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Eeyoreslament
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07-20-2003

Friday, May 05, 2006 - 5:25 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Eeyoreslament a private message Print Post    
LOL Hukd!!

Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Friday, May 05, 2006 - 5:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Sheesh, I hope it's not virtual bird flu.



Julieboo
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02-05-2002

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Anyone know where (without a stop at the library) I can find a consumer reports report (or something close) on treadmills. I don't think I can access Consumer Reports online without a subscription.

Cndeariso
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06-28-2004

Tuesday, May 09, 2006 - 5:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cndeariso a private message Print Post    
http://www.tmdoctor.com/pages/treadmill_reviews.php

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

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Cnd, you are like the Shell Answer Lady!!! Thanks!

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

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HEre's one that I tried to google, but maybe I am not using the right word combinations. I am looking for a list of "E" rated PlayStation2 games. Can anyone direct me? THANKS!

Cndeariso
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06-28-2004

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well, here's some from the Target website. not sure if it is all that are out there.

Target

Karen
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09-07-2004

Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 2:53 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
Julie -- check out the ESRB site. Enter the rating you're looking for, and the platform you want. A quick search for "E Rated" and "PlayStation2" brought up 500+ titles to choose from.

BTW -- if this is why I think it is -- trying to control the content in a game a child plays... THANK YOU!! As an adult gamer, I am so frustrated by people blasting the video game industry for kids playing bad games. They're just like movies -- some for kids, some for adults. Look at the rating system, and choose the game accordingly.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

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Karen: PERFECT! Thanks so much. I am having a harder time than I thought finding games for this system that are suitable for my 6 year old.

CND: Thanks!! THat lists several, but I want more!!!

Karen
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09-07-2004

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Your little guy would probably really enjoy Kingdom Hearts. It's rated E, for the PS2. It has *mild* fantasy violence in it -- the main character uses a "keyblade" (a sword shaped like a key) to kill bad guys called The Heartless.

Travelling through worlds like The Hundred Acre Wood (Winnie the Pooh), Atlantis (Little Mermaid), Aggrabah (Aladdin) and others, you play as a character from the Final Fantasy series named Sora, and have Donald Duck and Goofy as your teammates as you go about your quest to save "King Mickey". Other Disney characters you encounter include Jimminy Cricket, Moby Dick, Chip and Dale, Beauty and the Beast, Tarzan....

It's a fantastic game, perfect for both children and adults.

Landi
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07-29-2002

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holly loves kingdom hearts and she's 16!!

Crzndeb
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07-26-2004

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Heck, I'm almost 55 and I have Kingdom Hearts for my GBA...I love my Gameboy...

Oldtex
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03-06-2006

Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 8:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Oldtex a private message Print Post    
Why are husbands sometime such jerks?

Yes, it's been one of those days and I need a break!

And, is it wrong for me to bring up his past bad deeds to explain to him why I am the way I am?

Karen
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09-07-2004

Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 8:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Karen a private message Print Post    
{{Oldtex}} I know you're probably just asking rhetorically -- all men are jerks some of the time. Just be glad that yours doesn't fall into the "some men are jerks ALL of the time" category.

And in the meantime... go check out this site. Might make you feel better. :-)

Oldtex
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03-06-2006

Thursday, May 11, 2006 - 9:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Oldtex a private message Print Post    
Thank Karen, I think I'd better cool down before joining another site. They'd probably not like my attitude right now!

But I also need to wait until he leaves for work in the morning, know what I mean?

Thanks again!

Dogdoc
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09-29-2001

Saturday, May 13, 2006 - 11:36 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Dogdoc a private message Print Post    
Julieboo, I love my Pro-Form 625 treadmill. I have used it for about 4 years now. I hear the new ones are a lot quieter. I have to wear head phones to watch tv while I use it.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

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Anyone know if a treadmill with a TV built into is a bad idea? We are looking at a certain model. But for only $200 more we can get the same treadmill with a built in TV (Cable ready and has a dvd player too.) It's by NordicTrack. Any input is appreciated!

Halfunit
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09-02-2001

Monday, May 15, 2006 - 10:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Halfunit a private message Print Post    
Yes.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Friday, May 19, 2006 - 7:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Photo question:
If I have several old (pre-digital) photos that I want to use in photoshop/quark. Is the best way just to take a photo of them with a digital camera and then download. If I don't have a scanner, where is the cheapest place to go? (kinkos?) Does a place like Walgreens or Office Depot or even a library usually have any services like that?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!!!

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Friday, May 19, 2006 - 10:34 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
It's better to scan them. It's even better if you can scan the negatives, but that takes a special scanner and a really good one can be very expensive. The reason it's better to scan the negatives is you can capture vastly superior detail compared to scanning a print. What many people seem to find hard to comprehend is that your scan is only going to be at best as good as the original.

You could find a friend with a print scanner if you only have a few of them to scan. You can also buy a scanner pretty cheap these days. I don't know about Walgreens or Office Depot.

If you want, you can take a picture of it as well with your digital camera. If you do, for best results, make sure the print is on a flat surface (tape it to the wall), put your camera on a tripod, make sure the camera is on the same plane as the print (don't take it on an angle). You can try flash but you may get glare, so what you may want to do is turn off the flash and take a desk lamp and point it at the picture. That way you can position it so you don't have glare. Be sure to set your white balance to incandescent so you don't have to do too much color correction. Use a small f-stop (bigger number) and a slow shutter-speed so you have better depth of field (cause the depth of field is narrow for macro photography which is really what you are doing). Set the self-timer and fire away! You'll get good results.

Hope this helps.

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Friday, May 19, 2006 - 10:48 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Julieboo a private message Print Post    
Thank Jimmer!!! You rock as usual!!! Any tips of things to look for in a (cheaper) scanner?

Colordeagua
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10-25-2003

Friday, May 19, 2006 - 11:37 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Colordeagua a private message Print Post    
I'm watching a Globetrekker show on the U.K. Narator says English is the language of the U.K., but Welsh is spoken in Wales, Gaelic in Scotland and Irish in Northern Ireland. Huh??? I don't know what or if there is a language in Scotland besides English. And isn't Gaelic the Irish language? Or am I wrong?

Jimmer
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08-30-2000

Friday, May 19, 2006 - 11:52 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jimmer a private message Print Post    
I'm not very up on current scanners and what's available. I have a couple of suggestions though.

Make sure it is a well-known brand name. I would not get one with an auto-feeder because I'm not sure that they work all that well. When you look at the resolution specs, make sure you are not looking at interpolated resolution (which is useless). Some flatbed scanners offer the option to scan negatives and transparencies. It's a nice feature but they are not as good as the dedicated negative and slide scanners and they are more expensive than the regular flatbeds.

You could also consider things like dmax and color depth but it's probably not worth it as most scanners will do okay.

Finally, for the same reason, I wouldn't get to hung up on high resolution because your scan is only going to be as good as your original print anyway.

Merrysea
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08-13-2004

Friday, May 19, 2006 - 11:57 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Merrysea a private message Print Post    
Colordeagua, Gaelic is spoken in the Highlands of Scotland (although I don't think it's too widely spoken anymore). I don't know if it's spoken in Ireland.

Kitt
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09-06-2000

Friday, May 19, 2006 - 7:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Kitt a private message Print Post    
There are regional variations to Gaelic, so Scottish gaelic and Irish gaelic are slightly different. The language "Irish" is really Ireland's version of Gaelic.

I would think only the remotest of places have people who only speak Gaelic, almost everyone in Scotland speaks English too. Having said that, there are a lot of remote places in Scotland.