Friday Finance Findings For May 30th

I love music, and I often take it for granted, but I realized how much I enjoy it earlier this week. I love high quality sound, and for about the last five years, I’ve always enjoyed the sound that comes from my Klipsch Promedia 5.1 computer sound system. It is fantastic, but on Tuesday when I went to fire up my music player, I was shocked to find there wasn’t any sound coming from the speakers. After some basic troubleshooting, it was clear that the amplifier that is built into the subwoofer h

There are no Rules or Bylaws - it’s Saturday Night Drinking Club!

There are no Rules or Bylaws - it’s Saturday Night Drinking Club! Happy Saturday night, kids! [Hi, Rip!] I hope you’re all having a great weekend, so far. We had a little storm pass through Smalltown, USA and wowza!, Mother Nature can be a bitch. Marble sized hail knocking on the windows harder than a Poli-Sci freshman on a GOTV weekend, skies so dark it would put Godiva to shame, and a good 15 degree temperature drop in 10 minutes or so. The gods aren’t angry, they’ve lost their minds and t

Weekend shopping

Weekends are meant for the kids. After breakfast, Gordon pwnd my pc as he wanted to play online jigsaw puzzles and Spongebob. The TV is also pwnd. There's nothing much that i can do except to stand around. I cant even sit down as Malcolm will pounce on me like cat. Gordon horsing around We took them to Canning Garden for lunch. Then headed over to Jaya Jusco as hubby wants a pair of new Crocs. Then Gordon wanted a go at the mini Carousel near Secret Recipe. Waited around for him to finish play

Sorting Out Day!!!

Cooo I have been a busy old bee today. When I got up I decided that today would be the day that I took control over my humungous collection of 12x12 papers and so that is what I have done. Previously they were in a haphazard kind of filing system in storage bags and as there were five of them plus a huge pile of unsorted stuff.......I could never find anything without a search through all these bags and the pile. Well not never no more.......you should see how organised I am now. It's all in on

Sex in the City or Extensive Handholding in the Countryside, I Prefer the Second

The movie "Sex in the City" was released today. My reaction is "meh." A friend sent around an email to a group of us asking if we wanted to go to lunch or to see "Sex in the City". I voted for lunch. Date to be determined. Now let me make a few caveats: 1) I have not ever owned my own TV. In fact, I have not lived in a household with a TV since college. That is nearly two decades of TV-less living. I am VERY behind in my TV watching by choice. So, I have never, not once, seen the HBO TV series "

Denis Campbell on losing his hearing (Guardian Unlimited)

Years of playing and listening to loud music left Denis Campbell in need of a hearing aid. Now, he says, his generation must face up to the damage caused by noise

Sights and sounds (The Argus-Press)

OWOSSO - Steam and smoke billowed out of the Pere Marquette 1225 as it chugged to a stop outside the Steam Railroading Institute.

Intimate plays engage, entertain audience (The Cincinnati Enquirer)

One would expect some of the plays in a fringe festival to be theatrically different or innovative. This year's Cincinnati Fringe Fest has a couple of interesting stage experiments worth checking out.

Police: Drag Racer Hits Pedestrian At Crosswalk (WCVB Boston)

A woman was injured after one of two cars in a drag race hit her while she was crossing the street, police say.

Ear foam evangelist finds a market (Pioneer Press)

For nearly two decades, Robert Oliveira has been a fanatic about foam â€" specifically, small foam ear tips used with MP3 players and other digital gizmos to block outside sounds while augmenting inner-ear audio quality and comfort.

New PC Purchasing: Navigating the Confusing Tech Terrain (TechNewsWorld.com)

Lori Jantulovich stands in the middle of Best Buy's computer section, flagging down a sales clerk. She's trying to buy a laptop for her nephew. "I have no clue," she says. Jantulovich, 51, is surrounded by displays touting the merits of dozens of similar-looking PCs. "Superior performance with 3 GB of system memory," one says. "Powerful discrete graphics," another advertises.

Deaf Radiohead, Harry Potter Actor Killed, Golf Can Save The World, KISSer on Ludacris Reality Show, Russian ... (antiMUSIC)

A top story from this week. We're giving you the morning quicks early. The whole 3 day weekend thing kind screwed up our equilibrium. So let's hop right back into things

Bet on it: Poker event captures imagination (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A fact: My poker knowledge is zilch. You say backdoor, and I look for a wing cutting to the basket for a layup. The river to me is a place to fish. Someone mentioned Pot-limit Omaha on Friday, and I wondered why the Rio had a shortage of ribeyes.

Review: When positive thinking goes awry (The San Francisco Examiner)

"The Group" is one of those parodies that's so good, you almost don't know it's a fake.

Linked by David Adams on Wed 1st Aug 2007 06:25 UTC (New Mobile Computing)

I was there, the first day, buying the iPhone, after months of reading all the speculation and argument about it. I was actually on the fence on it. When I walked into the Apple store on June 29th, I wasn't even certain that I'd be buying the iPhone. I had some serious concerns.

Galleries: David Park evokes simple humanity (San Francisco Chronicle)

The work of David Park has begun to have a restorative impact, rewarding in its viewers a humanistic taste discredited equally by avant-garde theory and by a degraded mass culture. Park died at 49 in 1960, but even then, long before art assumed the strange...

Performance art turns park visit into drama (Seattle Times)

Back to Back Theatre stages its performance-art piece "small metal objects" in Seattle's Olympic Sculpture Park, May 29-June 1, 2008; review by Misha Berson, The Seattle Times.

5/30 :: Different perspective (Indy Car)

Eddie Cheever Jr. is being lauded for his insight and commentary during the ESPN on ABC broadcast of the 92nd Indianapolis 500. Was it easy? Yeah, sure.

Denon AH-C551 (Macworld UK)

We’ve tried few headphones that match the fidelity of the AH-C551s from Denon. They provide impressive acoustic detail across the range, a rich smooth sound in the bass, high and mids, with astonishing audio clarity for a set that costs just £70.

More News (Gazette.Net)

Twenty-one Northwest High School juniors visited second-grade classrooms on May 21 and provided tips. In Yvonne Thomas’ classroom, students sat on the floor and gazed up intently at Joseph Santangelo as he reviewed lessons he and two other Northwest students had just completed.

Speller enjoys trip to national bee (Ludington Daily News)

She didn’t get a spot on prime-time television, but Mason County Central eighth-grader Brianna Wise did enjoy participating in her second Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.

Review: One-man 'Group' taps into potential (Contra Costa Times)

After a lifetime of enduring various human potential programs, from the chanted mantras of transcendental meditation to the institutionalized loathing of est, "The Group" seems a bit tame for satire to a veteran of the high-profit mind games.

Show reflects role of sound in today's art (Louisville Courier-Journal)

You know the score these days in art: Scratch a musician, you find an artist, and vice versa. But once upon a time, visual art was, well, visual. But by the 21st century, our media-influenced and fluxing world has increasingly moved to get at the pure art experience without so many objects to decipher.

Wychwood Festival gets under way (BBC News)

Music and comedy fans are arriving at Cheltenham racecourse for the annual Wychwood Festival.

Now, that's first-class entertainment (Channel NewsAsia)

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s national carrier is sporting some seriously-swanky electronic gadgetry on its planes, and that’s not just lip service, mind you.

Inside Voice, Please, Even at the Gym (New York Times)

Is it better for gym rats to suffer the noisy person on the next exercise bike or treadmill or stair-stepping machine, or is it better to tell that person to quiet down?

Vespa ET4 iPod Speaker System

I got my first Vespa about a year ago and have loved tooling around New York on it. From day one though I wanted to be able to listen to my iPod as I zip around but the idea of riding with headphones on in all that trafiic seems crazy. When I read on a Vespa forum that there is a secret compartmen... By: avik

Author Interview–Simon Haynes (with bonus free ebook)

Simon Haynes is the British/Australian author of the bestselling, award-winning Hal Spacejock series, featuring an over-confident but woefully under-skilled freighter pilot and his wise but obsolete robot, Clunk. If you enjoy TV shows like the Young Ones, Blackadder, Red Dwarf and Dr Who, or books by Douglas Adams, Terry Pratchett, Tom Holt or Jasper Fforde, then the Hal Spacejock series was written for you. If you’ve never heard of the Hal Spacejock series … surprise! It’s only available in A

Akai XR20 Beat Production Station

Akai takes care of those who may need any where they are a device to record or practice some lines, specially drummers who can’t carry the drum kit everywhere, with the Akai XR20 Beat Production Station that can produce almost any instrument or vocal sound using only its controls, you also have a jog wheel to make easier the changes (tempo, pattern, sound, …). The main features of the Akai XR20 Beat Production Station are over 700 sounds (including drums, bass, synth, vocal, …), built-in eff

Waterproof Gadgets for Summer Fun (Wired News)

With summer coming up, it's time to take a look at the best -- and worst -- waterproof gadgets. We've got a handful of the highlights, from the Sony Walkman to waterproof flash media cards.

Accessories for iPod users (Colorado Springs Gazette)

If you have a new iPod nano, just slide it into the iFrogz Audiowrapz Speak Case and you'll never have to untangle headphones. Once the player is in the case, it's connected with a headphone jack, which is built into the speaker system.

Review: Crumpler Chester Squander (MacNN)

When you need a simple briefcase-style bag in which to slip your MacBook or MacBook Pro, look no further than the Squirrel line of products from Crumpler. You can choose from one of five styles, depending on how much equipment you need to toss in with the computer. These fabric shoulder bags with built-in handles accommodate either size portable co...

Portable Music Package

The Bose portable music package includes the SoundDockPortable digital music system- SoundDock Portable bag in-ear headphones. link

Iron Maiden says it connects with fans because its honest (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Known for its ghoulish mascot, Eddie, and over-the-top showmanship, English heavy-metal band Iron Maiden is back on tour in the U.S. The current tour includes a show Monday night at White River Amphitheatre.

ASUS P5N72-T Premium Motherboard unveiled

ASUS P5N72-T Premium Motherboard unveiled Posted on Thursday, May 29 2008 @ 20:31:31 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck Asus released its new ASUS P5N72-T Premium motherboard, touting the EPU power saving technology and the great gaming performance. In order to cater to users who require a high-performance motherboard that still saves energy, ASUS, worldwide leader in motherboard production, has released the ASUS P5N72-T Premium motherboard. Equipped with the ASUS exclusive EPU technology f

Elonex ONE — get it for £99

There seems to be too many options for the OLPC alternative, Here is Elonex ONE which claims to be “the UK’s first sub £100 laptop” (about US$200). The most interesting thing is the splash proof detachable keyboard. comes in a variety of colors There are two models available Elonex ONE & Elonex ONE +, the specifications are: Processor â€" LNX Code 8 Mobile 300MHz processor Memory â€" 128MB DDR-II SD RAM (256MB for One+) Flash â€" 1GB on-board (2GB for One+) Storage â€" removable Wrist

Panasonic RP-HJE900 Fake Diamond Headphones

Panasonic RP-HJE900 Fake Diamond Headphones Rather than plaster cubic zirconias on the outside of their new RP-HJE900 headphones to attract customers with cheap bling, Panasonic has instead opted to use zirconia on the inside, but not as a direct transducer. The zirconia material is claimed to "lower distortion" in some way or another. The detachable cables are also quite an unusual feature for earbud style headphones. Frequency response is rated at 6Hz -28kHz, with 26 Ohm impedance. The RP-HJ

New Music From Sigur Ros

The avant-garde Icelandic rock band, Sigur Ros, has just made their latest single, Gobbledigook, available for free download on their website. I have high expectations for Sigur Ros since they are constantly reaching new artistic heights (namely with last year's amazing concert film Heima). This new single does not disappoint - it is much more upbeat than their songs as of late, but it works. On headphones, the instrumentation is extremely effective. Do yourself a favour and download Gobbledig

Goofy Suit Is Actually A Musical Instrument

Goofy Suit Is Actually A Musical Instrument MORE: audio , dancing , fashion , goofy , metroid , music , questionable , spacesuit , suit , sure why not The Pacer Suit is a musical instrument that looks like a goofy spacesuit (because that's what it is) that I would never, ever wear -- not even if I lost a bet (I'd just renege and let them beat me up or cut my fingers off). The Pacer suit receives electro impulses that appear when muscles are activated (movement), amplifies them

The Jammys @ WaMu Theater, NYC 5/7/08

After a few technical difficulties, our full review of the Jammys. Better late than never. Had I studied Cultural Anthropology in school rather than Architecture I would have been fascinated by the scene outside Madison Square Garden last Wednesday night as the hippy masses and Jay-Z fans stormed the gates. Actually I was fascinated by it, but I didn't have time to revel in the moment because the Jammys were set to start at 7:30. And start on time they did. By the time LMB photographer extr

Slightly Hypomanic

I may be a little hypomanic. Yesterday, with my therapist, I described my mood as “at the high end of normal”. Today, I’m not so sure. I’ve been getting ridiculously little sleep, but haven’t been feeling at all tired. I feel like I’m talking kind of fast. I’m mildly euphoric, easily distracted and have way too much time on my hands. For the last six months I’ve been listening to music and the TV via headphones, because I want to hide away in here. Today my windows are as open as they can be a

Lemmy documentary..2009??!

Sometime in 2009 Lemmy the Movie is hitting theaters. Even as a smidge more than a casual fan, this looks stunning. Check the link, click on the teaser. Some language NSFW..so headphones are a plus. Looks awesome.

Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight

Paul in his Abbey Road period. Perhaps it's only because I haven't listened to this with headphones for some time, but has it been remixed? Any Beatles people know? Anyway, it is B.E.A.U.T.I.F.U.L.

Review roundup: Hands-free headset/speaker solutions from Etymotic, Aliph, Nokia and Spracht

Review roundup: Hands-free headset/speaker solutions from Etymotic, Aliph, Nokia and Spracht Posted by Matthew Miller @ 4:51 am Categories: Windows Mobile, Nokia, On the road, Review, Feature phones, iPhone, Nseries Tags: Apple iPhone, Solution, Ear, Phone, Device, Microphone, Nokia Corp., Mobile, Call, Controller In Focus » See more posts on: iPhone In just over a month, you will not be able to use your cellphone in your automobile in Washington State without some kind of hands-free solu

The Best And Worst Waterproof Gadgets

Photo [Felipe Skroski/Flickr] Every gizmo needs its niche. While the actual hardware changes and often brings real innovation (touch screens) there is a long list of seemingly always appealing magic words, which inevitably get tacked on to otherwise banal gadgets to set them apart. These can be "smallest" (although curiously almost never "biggest"), "lightest" or "toughest". There's one other "feature" which, ahem, surfaces from time to time, and that's the Waterproof Gadget. Some of these

Headphones: to wear or to not wear, that is the…

Today I was digging for some info on ‘headphone amp’ and came across the following section: Headphones: to wear or to not wear, that is the question A running debate: Competitors split on headphone ban at road races By Irene Sege, … that has 35 million Americans lacing up. USA Track & Field, competitive runnings governing body … & Walk in Cambridge. Theyre peaceful-easy-feeling running. You cant hear nature around source: Headphones: to wear or to not wear, that is the…,

[VENDO] HP DV9620 DualCore 1.9 2GB 240GB 17"

Como dice el titulo, vendo mi notebook. HP DV9620us (Teclado ingles). Tiene 4 o 5 meses de uso, la traje de USA y tengo todo menos la caja. Anda todo y 10pts. La tengo corriendo con XP, logre encontrar todos los drivers, odio el Vista. AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-58 1.9GHz Mobile, 2048MB RAM, 240GB HD, DVD+R/RW Drive, 17.0" WXGA+, Webcam, 802.11b/g wireless, 56K, 10/100. U$S 1350.- Processor Processor Manufacturer AMD Processor Type Turion 64 X2 Mobile Technology (TL-60)

Home Theater and Home Audio Sound System Secret Tips

I’ve a passion for Wii and keep looking for more info. Today, I checked if I could find more info by entering ‘pioneer cd player’ in Google and found this: So if the sound of a CD is important to you, buy a CD player separately and ignore the company BS line that there is little sound difference between playing CDs o n DVD players instead of CD players. … aved about the relatively expensive, Pioneer SE-DIR800C HDPH Dolby Digital 5. 1 Wireless Headphones, which I got new for $300 online $10

Aging Hipster And Other Subway Moments

Yesterday on my train ride home I stood next to an aging hipster sitting and listening to his rap music really loud on his headphones. I mean, if I could hear that music, he was playing it really loud. He wore a corduroy professor's blazer and had a copy of Blender or something like that in his hands. I kept thinking that maybe he wrote for one of those magazines. Sitting next to him was a middle-aged African-American man -- about the same age as Aging Hipster, actually -- with an Army cap. H

REDI MP3 Players Come Preloaded With Music

REDI MP3 Players Come Preloaded With Music By Andrew Liszewski While iTunes has made the process of legally acquiring MP3s a lot easier than it used to be, there are still plenty of people who have no idea how to even boot up a computer, let alone load music onto an MP3 player. And that’s pretty much the target market for the REDI. It’s a basic 1GB MP3 player that comes preloaded with about 250 tracks, which is equal to about 6 hours of music. Since everyone has different tastes, the REDI c

the dude abides.

oh yes he does. if i were to compile a list of my favorite films of all time, the coen brothers classic the big lebowski would almost certainly be in the top five. everything about it is amazing; the acting, the writing, the settings, the brilliant sam elliot cameo. but of course the thing that brings it all together is “the dude.” jeff bridges iconic character is one for the ages. guy raz has a great piece on npr called the dude: a little lebowski alive in all of use which is well worth put

Train severs limbs of teens sunbathing on railroad trestle (Boston Globe)

LEBANON, Maine - Two teenage girls sunbathing on a railroad trestle lost limbs when a train came upon them unexpectedly in this New Hampshire border town, police said yesterday.

Beauregard Ajax - Deep Priscilla (Good US Psychedelia 1967-68)

Size: 85.3 MB Bitrade: 256 mp3 Ripped By: ChrisGoesRock Artwork Included Southern California's Beauregard Ajax recorded Deaf Priscilla in late 1967 and early 1968, with legendary Del-Fi Records founder, Bob Keane producing, but the record was shelved when the group disbanded. Decades later a vinyl pressing was issued, and in 2006 Shadoks Music released it on CD for the first time, with four bonus tracks. As was the case for countless aspiring American rock collectives, the British Invasion from

Asus P5N72-T Premium motherboard with energy saving

In order to cater to users who require a high-performance motherboard that still saves energy, Asus, worldwide leader in motherboard production, has released the Asus P5N72-T Premium motherboard. Equipped with the Asus exclusive EPU technology for astounding energy savings, this high performance motherboard supports enhanced specifications of the front side bus and memory â€" able to reach an FSB of 1600MHz (O.C.) (originally 1333MHz) and 1200MHz(O.C.) for memory (originally 1066MHz). Press Relea

My view on noise reduction headphones ...

I just bought a set of noise reduction headphones (Panasonic) but I'm not brand loyal to them. I must say, they are just wonderful. The came with a tiny battery (the electrical charge from said is used in the noise reduction "thingy-mu-jig"). I now have my iPod on, and have it down to a very low volume and it's bliss. There is a problem, when someone comes up to me at my desk I jump out of my skin when they tap me on the shoulder!

Audio Crisis

BROKEN: Ugh. I am one of those people who just cannot run without being plugged into music. It just doesn't work for me, that whole listening to myself huffing and puffing. And when I have to do it, I'm miserable with a capital M. And for years and years it's been one of my goals to run a marathon or two and while I'm not on that track yet, I just know that learning to run without my headphones would probably be as hard for me as learning to run that 26.2 miles. Because headphones are not allow

This is not your parents' library, or yours either (Toronto Star)

From the light-up entrance to the silver rocket ship to the wall of spinning blocks, this is so not the library you grew up with.

In-flight entertainment in your hands (CNN.com)

Fighting boredom in the skies is big business.

Few things could be deemed as authentically metal as the act of carrying cans of gasoline to band practice to power ... (Seattle Weekly)

The first time I fell in love with heavy metal is so distinct that I can still practically smell it.

Sony MDR-AS30G Active Headphones (CNET)

The Sony MDR-AS30G Active Headphones are a solid option for outdoor exercisers who don't demand superior audio quality during workouts.

Sony Behind-The-Neck Headphones (CNET)

The Sony MDR-AS30G Active Headphones are a solid option for outdoor exercisers who don't demand superior audio quality during workouts.

QuietPoint active noise-cancelling headphones

These small but innovative in-ear headphones from Audio-Technica are part of a new wave of noise canceling buds that claim to block up to 85 to 90 percent of outside sound. (more…) time savedtime saved

DeepChord

Certainly the most anticipated release from Rod Modell's Deepchord project, this incredible package also marks the debut emission from the Echospace imprint, a label curated and steered by Modell in conjunction with Soultek's Steve Hitchell (Hitchell and Modell are also writing together under the Echospace moniker, with their debut efforts included here with 4 tracks and soon due for an appearance on the Modern Love imprint for a series of twelves). Apart from the fact that this album has taken

Flowers for your day

On the tram coming to work this morning, I gave up my seat so that a young child who had just got on could have it. It was no big deal â€" I was only three stops away from work, and I've been trying to get off a stop early to stretch my legs, so it wasn't heroic at all. But it didn't quite work out as I intended. Within moments of the mother and child getting on the tram, I had heard this little piping voice calling, "Sit dowwwwnn…" (as they do), and the mother saying, "No, you can't sit down, it

Cox's respect and desire have never left (Fox Sports)

At 67, he's already a legend. By extending his deal, Bobby Cox showed his fire for the game is still the same, Tracy Ringolsby says.

Limbs cut off of girls snoozing on train tracks (Boston Herald)

LEBANON, Maine - Two teenage girls cutting class and sunbathing on a railroad trestle lost limbs when a train came upon them unexpectedly in this New Hampshire border town,...

Man to Serve 10 Years for 2006 Crash That Killed 2 (Washington Post)

A 27-year-old man pleaded guilty yesterday and was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in a drunken-driving accident in Howard County in 2006 that killed a Marine and his date.

Radiohead - Recording In Rainbows Caused Hearing Loss (ContactMusic)

RADIOHEAD bassist Colin Greenwood has revealed that recording the band's last album IN RAINBOWS caused him some hearing damage.He said he suffered temporary loss ...

Bear sighting in Pickering (The Pickering News Advertiser)

PICKERING -- A black bear is on the loose in Pickering. Durham Regional Police confirmed Wednesday that bear sightings have occurred since last night in the Kingston Road, Dixie Road and...

Noise-canceling headphones offer silence, bliss (MSNBC)

Looking to go on a quiet, relaxing getaway this summer? A pair of noise-canceling headphones will help you tune out the din made by planes, trains and your fellow travelers. Tech editor Paul Hochman explains.

Episode 103: Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Our summer movie rundown! In this episode: comments by Manny the Mailman in NJ and Brian in NJ, a picture of the dueling Dr. Phils, The Incredible Hulk (2008) starring Edward Norton, Stan Lee, another stupid style (giant headphones in public), boom boxes, D batteries, Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) starring Jason Segel, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) starring Harrison Ford, Iron Man (2008) starring Robert Downey Jr., Speed Racer (2008) starring Emile H

HHI Metal iSolate 3D Vibe Earphones - $6.99

This is a sick headphone deal. Originally these were $59.99 and have been marked down to $6.99 + Shipping! It also includes a Fishbone smarter wrap for keeping your cord organized. Features: Clean bass-driven stereo sound Excellent attenuation of ambient noise Extremely small and lightweight Come with metal housing and using metal instead of plastics, you’ll experience less vibration and more of your music Come with spare Ear buds and Versatile ear buds fit comfortably in your ear IN-EAR de

ASUS ROG XG Station is the world's first VGA and multimedia docking station

ASUS today launched the world's first VGA and multimedia docking station â€" the ASUS ROG (Republic of Gamer) XG Station. The XG Station comes bundled with the EN8600GT/HTDP/256M graphics card (256MB DDR3 memory), 4 usb 2.0 ports, Dolby Technology, and an Express Card interface. It sports a large LED screen, displaying critical system information such as GPU clock speed, volume, current actual frames per second, GPU fan speed indicator etc. Reddot Design Award Honourable Mention With more than

Leveraged Sellout genius posts again!

The smartest man in finance with another Wolffian bit of pointed social parody: “Waaaall Street…” he tried again, now walking slowly but turning up the volume a bit and really enunciating. The girl just kept on marching. “Fuckin iPods,” Taylor tried to rationalize, although he had seen no headphones. Stomping his loafer on the ground in frustration, he began hurling everything in his arsenal at the girl: “money,” “finance,” “merger,” he shouted. “$5 Bn assets under management!” he hedged the

Recently on Boing Boing Gadgets

Recently on Boing Boing Gadgets we saw suits made from recycled bottles; heard that Apple is toying with solar power; and felt the MacBook Air cut to the bone. Rob wondered who would like a text-based portable gaming console; Joel tinkled on Yamaha's Disklavier IV WiFi Piano; and John, when he wasn't microwaving cellphones, pondered the creation of a floating libertarian utopia. As for reviews, there wasn't much to hear from Koss' new Sparkplug headphones. Last week, we invited Mrs. Buttermer to

What do to if your gadgets get grabbed

I was recently in Brussels attending some meetings with members of International Consumer Research & Testing, a consortium of consumer organizations of which Consumers Union is a member. I planned to spend two days on my own after the meetings, in the medieval town of Bruges, an hour's train trip from Brussels. While on a train platform in north Brussels, I was victimized by a team of robbers who skillfully distracted me and snatched my laptop bag. Among other items, it contained my laptop

Inside the Ten East Delaware sales center

Inside the Ten East Delaware sales center Posted 5/28/2008 by Joseph Askins We're on a video roll, folks. Last Friday, I met up with @properties sales consultant Waveland Kendt (star of Mark's Solstice on the Park videos) at the sales center for The Prime Group's Ten East Delaware. It's been a while since we've written anything about the development, but construction is moving along at a good pace near the intersection of Delaware Place and State Street, so it seemed like a good time to v

Sniper Tactics

For the last few days I've been changing up my tactics, seeing how different combination's work and some of the best ways to take out certain classes. While this may be old information for some people, you mind find some of it interesting. SOLIDER Friendly: Theres not much I could do with a friendly solider to help work as a team. I've tried to cooperate and hit a sentry with a fully charged shot while he rockets it, I think it's been successful once. Enemy: Keep your distance. I've actuall

A quick guide for listening to what the world is saying about YOU

Everyone’s talking about you. Are you paying attention? If you’re a newbie this is a good starting point, and If you’re familiar with this stuff, just skip to the new part. I’ll frame this in the context searching both about you and your company. There are many services out there, but I’m going to focus on free ones you can set up and then forget about. I’ll also give you some ideas for what to search for. Over A Billion People Are Talking There are nearly 1.5 billion people online, and som

Bose eyes defence sales (Business Standard India)

Bose Corporation India, manufacturers of audio technology products, is looking into producing headphones for the defence sector in India. Bose may supply the defence sector with headphones, but no time frame has been fixed, said a spokesperson of Bose Corporation.

Disco XT DJ

Mix and play your music files with Disco XT DJ. Play at parties with full control over your music. Comes with a real-like interface. Automatic and manual mixing. Includes EQs, effects and filters. Record mixes. You can use headphones and microphone.

All Together Now (SF Weekly)

Imagine going to a play and finding yourself wearing headphones, sitting in a "power circle" of 15-20 people, and readying yourself for a "soul journey." Sounds a wee creepy, to be sure. Fortunately, the Dodeska Performance Ensemble knows the risks of forced interaction â€"- that’s kinda the ...

The Rockometer feat. The Black Angels, Death Cab for Cutie, No Age, Frightened Rabbit, Indian Jewelry and Awesome Color

The Black Angels Directions to See a Ghost Light in the Attic Taking their name (and some stylistic cues) from The Velvet Underground, The Black Angels' debut disc, Passover, dove deeply into the dark, dirty, and seedy side of psychedelic rock. A striking combination of fierce, primal drums, omnipresent drones, and huge, memorable guitar riffs, drove ominous and aggressive numbers like "Young Men Dead" and "Black Grease." For their follow up, Directions to See a Ghost, the Black Angels have ch

BlackBerry 8110 launched in New Zealand

Vodafone has busted out the GPS-enabled Pearl in New Zealand for $899, alongside a new navigation service dubbed Compass which will be free until the end of October if you sign up before the end of July. After that, Kiwis will be looking at $2.50 or $10 per month. Outside of GPS, the BlackBerry 8110 touts all the usual features, like a 3.5mm headphone jack so your standard headphones can fit in there no problem, externally-accessible microSD slot for easy memory card swapping and a 2 megapixel

Nokia 7310 Classic Revealed

Previous Nokia phones labeled ‘Classic’, such as the 6500, were beautifully designed and simple to operate handsets benefiting from that classic candybar mobile phone layout â€" none of that slide/flip nonsense here! The 7310 is no exception and looks like it will be available in various colour schemes and at a competitive price too. Here’s what’s expected to be included in the feature list: • A 3 megapixel camera • A comprehensive media player and FM radio. • A 3.5mm jack plug to use your own

Music of the Gods

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Colin Greenwood went deaf during the recording of the new Radiohead album, he has revealed.

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B&O Headphones Out

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When I get skinny my internet girl friend will love me, until then I have you, and I don't need nuthin but a strip tease of lyrical bloggin to get u

I am writing this post at 1:30 in the am. Forget whatever the time stamp says at the bottom of this post. You can' t trust those things with me. I just cleaned my bathroom and did the dishes. I am in the middle of doing three loads of laundry, which is about all the laundry I have in the world. I drank two cokes today which is not as bad as it sounds to you as it about 10 fewer cokes than I drink most days. I have a sudden burst of energy. I feel like I am only in my thirties today. Like I need

I'd like to teach the world to cheat (New Orleans Times-Picayune)

A cold bottle of Coke. An iPod with headphones. A cell phone. They're all common accessories for high school and college students. But they also can be clever ways to cheat on tests.

"The silver “Sennheiser” logo on the headband’s a bit big, if you ask me, but if..."

“The silver “Sennheiser” logo on the headband’s a bit big, if you ask me, but if you often find yourself having trouble remembering who made your consumer electronic goods, I’m sure you’ll find that helpful.” - Dan’s Data Review: Sennheiser HD 555 headphones

Friday's service

I helped to lead the service Friday night. (Someone later asked me what the occasion was; I said "I asked". Also, it's part of my continuing education.) I'm happy with how it went. My rabbi and I divided up the service, the way he usually does when there's a second rabbi on the bimah. (Now that our associate rabbi leads another service earlier that night, he's not usually there now.) In our pre-service huddle with the cantorial soloist, for a couple things that she normally does she asked if

Nokia MD4 Mini Speakers

When the Nokia N78 came in the mail two weeks ago for review, it came with a set of small speakers. Didn’t knew Nokia was also making phone speakers and this one looks like they were specifically made for mobile phones. The Nokia MD-4 Mini Speakers is a set of foldable speakers powered by 4 AAA batteries that churns out 0.5 watt (rms) of good quality sound. It’s not that loud but works well with a mobile phone or a small media player. Each satellite speaker has 6 micro-drivers and built-in

4 Upgrades for Your Personal Workspace

Work-at-home web workers seem to divide into two categories: those who make do with just a laptop computer balanced on whatever flat surface has just enough space to hold it, and those who try to establish a personal workspace that makes it easy and pleasant to work. If you’re in the former group, more power to you. But if you’re not, this might be the perfect time to think about upgrading your immediate surroundings. Why now? By the end of May, you should have some sense of whether you’re ha

Your questions: “My lap top speakers are not working… any ideas?”

LNB asks… “My lap top speakers are not working. No sound comes out of them but when I plug in headphones, the sound works just fine. I haven’t dropped or spilled anything on my computer. I can’t remember when the last time I heard sound out of the speakersâ€"approximately two weeks ago? (I usually use head phones.) Any ideas what it could be or how I fix it?” My apologies for the difficulty you have had with your speakers. First, take a look at http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/

The New Releases for the Last Week of May

Is it really the last week in the month of May, already? Wasn’t it just New Years Day like, yesterday? At this rate the holidays will be here in the blink of an eye. I will be celebrating my niece’s birthday before I know it. Jeez, who hit the Fast-Forward button? Anyway, AllAboutJazz.com has a great list of CD reviews and they have this great list of new releases and reissues. It’s a cool website filled with lots of news and other things too. It is mostly volunteer and they are currently look

How to buy the right laptop PC for your needs (USA Today)

Lori Jantulovich stands in the middle of Best Buy's computer section, flagging down a sales clerk. She's trying to buy a laptop for her nephew. "I have no clue," she says.

First Look: Logitech Pure-Fi Mobile Speakers (MacNN)

Most people like the idea of taking their music with them wherever they go. While itís easy to listen to music through headphones or ear buds, you might want to share your favorite tunes with others. Since itís not always practical (or desirable) to share a pair of headphones with someone else, Logitech offers its Pure-Fi Mobile speakers, which can...

'Square Pegs' fits right in (Los Angeles Times)

Great Deals You May Have Missed at Dealhack

Happy Memorial Day. Catch these discounts while they're still available: + Canon A590IS 8MP Digital Camera $149 Shipped at Amazon + Save $200 off Refurbed MacBook Air 1.6GHz at Apple + Altec Lansing Surround Sound Speaker System $40 at Geeks + Nikon D60 10.2MP DSLR Kit $620 Shipped at Butterfly Photo + Acer 22-inch WS Dual Input LCD Monitor $200 at Office Depot + Save up to 30% off Jewelry with Clearance Deals at Zales.com + PQI 4GB SDHC Card $17 or 8GB $33 Shipped at Meritline + Save

Safety Tips for Preventing Florida Bicycle Accidents

Bicycle accidents claim many lives in Florida and across the country each year. Unfortunately, bicycle accidents have a tendency to be severe because bicyclists are often unprotected on a bicycle while drivers in cars are encased in metal. When a large truck or car hits a bicyclists it is inevitable that injuries will occur, especially since cars and trucks tend to drive much faster than bicycles. Bicycle accidents can result in spinal cord injuries, broken bones, fatalities, brain injuries, an

2008 Blossom Run Race Report

My original spring plan was to race Boston and 5 weeks later race Traverse City marathon. Unfortunately I didn't check the calendar very closely when I signed up for Bayshore, and a week or two before Boston had the realization that Bayshore was Memorial Day weekend which is also Blossom weekend for Chagrin Falls, aka big deal to the in laws who live there. AKA better not race around 13 hours away that Saturday and risk missing Blossom Sunday if I wanted to stay out of the dog house. So since Bo

Album Review: Mogwai

Mogwai - 'Mogwai Young Team (re-issue).' (Chemikal Underground) I had a dream the other night. No, this is true: I was talking to some of the younger students I teach and they were raving about Mogwai. It was a dream: I know, because I woke up then, and realised that a: it was absurd that kids who were born after Kurt Cobain died would know who Mogwai are, even here in Scotland, and b) I was dead excited about the tenth anniversary re-issue of this album. I can't remember the first time I he

Hamilton finding rhythm for Pistons with Game 4 next (USA Today)

Richard Hamilton's postseason is going like his past five in a lot of ways, scoring 20 points on most nights and helping the Detroit Pistons reach the Eastern Conference finals. In one major way, it's unlike any other.

Review: iFrogz Treadz for 3rd Gen Nano (MacNN)

Finally, I got a silver iPod nano. This lightweight and cute music player definitely needs protection from my world, although that wonít help me misplacing this tiny little block; its needs a beeper attachment for that! After I loaded it with a library of AAC and MP3 encoded music, I set out to identify the best protection for it. My initial pick i...

Ray or Rip: UConn alums take rivalry to conference finals (Lexington Herald-Leader)

Richard Hamilton's postseason is going like his past five in a lot of ways, scoring 20 points on most nights and helping the Detroit Pistons reach the Eastern Conference finals. In one major way, it's unlike any other. Deuce has done it. Hamilton became a father last Halloween and Richard Hamilton II, or Deuce as he's known, has treated the All-Star shooting guard to a new way of life. ...

Sennheiser headphones good for home listening (CNN.com)

When Steve Guttenberg reviewed the Sennheiser HD 650 headphones, he rightfully called them "fit for a king" -- while noting that they retail for a correspondingly princely sum of $500.

global launch date for 3G iPhone

[26.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic] As reported on http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/news.nv?storyid=single9817 back in December 2007, the 3G iPhone looks set to be announced in June with a specific date of 9 June being bandied about. Gadget news site http://gizmodo.com/391960/iphone-3g-launch-date-confirmed claims that an official source close to the 3G launch does indeed confirm this 9 June date. It is rumoured that Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, will officially launch the 3G handset

Public Library Heaven

All my professional life, I have believed that Ohio was public library heaven. I may have been, to quote Rick Blaine, misinformed. I'm writing this from the OBA, the public library in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. This building opened less than a year ago, on 7 July 2007 (7/7/07). In its first six months, it drew one million visitors, more than twice the number who had visited the old facility. It now averages 5,000 visitors a day, with 8,000 to 10,000 visiting on weekend days. The strikingly bea

The Score at Medscape: Meds 9 and the Rest of the Universe 1

I’m never surprised at the power big pharma has over the media, especially media directed at physicians. For once, I’d like to talk back. Here’s a perfect opportunity! I’m going to talk back at an article recently posted to MedScape.com â€" a source of very informative, thoughtful, brainwashing, and useful information for physicians. This article is about individualizing adult ADD treatment: To review the latest clinical thinking in this field, Medscape’s Randall F. White, MD, spoke with Richard

Treo 850 Specifications Leaked

Palm Treo 850 Specs: Built-In WiFi + GPS Confirmed A more complete set of specifications for the future Treo 850 have now surfaced and these point not only to a rather high-end device for what’s inside but also a very elegant Palm smartphone on the outside. In fact, the Treo 850 promises to become one of the thinnest Touchscreen + Keyboard smartphones in the world (see below) when it is released (hopefully at the end of July) thanks to being only 14mm thick â€" a full 25% slimmer (4.6mm less)

dust off the stand mixer: the baked goods are back!

dust off the stand mixer: the baked goods are back! May 26th, 2008 Yesterday was supposed to be a picnic-filled day. A day of croquette and flirty dresses, scampering around the park with friends. Raucous was supposed to have ensued. We might have misplaced a shoe while running through cool grass. I was supposed to be surrounded by masses. Instead, I chose to spend time with myself. I called the crew and let them know that today I would be celebrating Sunday with a mini out-of-town adventur

Clash of the titans.

Patch is chewing his nails and poking the disc drive that keeps popping out of the laptop. He takes a slug of coffee and taps impatiently on the tabletop, holding his headphones in his ears to mask the hustle and bustle of Starbucks in downtown Providence. 'Take that, Internet Protocol!' says Patch as he successfully locates a proxy server to do his bidding. I rub my eyes and bite into my muffin. Bristol City Football Club are playing the biggest game in their long and not-so-illustrious history

i dare say i'm lucky.

First, the concert. It was. I don't know. I don't have any words to describe it. Waiting for three and a half hours for the concert merchandise, and then the queueing up for the concert itself, that is nothing compared to the pure orgasmic bliss of seeing them live on stage. So much energy those guys have, even after more than 15 years rocking out together. And meeting other fans from all over Asia was priceless. I gained so many new friends! And wow L'Arc~En~Ciel, please don't stop mak

Pappu is back.

Pappu Pass ho gaya, and now, Pappu vaapis bhi aa gaya. So, the board exam results for my region came out on the 21st of May. I had already prepared my folks for the worst. But alas, the worst didn’t happen. I managed to pass with 74.2% marks. That was totally unexpected. My internet wasn’t working when the result came out so I asked a friend to check it. And when he told me my marks, I flatly refused to believe him. But then I reconfirmed from another friend and meanwhile my father also reache

Comfy sound with the iLogic Sound Hat

It might look a bit odd to write about headgear when summertime is approaching but there are parts in our global village who prepare for the wintertime and don’t forget even the best summer has it’s cooler days and nights. Having established this lets move on to look what the iLogic Sound Hat can offer: it has built-in speakers resting over your ears which makes listening to music more enjoyable over longer times compared to earplug style headphones which have the habit to fall out easily esp

Jabra BT8030 Bluetooth headset and also works as a speaker

So maybe you are looking for an all-in-one headset for listening to your much loved music, well if you are then the Jabra BT8030 Bluetooth stereo headphones way well suit the bill because not only can it work as a great headset, but can also double as a speaker. Jabra seem to have fallen in love with this concept over their many years of experience in mobile Bluetooth headsets, and once you pump up the volume on the BT8030 Bluetooth headset, you receive the music as if it’s an actual speaker.

Ray or Rip: UConn alums take rivalry to conference finals (AP via Yahoo! News)

Richard Hamilton's postseason is going like his past five in a lot of ways, scoring 20 points on most nights and helping the Detroit Pistons reach the Eastern Conference finals.

New ways to accessorize your iPod (The Record)

Not surprisingly, lots of new iPod stuff is on the shelves. If you're an iPod junkie or just want the latest and greatest in the new stuff, here are some items to choose from:

LOOSE CHANGE (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

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Around the Association presented by T-Mobile: May 25 (NBA.com)

Go Around the Association for a recap of Sunday's action, including the defending champion Spurs climbing back into their series with the Lakers.

Rocking stereo Bluetooth headsets (San Francisco Chronicle)

More cell phones are coming with stereo Bluetooth support, which lets you stream audio from your phone to a headset. Cardo S-2 stereo Bluetooth headphones Cnet rating: 8 out of 10 (excellent) The good: Has a comfortable fit, easy-to-use controls and fantastic...

Playoff ticker: What's keeping Rip Hamilton happy despite team's recent struggles? (Detroit Free Press)

After Game 3, glum is the word in the Greater Pistons Metro Area. But guard Richard Hamilton, who became a father on Halloween, has viewed everything in a new light since Richard Hamilton II -- or Deuce, as he's known -- came along.

[J-Drama] Last Friends Ep7

[Posted @ 3:39 PM] Angst. I like. XD. OZMG. The series's going on full steam now, seems like I've overestimated Takeru lol, it's clear in this episode that he doesn't know Ruka likes Michiru romantically. Well, recapturing from the previous episode, Takeru confessed to Ruka that he likes her but Ruka rejected him and thanked him for his feelings anyways. When Takeru asked Ruka to continue what she was trying to tell him, Ruka tried to cover the awkward situation up by saying it's about Mich

For The Love Of Pod

With more and more radio shows relying on annoying phone-ins (if I want to know what the general public thinks about something I'll pop my head out of the window and shout at passers by) I have been filling my iPod and my head with a whole range of podcasts. Here are a few of my favourites in case you fancy checking them out. Tokyo Calling was Japan's first podcast and is hosted by American Scott Lockman, who lives there with his Japanese wife and three children. It is a fascinating mish ma

sound synthesis

YouTube via dylandio. via Synthtopia. "The sound here is synthesized by computer on the fly, according to interactions caused in the virtual world by the user.Best with headphones or bass."

Dragon_Fli_Empire-Intermission-EP-2008-

Dragon_Fli_Empire-Intermission-EP-2008- Title [Intermission Artist [Dragon Fli Empire Label [makebelieve record Genre [Hip-Hop Quality/Size [44.1 @VBR 31,0 MB Ripped [05-24-2008 Grabbed from [CDDA Enc [Lame 3.97 Website [n/a 01 03:43 Hi Fli 02 03:28 Outside Inn Ft Cadence Weapon and Lynn Olagundoye 03 02:50 CGY 04 02:40 Day Job 05 02:56 Headphones Remix Ft Touch 06 03:06 Identiteye Ft Black Rose 07 04:01 Stay The Course 08 04:11 Headphones Dub 26:55 min Release Notes: Dragon Fl

[$11.99] Altec Lansing inMotion IMT1 Speaker System for Treo 650 by Thing Fling

Put away those headphones with the Altec Lansing inMotion iMT1 audio speaker. Just dock your Treo 650 for convenient conference calls with this portable amplified speaker phone anywhere you have Sprint or Verizon Wireless service or use it to play your MP3, iPod, laptop, DVD/CD player, etc as the unit includes a universal auxiliar input which connects to any audio device with standard 3.5mm headphone jack. A free auxiliary cable is included. This compact, lightweight speaker system provides high

Guest Posts Are Better Than Ice Packs And Percocet: Meet Petite Anglaise

Recovery isn't going as well as I'd like, nor is breastfeeding - it's actually all going sorta badly (let's just say, there are icepacks on every sensitive area of my body, and they're not helping) - and I'm struggling physically and emotionally... So a guest post is more than timely. Meet the blogger known as Petite Anglaise, who just released her first book, a memoir about blogging through some profound changes in her life, and who has much to say on the subject that was plaguing me last mon

Tenue du jour / Outfit of the Day: All That Glitters

With the global economy being what it is, the advice from invesment analysts on Wall Street has been to store your value in gold. And strangely enough, the folks on Seventh Avenue seem to be agreeing - metallics, in particular gold, have been making a strong comeback on fashion runways the world over, and in Second Life, is best embodied by this gold jacket and pants from Muism. It’s hard to go wrong with anything from Muism, really. Icemocolo Voom has an such a keen sense for the uber-cool an

David & Goaliath, Havaianas, Zen Zest & a few of my fave things at the moment…

There’s been a backlog of blog posts ever since the house move, so I’d just like to give the heads-up to the following products I tried recently: Havaianas…. I Heart! Summer is for flip-flops and I adore the pairs of Havaianas I got recently, especially the one with “Blogger Ajay” spelled out on the straps. The latter is a result of the “Make Your Own Havaianas” event I attended recently in the Rockwell Tent. In the past, I would have shunned a signature brand for my tsinelas (slippers) sinc

Memorial Day Tradition

Since it's Memorial Day weekend I've decided to annually post an essay about my father that I wrote about ten years ago. I wrote it for a website devoted to the 446th Bomb Group, of which my father was a member, and it details a couple of the missions that earned him his DFCs. HANGING THE MOON By Ann Wesley Hardin Editor's note: The author is the daughter of 1st Lt Frank Baker, the pilot of "Rubber Check". Lt Baker was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and 3 Oak Leaf Clusters for his se

Ray or Rip: UConn Alums Take Rivalry to East Finals (NBA.com)

Richard Hamilton's postseason is going like his past five in a lot of ways, scoring 20 points on most nights and helping the Detroit Pistons reach the Eastern Conference finals.

Students with learning disabilities get extra attention at Walbridge, a private Madison school (Wisconsin State Journal)

One morning, students at Walbridge School used their fingers to trace letters representing sounds in a mix of sand and sparkling glitter on a paper plate. When a student was squeamish about the task, he asked if he could trace with a pen instead of his finger. This lesson is an example of the multisensory approach taken by Walbridge School, which was founded in 1986. The private, nonprofit ...

Ray or Rip (The Globe and Mail)

UConn alums take rivalry to conference finals

Connecticut alums take rivalry to conference finals (TSN)

Please read the full story on TSN.ca for the latest details

UConn alums take rivalry to conference finals (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- Richard Hamilton's postseason is going like his past five in a lot of ways, scoring 20 points on most nights and helping the Detroit Pistons reach the Eastern Conference finals.

Younger Penske carries father's drive for success (USA Today)

He has the diversified business portfolio, the jet-setting travel itinerary and an IndyCar team befitting his famous last name. Perched on the pit wall in a familiar stance while sporting a pair of silver headphones, Luczo Dragon Racing co-owner Jay Penske seems the spitting image of his legendary father, Roger except in one way.

Album Review: Nozzle

Nozzle -'Empires' (Flowermountain Records) The third album for Dave Blomberg sees this three-piece on fine form. Ten songs and forty minutes long, the album is solid and a joy to listen to. while many bands still persist in trying to fit as many songs onto the CD as will fit, often at the expense of any quality control, Nozzle show how it should be done. The guitar-playing of Dave Blomberg is a particular joy. At the risk of sounding like some pre-punk hi-fi enthusiast (I am neither); for th

Why does the world revolve around me ? haha

Rules: Each blogger start with 10 random fact or habit about themselves. Blogger that have been tagged need to post 10 random fact or habit on their blog and at the end of it, the blogger have to choose 10 people and tell them they have been tagged o1. Jrock is my life. o2. I'm damned indecisive. o3. I tend to contradict myself ._. o4. Blasting music thru headphones is a comfort in itself (: o5. Winning is fun. o6. Mood swings galore. o7. I don't like to drink coke, yet I down it like tom

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return of the prodigal being finding it hard to take a trick the universe tells me i'm off course in many little ways ears ring on n on but i keep listening to loud music ive blown 3 sets of ipod headphones... lungs getting bad must stop smoking its no good i need a long rest everythings driving me crazy everybodies got suggestions i cant follow i can paint n write stuff but i cant organise anything have a sad sunday breakfast today i made pears everyone comes over one last time elli seems angry

Ray or Rip: UConn alums take rivalry to conference finals (Boston Globe)

Richard Hamilton's postseason is going like his past five in a lot of ways, scoring 20 points on most nights and helping the Detroit Pistons reach the Eastern Conference finals.

Elite school students get more help (Sydney Morning Herald)

Elite private schools in NSW have won "special consideration" for their HSC students.

Elite school students get more special help in HSC (Sydney Morning Herald)

SCORES of elite private schools in NSW have won "special consideration" for their HSC students facing the gruelling exams, raising questions of whether they are gaining an unfair advantage.

BMV Quantum Subliminal CD: Martial Arts Mastery- Martial Artist- All Styles (Karate, Ta Kwon Do, Judo, Jujutsu, Aikido, Kung Fu, Ninjitsu, Kickboxing and More) with Brainwave Entrainment and Ultrasoni

BMV Quantum Subliminal CD: Martial Arts Mastery- Martial Artist- All Styles (Karate, Ta Kwon Do, Judo, Jujutsu, Aikido, Kung Fu, Ninjitsu, Kickboxing and More) with Brainwave Entrainment and Ultrasonic Ultra-Silent Subliminal Programming CREATE POSITIVE RESULTS using this state-of-the-art BMV QUANTUM SUBLIMINAL CD. Powerful affirmations, hypnotic suggestions and thousands of positive subliminal messages program your subconscious mind for positive lasting results. The first 3 tracks c

Opposites

Many days we live are unremarkable and we forget them. Other days are chiselled in one's memory forever - such as your wedding day, the day your first child was born, winning a prize, securing a job promotion. But rarely are such days like the buses that we wait for - two coming along at once. But that's how it was for me yesterday. At six thirty in the morning, the phone rang. It was Shirley's sister, Carolyn, announcing that their mother Winnie had taken a turn for the worse and had died a few

BMV Quantum Subliminal CD: Martial Arts Mastery- Martial Artist- All Styles (Karate, Ta Kwon Do, Judo, Jujutsu, Aikido, Kung Fu, Ninjitsu, Kickboxing and More) with Brainwave Entrainment and Ultrasoni

BMV Quantum Subliminal CD: Martial Arts Mastery- Martial Artist- All Styles (Karate, Ta Kwon Do, Judo, Jujutsu, Aikido, Kung Fu, Ninjitsu, Kickboxing and More) with Brainwave Entrainment and Ultrasonic Ultra-Silent Subliminal Programming CREATE POSITIVE RESULTS using this state-of-the-art BMV QUANTUM SUBLIMINAL CD. Powerful affirmations, hypnotic suggestions and thousands of positive subliminal messages program your subconscious mind for positive lasting results. The first 3 tracks c

BMV Quantum Subliminal CD: Martial Arts Mastery- Martial Artist- All Styles (Karate, Ta Kwon Do, Judo, Jujutsu, Aikido, Kung Fu, Ninjitsu, Kickboxing and More) with Brainwave Entrainment and Ultrasoni

BMV Quantum Subliminal CD: Martial Arts Mastery- Martial Artist- All Styles (Karate, Ta Kwon Do, Judo, Jujutsu, Aikido, Kung Fu, Ninjitsu, Kickboxing and More) with Brainwave Entrainment and Ultrasonic Ultra-Silent Subliminal Programming CREATE POSITIVE RESULTS using this state-of-the-art BMV QUANTUM SUBLIMINAL CD. Powerful affirmations, hypnotic suggestions and thousands of positive subliminal messages program your subconscious mind for positive lasting results. The first 3 tracks c

Camera Bubble

I was the only still photographer present when Louisa Bradshaw and her husband, Dan Jessop, left the Tom Green County Courthouse Friday after a custody hearing for their newborn baby. But there was a swarm of tv cameras. They formed what Brooke called a “camera bubble” around the couple as they carried their son to a waiting vehicle. The mechanics of the bubble are more complex than you’d think. Walking backwards through unknown terrain with a $60k camera on your shoulder and holding out a

Woot!

Got my MacBook last night and it is so, so SWEET. It's the white one with 2.4GHz Intel Duo Core, 2GB but can be expanded to 4. Yippee! Next on the list is the Mbox 2 Mini. An Mbox is the interface that comes with a program called Pro Tools that is used to record, edit, and mix music or voice overs, which is what I'll be using it for. They are made by a digital audio company called Digidesign, and they're a division of Avid, who got their start in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. Check out Avid's site t

More Fringe shows worth finding (The Cincinnati Enquirer)

Try "The Charlie Clark Show" and more.

Notebook: Pujols still shaken (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

LOS ANGELES â€" Albert Pujols sat at his locker Saturday afternoon, alone with his headphones, his bat and his thoughts.

Wireless headphones abound for MP3s (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)

QAre there any wireless headphones that can be used with portable MP3 players? If so, do they have the same quality as the regular wired earphones?

These headphones shut out the world (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

An occasional look at products the travel industry insists we need. WHAT: Comply NR-10 High Tech Noise Reducing Earphones AIMED AT: iPod/MP3 listeners who want to hear the music, not the conversation of the guy sitting in the next seat, withou...