Where to buy an Ipod Nano 5G – this is something I’ve been asked a lot lately. So i did the research and found the best place to buy an Ipod Nano is from Amazon.
The newest Ipod Nano 5G has all the features of previous models plus a built-in video camera, microphone, a bigger video screen, great new playlist features, games and even a pedometer!
Check out the features on these amazing Ipod Nano 5G mp3 players and get yours today!!
P.S. The Apple Ipod Nano 5G is theee gift of choice for teenagers in 2010!!!
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August 16, 2010 at 8:58 pm
The BP Deepwater oil spill – have we forgotten the second worst oil spill in recorded history already? It is understandable that people are sick of the whole affair: it was never good for anyone (or was it?) and it seems many people just want to move on. We are lead to believe the cleanup is all but complete, the local fisherman have been paid and everyone is happy. On the surface everything is rosey…
However, the fact is that most of the ocean is NOT AT the surface, and the long term damage may infact be worse than many people think. One wonders about the underwater oil plumes and the thousands of gallons of dispersant that were released into the environment. How many species have been pushed to the edge of extinction, or further? How long will it take for fish stocks to fully recover? Personally I would feel uncomfortable feeding my family fish taken from the Gulf for the next few years – who knows what contamination it might contain?
And what about the thousands of gallons of oil that were burnt off? Again, what damage to the environment? Is BP paying tax on all that carbon released into the atmosphere?
I wonder how many people will hold a grudge against BP, and for how long?
Even here in New Zealand, thousands of miles from the Gulf of Mexico, BP stations are virtually empty. The sense of ill-will towards the oil giant seems to be tangible, and probably justified, with vehicle owners passing by BP stations and heading into Caltex, Shell and Gull stations instead to full up. I certainly don’t feel motivated to pull into a BP station, spend $60 on premium and wish the staff the best of luck with the cleanup. Nope, I don’t feel motivated that way at all. I actually feel like driving on by those gas stations for a long, long time, and have a sneaky suspicion many others feel the same. I have a sneaky suspicion BP will pay for their mistake for many months, even years.
It could infact be years before the BP Deepwater oil spill is forgotten, and I don’t think it will ever be forgiven. I guess only time will tell.
Are you getting a PS3 Error code? Want to learn how to repair your SONY PS3?
Did your PS3 show you the red screen of death? Has your PS3 stopped playing Blu-Ray movies? Has your disk jammed in the slot? Does your PS3 crash while playing games? Well, you are not alone.
Do you know that if you send your PS3 to SONY to be repaired they may charge you $150 or more to have it repaired? Plus you may have to wait six weeks to get it back. You might find SONY has wiped your entire hard disk. You may even receive someone ELSE’s PS3 back!
If you like being messed around and frustrated for weeks then by all means, go that route. However, if all you want is to have your PS up and running again just the way it used to then you need to learn how to repair it yourself.
To help you do that I have complied a list of as many PS3 error codes I could get my hands on and made an easy list to check your error against.
These may not be ALL the error codes that can possibly be generated by a PS3, but they are the ones that you can learn to fix yourself.
The All Whites have done us proud. That goes without saying. But now that our world cup has ended, does the glorious game really have a bright future in this country or, as many suspect, will it regress to the also-ran status of a few other not-so-kiwi games such as water polo, handball and endurance knitting?
Let’s face it – kiwis love the rough-and-tumble of rugby, the sweat and long thighs of netball, and getting really wet: sailing and women’s hockey.
Football, or let’s call it by its real name “soccer” is a game for pussies, when all said and done. Imagine a rugby player crying whenever an opposition player pushed him over. The ref would send him to the showers and call for his mother to be ready with the talc and a teddy bear.
Seriously, if soccer wants to be taken seriously in this country, players need to be rewarded and honoured for getting up when they get knocked down, not rewarded for lying on the ground and performing like little schoolgirls in front of the ref (no offense, girls). We all know the best way to beat a bully is to stand up to them once and punch them in the nose. Its not that I’m condoning violence here but the players need to let the referees call the game as they see it, not try to milk free kicks out of any little come-together.
Anyway, at the end of the day, europe can have its soccer – the real world plays and loves rugby. Roll on the rugby world cup 2011 right here in god’s own country. You can almost feel it already: Dying minutes of the final… A scrum just a few metres out from the line… They pack down… The crowd starts chanting “Black, black, black…” The push goes on, All Blacks have the shove…inches from the line…
Now, THERES real football
You cannot escape Christmas anywhere: streets are lit up with coloured lights and neon stars, and it seems every second house is adorned with dazzling lighting displays that seem to be part of some great social competition – more expectations. So what if you’re just not into Christmas and see it as just another holiday? Is it really necessary to get caught up in all the hype?
I have been contemplating Christmas and the effects of the economic slowdown, with several points coming to mind. Buying gifts for all and sundry is out for many people this year due to tighter finances, and many of us are looking for other ways to add value to the holiday other than just throwing money at it.
Why do we get stressed out at Christmas?
A lot of stress is created when our situation doesn’t line up with our expectation. This is especially true at Christmas. For a lot of people, the family tradition of buying nice gifts for everyone we know has been a lifelong one, and learning to break it or replace it with something new has created an air of uncertainty – can we really change the way we do things and be happy with it?
For some of us, not knowing what to expecxt, or at least, expecting a bad experience makes us want to run and hide, or just flip the calendar; roll-on New Years!
Our materialistic society has made us value the gifting aspect of Christmas too much, with all the messages of how it is “better to give than receive”. We all know that warm glow when you give someone the perfect gift. So how are you supposed to feel when you are unable to give anything?
Of course, for the wealthy, this is never a problem. Are we right to assume then that those who can afford lots of nice presents this year are better people than those of us who cannot?
Should we boycott Christmas altogether?
For some of us, Christmas is and has always been a great time of year. Families getting together having lavish feasts and joyful times. At the core of the holiday though, is a religious celebration.
So what do we do if we’re not “religious” christians?
If we decide not to get into the spirit of Christmas, we are labelled as anti-christian, or grinches. Whatever happened to the live-and-let-live philosophy?
Surely anyone espousing the virtues of christianity should be able to accept other people’s right to have nothing to do with the holiday. I see the whole expectation element as a judgmental and hypocritical concept; just another way for self-righteous people to impose their will upon others.
Personally, I hate this time of year and can hardly wait for things to resort to normality.
Thinking about making marriage work – why divorce is a one-sided decision and how to avoid it.
I have had cause lately to consider the situation of a married couple I know quite well. They seem to have a problem with communication and the possibility of divorce has been aired as a possibility unless things improve.
As a person who “survived” a divorce I find myself well qualified to advise others who may be entertaining the idea that divorce is a good option. From my own experience I found my marriage breakup and consequent divorce to be the most earth-shattering and devastating event in my life, and I would strongly recommend married couples to always look for better options.
Remember, when most people enter marriage, they make a commitment to remain with their spouse til death, and it is a commitment usually made after serious consideration.
These days it seems the decision to split up is made in many cases after less consideration than what was given when the marriage was formed. Or at least, different factors are considered and the reasons for the couple committing to each other in the first place are forgotten or no longer viewed as relevant.
I wonder how many couples actually split up because of a mutual desire to do so, as opposed to those situations where one person exclusively takes the decision to leave the other person.
A marriage is a contract entered into by both partners willingly (we are talking about NORMAL marriages) and in many if not most cases, most major decisions from that point on will and should involve an amount of communication and collaboration between the partners. To many this would seem logical and a natural process. If you care deeply about someone, why wouldn’t you naturally want to consult them when making big decisions.
So why do we go it alone when times get tough?
If it is ok to make the easy decisions together, why not the hard ones? Why does one person secretly decide they want to split up the marriage, then drop the D-bomb on their partner at an opportune time?
Before tackling any of the questions, it might be prudent to look at the bigger picture. The fact that one partner is considering ANY major issue or problem alone boils down to one simple truth: that the communication process in the marriage is failing.
The ability for a couple to converse amicably is crucial, and keeping the lines of communication open is the single most important factor in maintaining any healthy relationship. Everyone has problems and issues to deal with at times, and without effective communication, a unified sense of direction is not possible.
When communication fails, chaos ensues, and negative factors are more likely to influence the decision-making process. Keeping connected with your partner through good communication is therefore essential in staving off negative influences and channeling your combined energies towards more positive results.
On a personal, individual level, it is important to understand that divorce is NOT an option, and anyone considering it needs to address the underlying communication problem before contemplating walking away from their marriage.
Now, I am not saying that it is good to stay with a partner who is abusive or unfaithful – those are serious issues which also need to be addressed, and nobody should tolerate a situation where their physical wellbeing is at risk. Professional help exists for anyone finding themselves in that type of situation.
Remember that abuse comes in many forms, not just physical violence. Emotional blackmail, restriction of “privileges” and other punitive actions are also forms of abuse, and can have serious effects on a relationship and the lives of either or both partners.
In particular, when one person threatens their partner with divorce, it is an attack on that person’s very soul, and one that can rock their self image to the core. The true crime is that when a person has a deeper personal commitment to the marriage, the received threat is consequently more damaging – both to them as an individual, AND to their ability to care for and love others.
The potential harm that can be caused by a threat of divorce is so great that surely nobody who truly cares about their partner would ever make it. To do so indicates either a callous, vindictive nature or at the very least a highly ignorant one. People are just too valuable and vulnerable to risk hurting in that way.
So how do we avoid the mistake of ever considering divorce?
Realise that divorce is not an option. The only option is to take steps to improve your relationship.
You only have one chance at this life, so it is a good idea to take steps to feed your relationships along the way, especially your marriage.
Remember that it was communication that brought you and your partner together in the first place, and it is an ongoing commitment to communication that will keep you together and keep your relationship vibrant and exciting as you travel through life together.
Understand that your partner has skills and abilities to influence in different spheres of life that you may not be aware of: they may have underlying talents that you don’t know about yet.
It is important to afford your partner the freedom of expression that lets them pursue their own goals knowing they have your full support.
Remember, your spouse is a full partner in your marriage just as much as you are, and they have the right to depend on your backing the same as you do on theirs.
While your lines of work may be different, by communicating effectively about your goals you can ensure that you are both heading in the same direction.
Take time personally to visualise what you think a good marriage should be, and talk about that vision with your partner.
This may be the crucial point in the entire issue.
When you each understand what the other expects it is far more likely that you will work together to meet those expectations than if you are both running blind.
Listen to your partner’s vision and expectations – remember, they are as committed to your marriage as you are, so their feelings are just as valid as yours.
Think before you speak.
Learn how to talk about problems with your partner before they get out of hand.
If you are faced with problems at work, tell your partner about the issues you are facing without trying to make them feel guilty about it. Remember – you decided your own career path, not them.
If you can’t seem to find a good balance between your marriage and your job, CHANGE YOUR JOB!!! No career is worth destroying your marriage over. Take my word for it – a divorce will cost you your career anyway, so take steps that will help keep your sanity and your marriage intact.
At any rate, you should understand that a marriage provides you with an incredible support structure, one that can help you achieve any goals in life and business that you choose to target, but it can only work when you play your part and remain committed to it.
Keep those lines of communication open – talk to your partner about your goals and dreams as well as your worries and concerns.
Life is not an easy journey, and knowing you can count on someone is incredibly important. Remember that your partner wants to know they can always count on you as well.
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It is important to keep the focus on the Climategate scandal for the timebeing.
With the Copenhagen Climate Conference in full swing, we need to keep the pressure on, keep spreading the word to every corner at least for the next couple of weeks. If we fail to make enough noise about it, then the carbon taxes WILL be imposed. It is imperative that Obama of the USA, John Key of New Zealand, and other world leaders do not sign a binding agreement.
Key’s New Zealand government has already passed emmissions trading legislation here, but having that revoked should not be too difficult once the Copenhagen agreement is quashed.
Remember, the reason these agreements must not be signed is that they impose massive, unjustifiable taxes on regular people who are just seeking to live their lives peacefully.
Here in New Zealand, the majority of intelligent, thinking people have never consciously subscribed to the climate change theory, but many of us have been guilty of just going with the flow, finding it easier to let politicians decide our fate.
I must applaud the efforts of one of our top media personalities though. Mr Leighton Smith, a talkshow host on the Newstalk ZB radio station has always been vocal about his opposition to the global warming/climate change theory, at least the part that assigns blame to humankind as the root cause of any change. Smith is a well respected talk host who runs a well grounded, level headed programme that has possibly the highest listener audience of any daily radio programme in the country.
How ironic or coincidental that Al Gore has now cancelled his scheduled keynote speech at the Copenhagen Climate Conference. Very interesting…
This is the single most important news event in modern history. One of the ironies is that the mainstream media channels is hushing it up. Unfortunately it’s an irony that we can’t afford to waste time on, we must take action.
You know that the Copenhagen Conference is happening right now, right? Well, you should realize that at that conference, they are attempting to sign global deals that subject us all to crazy carbon taxes. Carbon is the building block of all life!! What on earth are they doing?
What they are doing is creating a global tax network which is the first binding act of the global government.
I am not scaremongering here: this is the real deal.
Anyway, I have read a stack of the emails and they really show a concerted effort by a group of “scientists” to distort the facts, manipulate data, bully other dissenting scientists, and blatantly lie to make us believe that something is a proven fact where is really has never been proven.
If you have ever wanted to do ANYTHING really good in your life, now is the time to do it.
Download the emails and the other documents, read some of them and learn the truth about these lying ***** who are trying to control us.
Climategate is here, it’s now, and it is time for us to act.
The successful launch of New Zealand’s first suborbital rocket has created history today by being the first rocket launched into space by a privately owned company in the southern hemisphere.
Atea-1 made its maiden voyage today after this morning’s delay due to a fuel problem. A small valve needed to be flown across from the mainland and was fitted by engineers before the rocket was refulled for another attempt. The delay was initially hoped to be three hours but this turned into seven and final clearance for countdown was given this afternoon.
So John Key has declined requests for him to attend the Copenhagen Climate Conference. Perhaps he realises that the entire global warming issue has been nothing more than a scam.
Key is held in high regard by many New Zealanders, and his popularity is set to rise again now he has remained defiant over continued requests for him to attend the conference.
Leaked emails and computer data now circulating around the internet show a collaborative effort between climate scientists has been the main reason for the Global Warming/Climate crisis.
The released data clearly show efforts to include fabricated data in computer simulation programs in an effort to convince the public of false concerns over man-made global warming.
US president Obama is expected to try to salvage the climate conference which is now being called into question from all corners of the globe.
