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Worldcup finals? Blah ... Welcome to the Bastian Schweinsteiger show!!!!

Just curious ... what position do you hold with the Iranian government?

If Jesus was an Italian footballer, he would take a dive for our sins.

Talking of Hondas ... my brother took these pictures at UCLA today. Pic 1 Pic 2 Pic 3 Pic 4

Ay ay ay .. mi hat es Francian Italiai burrrrrrrrrre da!!!! Inch lav klini

Wow it doesn't have to be a Christian Honda?

So are you going to read it or what?

Just seeing your avatar it's fairly obvious what you expect from a book about "Christ" (not to mention EVERYTHING you have said so far)

... or ANY Yogi for that matter sSebB, believe it or not, I actually would encourage you to read it. It will definitely provide some alternative view points which you may end up liking more than your current ones. Who knows. But don't get me wrong though, by encouraging you to read it, by no means do I "recommend" or "agree" with any of it. For one thing, I haven't read it but I think I have a pretty good idea of what's in it. Also, what the hell is up with the Amazon reviews? The book got 5 starts from EVERY reviewer. It's like the entire cult lined up to review this book.

How about "dapaka vidioa klora tsak" and "dapaka vidioa klora tsaka xhaghatsogh".

Just make sure and come back to tell us what you thought of the book Then we'll talk. I am actually very curious to see how you like that book with all the Christian stuff you've been preaching.

LMAO @ sSebB who thinks this is a "Christian" book just because it has the "Christ" in the title Boy are you probably in for a surpirse.

The strongest and the wussiest cry babies win. But the wussy cry babies ahem ahem couhg italy cough cough don't make it all the way usually

I haven't played with ISO 800 ... it might just be a marketting gimmick. But I'll try to play with it and le tyou know. But yah it doesn't really have any way to attach anything to it except for the regular tripod hole.

It's still around ... I'll use that for offroading and when taking the boat on the lake (you might remember what happened to my old GPS) ... I'll keep the new one for night shots (image stabilization and night mode = teh WIN!). The 400 was starting to show some wear and tear but it still shoots pics like a champ ... I've taken more than 4000 pictures with it! The SD700 is half the thickness with a 4x optical zoom (vs 3x), has an LCD that's almost 60% larger, battery that lasts a lot longer, and uses the tiny SD memory as opposed to the compact flash. It's a LOT faster than the old one too ... You can take a lot of pictures in continuous mode although I haven't tried to see how fast it can really go. But even with all those features, it was really the image stabilization that pushed me over the edge to upgrade. I can now just set up the camera and hand it to anyone and they'll rarely screw up the pics and make it fuzzy This one has an underwater mode too but the underwater case is something like $130 extra. The other features I still have to read about are the ISO800 speed and the "kids and pets" mode

Quebecker ... I recently got a Canon SD700 with image stabilization ... this might be a good excuse to get one!!! I can tell you this camera is absolutely amazing. I tried and tried and it never takes a bad picture!!! You can be moving your hand violently around and take a picture of people and their faces will still be in focus!

Quebecker .. I don't really know how a CCD sensor works but I suspect there might be some setup time required for the sensor to charge up ... if you leave it open, it will just accumulate charge so it may be why you need a mechanical shutter there. For CMOS sensors, I think you can get away with no shutter because you can do it electronically as you said. A lot of still cameras use CCDs but you see CMOS becoming more and more used (especially lower end). You might have better luck with a high end video camera ... they usually use electronic shutters to take pictures from what I understand. But their resolution may not be enough for what you need. Is the mechanical vibration from the shutter really that bad? I mean does it actually make the sensor move by more than a pixel?

I am going to invent a cel phone jammer that can inconspicously be turned on at a moments notice by pressing a small button in your pocket. It will probably not be legal with respect to FCC rules but so what ... at least I can use it to cut the phone conversation of those that either cut me off on the freeway, drive too slow while chatting away, or yap yap yap too loudly in public.

Not sure if we have the Outlander here in the US. Eve, I like the seat of the Matrix ... it's not bad. Actually, it feels quite big and roomey for a small car as Vava said and it almost has that sit high up suv feel to it. I know my mom loves it. Given your size and frame, I think you wouldn't have any trouble getting very comfy in the matrix. But given a choice between the matrix and the mazda 3, I would probably pick the mazda 3 myself due to the looks and styling. Also, the engine (the basic engine on both) on the mazda 3 is a bit more peppy (1.8L 126 HP vs 2.0L 150 HP). But amazingly enough, they both sound almost the same to me when trying to accelerate. By the way, have you checked out the new Toyota Yarises yet? I think they would be fun to drive around very crowded urban environments and the price on them isn't bad at all brand new.

My mom has one ... it's a great car ... basically a toyota corola with a cooler body. The best thing about that car is the gas milage which is about 35-40MPG. There's also the Pontiac Vibe which is basically the exact same car with a slighly different body (tail lights are a bit different). The inside feels like a small SUV and you feel like you are sitting higher up than a regular car. All in all, if you like the matrix's look and feel, you can't go wrong with it.

You will NEVER find out ... I hope

True ... some men are bigger than others

Haven't had any complaints so far But yah I am not married if that is what "single" means. By the way, as far as hitting the beach, having an SUV with a folding back seat and a tail gate is a HUGE advantage in this case. Emil, I'm not sure if the back of yours flattens out but if it does, then don't be shy to use it! It's much better than any back seat!

For a longer date (one day), take a drive to Big Bear or Arrowhead. You can also drive up the coast towards Santa Barbara. One of my favorite drives is along the 78 from the I-5 into the Anza Borrego area. But this assumes you both kind of enjoy driving and the $$$$ needed for gas is not a huge issue. You can never go wrong with hitting the beach ... just take a couple of blankets and sleeping bags and head over to Zuma. When you get to Zuma, the part behind the hill (east of the actual beach) is excellent and you can park there till midnight. Otherwise you can just park along PCH and walk over to the beach. I've spent many nights there and it can be a great place to create a bit of intimacy with your special someone (plus it's free!). Some nights you can just go walk around the UCLA campus ... maybe get something to eat around westwood. There's a great cookie place accross the street from BJ's. One day you guys may want to go hit up the Ghetto Center (aka Getty Center). I could through out some more ideas maybe but it really depends on what you both like. If you're not both much into driving I probably won't be of much help.

The second half of the Holland Portugal game was downright FUGLY. And I wanted to slap the US announcers for making it sound like it was all referee's fault. Many of the players acted extremely unprofessionaly from both sides and it just snow balled out of controll. If I were the referee, I would have handed out a lot more cards. The only thing that would make up for this fuglyiness is if the Aussies kick the crap out of the Italians!!! By out playing them of course