Thursday, April 23, 2009

Baby Shaker

Baby Shaker users are presented with a series of baby images. As the baby begins to cry, players are supposed to shake their iPhones until a pair of X's appear over the baby's eyes. The App was released on Monday, but appears to have been taken down. (I found a "Bible Shaker" "Salt Shaker" and "Stress Shaker," but no "Baby Shaker.") Apple confirmed, via email, that it has removed the application.
According to the Sarah Jane Brain Foundation, a non-profit group, the App starts up with these words: "On a plane, on the bus, in a theater. Babies are everywhere you don't want them to be! They're always distracting you from preparing for that big presentation at work with their incessant crying. Before Baby Shaker there was nothing you could do about it." A developer called Sikalosoft is listed as the App's creator.
Probably a good thing that Apple took the thing down. The company has been playing up the fact that it is about to hit the billion download mark for its App Store. Seems like it would be a bit embarrassing for the company to have to tell the world that download number 1,000,000,000 was something called, ummm, "Baby Shaker."

Atlanta Steam

The Atlanta Steam is part of the Lingerie Football League – a full contact, seven-on-seven sport played on a 50-yard field. Players wear tight shorts, bikini tops, helmets and shoulder pads. The team is moving to Charlotte after multiple Atlanta-area venues declined to host games, the Journal-Constitution reported. “Charlotte, however, is glad to welcome the team,” the story read.
Atlanta may have its fair share of strip clubs, but it wasn’t ready for lingerie-clad ladies playing football. The Atlanta Steam —- the city’s first lingerie-wearing women’s football team —- is moving to Charlotte after failure to find a stadium in Georgia. League officials said they submitted bids to multiple venues in Fulton and Gwinnett counties, but were denied a place to play. They declined to identify the venues.
“We checked out everything. No stone was left unturned,” said Jennifer Colter, a spokeswoman for the Lingerie Football League. “There was a little bit of friction and hesitation with certain venues not wanting that type of entertainment. The Steam will announce their new stadium later this week, Colter said. The Steam were scheduled to start training camps here this week and kick off the first season in September against the New England Euphoria.

Dave Ramsey

Tonight personal finance guru Dave Ramsey will host Town Hall for Hope, nation-wide town hall meeting to discuss “what’s happening with the economy, how we got here and where we’re going.” “The minute you decide to start fixing what isn’t working, your situation gets better. Even if it takes you a while to get the numbers moving, the mere fact that you are taking a different approach is a huge step, “says Ramsey.
Dave Ramsey offers life-changing financial advice as host of the nationally syndicated radio program, The Dave Ramsey Show is heard by nearly 4 million listeners each week on more than 400 radio stations throughout the United States. Ramsey is hosting a nationwide town hall meeting where he will discuss what’s happening with the economy, how we got here, and where we’re going. Plus, Dave will answer your questions live throughout the event!
Tired of hearing the fear, doom and gloom that’s filling the airwaves? Join us for this free event April 23 at 7:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, San Saba as we stand together to reignite the fire of hope! God has given us over 800 scriptures about money, showing us how to handle our finances His way. The Bible has a lot of interesting things to say about money, debt and personal finance.
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