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From my friend Jenn:

CARA is still ranked 8th nationally in the shelter challenge worth up to $20,000. Help me get the word out by tweeting about it?

* To vote, go to animalrescuesite.com.
* Click the purple button that reads “Click Here to Give — it’s FREE!”
* Click on Vote Here
* Type cara in the shelter name field and choose MS for the state
* Click on Search then click on Vote
* Confirm vote by typing in the name of the animal pictured

It literally takes less than 10 seconds to do this, so please help out CARA. You can vote once a day.

UPDATE: CARA is now ranked 6th in shelter challenge!!

Dave Mustaine has issued the following studio update at TheLIVELine.com:

"I’m at the studio right now, Vic’s Garage, and we are done! We’re just right now finishing the last couple of notes on the new record, and Andy’s getting ready to pack his bags and head up to Los Angeles tomorrow to get ready to fly back home on Thursday. Man, this has been a long, grueling, enduring process but it’s been so worth it, and I’m so excited. I’m more excited about this record then I’ve been in any record since back in the 1980’s. I would say, probably since, well definitely since "Rust In Peace" there’s nothing that’s excited me this much – maybe "Countdown", but this is just absolutely insane."

Listen to Dave’s entire audio message at TheLIVELine.com or call Dave on his Live Line number at (866) 597-6342.

After reading a VMware blog post a few days ago that mentioned Windows Live Writer, I thought I’d see what it was about. First of all, generally, I do not use M$ Live products. No Windows Live Messenger, etc. I do have a Windows Live ID, but it’s purely for use with XBOX LIVE.

My initial impressions are that I like it.

It hooks into Windows Live Spaces of course, SharePoint, Blogger, WordPress, TypePad, and more. The setup was very easy. First, I downloaded the app here: http://windowslivewriter.spaces.live.com/. Then, I unselected all the options in the install wizard except for Writer. After that, the wizard asked for my blog URL, blog username and blog password. You can have multiple blog accounts, too. During a new blog setup, it asks to post a test blog post to download your theme so that when you edit a new post, you cans see how it will look in your blog before you publish. Examples below:

This post goes out to all of our fans out there. Thanks for all of the support that you have given us.

Now I bet you are wondering who the Producer is challenging of what this is all about. We want to spread the word about what we are doing here.

Gimmie Something to Eat is committed to helping out the food banks and the Producer has opened up his own wallet to make this happen.

We here at Gimmie Something to Eat (GS2E) wanna eat your food and help those in the world who are hungry in the process.

Sound too good to be true? Well, actually too good to pass up! Send us your food to eat. We will record us eating and critiquing your product, and entertain you all the way to the food bank.

Only one dollar a day, $1xday of the year. January 1 = $1, December 31 = $365. 2009 has been prorated until the end of the year.

We will donate a portion of our proceeds to a TBA food bank. For every day sold we will donate $1, for every month that we sell out we will donate $300. If we sell out the entire year we will donate $5000.

Read more about Gimmie Something to Eat’s Producers Challenge

I just took the GSAT. I’d have to say I’m not as geeky as I thought.

Test results were:
You Scored a 12 Out Of 50
You wear a “Can’t sleep, clowns will eat me” shirt you bought at Hot Topic, but you rarely have trouble gathering a crew to play Left 4 Dead at your place. Sure, you might not have been prom king, but you’ve found your niche and similar people to you and you’re making it work for yourself. You can’t really argue with that.

Take the GSAT yourself here

UPDATE: took the test again tonight (2/25/2009 8:35:52 PM) and got 18 of 50. weird

I received an email today with the release date for Metallica’s upcoming new album Death Magnetic. It’s September 12. I can’t wait!

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After a sheet music website accidentally revealed (and then deleted) the track list for Metallica’s Death Magnetic earlier today, the band confirmed the ten songs that will appear on their Rick Rubin-produced album, due out in September. One title immediately jumps out: “The Unforgiven III,” following the Metallica’s “The Unforgiven” and roughly 11 years after ReLoad’s “The Unforgiven II.” The rest of the song titles are packed with common Metallica-esque themes of nightmares, suicides and the apocalypse. There’s also a song called “The End of the Line,” which shares its title with a Traveling Wilburys song, but we’re assuming it’s not a cover. Despite reports from earlier in the day, there’s no track called “Death Magnetic” included. The album isn’t due out for another two months, so you still have plenty of time to figure out if you want these ten songs delivered to you in a coffin box and sufficiently prepare yourself to play “Broken, Beat & Scarred” on Guitar Hero III. The full track list and proper running order are after the jump.

1. “That Was Just Your Life”
2. “The End Of The Line”
3. “Broken, Beat & Scarred”
4. “The Day That Never Comes”
5. “All Nightmare Long”
6. “Cyanide”
7. “The Unforgiven III”
8. “The Judas Kiss”
9. “Suicide & Redemption”
10. “My Apocalypse”

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With nine albums in the tank and a tenth set to be recorded next year, thrash metal forefathers Slayer are considering life after their contract with Rick Rubin expires, says singer/bassist Tom Araya. “Let’s put it this way, this is the final record of our commitment with Rick Rubin. When we first signed a deal with him back in 1986, we never sat down and said, ‘How long do you guys want to keep this together?’” Araya tells Thrash Hits. The band still has another album to record, which they’ll begin after their Unholy Alliance tour ends. After that, the future is unclear. “Once we’ve put together new material, we can get together and discuss our future plans,” Araya said. Retirement is an option, as the band is “maybe” financially secure enough to pack it in. Plus, “Seeing a 50-year-old man headbanging on stage would make me cringe. If I was watching that, I’d think, ‘Dude, you’re a little too old for that, aren’t you? You’re gonna fall off!’”

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Improving a legend isn’t easy, but it has happened. Introducing the 2008 Les Paul Standard from Gibson USA—an elegant revision of a true classic, with several upgrades and new features that make this new model the best Les Paul Standard ever produced.

Based on research from consumer feedback and a drive to uphold and enhance the legacy of the Les Paul, Gibson USA’s 2008 Les Paul Standard sets a musical instrument benchmark for excellence and achievement, beginning with a new asymmetrical neck profile that makes it one of the most comfortable and playable necks ever offered on any guitar. The neck also features an enlarged neck tenon for maximum wood contact between the neck and body.

Locking Grover tuners are also a first for the Les Paul, giving the 2008 Standard an improved gear ratio of 18:1 and making string changes a snap. All newly designed controls, including custom-made, gold-plated potentiometers made by Bourns, one of the industry’s leading makers of guitar electronics, give the 2008 Standard a new level of sonic clarity and intensity.

It’s also one of the first Gibson USA models to utilize the revolutionary Plek system—a computer-controlled setup that carefully measures and dresses each fret, accurately measuring the height between the fingerboard and each string, virtually eliminating string buzz and providing unbeatable playability.

A set of Gibson’s traditional Burstbucker Pro humbuckers help deliver the powerful punch expected from a Les Paul, featuring Alnico V magnets with slightly higher output and a more open sound, faithfully capturing the magic of Gibson’s legendary PAF pickups of the 1950s.

A chambered mahogany body gives the 2008 Standard enhanced resonance, and a plain or flame maple top pays homage to the Les Pauls of the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Other new features include TonePros’ locking Nashville Tune-o-matic and stopbar tailpiece in chrome finish and strap lock buttons.

Each 2008 Les Paul Standard comes with Gibson USA’s standard black snakeskin case.

Play the new 2008 Les Paul Standard from Gibson USA and experience the evolution of the greatest electric guitar of all time.

The 2008 Les Paul Standard will be available at select dealers beginning August 1, 2008.

Click here for detailed specs, a photo gallery, and 360 imagery of the 2008 Les Paul Standard.

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