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I have been searching the forum trying to find a good software to watch TV with. I want to add a little more to my device and try to watch episodes that I cant normally watch while I'm at work.
What are some good softwares I can use to watch TV with? I found Sling and looking up another called "Orb". I have no experience with either. Can someone educate me if you have experience?
Are there more out there that I have not ran across?
Thanks in advance!
orb is excellent, check it out ! (but make sure you are on an unlimited dataplan, and you have 3g in your area.
I do have an unlimited dataplan but I dont have 3g (not in area yet)?
Will 3g make any difference?
Thanks for the reply!!
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I do have an unlimited dataplan but I dont have 3g (not in area yet)?
Will 3g make any difference?
Thanks for the reply!!
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a huge difference mate, GPRS is around 50 Kbps ( a tiny grainy postage stamp for a pic and mono sound)
3G starts at 384 Kbps and maxes out a 1200 Kbps on the athena and means full screen decent quality pics and stereo sound !!
PS since upgrading to Ap 4.0 I am having a problem with this, it works but the video (windows media video) is very stop start, where as on AP 2.0 I got fluid full motion video in TCPMP
Makes since. Well I can only wait until Tmobile get 3G hopefully soon! I have been struggling with TCPMP and Windows Media since the upgrade to AP4.
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Makes since. Well I can only wait until Tmobile get 3G hopefully soon! I have been struggling with TCPMP and Windows Media since the upgrade to AP4.
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if you dont mind my asking, where are you ? here in the uk Tmob have fairly good 3g coverage
I'm in Minnesota over in the US. I have read talks about Tmo getting 3G but I called yesterday after i read your post and they said they have plans to launch it this year. But he didnt know when.
i also read that in other states they already have it up. A little confused if that was accurate information or not!
Thanks for asking!
Makes me want to move to the UK!
trust me, you dont wish you live here, the only reason we have 3G coverage is that in comparison to the US, it is cheap to set up here, as the country is so small and densely populated, did you know that London is only around 30 miles across but home to around 7 million people, This pressure on land makes housing cost stupid amounts here.
plus we pay around $9.85 for a US Gallon (3.79 litres) of diesel
OMG I cant believe that many people live in such a small area. That make since about the inexpensiveness of 3G.
Wow...we complaining about 3.99 per gallon here. I cant believe gas is that much. I'm certain we will be there in 12 months, in less we find away to do something.
What would an average 1 bedroom cost in London? It cant be a crazy amount is it?
Well maybe I will come visit first!!!!
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Wow...we complaining about 3.99 per gallon here. I cant believe gas is that much.
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Try it here in CT for 4.40 per gallon of regular gas, and that's the cheapest.
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If CT is paying 4.40 per gallon. Then it is around the corner before MN get over 4.10.
I wonder who is paying the most in the US? Clearly we arent where London is or are we?
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OMG I cant believe that many people live in such a small area. That make since about the inexpensiveness of 3G.
Wow...we complaining about 3.99 per gallon here. I cant believe gas is that much. I'm certain we will be there in 12 months, in less we find away to do something.
What would an average 1 bedroom cost in London? It cant be a crazy amount is it?
Well maybe I will come visit first!!!!
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in a really bad area, around $250,000 ~$300,000 and at the other end of the scale the sky is the limit, roughly $1,000,000 or more.
see for yourself, this is an example of one of the best area's in london, 99.9% of the normal people that live in london can't afford this, but renting a 1/2 bedroom flat will set you back around $20,000 per month
http://www.belgraviaestateagents.com/
the normal price for renting a 1/2 bedroom flat is $1000 ~$2000 per month, I pay $1400 for mine. but I live just outside london.
but at least mobile phone calls are cheap, the cheapest being 1100 anytime any network minutes or texts for $40 per month
I learn something everyday!!
I never knew it cost this much to live in London. Following your link, some of the flats were going for 3,500. I dont know what that would cost in dollars!!!
When i clicked on "buying" I saw some houses stating 'Leasehold 63 years' or 'Leasehold 193 years'. Excuse my ignorance...but what does that mean?
I'm also curious about the general demographics of who occupies these sky is the limit areas or the really bad areas? Are there families? College students? Single business owners? Political statesmen? Who live in these areas in London?
LOL £3500, is the per WEEK rental value and at current exchange rates, it is 2 dollars to the pound, so that is $7000 per week or $28,000 per 4 week month.
However apart from feb we don't have any 4 week months, so to get the true monthly value they multiply the weekly figure by 52 (weeks in the year) and then divide by 12 which is $30,333 per month.
Im not 100% on the following as I rent, but as far as I know, When you buy a House in the UK you are litteraly buying the house only, IE the bricks and mortar ! with regards to the actual land the house is sitting on, you are leasing it, houses normally come with a 99 or 999 year lease bundled in with the cost of the house (measured from when the lease was last renewed not when you purchased the house) , if you buy a house and the lease expires, you dont have to move out (infact you are protected from being forced out by law) however you do have to start paying the lease holder rent, (even though you fully purchased your property several decades before) obviously this is not a desireable situation, and if there are only a few years left on the lease, it will have a serious negative effect on the value of the house !
And with regards to who lives where, people just buy what they can afford ! you have famillies with 2 kids or more living in 1 bed flats in really bad areas and the uber rich businessman/woman using the multi million dollar house or flat in central london as a boarding home, just somewhere to stay by him/herself during his/her week in work before heading back out to the countryside to spend the weekend with the family.
The average wage in the uk is around £28,000 ($56,000) people in london are supposed to get more to absorb the higher cost of living but a lot don't even earn the average, to buy a home in the UK, the banks have just gone back to the good old days stipulating you can only borrow 3 times your wages (if your by yourself) , which means nobody on average wage in london, can buy any properties FULL stop (unless they have a mammoth deposit). you have to be earning around £45,000 ($90,000) and have the usual 10% deposit if you want a shot at purchasing a £150,000 ($300,000) 1/2 bedroom flat.
My goodness, the cost is crazy. The average or medium is clearly not in support of home buyers, (sounds exactly like here) but was is the home buying market look like there? Meaning....are people buying? Is the market ripe for it in conjuction to people's ability? What about you down the line....do you who hope to buy a home there in London for your family or maybe stay on the countryside?
Are there other places that use a different formula to calculate rent?
If rent cost that much, even for a flat, what is the homeless situation in London? Have the banks ever financed buyers, single or not, where they gave more then three times the yearly salary? Are there other programs that will support buyers outside the bank? gov., corp, etc.
Sorry for having a lot of questions.....this is just interesting to me! Besides, I'm trying to observe more or less the parellels between the states and your hometown.
Thanks ice_coffee
Kenjari
My goodness, the cost is crazy.
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On top of that whenever you buy a house you pay stamp duty (a form of tax) for the house purchase, due to the high prices the govermet eliminated stamp duty for houses below £120.000 ($240 thau) wich is ridiculous due that the average U.K house price approaches £200 thau, then you got council tax (average £130 per month)...I stop ranting about the staggering number of taxes but I really would like to know how Spain France or Germany manage to have first class National health, public transport and council services (compared with those here) and the fourth rich country in the world does not manage.
In the other hand
Unemployed people can apply for housing benefit and income support (the rent paid and a meager amount of money every 2 weeks to help them keep going) single mums and people without income can apply for coucil houses and pay nil
NHS is free as in beer
Buses are free for children and the eldery....there are more benefits, and yes there are homeless some people abuse the system and the system is a mess but just say that in other parts of the world the needy gets nothing.
London is a sprawl rather than a concentration ( more LA than Newyork) Given the chance people will live in garden houses rather than flats, in flats will live however cannot afford a house or profesionals that can aford the £500000+ Luxury pad with river views plus the home at the country and profesionals that use a small flat during work days to avoid long conmmuting, an hour conmuting to work is the norm.
just an anecdote, an american couple both layers and her daugter came on holidays and wanted to see Nothing Hill, they liked the area as charming but after enquiring the price of one house the guy commented, "my god a million pounds for a place that fit inside of my garage"
Welcome to London
and now I better get back on topic
The housing market here has just come out of a massive boom period, where they were giving everybody mortgages, and I really mean everybody, they copied the US companies by giving out N.I.N.J.A mortgages to people with N.o I.ncome N.o J.ob or A.ssets or giving people 6 times their salary with no deposit, this pushed the house prices up, as supply could not meet demand. Now that this boom is over and house prices are falling, there are lots of peeps with mortgages they can't afford, having their houses repossessed. The banks are stuck with repossessed homes that they have to sell for less than they paid for them, which is why ALL the banks have gone cautious again, back to the old days of 3 times your mortgage and deposit upfront !
My fiancé and I are saving a 10% deposit at the moment, we are at £15,000 ($30,000) but we need to get to £30,000 ($60,000) so we can buy a house, we will probably stay where we are, I work nights all over London on the underground rail network, so traffic is not a problem for me, plus it is really nice where I live.
There are homeless people in London, but there are also volunteer organisations to look after them, plus the government will give free accommodation to those who apply for it as mentioned by PBL1! although it would be really crappy accomm and in a bad area and if your a single man you will be waiting years as pregnant teenage girls (thrown out by their parents) get to jump the queue!
There are some part buy schemes where you buy a percentage of a property and another organisation buys the rest and you pay them rent for their portion (this equates to a lower monthly outgoing but adds years to how long it will take for you to own outright !
also if you are a KEY worker (Medic, Police, fire etc etc) the government will put you in discount nice accommodation, any new build housing complexes have a percentage of the homes/flats dedicated to key workers only with heavy discounts.
Feel free to ask questions, that is what forums are for !
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orb is cool, or you ould download dvd fab and down conver dvds to lower format like mp4 o avi so there saller size nd load movies or tv shows you own you know whatever
I'm waiting to see more news on this
http://www.nokia.com/NOKIA_COM_1/Pr...ata_sheet_Nokia_Mobile_TV_Receiver_SU_33W.pdf
Is a nokia dvb-h bluetooth receiver, so the software would have to be adapted to windows mobile.
and also
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_Feb_11/ai_n24255349
see it in gizmodo
http://uk.gizmodo.com/2008/02/12/dab_bluetooth_headset_somethin.html
Because the manufacturer is working on this also
http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/Feb2006/2630.htm
I know is DAB and the dongle is not the pretiest but show promise
If only somebody released a device like the Nokia thing for WM6 devices.
Hi,
I'll be taking my family to Hong Kong for a few days next month. I have a mind to see if I can find an HTC Diamond Touch Pro, any recommendations on a good place to shop for phones in HK?
Any other recommendations for cool stuff to do in HK, good restaurants, or hotels with character are very welcome! Thanks!!
I'm from Hong Kong!
Yay! Another Hong Kong tourist.
Firstly (and most importantly, of course), there is a gadget heaven in a shopping district called Mong Kok (yes, feel free to giggle; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mong_Kok ), a street called Sai Yeung Choi Street: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sai_Yeung_Choi_Street
Map: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&h....170265&spn=0.009627,0.019312&z=16&iwloc=addr
All the big shops there are legit and quite competitive, so don't forget to haggle!
Hotel-wise I don't know what your budget is, but the one that I usually put my clients in is the Royal Plaza Hotel, which is also in Mong Kok and is above a great shopping mall: http://www.royalplaza.com.hk/
If you're looking for a budget hotel, the Shamrock Hotel in Jordan (near Tsim Sha Tsui - another shopping heaven; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsim_Sha_Tsui
) would be a good choice: http://www.shamrockhotel.com.hk/en/index.html
Obviously you should try to book via travel agents, which will make it a lot cheaper.
Restaurant: if you can read Chinese, there's a fantastic online guide for HK restaurants. I've personally picked three, one of which I have been to before (the second one):
Super Star Seafood Restaurant 鴻星海鮮酒家:
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=3391
(map) http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=3391&mapType=1
East Ocean Seafood Restaurant 東海海鮮酒家:
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=690
(map) http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=690&mapType=1
Tack Hsin Restaurant 德興火鍋海鮮酒家:
http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=3423
(map) http://www.openrice.com/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=3423&mapType=1
They are all in the Tsim Sha Tsui district - just an 8-minute underground train (we call it the MTR) journey from Mong Kok, and it is another shopping heaven. However, don't bother visiting those so-called "tax free" electronics shops, as we don't have value-added tax anyway plus they have many scamming tricks up their sleeves, just for tourists.
The buffet restaurant in the hotel is also very nice, and I think they do afternoon discounts which would be great for your family.
Other attractions and links:
Festival Walk in Kowloon Tong - my favourite shopping mall in HK: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festival_Walk
Central - a financial district with the skyscrapers: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central,_Hong_Kong
IFC - a shopping mall in Central: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_International_Finance_Centre#One_International_Finance_Centre
Wong Tai Sin - a Taoist temple, very popular in Hong Kong: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wong_Tai_Sin
Tian Tan Buddha on Lantau Island: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tian_Tan_Buddha
Tai O - a fishing town on Lantau Island: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tai_O
Ocean Park - a theme park on Hong Kong Island with REAL animals (unlike our tiny HK Disneyland): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Park_Hong_Kong
Kam Shan Country Park - a nice walk with wild monkeys everywhere: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kam_Shan_Country_Park
http://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/country/cou_vis/cou_vis_cou/cou_vis_cou_ks/cou_vis_cou_ks.html
Repulse Bay - the best beach in Hong Kong, in my opinion: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repulse_Bay,_Hong_Kong
Transport in HK: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_in_Hong_Kong
Feel free to ask me any questions.
Richard,
Wow, thanks for so much great info!! I'm planning the trip now and you have made my life a heck of a lot easier, my wife also thanks you for saving her from one of my "it will be an adventure..." trips!! I really appreciate the links to attractions, restaraunts, etc. Also thanks for the heads-up about the "tax-free" shops...apparently I was scammed last time I was there
You rock!
No worries
My pleasure. Enjoy Hong Kong!
More attractions
Just remembered some more places that I missed out:
Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden - beautiful countryside park, requires bus to get to but definitely worth it. It is something that you'd never expect to see in such a crowded city! http://www.kfbg.org/kfb/homepage.xml?lang=en
Mong Kok Computer Centre (again, for us lads really): http://maps.google.com.hk/maps?f=q&...4.17107&spn=0.004814,0.009656&z=17&iwloc=addr
Popular (and also my favourite) street markets, most are in Mong Kok: http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/touring/popular/ta_popu_open.jhtml
Of course, you can always refer to the official Hong Kong Tourism Board's website - plenty of tips there: http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/index.jsp
Thanks again for all the help, I've got a pretty good-looking trip planned based in no small part on your advice. I did find a good website that has pretty good prices for hotels, www.agoda.com
Thanks!
Wow, that's a neat website. I'll recommend it to my friends in the future. Thanks a lot.
Just out of interest: which hotel did you pick in the end? Still in the Mong Kok area?
Yeah, I booked at the Prudential Hotel, which appears to be right on the border between Mong Kok and Tsim Sha Tsui, seems like a good place to be. I read about 100 positive reviews of the place on various travel forums, the MTR stop is actually in the basement of the hotel and supposedly you can easily walk to the markets. Which is good since I am traveling with two women who's primary goal in life is to die with the greatest number of shoes
Do you have any experience with this hotel?
Shamrock Hotel, which I recommended, is also directly above the same MTR station (Jordan). I don't know much about the hotel you've chosen, but the 100 reviews can't be wrong (unless they are fake, of course) so you should be fine.
Good. Thanks.
That's good! thanks. I used the sinohotel.com, booked the Shamrock Hotel.
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Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time, which produced an impressive set of calluses on his feet.. He also ate very little, which made him rather frail and, with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath. This made him a super calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.
what...can you do better than "The poster above me...." ????
Bored uh?
Here´s something to read:
The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.
Beetles taste like apples, wasps like pine nuts, and worms like fried bacon.
Of all the words in the English language, the word 'set' has the most definitions!
What is called a "French kiss" in the English speaking world is known as an "English kiss" in France.
"Almost" is the longest word in the English language with all the letters in alphabetical order.
"Rhythm" is the longest English word without a vowel.
In 1386, a pig in France was executed by public hanging for the murder of a child
A cockroach can live several weeks with its head cut off!
Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.
You can't kill yourself by holding your breath
There is a city called Rome on every continent.
It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland!
Your heart beats over 100,000 times a day!
Horatio Nelson, one of England's most illustrious admirals was throughout his life, never able to find a cure for his sea-sickness.
The skeleton of Jeremy Bentham is present at all important meetings of the University of London
Right handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people
Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, everytime you breathe!
The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump!
One quarter of the bones in your body, are in your feet!
Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different!
The first known transfusion of blood was performed as early as 1667, when Jean-Baptiste, transfused two pints of blood from a sheep to a young man
Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails!
Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin!
The present population of 5 billion plus people of the world is predicted to become 15 billion by 2080.
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle.
http://www.simonpanrucker.com/beans.html
for when youre bored, or when your depressed, or just wanna laugh!!
PS - If worms taste like fried beacon - I gotta try them
LOL...screaming beans,,,funny...
Those are pretty funny LOL
*Inhales*
WaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAaaaaaaaaaaAaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHJJHHHHHhjjhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*splat*
lol
Adolf Hitler was a vegetarian, and had only ONE testicle.
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Hahahahahah...ROFLLMFAO
Breaking the law!!! Breaking the law!!!
read below....double post...
Breaking the law!!! Breaking the law!!!
Texas:
A city ordinance states that a person cannot go barefoot without first obtaining a special five-dollar permit.
It is illegal to take more than three sips of beer at a time while standing.
It is legal to commit a homicide as long as you tell the person when, and how you are going to kill them.
In Houston you cannot buy beer after midnight on Sunday, but you can buy it on Monday.
There is an old law in Texas that states you are unable to tuck your pants into one boot unless you own ten or more cattle.
It is illegal to spit on the sidewalk.
If two trains going in opposite directions on the same track meet each other, one can't move until the other does.
It is illegal to carry a pair of wire-cutters in your back pocket.
In Dallas County it is illegal to own any realistic looking, phallic shaped, personal massager more than one foot in length.
In Corpus Christie it is illegal to raise alligators in your home.
It is illegal to have an open container in a car. (It doesn't specify alcohol, it just says an open container.)
It is illegal to have anything protruding from your bumper unless it is attached with a chain (so bumper stickers are a no-no).
It is legal for the blind to go hunting as long as they have someone with them who isn't blind. (Compare with the similar law in Michigan.)
It is legal for a husband to beat his wife as long as he uses something no bigger than his thumb.
When you are released from jail, you must be given a horse and a shotgun, if you request it.
It is legal to fire a gun at someone if they are handed it to them by the victim first.
In Galveston, if you sit on the sidewalk, you could be fined $200.
It is illegal to milk another persons cow.
It is illegal to shoot a buffalo from the 2nd story of a hotel.
It is illegal to drive without windscreen wipers. You don't need a windscreen but, you must have the wipers.
The entire Encyclopedia Brittannica is banned in Texas because it contains a formula for making beer at home.
"It is legal to commit a homicide as long as you tell the person when, and how you are going to kill them."
made me laugh!!!
"It is illegal to carry a pair of wire-cutters in your back pocket." -- so its legal if you carry them in your front pocket??
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Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time, which produced an impressive set of calluses on his feet.. He also ate very little, which made him rather frail and, with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath. This made him a super calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.
what...can you do better than "The poster above me...." ????
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Dear Telegraph,
Pl speak on ur own self..Not on others..When u show a fingers to others at the same moment four fingers are ur side..
psolunke said:
Dear Telegraph,
Pl speak on ur own self..Not on others..When u show a fingers to others at the same moment four fingers are ur side..
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Sorry......HUH????
telegraph0000 said:
Mahatma Gandhi, as you know, walked barefoot most of the time, which produced an impressive set of calluses on his feet.. He also ate very little, which made him rather frail and, with his odd diet, he suffered from bad breath. This made him a super calloused fragile mystic hexed by halitosis.
what...can you do better than "The poster above me...." ????
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"'Ghandi' is what you said...
An Indian with a bald head...
And he was a bit underfed,
Write it down, mother f******!
Yeah, FIRED, from that job..."
Lol, as soon as I saw "Ghandi," that's what popped into my head. That's from a skit/song of Stephen Lynch's called "History Lesson." He's a funny man.
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Sorry......HUH????
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I think what he was trying to say was when you point your finger at somebody, there are always four fingers pointing back at you. Why he was saying that, I have no idea.
fiktion said:
I think what he was trying to say was when you point your finger at somebody, there are always four fingers pointing back at you. Why he was saying that, I have no idea.
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Okay..thanks...(you should censor part of yo' rap my vanilla bro')
So...If I point a $10 bill at someone...what will happen????
How do we get 4-fingers pointing at ourself? unless I bend my thumb into a weird position, I can only get 3.
Florida:
Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner.
A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.
If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.
(SARASOTA) It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.
Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.
In Miami, it is forbidden to imitate an animal.
It is illegal to fart in a public place after 6:00pm on a Thursday.
It is illegal to have sexual intercourse with a porcupine.
It is illegal for a woman to bungie jump naked on Sunday before midday.
In Miami it is illegal to park your elephant on 8th Street on Sundays after 1pm.
It's illegal to purchase alcohol before 1pm on Sundays in the city of Coral Gables.
California:
Many animals are illegal to own as pets, including snails, sloths, and elephants.
Bathhouses are against the law.
In an animal shelter, lizards and snakes are treated under the same guidelines as cats and dogs.
No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 miles per hour.
Women may not drive in a house coat.
It is a misdemeanor to shoot at any kind of game from a moving vehicle, unless the target is a whale.
Arcadia
Peacocks have the right of way to cross any street, including driveways.
Alhambra
You cannot leave your car on the street overnight without the proper permit.
Baldwin Park
Nobody is allowed to ride a bicycle in a swimming pool.
Belvedere
City Council order reads: “No dog shall be in a public place without its master on a leash.”
Blythe
You are not permitted to wear cowboy boots unless you already own at least two cows.
Burlingame
It is illegal to spit, except on baseball diamonds.
Carmel
Ice cream may not be eaten while standing on the sidewalk. (Repealed when Clint Eastwood was mayor)
Women may not wear high heels while in the city limits.
Chico
Detonating a nuclear device within the city limits results in a $500 fine.
Downey
It is illegal to wash your car in the street. (Passed 1995).
Hollywood
It is illegal to drive more than two thousand sheep down Hollywood Boulevard at one time.
Lafayette
You are forbidden to spit on the ground within 5 feet of another person.
Lodi
It is illegal to own or sell “Silly String”.
Lompoc
It is illegal to posses, own or raise roosters. This is considered disturbing the peace.
Long Beach
It is illegal to curse on a mini-golf course.
Cars are the only item allowed in a garage.
Los Angeles
Toads may not be licked.
You may not hunt moths under a street light.
It is a crime for dogs to mate within 500 yards of a church. Breaking this law is punishable by a fine of $500 and/or six months in prison.
You cannot bathe two babies in the same tub at the same time.
Zoot suits are prohibited.
It is illegal to cry on the witness stand.
It is illegal for a man to beat his wife with a strap wider than 2 inches without her consent.
Ontario
Roosters may not crow in the city limits.
Pacific Grove
Molesting butterflies can result in a $500 fine.
Palm Springs
It is illegal to walk a camel down Palm Canyon Drive between the hours of four and six PM.
Pasadena
It is illegal for a secretary to be alone in a room with her boss.
Prunedale
Two bathtubs may not be installed in the same house.
Redlands
Motor vehicles may not drive on city streets unless a man with a lantern is wallking ahead of it.
Riverside
One may not carry a lunch down the street between 11 and 1 o’clock.
San Diego
The owners of houses with Christmas lights on them past February second may be fined up to $250.
It is illegal to shoot jackrabbits from the back of a streetcar.
San Francisco
Persons classified as “ugly” may not walk down any street.
Prohibits elephants from strolling down Market Street unless they are on a leash.
It is illegal to pile horse manure more than six feet high on a street corner.
It is illegal to wipe one’s car with used underwear.
San Jose
It is illegal to have more than two cats or dogs. -Ord. 7.08.595 (Meh, that one doesn't sound so dumb)
Santa Monica
You may not play percussion instruments on the beach.
Temecula
Ducks have the right of way to cross Rancho California St. at all times.
You are the king of bringing dead threads to life...
Well, you know. I do what I can.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/9551624.stm
Just been made, throws up some interesting games, i really wanted us to get France again so we could get revenge on them over the Thierry Henry handball which cheated us from taking part in last summers World Cup, from Ireland's group obviously Germany will be favorites to top the group and it'll most likely be between Ireland and Sweden for the 2nd spot but im confident we'll progress this time.
Our nearest neighbours England got a relatively easy draw too.
So who did your country get and what's the verdict?
The largest Muslim population in a country is in Indonesia and the whole world had just celebrated the Eid holidays. Ramadan will be ending on the 18th of July.
It is a common tradition in Indonesia during Ramadan and Eid celebrations for people to change their phones to a new one. And just as the celebration is a big event for 65% population of the archipelago and the country as a whole, it also marks a busy month for mobile operators.
The three largest mobile providers in the country, Telkomsel, indosat and XL Axiata (which just recently purchased Axis Capital Group) have been in their most frantic moments. Given Indonesia’s love for mobile and the growing number of subscribers within the 4th most populous country in the world, public enthusiasm for phones are high. Jakarta’s malls and markets are now full of buyers.
Another reason why there is a rampant eagerness for new mobile phones is its importance for people who would be going home. The long journeys – some people travel for as long as 24 hours – seem to be a lot easier with many useful apps to guide or amuse.
Mobile operators are now providing travel guide applications and sometimes, even pre-installed offline navigation. Resting area promotions are also available. With no internet connection, people can still enjoy their long travel home with other amusing applications.
Ramadan is an event to reflect and practice their religion but Indonesians also know how to treat it as a vacation. Reviews show that almost 95% of Indonesian traveling home use their mobile phones a lot. Facebook leads the social media app that is being patronized.
For most, having the latest mobile phone is very important – not because of practical reasons, but rather because of the prestige in the eyes of family when they return home. It may seem shallow but oftentimes, after the holiday is over, Indonesian would trade their mobile phones for something more practical.
Considering how prices of mobile phones can rocket during Ramadan, another life savior in a long journey is the use of tablets and laptops although it can be very bulky and are prone to fraudulent acts like getting it stolen or lost.
The occasion only last for two to three months yearly but it is enough to attract a lot of investors with the Return of Investment profited from it. It is an undeniably noticeable trend in the archipelago and many people are looking forward to it every year.
Interesting
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Unique habitual of Indonesian people that makes the culture different from others
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it's mean great culture