Specialty cruises

Our neighbor refuses to cruise.

Its all about eating, getting fat and being trapped at sea with lots of strangers, she says.

Not necessarily so, though you can chow down if you wish. But beyond that, it can be a feast for the soul too. Theme cruises make it possible to sail with like-minded folks who share your passion for, well, nearly anything, immersing yourself in camaraderie, learning, workshops and fun, often accompanied by top-notch lecturers. The gamut of themes runs from ballroom dancing, baseball, jazz, gardening, quilting and culinary cruises to nude cruises and cougar adventures for older women in search of younger men.

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Iron Fire Posts New Music Video

Danish power metal band Iron Fire has posted a new music video for the Leviathan. The song appears on the bands seventh full length album Voyage Of The Damned, which is scheduled for release on January 27, 2012 through Napalm Records (See Metal Undergrounds review at this location).

Check out Leviathan here:

Online gaming the fastest growing form of gambling in Australia

TONY EASTLEY: While Australian politicians are debating how to minimise the harm done by poker machines, researchers are warning that sports betting and online casino games are the fastest growing form of gambling in Australia, and could become a serious problem in the future.

The biggest study of online gambling habits in Australia has found problem gamblers are losing an average of $825 a month.

Suzanne Hill reports.

SUZANNE HILL: Researchers from Southern Cross Universitys Centre for Gambling Education and Research surveyed 6,500 online gamblers, and found that half of them started playing online in the past six years.

Lead researcher Dr Sally Gainsbury says...

UK PC Gaming Site Rock, Paper, Shotgun To Join SOPA Protest By Going Dark Tomorrow

UK PC Gaming Site Rock, Paper, Shotgun To Join SOPA Protest By Going Dark Tomorrowfrom the not-just-US-piracy-apologists-anymore dept

Venerated PC gaming site Rock, Paper, Shotgun has announced that it will be joining the anti-SOPA blackout tomorrow, taking its site down at 9:00 am GMT.

From 9am tomorrow morning, Rock, Paper, Shotgun will be blacked out in protest against SOPA and PIPA. The site will be gone, but for a single black page explaining why were doing this. And then Thursday morning well be back.

Of particular note is the fact that RPS is a UK-based site, but one that recognizes that the threat SOPA and PIPA pose to the internet as we know it expands...

Thermaltake teases BMW-designed Level 10 M gaming mouse

Thermaltake managed to turn a few heads and upset a few wallets when it released its rather unique Level 10 case, designed by BMW Group Designworks USA using a set of compartments for your hardware. Now the duo is back collaborating on another unconventional-looking PC peripheral blessed with the Level 10 brand name.

The Level 10 M mouse features a hollowed-out body that immediately makes it stand out from the current crop of gaming mice. You can adjust its height and angle by turning a screw on the top side of the mouse, changing how the Level 10 M fits under the palm of your hand, while an array of hexagonal cutouts on its surface facilitates better airflow for those sweaty gaming...

Keep working with neighbours, Friel says

Mayor Chris Friel ended his annual address for 2011 by stating the obvious– hes happy to be back in the job after his seven-year absence.

Friel read from point-form notes to a packed council chambers Monday night that included four previous Brantford mayors, MP Phil McColeman and members of the Friel family. He kept his remarks lighthearted, focused on what he sees as the positive and not dwelling on the negatives.

A theme running through his remarks was the need for members of council and council as a whole to become champions for the city as it works to build better relationships with its neighbours in Six Nations and the County of Brant.

For economic development...

Battleship Iowa prepares for its final voyage

Brant Ward / The Chronicle

Three of the 68-foot guns that arm the powerful battleship Iowa look out from the stern of the ship docked at the Port of Richmond, getting prepped for its final voyage.

Bionic Panda Builds A Social Gaming Business On Android, Raises Funding From …

If youre trying to build a mobile game for the hardcore crowd, youre going to want things like at least moderately elaborate graphics youll probably choose to build on iOS first. But if youre trying to build a casual-style game that anyone can play easily, that reaches as many people as possible, Android is looking better and better.

Thats at least the thesis behind Bionic Panda, the Android-focused gaming company from veteran entrepreneur Charles Hudson. The company is today announcing some growth numbers and a founding round in other words, its strategy seems to be working out so far.

Its first game, Aqua Pets, will be familiar to anyone who has played the many popular aquarium...

INS Krishna to make its last voyage

After traversing the seas for 44 years — first as the Royal Navys HMS Andromeda from 1968 to November 1994 and in its current avatar as one of Indian Navys First Training Squadron Ships, INS Krishna, from August 1995 — is set to sing its swan song. On Tuesday, it will embark on its last voyage, setting course for Mumbai from the Southern Naval Commands south jetty for a minor refit before being decommissioned later this year.

The news of the imminent retirement of the ‘Grey Mistress, as she had been known in the Royal Navy, has indeed brought back dear memories in many ‘ex-HMS Andromeda shipmates besides Indian Navy personnel who have served aboard INS Krishna...

GOP Monetary Madness


Apparently the desperate search of Republicans for someone they can nominate not named Willard M. Romney continues. New polls suggest that in Iowa, at least, we have already passed peak Gingrich. Next up: Representative Ron Paul.

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Paul Krugman

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In a way, that makes sense. Mr. Romney isn’t trusted because he’s seen as someone who cynically takes whatever positions he thinks will advance his career — a charge that sticks because it’s true. Mr. Paul,...

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