Archive for June 30th, 2009
Irish rockers U2 have revealed they picked a space-age circular stage for their world tour — kicking off spectacularly tonight at Barcelona’s giant 97,500-capacity Camp Nou stadium.
Bono & co’s 100-date, £90m U2360 tour will arrive in Dublin next month.
U2’s small central set, tipped to rotate, is beneath a giant, four-legged construction dubbed the “Claw” measuring a world-record 50metres high, 58m wide and 47m deep.
Based on Los Angeles Airport’s Theme Building, the Claw is so big that roadies first arrived four weeks ago to build it.
The tour, the band’s first since 2005’s Vertigo, is their most expensive in their 33 years together, in which time they have been touted as the best live act on the planet.
Full BelfastTelegraph Article
From a fan’s perspective, I like how close the crowd can get to the band and how there’s great line of sight – especially with the speakers out of the way.
The article also mentions what the first and last song of the concert will be, but I won’t spoil that for you.
June 30th, 2009
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Brigham Young University, the Mormon church school where students agree to live a chaste and virtuous life, has lifted its almost three-year policy of blocking access to YouTube.
Administrators lifted the ban on Friday, citing an increasing amount of educational material on the popular video-sharing site, university spokeswoman Carri Jenkins said.
YouTube has its own filters for porn, but BYU added it to the list of Web sites blocked by campus online filters in 2006 because administrators felt there was too much content that could violate the school’s strict, conservative standards.
Full Article
June 30th, 2009
Holy Land Experience doesn’t want you to know when it schedules its required free day each year out of concern over a possible “uncontrollable situation.”
At least that’s the conclusion to be drawn by a letter the religion-based theme park sent to the office of Orange County Property Appraiser Bill Donegan.
Donegan asked the park for documentation of its free days after I reported earlier this month that the park gave out conflicting information about the day.
Holy Land, owned by Trinity Broadcasting Network, is required to drop its normal $35 ticket price and offer free admission one day each year in exchange for a property-tax exemption that saves it about $300,000 annually, according to a 2006 state law designed to guarantee the exemption.
Full Article
June 30th, 2009
Through a unique process that does not involve the use of any chemicals nor does it alter nature’s balance in peanuts, over 85% of the fat is removed from the peanuts. Essentially, the oil is squeezed out of roasted peanuts and what remains is our famous powdered peanut butter.
* Directions: Just mix 2 tablespoons of PB2 with 1 tablespoon of water and stir until smooth.
* Can be mixed directly with jelly or jam for a PB2 and Jelly sandwich.
BellPlantation.com
June 30th, 2009
- If you’re a Star Wars fan and someone that keeps up with pop-culture, then you will probably get the above picture.
- An impulse buy happened yesterday, and if WifeGeeding is upset, she shouldn’t be upset at me but my buddy Tim who has got me addicted to searching for items on CraigsList.
- I bought a brand new Vudu player for $65, which normally retails for something closer to $150.
- Don’t know what a Vudu player is? Well, I really didn’t either until yesterday. In short, I can download movies (rent or own) via the Internet and watch them on my TV just like a DVD player with no monthly fees.
- Yeah, that doesn’t sound too impressive, but I can download movies not only in HD, but in 1080P, not just 1080i.
- Don’t understand that 1080 talk? Don’t worry, it’s geek talk for HD quality. Just know that P is better than I.
- Right now my current TV can only show a 1080I picture. Maybe my next impulse buy will be a new TV?
- Actually, I’m in the market for a 1080P projector.
- A couple of Swedish parents have stirred up debate in the country by refusing to reveal whether their two-and-a-half-year-old child is a boy or a girl.
- The last photos of Michael Jackson on stage.
- I find it amazing that someone can just rent a venue like the Staples Center out just for rehearsals.
- It appears that Dell is working on something to compete with the iPod Touch. Even if they do create a better product, what’s really going to matter is how they decide to market it. And as of right now, nobody in the tech world can beat Apple’s marketing.
- It wouldn’t surprise me if there was another celebrity death by the end of the week. Cronkite? Billy Graham? Liz Taylor?
- I always wondered what would happen if someone like Conan, who just started to host The Tonight Show, just died within a few weeks of taking the reins.
- Yeah, that sounds creepy and morbid, but death is in the news.
- Days With My Father has bits and pieces of pictures and thoughts from a son who’s father has no short term memory. Yes, it’s an emotional heart tug. The site is a bit hard to navigate, so my hint to you is to click on the left where more photos will appear, choose a photo, and scroll down to read the story.
- Grace
June 30th, 2009