| TORCH NEWS TICKER 2/10: Identity of Steiner's new valet, Foley ...
Updated throughout the day, it's the Torch News Ticker with all the news and info that's not fit for print. Keep it open in a new tab and bookmark it every Monday! Sunday, February 10, 2008 10:00 p.m. - Early TNA PPV notes: The new valet to Scott Steiner is Trenesha Biggers, who was a college volleyball player at Florida St. and contestant in the 2005 WWE diva search. She worked through WWE's developmental system before being released in May 2006. Trenesha recently appeared on an FIP show in November 2007 against the current Peyton Banks, who wrestles as Rain on the independent scene. 6:00 p.m. - Mick Foley has an interview with the U.K. Sun discussing his future in WWE and his current limited role. The usual self-deprecation from Foley, including this line about his Rumble cameo appearance: "If everybody is tanned, then nobody really looks tanned, there's got to be one pale guy out there to make the tans stand out, and I see that as my role – the pale white guy." Foley talked about one of his sons booing him and accepting his role in WWE as a guy who won't draw ratings or buys, but can be valuable in a limited role.
Kosovo marks first week of independence
Every night that we lie in bed we don't know in the morning what is going to happen," said Jovanka Petrovic, among Sunday worshippers at Gracanica's Orthodox church. "There is no more Serbia. We have lost everything," said Ana Ivanovic, another worshipper. But ethnic Albanians exulted in their independence and held out hope that the unrest and uncertainty would subside. "People keep celebrating every night," Artan Dedushaj said. "This is something that all Albanians have waited centuries for - and changes will come soon." .
The Polaroid lets you create instant art
Tampa's [5]art collective's Polaroid exhibit runs through Feb. 29 at the West Tampa Center for the Arts, 1906 N Armenia Ave., Suite 211. Gallery hours by appointment. (813) 340-9056; www.five-art.com --- What is it about the old-fashioned Polaroid camera that holds such sway in this megapixel age? It's a decidedly lo-fi tool of the photographic trade, a kitschy relic of the Ford-era photo album. If you were born between 1970 and 1980, there's a decent chance your first photograph was taken on Polaroid film. Sadly, the days of the Polaroid instant photo are winding to a close. Polaroid announced last week it would stop making instant film, and expects to run out of stock completely by 2009. The company will now focus on digital cameras, printers and televisions.
2008 Nissan Navara - Solid Utility Vehicle
Competition is a great leveller in any marketplace. When there is competition, the consumer wins. Case in point, Ford and its Ranger. The Ford Ranger virtually is a forerunner in the compact truck segment of the market. Ford realised that there was a market waiting for a strong small truck, that could fit in an indoor garage, and that wasn't as unwieldy as the full-size products. The concept fit 'hand in glove' with the market and the rest is history - the Ranger being one of Ford's best-selling formulas ever, with production beginning in 1982, and is only now being phased out; production stops in 2009. However, a product like this becomes so popular, competing manufacturers have to copy and improve on it if they are to stay afloat. Soon, most major manufacturers had some revision of the formula; Toyota had the Tacoma, Isuzu had the P'up and Nissan had the SE.
Technology and Sports: Blurring the Line Between Virtual and Reality
Already, there are glimpses of 3-D technology in sports and entertainment, notes James Oliver of Iowa State University. More movies are being shown in 3-D, including this month's release of U2 3D featuring concert footage from the rock group U2. The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum in London features cinematic techniques designed to give the sensation of seeing championship tennis in 3-D. Whats Linux with a Lineage?Verio Linux VPS delivers root access, advanced FairShare technology for better performance, and support that's actually supportive. It's all from Verio, the Virtual Private Server technology pioneer with over 500,000 customers. Test-drive Linux VPS here. .
Find your Digital Rebel's inner Holga
If you love the look of pictures taken with the Holga —those cheap, plastic cameras made in China—but don't want to deal with the oh-so-last-century idea of film, check out Holgamods' Holga Body Cap. Randy Smith, the man behind Holgamods, has taken the lens off a stock Holga and grafted it onto a Canon body cap that fits all of the Canon D-SLRs, including the Digital Rebel series, the EOS 5D Digital, the new EOS 40D Digital, and even the top-of-the-line EOS-1Ds Mark III (it would probably fit any of the more modern Canon film cameras as well). The result is pure plastic goodness without the darkroom. Like the Lensbaby (another of our favorite toys), the Holga Body Cap isn't an automatic lens. You'll need to shoot in manual mode, and set the shutter speed accordingly, but it's a lot of fun, and you end up those dreamy, variable-focus images that tell everyone you're just a little bit off-kilter.
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