My DS lite had this problem out of warranty! But in Japan they refurbed it and sent it back FOR free in about a week. Their image there is so important to them. My mum had the same problem, 10 days out of warranty in Australia. The repair cost was the better part of buying a replacement.

I think the lesson here is that westerners do not place a high enough importance on reputation and build quality, so we get shat on (hugs xbox).

This is from BBC's 10 Days to War. Impressive.

Jon's right about one thing, I don't remember a previous president elect holding a press conference to discuss details of a huge piece of legislation. As far as I can remember getting something past in the first 100 days the term would be considered successful.

Maybe Obama will raise the benchmark to "the first 10 days in office".

bet he can't do a good one, not even in 10 days.

Its great stuff man, first 10 days are free, even the dealers on the corner don't give you that good of a deal.

In 10 days if i never hear from or of this woman again... it will be to soon...

Whats a choggie?... wait... don't want to know.

>> ^BicycleRepairMan:
Whats the point of this video? "Fact-checking" some random McCain supporter's statement? wow, gotcha, you random ignorant fundie with 10 days left till your candidate will lose the election.
Leave them alone.



It's an accusation that gets tossed around a lot by the extreme McCain supporters. A lot of people listen to, and believe, Rush Limbaugh and Michael Savage. And they've been levying worse accusations than this in recent weeks.

>> ^BicycleRepairMan:
Whats the point of this video? "Fact-checking" some random McCain supporter's statement? wow, gotcha, you random ignorant fundie with 10 days left till your candidate will lose the election.
Leave them alone.


Well, I think it comes down too if you cannot beat him, erm...try to disqualify him? I was kinda surprised some people thought this would carry some weight...but it seemed to be making enough buzz to post here....

Whats the point of this video? "Fact-checking" some random McCain supporter's statement? wow, gotcha, you random ignorant fundie with 10 days left till your candidate will lose the election.

Leave them alone.

Without a single "you betcha" in any of his responses, it's no wonder McCain is edging toward a landslide victory in 10 days.

Ticketmaster screws you coming and going!!!
I purchased tickets for a concert online at Ticketmaster.com. When the transaction was complete, offers for additional services popped up. I was very VERY careful to decline any offers for additional goods and/or services. A few weeks after my purchase, I saw a $9 charge on my debit card, the same card I'd used to purchase my tickets. Calling the phone number provided on this "electronic" debit, I was told that I'd opted "in" for the Entertainment Rewards online coupon membership which would automatically debit my account $9 a month. Knowing full well I'd declined any further offers, I requested that my membership be withdrawn. I was assured that my membership was canceled and was given a confirmation number as assurance. I was also told my refund would be processed in a week to 10 days.

I did receive an email confirming my membership cancellation, but I have not yet seen the refund. I tried to call the toll free number again this morning to determine the status of my refund. An advertisement for a phone service was all I received and then the line was disconnected. Don't know if it's outside of their business hours or not. I will try again.

In researching this issue online, its been found that the same company that owns the Entertainment Rewards coupon book/website also owns Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster is providing all of its customer's personal financial information to its sister company. This is a scam that has been going on for years and nothing has been done to put a stop to it. See further testimonials at the following link:

http://consumerist.com/consumer/scam-artists/scam-alert-entertainment-rewards-and-ticketmaster-149041.php

I'd truly like to call for a boycott of events that only allow ticket purchase through Ticketmaster. Knowing this is probably asking too much when the event is one we can't seem to miss, I'd just like to warn you to protect yourself. Simply "opting out" to online offers following a Ticketmaster.com purchase will not protect you. My first suggestion is to buy the tickets directly from the venue whenever possible. While this isn't always practical or convenient, it does save the 24%+ upcharge Ticketmaster receives for its services. Another option, several retail locations also sell tickets. Again, this may not be practical or convenient. In the end, simply avoid purchasing at Ticketmaster.com if at all possible. I'd suggest any transactions directly with Ticketmaster happen over the phone and everyone be very specific in making sure their personal information does not go any further.

There is talk of a class action law suit and personally, I'd love nothing more than to see Ticketmaster go under, but that's probably wishful thinking on my part!

and by the way, SHINEDOWN ROCKED!!!!!!!!

On one more note, if your child sells the Entertainment Rewards coupon books for school, this is the same company. Please don't ask me to buy one!

#36 A duck's quack doesn't echo

#37 A snail breathes through its foot

#38 Fish cough.

#39 An ant's smell is stronger then a dog's

#40 It is possible to lead a cow up stairs but not down

#41 Shrimp can only swim backward

#42 Frogs cannot swallow with their eyes open

#43 A cat's lower jaw cannot move sideways

#44 The bullfrog is the only animal that never sleeps

#45 Elephants are capable of swimming 20 miles per day

#46 Elephants are the only mammal that cannot jump

#47 Giraffes have no vocal chords

#48 Cats can hear ultrasound

#49 Despite its hump...camels has a straight spine

#50 Mosquitoes have 47 teeth

#51 There is 63,360 inches in a mile

#52 11% of people in the world are left-handed

#53 The average women consumes 6lbs of lipstick in her lifetime

#54 The average smell weighs 760 nanograms *

#55 A human brain weighs about 3lbs

#56 1/4 of the bones in your body are in your feet

#57 You blink over 10,000,000 times a year

#58 A sneeze travels out of your nose at 100mph

#59 Brain waves can be used to power an electric train

#60 The tongue is the fastest healing part of the body

#61 Pigs get sunburn

#62 The lifespan of a taste bud is 10 days

#63 The average human produces 10,000 gallons of saliva in a lifetime

#64 Strawberries contain more Vitamin C then oranges

#65 A one-day weather forecast requires about 10 billion math calculations

#66 Americans on average eat 18 acres of pizza a day

#67 There are 18 different animal shapes in the Animal cracker zoo

#68 The longest one syllable word is "screeched"

#69 No word in the English language rhymes with month

#70 A "jiffy" is actually 1/100 of a second

#71 There is a town called "Big Ugly" in West Virginia

#72 The average person uses 150 gallons of water per day for personal use

#73 The average person spends 2 weeks of its life waiting for a traffic light to change

#74 You share your birthday with 9 million others in the world

#75 The average person makes 1,140 phone calls per year

#76 The average person spends 2 years on the phone in his/her lifetime

#77 No piece of paper can be folded more then 7 times

#78 Alaska is the most eastern and western state in the US

#79 There are 119 grooves on the edge of a quarter

#80 About 18% of Animal owners share their bed with their pet

#81 Alaska has more caribou then people

#82 August has the highest percent of births

#83 Googol is a number (1 followed by 100 zeros)

#84 Oysters can change genders back and forth

#85 The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows

#86 Until the 19th century solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia

#87 A mile on the ocean and a mile on land are not the same distance

#88 A ten gallon hat holds less then one gallon of liquid

#89 The average American walks 18,000 steps a day

#90 The average raindrop falls at 7mph

#91 There are more telephones than people in Washington D.C.

#92 Fish can drown

#93 A Kangaroo can jump 30 feet

#94 Lizards communicate by doing push-ups

#95 Squids can have eyeballs the size of volleyballs

#96 The average American will eat 35,000 cookies in his/her lifetime

#97 A turkey can run at 20mph

#98 When the moon is directly over you, you weigh less

#99 You burn 20 calories an hour chewing gum

#100 In a year, the average person walks 4 miles making their bed

#101 About half of all Americans are on a diet at any given time

#102 A one-minute kiss burns 26 calories

#103 Frowning burns more calories then smiling

#104 There are more then 30,000 diets on public record

#105 You will burn 7% more calories walking on hard dirt then pavement

#106 You way less at the top of a mountain then sea level

#107 You burn more calories sleeping then watching TV

#108 Licking a stamp burns 10 calories

#109 Smelling apples and/or bananas can help you lose weight

#110 Frogs never drink

#111 Only male turkeys gobble

#112 At birth, a Dalmation is always pure white

#113 The fastest recorded speed of a racehorse was over 43 mph

#114 The oldest known animal was a tortoise, which lived to be 152 years old

#115 Bamboo makes up 99% of a panda's diet

#116 The largest fish is the whale shark - It can be over 50 feet long and weigh 2 tons

#117 The starfish is the only animal that can turn its stomach inside out

#118 Honeybees are the only insects that create a form of food for humans

#119 The hummingbird is the only bird that can fly backwards

#120 The only continent without native reptiles or snakes is Antarctica

#121 The only bird that can swim and not fly is a penguin

#122 A duck can't walk without bobbing its head

#123 Beavers were once the size of bears

#124 Seals sleep only one and a half minutes at a time

>> ^Memorare:
To witness the noble virtues of pure unregulated free market capitalism firsthand, all one need do is visit the only place it's practiced today: the ghetto street corner. The ebb and flow of goods and services is self-regulating, guided by whoever is most viscious, most ruthless, most willing to murder the competition and/or anyone else who gets in the way.
Seriously, you lemonade stand academics need to venture out into the real world occasionally and see how working class people suffer terribly under your beloved free market capitalist abomination.


I know what you mean, but you ignore the fact that the "ghetto" doesn't have any policing, and the "goods" and "services" are illegal and mafia controlled, instead of governed by the rule of law.

Legalise drugs and prostitution, and your "ghetto" will be a marble covered shopping mall in about 10 days.

That's a heck of a drive. My brother and I did a 5,000 mile trip last year in 10 days, so I can sympathize. Sounds like it'll be an adventure though. All the best with your trip and your "new life"!

http://femme.videosift.com/talk/Lady-Death-Strikes-Gold-Now-With-More-Sift-Powers
Another Pary - only 10 days later!!!!