﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Mr. Snow Miser]]></title><link>http://blog.bitcomet.com/snowmiser/</link><description><![CDATA[Welcome to the North, where we don't pronounce our "ah's" (r's)!]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>bitcomet.com</copyright><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:09:09 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:09:09 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>bitcomet.com</generator><docs>http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html</docs><ttl>30</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Show Your Movie Lists Now, Win BitComet T-shirts (HELP ME OUT!!!!)]]></title><link>http://blog.bitcomet.com/snowmiser/post_41258/</link><description><![CDATA[<p>
To All of My Friends and Anyone Reading This!!&nbsp; 
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There is a competition going on until July 17 for Movie Lists compiled.&nbsp; Help a brother out!!&nbsp; Here are teh guidelines and awards/prizes: 
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</p> <p style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"> <span style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%">1. Create your own movie lists to participate in the activity.</font></span> </p> <p style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"> <span style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%">2. Movies in your lists should be the movies listed on MComet.com.</font></span> </p> <p style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"> <span style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%">3. Each list should contain at least 5 movies and no less than two-sentence original description. </font></span> </p> <p style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"> <span style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%">Ps. Inappropriate words can result in a participant's disqualification. </font></span> </p> <p style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"> <span style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3" style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%">4. A participant is allowed to provide different lists but the content of each list should be different. </font></span> </p> <p style="background: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal">
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Money can't buy you good taste but it can definitely buy you the most expensive burger in the world. Named simply, The Burger, it is selling at 95 pounds ($185) at a Burger King in the exclusive district of South Kensington on Wednesday.
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The limited edition of the burger, which can be bought for two days only and has so far sold 50, is challenging the current Guinness Record for the most expensive burger, currently held by the American Double Truffle Burger which cost just 65 pounds ($127) in 1994.
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mark Dowding, a chef with Burger King<strong> </strong>for the last 12 years and the creator of the burger,......</p></span>]]></description><author>only1keylime</author><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:19:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Top 10 New Species of 2007]]></title><link>http://blog.bitcomet.com/snowmiser/post_41031/</link><description><![CDATA[<p>
Each year the International Institute for Species Exploration (IISE) at Arizona State University announces a list of the Top 10 New Species for the preceding calendar year. The 2007 list, announced on May 23, 2008, includes some really strange creatures. 
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</p> <p> <img src="http://images.livescience.com/images/new-species-10-hf.jpg" alt="" width="250" height="169" />&nbsp;#10 (Tecticornia bibenda): This new species made the Top 10 because of its charismatic appearance; according to press releases, it looks like the Michelin Man&trade;. It has been also the subject of media releases on the lack of support for taxonomic work in Western Australia, a biodiversity hotspot. There is a huge backlog of new plant species awaiting description, ironically generated......</p>]]></description><author>only1keylime</author><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:53:49 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC POST: Christian Rock Music - Relient K]]></title><link>http://blog.bitcomet.com/snowmiser/post_23035/</link><description><![CDATA[<p> <font color="#000000">Relient K is an </font><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><font color="#000000">American</font></a><font color="#000000"> </font><a href="/wiki/Christian_rock" title="Christian rock"><font color="#000000">Christian rock</font></a><font color="#000000">/</font><a href="/wiki/Pop_punk" title="Pop punk"><font color="#000000">pop punk</font></a><font color="#000000"> band from </font><a href="/wiki/Canton%2C_Ohio" title="Canton, Ohio"><font color="#000000">Canton, Ohio</font></a><font color="#000000"> that formed in 1998. The band has received numerous awards including a </font><a href="/wiki/Grammy_Award" title="Grammy Award"><font color="#000000">Grammy Award</font></a><font color="#000000"> nomination in 2003 </font><font color="#000000">for Best Rock Gospel Album and two </font><a href="/wiki/Dove_Awards" title="Dove Awards" class="mw-redirect"><font color="#000000">Dove Awards</font></a><font color="#000000">.</font> </p> <p>
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</p> <p> <font color="#000000">The band broke into the mainstream in 2004 after </font><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Records" title="Capitol Records"><font color="#000000">Capitol</font></a><font color="#000000"> signed them upon the release of their fourth record, </font><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mmhmm" title="Mmhmm"><font color="#000000"><em>Mmhmm</em></font></a><font color="#000000">, which debuted at #15 on the </font><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><font color="#000000">Billboard 200</font></a><font color="#000000">. It produced three top five hits on Christian radio and two top 20 hits on mainstream radio.</font> </p> <p>
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The band is named after <font color="#000000">guitarist </font><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Hoopes" title="Matt Hoopes"><font color="#000000">Matt Hoopes</font></a><font color="#000000">' </font><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth_Reliant" title="Plymouth Reliant"><font color="#000000">Plymouth Reliant</font></a><font color="#000000"> </font><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_K_platform" title="Chrysler K platform"><font color="#000000">K car</font></a>&nbsp;(&quot;K Car&quot; is actually the name of one of their songs on their first album, <em>Relient K</em><font color="#000000">.</font> </p> <p> <font color="#000000">&nbsp;</font> </p> <p> <font color="#000000">If you've ever heard of Relient K, good for you!&nbsp; You have been truly blessed.&nbsp; Relient K is a band that sings from the heart.&nbsp; Yes, they will sometimes sing of God and Jesus, but they put it in context to what they are truly singing about.&nbsp; For example, on their first main release, <em>Relient K</em>, they......</font></p>]]></description><author>only1keylime</author><pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:48:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[MUSIC POST: Christian Rock Music - Kutless]]></title><link>http://blog.bitcomet.com/snowmiser/post_23034/</link><description><![CDATA[<p> <font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">Kutless is a </font><a href="/wiki/Christian_rock" title="Christian rock"><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">Christian rock</font></a><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000"> band formed in 2000 from </font><a href="/wiki/Portland%2C_Oregon" title="Portland, Oregon"><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">Portland, Oregon</font></a><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">.&nbsp;Formed as a Worship band called Call Box in 2000. They changed their name to &quot;Kutless&quot; before releasing their first three track EP followed up by their full-length album in 2002 on </font><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BEC_Recordings" title="BEC Recordings"><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">BEC Recordings</font></a><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">. Kutless chose their name because of a specific </font><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible" title="Bible"><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">Bible</font></a><font color="#000000"><font face="Times New Roman"> verse. Romans 6:23 says, &quot;For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.&quot; Because of this, the band says, &quot;He took our cuts for us... leaving us 'Kutless'.&quot; Their first single was called &quot;Your Touch&quot;. Their second single from their debut album, &quot;Run&quot;, would go on to hold the record for the longest charting song in the history of the </font><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%26R_%28magazine%29" title="R&amp;R (magazine)"><font face="Times New Roman" color="#000000">R&amp;R</font></a><font face="Times New Roman"> Top 40 charts and be the most played song of the first 5 years on ChristianRock.net.</font></font> </p> <p>
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