SABIAN AA metal-X cymbals

Cymbal-maker SABIAN has recently unveiled their latest range of cymbals specifically designed for the hardest-hitting, loudest and heaviest of drummers. The AA Metal-X are handcrafted from SABIAN's secret-process B20 bronze, and deliver power through a unique design that focuses on cymbal performance efficiency, as opposed to weight, to create the powerful sound required to cut through loud audio levels.

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The new cymbals feature a power-active design for a faster opening, louder and further projection, and extended sustain. As well, the AA Metal-X contain a solid, raw, unlathed bell that increases both volume and explosiveness, yet is pitch compatible …

PGA-Viking Classic Scores

First Round

Marc Turnesa 33-32_65

Brian Gay 32-34_66

Lee Janzen 34-33_67

Jay Williamson 33-34_67

Dicky Pride 32-35_67

Nathan Green 32-35_67

Brad Adamonis 35-32_67

Andrew Buckle 32-35_67

Robert Gamez 35-33_68

Michael Bradley 34-34_68

Brad Elder …

Finance expert locked up after conning his way to life of luxury

A man who carried out a Pounds 2 million fraud to fuel a luxurylifestyle has been jailed for three years.

Paul Wood altered the time on his fax machine in a techniquecompared to "placing a bet after the race was run".

It was developed after he spotted a loophole in the system usedby financial firm Friends Provident to process clients'instructions. The 48-year-old systematically abused the knowledge hehad come across by chance to boost the funds in a bond he held.

The two-year fraud funded Wood's high-spending lifestyle whichincluded a Wiltshire farmhouse and a luxury holiday home in theFrench Alps.

But staff at the company eventually realised something …

'Halo 3' to Land in Stores in September

DALLAS - Legions of Master Chief fans can now mark their calendars for Sept. 25. That's when "Halo 3," the newest sci-fi video game saga and the first specifically designed for Microsoft Corp.'s Xbox 360 console, is expected to arrive on store shelves.

The first-person shooter is the latest addition to the company's popular science fiction franchise in which an armor-clad human space soldier fights alien hordes in sprawling single and online multiplayer battles.

Shane Kim, corporate vice president for Microsoft Game Studios, predicted sales would surpass those of "Halo 2," which the company claims reached $125 million within the first 24 hours in 2004.

"In terms …

Amanda Knox lawyers seek to stop Lifetime film

ROME (AP) — Lawyers for U.S. student Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend, who were found guilty of killing Knox's British roommate in Italy, have formally demanded that U.S. television channel Lifetime scrap a planned film about their trial.

Attornies Carlo Dalla Vedova and Luca Maori said Saturday they had sent letters to Lifetime warning they would go to U.S. court to try to sequester the film if it isn't canceled and a trailer removed from Lifetime's website.

"Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy," which features "Heroes" star Hayden Panettiere in the title role, is due to air Feb. 21.

Les Eisner, a spokesman for Lifetime's parent company, A&E Television Networks, …

Obama to appear on ABC's 'The View' on Thursday

ABC's "The View" has welcomed many notable guests, but none more prominent than President Barack Obama, who is scheduled to visit for Thursday's edition.

In making the announcement on Monday, executive producers Barbara Walters and Bill Geddie said this marks the first time a sitting U.S. president has visited a daytime talk show.

They said the majority of the hour will be devoted to Obama's appearance, which will touch on topics including jobs, the economy, the Gulf oil spill and family life inside the White House. It is scheduled to tape on Wednesday.

"We are so pleased and honored," Walters said.

Walters will …

The state and economic globalization: Any implications for international law?

States today confront a new geography of power.' The associated changes in the condition of the state are often described as an overall decline in the state's significance, especially the decline in its regulatory capacities. Economic globalization, for one, has brought with it strong pressures for the deregulation of a broad range of markets, economic sectors and national borders, and for the privatization of public sector firms and operations.

But in my reading of the evidence, this new geography of power confronting states entails a far more differentiated process than notions of an overall decline in the significance of the state suggest. And it entails a more transformative …