d38a.html">http://www.projo.com/lifebeat/content/wk-bristol4th_07-02-09_K6EQN7B_v22.225d38a.html</a></p>
<p>Show of hands, how many know the opening words of our Declaration of Independence?  &#8220;When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another &#8230;&#8221;  To honor this day, wouldn&#8217;t you like to see the document that started it all?  The Library of Congress has digitized it and placed it on their website &#8230;. <a href="http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=rbpe&#38;fileName=rbpe34/rbpe346/34604400/rbpe34604400page.db&#38;recNum=0">http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ampage?collId=rbpe&#38;fileName=rbpe34/rbpe346/34604400/rbpe34604400page.db&#38;recNum=0</a></p>
<p>Several things happened this week on the Web that caught my attention (other than the fact that &#8220;Michael Jackson&#8221; information was accessed more times than anything and I mean ANYTHING else).  For instance, did you notice that Google has changed the way it displays search results?  The Google logo is smaller, results are indented and spacing has been added above the search box.  It also removed the page size indicator, which gives you a hint of how long the page might take to load.  Actually, it&#8217;s looking more like Google Adsense.  Here&#8217;s a story about the new &#8220;look&#8221;.   <a href="http://mashable.com/2009/07/03/googles-new-layout/">http://mashable.com/2009/07/03/googles-new-layout/</a></p>
<p>This week I read a story about Web retailing and taxation with Amazon.com.  As you may know, tax on the internet has been a big thing for years with our lawmakers determining that you shouldn&#8217;t have to pay some taxes on the Web that are levied on a typical retail level (brick and mortar store).  Well, with the problems facing states with fallen revenue, many are pushing to have taxes added in when it comes to internet purchases.  As this story reveals, it&#8217;s not setting well with some folks &#8230; <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-07-02-online-sales_N.htm">http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2009-07-02-online-sales_N.htm</a></p>
<p>On recommendation by JWL reader Jennifer Wallace, I learned that Laura Walker, Director of E-Learning at a UK mixed secondary comprehensive near London with a background in language teaching, blogs about things that are useful for teachers, but are also important for all of us.  In her latest blog, she writes nine great reasons why teachers should use Twitter.  Whether you are an educator, or just someone wanting to be educated, this bears reading &#8230; <a href="http://mrslwalker.com/index.php/2009/03/29/nine-great-reasons-why-teachers-should-use-twitter/">http://mrslwalker.com/index.php/2009/03/29/nine-great-reasons-why-teachers-should-use-twitter/</a></p>
<p>I came across Glide this week.  You know, transferring files, music or anything in between computers at home and work is a hassle. Especially if you’re dealing with multiple operation systems. But with Glide, a great Web-based tool, you can keep track of all of your media. The Operating System features its own word processor and spreadsheet application, media player, photo editor and a calendar. You also start off with 10 gigs of free storage space, and you can upgrade that if you want.  <a href="http://www.glideos.com/">http://www.glideos.com/</a></p>
<p>As I mentioned in last week&#8217;s JWL, Firefox 3.5 was released this week and millions have downloaded and installed it.  So far, so good.  Pages do seem to load faster.  You might try it and let me know how it&#8217;s working for you.  <a href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/upgrade.html">http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/upgrade.html</a></p>
<p>&#60;===HuMoR===&#62;<br />
As the story goes, two boys are in the hospital waiting on procedures.  One asks the other, &#8220;what are you having done?&#8221;<br />
&#8220;I&#8217;m getting my tonsils out&#8221;, says the other boy.<br />
&#8220;Oh, that&#8217;s easy&#8221;, says the first boy.  &#8220;Three days with ice cream and you&#8217;re on your feet.&#8221;<br />
He then told the other boy what he&#8217;s in for.<br />
&#8220;I&#8217;m having a circumcision.&#8221;<br />
&#8220;You are?!&#8221;, exclaimed the other boy.  &#8220;I had that at birth and it took me a year to walk!&#8221;<br />
(thanks, Pat)<br />
+++++++++++++++++++++<br />
Two golfers played together for years, allowing for mulligans and ball movement whenever it was &#8220;necessary&#8221;.  One day, the first golfer insists that they play by the rules, no matter what.  They both agree, but during play on the 4th hole, a ball ends up on the cart path.  Insisting that they keep to the rules, no matter what, the second golfer reluctantly strides over the the golf bags and pulls out a seven iron and proceeds to take practice shots taking asphalt and dirt out of the area around the ball.  Sparks flew as he swung and swung.  Finally, he takes the shot and it lies up on the green.  The first golfer exclaims, &#8220;see you made a great shot!  What club did you use?&#8221;  The second golfer replied, &#8220;YOUR seven iron&#8221;.<br />
(thanks, Raymond)<br />
+++++++++++++++++++++<br />
I had just moved from an apartment to a house in the same small town. One day at the grocery store, I finally used the last of my personalized checks bearing my old address. The cashier examined the document and asked if everything on it was correct. I assured her that it was, and she started to put the check in the cash drawer. But then she inquired again if everything was accurate.<br />
&#8220;Why do you ask?&#8221; I responded.<br />
&#8220;Because,&#8221; she replied, &#8220;my husband and I moved to this apartment yesterday, and I don&#8217;t remember seeing you at breakfast.&#8221;<br />
(thanks, Tim)<br />
+++++++++++++++++++++<br />
The Kindergarten Sunday School class was discussing prayer and the children seemed aware that the way you end a prayer was with the word &#8220;Amen.&#8221;<br />
&#8220;Does anyone know what &#8216;Amen&#8217; means?&#8221; the teacher asked.<br />
There was a long silence. Then one little boy piped up, with appropriate, computer-age gestures, and said, &#8220;Well, I think it means, like, &#8216;Send&#8217;.&#8221;<br />
(thanks, Sean)<br />
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One final note &#8230; I had surgery on Thursday to remove a skin cancer from my nose.  Anyone who has had a procedure knows this is no fun.  I  had the best care, but the end result is still the same.  Planning on celebrating the 4th outside?  This is a warning for anyone who likes the idea of getting out in the sun in the middle of the day without some sort of protection.  Do yourself a favor.  Sunblock is the only way to go.  Wear a hat.  Protect your kids.  Doctors will tell you, it&#8217;s what you do outside in the first few years of your life that dictates what will occur later on in life, but it&#8217;s never too late to start.  The phrase, &#8220;it can never happen to me&#8221; has been greatly overused in our society.  No matter if you are fair skined or dark skined, you have a chance of developing skin cancer.  Be smart.  Be protected.  It may be cool to have a tan, but it sure isn&#8217;t cool having surgery to remove the stuff that comes as a result of tanning.  Have a safe and happy 4th.</p>
<p>Til next weekend, may God continue to bless you and keep you safe.</p>
<p>c-ya!<br />
Jim<br />
Jim&#8217;s WebLetter<br />
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<title><![CDATA[Ăn trưa cùng Warren Buffett với giá gần 1,7 triệu USD]]></title>
<link>http://kinhtetonghop.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/an-trua-cung-warren-buffett-voi-gia-gan-1-7-trieu-usd/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:14:07 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>dulieuso</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Năm nay, bữa ăn trưa cùng tỷ phú nổi tiếng trong giới đầu tư chỉ được định giá 1,68 triệu USD sau mộ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://www.viencanh.com/an-trua-cung-warren-buffett-voi-gia-gan-1-7-trieu-usd-n10029.php" title="Ăn trưa cùng Warren Buffett với giá gần 1,7 triệu USD"><img src="http://www.viencanh.com/images/tintuc/thumb100x100/warren.jpg" class="alignleft" title="Ăn trưa cùng Warren Buffett với giá gần 1,7 triệu USD" alt="Ăn trưa cùng Warren Buffett với giá gần 1,7 triệu USD" /></a>Năm nay, bữa ăn trưa cùng tỷ phú nổi tiếng trong giới đầu tư chỉ được định giá 1,68 triệu USD sau một phiên đấu giá trên mạng eBay, rẻ bằng một nửa năm ngoái.<!--more--><br />
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<td><a href="http://www.viencanh.com/an-trua-cung-warren-buffett-voi-gia-gan-1-7-trieu-usd-n10029.php" title="Ăn trưa c&#249;ng Warren Buffett với gi&#225; gần 1,7 triệu USD"><img src="http://www.viencanh.com/images/tintuc/warren.jpg" border="1" alt="Warren Buffett không chỉ nổi tiếng với tài đầu tư, mà còn ở tấm lòng nhân ái. Ảnh: Bloomberg" width="450" height="436" /></a></td>
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<td class="Image">Warren <a href="http://www.viencanh.com/an-trua-cung-warren-buffett-voi-gia-gan-1-7-trieu-usd-n10029.php">Buffett</a> không chỉ nổi tiếng với tài đầu tư, mà còn ở tấm lòng nhân ái. Ảnh: <em>Bloomberg</em></td>
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<p>Phiên đấu giá bắt đầu từ ngày 21/6 và kết thúc vào tối hôm qua, 28/6. Theo eBay, đơn vị trực tiếp tổ chức cuộc đua này, đã có 10 người tham gia và họ đã đưa ra 116 lượt đấu giá. Danh tính của người chiến thắng hiện chưa được tiết lộ. Toàn bộ số tiền gần 1,7 triệu USD sẽ được chuyển đến quỹ từ thiện Glide Foundation tại San Francisco, nơi người vợ thứ hai của Buffett đang làm công việc tình nguyện. Trong vòng một thập kỷ vừa qua, các cuộc đấu giá tương tự đã đem về gần 6 triệu USD, giúp quỹ này cung cấp thức ăn, quần áo, các vật dụng cần thiết khác, cả dịch vụ chăm sóc sức khỏe cho trẻ em và người nghèo.</p>
<p>Giành <a href="http://www.viencanh.com/an-trua-cung-warren-buffett-voi-gia-gan-1-7-trieu-usd-n10029.php">chiến thắng</a> trong cuộc đấu giá này, người thắng cuộc sẽ được phép mang theo 7 người bạn đến dùng bữa với Buffett, và còn có thể bàn luận bất cứ vấn đề gì với “hiền nhân vùng Omaha”. Một nguồn tin cho hay, giá cao nhất được trả tính đến 45 phút trước khi cuộc thi kết thúc đã vượt quá 1 triệu USD.</p>
<p>“Người chiến thắng không muốn chúng tôi tiết lộ danh tính”, Tod Thorpe, đại diện <a href="http://www.viencanh.com/an-trua-cung-warren-buffett-voi-gia-gan-1-7-trieu-usd-n10029.php">Glide</a> trả lời.</p>
<p>Chiến thắng năm ngoái đã thuộc về Zhao Danyang, Giám đốc điều hành Quỹ Đầu tư Pureheart China Growth tại <a href="http://www.viencanh.com/an-trua-cung-warren-buffett-voi-gia-gan-1-7-trieu-usd-n10029.php">Hong Kong</a>. Bữa ăn tổ chức tại nhà hàng sang trọng Smith &#38; Wollensky ở Manhattan. Zhao cho biết, trong lúc dùng bữa với Buffett, ông đã được tỷ phú 78 tuổi truyền lại cho một số kinh nghiệm về điều hành doanh nghiệp cũng như bài học về quản lý hàng hóa.</p>
<p>“Những gì tôi tiếp thu được từ cuộc hẹn đó là không thể đo đếm được”, Zhao tâm sự. Cũng theo vị doanh nhân này, quỹ đầu tư của ông đạt tăng trưởng 600% trong vòng 6 năm qua là nhờ một chiến lược đầu tư ông tiếp thu được qua việc học hỏi từ Buffett.</p>
<p>Năm nay là lần thứ 10 liên tiếp Glide tổ chức cuộc đua đấu giá ăn trưa với Buffett. Người đưa Warren Buffett tới tổ chức từ thiện Glide là vợ đầu tiên của ông, đã qua đời vào năm 2004.</p>
<p>Theo thống kê mới nhất của tạp chí <em>Forbes</em>, khối tài sản của người giàu thứ hai thế giới đã sụt giảm tới 25 tỷ USD, hiện chỉ còn 37 tỷ USD. Cuộc khủng hoảng kinh tế toàn cầu đã khiến cổ phiếu của Berkshire Hathaway, tập đoàn đầu tư thuộc quyền sở hữu của Buffett, giảm giá 50% trong vòng 12 tháng qua.</p>
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<td class="BoxLink" width="67" align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#efefef"><strong>Năm</strong></td>
<td class="BoxLink" width="348" align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#efefef"><strong>Người thắng cuộc</strong></td>
<td class="BoxLink" width="175" align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="#efefef"><strong>Giá trúng</strong></td>
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<td class="BoxLink" width="67" align="center" valign="top">2000</td>
<td class="BoxLink" width="348" valign="top">Không tiết lộ</td>
<td class="BoxLink" width="175" align="right" valign="top">25.000 USD</td>
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<td class="BoxLink" width="67" align="center" valign="top">2001</td>
<td class="BoxLink" width="348" valign="top">Không <a href="http://www.viencanh.com/an-trua-cung-warren-buffett-voi-gia-gan-1-7-trieu-usd-n10029.php">tiết lộ</a></td>
<td class="BoxLink" width="175" align="right" valign="top">18.000 USD</td>
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<td class="BoxLink" width="67" align="center" valign="top">2002</td>
<td class="BoxLink" width="348" valign="top">Edward Jones Co. (Mỹ)</td>
<td class="BoxLink" width="175" align="right" valign="top">25.000 USD</td>
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<td class="BoxLink" width="67" align="center" valign="top">2003</td>
<td class="BoxLink" width="348" valign="top">David Einhorn (Greenlight Capitalm, Mỹ)</td>
<td class="BoxLink" width="175" align="right" valign="top">250.100 USD</td>
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<td class="BoxLink" width="67" align="center" valign="top">2004</td>
<td class="BoxLink" width="348" valign="top">Jason Choo (Singapore)</td>
<td class="BoxLink" width="175" align="right" valign="top">202.100 USD</td>
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<td class="BoxLink" width="67" align="center" valign="top">2005</td>
<td class="BoxLink" width="348" valign="top">Không tiết lộ</td>
<td class="BoxLink" width="175" align="right" valign="top">351.000 USD</td>
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<td class="BoxLink" width="67" align="center" valign="top">2006</td>
<td class="BoxLink" width="348" valign="top">Yongping Duan (Califonia, Mỹ)</td>
<td class="BoxLink" width="175" align="right" valign="top">620.100 USD</td>
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<td class="BoxLink" width="67" align="center" valign="top">2007</td>
<td class="BoxLink" width="348" valign="top">Mohnish Pabrai, Guy Spier, Harina Kapoor</td>
<td class="BoxLink" width="175" align="right" valign="top">650.100 USD</td>
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<td class="BoxLink" width="67" align="center" valign="top">2008</td>
<td class="BoxLink" width="348" valign="top">Zhao Danyang (Hong Kong)</td>
<td class="BoxLink" width="175" align="right" valign="top">2.110.100 USD</td>
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<td class="BoxLink" width="67" align="center" valign="top">2009</td>
<td class="BoxLink" width="348" valign="top">Không tiết lộ</td>
<td class="BoxLink" width="175" align="right" valign="top">1.680.300 USD</td>
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<p><strong>Tuấn Anh </strong>(theo <em>Bloomberg</em>)
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<p> <b>Nguồn: viencanh.com</b> <a href="http://www.viencanh.com/an-trua-cung-warren-buffett-voi-gia-gan-1-7-trieu-usd-n10029.php" target="_blank">Ăn trưa cùng Warren Buffett với giá gần 1,7 triệu USD</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Bữa ăn trưa với tỷ phú Buffet hạ giá]]></title>
<link>http://kinhtetonghop.wordpress.com/2009/06/28/bua-an-trua-voi-ty-phu-buffet-ha-gia/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:09:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>dulieuso</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Phiên đấu giá bữa cơm trưa cùng tỷ phú giàu thứ hai thế giới sẽ kết thúc vào ngày 26/6 tới, với giá ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://www.viencanh.com/bua-an-trua-voi-ty-phu-buffet-ha-gia-n9576.php" title="Bữa ăn trưa với tỷ phú Buffet hạ giá"><img src="http://www.viencanh.com/images/tintuc/thumb100x100/250a.jpg" class="alignleft" title="Bữa ăn trưa với tỷ phú Buffet hạ giá" alt="Bữa ăn trưa với tỷ phú Buffet hạ giá" /></a>Phiên đấu giá bữa cơm trưa cùng tỷ phú giàu thứ hai thế giới sẽ kết thúc vào ngày 26/6 tới, với giá đặt cược hiện tại đạt 70.100 USD, kém xa so với mức cuối cùng 2,11 triệu USD hồi năm ngoái.<!--more--><br />
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<td class="Image">Tỷ phú Warren Buffet lâu nay nổi tiếng với nhiều việc làm từ thiện. Ảnh: <em>CNBC.</em></td>
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<p>Phiên đấu giá <a href="http://www.viencanh.com/bua-an-trua-voi-ty-phu-buffet-ha-gia-n9576.php">bữa cơm trưa</a> với <a href="http://www.viencanh.com/bua-an-trua-voi-ty-phu-buffet-ha-gia-n9576.php">Warren Buffet</a> năm nay bắt đầu diễn ra hôm Chủ nhật, trên gian hàng trực tuyến eBay. Giá cao nhất tính đến chiều 22/6 là 70.100 USD. Với mức giá khởi điểm 25.000 USD, cuộc chạy đua để được ăn cùng Buffet sẽ kết thúc vào ngày 26/6.</p>
<p>Theo quy định, người thắng cuộc sẽ được dẫn theo tối đa 7 người bạn, dùng bữa cùng người giàu thứ hai thế giới <a href="http://www.viencanh.com/bua-an-trua-voi-ty-phu-buffet-ha-gia-n9576.php">Warren Buffet</a> tại nhà hàng bít tết Smith &#38; Wollensky, New York.</p>
<p>Số tiền quyên được sẽ dành tặng Quỹ Glide Foundation, một tổ chức phi lợi nhuận tại khu Tenderloin, San Francisco. Glide chuyên cung cấp nhà cửa, chương trình huấn luyện <a href="http://www.viencanh.com/bua-an-trua-voi-ty-phu-buffet-ha-gia-n9576.php">việc làm</a>, chăm sóc sức khỏe và trẻ nhỏ, cung cấp các bữa ăn miễn phí cho người nghèo.</p>
<p>Còn 3 ngày trước khi cuộc đua kết thúc, do đó người ta chưa chắc chắn suy thoái kinh tế sẽ ảnh hưởng như thế nào đến giá trị bữa trưa năm nay. Tuy nhiên, mức giá cuối cùng đưa ra hồi năm ngoái vượt xa con số 70.000 USD, đạt 2,11 triệu USD. Người chiến thắng năm vừa rồi là Zhao Danyang, điều hành Quỹ Đầu tư Pureheart China Growth tại Hong Kong.</p>
<p>Năm nay là lần thứ 10 liên tiếp Glide tổ chức cuộc đua đấu giá ăn trưa với Buffet. Người đưa <a href="http://www.viencanh.com/bua-an-trua-voi-ty-phu-buffet-ha-gia-n9576.php">Warren Buffet</a>t tới tổ chức từ thiện Glide là vợ đầu tiên của ông, đã qua đời vào năm 2004.</p>
<p>Theo thống kê mới nhất của tạp chí <em>Forbes</em>, tổng tài sản của Buffet trong năm nay trị giá 40 tỷ USD, phần lớn đến từ Công ty Berkshire Hathaway. Công ty bảo hiểm và đầu tư của ông được định giá 133 tỷ USD.</p>
<p><strong>Thanh Bình</strong> (theo <em>Reuters</em>)
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<link>http://shademehere.wordpress.com/2009/06/18/prototype-initial-impressions/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:41:37 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>crevasse</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[I managed to get my hands on Activision&#8217;s latest publication, inconspicuously named Prototype.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I managed to get my hands on Activision&#8217;s latest publication, inconspicuously named <em>Prototype</em>. While the name does sound a bit ominous, it certainly doesn&#8217;t precursor all the violence, blood and squeaky voices that follow. For the more &#8220;sane&#8221; people, Prototype is a third person sandbox styled game that epitomizes the visceral tendencies of the young people of this age; and I&#8217;m not talking about the &#8220;Obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation&#8221; definition. A few straight hours of playing this game can bring down a fully grown man&#8217;s brains to it&#8217;s not-so apparent counterpart that lies a few feet below.</p>
<p>But let&#8217;s not bash anything without a preamble. All games need a plot &#8211; Prototype&#8217;s revolves around one amnesic, super-powered Alex Mercer and a virus-infected New York City. The story goes about with Alex trying to find about his past, while uncovering the delicate intricacies that connect him with a secret experiment conducted by the government.</p>
<p>The game starts off by throwing the poor fellow into a full fledged blood bath involving mutant creatures, mad citizens and a n-number of soldiers, tanks and choppers. You get to slice, dice, blast, punch and consume your way through the ugly mess that is NYC now. Mercer&#8217;s powers place him at a vantage point over everything else in the game and provides options aplenty when it comes to killing people. You can either :</p>
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<li>Smash their faces/Slice them in half/Bear-Hug and consume them</li>
<li>Cut through them</li>
<li>Grab and throw them at a chopper/tank/another person</li>
<li>Impale them with tendrils</li>
<li>Send them flying with a sonic punch</li>
<li>Crush their heads</li>
<li>Hijack a chopper and mow through groups of innocent citizens</li>
<li>Run them over in a tank</li>
<li>Drop them from a 100 feet in the air</li>
<li>Shoot them, of course</li>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 444px"><img src="http://www.thegamereviews.com/userfiles/image/prototype_man.jpg" alt="God Lord ! If only I didnt eat my skin therapist " width="434" height="305" /><p class="wp-caption-text">God Lord ! If only I hadn&#39;t eaten my skin therapist ...</p></div>
<p>It should be noted that I&#8217;ve only been through half of the available powers, each of which can be used in combos. Being a sandbox game, Prototype offers side missions which let you collect Evolution Points (EP) which can be later used to purchase upgrades and new powers. Side missions range from infiltrating a military base and blowing it up, to consuming targets to progress in the story. As with most games of the same type, these missions get repetitive after a couple of tries each. The plot is pretty generic and is mostly a pipeline that&#8217;s used to offer you a lot of cannon-fodder.</p>
<p>Visually, the game&#8217;s sub-par. Soupy textures, low polygon count on most characters and limited draw distances bring down the graphics department. The only saving grace would be the fluid animations that Alex Mercer proudly shows off with his moves. The game has it&#8217;s share of technical issues as well. Being incapable of delivering proper sound at high sample rates, the game made me switch to 44100 Hz just to listen to the game&#8217;s voice acting which would otherwise whiz past at 150 BPM. Game play-wise, the game mostly delivers what was promised, though the action can get very chaotic. There where times when the scene got so chaotic that I had to pause the game just to stop myself from scarring my conscience permanently with all that blind slicing and skull-smashing.</p>
<p>Prototype might just fit your bill if you happen to be a mindless sadomasochist or a overzealous gamer; but is a huge overkill if you are just looking to relieve your end-of-the-day stress. There haven&#8217;t been any reports of play-induced brain damage yet, but it&#8217;s only a matter of time before we start hearing such stuff. Here&#8217;s some advise to prevent it : Take 20-minute breaks during which you can do the following :</p>
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<li>Read a book that hasn&#8217;t the faintest suggestion of violence</li>
<li>Vacuum the house</li>
<li>Grab something to eat that&#8217;s preferably not human flesh</li>
<li>Take the dog for a walk and bring him back in one piece</li>
<li>Remove those imitation-claws from your hands</li>
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<p>That being said, I&#8217;m off to finish the damned game.</p>
<p>Prototype on : <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prototype_(video_game)">Wikipedia</a> &#124; <a href="http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/prototype/index.html">GameSpot</a></p>
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<link>http://itdawnedonme.wordpress.com/2009/06/14/chris-gardner-and-the-pursuit-of-happyness/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:09:14 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Diane Beeler</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Chris Gardner, Jaden, and Will Smith I heard the powerful, and formerly homeless, Chris Gardner spea]]></description>
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<p>I heard the powerful, and formerly homeless, Chris Gardner speak at the Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration in Austin on January 20, 2007. His booming voice and charismatic personality filled the large hall during his talk and enthralled me when I shook his hand afterward.</p>
<p>Chris is best known as the subject of the 2006 $300 million+ grossing movie &#8220;The Pursuit of Happyness.&#8221; The movie, for which Will Smith won an Academy Award nomination and Golden Globe award, is based on Chris&#8217; New York Times #1 best selling book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Pursuit-Happyness-Chris-Gardner/dp/0060744871/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&#38;s=books&#38;qid=1245015673&#38;sr=8-2" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">The Pursuit of Happyness</span></strong></a>. Jaden Smith, Will&#8217;s Son, plays Chris&#8217; son in the movie.</p>
<p>The book details Gardner&#8217;s remarkable life journey. In his early years, he had to deal with poverty, domestic violence, alcoholism, sexual abuse, and family illiteracy. He had a violent, physically abusive step-father who beat him and his mother frequently and nearly killed her. His mother was imprisoned twice&#8230;once for trying to burn down their house with his step-father in it. He was put in foster care twice and was eventually adopted by relatives.</p>
<p>He became a hospital corpsman in the Navy and afterward, went on to become a research lab assistant in San Francisco and a medical equipment salesman. He left his wife to live with dental student Jackie Medina, with whom he had his first child Christopher Jr. in January 1981.</p>
<p>One day he encounted a well-dressed man (Bob Bridges) with a red Ferrari and asked him what he did. Bob told Chris that he was a stock broker and at that moment, Chris decided that&#8217;s what he wanted to do. On the very day that he had an interview (which Bob arranged), he had just gotten out of a 10-day stay in prison due to $1,200 in parking tickets he could not pay. Jackie had accused him of beating her (which he still denies) and disappeared along with all of his possessions and their child. He showed up at his interview wearing the casual clothes on his back and with no formal education or experience, got into the training program at Dean Witter Reynolds.</p>
<div id="attachment_2752" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 224px"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2752" title="Chris Gardner and son 1984" src="http://itdawnedonme.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/chris-gardner-and-son-19841.jpg?w=214" alt="Chris Gardner and Son 1984" width="214" height="300" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Chris Gardner and Son 1984</p></div>
<p>Through hard work, he was the top trainee and got his license and a job at Bear Stearns. After four months, Jackie returned with his son and Chris gained custody of him. Still not making much money and without the knowledge of his co-workers, Chris and his son were homeless for a year. They spent nights in a bathroom at the transit station, his office, at flophouses, and at parks. Eventually they were allowed to stay at the Glide shelter for homeless women while he saved money for a place for them to live.</p>
<p>In 1987, after just five years and with just $10,000, Chris started his own brokerage firm called Gardner Rich in Chicago. He sold part of his stake in the firm for several million dollars in 2006 and became founder and CEO of Christopher Gardner International Holdings.</p>
<div id="attachment_2753" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 160px"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-2753" title="Chris Gardner and Nelson Mandela 2004" src="http://itdawnedonme.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/chris-gardner-and-nelson-mandela-2004.jpg?w=150" alt="Chris Gardner and Nelson Mandela" width="150" height="112" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Chris Gardner and Nelson Mandela</p></div>
<p>Chris is a remarkable man who is making many positive things happen in the world. He met with Nelson Mandela and is working on a venture in South Africa that will bring hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars into the country.</p>
<p>Chris has helped out Glide, which gave him and his son shelter, and helped fund $50 million to build homeless low-income housing and provide emnployment to homeless people in San Francisco, where he was once homeless. He is involved in other philanthropic ventures, serves on several non-profit boards, and has received many awards, including the National Fatherhood Initiative&#8217;s Father of the Year honor.</p>
<p>Gardner’s second book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Start-Where-You-Are-Lessons/dp/006153711X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#38;s=books&#38;qid=1245015673&#38;sr=8-1" target="_blank"><em><span style="color:#ff6600;"><strong>Start Where You Are: Life Lessons in Getting From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be</strong></span></em></a>,<strong> </strong>was published on May 12, 2009. Today the 55-year-old Chris Gardner, who also has a daughter Jacintha who was born in 1985, is worth an estimated $165 million.</p>
<p> Thomas Jefferson penned these words in the Declaration of Independence:</p>
<blockquote><p>We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.</p></blockquote>
<p>Despite unbelievable odds, Chris Gardner has worked hard and lived his life by these words. You can find out more about Chris on his website at <a href="http://www.ChrisGardnerMedia.com" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">www.ChrisGardnerMedia.com</span></strong></a>.</p>
<p>See this bigger-than-life, charismatic man in action in this video of Chris giving the commencement speech about a new vision of the American Dream at UC Berkeley on 5/22/09.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m so glad I met him. He gives me hope for our country and inspires me.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Answer to the Stowaway Passenger Quiz]]></title>
<link>http://aimanamani.wordpress.com/2009/06/11/answer-to-the-stowaway-passenger-quiz/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:02:49 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Aiman Amani Karim</dc:creator>
<guid>http://aimanamani.wordpress.com/2009/06/11/answer-to-the-stowaway-passenger-quiz/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Hmmm&#8230; seems like nobody hit the bulls eye. The answer is actually a&#8230; &#8230;SNAIL!!! Yup]]></description>
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<h1 style="text-align:center;">&#8230;SNAIL!!!</h1>
<p style="text-align:left;">Yup, it&#8217;s a small snail sitting on the windscreen. Somewhere on the Karak Highway, it glided to the roof of the car and most probably blown away because when we arrived at the rest area I searched for the snail but it was nowhere to be found. I was sitting at the front seat and was able to snap a few photos of it. Scroll down to have a look!</p>
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<div id="attachment_946" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><img class="size-full wp-image-946" title="Snail 1" src="http://aimanamani.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/snail-1.jpg" alt="We found it on the hiding behind the wiper after passing the Gombak toll." width="500" height="375" /><p class="wp-caption-text">We found it hiding behind the wiper after passing the Gombak toll.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_947" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><img class="size-full wp-image-947" title="Snail 2" src="http://aimanamani.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/snail-2.jpg" alt="Later it moved from left to the right side of the windscreen and started to climb." width="500" height="375" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Later it moved from left to the right side of the windscreen and started to climb.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_948" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><img class="size-full wp-image-948" title="snail 3" src="http://aimanamani.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/snail-3.jpg" alt="A better view of the climbing snail" width="500" height="375" /><p class="wp-caption-text">A better view of the climbing snail</p></div>
<div id="attachment_949" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><img class="size-full wp-image-949" title="Snail 4" src="http://aimanamani.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/snail-4.jpg" alt="It's already climbed higher than it's previous position but climbing at a very slow pace." width="500" height="375" /><p class="wp-caption-text">It had already climbed higher than it&#39;s previous position but climbing at a very slow pace.</p></div>
<div id="attachment_950" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><img class="size-full wp-image-950" title="Snail 5" src="http://aimanamani.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/snail-5.jpg" alt="A few minutes later, it moved a few centimetres higher up. I guess it wanted to have a better view of the highway" width="500" height="375" /><p class="wp-caption-text">A few minutes later, it moved a few centimetres higher up. I guess it wanted to have a better view of the highway</p></div>
<div id="attachment_951" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><img class="size-full wp-image-951" title="Snail 6" src="http://aimanamani.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/snail-6.jpg" alt="The snail can now feel the wind pushing it upwards" width="500" height="375" /><p class="wp-caption-text">The snail can now feel the wind pushing it upwards</p></div>
<div id="attachment_952" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px"><img class="size-full wp-image-952" title="Snail 7" src="http://aimanamani.wordpress.com/files/2009/06/snail-7.jpg" alt="The snail's desire to get a better view drops while his fear of getting blown away suddenly struck it as it glided up the windscreen assisted by the 'kind wind'" width="500" height="375" /><p class="wp-caption-text">The snail&#39;s desire to get a better view drops while his fear of getting blown away suddenly struck it as it glided up the windscreen assisted by the &#39;kind wind&#39;</p></div>
<p>This was the last photo I was able to capture. Later, it glided up to the roof and disappeared. The poor old city snail who thought of moving to a nice town in Terengganu is now lost somewhere near the highway and had to learn to live the country ways. What a disappointment! <img src='http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':(' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p style="text-align:left;">Ps; I am now on my way to Terengganu accompanied by hopes of meeting Uncle Azahar at Zainun&#8217;s Nasi Ayam.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Lisa Glide. Former Jersey City, Weehawken teacher pleads guilty to having sex with student]]></title>
<link>http://bettywilliams.wordpress.com/2009/06/04/lisa-glide-former-jersey-city-weehawken-teacher-pleads-guilty-to-having-sex-with-student/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:19:20 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Betty Williams</dc:creator>
<guid>http://bettywilliams.wordpress.com/2009/06/04/lisa-glide-former-jersey-city-weehawken-teacher-pleads-guilty-to-having-sex-with-student/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Judge Gaeta in Bergen (God rest his soul) would do the right thing and give her straight probabtion.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p> Judge Gaeta in Bergen (God rest his soul) <a href="http://bettywilliams.wordpress.com/" rel="index,follow">would</a> do the <a href="http://bettywilliams.wordpress.com/" rel="index,follow">right</a> thing and give her straight probabtion. How is this even a crime? What a <a href="http://bettywilliams.wordpress.com/" rel="index,follow">bunch</a> of nonsense. I hope the taxpayers are happy that they are paying some lazy Asst. Pros. and his entire Sexual Assault Victim Assistance squad over 100K per year plus outlandish benefits to prosecute this type of junk.</p>
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<p> She should have lost her license and everyone could have moved on. What a waste. Clearly we have too many prosecutors and WAY too many overpaid county investigators.</p>
<p><a href="http://bettywilliams.wordpress.com/"><img src="http://bettywilliams.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/lisa-glide.jpg" alt="lisa glide" title="lisa glide" /></a></p>
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<!--more--><br />Video: <span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/PEueATJOq-Y&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/PEueATJOq-Y&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
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<p>Esteemed opinion article: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2009/06/former_jersey_city_weehawken_t.html" rel="noindex,nofollow"> here</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Lube: Go Get Some]]></title>
<link>http://blog.goatherdered.com/2009/05/27/lube-go-get-some/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 05:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>GoatHerderEd</dc:creator>
<guid>http://blog.goatherdered.com/2009/05/27/lube-go-get-some/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[Woody B Electric Cruiser Dual Glide Guitar ]]></title>
<link>http://it.audiofanzine.com/2009/05/25/woody-b-electric-cruiser-dual-glide-guitar/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 09:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>audiofanzineitalian</dc:creator>
<guid>http://it.audiofanzine.com/2009/05/25/woody-b-electric-cruiser-dual-glide-guitar/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Le chitarre woody B hanno tutte le funzionalità del sistema &#8216;internal combustion drive&#8217;.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><span><a href="http://audiofanzineit.wordpress.com/files/2009/05/146301.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4372" title="146301" src="http://audiofanzineit.wordpress.com/files/2009/05/146301.jpg?w=75" alt="146301" width="75" height="150" /></a>Le chitarre woody B hanno tutte le funzionalità del sistema &#8216;internal combustion drive&#8217;. L&#8217; <strong>Elettric Cruiser Dual Glide </strong>è stata progettata per essere un ibrido elettro-acustico &#8220;leggero ma potente&#8221;. </span></p>
<p><span> Scarica <a rel="nofollow" href="//www.internalcombustionguitar.com/electriccruiser.htm');">questo demo video </a>.</span></p>
<p><span> Lo strumento include un controllo Varitone 20 posizioni e </span><span>pick-ups</span><span> Lance Alumitone. </span><!--more--></p>
<p><span> Il corpo della Cruiser è un cutaway singolo con camera acustica aggiunta. </span><span>Sono disponibili opzioni MIDI.</span></p>
<p><strong>Prezzi</strong><br />
<span> Questo modello costa meno di $ 1800. </span></p>
<p><span> Per ulteriori informazioni, visitare <a rel="nofollow" href="//www.internalcombustionguitars.com/');"> www.internalcombustionguitars.com </a>.</span></p>
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