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It comes with Dean, actually. Someone just put it near Brock when setting up the display. It happens a lot.
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Why the hell is there a shotgun by Brock? Everyone knows Brock doesn’t use guns, guns are fruity.
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I’m in it to win it. This line could be amazing, so i’m willing to help support it.
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Rrrrrrrgh!
While I really, REALLY would do anything for Team Venture, I simply NEED to save my money what with all the wonderful games coming onto the PS3 sometime later this year (looking at you, Arkham City!). So I guess this looks like a job FOR…somebody else. XD
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I want Brock Samson. Where is the link to him?
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I ordered. They look cool, and it’s worth supporting.
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Nevermind.. they have removed waves 2 and 3 from preorder. I’m guessing they aren’t expecting to get the orders.
Found links here: http://venturebrosblog.com/category/bif-bang-pow/ (scroll way down). If you follow the links, you get a message that they were removed on Sept13
Sad Panda.
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Can you post a link to waves 2 and 3? For the life of me I can’t find them on the EE site.
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dangling not danging….
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I would be all over these if they were 6" action figures or even 5" for team-ups w/ Doctor Who & TMNT toys. I loathe 3.75" action figure lines. I’m not a fan of the fake Megos either.
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Rob, protip: when linking to something to get people to do stuff, try linking to "go here and do this" not "here". Making it as small as possible doesn’t help anybody.
/goes for a lot of things actually
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I’d love to have me some great Venture Bros figures…unfortunately these don’t look all that great.
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I was excited to hear of this line but those sculpts just do not make me want to order them
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Brock is slated to come in the 2nd wave
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Nevermind, googled it. The FAQ is on the Venture Bros Cartoon blog. http://venturebrosblog.com/category/bif-bang-pow/
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Where is this "FAQ" you mention? I can’t find it anywhere on the BBP site. Could you at least give a general idea of where it’s located so we can find it? All I can find are the twitter tweets about it, but nothing about only 3% of the required pre-orders.
Not to mention, if they were so bothered by it, maybe they should have ADVERTISED BETTER. These things just sort of snuck in there under the radar, and only recently went up on the site with no fanfare. Of course they only got 3% of the pre-orders they need, nobody even knew they were available to pre-order yet!
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They aren’t coming out until next summer at the earliest. You can order now and just make sure you put the money away when you get it. You won’t be charged anything until they ship. Try Entertainment Earth or Big Bad Toy Store. (my personal favorite)
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Well, you don’t get charged through EE until they’re actually ready to ship, so you don’t need to worry about having the cash now.
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And yet nobody ever made <i>Newsradio</i> action figures with a WNYX playset. Why, God, why?
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BBTS? Battle Beyond the Stars? I would buy those.
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Crap, the deadline’s before my birthday, when I’ll actually have some cash that I could put away in case they do get made. I’m hoping the orders pick up, I was looking forward to this, especially with a Phantom Limb I won’t have to have several series for.
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Meh, I’m still bitter over missing out on the Indiana Jones action figures.
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I preordered all 3 waves after Longbowhunter mentioned this stipulation a month ago. My ccard hasn’t been charged and I even got a free mousepad. I am totally in the same camp. Please help these to get made! IGNORE ME!
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How’s international shipping at EE? Might move my preorders there then.
Big advantage to preordering at BBTS is they hold stuff until you want to ship.
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Pre-ordered all three waves at Entertainment Earth….and I NEVER pre-order ANYTHING. For those on the fence,EE is extremely easy to deal with….they dont charge you anything until the items ship,and they give you a heads up beforehand. Please its super easy to cancel an order if you change your mind later. Please,please help me get these figures made….if you do I promise I’ll come over to your house and give you the wettest,nastiest Rusty Venture you’ve ever had!!!!!
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So BBP could make those craptacular Mego figures– that no one buys-and even when announced were told no one would buy them– they need the 3-3/4 figure wheelhouse to meet a minimum..– And once again we are supposed to preorder without seeing any final sculpts– and as much as I would pick these out when they hit retail– they could turn out like the recent Tron or POTC figures– and I wont buy those even when they hit clearance– if the preview pictures on EE are the example of the sculpting we are going to see in the final product– just let this line die an early death– before starting and not even making it to wave 2
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Wait, am I reading the page wrong or is Brock not included in this preorder wave?
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So should I be preordering at Entertainment Earth instead or something?
Given how BBTS doesn’t have a Wave 2 preorder out, for that matter.
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7 Surprisingly Dark '90s Cartoons Aimed At Kids
Nowadays, in light of multiple wars abroad and massive economic decline, the ‘90s are often remembered as a golden age of happiness and prosperity, a time when things were brighter, simpler, more wholesome…except for children’s animation, apparently. In a television world before Adult Swim, Western animators looking to produce more mature material still had to work within the constraints of children’s programming, with surprising and often award-winning results. Were these shows too serious for kids? Is today’s children’s programming too juvenile? Take a look at these seven (in no particular order) surprisingly dark kids’ shows of the ’90s and let us know what you think.
7. X-Men: The Animated Series
Running from October 1992 to September 1997, the popular series loosely adapted a number of famous X-Men comic book arcs and dealt with many of the same issues that the print version focused on: intolerance, isolation, predjudice, and outright racism. In true ‘90s “After School Special” style,X-Men: The Animated Series even dealt with current controversial topics, such as divorce, AIDS hysteria (in the form of the Legacy Virus), and even the effects of too much television. In this clip, Professor X manages to stop a raging Magneto… by making him relive his Holocaust experiences of fleeing from Nazis in war-stricken Europe. Yeah, that’s pretty dark.
6. ReBoot
This multiple award-winning Canadian show originally ran from 1994 to 2001 and owns the distinction of being the first computer-animated television series. ReBoot followed the adventures of sprites and binomes living within a user’s home computer, presented as the futuristic city of Mainframe. The story focused on Dot Matrix, a sprite who owned a diner at the beginning of the series, her little brother Enzo, and their relationship with Bob, the designated guardian (a form of anti-virus software) of Mainframe. The central villains were two resident viruses, the evil yet orderly Megabyte (voiced by the late Tony Jay) and his chaotic, immensely powerful but utterly insane sister Hexadecimal (voiced by Shirley Millner). While the first season was mostly self-contained episodes, the show later evolved towards following coherent, surprisingly mature story arcs that explored topics such as
death, insanity, redemption, excessive force, and in this clip below, even outright torture.
5. Spider-Man: The Animated Series
The ‘90s Spider-Man cartoon ran for five seasons from 1994-1998. In the vein of the earlier X-Men series, the show followed its own storylines but with an even looser format. Rather than adapt entire arcs, the show instead focused on incorporating popular Spider-Man characters and then creating their own arcs and even origins for these figures. The show tread into dark waters numerous times, but one of the most memorable was the introduction of notable nightmare inducer Carnage. In the original Spider-Man comics, Kletus Kasady is an outright psychopathic serial killer who becomes immensely more dangerous and unhinged after bonding with the offspring of Venom’s symbiote. In Spider-Man: The Animated Series, they instead label Kasady as just a madman, but his maniacal personality and thirst for violence is present in full force. Check out this clip of his entrance to the show:
4. Beast Wars: Transformers
The Beast Wars incarnation of the ever-popular Transformers line of toys and cartoons originally ran from 1996 to 1999. Beast Wars represented a distinct break with Transformers tradition, featuring robots disguised as animals rather than the usual vehicles (and occasional boombox… with accompanying transforming cassettes) duking it out on a prehistoric earth. Due to this fact alone, the show was initially derided by Transformers fans, but went on to earn their and really everyone else’s respect for the quality and maturity of its writing and excellent (for the time) computer animation. Ask a fan of the show what their most memorable moment is, and they’ll probably tell you it was the death of Dinobot, a proud warrior and Predacon (Beast Wars’ analog to Decepticons) who defects to the Maximals (Beast Wars’ Autobots) in rebellion against the trickery and lack of honor of his original faction. Dinobot eventually sacrifices himself (while kicking the ass of multiple opponents at once) to prevent the destruction of creatures that will evolve into the human race. Here’s a clip of the last third of that episode in full:
3. Gargoyles
Gargoyles originally ran from 1994 to 1997 and followed the adventures of nocturnal Gargoyle creatures from 994 medieval Scotland, who, after being betrayed by their human allies, are cursed to remain frozen in stone until the castle they inhabit “rises above the clouds.” In the modern day, Machiavellian billionaire David Xanatos lifts the remains of the castle to the top of his personal skyscraper, breaking the curse and awakening the gargoyles to 1994 New York City. The show consistently dealt with the ramifications of anger and long-held grudges and prejudices, alongside dealing with the alienation felt by the very human gargoyles themselves. In one thoroughly after school special-esque moment, the episode “Deadly Force,” gargoyle Broadway horses around a bit in the apartment of a friend of the group, NYPD officer (and somewhat inter-species love interest of gargoyle leader Goliath…) Elisa Maza, finds her gun, and then accidentally shoots her, which leads to this disturbing image for a children’s cartoon (there used to be a YouTube clip of this whole sequence but it’s been taken down):
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2. Exosquad
Exosquad only ran from 1993 to 1994, yet in that short time it proved itself to be one of the most somber fully realized animated shows aimed at kids. The series was a full-on war story set at the beginning of the 22nd century, a time when mankind has expanded beyond the earth, terraforming and colonizing Mars and Venus. The Neosapians, a blue-skinned artificial race created to work as slaves for the human race, revolt and capture the three inhabitable planets right in the first episode, as humanity moves its space fleet to combat a pirate menace around the outer planets of the solar system. The rest of the series details what comes to be called the Neosapian War, which sees massive casualties on both sides. The show dealt heavily in themes of racism, slavery, and self-determination, as well as the civilian and psychological costs of war. Watch the first half of episode 7 below, which opens with Exofleet officer Nara Burns detailing her recurring nightmares about the death of her family, and also includes the torture of human civilians by Neosapian military personnel attempting to weed out resistance fighters.
1. Batman: The Animated Series
This four-time Emmy award-winning series ran from 1992 to 1995 and was a formative element for almost all of my male friends who grew up watching it. Batman: The Animated Series received universal acclaim for multiple components of the series, particularly the mature and cinematic writing, the excellent voice acting (which they had all the actors record together, unlike most animated features of the time), and the dark and atmospheric art direction – a combination of dark colors, film noir, and Art Deco that created what has been described as an “otherworldly timelessness.” It was the first cartoon in decades to feature actual firearms being fired as opposed to the usual laser guns, characters were actually depicted striking one another as opposed to flashing cutaways, and unlike the two previous Marvel Comics entries that had a tendency to water down comic book arcs and characters, Batman: The Animated Series actually revitalized campy villains like Clayface and Mr. Freeze, turning them into complex, tortured individuals. See this clip (embedding has been disabled) of the downfall of Clayface, a disfigured former actor mutated by experimental cosmetic products.
90'S HEARTHROBS THEN AND NOW
With the news that yesterday was Jonathan Taylor Thomas' 30th Birthday, we started to feel really old. But then nostalgia kicked in and we started remembering the wonderful era that was the 90s and all the other teen heartthrobs it had to offer.
Below is a collection of some of the hottest teen stars of their day — some left teen stardom for real fame and continue to impress us, while other have fizzled and are better remember fondly for the work they did in their youth.
If you are shocked at how some of them have changed, you might want to grab your high school yearbook and take a good look, you've changed too.
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Can You Have Sex By Yourself?
Imagine if after every intimate encounter you were to break out in a rash and your most delicate body parts were to become swollen. Studies have found there are women that are actually allergic to sex. Now they are not allergic to the actual act of sex ,but to their partners semen. The proteins found in the semen are to blame for the allergic reaction. Some of the symptoms associated with an allergy to sex would include , swelling, itching, burning of the genital areas, and in severe cases women have broken out in hives and had trouble breathing. The symptoms of a sex allergy usually happen within minutes of the contact, but super head honcho in rare cases could arise in hours or even a few days later.
The symptoms of the allergic reaction usually disappear on their own within a few hours. For women that are dealing with an allergy to sex there are things that can be done to prevent the allergic reactions. To start they can have their partner wear a condom . This will prevent the semen from coming in contact with the skin. If a condom cannot be used the woman could use an allergy medication prescribed from their doctor. Some doctors believe that a woman can overcome this allergy by simply having sex more frequently. They will build up an immunity so to speak. Researchers have found that having sex two to three times a week can greatly help when dealing with a sex allergy. What husband wouldn’t be thrilled to help with this treatment plan?
If you are worried you will have to get rid of your man fear not, when a person is allergic to semen they are usually allergic to all semen. So the woman would have the same allergic reaction to sex with any partner she was with. Make sure to see a Doctor if you find yourself having a reaction after having sex. They can recommend you to a good allergist who might be able to help with your problem. They can give the woman allergy shots to desensitize her to the semen. These shots would include small doses of her partners semen.
Sex allergies are not limited to the semen alone. Many women are allergic to latex, which most condoms are made from. They also might have an allergy to the lubricant or spermicide used on the condom. They make condoms from alternative materials such as lambskin and polyurethane. Some women also find they are allergic to massage oils and other personal lubricants. So if you find yourself having an allergic reaction after sex give up all the lubricants and any other products you might have been using and see if that makes a difference. If the allergy attacks do not improve see your doctor so they can find a treatment that will help you. This way you won’t have to consider becoming a nun and taking an oath of celibacy.
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Police in Michigan have arrested a 62-year-old man who was allegedly caught on surveillance video having sexual intercourse with a horse. It is the second time the man has been accused of sex toys bestiality in the past 10 years, police said.
“I have been in law enforcement for 30 years and this is definitely a bizarre case,” cock ring Sgt. Fritz Sandberg of the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office told Weird News.
According to Sandberg, John Robert Mester of Clinton County has been charged with one count of nipple clamps committing sodomy and one count of aggravated indecent exposure.
Police began to focus on Mester sex dolls in June after they were contacted by Cindy Heistand, a woman who runs a boarding stable in Riley Township.
Heistand told police she became vibrators suspicious when some of her customers spotted a suspicious man feeding the horses in her pasture. Concerned for the safety of the animals rabbit vibrator, Heistand purchased a video surveillance camera and mounted it in a tree overlooking her 15-acre pasture. She was shocked by what the camera caught on tape, police reported.
“[Heistand] contacted us after she had some footage of the suspect engaging in sexual bullet vibrator acts with some of her horses she was boarding,” Sandberg said.
The videos allegedly show a man feed a thoroughbred mare from a bucket. According to police, afterwards, he flipped the bucked over and stood on it, lifted the stable sheet and had sexual intercourse with the animal.
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This difficulty stems from a anal beads phenomenon known as limping marriages. A limping marriage occurs when a couple becomes validly married in one jurisdiction which has no gender requirements under the Marriage Act, masturbators and then goes to another jurisdiction which does not recognize their marriage. They are married in one jurisdiction, and not in another; this is a limping marriage. A same-sex couple penis enlarger who travels to one jurisdiction and gets married is legally married in that jurisdiction but gains none of the benefits or corresponding responsibilities a married couple would have in their home state. One of the most important parts of a penis pump marriage that a same-sex couple does not receive in their home state is the ability to get a divorce.
The Divorce Problem
While it may sound counter-intuitive, strap on divorce is one of the most important aspects of marriage. Normally, upon the break down of a marriage, the couple would divorce and follow their jurisdiction’s system for dividing up inflatable butt plugs assets and establishing custody and support. However, for same-sex couples in jurisdictions which do not recognize their marriage they are faced with the difficult pussy pump prospect of trying to divide a life built together without the tools to fairly distribute the pieces of that life. Spouses are left without the necessary protection to obtain the support they need to transition into a new life, and children do not have the protection of the courts to ben wa balls ensure that custody arrangements are in their best interest. While same-sex couples have developed a number of alternative options; these are legally complicated and difficult to implement. Perhaps most distressingly, they require very close cooperation between the parties, which is impossible when the spouses are acrimonious or abusive.
The Need for Reform
Ultimately, the only way to address this problem is for the United States to finally and unequivocally recognize marital equality. Many jurisdictions in the United States expect same sex couples to return to the jurisdiction in which they were married in order to become divorced. This is not as simple as it sounds; in Ontario, Canada, the Divorce Act requires at least one of the individuals to be a resident in the province. Becoming a resident would require that sexy lingerie person to stay in the province for a year; leaving their home, career, and life behind. Further, due to Canadian visa requirements; it would be unlikely that they could legally work during that time. This is clearly, not an option for most people. Some individuals state that Ontario needs to do more to warn same-sex couples who marry in the province about the consequences of their limping marriage. It is difficult to believe this will be very effective. Relatively few individuals willing to travel to another jurisdiction in order to enter into a valid marriage are likely to believe that their marriage will eventually break down and they will need a divorce.
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Different fish require different water chemistries. One of the factors that affects the type of water a fish needs is water hardness. Hardness means how much concentration of magnesium and calcium is in the water. Soft water has a hardness of between a 0 and 9 degrees of general hardness. Some fish are compatible with any hardness, but others have specific hardness that they need in order to be healthy. Before buying any fish for your tank, do some research as to the water hardness in your area. Here are some of the fish that do best in soft water.
Many of the tetras do best in soft water. Bleeding hearts are one of the favorite varieties. These unique fish got their name because of a distinguishing bright red spot of color on its side. This spot is often in the shape of a heart, and really stands out from their silver-white bodies. They need at least fifteen hand trucks gallons of space, and as they become comfortable in their environment, their colors will become more pronounced.
Rosy barbs are another fish that prefer soft water. They are hardy when kept in the right environment, and they will breed well in captivity. The males have a rosy color on their underbellies, thus the name. They are a golden color as well. They will jump out of the tank, so make sure you have a tight lid.
Tinfoil Barbs also prefer soft water. They are a large fish, and can grow up to thirteen inches long in captivity. If you have a large tank, this can be a great addition. They have a shiny silver and gold color, and the adults develop red tints in their fins. This is a great fish for a large community tank.
Angelfish are perhaps one of the most popular aquarium fish. They will tolerate water that is slightly hard, but they truly thrive in a soft water environment. These graceful fish are not as peaceful as their name implies. They can be fin nippers, so watch them carefully. All in all, however, they do make a great community tank addition.
Plecostomus, or algae eaters as they are commonly referred to, do well in extremely soft water, although they will tolerate hardness as well. If you have a soft water tank, make sure to include a pleco. Keep in mind that they can grow up to two feet long, so give them plenty of room.
Silver Dollars are a good addition to a soft water tank. These fish are very peaceful, but need a generous amount of space because they grow quite large. They also prefer to be kept in schools, so get several if you want to add them to the tank. These fish will not bother other tank mates, but they will eat your live plants if you have any.
Finally, the red nose or rummy-nose tetra is the perfect addition to a community soft water tank. They can only tolerate water hardness to four degrees, so make sure you know the hardness of your water before buying these fist. Red nose tetras have a unique bright red splash of color on their faces, and in a large school, they create quite a stunning display!
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Who Is the Best Band In Orange County Today?
We’re not taking a night off this week, Los Angeles, as worthy musical experiences are ours for the taking clear through Sunday.
May 25: White Denim
While this Austin five piece jams with the joyful exuberance of indie rock newcomers, the band, (on the verge of releasing their fourth LP D), possesses the musical chops of seasoned road pros, which is why the buzz on their live show is so hot.
8:30pm, $12
The Echo, 1822 W Sunset Boulevard, at Lemoyne Street, (213-413-8200 or www.attheecho.com)
May 26: Stevie Nicks
The gold dust gypsy queen is back with “In Your Dreams.” Nicks penned the album’s lead single “Secret Love” during her early Fleetwood Mac days but never shared the track with the band. Thirty five years later, the sound is classic Stevie, who celebrates her 63rd birthday on the day of the show.
7pm, $51 – $120.75
The Wiltern, 3790 Wilshire Boulevard, at Western Avenue, (213-388-1400 or www.livenation.com)
May 27: Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience
If anyone is worthy of attempting to replicate John Bonham’s drum solo in “Moby Dick” it’s his son Jason. And while such cover band “experiences” are generally suspect, the family connect and Greek Theatre setting bode well for this greatest hits tour through the Zeppelin universe.
8pm, $40.95-$72.60
The Greek Theatre, 2700 North Vermont Avenue, at Commonwealth Canyon Drive, (323-665-3125 or www.greektheatrela.com)
May 28: Daniel Lanois’ Black Dub
Producer Daniel Lanois (“Joshua Tree,” “Time Out of Mind”) returns to LA with his roots rock collective Black Dub, who will chill out Hollywood with their soulful sexy funk.
6:30pm, $41.75
The Music Box, 6126 Hollywood Boulevard, at N. Gower Street, (323-464-0808 or themusicbox.la)
May 29: Lupe Fiasco
Hip hop’s indie kid Lupe Fiasco headlines UCLA’s Jazz Reggae Festival at the Westwood campus’ intramural field. Expect material from Fiasco’s recent release Lasers in addition to hits like “Kick, Push.” Saturday’s lineup also includes Talib Kweli and Swedish dream pop quartet Little Dragon.
Noon, $29
UCLA Intramural Field, UCLA Campus, (310-825-9912 or www.jazzreggaefest.com)
May 27-30: Lightning in a Bottle
This three-day music and arts festival in Silverado, CA, (about an hour southeast of LA), is organized by Los Angeles creative collective the DoLab, which means dazzling visual installations, mucho dancing and all around good vibes. The electro-centric lineup includes Pretty Lights, Bonobo, MiMOSA, Emancipator, Beats Antique and a DJ set by Thievery Corporation. Yoga, workshops and lectures are included in the ticket price, which also covers camping.
$75-$195
Silverado, California, lightninginabottle.org
With regard to their cloud music offering, it looks like Apple is now just about ready to rock and roll. It would seem that this is now coming together even faster than they anticipated. And that may be thanks to two unlikely sources: Google and Amazon.
CNet’s Greg Sandoval is reporting tonight that Apple has signed an agreement with music label EMI to offer its music through Apple’s upcoming new cloud music service. This means that Apple now has agreements in place with two of the four major labels (Warner signed last month). And Sandoval believes that deals with the remaining two, Sony and Universal, could be wrapped up as early as next week. Again, rock and roll.
With those deals in place, it means that Apple will be free to launch their cloud service anytime they please. And while we had heard the initial plan was to do so at their annual music event in the early fall, Apple could indeed move the launch up to WWDC in early June (just a few weeks from now). We haven’t heard anything definitive about this either way, but you can bet that Apple is thinking about it.
It would be a pretty savvy move. One that would make their rivals look bad. Really bad.
You see, while Apple is believed to have had the infrastructure work done for a while for their cloud music offering, the hold up was these label deals. Negotiations have been ongoing for months, and given the stakes, it seems likely that they could have gone on for many more months. Then Amazon decided to get ballsy.
They launched their own cloud music service in March without any of the labels signed on, surprising everyone. Legally, they said they had the right to do this since customers are placing this music in digital vaults in the cloud in the same way they might put music on an MP3 player. The labels, not surprisingly, disagree.
When Amazon did that, Google, which had also been negotiating with the music labels for at least a year, also decided they needed to get their offering out there. Last week at Google I/O, they launched Google Music in beta. Again, the labels were pissed off.
And guess who they ran to?
As Sandoval reported last week, following Google’s Music announcement:
Nonetheless, the hope in the music industry is that Apple’s music service will make the competing offerings look shabby by comparison and force Amazon and Google to pay the licensing rates the labels are asking.
So the labels, which for the better part of a decade now have been looking for someone, anyone to help counter Apple’s power in their business, is turning right back to Apple when they need help. And Apple will obviously gladly welcome them with open arms. After all, with these licenses, Apple will have secured the cloud music high ground despite being the last to launch.
Think about it. With these agreements, Apple is likely going to be able to do the one thing that is absolutely crucial for cloud music to take off: offer library syncing without uploading. In other words, Apple now likely be able to do what Lala (the company Apple bought in late 2009 and subsequently shut down) was able to do: scan your hard drive for songs and let you play those songs from their servers without having to upload them yourself.
It’s hard to overstate how critical this is. Right now, Amazon makes you upload your own library for any song you haven’t purchased from them since their service launched (those you purchase from them can automatically be added to your locker). Google doesn’t even have a music purchase option at all yet, so you have to upload music.
As Jason and I talked about on OMG/JK this week, that means hours or days of uploading — that’s what he had to go through. How many people are realistically going to do that? Not a lot.
But because neither Amazon nor Google have the label agreements — the key thing we warned about months ago when people were buzzing about Google Music rumors — they have no choice. Apple has a choice. And will fully take advantage of it.
Both Amazon and Google have complained that the terms the labels want are unacceptable and untenable for a business. Yet, it looks like Apple has been able to work them out. And that may well be thanks to, yep, Amazon and Google.
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Absence not only makes the heart grow fonder, it can also make for a pretty unfulfilling sex life. While technology has allowed lovers to bridge the tyranny of distance in terms of sight and sound, getting touchy feely is a different matter. Men and women have been looked after separately with devices like RealTouch and the OhMiBod, but we haven’t really seen technology designed to allow couples to engage in remote sex. Hong Kong-based Remote Pleasure is looking to change that with a set of sex toys that can be controlled by your partner over the internet.
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Remote Pleasure already sells a VIVI package for women that includes an Egg Vibrator and a remote control that can deliver commands over the internet. The vibrator receives instructions from a wireless USB device plugged into a Windows PC that in turn receives instructions over the Internet from a special someone who hopefully knows what you like via software running on both the sender’s and receiver’s PCs.
The remote control can also be used locally if your lover is more adept at handling a TV remote than the female form. And if you’re lacking a special someone, you can let the vibrator get its inspiration through your choice of music or choose from a list of anonymous users logged onto the system who will be only too happy to provide the necessary input.
iMen package
While there’s no doubt most men will happily fondle any remote control for hours, Remote Pleasure’s upcoming iMen package for men looks like it will sweeten the deal somewhat.
The male-oriented package replaces the Egg Vibrator with a Cup that, judging by the tasteful line drawings on the company website, looks identical to the RealTouch device. It also does away with the remote control entirely as the Cup acts as the remote control for your partner’s Egg Vibrator. It will send signals based on speed and movement types to your partner’s vibrator to provide a more realistic and, depending on your technique, more mutually beneficial experience.
While such technology obviously can’t compare to getting up close and personal with your partner in person, it might make those lonely nights away from your lover a bit more fun.
Remote Pleasure’s women’s VIVI package is available for US$79.95, while the iMen package will be priced at $100 when it is released.
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On Wednesday night’s Colbert Report, conservative auteur and would-be Bizarro Captain Stubing James O’Keefe came perilously close to ensnaring host Stephen Colbert into his latest sting, an email effort to defer the cost of his so-called NPR sting video through online donations. Colbert saw through the plea as a ruse to associate himself with an unsavory criminal element, but didn’t ask the obvious question: how did O’Keefe compose a five page fundraising email to pay for an NPR video, and not offer his donors a frickin’ tote bag?
Colbert does a quick, admiring rundown of O’Keefe’s illustrious history, including his stint as the ACORN pimp (yeah, those dummies believed he was a pimp even though he’s so damn white!), his criminal conviction for “wiretapping” the office of Sen. Mary Landrieu (he actually pled guilty to entering federal property under false pretenses, but I’m sure Colbert was making an honest mistake), and funniest of all, his plot to strand reporter Abbie Boudreau on a boat full of sex toys and video cameras. Colbert notes the hilarious O’Keefe’s mastery of prop comedy, calling him “Gallagher, with more dildos,” but fails to mention the gut-busting climax of the “CNN Caper,” which was to leave the married Boudreau in tears, adrift on the dildo boat, begging to be returned to shore.
With a track record like that, Colbert had little choice but to whip out his checkbook, to help O’Keefe and his Project Veritas (I do not think that word means what he thinks it means) recoup the $50,000 they allegedly spent on their lunch with NPR execs. Just as he’s about to sign the check, though, he wises up to O’Keefe’s latest prank, and thinks better of it: (from Comedy Central)
I don’t blame Colbert for being cautious, but O’Keefe’s work is too important to just give up like that. True, writing O’Keefe a check could possibly backfire, so I suggest, instead, purchasing NPR tote-bags, which can then be sent to O’Keefe, who can then turn them into quick cash on the open market. Winning!
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Glycobiology Has Opened Up New Frontiers for Skin Care Creams
Yου don’t hаνе tο gο tο doctor’s offices anymore іn order tο revitalize уουr appearance. A nеw option happens tο exist fοr healing acne scars thаt іѕ completely natural аnd available fοr аll. Helix Aspersa Müller Glycoconjugates іѕ a compound thаt possesses complex molecules аnd natural enzymes thаt penetrate deep іntο thе skin аnd reduce acne scars frοm thе inside. Wе саn now expunge scars іn front οf ουr οwn home mirrors using thіѕ natural skin care ingredient.
Glycoconjugates collected frοm a Chilean land snail саn hеlр play a critical role іn cellular communication. Thіѕ complex compound contains glycoprotein enzymes, copper peptides аnd co-enzymes, proteoglycans, аnd glycosaminoglycans. Whеn applied tο thе skin іt works tο hеlр іn tissue advancement аnd development. It penetrates deep іn thе skin аnd improves cellular function bу improving thе ability οf cells tο communicate. Cells саn judge between healthy cells аnd dead οr dying ones, thіѕ іѕ vital іn clearing out acne scars.
Acne cysts tend tο leave a red mаrk under thе top layer οf thе skin. Fοr ages, people hаνе bееn aggravated bу thеѕе lasting scars. Thеrе аrе ѕοmе modern methods used tο remove thеѕе vexing discolorations thаt need ѕοmе serious machines аnd treatments.
Dermabrasion іѕ thе method οf displacing thе top layers οf skin using аn apparatus thаt mirrors a sandblaster. Thе process physically sheds skin, giving іt a smoother appearance. It works best fοr superficial scarring, deeper scars need more progressive treatment. 6 tο 8 weeks οf recovery time іѕ needed fοr full healing ѕο thіѕ саn push ѕοmе people tο οthеr methods.
Chemical peels аrе a accepted method οf removing pimple scars. Scar tissue іѕ overlaid bу a chemical thаt іѕ left οn thе skin fοr a few minutes аnd allowed tο penetrate іntο thе affected area. Once thе element іѕ removed, уουr skin іѕ аblе tο grow a nеw top layer. Ancient impaired cells аnd scars аrе supplanted bу nеw healthy cellular growth.
Arе уουr acne scars nοt responding tο customary removal methods? Thеrе іѕ a more recent practice fοr those mаrkѕ thаt аrе nοt responding tο normal methods. Grafting involves removing a parcel οf skin frοm a site οn thе body аnd reattaching іt tο cover a scar. Thеrе іѕ a very high risk οf infection associated wіth thіѕ treatment. Thеrе іѕ a poise issue involved аѕ well considering thе skin іѕ sewn οn. Wουld уου feel comfortable going tο a function knowing thеrе іѕ a risk thе skin implant сουld fall οff? Thеrе іѕ always a possibility thе implant саn fall οff wіth thіѕ method.
All Natural, Snail Serum Based Acne Scar Cream
Thе nеw science οf acne scar creams glycobiology hаѕ agreed υѕ nеw insights іntο skin care аnd acne scar removal. Thе components collected frοm thе Chilean land snail hаѕ thе scientific name οf Helix Aspersa Müller Glycoconjagate. Thіѕ ingredient hаѕ thе capability tο coordinate dead skin cell removal bу using іtѕ natural enzyme tο discipline cellular communication. Improved communication between cells promotes proliferation whісh improves collagen аnd elastin levels іn thе skin . Well ahead levels οf collagen аnd elastin аrе needed tο rebuild growth іn thе spot whеrе thе scar existed.
Thе mοѕt serious scar іѕ thе ice pick scar. Thіѕ scar іѕ directly due tο thе depletion οf tissue mass. Thеу аrе normally located οn thе cheek аnd аrе called ice pick due tο appearance οf аn hole οn thе skin, аѕ іf pierced wіth аn ice pick. Glycosamoinoglycans, moisture holding molecules, аrе flooded іn thе area аnd return skin strength. Thе hole іѕ filled іn using skin regenerative process fostered bу thе glycoconjugates.
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Should you fill up with gas every time?
Here are some good tips for those of you who want to save money on gas……and oh, yes, let’s not forget our precious environment. One of the most important information on this subject is that you don’t need to drive a hybrid car to cut the consumption of gas.
Do you know how much money you spent last month or the month before on gas? It would be interesting if you knew so that you can compare how much you will save if you follow some of the rules.
One important rule is to keep the car tuned often and to make certain that your tires are inflated to the right amount of air needed. While we are on this subject, It is hoped that you have an automobile service that you can trust, does a good job, and at the same time charges you a reasonable amount for the services. Remember, we’re trying to save money as well as trying to save our valuable earth.
Some experts say that a person can save $50 a month and even as much as $100 if you are very careful how you drive.
Here are some suggestions: If you like to drive fast, (that is if you live in an area where you can indulge in such driving), slow down. Do not travel faster than 60 mph. According to the Alliance to Save Energy, each 5 mile per hour that you exceed that limit costs about 20 cents in gas per hour, assuming that you are paying $3 a gallon.
The official Energy Department estimate is that cars will be 7% to 23 % more fuel efficient at slower highway speeds.
There is no given estimate as to how much gas is being saved by using the cruise control, but engineers feel that by flipping on the cruise control, it keeps a constant speed that can improve mileage.
Another suggestion is not to build up speed after a complete stop. The faster you make the car move after you have stopped, the more energy it takes. Starting up slowly and giving yourself more time to stop is another way to save fuel. In other words, the more aggressively you drive, the more money you are spending and the more you are polluting our environment.
So now we know that timing is important. It is suggested that one of the best ways to avoid lots of stop-and-go driving is to avoid traffic. Some of us from big cities might say, “That’s an impossibility!!” Well, it can be done, although it might be a hardship for the late risers. However, leaving home for work earlier than the rest of the “trafficers” can also lessen the price of gas. Remember, It’s the constant stops and goes that can add up that gas bill.
Tune up your car more often than you are accustomed to doing it. Once every thee or four months is recommended. While you’re at it, do an oil change. This doesn’t cost much and it saves money on gas and extends the life of your car. One individual claimed that every month that he can continue driving his car, it can save him from having to buy a new one.
According to the Energy Department, unload the trunk Each 100 pounds carried in a car costs 1% to 2% in fuel efficiency.
As stated previously, examine your tires. Keeping the proper amount of air in tires can drop gas mileage by about 3%. Also properly inflated tires are safer and last longer.
Skip the drive-through. You get zero miles per gallon while idling. Park and get out.
Try doing as many errands that you can at one time. This saves gas by not having to stop the car and then having to start it up again for each errand.. Cars are also more fuel efficient when they are warmed up.
We might say that by following some of these rules, we are doing three things at one time: we’re saving money by guzzling less gas, we’re helping to save the environment, and if we are habitual speedy drivers, we might be saving ourselves from an expensive traffic ticket.
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Advertising? Are their methods legal?
Chances are if you are reading this article, you are not necessarily one of the WALKING DEAD. There has been a lot of studies on TV watching, and they all say some pretty nasty things about it’s effects on human brains functions.
There are two basic types of TV dead heads, those in denial, of how much they really watch; ” no really, I only watch the discovery channel and news.”
We have all heard these types, phony intellectuals. I had a roommate once, he watched TV from the time he got home from work ,until he fell asleep, but, he always told other people he hardly ever watched TV. Of course the opposite was true, he hardly ever did anything but watch the “idiot box.” The idiot box is what the American general public labeled the TV when it first appeared in the early 1950′s. We now call those addicted to the idiot box, couch potato’s, a potato being synonymous with someone who has low brain function. Not enough cells are sparking.
Before any studies had been done, people recognized the effects in others of a lot of TV viewing. Since then, the most extensive studies have shown that we go into a alpha state as we watch the idiot box. This is a limited state of awareness, the same state of mind we are in before we fall asleep. This is the state of mind, that hypnotists induce people into, before they are subject to hypnotic suggestions.
In this state we are subject to outside suggestions, because our mental resources are on the down low. We are in a very receptive, passive condition. Yes, and that’s why major corporations are willing to pump billions into TV advertising.
Those annoyingly repetitive ads, actually bypass your more discretionary conscious level, and slip through to the subconscious. So when are shopping for a new soft drink, you are not aware that this is actually a post hypnotic suggestion. In fact, after purchasing that new type of drink, you will consider it your own idea. http://dieoff.org/page24.htm
This is brain washing at it’s best. In order for ”brain washing,” or lets call it mental conditioning, to be effective, you must not be aware that you are being conditioned. The advertising Moguls and media executives develop programing and TV ads around these principles. They are out to condition you to purchase things. Their goal is to get you into a receptive, passive condition.
It’s called subliminal adverstising which of course the media deny they do. The Clam-Plate Orgy and Other Subliminal the Media Use to Manipulate Your Behavior by Wilson Bryan Key, exposes this wonderfully.
But, not only does the idiot box condition you to be more receptive to advertising, it literally dumbs you down. Because, the longer you are in this alpha state, the more and more of your brain cells — go off line. The average person now watches about 30 hours a week, thats 1560 hours a year, when you brain is almost totally passive. Little or no brain function is required as massive, mindless images fill the mind.
No wonder less people read today, they simply don’t have the brain cells available to do this anymore. The stats show a continuing decline in school test scores nation wide, and an a growing illiteracy rate.
The anti-drug to TV addiction is really simple. Fire up your brain cells, by reading more.
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