Thursday, September 18, 2008

Yellowcard

The band released their first album, Midget Tossing, in 1997. While Sean Mackin was featured on some of the songs, he was not a full-fledged member yet, as he still objected to many of the band's messages. Where We Stand, their second album, featured the same lineup as Midget Tossing, and Mackin was featured on more songs. Soon Ben Dobson lost interest in the band and left. He was replaced by Ryan Key (vocals & rhythm guitar), a local of Jacksonville who was playing in a band called Craig's Brother. This changed the band's music style drastically, from hardcore punk to pop punk. It also changed most of their fan base, leaving them with a new beginning and a fresh start as a band.

In early 2000, the band recorded the Still Standing EP. Soon after Still Standing EP was released, Todd Clarry left the band. Key then filled both Clarry's and Dobson's duties, guitar and vocals respectively. After sending the new EP to friend Steve Lubarsky at Lobster Records, the band signed their first recording contract in June 2000 and by November had headed west to Camarillo, CA to begin working on another full length album.

The group released their third album, One for the Kids (Lobster Records), in 2001 and followed up with The Underdog EP (Fueled by Ramen Records) in 2002. Both of these were well-received by fans. However, soon after The Underdog EP was released, Warren Cooke left the band due to personal reasons. The band then asked an old friend, Pete Mosely from Inspection 12, to play bass for them. Before Warren Cooke left, the band filmed an unreleased music video for the song "Powder". The video was later put on the enhanced version of the band's next album, Ocean Avenue.

My Heart Lyrics

I am finding out that maybe I was wrong
That I've fallen down and I can't do this alone

Stay with me, this is what I need, please?

Sing us a song and we'll sing it back to you
We could sing our own but what would it be without you?

I am nothing now and it's been so long
Since I've heard A sound, the sound of my only hope

This time I will be listening.

Sing us a song and we'll sing it back to you
We could sing our own but what would it be without you?

This heart, it beats, beats for only you
This heart, it beats, beats for only you

This heart, it beats, beats for only you
My heart is yours

This heart, it beats, beats for only you
My heart is your heart
(My heart, it beats for you)

This heart, it beats, beats for only you
My heart, my heart is your heart
(It beats, beats for only you. My heart is your's)
This heart, it beats, beats for only you
My heart, my heart is yours
(Please don't go now, Please don't fade away)
My heart is yours
(Please don't go now, Please don't fade away)
My heart is yours
My heart is yours
(Please don't go now, Please don't fade away)
My heart is yours
My heart is...
yours
my heart is yours...

BRICK - LYRICS

6 am day after Christmas
I throw some clothes on in the dark
The smell of cold
Car seat is freezing
The world is sleeping
I am numb
Up the stairs to her apartment
She is balled up on the couch
Her mom and dad went down to Charlotte
they're not home to find us out
And we drive
Now that I have found someone
I'm feeling more alone
Than I ever have before
She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly
they call her name at 7:30
I pace around the parking lot
then I walk down to buy her flowers
And sell some gifts that I got
Can't you see
It's not me you're dying for
Now she's feeling more alone
Then she ever has before
She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly
off the coast and I'm headed nowhere
She's a brick and I'm drowning slowly
As weeks went by
It showed that she was not fine
They told me son it's time to tell the truth
She broke down and I broke down
Cause I was tired of lying
Driving home to her apartment
For the moment we're alone
She's alone
I'm alone
Now I know it

Uses WIFI

A Wi-Fi enabled device such as a PC, game console, mobile phone, MP3 player or PDA can connect to the Internet when within range of a wireless network connected to the Internet. The coverage of one or more interconnected access points — called a hotspot — can comprise an area as small as a single room with wireless-opaque walls or as large as many square miles covered by overlapping access points. Wi-Fi technology has served to set up mesh networks, for example, in London.[1] Both architectures can operate in community networks.

In addition to restricted use in homes and offices, Wi-Fi can make access publicly available at Wi-Fi hotspots provided either free of charge or to subscribers to various providers. Organizations and businesses such as airports, hotels and restaurants often provide free hotspots to attract or assist clients. Enthusiasts or authorities who wish to provide services or even to promote business in a given area sometimes provide free Wi-Fi access. Metropolitan-wide Wi-Fi (Muni-Fi) already has more than 300 projects in process.[2] There were 879 Wi-Fi based Wireless Internet service providers in the Czech Republic as of May 2008.[3][4]

Wi-Fi also allows connectivity in peer-to-peer (wireless ad-hoc network) mode, which enables devices to connect directly with each other. This connectivity mode can prove useful in consumer electronics and gaming applications.

When wireless networking technology first entered the market many problems ensued for consumers who could not rely on products from different vendors working together. The Wi-Fi Alliance began as a community to solve this issue — aiming to address the needs of the end-user and to allow the technology to mature. The Alliance created the branding Wi-Fi CERTIFIED to reassure consumers that products will interoperate with other products displaying the same branding.

Many consumer devices use Wi-Fi. Amongst others, personal computers can network to each other and connect to the Internet, mobile computers can connect to the Internet from any Wi-Fi hotspot, and digital cameras can transfer images wirelessly.

Routers which incorporate a DSL-modem or a cable-modem and a Wi-Fi access point, often set up in homes and other premises, provide Internet-access and internetworking to all devices connected (wirelessly or by cable) to them. One can also connect Wi-Fi devices in ad-hoc mode for client-to-client connections without a router.

As of 2007 Wi-Fi technology had spread widely within business and industrial sites. In business environments, just like other environments, increasing the number of Wi-Fi access-points provides redundancy, support for fast roaming and increased overall network-capacity by using more channels or by defining smaller cells. Wi-Fi enables wireless voice-applications (VoWLAN or WVOIP). Over the years, Wi-Fi implementations have moved toward "thin" access-points, with more of the network intelligence housed in a centralized network appliance, relegating individual access-points to the role of mere "dumb" radios. Outdoor applications may utilize true mesh topologies. As of 2007 Wi-Fi installations can provide a secure computer networking gateway, firewall, DHCP server, intrusion detection system, and other functions.

WIFI

Wi-Fi (IPA: /ˈwaɪfaɪ/) is the trade name for the popular wireless technology used in home networks, mobile phones, video games and more. In particular, it covers the various IEEE 802.11 technologies (including 802.11n, 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11a).

Wi-Fi technologies are supported by nearly every modern personal computer operating system and most advanced game consoles, printers, and other peripherals.

Duo , Quad

The Core 2-branded CPUs include: "Conroe" and "Allendale" (dual-core for higher- and lower-end desktops), "Merom" (dual-core for laptops), "Kentsfield" (quad-core for desktops), and their variants named "Penryn" (dual-core for laptops), "Wolfdale" (dual-core for desktops) and "Yorkfield" (quad-core for desktops). (Note: For the server and workstation "Woodcrest", "Clovertown", and "Tigerton" CPUs see the Xeon brand[6].)

The Core 2 branded processors featured the Virtualization Technology (except T52x0, T5300, T54x0, T55x0 with stepping "B2", E2xx0, E4x00 and E8190 models), Execute Disable Bit, and SSE3. Their Core microarchitecture introduced also SSSE3, Trusted Execution Technology, Enhanced SpeedStep, and Active Management Technology (iAMT2). With a Thermal Design Power (TDP) of up to only 65 W, the Core 2 dual-core Conroe consumed only half the power of less capable, but also dual-core Pentium D-branded desktop chips[7] with a TDP of up to 130 W[8] (a high TDP requires additional cooling that can be noisy or expensive).

Typical for CPUs, the Core 2 Duo E4000/E6000, Core 2 Quad Q6600, Core 2 Extreme dual-core X6800, and quad-core QX6700 and QX6800 CPUs were affected by minor bugs

Intel COre

The Core 2 brand refers to a range of Intel's consumer 64-bit dual-core and 2x2 MCM quad-core CPUs with the x86-64 instruction set, based on the Intel Core microarchitecture, derived from the 32-bit dual-core Yonah laptop processor. (Note: The Yonah's silicon chip or die comprised two interconnected cores, each similar to those branded Pentium M). The 2x2 MCM dual-die quad-core[1] CPU had two separate dual-core dies (CPUs)—next to each other—in one quad-core MCM package. The Core 2 relegated the Pentium brand to a mid-end market, and reunified laptop and desktop CPU lines, which previously had been divided into the Pentium 4, D, and M brands.

The Core microarchitecture returned to lower clock speeds and improved processors' usage of both available clock cycles and power compared with preceding NetBurst of the Pentium 4/D-branded CPUs.[2] Core microarchitecture provides more efficient decoding stages, execution units, caches, and buses, reducing the power consumption of Core 2-branded CPUs, while increasing their processing capacity. Intel's CPUs have varied very wildly in power consumption according to clock speed, architecture and semiconductor process, shown in the CPU power dissipation tables.

The Core 2 brand was introduced on July 27, 2006[3] comprising the Solo (single-core), Duo (dual-core), Quad (quad-core), and Extreme (dual- or quad-core CPUs for enthusiasts) branches, during 2007.[4] Intel Core 2 processors with vPro technology (designed for businesses) include the dual-core and quad-core branches.[5]

Monday, September 8, 2008

Easy Payday

Probably the easiest and the best online payday loans are offered by EasyOnlinePayDayLoan.com. With a registration form you’d fill up in just minutes, you can already avail of their online payday service. Just consider the fact that you are: at least 18 years of age, of course the legal age; you have a regular source of income monthly, since this is how money lenders evaluate you if you can manage to settle this amount at the end of the maturity date; and of course, you have a direct deposit account because this is where the company will send you the money since the transactions are done completely online.cash in advance

One good thing about an online payday loan is that, their service is faxless. This means, you don’t need to send them documents that would most likely prove you are a qualified lendee. There is no hassle because all you have to do is face the PC connected to the internet and begin with your desired transactions. And lastly, the most important thing is, once approved, your money will definitely be sent on your bank account even just overnight. Well, this is already the best way for you to receive money in as quick as possible so that you may already settle for those sudden debts and urgent transactions.

Auto Loan

Last Saturday, the Morris household finally relented and bought a second car. We thought we could live on one car forever, but my oldest daughter is starting kindergarten in the fall (!) and her school happens to be in the opposite direction of CUNA.

I am not a car guy. I know how to take care of one, but that's about it. I don't salivate at auto shows or sports cars. The only car that I'd get excited about is the Batmobile, which says a lot.

Anyway, since I don't change cars that often, I'm completely unfamiliar with the bad credit auto loans process (I don't have thousands of dollars of cash on hand, so I need a loan). Where to start?

I called my credit union, Great Wisconsin Credit Union, and explained my situation. A Financial Services Representative (FSR or MSR in the biz) spent 30-45 minutes on the phone with me explaining everything and answered all of my inane questions. She then sent me a loan pre-approval letter within days to flash the dealerships and also explained how to buy from a private seller too.

I was all set. Now I just needed to find a car.

After a month of checking out cars in and around Madison, I found a wonderful Toyota Camry on Craigslist (a very special nod goes to Edmunds.com which proved to be essential in the search and evaluation of my new car). This was on a Friday night and I knew the car was going to sell quickly. The next morning, I rushed my two daughters into the nearest Great Wisconsin branch where they ran around the lobby (open from 9-12) while I explained my situation - we needed to wrap up the sale by noon. My kids were in rare form (they are 2 and 5), but staff there gave them each a bag of animal crackers which gave them something to do while I planned a closing strategy with the FSR.

There were some logistical snags because I didn't have a copy of the title, but the credit union worked with me anyway and were able to set up a meeting in an hour with all of the paperwork ready for both my wife and I to sign along with the car seller. We met back up, signed the paperwork, gave him the check and voila! I had a car.

But here is the best part - the credit union has a partnership with the Wisconsin Dept. of Motor Vehicles, which meant that I left the credit union with license plates and registration! I was dreading taking a day off of work and standing in line at the local DMV to get all of that done, but someone in the credit union was smart enough at some point to establish that connection and make members' lives easier. Icing on the cake.

Thank you Great Wisconsin Credit Union for making my auto loan easy and satisfying. I talk a lot about the credit union difference, but it's always nice to experience it. A

Debt Consolidation

Most finance counseling would recommend consolidate debt for your numerous credits, and consumers would likely say that it is the best option. Debt is a commitment and debt reduction always requires some sacrifice. Debt consolidation loan is a loan which pays off many other debts or lines of credit. But how do you know it’s a good deal? Before you proceed, considering the pros and cons of uk debt consolidation service is a wise thing.

The Pros
There are some advantages of consolidating your debt. Firstly, single monthly payment simplifies money management and all your debts will be brought together with one lender. Instead of paying various dues to various creditors, you now only have to pay a single installment per month. You will have to make payments to and deal with just one company. So, you will have an easier time making your payments and avoid late fees, extra charges, and the bad credits that inevitably results when you can't afford to pay regular bills.

It gives interest rate reduction. While most debt consolidation loans are secured with a second mortgage on your house, the interest rates are much less than unsecured loans like credit card purchases because they have nothing except your word and your history.

Monthly installments are minimized. The amount you have to pay monthly is typically decreased because the interest rate is lower and because you have one payment versus many. It also creates tax breaks. Your loan’s interest can be deducted from taxes. The interest paid to a credit card is money down the drain, while the interest paid to a mortgage can be used as a tax write-off.

The Cons
On the contrary, you will end up paying more in the long run. Consolidating your debt will still make you owing the same amount of money. Usually, the difference is the length of the term. If the term is really long, this could only leave you paying more interest.

Paying off your debts will take you longer time. The length of mortgaging usually takes ten to thirty years. Instead of spending a couple of years getting out of credit card debt, you will be spending the length of your mortgage getting out of debt.

You could have even more debt to consolidate. Because of the easier load and having extra money left over, it might be easy for you to start using your credit cards again or continue your impulse spending habits that got you into the quicksand of debt.

Losing everything is a danger. Consolidation loans are called secured loans. If you don’t pay an unsecured credit card loan, it results a bad rating to you, but your home is still secured. While if you don’t pay a secured loan, your home which is the one that secured the loan may be taken away from you.

It’s Up to You to Decide
No matter how long it may take or how difficult it may be to do it, getting out of debt is well worth it. If you are thinking of debt consolidation as number one on your debt solutions list, then think over the pros and cons first.

Car Insurance Rates

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Car Insurance Rates Drop in New Jersey - New York Times: If NJ can do it, how about some insurance reform in Massachusetts?


Joseph Alfano, who works for an office supply company in Clifton, N.J., got a pleasant surprise when he renewed his car insurance this summer. The premium on his 1997 Mercury Mountaineer dropped nearly 30 percent, to $1,273 a year.

“It went down almost $500,” Mr. Alfano said. “That’s significant money.”

More tellingly, it provides a case study in what happens when competitive forces are unleashed and markets are allowed to operate more freely. And while some drivers are worse off, the vast majority of consumers have gained from the changes.
Throughout the country, New Jersey and Massachusetts stood out for their heavy regulation. Some of the biggest insurers shunned the states. But that started changing in New Jersey when state officials, worried that even more insurers would leave, finally decided to give the industry much more flexibility with prices and driver ratings.

Saturday, September 6, 2008

Casino Guide Review

Many casinos place in this world, but a better place for casinos and online casino is different. It is unique because the online casino provide better service and good access. This means open access for all. Access to this game open so many players around the globe, using it to get better service from the provider. Many open access in the day to day and many gamers have been sharing for the game. If you want to enjoy the casino and not spend any time on gas driving up and down to your local casino, online casinos is your best choice.So you can play online casino at any time you want without worrying about your wearing pyjamas and your baring feet. Visit the site for more information.

Friday, September 5, 2008

Blu-ray Disc


Blu-ray Disc (also known as Blu-ray or BD) is an optical disc storage media format. Its main uses are high-definition video and data storage. The disc has the same dimensions as a standard DVD or CD.

The name Blu-ray Disc is derived from the blue laser (violet coloured) used to read and write this type of disc. Because of its shorter wavelength (405 nm), substantially more data can be stored on a Blu-ray Disc than on the DVD format, which uses a red (650 nm) laser. A dual layer Blu-ray Disc can store 50 GB, almost six times the capacity of a double-dual layer DVD (or more than 10 times if single-layer).

During the high definition optical disc format war, Blu-ray Disc competed with the HD DVD format. On February 19, 2008, Toshiba — the main company supporting HD DVD — announced it would no longer develop, manufacture, and market HD DVD players and recorders,leading almost all other HD DVD companies to follow suit, effectively ending the format war.

Blu-ray Disc was developed by the Blu-ray Disc Association, a group representing consumer electronics, computer hardware, and motion picture production. As of August 27, 2008 more than 780 Blu-ray Disc titles have been released in the United States and more than 480 Blu-ray Disc titles have been released in Japan. By the end of 2008, there is expected to be a total of 1220 Blu-ray Disc titles released in the United States.

Babylon A.D.

Babylon A.D. is a 2008 science fiction film based on the novel Babylon Babies by Maurice Georges Dantec. The film was directed by Mathieu Kassovitz and stars Vin Diesel. It was released on August 29, 2008 in the United States.

Disaster Movie

Disaster Movie is a 2008 comedy film. It is written and directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer, and stars Carmen Electra, Kim Kardashian, Matt Lanter, Nicole Parker, Crista Flanagan and Vanessa Minnillo

cast:

Matt Lanter: Will
Vanessa Minnillo Amy
Gary 'G Thang' Johnson:[2] Calvin
Nicole Parker: Princess Giselle, Amy Winehouse, Jessica Simpson
Crista Flanagan: Juney, Hannah Montana
Kim Kardashian: Lisa
Ike Barinholtz: Wolf, Javier Bardem, Police Officer, Hellboy, Batman, Beowulf, Prince Caspian
Carmen Electra: Beautiful Assassin
Tony Cox: Indiana Jones
Tad Hilgenbrink: Prince Edward
Nick Steele (actor): Underwear Model
John Di Domenico: The Love Guru, Dr. Phil
Jason Boegh: Carrie Bradshaw

source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disaster_movie

Plasma Vs. LCD

Plasma TV Overview

Plasma television technology is based loosely on the fluorescent light bulb. The display itself consists of cells. Within each cell two glass panels are separated by a narrow gap in which neon-xenon gas is injected and sealed in plasma form during the manufacturing process. The gas is electrically charged at specific intervals when the Plasma set is in use. The charged gas then strikes red, green, and blue phosphors, thus creating a television image. Each group of red, green, and blue phosphors is called a pixel (picture element).

Although Plasma television technology eliminate the need for the bulky picture tube and electron beam scanning of traditional televisions, because it still employs the burning of phosphors to generate an image, Plasma televisions still suffer from some of the drawbacks of traditional televisions, such as heat generation and screen-burn of static images.

LCD TV Overview

LCD televisions, on the other hand, use a different technology (see also question #1 for this same explanation).

Basically, LCD panels are made of two layers of transparent material, which are polarized, and are "glued" together. One of the layers is coated with a special polymer that holds the individual liquid crystals. Current is then passed through individual crystals, which allow the crystals to pass or block light to create images. LCD crystals do not produce their own light, so an external light source, such as florescent bulb is needed for the image created by the LCD to become visible to the viewer.

Unlike standard CRT and Plasma televisions, since there are no phosphors that light up, less power is need for operation and the light source in an LCD television generates less heat than a Plasma or traditional television. Also, because of the nature of LCD technology, there is no radiation emitted from the screen itself.

Plasma vs LCD

The ADVANTAGES of Plasma over LCD are:

1. Larger screen size availability.

2. Better contrast ratio and ability to render deeper blacks.

3. Better color accuracy and saturation.

4. Better motion tracking (little or no motion lag in fast moving images).

The DISADVANTAGES of Plasma vs LCD include:

1. Plasma TVs are more susceptible to burn-in of static images.

2. Plasma TVs generate more heat than LCDs, due to the need to light of phosphors to create the images.

3. Does not perform as well at higher altitudes.

4. Shorter display life span (about 30,000 hours or 8 hrs of viewing a day for 9 years) than LCD. However, screen life span is improving to as high as 60,000 hours due to technology improvements.

LCD television ADVANTAGES over Plasma include:

1. No burn-in of static images.

2. Cooler running temperature.

3. No high altitude use issues.

4. Increased image brightness over Plasma.

5. Longer display life (about 60,000 hours - at which time all you may need to do is replace the light source, not the entire set). This can vary according other environmental and use factors.

6. Lighter weight (when comparing same screen sizes) than Plasma counterparts.

DISADVANTAGES of LCD vs Plasma televisions include:

1. Lower contrast ratio, not as good rendering deep blacks.

2. Not as good at tracking motion (fast moving objects may exhibit lag artifacts) - However, this is improving with the recent implementation of 120Hz screen refresh rates in higher-end LCD sets.

3. Not as common in large screen sizes above 42-inches as Plasma. However, the number is growing fast, with 46 and 47-inch screen sizes becoming more common, and some LCD sets having a screen size as large as 65-inches now available to the general public.

4. Although LCD televisions do not suffer from burn-in susceptibility, it is possible that individual pixels on an LCD televisions can burn out, causing small, visible, black or white dots to appear on the screen. Individual pixels cannot be repaired, the whole screen would need to be replaced at that point, if the individual pixel burnout becomes annoying to you.

5. LCD televisions are typically more expensive than equivalent-sized Plasma televisions (although this is changing), especially when comparing EDTV Plasmas to HDTV-LCD Televisions.


source : http://hometheater.about.com/od/lcdtvfaqs/f/lcdfaq2.htm

Hailstorm in Kenya

NAIROBI (Reuters) - A huge hailstorm turned parts of central Kenya white, thrilling residents most of whom had never experienced such conditions, officials said on Wednesday.

Hailstorms are usual in some parts of Kenya, which straddles the equator, but the ferocity of the storm in Busara, 255 km (158 miles) northwest of the capital was unprecedented.

Excited villagers pelted each other with snowballs while some ate pieces of the icy sheet that formed over an entire hillside.

Kenya's Meteorological Department said Tuesday's storm was caused by the convergence of cold air currents from the Indian Ocean and warm air currents from the Congo.

"The hailstones falling on the ground joined together to form expansive sheets of ice or snow flakes occupying a large area, 30 acres," a statement by the meteorologists said.

More than 12 hours after the storm, the forested hillside was still white despite the hot tropical sun.

"In fact this thing is very sweet, we have never seen anything like this. We like the ice so much because with the sun being hot, you take it and you feel satisfied," resident Simon Kimani said.

The only snow to be seen in normally sunny Kenya is on top of the country's highest mountain, 5,199-metre (17,057 ft) Mount Kenya.

(Reporting by Njuwa Maina and Patrick Muiruri; writing by Wangui Kanina; editing by Tony Austin)

Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal i Parera (IPA: [rafaˈel naˈðal]) (born June 3, 1986) is a Spanish professional tennis player who has been ranked World No. 1 since 18 August 2008.

Nadal has won five Grand Slam singles titles and the 2008 Olympic gold medal. He captured four consecutive French Opens from 2005 through 2008 and Wimbledon in 2008. He is the only man other than Björn Borg to have won four consecutive French Open titles, one of only three men in the open era who won both the French Open and Wimbledon in the same calendar year, only the second male Spaniard to have won Wimbledon, and the only man who entered the Olympics ranked in the top five to win a gold medal in singles.

For much of his career, Nadal has had a rivalry with Roger Federer. He was ranked World No. 2 behind Federer for a record 160 weeks before earning the top spot. Nadal has won 12 of their 18 singles matches, including four of their six Grand Slam finals.

Nadal has been especially successful on clay courts. He has a 22–1 record in clay court tournament finals and is undefeated in 41 best-of-five-set matches on clay. In each of the last four years, he has won both the French Open and two clay court Masters Series tournaments. He also owns the longest single-surface winning streak in the open era, having won 81 consecutive matches on clay from April 2005 to May 2007. As a result, some tennis critics and top players already regard him as the greatest clay-court player of all time

Roger Federer

Roger Federer (pronounced /ˈrɒdʒə ˈfɛdərər/; born August 8, 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 2. He was the World No. 1 ranked player for a record 237 consecutive weeks from February 2, 2004 through August 17, 2008. Federer's success has prompted a number of tennis critics, legendary players, and current players to consider him to be the greatest tennis player in history.

Federer has won twelve Grand Slam singles titles (three Australian Open, five Wimbledon, four US Open), four Tennis Masters Cup titles, and fourteen ATP Masters Series titles. Federer holds many records in the game, including having appeared in ten consecutive Grand Slam men's singles finals (2005 Wimbledon Championships through the 2007 US Open) and eighteen consecutive Grand Slam singles semifinals (2004 Wimbledon - 2008 US Open). He also holds the open era records for consecutive wins on both grass courts (65) and hard courts (56). At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Federer won the men's doubles gold medal for Switzerland, partnering with Stanislas Wawrinka. He has a storied rivalry with Rafael Nadal, who succeeded him as the World No. 1 player.

Thursday, September 4, 2008

Casino Guide Review

Many casinos place in this world, but a better place for casinos and online casino is different. It is unique because the online casino provide better service and good access. This means open access for all. Access to this game open so many players around the globe, using it to get better service from the provider. Many open access in the day to day and many gamers have been sharing for the game. If you want to enjoy the casino and not spend any time on gas driving up and down to your local casino, online casinos is your best choice.So you can play online casino at any time you want without worrying about your wearing pyjamas and your baring feet. Visit the site for more information.

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Debt Consolidation

Most finance counseling would recommend debt loan consolidation for your numerous credits, and consumers would likely say that it is the best option. Debt is a commitment and debt reduction always requires some sacrifice. Debt consolidation loan is a loan which pays off many other debts or lines of credit. But how do you know it’s a good deal? Before you proceed, considering the pros and cons of uk debt consolidation service is a wise thing.

The Pros
There are some advantages of consolidating your debt. Firstly, single monthly payment simplifies money management and all your debts will be brought together with one lender. Instead of paying various dues to various creditors, you now only have to pay a single installment per month. You will have to make payments to and deal with just one company. So, you will have an easier time making your payments and avoid late fees, extra charges, and the bad credits that inevitably results when you can't afford to pay regular bills.

It gives interest rate reduction. While most debt consolidation loans are secured with a second mortgage on your house, the interest rates are much less than unsecured loans like credit card purchases because they have nothing except your word and your history.

Monthly installments are minimized. The amount you have to pay monthly is typically decreased because the interest rate is lower and because you have one payment versus many. It also creates tax breaks. Your loan’s interest can be deducted from taxes. The interest paid to a credit card is money down the drain, while the interest paid to a mortgage can be used as a tax write-off.

The Cons
On the contrary, you will end up paying more in the long run. Consolidating your debt will still make you owing the same amount of money. Usually, the difference is the length of the term. If the term is really long, this could only leave you paying more interest.

Paying off your debts will take you longer time. The length of mortgaging usually takes ten to thirty years. Instead of spending a couple of years getting out of credit card debt, you will be spending the length of your mortgage getting out of debt.

You could have even more debt to consolidate. Because of the easier load and having extra money left over, it might be easy for you to start using your credit cards again or continue your impulse spending habits that got you into the quicksand of debt.

Losing everything is a danger. Consolidation loans are called secured loans. If you don’t pay an unsecured credit card loan, it results a bad rating to you, but your home is still secured. While if you don’t pay a secured loan, your home which is the one that secured the loan may be taken away from you.

It’s Up to You to Decide
No matter how long it may take or how difficult it may be to do it, getting out of debt is well worth it. If you are thinking of debt consolidation as number one on your debt solutions list, then think over the pros and cons first.

Car insurance

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Car Insurance Rates Drop in New Jersey - New York Times: If NJ can do it, how about some insurance reform in Massachusetts?


Joseph Alfano, who works for an office supply company in Clifton, N.J., got a pleasant surprise when he renewed his car insurance this summer. The premium on his 1997 Mercury Mountaineer dropped nearly 30 percent, to $1,273 a year.

“It went down almost $500,” Mr. Alfano said. “That’s significant money.”

More tellingly, it provides a case study in what happens when competitive forces are unleashed and markets are allowed to operate more freely. And while some drivers are worse off, the vast majority of consumers have gained from the changes.
Throughout the country, New Jersey and Massachusetts stood out for their heavy regulation. Some of the biggest insurers shunned the states. But that started changing in New Jersey when state officials, worried that even more insurers would leave, finally decided to give the industry much more flexibility with prices and driver ratings.

Credit Card Review

The Fed apparently is getting a bit nervous about business credit card industry and the possiblility it will be this next bubble to burst or to go bust, ironically because of it’s own predatory practices. When you consider that “Penalty fees make up nearly half of industry revenues” the credit card industry is “banking” on us to miss a payment or make a mistake and they will “as designed” profit from our misfortune. Another glaring example of disaster capitalism and in my opinion the Fed aided and abetted this whole situation with their asleep at the wheel oversight that’s the bad news,

But here’s the good news: If you’ve ever been steamed by surprise fees on your credit-card statement or had your interest rate cranked up without warning, the Federal Reserve Board wants to help you. The Fed? That oracular secret society whose chairmen say Yoda-like things about interest rates? Well, actually, yes.

There’s plenty to reform. During the housing bubble, credit-card vendors inflated interest rates – even as the Fed slashed them – and found increasingly sneaky ways to usher their customers into perpetually indebted servitude. Such as:

•Raising rates as high as 32 percent on existing balances, with no
notice, even when they’ve always been paid on time.

•Compressing the time between statement mailings and due dates.

•Charging interest on debt already repaid.

•Posting on-time payments after their due date – and then charging late fees.

•Neglecting to disclose how much interest and time it will take to pay
off a balance with minimum payments (if ever).

They want to hear our horror stories so let’s give them an ear-full.

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Auto Loan

Last Saturday, the Morris household finally relented and bought a second car. We thought we could live on one car forever, but my oldest daughter is starting kindergarten in the fall (!) and her school happens to be in the opposite direction of CUNA.

I am not a car guy. I know how to take care of one, but that's about it. I don't salivate at auto shows or sports cars. The only car that I'd get excited about is the Batmobile, which says a lot.

Anyway, since I don't change cars that often, I'm completely unfamiliar with the auto loan process (I don't have thousands of dollars of cash on hand, so I need a loan). Where to start?

I called my credit union, Great Wisconsin Credit Union, and explained my situation. A Financial Services Representative (FSR or MSR in the biz) spent 30-45 minutes on the phone with me explaining everything and answered all of my inane questions. She then sent me a loan pre-approval letter within days to flash the dealerships and also explained how to buy from a private seller too.

I was all set. Now I just needed to find a car.

After a month of checking out cars in and around Madison, I found a wonderful Toyota Camry on Craigslist (a very special nod goes to Edmunds.com which proved to be essential in the search and evaluation of my new car). This was on a Friday night and I knew the car was going to sell quickly. The next morning, I rushed my two daughters into the nearest Great Wisconsin branch where they ran around the lobby (open from 9-12) while I explained my situation - we needed to wrap up the sale by noon. My kids were in rare form (they are 2 and 5), but staff there gave them each a bag of animal crackers which gave them something to do while I planned a closing strategy with the FSR.

There were some logistical snags because I didn't have a copy of the title, but the credit union worked with me anyway and were able to set up a meeting in an hour with all of the paperwork ready for both my wife and I to sign along with the car seller. We met back up, signed the paperwork, gave him the check and voila! I had a car.

But here is the best part - the credit union has a partnership with the Wisconsin Dept. of Motor Vehicles, which meant that I left the credit union with license plates and registration! I was dreading taking a day off of work and standing in line at the local DMV to get all of that done, but someone in the credit union was smart enough at some point to establish that connection and make members' lives easier. Icing on the cake.

Thank you Great Wisconsin Credit Union for making my auto loan easy and satisfying. I talk a lot about the credit union difference, but it's always nice to experience it. A

Mortgages

Giving can be its own reward? Yes!

Being leader of BonaResponds (coolest volunteer group in the world! Ok, maybe I am slightly biased) has led me into some interesting discussions on charitable giving. Some strict classic economists have argued that charity and other selfless acts do not make economic sense. To that argument I always remind them that people (and I guess monkeys too!) maximize utility and not money. Here are some recent articles that give further credence to the charitable giving can be economically justified and what at first glance appears irrational may be just the would-be economist looking at the wrong metric.

Neural Responses to Taxation and Voluntary Giving Reveal Motives for Charitable Donations

" consistent with warm glow, neural activity further increases when people make transfers voluntarily. Both pure altruism and warm-glow motives appear to determine the hedonic consequences of financial transfers"

Monkeys Enjoy Giving To Others, Study Finds:

"Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have shown capuchin monkeys, just like humans, find giving to be a satisfying experience. This finding comes on the coattails of a recent imaging study in humans that documented activity in reward centers of the brain after humans gave to charity."

NowWeAreTalking offers still more evidence of the benefits of giving homes loans.

"...researchers at the University of British Columbia and the Harvard Business School found that individuals report significantly greater happiness if they make charitable donations or give gifts to others rather than spending on themselves (March 21 edition, Science)."

Which is really just to say that some of the things that appear irrational, are actually rational when utility and not just risk and return are considered. Need other examples? Excess trading, buying high flying stocks to be able to brack about them, even lottery tickets if they allow you to dream of winning big.

BTW if all of this talk about giving makes you want to be happier, BonaResponds is always ready to accept any and all donations of money, food, tools, just about anything. As the leader, I will guarantee it gets put to good use!

Insurance Portal

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Monday, September 1, 2008

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Insurance Portal

Does your life already have an insurance? Did you just recently injured your life? Do you want to issue an insurance for your life? Do you want to protect your life from being destroyed? Or if ever it has one, does it guarantee or does it have a good insurance rate? Or is your insurance have already expired? If you have these kind of questions your in the right place to come. EZ-InsurancePortal.com is here for you to help your insurance needs for your life. Never the less you will not regret that you have applied and insurance with them because they have a cheap insurance. But wait, they’re not only offering for a life insurance. They also offer for other insurances like for your home insurance, if you wanted to have one. You can find the best insurance rates that they offer for you and your house. They also have a Home insurance if ever you wanted to insure your home. They also offer a Life insurance, an insurance for yourself if ever the time will come that you will pass away. And lastly they have the Renter’s insurance, this is for accidents that you may encounter and will produce a mass damage like for example fire damage, water damage, theft.

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Easy Payday

Probably the easiest and the best online payday loans are offered by EasyOnlinePayDayLoan.com. With a registration form you’d fill up in just minutes, you can already avail of their online payday service. Just consider the fact that you are: at least 18 years of age, of course the legal age; you have a regular source of income monthly, since this is how money lenders evaluate you if you can manage to settle this amount at the end of the maturity date; and of course, you have a direct deposit account because this is where the company will send you the money since the transactions are done completely online.get a payday loan

One good thing about an online payday loan is that, their service is faxless. This means, you don’t need to send them documents that would most likely prove you are a qualified lendee. There is no hassle because all you have to do is face the PC connected to the internet and begin with your desired transactions. And lastly, the most important thing is, once approved, your money will definitely be sent on your bank account even just overnight. Well, this is already the best way for you to receive money in as quick as possible so that you may already settle for those sudden debts and urgent transactions.

Mortgages

Giving can be its own reward? Yes!

Being leader of BonaResponds (coolest volunteer group in the world! Ok, maybe I am slightly biased) has led me into some interesting discussions on charitable giving. Some strict classic economists have argued that charity and other selfless acts do not make economic sense. To that argument I always remind them that people (and I guess monkeys too!) maximize utility and not money. Here are some recent articles that give further credence to the charitable giving can be economically justified and what at first glance appears irrational may be just the would-be economist looking at the wrong metric.

Neural Responses to Taxation and Voluntary Giving Reveal Motives for Charitable Donations

" consistent with warm glow, neural activity further increases when people make transfers voluntarily. Both pure altruism and warm-glow motives appear to determine the hedonic consequences of financial transfers"

Monkeys Enjoy Giving To Others, Study Finds:

"Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have shown capuchin monkeys, just like humans, find giving to be a satisfying experience. This finding comes on the coattails of a recent imaging study in humans that documented activity in reward centers of the brain after humans gave to charity."

NowWeAreTalking offers still more evidence of the benefits of giving homes loans.

"...researchers at the University of British Columbia and the Harvard Business School found that individuals report significantly greater happiness if they make charitable donations or give gifts to others rather than spending on themselves (March 21 edition, Science)."

Which is really just to say that some of the things that appear irrational, are actually rational when utility and not just risk and return are considered. Need other examples? Excess trading, buying high flying stocks to be able to brack about them, even lottery tickets if they allow you to dream of winning big.

BTW if all of this talk about giving makes you want to be happier, BonaResponds is always ready to accept any and all donations of money, food, tools, just about anything. As the leader, I will guarantee it gets put to good use!

Cash Advance Writeup

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Many people nowadays are experiencing cash shortage and want to have the fastest way to solve their financial problem. But trying to apply for loans, another problem emerges , most often it is the time constraints. Most of the loans took weeks to be approved! So, if you really want to solve your financial problem, just try Urgent Cash loan.com and they will give you the best solution. They offer cash advance and payday loans, which means a good opportunity for those who need an urgent or quick cash, loans or payday loans. The best thing also about Urgent Cash loan.com is that they have the easiest and the most secure way of online transactions. You don’t have to find lender because they will find it for you! Hustle-free transactions are offered here!
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Phone Sex Lines

It's all reminding me of something someone said to me at one point when I was talking about the violence of assimilation in the Castro: you would miss it if it was gone. And I thought this was completely preposterous -- I mean, the Castro has never meant anything to me except exclusion and the lonely ache of wanting something that will never hold me. But now, the end of the free phone sex line -- the one where you start talking and someone immediately hangs up on you. Let's try it: hey, what's up? Click.

Note the straight-friendly "what’s up” -- they demand that shit. But let me try again. Hey. Click. How about just hello? Click.

But wait. Hey, what's up? What’re you into? I'm pretty open, like a lot of body contact, making out, sucking cock. Click.

Okay, that's not what I'm missing -- I promise you I will never miss that click, even if I ever miss the Castro! But there are other times on the phone sex chat line when it gets kind of fun -- completely formulaic in its faux-masculinity, but kind of hilarious once you just play along. I'm not suggesting that you play along -- just that I sometimes do, and it's funny how some of the things I used to find the most horrifying -- like an obsession with fucking raw, breeding, raping that ass, taking loads, etc. All of that used to make me feel hopeless and despondent, then I realized wait, none of these people are hooking up, this is the perfect place for unsafe fantasies -- not that these fantasies don't sometimes bleed into actual sexual practices, but that for me they actually take away the mythology. I mean, once I come all over the kitchen floor, I realize no, I don't actually want to be thrown down in the dirt and then fucked like a dog by 1, 2, 3 guys while some other guy is fucking my face the whole time and wait there's a whole crowd watching.

Let me be more precise: I don't want to get fucked in the dirt because I don't like dirt, and I certainly don't want to mess up my clothes -- plus, hello, can you imagine how much that would hurt my body! Anyway, it takes me so long to relax enough to get fucked -- okay, well that's where the raw fantasy comes in because it makes it easier, so what am I trying to say here? Well, it's much much easier over the phone and somehow these played-out porno fantasies end up satisfying me enough that they strengthen my resolve not to get fucked without a condom in my actual life, yay! I’ll have to think more about the connection.

But anyway, now there's no free phone sex line -- you have to pay two dollars, which is kind of annoying if all that ends up happening is six guys hang up on you and then you’re sitting there trying to get hard again because you were horny so shouldn't you be horny now?