“Half-Blood Prince” Shatters Box Office Records ! JK Rowling’s Harry Potter is still setting trends worldwide. This weekend the film “Half-Blood Prince” sold $396.7 million of movie tickets according to MSNBC. JK Rowling probably never could
have imagined the success her books would have when she was a struggling writer. Her creativity has brought so much happiness to kids world wide and stirred a new love of reading by youngsters. Way to go JK Rowling, kudos to you !!Janet Jackson to Raise Michael Jackson’s Kids? Auntie Janet Jackson may raise MJ’s kids according to PerezHilton.com. Those kids need a stable influence in the midst of the astonishing media blitz of coverage over Michael Jackson’s death. Perhaps Janet Jackson will be able to provide the kids with a secure home to help them cope with the loss of their parent. Janet Jackson certainly seemed very close to MJ’s daughter after Paris gave an emotional tribute to her father. Let’s hope those kids get settled in somewhere soon to find some serenity during this very tough time.Osama bin Laden Still Missing As September 11 approaches once again Osama bin Laden is still in hiding. Most terrorism experts pontificating on this topic state he is probably hiding in the tribal areas of Pakistan. One wonders why the Pakistan government is not more proactive in capturing bin Laden.Terrorism has certainly increased in Pakistan in recent years; this may be a sure sign bin Laden is there. This past week an official of the United Nations was murdered in Pakistan. Step up Pakistan and capture Osama bin Laden before he murders again.Chocolate Lovers Rejoice !A low-calorie chocolate, with 90% fewer calories than standard chocolate is under development in Switzerland according to the Huffington Post. The chocolate, called Vulcano, may be available commercially within two years.This product is also said to withstand high temperatures up to 131 F without melting. The company developing the product is called Barry Callebaut.Book News: Dave Eggers Writes about Post-Katrina Life in New Orleans
World News of the Day: Monday, June 20, 2009
2 Free Christian Dating Websites
I have been on two free Christian dating websites for at least a couple of years now. When I first heard about these free sites, I was glad to know that I could still make friends or meet my mate without paying a dime. In today’s economy, everyone is
looking for ways to save money and these sites are a great way to do that. They are called “Equally Matched” and “Christian Dating For Free.” With “Equally Matched” I receive an email stating that someone has sent me a message. I like this very much because not all dating websites have this feature. The profile tells you pertinent information about a person such as age, location, marital status, religion or denomination, interests, income and more. The profile also contains a paragraph that describes the person and what they are looking for in a relationship. I like this site a lot. I receive plenty of emails. I have encountered one problem here though. Since it is free, anyone can just sign up and make up a profile and add someone else’s picture. That has happened to me a number of times. I’ve had men write to me and they would post a picture of a famous actor. I’ve also had the same people writing to me at different times with different names and the same photo. Although this can and has happened even on some paid dating sites that I’m on, it’s more likely to happen on a free site. Most people wouldn’t want to waste their money and risk getting kicked off the site. Anyhow, you can easily report these people and their profile will be removed permanently.I do not receive as much mail on “Christian Dating For Free” but I am still on it because I never know if or when I will find Mr. Right here. The profiles on this site don’t give as much detail as the other one, but it’s enough information for you to know whether you want to write back or correspond with someone or not. The important facts are listed such as age, location, denomination or religion and marital status. I do not get an email notification when someone has sent me a message, so I just have to check the site often to see if I have any mail.
How Public Speaking Skills Can Help You Get Ahead in a Tough Economy
Interview with Andrea Flowers: Public Speaking InstructorPublic speaking is one of the top fears cited by many people in surveys – in fact, some surveys find people are more afraid of public speaking than of death! And yet public speaking and other communication skills are also assets employers value highly. In a tough
Andrea FlowersDate of Interview: June 30, 2009 economy, improving your public speaking skills may give you an edge in keeping your job or finding a new one.In this interview, Andrea Flowers, a college instructor in Tuscaloosa, Ala., discusses her interest in public speaking. In addition to teaching communications, Flowers practices what she preaches; she has been interviewed for a local media segment about her fitness and weight-loss journey and has posted videos of her fitness routines and skydiving adventure to the Web. Here, Flowers will give some perspective on the common public speaking mistakes people make and how communication skills can help you get ahead.Question: How did you get into teaching speech at the college level and how long have you been doing it? What’s your class like in terms of format, assignments, etc.? Answer: I have always been interested in communication. I always remember being very observant of other people’s mannerisms and actions when I was young. I was just fascinated about rule following and how people learned behaviors (and I would always ask questions of my peers about their family life). I also was very active in speech and drama when I was in high school – and really, throughout most of my early education, even competing in speech contests in elementary school. So, when I got to college, it really was a no-brainer that I would enter into the speech/communication field. I knew that I wanted to in the education field, so it just kind of clicked that I should teach communication and public speaking at the college level.
World News: Friday, July 17, 2009
Indonesia Hotel Terror Attacks: 9 DeadNine people were murdered and 40 injured in attacks on the JW Marriott Hotel and the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Jakarta the capital of Indonesia according to CNN and BBC. The blasts happened at around 7:45 am on
Friday morning in Jakarta, the holy day there.At the JW Marriott the blast is believed to have occurred in the basement below the coffee shop. An unexploded bomb was also found on the hotel premises according to BBC. At the Ritz, the bomb blast is believed to have been located in the hotel restaurant according to CNN. The blast tore off the front of the hotel.The Marriott was also the scene of an attack in August, 2003, when 12 people died there and 150 people were injured.No group has yet claimed responsibility for the recent attacks in Indonesia. Delay in Production of Swine Flu Vaccine The Wall Street Journal reports that “A swine-flu vaccine is proving difficult to manufacture because the viruses used to make the shots aren’t yielding a large amount of active ingredient.”The WHO states this H1N1 pandemic virus has spread with “unprecedented speed” according to the Wall St. Journal. As September approaches and schools prepare to open, there is much anxiety over whether outbreaks of swine flu will once again be shutting schools down as students become ill.Mir Hossein Mousavi to Speak at Friday Prayers in Tehran, Asia News reports that Mousavi will speak on Friday at Friday prayers in Tehran at Tehran University, along with Mehdi Kharroubi and former President Ahbar Hashemi Rafsanjani.This is the first time Mousavi will appear in public since the election. In the large protests since the election, 20 people have died and many people have been injured.The “Sea of Green” in Iran of Mousavi’s supporters continue to fight to have their votes counted.New Element in the Periodic Table
Miracle Superfood – Acai Berry
Benefits and Uses of Acai Berry
An Acai Berry is an inch-sized fruit that looks like a grape but it is more of a dark purple color. The berry has a large seed inside and the juicy part takes only 10% of a whole fruit. Lots of Acai Berries have to be processed in order to make a little
bit of a juice, but the Acai tree produces about 1800 berries, bringing its harvest twice a year. An Acai palm tree grows in the Amazon rainforest of Central and Southern America.
Local farmers produce Acai Berry juice and the Acai is used in cooking. For thousands of years, Native Brazilians used Acai Berry to prolong life. For the most part, the berry is being stored frozen after being picked: high concentration of fatty acids makes difficult to keep Acai fresh. Acai has many uses. Supplement capsules use a powder form of Acai, pulp is added to make drinks. Seeds are used to feed livestock, as manure for plants and beads for jewelry.
In Brazil, Acai Berry was discovered thousands of years ago to promote digestive health, insomnia, for diabetes, sexual health, prevent hearth disease.
Acai Berry contains vitamins A, B1, E, electrolytes, powerful antioxidants, floavonoids, proteins, dietary fiber, carbohydrates, linoleic acid, oleic acid. By the way, anthocyanin is same ingredient that gives red wine healthy properties having no alcohol and is known to relax muscles.
Testing Mobile Broadband Speed
The Low-down on Mobile Broadband SpeedMobile broadband has revolutionized our Internet experience. As more and more people are logging on to the Internet on the go, the need for a faster connection has become imperative, what with all the music downloads, video streaming and other Internet activities that consumes bandwidth.
Thanks to mobile broadband, the bandwidth that is being delivered to consumers increased. Broadband actually refers to a term that pertains to a wide array of frequencies in a certain transmission system. If the bandwidth is larger, so does the frequency.In general, the whole idea of having a broadband connection is to have a “high-speed” connection to the Internet. Being “high-speed” means having a high rate of data transmission. But too often, the mobile broadband speed of a Internet service provider does not measure up to what is advertised, leaving broadband users frustrated. While there are legitimate reasons for slow data transmission, such as traffic management or software on the computer, there are times that a slow mobile broadband speed is unacceptable and is due to poor service.What to do about this? The first thing you may do is check your mobile broadband speed. It is important to determine the speed of your mobile broadband in order to calculate the necessary steps that you should take. The best way to check your mobile broadband speed is by using a credible speed checker.Checking your broadband speed is easy, quick and most of all, it’s free. You may do so now if like. This website gives you the opportunity to know your mobile broadband speed. Take note that it is to your advantage to test the speed of your mobile broadband. Annoyed that your every download takes so long to be finished? Always having trouble streaming music and videos to your computer or mobile device? Put the speed of your mobile broadband to the test to see if your Internet service provider is true to their promise.
ViewSonic “FuHzion” VX2265vm LCD Monitor Review
22″, 3ms, 120 Hz, 1680×1050 Widescreen, 300 Cd/m2, 1000:1This is one of the latest in the X Series line of monitors from ViewSonic. It is the model VX2265wm. It stands with a 22″ WSXGA+ (1680×1050) wide screen with a brightness rating of 300 cd/m2 and a contrast ratio of 1000:1; a maximum horizontal refresh rate of 83 kHz and a very fast
vertical refresh rate of 120 Hz; response time of 5ms and 3ms (GTG); and viewing angles of 170° horizontal and 160° vertical.Looking inside the box we see we are supplied with the basic essentials, some cables and a driver CD. We have one DVI cable, your basic power cable, and an audio cable which hooks up to your sound card. The monitor comes with stereo, two watt powered, speakers for your convenience with SRS WOW enhanced sound. This is basically your equivalent to the standard earphones that come with an iPod. The VX2265wm has only one DVI (Dual Link DVI-D) input, which is HDCP compliant, but no D-subs (VGA).The side to side viewing angles are quite acceptable, moving your head up and down causes the top of the screen to go dim, but I guess as long as you don’t nod your head while you use it its fine. The stand is small, so the monitor will wobble a lot when you are adjusting it. The controls are basic, with only four buttons in the front, two to control the volume and two to control the brightness of the backlight. ViewSonic claims the controls for the display are all done through the video driver. This is strange and different than what most are used to because there is no On Screen Display. This seems to be the way a lot of LCD panels will be configured in the future. Not that you will need to do much adjusting, because the input signal will be digital anyway. Controlling the brightness through the driver software won’t control the backlight, but the brightness of the signal, so you will need to manually adjust that using the brightness controls on the front of the monitor.
What does the rabble know about Lyme and Parkinsons?
bruce b asked: Are they now related diseases or is there Lyme induced Parkinson’s symptoms. This is serious because I am being analyzed. “Rabble” actually means “vociferous crowd” and not derogatory.
How to Remove DRM Protection from Apple Store Downloads
A Guide on How to Remove DRM Protection from Apple Store DownloadsStep 1Make a CD or DVD of the files in question. In iTunes, create a playlist and burn it to CD. You’ll lose the track information, but if you ever have to re-import them or move the files to another computer, you will be able to do it minus the DRM protection–most of the time. Sometimes this
step is not enough, though. Step 2 Download third party software to help you accomplish the task. DRMDumpster, Seidai FairGame, and MyFairTunes are all options for this step. Download addresses change frequently; just do an Internet search with those terms to find the most updated versions available. Step 3 Install and run the software to remove the DRM protection from your Apple iTunes Store downloads. Step 4 Use iMovie HD to remove the DRM protection from iTunes Store downloads. This is only an option if you use a Mac (sorry, Windows users). In iMovie HD, create a new file and save it. Click the Media tab of the iMovie window, and then the Audio tab within that. Simply use the browser to find the song from which you want to remove DRM protection and drag it onto the timeline. Then drag a picture (any picture on your computer is fine for this) to another track on the timeline. Step 5 Export your file as an AIFF sound file. Drag the new file into iTunes.
Insuring your health when living abroad
If you are considering a trip overseas you might want to be super protected and well-insured. It also requires a lot of planning. Though some people might not agree but a health insurance is extremely important in the trip. As most of the cases and trips result as being successful and likely people do not [...]