October 16, 2003

• get fuzzy yo.

  
  

  

  
  

   

  
  

  yep, and now this (you knew it'd be coming, tis been a while since i've posted on digital cameras:

  
  

  

  
  

  yep, thats a credit card that the new casio camera is hiding behind!

  
  

  

  
  

  and this is how the camera compares to the used to be ultra small casio camera, its even smaller!

  
  

   

  
  

  McDonald's, Best Buy Team Up in Promotion
  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  
  

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  By Associated Press
  
  October 13, 2003, 5:14 PM EDT
  
  
  

  OAK BROOK, Ill. -- McDonald's Corp. is launching a new Monopoly game promotion with Best Buy Co. Inc. on Tuesday, two years after the fast-food giant's last Monopoly effort ended in a multimillion-dollar scam.
  
  The Monopoly Best Chance game runs through Nov. 10 or while distribution supplies last, at participating McDonald's restaurants nationwide and in Guam.
  
  McDonald's said customers can win from $50 to $1 million in cash, SUVs and McDonald's food prizes. They also can earn a variety of electronic prizes from Best Buy, ranging from handhelds and wireless phones to video game systems, high-definition TVs and home entertainment systems.
  
  Monopoly promotions typically have been big moneymakers for the nation's largest restaurant company, attracting extra business. But the last one ended badly in August 2000 when McDonald's and the FBI announced that an employee of Simon Marketing, which ran it, had distributed winning game pieces to promotions such as "Monopoly" and "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire" to a network of accomplices.
  
  McDonald's established an advisory board of outside experts to ensure that this promotion avoids similar trouble.
  
  "Historically, the Monopoly game at McDonald's has been a favorite among our customers," said Brian O'Mara, McDonald's national marketing director. "We're thrilled that Monopoly is back at McDonald's."
  
  Mike Linton, Best Buy's chief marketing officer, said the combination of three strong national brands adds up to a unique and exciting promotion.
  
  Monopoly game pieces will be distributed to McDonald's customers purchasing hash browns and certain size fries and drinks. Some will reveal an instant-win message, while prizes also can be won by acquiring Monopoly properties of the same color.
  
  In addition, an additional Chance game piece found on large and super-size fries will give customers at least a $1 Best Buy Buck or a chance to win a gift card valued at up to $5,000 for Best Buy merchandise.

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

  I was beginning to wonder why they stopped doing the monopoly thing for a while....i'm gonna win this time!! =b

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

  oh yeah and so apparently the illini women's volleyball team just beat both ohio state and penn state, "perennial powers" =)  PENN STATE WAS RANKED 11TH when ILLINOIS Beat them last week!!! =)

  
  

   

  
  

  and in more news of the lovely university of illinois that I attend:

  
  

   

  
  

  1) UIUC houses the largest university based supercomputer in the U.S. thats why we were considered a "top 10" site for terrorists to target back during sept 11. (amazing how we just say sept 11, and never the year, but we know what it stands for...)

  
  

   

  
  

  2) UIUC was the 1st college in the nation to celebrate HOMECOMING, which for us is coming up in a few weeks.

  
  

   

  
  

  3) GRAINGER library (the engineering library on campus) is the LARGEST ENGINEERING library IN THE U.S!! =b

  
  

  

  
  

  

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

  and to add on to interesting things i'm finding out regarding UIUC:

  
  

   

  
  

  now also coming to uiuc (on top of that list that I created a couple blogs back):

  
  

  JARS OF CLAY AND CADEMAN's CALL! - December 7th

  
  

  MATCHBOX TWENTY - coming demember 8th

  
  

   

  
  

  that add's this list of:

  
  

  nickelback - october 26

  
  

  guster - october 20

  
  

  michael w. smith - october 25

  
  

  blue man group - october 18

  
  

  John Mayer - november 7

  
  

  Train (w/ special guest VERTICAL HORIZON!) - october 14

  
  

   

  
  

  of course this is not a list of concerts i am going to...

  
  

   

  
  

  but i wanna see jars of clay, but i probably will not have time to go see them..since its right before exam time.

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

  mmm, i guess pictures will have to wait...no time to post them up.

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

   

  
  

  and last but not least, continue praying guys...one thing I learned this past Sunday at service, we have to be in tune w/ God our creator...before we can tune other people.  Its a leanring process..

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