I surf around the web so much while I'm online, and I find so many great places to peruse.

And, I can't think of any other great place to put url's, etc.

So, here we go.


DO NOT WASTE MY TIME, with porn, sexual, sick...

If you have something informative, scientific, mechanical, musical, humorous, psychological, FILL ME IN!

S.

Leads found on Jan 10, 2008


Tinnitus details - an advertisement -- but has some good information, too:
www.sonatol.com . . .

From Career builder -- some new careers -- pretty interesting:
msn.careerbuilder.com . . .
- maybe I should save this puppy somehow.

Stooges audio WAV sounds -- pretty good!
www.stoogeworld.com . . .
Soitenly!

Yahoo Emoticons:
messenger.yahoo.com . . .
well, at least I know where they are, now!

Take a look at these clogging routines:
www.geocities.com . . .

More research needed on wild fiddler Kenny Baker
www.amazon.com . . .

Resources for Daddy, and the tub bathroom toilet:
www.google.com . . .

Dad's friend from Arrow Street -- Tex Logan:
www.google.com . . .

Good stretches to follow:
www.google.com . . .
www.google.com . . .

McCoy Tyner and Bob Hutcherson -- great acoustic bass solo:
www.youtube.com . . .

Good fiddle tune link:
www.blackflute.com . . .

WONDERFUL diag 404 -- file not found lingo:
www.ibiblio.org . . .

Get this for Jean, when I have cash:
www.google.com . . .

Fusion jazz -- e.g. Chick Corea, Jean-Luc Ponty, Herbie Hancock RETURNS!
www.dance.net . . .

Humor from M_rc's great violinny thread -- "how to keep conductor in line", etc.:
www.dance.net . . .

Great Scottish links from my "Happy b'day Maggie post:
www.dance.net . . .

Sheesh -- how much is too much???

Me.

Did you mean, "The Three Stooges?" If so, check out this site... www.byrum.org . . .

Meanwhile, onn your link for 404 page errors I loved the Swedish (chef)

De peege nöt hoerk! Børk børk børk!

Of course, who doesn't like the Swedish Chef?

OR the Pirates?

Pirate Haaarr, Lubber! I've sailed yon seas with toil and trial, and yet I cannot find ye file!

OKAY, I can just see it now if I used one of ^those for my PROFESSIONAL web sites... ha, ha!

^^ Thanks, Maria! That sight of a site (Yeah! ) has some really great Stooges sounds -- but, there were a few that I was looking for, that were completely precious -- e.g. the scene in Matri-Phony, between the Soldier trying to find the redhead, and Curly:

Soldier: "What's behind those drapes?!"
Curly: "The BACK of the drapes! Now, are you going to buy this...?"

PRECIOUS!

And, dangit, I can't find the correct "server" to get the wav.

Argh! Going NUTS! Waitaminute! I'm already nuts! Going crazy? Nope, am there, too.... ahwell, you think of something...

(uh oh!)

((Maria))

Give Mama mondo hugs for me.
And some for you, too!

Shadw.

a site with some info about Dad's ears and the surgery done on them>
www.cantonmercy.com . . .

"Benign bony tumors of the ear canal (exostoses and osteomas) may be caused by an overgrowth of bone. Repeated exposure to cold water may increase the risk of benign tumors of the ear canal. Tumors may grow large enough to block the ear canal, trap wax in the canal, and interfere with hearing."

from: www.healthcentral.com . . .

This link -- very informative:
uimc.discoveryhospital.com . . .

"Osteomas" or "Exostoses; Tumor - ear; Cysts - ear; Ear cysts; Ear tumors"

more research to be done in here:
www.righthealth.com . . .

Medications:


* Antithrombin
* Edrophonium
* Elavil


continue here:
www.google.com . . .

research in here:
www.google.com . . .

For me;
-- sinus infection:

"Treatment

Many cases of sinusitis will subside without the need for antibiotics. Self-care techniques may speed along recovery.

If your doctor suspects you have a bacterial infection, he or she may prescribe a course of antibiotics such as amoxicillin (Amoxil, Trimox), doxycycline (Doryx, Monodox) or the combination drug trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim, Septra). If the infection doesn't subside or if the sinusitis is recurrent, a different antibiotic may be warranted.

Your doctor may also recommend other treatment methods, depending on the underlying cause of the sinusitis. These include:

* Treating an underlying allergic condition that contributes to sinusitis
* Using prescription decongestants, nasal corticosteroid spray or oral corticosteroid pills to relieve stuffiness
* Taking over-the-counter decongestants or pain relievers
* Spraying a saline solution in your nose several times a day"

from: www.mayoclinic.com . . .

"Prevention

Take these steps to reduce your risk of sinusitis:

* Reduce risk of upper respiratory infections. Minimize contact with people who have colds. Wash your hands frequently with soap and water, especially before your meals. Get a flu shot every year.
* Avoid cigarette smoke and polluted air. Tobacco smoke and air contaminants can irritate and inflame your lungs and nasal passages.
* Use a humidifier. If the air in your home is dry, such as it is if you have forced hot air heat, adding moisture to the air may help prevent sinusitis. Be sure the humidifier is clean and free of mold.
* Limit alcohol use. Consumption of alcohol can cause sinus passages to swell."

"Self-care

If you do get sinusitis, these self-help steps can help relieve symptoms:

* Steam your sinus cavities. Drape a towel over your head as you breath in the steam from a bowl of hot water. Keep the steam directed toward your face. Or take a hot shower, breathing in the warm, moist air.
* Take decongestants. These over-the-counter medications may help reduce congestion.
* Apply warm compresses. Place warm, damp towels around your nose, cheeks and eyes to ease facial pain.
* Drink plenty of fluids. Dilute mucous secretions and promote drainage by consuming additional fluids.
* Avoid alcohol. Consumption of alcohol can worsen the swelling of the lining of the sinuses and nose."

www.mayoclinic.com . . .

www.emedicinehealth.com . . .

www3.niaid.nih.gov . . .

familydoctor.org . . .

Follow these links!

S.

Try this for clogging practice -- bit of Songcatcher -- and a little more -- looks like 'Hounds influence.

www.amazon.com . . .

Also need to check out the "Hoover Uprights"

HOover Uprights -- segue to B part -- fiddle went to B, guitar stayed in A, did NOT modulate!

Hoovers aren't as happy as North Carolina Choc Drops.

Check this site out: Flop Eared Mule -- with or without double stops?
flopearedmule.blogspot.com


Appalachian String Band Music Festival -- at Clifftop: drool:
www.google.com . . .

Cool!: Mark Simos -- with a recommendation by Bruce Molsky:
www.amazon.com . . .

also:
www.amazon.com . . .
BUT no way to sample the CD's off of the App. STr Band festival site

www.clog.org . . .

Steve Levitt's clogging book:
www.amazon.com . . .

And... it's getting cold in here....

Time to go.

S.

Use these for exmaple sources:
www.agapephysicaltherapy.com . . .

www.spine-health.com . . .

mORE LINKS, more drinks, more sinks...

right.

research software driver (redundant?) that needs to come with Verizon Motorola hook up. Finally got the USB cable.

Also Mountain t-shirt for Jean --
www.themountain.com
oops! My Bad! It's "Liquid Blue"
oaky-dokey...
www.liquidblue.com
....ohhhh, WOW!!! And $$$$$

Stooge wav. files for Schmand. hee hee.


double-check schtuff at NewtLib, e.g. Return to Forever/Chick Corea.


For my knowledge -- Native Spirit back at Atrium Mall.

Okay.


www.google.com . . .

yecccccch -- well, more later, methinks.

I'm burning down.

S.

ARgh! Choices, choices, choices!


www.peterstone.com . . .?

drool, drool, drool!

And my neck is hurting like a mother...

And, I can feel queasies coming on... what?


www.novica.com . . .


One Misty, Moisty Morning:
sniff.numachi.com . . .


more on moonstone jewelry:
www.google.com . . .


www.bordersstores.com . . .

www.bordersstores.com . . .

www.bordersstores.com . . .

www.firebirdarts.com


okay... that's enough.

S.

Daddy's "osteomas" -- benign ear cysts, tumors, exostoses...

best site yet:
www.drlouryent.com . . .


Site that scared me -- three months possible without good hearing:
www.health.qld.gov.au . . .

Nueropathy:
www.insidecymbalta.com . . .

healthlibrary.brighamandwomens.org . . .

healthlibrary.brighamandwomens.org . . .

healthlibrary.brighamandwomens.org . . .

healthlibrary.brighamandwomens.org . . .

Oh. Come On.!!
www.webmd.com . . .

massageyherapypilot.com . . .

www.mayoclinic.com . . .

groups.msn.com . . .

Brigham and women's on Tinnitus:

healthlibrary.brighamandwomens.org . . .
Tinnitus
What is tinnitus?

Tinnitus is the sound of ringing, roaring, buzzing, or clicking that occurs inside the head. The sounds may come and go, be continuous, occur in one or both ears, and vary in pitch. Currently, more than 12 million people in the US suffer from some degree of tinnitus. Of these individuals, at least 1 million experience it so severely that it interferes with their daily activities, according to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communications Disorders.
What causes tinnitus?

Tinnitus may result from a variety of causes, including:

*

damage to the nerve endings in the inner ear
*

stiffening of bones in the middle ear
*

advancing age
*

exposure to loud noises
*

allergy
*

high or low blood pressure
*

tumor
*

diabetes
*

thyroid problems
*

head or neck injury
*

reaction to certain medications

Treatment for tinnitus:

Specific treatment for tinnitus will be determined by your physician based on:

*

your age, overall health, and medical history
*

extent of the disease
*

your tolerance for specific medications, procedures, or therapies
*

expectations for the course of the disease
*

your opinion or preference

Currently, there is no known cure for tinnitus. However, experts suggest trying one of the following to find relief:

*

hearing aids - may benefit some people with tinnitus who have hearing loss. Using a hearing aid may help some people with tinnitus by making some sounds louder.
*

maskers - provide help for some individuals by making tinnitus less noticable. This small electronic device creates sound that may make the ringing or roaring seem softer.
*

medications - may ease tinnitus by addressing a problem related to the condition.
*

tinnitus retraining therapy - uses a combination of counseling and maskers. Otolaryngologists and audiologists can help a person learn how to deal with the tinnitus.
*

counseling - offers a person with tinnitus the opportunity to meet with a counselor or support group.
*

relaxing - provides relief for some people as stress may make tinnitus worse.

Click here to view the
Online Resources of Otolaryngology
Date Last Reviewed: 3/31/2007
Date Last Modified: 10/26/2007

American Tinnitus Assoc.
www.ata.org

Ain't that enough?

Hmmmph! NEVER!

S.


More for RTF:
www.bordersstores.com . . .

NUTS!
www.bordersstores.com . . .

www.bordersstores.com . . .

www.bordersstores.com . . .

More mayhems into Madness:

Flip-flopping on whether to go to Arisia. pros -- get to see people I haven't seen in years. cons: $60 to get in; parking problems; my mobility problems; sinus infection... yack!!!!!

www.google.com . . .

www.holoshop.com . . .

www.holostars.de . . .
$$$$

www.hologramsuppliers.com . . .
-- India

www.edmontonplus.ca . . .

plus these:
www.google.com . . .


www.holowalls.com . . .

web.mit.edu . . .

web.mit.edu . . .

museumcollections.mit.edu . . .

www.holoworld.com

Holograms & Lasers International

work

12440 Oxford Park Dr

Houston, TX 77082
(281) 496-0606

www.pandemoniumbooks.com . . .

Sonia Sanchez -- keynote speaker for Martin Luther King, Jr. day at BU --
www.google.com . . .

Go here:
www.bu.edu . . .

Direct way, go HERE:

Ode to the Common People: A Celebration of Poetry and Music
Join the University community in the annual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life and work. Featured speakers include poet Sonia Sanchez. Musical performance by opera singer and CFA professor of music Simon Estes, bass-baritone.
When
Monday, Jan 21, 2008 at 2:00pm until 4:00pm on Monday, Jan 21, 2008
Where
GSU Metcalf Hall, 775 Commonwealth Avenue (2nd floor)
Who
Open to General Public
Admission is free
More Info www.bu.edu . . .
Contact
Office of the Dean of Students
dos@bu.edu
617-353-4126

Article in BU Life: and slide show images.
Estes singing.

"Themes of peace, love, and resistance resounded throughout Metcalf Hall as Boston University faculty, staff, students, and alumni celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr., Day with words and music on Monday, January 21. A rousing call for peace from poet, playwright, and activist Sonia Sanchez and two performances by renowned bass-baritone Simon Estes, a professor of music at the College of Fine Arts, were the event’s highlights.

Spectators of all ages and races were brought to their feet frequently throughout the program, which also featured performances by the Inner Strength Gospel Choir..."

from www.bu.edu . . .
www.bu.edu . . .

Sonia Sanchez: Peace:
www.google.com . . .

Sonia Sanchez -- Peace and Tribute to Langston Hughes, on YouTube:

sonia Sanchez on Amazon.com -- VHS
www.amazon.com . . .=

Sonia Sanchez -- National Visionary:

www.visionaryproject.org . . .
www.visionaryproject.org . . .

Sonia Sanchez -- Full Moon of Sonia:
www.bordersstores.com . . .

www.amazon.com . . .


Emmylou Harris homepage: www.emmylouharris.com

youtube.com . . .

more buckdancing videos from youtube:
youtube.com . . .

youtube.com . . .

youtube.com . . .
With Evie... I spent my hours in circle formation...

***sigh*** maybe.... maybe.... I hope!

S>

Heard on Today's Folk Heritage -- 'GBH, from Rockport... in that cold, cold house -- temp of 50....

3:05 Mark Simos -- "Don't Know Where I'm Going" Cliff Notes Vol. 1 -- good, solid lead fiddle... weird ending, but warm, and happy fiddling -- ole timey CLOGGY style!

3:05pm
Mark Simos: Don't Know Where I'm Going, Cliff Notes Volume One (5 String Productions)

3:10pm
Ad Vielle Poura: Suites De Gavottes Evit Leroux , Ad Ville Que Pourra (Green Linnet)

from WBGH.org

^^ this one the real wild, eclipsing boxes... accordians... wild!


Shuffling around Simos on Amazon:
www.amazon.com . . .

Will I EVER, ever, EVER recover from mixing up the identities of Simos Mark and 'Hounds Mark? Argh!!!

" Review
Each of Mark Simos' rich, new tunes on Clifftop Notes is an entry point to that special space that all musicians hope to enter when they play. The natural and totally comfortable take on Mark's tunes leaves you aware of the connection to old traditions, but also reaching to see what else is out there. It all makes perfect sense and you want to stay there for the whole ride. --Bruce Molsky

Product Description
Tunesmith and fiddler Mark Simos has been contributing tunes to the old-time music repertoire for a number of years. This CD is the first volume of tunes composed by Mark at the Appalachian String Band Music Festival (Clifftop).

Mark is joined on this CD by the other members of the Cliffhangers (Mark Simos, Brendan Doyle, Jody Platt, Rusty Neithammer, Karen Falkowski) as well as Maxine Gerber, Rich Hartness, Tolly Tollefson and Edwin Wilson. Volume 2 - Big Ears, was released in August 2007 by 5-String Productions. "

Bordersstores.com big, nasty Baaaa hhhh rrt -- they don't have any.

And dumb Amazon doesn't have doable sound samples...

okay... NOW we're cookin'
devachan.com . . .

Really good ole timey clips! Joined Simos' Emailing list.

Links at CDBaby: cdbaby.com . . .
OHMyGod!!! LOVE it!! Ready to clog for days!!! ****** volume 1

Cliffhangers -- On the Edge:
cdbaby.com . . .

Eh.... a little different... but gettin' in there!
cdbaby.com . . .

Mark Simos google search:
www.google.com . . .


Milton Avery link for Mummum:
www.artnet.com . . .

This one's an actual, real diary entry.

Whole bunch of stuff unleashed. Whole bunch of stuff blasting itself out of the niche where I'd kept it... magma surging upward... trying to aim for tears... NOT rage... NOT feeling victimish...

Mummum saw the local programming today on anti-bullying in the N.Schools. She saw the methods used, and how parents and students were all involved. And she came, and spoke about all these things with me... well, TO me, her speaking... going on, and on, and on... dominating.. what she usually does.

How it brought up a whole lot of pain, anger, rage, frustration, helplessness, WHY couldn't they do something about that THEN???? Tears, dammit, being treated as someone, someTHING subhuman... Why?! Because I'm PLUS-SIZED???? ASSSHOLES! IS THIS YOUR SOLE MISSION IN LIFE??

What possible pleasure could be derived from causing others pain? What kind of creature could live on this earth to even entertain creating and delivering such pain to others. Seems to me, if someone has such a "problem" let them be... let THEM work with it... who makes it the general public's business?

I'm even getting sneering, condescending looks from the physical therapy intern where I'm going. I don't need this piece of crap.

Fine, bitch, you want to succeed in life, NOT on my watch! That superior attitude? NO! You want to be professional? Then ACT professional.

All the years... All the years of pain, anguish, helplessness... crowds and mobs of people... ALWAYS in large groups, cowards, the mob-mentality...

And, when I lost control... and hit that girl... yes, people were telling me it was a great right-cross! But, to HURT her... How could I have let myself lose control like that. The one reason I can permit myself is that things had transcended the border from simply offensive, to ridiculous.. and I needed to protect myself.

God, take the pain away... Take the hurt and the anger, and the scars... scratched bloody... take them away.

It is one thing to admit one is related to gorillas.. it is another to act like one...

To feel all this hate, all this rage... which has been the norm... from nursery school, up to the present... to hope that I will be able to go into a job environment.. where hopefully this does NOT exist... Even though I found it just about everywhere I tried to work...

How that DORK OF AN IDIOT guidance counselor just said, "well, avoid her, don't go where she goes..." as if, that should just be it.

There are days when I can rule my depression, and there are days...

I guess this is a pretty bad one. All that stuff... coming up... BREATHE. At least they're doing something about it... I would have thought that when "Odd Girl Out" came out, both in book and movie form, more people would have done more.

Better late than never, yes. My parents, who hardly did everything, Mum, to say, "well.... you are overweight... "

Futility. Sometimes still feeling that I'm flying solo. M. HK -- "She's too fat to support herself..." Yeah, but if you'd taught me, I could have found a great cardiovascular way... the pain, the anguish... the misunderstood. So, I went to Scottish, and underwent the same kind of harassing.

WHEN if ever, will people see the person for whom they are inside??? If ever.

Pain. Tears of acidic salt down cheeks... ground. center. pull in the control. Cannot dance to alleviate extra pressure... cannot walk... agony.

Just get me through tomorrow.

"Education News Parents Can Use, Episode 46 (Informational), Length: 1:00
Reducing School Violence"

"Project INTERFACE, Episode 5 (Informational), Length: 0:54
Anti-Bullying Program for Parents"

from: www.newtv.org . . .

I need to rejoice... there IS a future for us.


S.

projectinterface.org

Good site and resource.

links to follow:

www.google.com . . .

www.way2hope.org . . .
^^ Good site, but too Christian Oriented.

www.namb.net . . .
also religious... but getting better.

Hey! How about some good, solid advice that is more the "evolution" route -- something we can actually REACH with OURSELVES.

right.

OH, wow!

Three Dog Night -- still has that magic!!!

Both at Chestnut Hill:

Three Dog Night -- live with Tennessee Symphony -- SO happy!

Shambala

great links:
www.myspace.com . . .
Has links of Three Dog Night playing with the TN symphony...


www.threedognight.com . . .

You can't get more of a positive sound than this!


Also, Appalachian clogging hits I've wanted to peruse from "Dance A While"

appalachianhistory.blogspot.com . . .

personal.georgiasouthern.edu . . .
^^ Dr. Gallemore -- who wrote the article on Clogging;

www.aahperd.org . . .
National Dance Org

Hits for "Big Circle Mountain Dance Music:
www.google.com . . .

www.aca-dla.org . . .

Glenn's place:
www.bannermanfamily.com . . .

www.nea.gov . . .

www.tapdance.org . . .

***yawn*** yeah. Hint.

"Fly around, my pretty, little Miss,
Fly around my baby...
Fly around, my pretty, Little Miss
Gonna drive me crazy...

I love you, feline-tuxedo girl!

Anne Whiting:
youtube.com . . .

Really good board clogging with solid wood heels:
youtube.com . . .

Cloggers at Fiddling/Cloggers contest:
youtube.com . . .

Old time Clogging:
youtube.com . . .

Fiddlekicks -- 'no Eric Square" -- from the Syncs:
youtube.com . . .

Feet First Appalachian hoedown -- elements of Green Grass:
www.youtube.com . . .



youtube.com . . .

All That -- intro vid:
youtube.com . . .

All That -- other vids:
youtube.com . . .

Clogging Lessons -- Evie Ladin, etc.:
youtube.com . . .

Wolfpack cloggers:
youtube.com . . .

Good, ole timey clogging -- Uncle Earl, Dixie Chicks:
youtube.com . . .

youtube.com . . .

youtube.com . . .

youtube.com . . .=

youtube.com . . .

youtube.com . . .

youtube.com . . .

youtube.com . . .

Good, ole-timey music: Flat Mountain Girls A)
youtube.com . . .
FIND OUT WHAT THIS TUNE IS!!

Clifftop 2007 Old time Music - "Half-Past Four"
youtube.com . . .

Clifftop 2005 fiddle jam
youtube.com . . .

Clifftop 2005 jam
youtube.com . . .

The Red Hots with Phil Levy -- Clifftop 2006
youtube.com . . .

Truman Price -- St. Anne's Reel -- neat style!
youtube.com . . .

Le Reel Robin:
youtube.com . . .
Breton?

responses for "buck dancing":
youtube.com . . .=

Appalachian clogging hits via YouTube:
youtube.com . . .=


Creative Dance/Improvisation:
Barbara Mettler -- at TCDC
youtube.com . . .

Izzie Duncan -- plus:
youtube.com . . .

Mary Wigman:
youtube.com . . .

"Piano Trio in E flat major ("Nocturne") (Adagio only), D. 897 (Op. posth. 148)
Composed by Franz Schubert "

***sigh, bliss*** and yeah, but with whom???
Beaux Arts? Has Rubi(nstein) done it? whom???

Add with complete trios -- well D'uh!!

Stupid. Dumb. Rotten Amazon! NOT ENOUGH SOUND SAMPLES!

And then, you try to listen to various recordings of the Schubert G Major -- and hate it when the professionals cut the dots, and don't do justice to the crescendo in the first movement!

Hummel: Piano Quintet?!?!/Schubert: Notturno D.897/Mendelssohn: Sextet In D

Also, WHO designates the tempo markings for these things?!

S.

Rubinstein playing La Companella:
youtube.com . . .
Showboat!

Rubinstein and various clips of piano concerti:
youtube.com . . .

Perlman, etc. and Saint-Saens Rondo Capriccioso
youtube.com . . .

Sarasate's Ziegeunerwiesen
and plenty of clowning -- WONDERFUL!
youtube.com . . .

Mozart string quartets:
youtube.com . . .=

Schumann piano quintet:
youtube.com . . .

What, is YouTube allergic to the Mozart E Flat horn quintet and strings????

Beethoven String Quartets -- starting with opus 18, #6 -- Berg:
youtube.com . . .

Beethoven opus 131:
youtube.com . . .=

Beethoven opus 59, #3 -- LAST MOVEMENT!
youtube.com . . .=

"Crap! Double Crap! Dragon Dung!"

-- Vlad in Jhereg by Steven Brust:

www.google.com . . .
When looking for a driver so that the Lexmark can "yack" with the new computer.

"Them"
consumerist.com . . .

The consumerist: Geek Squad insider speaks out:

"A common refrain we hear from the former and current Geek Squad employees we've been talking to is that Geek Squad used to be awesome. Robert Stephens built up an award-winning company with a reputation for being the best in the business. Then he sold it to Best Buy and they turned it to garbage.

One of these former Geek Squad employee shares his thoughts on their data recovery, outsourcing, upsell, and hiring of salesmen over techs policies, inside...
Geek Squad is a good company to work for. They have a nice ideology and cult-like attitude. However from my experiences working for GS, I have found that a majority of their Agents are rather ignorant about real tech work. Most of them only know how to run GeekSquad's MRI CD and Customizer. Hardly any of them even use ESD (electrostatic discharge) equipment. And don't believe the BS they tell you when they say "Our floor is specially treated for ESD". That would only matter if you are wearing heel straps, which they don't. Their prices are far overpriced. In some cased they charge double what their competitors charge. There are some very competent Agents, but most of them are from the pre-BBY buyout.

"Quality - We have an entire quality team whose responsibility is to ensure that our Agents have properly repaired the customers unit."
Was put into place after NUMEROUS complaints from Precincts and customers from the poor quality.

FACTS

1. Data Recovery is not a big deal. They hook it up to any random desktop, run a recovery program (license costs about 1k a year), and click recover.

2. They outsource some of the repairs via a remote access application (AKA AJU or Agent Johnny Utah). These people are in countries that have no similar privacy laws that are in the US. So in other words, your computer with your saved bank passwords, government contacts, ETC; are being accessed by "Bob" in India, Pakistan, and various other countries around the world.

3. An Agent's RPT or Revenue Per Transaction is around $250.00. Which means if you are spending less than that, their goal is to get you to spend more.

4. Geek Squad hires people based on their Salesmen and Customer Service skills before they hire on their Technical Prowess. They would rather Train a salesman to be a tech than train a tech to be a salesman.

Based on what's been said here and previously, you might be better off taking your computer elsewhere for repairs. Unless you like the idea of a guy who used to work at Taco Bell fondling your laptop. Now we're sure there's some competent and even talented and enthusiastic folks doing repairs for Geek Squad, but there's enough of them that aren't to raise concerns for consumers. — BEN POPKEN
-- Friday, March 9, 2007.

How can we trust our repair people?
www.youtube.com . . .

Geez -- where CAN we go for legit tech support -- where we won't get rooked, swanked, our personal stuff gone through????

www.youtube.com . . .

www.youtube.com . . .

Who can we trust with our computers here in the TWENTY-FIRST century?????


~*~*~*~*

www.lexmark.com . . .

^^ Maybe use this as an "interface?" but, does it work with an x83?

International Headquarters and
United States Headquarters
Lexmark International, Inc.
740 New Circle Road NW
Lexington, KY 40550

Orion Longsword -- in January -- wow!

youtube.com . . .=

Christmas Revels -- including Highland dancing:
youtube.com . . .

Jack Langstaff -- yeah
youtube.com . . .

Bulgarian? Revels at GBH -- and, do I see Patrick?
youtube.com . . .

Revels' "Lord of the Dance" w/Shaeg, etc. and Jack:
youtube.com . . .

Oh Boy! PINEWOODS!!
youtube.com . . .=

Jay and Molly -- Ashokan
youtube.com . . .=

Hits for Green Grass Cloggers:
youtube.com . . .=

Eddleston Shuffle:
vids.myspace.com . . .

15 basics -- syncopated with chugs;
eddies -- on rock step, partner starts eddies on beat 8;


ggc at Shakori hills:
vids.myspace.com . . .

Worth going into in depth:
www.etsu.edu . . .

Old time Herald:
www.google.com . . .

vids.myspace.com . . .
GGC =-- A "Mountain-Dance" troupe?????

The apple chill cloggers:
www.youtube.com . . .

Another Apple chill:
www.youtube.com . . .

The Hoorahs -- doin' what they do best!
www.youtube.com . . .

Main deal of the Hoorah Cloggers:
www.youtube.com . . .=

PedAntics:
www.wunderland.com . . .

Tom Hinds google history:
www.google.com . . .
Oh, to go down and take class!

Star Trek Doomsday machine on YouTube:
youtube.com . . .

Last scene in Doomsday Machine -- "gentlemen, I suggest you beam me aboard!"
youtube.com . . .

Also clips show parts of Blooper reel.

Relic Hunter:
youtube.com . . .=

BUGS!
youtube.com . . .=

Star Trek clips -- onboard the "Goodship Enterprise"
youtube.com . . .=

clogging "shindig" on the green:
www.youtube.com . . .

Steve Smith clogging -- looks like Swing:
www.youtube.com . . .

Nic Gareiss -- hornpipe?
www.youtube.com . . .

Nic Gareiss -- waltz clog:
www.youtube.com . . .
NOT the rapper shuffle.

Good flatfooting -- Shove the Pig's Foot into the Fire:
www.youtube.com . . .
Nic Gareiss?

Celtic Fiddle and Feet:
www.youtube.com . . .

More Celtic Fiddle and Feet:
www.youtube.com . . .

"superstar" looks like people are FEELING their clogging!
www.youtube.com . . .

and, its' cue sheet:
www.cowboyculture.com.au . . .



Sports bloopers:
youtube.com . . .=

Hee hee -- Enterprise strafes a barn!
youtube.com . . .

THE Star Trek TOS bloopers 1 of 2:
youtube.com . . .

bloopers two of three:
youtube.com . . .

Star Trek IV -- blooper reel -- YES
youtube.com . . .


Odd Girl OUt:
www.youtube.com . . .

Angelina Jolie -- Foxfire and Girl Interrupted:
www.youtube.com . . .

Songcatcher:
www.youtube.com . . .=

Pretty darn wonderful -- Kentucky Klog Off:
www.youtube.com . . .

Aubrey Atwater demonstrating clogging:
www.youtube.com . . .

Therese Lynn -- actually pretty nice:
www.youtube.com . . .

The Ira:
www.youtube.com . . .=

Yeah -- it's there!
www.youtube.com . . .

Kerri's Clogging Klips:
www.youtube.com . . .

Take this -- from NCHC -- and put some real chugs into it:
www.youtube.com . . .

Blue Man Group:
www.youtube.com . . .

Heidi English-clogs and jumps rope:
www.youtube.com . . .

Not a bad set -- traditional clogging -- and you can SEE the up/down with the rock step:
www.youtube.com . . .

Hoover Uprights -- on Amazon -- "Known for their Reputation" -- and it certainly is solid!

www.amazon.com . . .

4-part harmony on "Groundhog" -- weird verses -- little different.. can't even hear what the guitar is doing...
www.amazon.com . . .

Well, it's Groundhog -- kind of...
www.amazon.com . . .

Good Rendition of Sally Goodin though.

Not a bad rendition -- S. Hinton:
www.amazon.com . . .

Groundhog plus some good fiddle tunes -- but plenty of scraping!

Sarah Connor Chronicles -- on Fox -- but what day?
www.google.com . . .
youtube.com . . .=

Hits for Rogue Angel -- even a place on "Myspace"....???
www.google.com . . .

Winki on Rogue Angel:
en.wikipedia.org . . .

Dr. Z and Unicorn Variations:
www.google.com . . .

Dragonheart on Winki:
en.wikipedia.org . . .

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speedtest.10-fast-fingers.com
for typing practice ...

You reached 349 points, so you achieved position 39682 of 544041 on the ranking list


You type 440 characters per minute
You have 83 correct words and
you have 0 wrong words"

Not bad...

Via Tapazoid -- like Photoshop, but not as expensive....
photoscape.org . . .

some good tech features:
www.dance.net . . .

YT copying:
Go to: vixy.net

Leave everything as it is (default) and click start. After it's done converting, it'll ask you if you want to save the file somewhere. Click YES and choose where you want it saved. Save the file and then you're done.

vixy.net

or
I have saved several clips to my PC by clicking on the "File" tab while viewing the clip. Then I click on "Save As" and it automatically gets saved into "My Recordings" folder. If you can do that, then just bring your laptop in for them to view.