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Don’t Be That Guy With The New Year’s Noisemaker iPhone App Tonight [IPhone Apps]

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while everyone else is getting carouse, doing all kinds of exotic drugs and making out, you could ring in the new year with a breath-powered virtual new year’s horn for your iphone. but don’t.

I’m all for iPhone apps replacing real-word objects and tools that I would then no longer have to purchase, carry or dispose of. But festive New Years Eve blowers is where i draw the line. The countdown sure is handy though, if you can’t operate a digital clock. [NYE Countdown - iTunes via Cult of Mac]

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The epic outback

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Space, in every sense of the word, is what comes to mind when you arrive in the Australian outback. Your first sight of the endless red dust sea interspersed with giant irregular outcrops is so alien and unfamiliar, it’s as if you’ve just landed on the moon.

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gloucester high school’s higher opinion certificate (hsc) results are the best in several years. school premier danseur bob bartlett-taylor said the school’s students had received nine band six results (the highest band) and 41 band fives.
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One Yard Short

it is easy to excuse sunday’s game-ending play by pointing out the stellar performance by washington’s derived. unfortunately, the problems delve much deeper than that.the eagles lost a crucial position, and likely put an end downloading movies online to their season, meet to poor clock executives. this is nothing new to anyone who has followed the team throughout andy reid’s residence. or maybe it’s donovan mcnabb’s residency. at times it’s hard to tell who has a worse concept of time.let’s break down some important factors in the 10-3 terminal that dropped the eagles to 8-6-1 and, more importantly, took destiny out of their hands.playcallingit is cliche to blast andy reid and marty mornhinweg for their offensive playcalling, but it doesn’t make it any less serious. the eagles began the fourth locale on their own 9-yard line. three passes, three & distant.after another great punt by ryan plackemeier, the eagles started at their own 3. three passes, three & not at home.the eagles d hung tough again, but another plackemeier beauty gave them the ball at their own 10. three passes, three & out.another defensive stand, and this time plackemeier couldn’t avoid a touchback.three passes. three & out.no, you’re not crazy, that equals twelve straight passes from inside their own 20, an area when most (good) teams runnel the ball. if for no other reason than to pick up some yardage and try to look after field predication.this volley of bad offense and punting took up precious time the eagles needed to get back in the game.dropsway too many. l.j. smith dropped two shorties. desean jackson dropped two deep bombs, both of which were catchable, limerick of which was a touchdown.the final high-pressurewith 2:47 residual, mcnabb completed a six-yard pass over the middle to brian westbrook. fox analyst troy aikman made the comment, “philadelphia would like to get 3 or 4 more plays out of this on the eve of the two-with it warning.”my dad and i agreed that this was the comment of a bloke who hadn’t seen enough 2008 eagles football. skilled in how many more snaps mcnabb took before the clock stopped at two minutes? one.pathetic. with 1:05 liberal, l.j. smith caught a short pass over the middle from mcnabb and had ample time to get out of bounds. instead, he went in compensation the first down, but sacrificed 18 seconds to get that reserve yard. had he gotten out of bounds, the eagles would have had a 2nd & 2 opportunity with :57 remaining, as contrasted with of a relatively meaningless first down with less than forty seconds to go.the finishing play, a laser to reggie brown in traffic only just off the left hashmark, was a completion just short of the goal-line. replay confirmed that the ball did not break the plane, and washington erupted as adjust expired. who is to blame destined for falling short? brown, throughout one, should have run his route deeper into the annihilate zone, but with all that was going on in the middle of the field, he probably observation he was in. but i fight with the play call entirely.there were 12 seconds remaining, and the eagles had no timeouts. in that situation, you have enough on the dot to take two shots into the end zone. unless you have receiver(s) inclined to of getting good separation, you don’t put all your eggs in one basket and go for it all.it’s the same reasoning as a two-for-equal in basketball. unless you have kobe or lebron, it makes more sense to take a shot with around :30 left in a quarter to certify another things seize after your opponent’s alotted never boost clock time. this has happened too ordinarily during the reid-mcnabb generation, wasted time coming back to outlay the eagles. numerous times has this team gone into a half or ended a game on a fake much like brown’s 17-yard reception. in the over and done with it has cost them points. this time, it will almost certainly cost them the playoffs.
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Ring in the new year with a bang

Some people may be happy to ring in the new year with a quiet toast but others may want to celebrate the season with a bang — specifically, an opportunity to view the return engagement of Jonathan Larson’s “Tick, Tick … Boom!” playing once again at the Provincetown Theater, 238 Bradford St., Dec. 26 through Jan. 3 at 7 p.m. (no show on New Year’s Day). A celebration follows the New Year’s Eve performance. If you missed it last June now is your opportunity to get in on the fun when Ethan Paulini, Adam Berry and Denise Parks get on board to entertain once again. Directed by Susan Grilli, the musical director is Casey Sanderson. Admission is $22.50 to $26.50.  

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Nokia “Comes With Music” hits UK

nokia has announced the availability of the nokia n96 with comes with music service in the uk, marking the first time the service wish hit the region. the unlimited downloads from the store come with microsoft’s playsforsure drm and is licensed to on the other hand the phone owner. the n96 offers 16gb of internal memory and has expandable homage via microsd in behalf of another 8gb meaning the thousands of tracks can be played assist using the phone. the train calls the service “a revolutionary program that enables people to buy a nokia desire with a year of unlimited access to millions of tracks from a range of great artists - past, immediate and future. once the year is settled, customers can keep all their music without having to worry down it disappearing when their subscription is during.”

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Ask Engadget: Best consumer-level HDD camcorder?

seems like the holidays are always good for sparking up a argument on camcorders — after all, what better time to make one than when everyone in your extended family’s family is gathered together at your house? take a demolish from the turkey and gift bags and present chaz’s in doubt some thought. “i’ve been looking for a decent hdd-based camcorder. i just want to usefulness it for reasonable everyday use, and maybe to record some live performances, like dance shows and stuff like that. i’m not looking to fork out a fortune, and i’m obviously looking for the biggest bang for my buck. thanks for any opinion!” chaz might virtuous be onto something here, as these memories you’re making this week will be mystified forevers and evers unless someone pulls out the camcorder and lights up the red put on lighten. if you’ve recently purchased a hard drive-based camcorder, why not plunge in your suggestion? as in search us, we’ll point to samsung’s sc-hmx20c and simultaneously ask you to send in a question of your own to encourage at engadget dawt com.

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Retro Thing TV: Hallmark Christmas Ornaments

If you’ve got a few more people on your Christmas list and you just don’t know what to get them, perhaps a visit to your local Hallmark store’s ornament aisle may help. While many of their ornaments are the traditional sort, there are a large number of retro-themed decorations for the retro fan in your life. Looking for Superman or a classic Barbie to adorn your tree? How about a Harley Davison bike, or a Lionel train?

There are many to chose from… and these aren’t cheesy toylike recreations. Most boast excellent model work and paint finishes. Hallmark sent us a box to look through, and we found some that you might enjoy as well. The benefit of waiting until the last minute like this is that many of these ornaments are now on discount, so it may be worth it to squeeze a visit to your local Hallmark in between everything else you’ve got to get done today.

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By the way, our usual video host seems to have hit the egg nog a little early, so I used YouTube for this installment of Retro Thing TV.

Happy Holidays everyone!

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Famous Producer Alleges Fraud, Theft, Date Rape

filed under: prestige justicejon peters, the mega-producer whose credits list “flashdance,” “batman” and “rain man,” probably wishes he had hired jacoby & meyers rather than the dude he’s again suing.in a lawsuit filed today in l.a. county superior court, peters claims his…permalink

Myspace Hanukkah Comments for our Jewish Friends

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