Thai court sentences deranged student stabber to four years

» read full story More News From GadgetsGoogle App For iPhone With Voice Search Finally Available Adobe Prepares Significant ... Division Doors Guitar Hero World Tour Outsells Rock Band 2, Rock Revolution Flunks dotclear ... . Jitrada, who fled the scene of her crime on a motorcycle taxi, had a long history of mental illness [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 11:16:42

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Meet Sandra Ulbrich

Originally Posted at Bibliophile's Retreat by Melissa Meeks Well readers we are once again back to Firestorm of Dragons for my final installment on the tour an interview with Sandra Ulbrich. Warning this is a mainstream Dragon anthology so not my usual reading but like I've mentioned before I couldn't pass up Vern and some good fantasy [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 16:00:00

Top 3 Tips to Improve Your Vacation to Brazil

When travelers think about South America, the image that immediately comes to mind are street parties, fiestas, beaches, ... in tourism. But the second classification can include all types of people from tour guides to scammers ... to travel around by long distance taxis, vans, or motorcycle taxis. There are also boats of all shapes [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 14:38:27

Making a list and wrecking it twice

I got directed to Primordial Slack, today, & found this nice entry, so I decided to follow up with my own answers. Not my Christmas list, but probably as significant... the ones I've done have been put in bold.1. Started your own blog
. D'oh! I'll have to get right on that, won't I?2. Slept under the stars
. Not for long, mind you.3 [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 20:01:00

Bucket List Redux

So I am totally addicted to Pointlessly Hypertechnical as a blog to read.  I find myself looking forward to every post she makes.  They all tend to be quite whimsical and light-hearted and definitely down to Earth.  With that being said, I’m jumping on the bandwagon and taking a page right out of her post in regards to 100 Things I Have or [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 17:33:55

Don't Dumb Down

Photo via Tell All Your FriendsA while back - a long while - I got an email from a reader asking if I could perhaps help him identify a video he'd ... , and was no help but he eventually tracked it down and let me know that the song was "Motorcycle ... but only getting a North American release this Fall. Everything that made "Motorcycle" a good time [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 13:29:40

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

After more than twenty years of failed attempts and missed opportunities, Terry Gilliam did what many thought impossible — he transformed Hunter S ... the 1971 Mint 400 motorcycle race for Sports Illustrated magazine. However, the competition is merely ... . What was initially a simple journey to cover a motorcycle race mutates into a bizarre search for [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 15:16:00

100 things

so I loved this on Kathy's blog, go ahead and ask yourself these questions. It's like a fabulous bucket list. actually I've been working on a bucket list layout so maybe this will inspire me more. try it out. The ones in bold I've done. 1. Started your own blog 2. Slept under the stars 3. Played in a band ....at school 4. Visited Hawaii 5 [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 06:32:31

Great Northern - In Studio For 2nd Album

Right now the sonic powerhouse of a band Great Northern are working hard on their follow-up to the 2007 critically adored album " ... with artists from Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Beck, and even Puff Daddy. Recording is going to wrap ... . On this record we try to express everything that's been accumulating through our time on tour [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 19:43:00

Counting my blessings!

I try to count my blessings everyday but today is a perfect time to take some extra moments to reflect and be grateful ... get him to wear a motorcycle helmet in this car? _0538 _0539 ...I have a cat who must ... really missing having my boys around for the holiday though! ...I am immersed in planning my classes [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 22:42:29

Internal Combustion

Gas prices are coming back down and the holidays are fast approaching. Time to hop in the car or on the motorcycle and visit the relatives ... Honda” (The Beach Boys) “The song pays tribute to the small Honda motorcycle and its ease of operation ... , but he used to tour with Hani Naser. That was very neat because Hani did all hand drumming, which [more...]

Date: 2008-11-16 13:00:21

Adjusting to North Carolina

We have just hit our 2 month mark since arriving in North Carolina. For the most part it has been an easy transition for us ... . You have to be willing to swap paint to get home. North Carolina doesn’t seem to like protected green light turns ... to go out for a nice ride on your motorcycle? HAHA sucker. On your bike you do not exist, think woman [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 15:44:30

Almost Famous via Mrs. Hall

This post is an extention of this week's Potter's Ground. (click here) Go ahead and enter, there is still time to score points! What Almost Famous means to me: 1. One Sunday morning, (age 29) I was watching "The Motorcycle ... I never worked for Rolling Stone, or followed a band on tour, I recognize a lot of the movie [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 04:53:24

Attorney: Jailed O.J. Simpson believes he was 'railroaded'

Lindsay Lohan is demanding that her deposition in an upcoming trial not be videotaped due to "unwarranted annoyance, embarrassment, oppression, ... of the week Madonna's Sticky and Sweet tour Madonna's Sticky and Sweet tour The long and short ... herself in itty-bitty bits of leather for new Harley Davidson motorcycle ads. Check out Marisa [more...]

Date: 2008-10-11 20:30:09

[pics] north shore vacation, obama green drinks, not much else.

what’s worse. camera issues or car issues. hmmm? cause, man. i got both right now. life’s kinda trying to stress me out but for some reason i just don’t care. could it be these delicious wines that are always in my face these days? probably! could i be drunk right now? MAYBE! nah, just kidding. but i have been more giddy than usual [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 07:26:36

Ride The Easy Glider in Spain

Easy Glider X6 is a four-year-old personal transportation device that’s like the demon love child of a Segway and a tricycle ... balance. Last month, a tour company called Easy Gadir started renting the bikes in the Spanish beach towns ... is able to run for two-and-a-half hours with each charge. Gliders are controlled via a motorcycle [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 00:18:29

Truth Trucking in Liverpool

Report written by Paul Golding — Liverpool was traditionally a militant left-wing city, ... vocal support upon realising we were the BNP! At one point, a police motorcycle started following ... -harassment techniques kicked in: after getting off his motorcycle he was greeted by around six BNP members [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 11:56:00

What Can you see in Branson Missouri

By Tracie MikaelsBranson Missouri can offer you and your friends and family exciting theme parks, classic cars and golf courses, as well as, ... offers beautifully decorated cakes.Come by and try them all, buy a whole cake or have us ship a cakehome ... . EagleRider of the Ozarks will give you the chance to live a dream by renting a Harley-Davidson motorcyc [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 22:09:00

The Rumble Strips – Girls and Weather

Fallout Records Rumble strips are those bumpy edges along the highway that essentially—hopefully—keep you from driving into a ditch ... of the album showcases fresh work, though the track “Motorcycle” was first released in 2005 ... , comprised of childhood pals, the fellas of The Rumble Strips chose to re-release “Motorcycle,” which [more...]

Date: 2008-11-16 12:41:01

Want to see the sights in style? Rent a Vespa

If you want to look like you’re from out of town, hop on a tour bus or, better yet, a Segway. But to play it a little cooler ( ... no disrespect intended to said Segway), a scooter’s really the way to go. Conveniently, EagleRider has added Vespa and Piaggio scooters to its motorcycle-rental fleet, which until ... [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 22:00:23

The Rumble Strips in Toronto

Frank YangI’m going to have to stop using my line about any British band being able to fill a venue in notoriously Anglophilic Toronto… this past Wednesday night at the El Mocambo, The Rumble Strips were not only able to draw just a couple dozen people, they couldn’t even get their support act to show up [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 12:20:27

Happy Holidays from Cultural Resources!

The Department of Cultural Resources offers family fun for the holidays.  From festive frolics at Historic Sites around the state to musical memories with the N.C. Symphony, there is something for everyone, including gift shops at many locations.  Most events are free.  For more information about Cultural Resources, go to ncculture.com [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 18:18:41

Nic Cage Says Ghost Rider 2 is Headed to Europe. UPDATE: Says Kick-Ass Won’t Be Gratuitously Violent?

Ghost Rider’s passport just arrived in the mail. The Pope’s assistants have laid out the welcome mat ... with that character. Taking him into Europe, having him go on a motorcycle tour through Europe, and he’s connected ... Tour” and it’s sequel time. Man of the hour, Nic Cage, is talking up Ghost Rider 2 during his press [more...]

Date: 2008-09-04 18:50:17

Things to Do When Traveling To South Dakota

When people talk about traveling to South Dakota, by far the most talked about and visited attraction is the beautiful and historic Mount Rushmore ... aboard for a safari jeep tour, and of course go fishing. 2. Sturgis Motorcycle Rally - Whether you’re a motorcycle enthusiast yourself, a fan of the biker culture, or just want to participate [more...]

Date: 2008-11-22 17:30:53

ACCOMPLISHMENTS, OR NOT

Happy Monday, everyone. How was your weekend? I started drafting the post I mentioned last week (about the value of formal writing programs) but haven't finished it yet, in part because my husband and I ended up spending most of yesterday shopping for a pool table [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 15:09:25

Peru Part 3

Cycling from Piura to YurimaguasThe city of Piura is located in the northwest corner of Peru near the Pacific Ocean just south of Ecuador ... our tour heading east over the Andes Mountains. We would have a support vehicle with Aracely ... Tour Elite riders. We had a good mix of Peruvians and gringos on our tour.It would take eight cycling [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 21:23:00

Party Favors: The Bunny Hop

CARSON CITY - Sunday morning is quiet time at the Bunny Ranch. The crisp mountain air rejuvenates the lungs after a night of breathing in a whirlwind of carnality. The parlor is tidy so there’s no remnants of Saturday night’s parties. The space is so calm that you can imagine cloistered monks nearby [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 02:52:01

Bang Nampheung Floating Market

I first went to Bang Nampheung Floating Market in the District of Phra Pradaeng in Samut Prakan about three years ago. I found it to be a quaint canalside market with about a hundred stalls selling mainly food and OTOP products made locally. It wasn't really that busy, but scored well in my book as there weren't any other foreigners [more...]

Date: 2008-11-09 14:48:20

What Can you see in Branson Missouri

by Tracie Mikaels Branson Missouri can offer you and your friends and family exciting theme parks, classic cars and golf courses, as well as, ... cakes. Have one slice or buy a whole cake or have us ship a take home for you. Forget the postcards ... -Davidson motorcycle. See the Ozarks on this guided motorcycle tour. Payne Stewart golf club [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 22:07:31

Somebody slap that pouty bitch. November 26, 2008

Posted by Kritta in Still talking.. trackback I was just whipping through posts from last November, looking for a Thanksgiving post, ... Mraz concert and bought me a tour t-shirt, and if that’s not something to be thankful for, then I don’ ... on the back of dad’s motorcycle. I moved and blogged, pierced holes and covered tattoos. I found [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 19:11:52

Vientiane: Across the Friendship Bridge, a Death March around Vientiane, and all this for a Banh Mi?

Caution: Long post ahead, with minimal food! I had been staring at the Thai - Lao Friendship Bridge every chance I had during our stay in Nong [ ... (yes, it was very humid), the Missus had decided that we "just" had to do the Walking Tour outlined by the Lonely Planet Guide. As I looked over the guide, it said the "tour" was over 6 kilometers [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 15:54:16

The Roadshow Illustrated Companion - Coming Dec. 15th

The Roadshow Illustrated Companion - Coming Dec. 15th Originally set for release from Rounder Books on September 25th, 2007, ... features of Neil Peart's ever-changing landscape as he journeys by motorcycle between dates on Rush's historic 30th Anniversary World Tour. Including concert photos taken by official Rush photographer Andrew [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 20:00:11

Ending Poverty: A Great Idea Whose Time Will Never Come

Dandelion Salad Sent to me by Jason Miller from Thomas Paine’s Corner. Thanks, Jason. By Lorna Salzman 8/24/08 The past three weeks I and my husband Eric spent in Peru, birding in cloud and rainforest, primarily in the high Andes east of Cuzco, along the Madre de Dios River, and at lodges just outside the boundaries of the Manu Biosphere Preserve, [more...]

Date: 2008-08-24 22:27:59

Officer Down

Deputy Sheriff Lawrence Canfield Sacramento County Sheriff's Department California End of Watch: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 Biographical Info Age: 43 Tour of Duty: 13 years Badge Number: 1079 Incident Details Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident ... : Not available Deputy Lawrence Canfield was killed in a motorcycle accident on Coloma Road, in [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 06:11:43

Find out what you can do in Branson Missouri

By Tracie Mikaels Branson Missouri has become the place for families and singles to go for great fun ... to live a dream by renting a Harley-Davidson motorcycle. See the Ozarks on this guided motorcycle tour. Payne Stewart golf club provides some of the most scenic greens available. This attraction [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 22:06:00

Last Night: Matt & Kim at Bottom of the Hill

Matt & Kim Bottom of the Hill September 2, 2008 Review and Photos by Melissa Baron Better Than: The premier of 90210, "Old friends, new faces, ... no teleporting -- just a bus pass, bike or motorcycle and the will to travel to the base of Potrero Hill ... a banner with their name and a plethora of signatures. After each show on tour they have [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 16:43:55

Today's Singapore News

The following are stories that are making the headlines over at Topix Singapore News today, edited by yours truly ... .-Fewer malls offer motorbike parking lots: More shopping centres are taking away motorcycle parking lots and bikers here are not happy.-Singapore tour bookings to Bangkok down: The unstable political [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 08:56:00

Happiness Quotes

Here are two recent quotes on “Happiness” from The Grasshopper that I believe are worth contemplating: ... tale of two Christmases. I told you that our shipping manager and her husband are on a cross-country motorcycle tour and are shipping all our HALF PRICE HOLIDAY ORDERS from the different towns [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 14:44:38

GARMIN Zumo 450 3.5-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator

Binding: Electronics ASIN: B000MF7L46 Manufacturer: Garmin Average Customer Review: (From 54 total reviews) List Price: $799 ... hours (Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping) Price is accurate as of the date/time indicated ... s motorcycle-friendly features, minus Bluetooth wireless technology, text-to-speech and XM Satellite [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 02:16:43

Foo Fighters Patiently Waiting To Rock You In That Shack Outside La Grange

REMINDER ZZ Top, Foo Fighters & The Tubes @ Fairplex at Pomona (California Bike Week 2008) ... Of Foo As We Know It 215p - Ah Haw, Haw, Haw Haw (ZZ Top) Ticket includes Motorcycle Vendors, Stunt Show, Manufacturer Exhibits, Harley-Davidson Road Tour, Demo Rides, Tattoos, Wall of Death, and ZZ [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 02:36:28

Motorcycle Gang

You may see a lot of mopeds in the photo, but everyone in Munich knows that Munich on two wheels equals BMW bikes. Like the cars, BMW provides a full line of motorcycles, which they argue are the best ... ) out and about around town. The bikes are made by BMW motorad, which at one time was a airplane engine [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 23:49:00

Golf course spotlight: Royal Dar es Salam Golf Club in Rabat, Morocco

Ernie Els Sunday. Morocco certainly has me leaving with some warm, very unique - and some very bizarre - memories ... ; khakis and was definitely in the minority doing so. - During a tour of Rabat’s historic Kasbah district, which feels kind of like the narrow, blue and white-walled streets of Mykonos, our tour [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 12:51:43

GARMIN Zumo 450 3.5-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator

Binding: Electronics ASIN: B000MF7L46 Manufacturer: Garmin Average Customer Review: (From 54 total reviews) List Price: $799 ... all the power of a GPS navigator, wireless communicator, multimedia entertainer, and tour guide all into one device. And it’s made just for motorcycles. Designed by bikers, zumo’s motorcycle-friendly features [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 02:14:06

GARMIN Zumo 450 3.5-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator

Binding: Electronics ASIN: B000MF7L46 Manufacturer: Garmin Average Customer Review: (From 54 total reviews) List Price: $799 ... all the power of a GPS navigator, wireless communicator, multimedia entertainer, and tour guide all into one device. And it’s made just for motorcycles. Designed by bikers, zumo’s motorcycle-friendly features [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 14:17:31

2008 Honda Racing Thanks Day

Every year around Thanksgiving Honda Racing puts on their Thanks Day for the fans of Honda factory racing machines of all flavors, ... to get up close and personal with. Demo runs, ride alongs, autograph sessions and motorcycle riding classes are all part of the day’s events. Here one lucky Honda enthusiast gets a ride along in a JGTC [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 09:24:32

Human Highway home for the holidays

Jaime HoggeI don’t know if a duo can really be called a “supergroup”, ... beyond live duties. So Moody Motorcycle, the debut album from Human Highway released back in August ... tour in the middle of next month. Only four dates, though, including a December 16 date [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 13:15:36

The Black Angels - Doves - single review

The Black Angels - Doves - single review The Black Angels will cap off their incredible year in style with their new single Doves released on ... of the psychedelic influences, on dark and obsessive, and light and floating parts of the emotions ... , or even, less distinctly A Storm in Heaven era Verve, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, and even an American [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 08:05:28

Evel Knievel, Childhood Memories and Good News

There have been (and will be) some serious blogs, so here' s a change of pace that's fun for me ... to God. He notes that more than 700 made professions of faith during his last book and speaking tour ... people was Evel Knievel, the motorcycle daredevil who died in November 2007. Earlier that spring [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 07:01:00

Family Fun for Five Dollars or Less: Houlton, Maine and Around Aroostook County

By Myscha Theriault Looking for frugal family fun in “The County” this summer? This list will help get you started ... to keep the gas costs down, or consider taking a motorcycle for a fun cost saving measure. Starting in Presque Isle at the university campus, take a driving tour, stopping at each planet for a family [more...]

Date: 2008-08-07 11:01:26

Scenes from the Cycle Show: Bike Buffs and Stunt Bait Gawk at a New Ducati

Dianna Wray Hold still ... this won't hurt a bit ... International Motorcycle Show has arrived in Dallas. The show came through town last weekend, its second stop ... it’s the men-folk gone hog wild, so to speak. This is the place to come for all of your motorcycle [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 04:46:27

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