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[?]Submitted by Ryan Newman News and Information
Just a short and simple post wishing everyone a happy new year.
Did you make a New Year Resolution? If so….what was it?
Personally mine is to quit smoking. And I think I can always strive to be a better father/husband!
Hope everyone had a VERY safe New […]
Premier Soccer posting
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[?]Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
In three recordings:
Another great soccer game, with a good lineup and style of its own. At the end of the game, you need to win against an “Extra” team as well! Rest assured, it’s possible to beat them too, but it ain’t easy! Great game.
A taping of Arabian Magic
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[?]Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
In eight recordings:
As another game inspired by Tales of the Arabian Nights, this is much better made than Sega’s Arabian Fight, though it is fairly difficult. Four adventurers go on a mission to defeat an evil conqueror who’s turned the king of their great land […]
Magmax cassette
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[?]Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
Click ahead to view it.
A brilliantly crafted shoot-em-up with two different modes and areas, both above and below ground. Above is where it’s more interesting, since it’s vaguely reminiscient of Zaxxon, though hardly isometric in the same way that Sega’s classic shooter is. You control […]
Short taping of Baluba-Louk no Densetsu
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[?]Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
Click over to see.
Collect treasure while avoiding the monsters around the cavern featured here.
The GoodQuests charity project
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[?]Submitted by Gaming Briefs and Nostalgia Bits
A new virtual reality game online that’s meant to raise charity funds:
ATLANTA (AP) - If kids are playing video games, why not do some good while they’re at it?
Elf Island, a virtual world created by Atlanta-based Good Egg Studios, ties online games to charity construction […]
December Jacket-Flap-a-Thon
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[?]Submitted by Book Nut
Last one for the year. I’ve enjoyed thinking about jacket-flaps this year, and have learned that mostly it’s personal taste whether they “work” or not. In general, though: shorter is better, without giving away important (or near the end of the book details), while keeping to the style […]
“The Night of The Cookers” - Freddie Hubbard
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[?]Submitted by this SHAPE OF JAZZ
As we all know, the passing of Freddie Hubbard has tragically occurred this week. He was a true legend and the jazz world will be sad to see him go. He played his trumpet with an incredible amount of passion, and weather it was a ballad […]
Drunkometer
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[?]Submitted by Wine Reviews from the Wine School
by Beth Case
Wired magazine has published a short history of the Drunkometer, the forerunner to the Breathalyzer. It was created in 1938 by Dr. Rolla N. Harger, a biochemist at Indiana University. Harger’s Drunkometer - a balloon and a few chemicals […]
Farmed Tilapia and Catfish are More Like Chicken than Fish
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[?]Submitted by Fitness & Health with Dr. Gabe Mirkin
Fish are heart-healthy foods because they usually have high levels of omega-3 fatty acids and low levels of omega-6’s.. However, researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine show that farm-raised tilapia and catfish contain less than one-eighth the amount of omega-3’s found […]
Merry New Year!
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[?]Submitted by the stupid cancer blog
Well, here we are and 2009 is just 1 day away. Evidently the most wonderful time of the year is behind us and all we have to look forward to is the regular wonderful time of the year. I, for one, am just happy that I […]
Did Your Art CareerJust Enter an Empty Room?
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[?]Submitted by Ancient Artist: Developing an art career after 50
The Empty Room
oil on linen
@2007 Sue Favinger Smith
When you look forward to 2009, does it feel as if you’re looking into an empty room?
I know - for artists, the past few months have […]
The best, most popular, and different posts of 2008 on Black Entertainment USA
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[?]Submitted by Black and White Blog
Written by Michael Vass
For my last post of 2008 I wanted to look back and see what were some of the most popular posts I had written, and what I consider some of favorites. I know I am highly critical of things that displease me, so […]
2008 - a year in overview
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[?]Submitted by Breaking News Blog
Written by Michael Vass
With the hours ticking away I wanted to go back one last time and look at the year 2008.
It has been quite the year. Barack Obama rose from a nuisance Senator for the Clinton machine to become the first Black President, 411 years after […]
Interesting People, Amazing Places, and Good Food
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[?]Submitted by Book Nut
This is a sticky post; scroll down for newer posts…
I’ve been thinking about whether or not I want to do the Expanding Horizons Challenge again next year. And… I think not. Before you get all depressed (like you would. Really.), I’m not doing away with it entirely. I […]
“Fishing at First Light” ~ 12/30/08 A Painting a Day Hudson River School landscapes by Connie Tom
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[?]Submitted by A Painting for You!
ART Versus the Stock Market
These lucky fishermen are up at first light, away from the business of life, out in the fresh air enjoying themselves. The morning fog is still hovering over the water and God’s glory is filling the heavens. Enjoy!
Prints of this painting are […]
Foggy Weather
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[?]Submitted by Gurney Journey
Most folks like sunny, cloudless days, but artists often prefer fog, rain, and clouds. This sketch in Maine wouldn’t have been half as interesting on a day with a clear blue sky.
The water was glassy, just one semi-tone darker than the sky. Everything was gray except those red […]
Brand New Day
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[?]Submitted by Art Blog By Bob
See the world in green and blue
See China right in front of you
See the canyons broken by cloud
See the tuna fleets clearing the sea out
See the Bedouin fires at night
See the oil fields at first light
And see the bird with a leaf in her mouth
After the […]
photography
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[?]Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
More photos from New Year’s Eve fireworks on Sydney Harbour.
RIP Freddie Hubbard
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[?]Submitted by Secret Society
(Photo: Jim Stag)
Freddie Hubbard’s story has the elements of a mawkish Hollywood melodrama — the wide-eyed 20-year old kid from heartland America (Indianapolis, Indiana) moves to the Big City and immediately starts showing up all those sophisticated New York trumpet players with his uncanny speed, range, endurance, and […]
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES
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[?]Submitted by The Capital Spectator
Dear readers,Due to technology issues beyond our control, our podcasts may load slowly. Apparently our hosting service for the shows is experiencing unusually heavy traffic today, or so they say. We’re told that the problem should be cleared up soon. Sorry for the inconvenience.
–JP
small cap stocks, Knobias, NFLD
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[?]Submitted by Gurney Journey
William Trost Richards was a 19th Century American realist landscape painter that we’ve looked at in various previous posts (Called Away, Trost Richards Watercolor,
The Arnold Art Gallery at Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pennsylvania will be featuring a new exhibition called “William Trost Richards: Land and Sea,” from […]
DMX vs Maricopa County - the wrong one wins
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[?]Submitted by Breaking News Blog
Written by Michael Vass
Oh the joy of the holiday season just does not end. At least that is what DMX is saying right now.
Earl Simmons got a late gift in the form of a plea deal. This rapper who seems incapable of avoiding a criminal act, or […]
Australian movies, Heath Ledger, Not Quite Hollywood
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[?]Submitted by YOUR NEW REALITY
A Christmas piece of short fiction.
I still haven’t decided if I hate the ending. Let me know if you think it doesn’t work. I’m thinking now maybe the shooting star should hit the Christmas Lights house across the street and something else happens, maybe something more […]
Freddie Hubbard Dies at 70
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[?]Submitted by Jazz Note SDP
A blast from the vast goes into the past. Okay, I got a little carried away there. But trumpet man Freddie Hubbard was the genuine article: a straight ahead hard-bopper, and there ain’t nothin’ wrong with that. He played with the Jazz Messengers in the early sixties, […]
