A talented conceptual artist with a vivid imagination, Ralph McQuarrie served as one of the major creative forces behind all three Star Was Films. McQuarrie's visionary paintings and concept drawings brought to life characters and locations that had previously existed only in the mind of George Lucas.
A talented conceptual artist with a vivid imagination, Ralph McQuarrie served as one of the major creative forces behind all three Star Was Films. McQuarrie's visionary paintings and concept drawings brought to life characters and locations that had previously existed only in the mind of George Lucas.
UPDATE:
Thanks to reader Mikail for pointing out that there is also a blog for this site at http://ilovebees.blogspot.com/. Gauging from the comments, it seems that this site is just an advertisement for Halo 2. Funny that I just posted the other day about undercover marketing and then posted a site using it.
UPDATE:
Thanks to reader Mikail for pointing out that there is also a blog for this site at http://ilovebees.blogspot.com/. Gauging from the comments, it seems that this site is just an advertisement for Halo 2. Funny that I just posted the other day about undercover marketing and then posted a site using it.
I had seen this around the blogosphere but I finally got around to reading it. It is an interesting read about an intern that had dinner at Bill's house.
I had seen this around the blogosphere but I finally got around to reading it. It is an interesting read about an intern that had dinner at Bill's house.
Waxy has the video and it doesn't appear to be a joke. Could someone please get Lucas away from the editing room. Why does he feel this constant need to muck around with the holy trilogy. They were pretty damn successful in their original form. And why does Anakin get to be his young self again. Why doesn't Obi-Wan revert to young Obi-Wan? Is anyone still reading this?
Waxy has the video and it doesn't appear to be a joke. Could someone please get Lucas away from the editing room. Why does he feel this constant need to muck around with the holy trilogy. They were pretty damn successful in their original form. And why does Anakin get to be his young self again. Why doesn't Obi-Wan revert to young Obi-Wan? Is anyone still reading this?
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A government scientist finishing a candy bar on her way into a subway station where eating is prohibited was arrested, handcuffed and detained for three hours by transit police.
Stephanie Willett said she was eating a PayDay bar on an escalator descending into a station July 16 when an officer warned her to finish it before entering the station. Both Willett and police agree that she nodded and put the last bit into her mouth before throwing the wrapper into a trash can.
Willett, a 45-year-old Environmental Protection Agency scientist, told radio station WTOP that the officer then followed her into the station, one of several in downtown Washington.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A government scientist finishing a candy bar on her way into a subway station where eating is prohibited was arrested, handcuffed and detained for three hours by transit police.
Stephanie Willett said she was eating a PayDay bar on an escalator descending into a station July 16 when an officer warned her to finish it before entering the station. Both Willett and police agree that she nodded and put the last bit into her mouth before throwing the wrapper into a trash can.
Willett, a 45-year-old Environmental Protection Agency scientist, told radio station WTOP that the officer then followed her into the station, one of several in downtown Washington.
By far the scariest quiz I have posted. I don't even want to tell you my results but in case you are wondering I got a 7 out of 16. I didn't think any of the men were women but thought that 9 women were men. Better to be safe than sorry.
(Thanks Rada from My2SecondShelfLife for the link)
By far the scariest quiz I have posted. I don't even want to tell you my results but in case you are wondering I got a 7 out of 16. I didn't think any of the men were women but thought that 9 women were men. Better to be safe than sorry.
(Thanks Rada from My2SecondShelfLife for the link)
Now you can confront those who wrong you, in a way that won't result in your getting your ass beat up. Let the Urban Asshole cards do the talking for you, and put urban assholes in their place.
Each card is scored but not folded so you can present them as is or fold them up so that the recipient only sees "Congrats!" before they get "You're An Asshole" and the hard truth on the other side.
Now you can confront those who wrong you, in a way that won't result in your getting your ass beat up. Let the Urban Asshole cards do the talking for you, and put urban assholes in their place.
Each card is scored but not folded so you can present them as is or fold them up so that the recipient only sees "Congrats!" before they get "You're An Asshole" and the hard truth on the other side.
Stories behind the Mona Lisa, the Taj Mahal, the Hope Diamond and others.
It was the art theft of the century... On August 21st, 1911, someone stole the most famous painting in the world from the Louvre. According to author Seymour Reit, "Someone walked into the Salon Carré, lifted it off the wall and went out with it! The painting was stolen Monday morning, but the interesting thing about it was that it wasn't 'til Tuesday at noon that they first realized it was gone."
Stories behind the Mona Lisa, the Taj Mahal, the Hope Diamond and others.
It was the art theft of the century... On August 21st, 1911, someone stole the most famous painting in the world from the Louvre. According to author Seymour Reit, "Someone walked into the Salon Carré, lifted it off the wall and went out with it! The painting was stolen Monday morning, but the interesting thing about it was that it wasn't 'til Tuesday at noon that they first realized it was gone."
Radmila from My2SecondShelfLife mentioned to me that Americans are always freaked out when they see black squirrels while visiting Canada. Count me in with the other Americans because I had no idea that squirrels came in any color other than gray. I guess it is one of those weird Canadian things like Mounties, saying "Eh" at the end of a sentence, and Bryan Adams. You can go to scary squirrel world for more info.
Radmila from My2SecondShelfLife mentioned to me that Americans are always freaked out when they see black squirrels while visiting Canada. Count me in with the other Americans because I had no idea that squirrels came in any color other than gray. I guess it is one of those weird Canadian things like Mounties, saying "Eh" at the end of a sentence, and Bryan Adams. You can go to scary squirrel world for more info.
This quiz was tricky. It gives you a country name and you have to point it out on a map of Europe. My score was 62 out of 111. In my defense, eastern Europe is difficult because it changes too often. That's my story and I am sticking with it. I am curious to what Europeans are scoring on this quiz.
(via J-Walk)
This quiz was tricky. It gives you a country name and you have to point it out on a map of Europe. My score was 62 out of 111. In my defense, eastern Europe is difficult because it changes too often. That's my story and I am sticking with it. I am curious to what Europeans are scoring on this quiz.
(via J-Walk)
While googling "undercover advertising" I came across this site. I had almost forgotten about this story.
On September 12, 1957, a market researcher named James M. Vicary called a press conference to announce the formation of the a new corporation, the Subliminal Projection Company, formed to exploit what Vicary called a major breakthrough in advertising: subliminal stimuli. Vicary described the results of a six-week test conducted in a New Jersey movie theater, in which a high speed projector was used to flash the slogans "drink Coke" and "eat popcorn" over the film for 1/3,000 of a second at five-second intervals. According to Vicary, popcorn sales went up 57.5 percent over the six weeks; Cokes sales were up 18.1 percent.
Vicary's announcement immediately touched something like a national hysteria. Outraged editorials appeared in major magazines and newspapers; outraged congressmen drafted laws and made themselves available for outraged interviews. This was the year of Vance Packard's best-selling expose of the advertising industry, The Hidden Persuaders, and the public was apparently willing to believe anything about Madison Avenue--1984 was just around the corner.
Overlooked in all the hullaballoo were Vicary's own relatively modest claims for his invention. It was useful only as a reminder, he said, and couldn't persuade anyone to do what they didn't want to do in the first place. But even he was probably overstating the case. While Vicary steadfastly refused to release any of his data (or even the location of the theater where the tests were conducted), psychologists who had performed similar experiments gleefully contradicted his results. A weak stimulus, they said, produced a weak impression; the subliminal "message" was no more hypnotic than a slogan on a billboard glimpsed out of the corner of the eye.
While googling "undercover advertising" I came across this site. I had almost forgotten about this story.
On September 12, 1957, a market researcher named James M. Vicary called a press conference to announce the formation of the a new corporation, the Subliminal Projection Company, formed to exploit what Vicary called a major breakthrough in advertising: subliminal stimuli. Vicary described the results of a six-week test conducted in a New Jersey movie theater, in which a high speed projector was used to flash the slogans "drink Coke" and "eat popcorn" over the film for 1/3,000 of a second at five-second intervals. According to Vicary, popcorn sales went up 57.5 percent over the six weeks; Cokes sales were up 18.1 percent.
Vicary's announcement immediately touched something like a national hysteria. Outraged editorials appeared in major magazines and newspapers; outraged congressmen drafted laws and made themselves available for outraged interviews. This was the year of Vance Packard's best-selling expose of the advertising industry, The Hidden Persuaders, and the public was apparently willing to believe anything about Madison Avenue--1984 was just around the corner.
Overlooked in all the hullaballoo were Vicary's own relatively modest claims for his invention. It was useful only as a reminder, he said, and couldn't persuade anyone to do what they didn't want to do in the first place. But even he was probably overstating the case. While Vicary steadfastly refused to release any of his data (or even the location of the theater where the tests were conducted), psychologists who had performed similar experiments gleefully contradicted his results. A weak stimulus, they said, produced a weak impression; the subliminal "message" was no more hypnotic than a slogan on a billboard glimpsed out of the corner of the eye.
Here is another reason not to talk to strangers. They might actually be paid by companies to push their products.
Undercover marketing is a subset of guerrilla marketing where the consumer doesn't realize they're being marketed to. For example, a marketing company might pay an actor or socially adept person to use a certain product visibly and convincingly in locations where target consumers congregate. While there, the actor will also talk up their product to people they befriend in that location, even handing out samples if it is economically feasible. The actor will often be able to sell consumers on their product without those consumers even noticing it.
60 Minutes had a piece about Undercover Marketing last week. It seems that product placement in movies and television shows aren't working as well as they would like. This has to be risky business for companies to cross this line. Won't there be consequences from people who have found out that they were manipulated by undercover marketers?
Here is another reason not to talk to strangers. They might actually be paid by companies to push their products.
Undercover marketing is a subset of guerrilla marketing where the consumer doesn't realize they're being marketed to. For example, a marketing company might pay an actor or socially adept person to use a certain product visibly and convincingly in locations where target consumers congregate. While there, the actor will also talk up their product to people they befriend in that location, even handing out samples if it is economically feasible. The actor will often be able to sell consumers on their product without those consumers even noticing it.
60 Minutes had a piece about Undercover Marketing last week. It seems that product placement in movies and television shows aren't working as well as they would like. This has to be risky business for companies to cross this line. Won't there be consequences from people who have found out that they were manipulated by undercover marketers?
Being a beneficiary of Alan Greenspan's 'New Economy', I was free yesterday afternoon and decided to spend it in downtown Boston looking for freaks drawn to the DNC.
Little luck on the Commons - they were taken up by Scientologists and Falun Gong-ers, the latter sitting handcuffed in small cages wearing bloody gowns, apparently showing what the Red Chinese are doing to them (there are people here who pay good money for similar treatment, but that's beside the point.)
Well, I was interested in another cage, so I walked down to the Fleet Center. To tell the truth, I didn't see more *overt* security than you'd see at a major sporting event thought likely to turn rowdy. Streets were blocked off to vehicles from about 5 blocks away, giving the sorely put-upon Boston pedestrians a real break. Lots of ordinary cops, on foot and horse mounted, and people were talking to them right friendly like. Got to Canal Street about 2:30pm and it was almost deserted - a few people hanging out in the open air beer joints and the like. So I went ahead and walked into the cage.
Bunch of cops hanging out at the entrances, but they didn't search me (or anyone else I saw) or act menacing or anything. When I got inside, I saw why. There were only about 20 people there, and that's the way it was for a couple of hours - they'd come and go but stayed at about that number. Reason was the speaker's platform (about 10 ft. square stuck up against some supporting beams for the overhead expressway) had been commendeered by evangalists. They were a mostly uninspired lot and people looked bored. Every now and then some dweeby looking college student would go up and say how everyone respected their religion, but didn't anyone have anything political to say? Well, there was one, talking about New World Order stuff like you can get off the WWW. He showed us how to see the WTC in a folded $20 bill, outgassed a little about the purported Bush/Bin-Laden connection, the whole smack. After a while I got bored too and went back outside and played solitare on my PDA waiting for something to happen.
Reason for that was the ambiance of the cage is atrocious. Reports comparing it to a concentration camp are I think a little overblown - yeah, it's all ugly concrete and steel and wire fences and razor wire, but really, a lot of Boston looks like that. Not much worse than a playground in one of our rougher neighborhoods. But I have 2 gripes. One, no place to sit except leaning against concrete barriers. I ain't as young as I used to be so my legs get tired of that after awhile. Two, the sound system stank. They had the gain way too high and the sound was fuzzy and distorted and was paining my ears. Other people seemed to agree, signs were hung all over the fences - half pro-Palestine and half bitching about the cage.
Well, about 4:30, I went back in, watched the preachers for a bit and was thinking about going home, when a dozen people marched in carrying signs like "God Hates America", "Demo Fags", "Boston = Sodomy". It was the Rev. Phelps and his merry crew from the Westboro Baptist Church.
They proceeded to commandeer the platform and started singing charming little ditties like "God Hates America" and blasting the Democrats as "Fags, Dykes and Fag Enablers." Well, you can imagine the reaction. The crowd swelled to about 100 (a third of them media) and they were screaming at Phelps to go home. I must say, they handled the hecklers pretty well - usually by launching into an appropriate song (the ladies sang pretty well, given the lousy sound system.)
While all this was going on, buses were pulling up outside and unloading delegates and other convention goers - some of which came up to the cage to see what all the racket was about. Then Phelps would point at them and scream "You're a fag (or dyke) and you're going straight to hell!"
Well, you couldn't pay money for entertainment like this, but after about an hour it got repetitious. The only useful thing any of the hecklers did is that one of them asked 'how long is this going to go on?' and they answered they had a permit until 7pm. My legs and ears were giving out, so I took it as a cue to go home.
A lovely time was had by all. But I didn't get to see any anarchists. I feel cheated.
Being a beneficiary of Alan Greenspan's 'New Economy', I was free yesterday afternoon and decided to spend it in downtown Boston looking for freaks drawn to the DNC.
Little luck on the Commons - they were taken up by Scientologists and Falun Gong-ers, the latter sitting handcuffed in small cages wearing bloody gowns, apparently showing what the Red Chinese are doing to them (there are people here who pay good money for similar treatment, but that's beside the point.)
Well, I was interested in another cage, so I walked down to the Fleet Center. To tell the truth, I didn't see more *overt* security than you'd see at a major sporting event thought likely to turn rowdy. Streets were blocked off to vehicles from about 5 blocks away, giving the sorely put-upon Boston pedestrians a real break. Lots of ordinary cops, on foot and horse mounted, and people were talking to them right friendly like. Got to Canal Street about 2:30pm and it was almost deserted - a few people hanging out in the open air beer joints and the like. So I went ahead and walked into the cage.
Bunch of cops hanging out at the entrances, but they didn't search me (or anyone else I saw) or act menacing or anything. When I got inside, I saw why. There were only about 20 people there, and that's the way it was for a couple of hours - they'd come and go but stayed at about that number. Reason was the speaker's platform (about 10 ft. square stuck up against some supporting beams for the overhead expressway) had been commendeered by evangalists. They were a mostly uninspired lot and people looked bored. Every now and then some dweeby looking college student would go up and say how everyone respected their religion, but didn't anyone have anything political to say? Well, there was one, talking about New World Order stuff like you can get off the WWW. He showed us how to see the WTC in a folded $20 bill, outgassed a little about the purported Bush/Bin-Laden connection, the whole smack. After a while I got bored too and went back outside and played solitare on my PDA waiting for something to happen.
Reason for that was the ambiance of the cage is atrocious. Reports comparing it to a concentration camp are I think a little overblown - yeah, it's all ugly concrete and steel and wire fences and razor wire, but really, a lot of Boston looks like that. Not much worse than a playground in one of our rougher neighborhoods. But I have 2 gripes. One, no place to sit except leaning against concrete barriers. I ain't as young as I used to be so my legs get tired of that after awhile. Two, the sound system stank. They had the gain way too high and the sound was fuzzy and distorted and was paining my ears. Other people seemed to agree, signs were hung all over the fences - half pro-Palestine and half bitching about the cage.
Well, about 4:30, I went back in, watched the preachers for a bit and was thinking about going home, when a dozen people marched in carrying signs like "God Hates America", "Demo Fags", "Boston = Sodomy". It was the Rev. Phelps and his merry crew from the Westboro Baptist Church.
They proceeded to commandeer the platform and started singing charming little ditties like "God Hates America" and blasting the Democrats as "Fags, Dykes and Fag Enablers." Well, you can imagine the reaction. The crowd swelled to about 100 (a third of them media) and they were screaming at Phelps to go home. I must say, they handled the hecklers pretty well - usually by launching into an appropriate song (the ladies sang pretty well, given the lousy sound system.)
While all this was going on, buses were pulling up outside and unloading delegates and other convention goers - some of which came up to the cage to see what all the racket was about. Then Phelps would point at them and scream "You're a fag (or dyke) and you're going straight to hell!"
Well, you couldn't pay money for entertainment like this, but after about an hour it got repetitious. The only useful thing any of the hecklers did is that one of them asked 'how long is this going to go on?' and they answered they had a permit until 7pm. My legs and ears were giving out, so I took it as a cue to go home.
A lovely time was had by all. But I didn't get to see any anarchists. I feel cheated.
TAC* is the best compression format available for the web today! By using revolutionary scientific methods, research teams at RSG and the Beige Programming ensemble were able to a compose a complex software tool that expels many of the myths that surround modern file compression techniques. The secret of TAC compression is not that it makes files smaller, but that it makes files bigger, much bigger.** This provides the end user with a compression tool to meet almost any need in today's bandwidth and gig overloaded computing world.
TAC* is the best compression format available for the web today! By using revolutionary scientific methods, research teams at RSG and the Beige Programming ensemble were able to a compose a complex software tool that expels many of the myths that surround modern file compression techniques. The secret of TAC compression is not that it makes files smaller, but that it makes files bigger, much bigger.** This provides the end user with a compression tool to meet almost any need in today's bandwidth and gig overloaded computing world.
Nothing keeps a relationship on its toes so much as lively debate. Fortunate, then, that my girlfriend and I agree on absolutely nothing. At all.
Combine utter, polar disagreement on everything, ever, with the fact that I am a text-book Only Child, and she is a violent psychopath, and we're warming up. Then factor in my being English while she is German, which not only makes each one of us personally and absolutely responsible for the history, and the social and cultural mores of our respective countries, but also opens up a whole field of sub-arguments grounded in grammatical and semantic disputes and, well, just try saying anything and walking away.
Nothing keeps a relationship on its toes so much as lively debate. Fortunate, then, that my girlfriend and I agree on absolutely nothing. At all.
Combine utter, polar disagreement on everything, ever, with the fact that I am a text-book Only Child, and she is a violent psychopath, and we're warming up. Then factor in my being English while she is German, which not only makes each one of us personally and absolutely responsible for the history, and the social and cultural mores of our respective countries, but also opens up a whole field of sub-arguments grounded in grammatical and semantic disputes and, well, just try saying anything and walking away.
Build Your Own Electroscope and Radiation Detector
For those of us who are too cheap to buy a Geiger Counter, you can make your own.
An electroscope is a device that is used to demonstrate properties of static electricty. Static electricity is a phenomenom that takes many forms. It can be an electric shock you can get after walking over a carpet, or it can be a lightning bolt from the sky. The electroscope demonstrates the repulsive force that is exerted between two nearby objects with the same electric charge. This page tells how you can make your own electroscope from materials commonly found in your house.
Build Your Own Electroscope and Radiation Detector
For those of us who are too cheap to buy a Geiger Counter, you can make your own.
An electroscope is a device that is used to demonstrate properties of static electricty. Static electricity is a phenomenom that takes many forms. It can be an electric shock you can get after walking over a carpet, or it can be a lightning bolt from the sky. The electroscope demonstrates the repulsive force that is exerted between two nearby objects with the same electric charge. This page tells how you can make your own electroscope from materials commonly found in your house.
My boss came back from lunch and said that Clinton was buying a watch in Alpha Omega which is right next to Out of Town News in Harvard Square.(A block away from my office) So I went over to check it out.
There was a crowd of a few hundred outside the store and I was across the street. He was in there for about 15 minutes. There were 2 big black SUVs parked outside with an army of police outside and Secret Service on the roof of the store.
The police started to line up in front of the door to Alpha Omega. The crowd started to chant "We want Bill". The door opened and from my vantage point I could just see the top of his head. He shook hands and signed some books for a few minutes as he made his way to the SUV. When he got to it, he opened the door and stepped up so he could see over the truck and waved to us on the other side. The crowd went wild like it was a rock star.
My boss came back from lunch and said that Clinton was buying a watch in Alpha Omega which is right next to Out of Town News in Harvard Square.(A block away from my office) So I went over to check it out.
There was a crowd of a few hundred outside the store and I was across the street. He was in there for about 15 minutes. There were 2 big black SUVs parked outside with an army of police outside and Secret Service on the roof of the store.
The police started to line up in front of the door to Alpha Omega. The crowd started to chant "We want Bill". The door opened and from my vantage point I could just see the top of his head. He shook hands and signed some books for a few minutes as he made his way to the SUV. When he got to it, he opened the door and stepped up so he could see over the truck and waved to us on the other side. The crowd went wild like it was a rock star.
Start the timer and read the text. When the minute is up it will flash a dialog box to tell you time expired and you then click on the word you were reading when time expired. It will then tell you how many words you read a minute. My results were in the 350 - 400 range. (Avg is about 250).
(via Mookie)
Start the timer and read the text. When the minute is up it will flash a dialog box to tell you time expired and you then click on the word you were reading when time expired. It will then tell you how many words you read a minute. My results were in the 350 - 400 range. (Avg is about 250).
(via Mookie)
"59372 98324 19043 78903 95320...". The mechanized female voice drones on and on... What have you stumbled on to? Instructions to spies? Messages exchanged between drug dealers? Deliberate attempts at deception and mis-information?
Chances are, all of the above! What you've tuned in to is called a "Spy Numbers Station". They've been on the air for several decades, and only recently have the mysteries started to unfold. But there's still much we don't know about these mysterious stations. With the information on these pages, you'll discover the little that we do know about these stations, what we're still trying to learn, and how you too can tune in to the spies.
"59372 98324 19043 78903 95320...". The mechanized female voice drones on and on... What have you stumbled on to? Instructions to spies? Messages exchanged between drug dealers? Deliberate attempts at deception and mis-information?
Chances are, all of the above! What you've tuned in to is called a "Spy Numbers Station". They've been on the air for several decades, and only recently have the mysteries started to unfold. But there's still much we don't know about these mysterious stations. With the information on these pages, you'll discover the little that we do know about these stations, what we're still trying to learn, and how you too can tune in to the spies.
Carried everywhere your keys go, with NukAlert's 24/7 constant monitoring, you'll always be promptly alerted to the unseen, but acutely dangerous, levels of radiation if/when present.
A benefit of the NukAlert, not to be overlooked, is that it will also confirm when and where those higher levels of radiation are not present, too.
Carried everywhere your keys go, with NukAlert's 24/7 constant monitoring, you'll always be promptly alerted to the unseen, but acutely dangerous, levels of radiation if/when present.
A benefit of the NukAlert, not to be overlooked, is that it will also confirm when and where those higher levels of radiation are not present, too.
The Wooden Mirror project is an art installation, and as such the goals leading to its creation are a bit vague. The piece explores the line between analog and digital. In the essence of the piece is the notion of inflicting digital order on a material that is as analog as it gets Ō wood. I was hoping to take the computational power of a computer and video camera , and seamlessly integrate them into the physicality warmth and beauty of a wooden mirror. The piece reflects any object or person in front of it by organizing the wooden pieces. It moves fast enough to create live animation.
The Wooden Mirror project is an art installation, and as such the goals leading to its creation are a bit vague. The piece explores the line between analog and digital. In the essence of the piece is the notion of inflicting digital order on a material that is as analog as it gets Ō wood. I was hoping to take the computational power of a computer and video camera , and seamlessly integrate them into the physicality warmth and beauty of a wooden mirror. The piece reflects any object or person in front of it by organizing the wooden pieces. It moves fast enough to create live animation.
This is one of the better LEGO projects I have seen. Kudos for using the Les Paul style shape too. I would have thought that the shape had too many curves for that style but it looks pretty good.
This is one of the better LEGO projects I have seen. Kudos for using the Les Paul style shape too. I would have thought that the shape had too many curves for that style but it looks pretty good.
In theory, operation is very simple: just sit on it and lean to change speed and twist to change direction. In practice, it takes a while to learn to ride it competently.
The Eunicycle balances itself using a simple feedback loop between a solid-state gyroscope and the wheel motor. When it detects itself tilting forward, it runs the wheel forward to keep it under the center of gravity. When it detects itself tilting backwards it runs the wheel backwards. It does this so rapidly, about 200 updates per second, that it feels perfectly smooth.
In theory, operation is very simple: just sit on it and lean to change speed and twist to change direction. In practice, it takes a while to learn to ride it competently.
The Eunicycle balances itself using a simple feedback loop between a solid-state gyroscope and the wheel motor. When it detects itself tilting forward, it runs the wheel forward to keep it under the center of gravity. When it detects itself tilting backwards it runs the wheel backwards. It does this so rapidly, about 200 updates per second, that it feels perfectly smooth.
I work in Cambridge, MA, and have to commute through Boston to get to work so I will be headed into Fortess Boston all week. I am really not sure what to expect in terms of security on the subway or in the train stations. From the sounds of things, it seems that I have a pretty tedious commute ahead of me this week.
If you are interested about bloggers from Boston and their experiences living near the convention, Adam from Boston Common goes through Boston blogs and posts some of the more relevant posts. For the DNC week he has a special section devoted to the Convention. Be sure to check it out. The only interest I really have in the DNC is how do I get home before midnight through all the checkpoints.
I work in Cambridge, MA, and have to commute through Boston to get to work so I will be headed into Fortess Boston all week. I am really not sure what to expect in terms of security on the subway or in the train stations. From the sounds of things, it seems that I have a pretty tedious commute ahead of me this week.
If you are interested about bloggers from Boston and their experiences living near the convention, Adam from Boston Common goes through Boston blogs and posts some of the more relevant posts. For the DNC week he has a special section devoted to the Convention. Be sure to check it out. The only interest I really have in the DNC is how do I get home before midnight through all the checkpoints.
Some people send me emails with weird or funny links that make an interesting post. I love getting suggestions because it makes my work easier and I am happy to get readers involved. The only problem is that I get lots of spam at my email account where people send the links to and it is difficult sometimes to see which are legitimate emails. To make submitting a link easier, I have put a link on the side called Suggest a Link. You may still email me with a link if you wish or use the link now.
Some people send me emails with weird or funny links that make an interesting post. I love getting suggestions because it makes my work easier and I am happy to get readers involved. The only problem is that I get lots of spam at my email account where people send the links to and it is difficult sometimes to see which are legitimate emails. To make submitting a link easier, I have put a link on the side called Suggest a Link. You may still email me with a link if you wish or use the link now.
Want to watch the intro to one of your old favorite tv shows. This site might have it. It took me about an hour to work my way through these video clips. I had forgotten about some of these shows.
If you are looking for theme song mp3s I suggest this site. Tons of theme songs for tv shows.
Want to watch the intro to one of your old favorite tv shows. This site might have it. It took me about an hour to work my way through these video clips. I had forgotten about some of these shows.
If you are looking for theme song mp3s I suggest this site. Tons of theme songs for tv shows.
A Behind the Scene's Look at Scoring the Tour De France
Engadget has a great article about the technology behind the timing and scoring of the Tour de France. It is a little trickier than someone using a stopwatch at the finish line.
A Behind the Scene's Look at Scoring the Tour De France
Engadget has a great article about the technology behind the timing and scoring of the Tour de France. It is a little trickier than someone using a stopwatch at the finish line.
Are you fed up with bringing bananas to work or school only to find them bruised and squashed? Our unique, patented device allows for the safe transport and storage of individual bananas letting you enjoy perfect bananas anytime, anywhere.
Are you fed up with bringing bananas to work or school only to find them bruised and squashed? Our unique, patented device allows for the safe transport and storage of individual bananas letting you enjoy perfect bananas anytime, anywhere.
A few days ago I posted an article from The Atlantic which mentioned several radio interviews from the Philipines where Fischer blames Sept 11 on the Americans and Jews. If you want to hear the broadcast it is here. The site also has some of his other 20 broadcasts in mp3 format. It is about halfway down the page (no direct link) and you have to wade through a lot of anti-semitic ravings. Some people seem to think this is his real website.
A few days ago I posted an article from The Atlantic which mentioned several radio interviews from the Philipines where Fischer blames Sept 11 on the Americans and Jews. If you want to hear the broadcast it is here. The site also has some of his other 20 broadcasts in mp3 format. It is about halfway down the page (no direct link) and you have to wade through a lot of anti-semitic ravings. Some people seem to think this is his real website.
Unfortunately the background is black and the font is white which kills my eyes. There is a good reason why books are always black text on white paper.
Unfortunately the background is black and the font is white which kills my eyes. There is a good reason why books are always black text on white paper.
Tons of pictures from the Apollo missions here. I had problems loading the images though and only got the thumbnails. Not sure if it is my network here at work though.
Tons of pictures from the Apollo missions here. I had problems loading the images though and only got the thumbnails. Not sure if it is my network here at work though.
Before we begin, it's worth noting that the term "troll" is one of the most frequently cited insults in the online environment. It is often used to brand, silence or scapegoat a member with a dissenting or unpopular opinion. The purpose of this article is to assist those in online communities in determining what a true troll is and what actions can be taken to prevent their creation, welcome, and ability to inflict any harm
Before we begin, it's worth noting that the term "troll" is one of the most frequently cited insults in the online environment. It is often used to brand, silence or scapegoat a member with a dissenting or unpopular opinion. The purpose of this article is to assist those in online communities in determining what a true troll is and what actions can be taken to prevent their creation, welcome, and ability to inflict any harm
Our mission is simple: to provide a forum for Canadians to show their support for the election of a new United States government.
Show your southern neighbours how you feel! Canadians stand united against the re-election of George Bush. Make a difference - have your voice be heard!
Our mission is simple: to provide a forum for Canadians to show their support for the election of a new United States government.
Show your southern neighbours how you feel! Canadians stand united against the re-election of George Bush. Make a difference - have your voice be heard!
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"I am a retired carpenter with 35 years experience in construction ... I have began to build a replica of Stonehenge with eight 10 ton blocks on end and 2 ton blocks on top. One man, no wheels, no rollers, no ropes, no hoist or power equipment, using only sticks and stones."
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"I am a retired carpenter with 35 years experience in construction ... I have began to build a replica of Stonehenge with eight 10 ton blocks on end and 2 ton blocks on top. One man, no wheels, no rollers, no ropes, no hoist or power equipment, using only sticks and stones."
The government and corporations are aggressively collecting information about your personal life and your habits. They want to track your purchases, your medical records, and even your relationships. The Bush Administration's policies, coupled with invasive new technologies, could eliminate your right to privacy completely. Please help us protect our privacy rights and prevent the Total Surveillance Society.
The government and corporations are aggressively collecting information about your personal life and your habits. They want to track your purchases, your medical records, and even your relationships. The Bush Administration's policies, coupled with invasive new technologies, could eliminate your right to privacy completely. Please help us protect our privacy rights and prevent the Total Surveillance Society.
It is in French but I think the pictures speak for themselves. (Although 89 euros seems to be a bit expensive for a watermelon just because it is in the shape of a pyramid. Perhaps if it was in the shape of a mobius strip.)
It is in French but I think the pictures speak for themselves. (Although 89 euros seems to be a bit expensive for a watermelon just because it is in the shape of a pyramid. Perhaps if it was in the shape of a mobius strip.)
If you inspected Will Foreman's SUV, you might notice how clean and shiny his Maryland license plates are. But you probably wouldn't detect the clear glossy coating the Howard County resident sprayed on them eight months ago to thwart traffic cameras from snapping readable photos of his tags.
"It must work," says Foreman. He has not received a traffic camera ticket since using a $29.99 spray called PhotoBlocker.
If you inspected Will Foreman's SUV, you might notice how clean and shiny his Maryland license plates are. But you probably wouldn't detect the clear glossy coating the Howard County resident sprayed on them eight months ago to thwart traffic cameras from snapping readable photos of his tags.
"It must work," says Foreman. He has not received a traffic camera ticket since using a $29.99 spray called PhotoBlocker.
Cardboard Rodney plans to show everybody that a Regular Guy can climb them all before the end of this summer. In fact he claims that he'll be the first cardboard character ever to climb the Colorado Fourteeners. Realizing this is a lofty goal, he is asking for a little help from his friends in the Climbers Corner.
Cardboard Rodney plans to show everybody that a Regular Guy can climb them all before the end of this summer. In fact he claims that he'll be the first cardboard character ever to climb the Colorado Fourteeners. Realizing this is a lofty goal, he is asking for a little help from his friends in the Climbers Corner.
The definitive list of sports/entertainment vengeful moments ranked from 0.0 (least vengeful) to 10.0(most vengeful). Here are a few examples:
0.1 -- O.J. Simpson's valiant attempt to find the "real killers."
0.8 -- Mike Piazza's reaction after Clemens threw the bat at him in the 2000 World Series.
1.8 -- George Costanza feeding lobster in an omelete to Jerry's non-lobster-eating girlfriend ... Scottie Pippen's dunk on Ewing's head in the '94 playoffs (the one where he stood over him and glared).
6.2 -- Tony Montana shooting Manny ... Roger Clemens' career from 1997-2004.
8.0 -- Justin Timberlake's "Cry Me A River" video.
(Note: The most underrated example of vengeance on this list. After Britney cheated on him, not only did he dump her, he put out a best-selling album fueled by a song about their breakup in which he basically destroys her with the lyrics. Just an unbelievable piece of work. It's devastating. I can't even imagine what she did when she first heard it. And if that wasn't enough, he made a well-received video about the song, starring a Britney look-alike. And if THAT wasn't enough, he immediately started going out with Cameron Diaz. By the time he was done, Britney's career was in the tank -- she was chain-smoking and hanging out with backup dancers and white trash guys from her hometown. Now that, my friends, is vengeance. Bravo, Justin. Bravo.)
The definitive list of sports/entertainment vengeful moments ranked from 0.0 (least vengeful) to 10.0(most vengeful). Here are a few examples:
0.1 -- O.J. Simpson's valiant attempt to find the "real killers."
0.8 -- Mike Piazza's reaction after Clemens threw the bat at him in the 2000 World Series.
1.8 -- George Costanza feeding lobster in an omelete to Jerry's non-lobster-eating girlfriend ... Scottie Pippen's dunk on Ewing's head in the '94 playoffs (the one where he stood over him and glared).
6.2 -- Tony Montana shooting Manny ... Roger Clemens' career from 1997-2004.
8.0 -- Justin Timberlake's "Cry Me A River" video.
(Note: The most underrated example of vengeance on this list. After Britney cheated on him, not only did he dump her, he put out a best-selling album fueled by a song about their breakup in which he basically destroys her with the lyrics. Just an unbelievable piece of work. It's devastating. I can't even imagine what she did when she first heard it. And if that wasn't enough, he made a well-received video about the song, starring a Britney look-alike. And if THAT wasn't enough, he immediately started going out with Cameron Diaz. By the time he was done, Britney's career was in the tank -- she was chain-smoking and hanging out with backup dancers and white trash guys from her hometown. Now that, my friends, is vengeance. Bravo, Justin. Bravo.)
The EuroPreArt (European Prehistoric Art) Project contains a gallery of prehistoric art which you can browse by country. Pretty neat!
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The EuroPreArt (European Prehistoric Art) Project contains a gallery of prehistoric art which you can browse by country. Pretty neat!
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Mookie links to a news story about a mysterious animal that has baffled experts trying to figure out what it is. They are calling it a hyote, a combination of hyena and coyote. That name is ridiculous of course. It is obviously a very young Beast of Gévaudan.
Mookie links to a news story about a mysterious animal that has baffled experts trying to figure out what it is. They are calling it a hyote, a combination of hyena and coyote. That name is ridiculous of course. It is obviously a very young Beast of Gévaudan.
"Following in the footsteps of the early propaganda cartoons of Disney, Fleischer, and Chuck Jones, this original, fully-animated look at the underbelly of Bush's economy juxtaposes a depression-era style with modern-day political rhetoric.
Originally a "Best Animation" finalist in MoveOn.org's "Bush in 30 Seconds" contest, the commercial spot has been expanded to a seven minute short cartoon that tells the rest of the story of Melvin McBean and his family's struggle to make ends meet in Bush's economy. "
"Following in the footsteps of the early propaganda cartoons of Disney, Fleischer, and Chuck Jones, this original, fully-animated look at the underbelly of Bush's economy juxtaposes a depression-era style with modern-day political rhetoric.
Originally a "Best Animation" finalist in MoveOn.org's "Bush in 30 Seconds" contest, the commercial spot has been expanded to a seven minute short cartoon that tells the rest of the story of Melvin McBean and his family's struggle to make ends meet in Bush's economy. "
I have no eye for art so if I think it looks bad it definitely should be in the MOBA.
The Museum Of Bad Art (MOBA) is the world's only museum dedicated to the collection, preservation, exhibition and celebration of bad art in all its forms.
I have no eye for art so if I think it looks bad it definitely should be in the MOBA.
The Museum Of Bad Art (MOBA) is the world's only museum dedicated to the collection, preservation, exhibition and celebration of bad art in all its forms.
An international literary parody contest, the competition honors the memory (if not the reputation) of Victorian novelist Edward George Earl Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873). The goal of the contest is childishly simple: entrants are challenged to submit bad opening sentences to imaginary novels. Although best known for "The Last Days of Pompeii" (1834), which has been made into a movie three times, originating the expression "the pen is mightier than the sword," and phrases like "the great unwashed" and "the almighty dollar," Bulwer-Lytton opened his novel Paul Clifford (1830) with the immortal words that the "Peanuts" beagle Snoopy plagiarized for years, "It was a dark and stormy night."
She resolved to end the love affair with Ramon tonight . . . summarily, like Martha Stewart ripping the sand vein out of a shrimp's tail . . . though the term "love affair" now struck her as a ridiculous euphemism . . . not unlike "sand vein," which is after all an intestine, not a vein . . . and that tarry substance inside certainly isn't sand . . . and that brought her back to Ramon.
An international literary parody contest, the competition honors the memory (if not the reputation) of Victorian novelist Edward George Earl Bulwer-Lytton (1803-1873). The goal of the contest is childishly simple: entrants are challenged to submit bad opening sentences to imaginary novels. Although best known for "The Last Days of Pompeii" (1834), which has been made into a movie three times, originating the expression "the pen is mightier than the sword," and phrases like "the great unwashed" and "the almighty dollar," Bulwer-Lytton opened his novel Paul Clifford (1830) with the immortal words that the "Peanuts" beagle Snoopy plagiarized for years, "It was a dark and stormy night."
She resolved to end the love affair with Ramon tonight . . . summarily, like Martha Stewart ripping the sand vein out of a shrimp's tail . . . though the term "love affair" now struck her as a ridiculous euphemism . . . not unlike "sand vein," which is after all an intestine, not a vein . . . and that tarry substance inside certainly isn't sand . . . and that brought her back to Ramon.
Lest we forget, the first manned landing on the lunar surface was 35 years ago today - 7/20/1969 20:17 UTC. Everyone's seen the pictures, so here's a nice document package.
Lest we forget, the first manned landing on the lunar surface was 35 years ago today - 7/20/1969 20:17 UTC. Everyone's seen the pictures, so here's a nice document package.
A Learning Adventure in ESP for Children of All Ages
Well if it is developed by the Department of Defense it must work!
"MindDazzle Kids" is based on tested and proven psychic training exercises originally developed by The Stanford Research Institute and the U.S. Department of Defense, and backed by 35 years of experience in actual practice.
A Learning Adventure in ESP for Children of All Ages
Well if it is developed by the Department of Defense it must work!
"MindDazzle Kids" is based on tested and proven psychic training exercises originally developed by The Stanford Research Institute and the U.S. Department of Defense, and backed by 35 years of experience in actual practice.
I don't care how many anime tapes you've watched, how many Japanese girlfriends you've had, or books you've read, You don't know Japanese. Not only that, majoring in the godforsaken language is NOT fun or even remotely sensible. Iraqi war prisoners are often forced to major in Japanese. The term "Holocaust" comes from the Latin roots "Holi" and "Causm", meaning "to major in Japanese". You get the idea.
And so, sick of seeing so many lambs run eagerly to the slaughter, I have created This Guide to REAL TIPS for Studying Japanese. Or, as is actually the case, NOT studying it.
I don't care how many anime tapes you've watched, how many Japanese girlfriends you've had, or books you've read, You don't know Japanese. Not only that, majoring in the godforsaken language is NOT fun or even remotely sensible. Iraqi war prisoners are often forced to major in Japanese. The term "Holocaust" comes from the Latin roots "Holi" and "Causm", meaning "to major in Japanese". You get the idea.
And so, sick of seeing so many lambs run eagerly to the slaughter, I have created This Guide to REAL TIPS for Studying Japanese. Or, as is actually the case, NOT studying it.
Tired of waking up and having to wait for your morning coffee to brew? Are you one of those groggy early morning types that just needs that extra kick? Know any programmers who don't regularly bathe and need some special motivation? Introducing Caffeinated Soap, the caffeinated soap from Xoxide...
Engraved with a "C" for Caffeine, scented with peppermint oil and infused with caffeine anhydrous, each bar contains approximately 15 servings per bar with 250 milligrams of caffeine per serving. No, we're not kidding and no you don't eat it. The caffeine is absorbed through the skin...
Tired of waking up and having to wait for your morning coffee to brew? Are you one of those groggy early morning types that just needs that extra kick? Know any programmers who don't regularly bathe and need some special motivation? Introducing Caffeinated Soap, the caffeinated soap from Xoxide...
Engraved with a "C" for Caffeine, scented with peppermint oil and infused with caffeine anhydrous, each bar contains approximately 15 servings per bar with 250 milligrams of caffeine per serving. No, we're not kidding and no you don't eat it. The caffeine is absorbed through the skin...
Ten years ago, Stephanie and Gabriel Baltierra of Los Feliz decided they loved their cars so much they wanted to get them blessed.
The all-day and into-the-night annual affair, held at Hansen Dam (this year's on July 31, 2004), begins with a mass morning blessing by a Catholic priest, who then goes car to car, blessing each individually. Some people also ask him put holy water in their radiators.
Ten years ago, Stephanie and Gabriel Baltierra of Los Feliz decided they loved their cars so much they wanted to get them blessed.
The all-day and into-the-night annual affair, held at Hansen Dam (this year's on July 31, 2004), begins with a mass morning blessing by a Catholic priest, who then goes car to car, blessing each individually. Some people also ask him put holy water in their radiators.
Actually, the name of the story is "The Pet Goat". Mypetgoat.com has the pages scanned so that you can see what kept President Bush so captivated while we were under attack.
For anybody who wants to know about pets, or goats, or simply wants to avoid the responsibilities of national leadership, My Pet Goat is a "Must Read"!
Not as good as an issue of "FHM", but held my interest to the end. Dick and Laura said it was safe to read as long as I wasn't trying to chew anything at the same time.
"I was stunned by its lyrical beauty and easy cadence. The tempo, the choice of words, and the layout on each page captured my imagination so much that it took me about seven minutes to recover my bearings."
I just couldn't put it down! Certainly much more interesting than Richard Clarke's memo of August 6, 2001 entitled "Bin Laden Determined to Attack Inside the United States".
Actually, the name of the story is "The Pet Goat". Mypetgoat.com has the pages scanned so that you can see what kept President Bush so captivated while we were under attack.
For anybody who wants to know about pets, or goats, or simply wants to avoid the responsibilities of national leadership, My Pet Goat is a "Must Read"!
Not as good as an issue of "FHM", but held my interest to the end. Dick and Laura said it was safe to read as long as I wasn't trying to chew anything at the same time.
"I was stunned by its lyrical beauty and easy cadence. The tempo, the choice of words, and the layout on each page captured my imagination so much that it took me about seven minutes to recover my bearings."
I just couldn't put it down! Certainly much more interesting than Richard Clarke's memo of August 6, 2001 entitled "Bin Laden Determined to Attack Inside the United States".
We created a project in which a user could control the movement of an Etch A Sketch using a typical serial mouse.
In designing this project, we decided to create something that was a mix of mechanical and electrical components and would ultimately be fun to use. Using an EAS would be a throwback to our childhood but adding the mouse also revitalized the toy. Many students who saw us working with the EAS were immediately interested in what we were doing because it is such a popular childhood toy. Though the control of an EAS with a mouse is not necessarily a practical project, we thought it would be a good way for us to practice our engineering skills and would be something entertaining to do.
We created a project in which a user could control the movement of an Etch A Sketch using a typical serial mouse.
In designing this project, we decided to create something that was a mix of mechanical and electrical components and would ultimately be fun to use. Using an EAS would be a throwback to our childhood but adding the mouse also revitalized the toy. Many students who saw us working with the EAS were immediately interested in what we were doing because it is such a popular childhood toy. Though the control of an EAS with a mouse is not necessarily a practical project, we thought it would be a good way for us to practice our engineering skills and would be something entertaining to do.
The Pledge of Allegiance was written in August 1892 by the socialist minister Francis Bellamy (1855-1931). It was originally published in The Youth's Companion on September 8, 1892.
In its original form it read:
"I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
In 1923, the words, "the Flag of the United States of America" were added against Bellamy's wishes, as he wanted the pledge to be used by any citizen of any country. At this time it read:
"I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
In 1954, in response to the Communist threat of the times, and fifty-two years after its original publication, Eisenhower encouraged Congress to add the words "under God," creating the 31-word pledge we say today. Bellamy's daughter objected to this alteration. Currently there are Constitutional challenges to this alteration.
The Pledge of Allegiance was written in August 1892 by the socialist minister Francis Bellamy (1855-1931). It was originally published in The Youth's Companion on September 8, 1892.
In its original form it read:
"I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
In 1923, the words, "the Flag of the United States of America" were added against Bellamy's wishes, as he wanted the pledge to be used by any citizen of any country. At this time it read:
"I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."
In 1954, in response to the Communist threat of the times, and fifty-two years after its original publication, Eisenhower encouraged Congress to add the words "under God," creating the 31-word pledge we say today. Bellamy's daughter objected to this alteration. Currently there are Constitutional challenges to this alteration.
Fascinating firsthand accounts of the Trinity Test written by Enrico Fermi, Luis Alvarez, and others. Robert Serber didn't even wear protective glasses when he looked at the flash and had this to say:
I viewed the test, with the Coordinating Committee expedition, from a point about twenty miles away. At the instant of the explosion I was looking directly at it, with no eye protection of any kind. I saw first a yellow glow, which grew almost instantly into an overwhelming white flash, so intense that I was completely blinded. There was a definite sensation of heat. The brilliant illumination seemed to last for about three to five seconds, changing to yellow and then to red; at this stage it appeared to have a radius of about twenty degrees. The first thing I succeeded in seeing after being blinded by the flash looked like a dark violet column several thousand feet high. This column must actually have been quite bright, or I would not have been able to distinguish it. By twenty or thirty seconds after the explosion I was regaining normal vision. At a height of perhaps twenty thousand feet, two or three thin horizontal layers of shimmering white cloud were formed, perhaps due to condensation in the negative phase of the shock wave. Some time later, the noise of the explosion reached us. It had the quality of distant thunder, but was louder. The sound, due to reflections from nearby hills, returned and repeated and reverberated for several seconds, very much like thunder...
Fascinating firsthand accounts of the Trinity Test written by Enrico Fermi, Luis Alvarez, and others. Robert Serber didn't even wear protective glasses when he looked at the flash and had this to say:
I viewed the test, with the Coordinating Committee expedition, from a point about twenty miles away. At the instant of the explosion I was looking directly at it, with no eye protection of any kind. I saw first a yellow glow, which grew almost instantly into an overwhelming white flash, so intense that I was completely blinded. There was a definite sensation of heat. The brilliant illumination seemed to last for about three to five seconds, changing to yellow and then to red; at this stage it appeared to have a radius of about twenty degrees. The first thing I succeeded in seeing after being blinded by the flash looked like a dark violet column several thousand feet high. This column must actually have been quite bright, or I would not have been able to distinguish it. By twenty or thirty seconds after the explosion I was regaining normal vision. At a height of perhaps twenty thousand feet, two or three thin horizontal layers of shimmering white cloud were formed, perhaps due to condensation in the negative phase of the shock wave. Some time later, the noise of the explosion reached us. It had the quality of distant thunder, but was louder. The sound, due to reflections from nearby hills, returned and repeated and reverberated for several seconds, very much like thunder...
The 200th anniversary of the duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton was last week. And we think political disputes are heated nowadays?
"When called to him upon his receiving the fatal wound, I found him half sitting on the ground, supported in the arms of Mr. Pendleton. His countenance of death I shall never forget. He had at that instant just strength to say, 'This is a mortal wound, doctor;'
The 200th anniversary of the duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton was last week. And we think political disputes are heated nowadays?
"When called to him upon his receiving the fatal wound, I found him half sitting on the ground, supported in the arms of Mr. Pendleton. His countenance of death I shall never forget. He had at that instant just strength to say, 'This is a mortal wound, doctor;'
I have never once found a lost slide. But according to this site:
Every year, untold numbers of slides are dumped on the street. Some are thrown away by uncaring stock houses, some are discarded after a new digital camera is bought, some are just lost in the shuffle during cleaning. Only with your help can they be reunited with their rightful owners. So please, if you know of someone who has lost a slide, we hope that you will tell them about us and our cause. You can make a difference.
I have never once found a lost slide. But according to this site:
Every year, untold numbers of slides are dumped on the street. Some are thrown away by uncaring stock houses, some are discarded after a new digital camera is bought, some are just lost in the shuffle during cleaning. Only with your help can they be reunited with their rightful owners. So please, if you know of someone who has lost a slide, we hope that you will tell them about us and our cause. You can make a difference.
TOKYO - After decades of evading the public eye and U.S. justice officials, former world champion Bobby Fischer possibly the best and certainly the most eccentric chess player ever has been taken into custody by Japanese immigration after allegedly trying to leave the country with an invalid passport.
Fischer, 61, was detained at Narita Airport outside Tokyo while trying to board a Japan Airlines flight for the Philippines on Tuesday, according to friends and airport officials. The U.S. Embassy confirmed Fischer was detained.
UPDATE:
Here is a very interesting article from The Atlantic about Bobby Fischer including some excerpts from a radio broadcast from the Phillipines where he stated:
The United States government is a "brutal, evil dictatorship" that has falsely accused Bobby Fischer of a crime and forced him to live in exile.
The Jews are a "filthy, lying bastard people" bent on world domination through such insidious schemes as the Holocaust ("a money-making invention"), the mass murder of Christian children ("their blood is used for black-magic ceremonies"), and junk food (William Rosenberg, the founder of Dunkin' Donuts, is singled out as a culprit).
Chess is nothing more than "mental masturbation." Not only is the game dead, it's fixed. Gary Kasparov, the world's top-rated player, is a "crook" and a former KGB spy who hasn't played a match in his life in which the outcome wasn't prearranged.
TOKYO - After decades of evading the public eye and U.S. justice officials, former world champion Bobby Fischer possibly the best and certainly the most eccentric chess player ever has been taken into custody by Japanese immigration after allegedly trying to leave the country with an invalid passport.
Fischer, 61, was detained at Narita Airport outside Tokyo while trying to board a Japan Airlines flight for the Philippines on Tuesday, according to friends and airport officials. The U.S. Embassy confirmed Fischer was detained.
UPDATE:
Here is a very interesting article from The Atlantic about Bobby Fischer including some excerpts from a radio broadcast from the Phillipines where he stated:
The United States government is a "brutal, evil dictatorship" that has falsely accused Bobby Fischer of a crime and forced him to live in exile.
The Jews are a "filthy, lying bastard people" bent on world domination through such insidious schemes as the Holocaust ("a money-making invention"), the mass murder of Christian children ("their blood is used for black-magic ceremonies"), and junk food (William Rosenberg, the founder of Dunkin' Donuts, is singled out as a culprit).
Chess is nothing more than "mental masturbation." Not only is the game dead, it's fixed. Gary Kasparov, the world's top-rated player, is a "crook" and a former KGB spy who hasn't played a match in his life in which the outcome wasn't prearranged.
What to do with less than 3 days to a nuclear disaster
This instructional guide is for American families preparing for imminent nuclear attack, with widespread radioactive fallout, from atomic bomb(s), not just a small localized 'dirty bomb' incident. (IF NOT imminent, there might be time for even more that you can and should do, linked near the end, in addition to the following!)
This kind of reminded me of the book Lucifer's Hammer where people were preparing for a comet to hit instead of an atom bomb. The problem was the people who were prepared were just looted by roving gangs of people who weren't prepared. I suggest adding a shotgun to the list.
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What to do with less than 3 days to a nuclear disaster
This instructional guide is for American families preparing for imminent nuclear attack, with widespread radioactive fallout, from atomic bomb(s), not just a small localized 'dirty bomb' incident. (IF NOT imminent, there might be time for even more that you can and should do, linked near the end, in addition to the following!)
This kind of reminded me of the book Lucifer's Hammer where people were preparing for a comet to hit instead of an atom bomb. The problem was the people who were prepared were just looted by roving gangs of people who weren't prepared. I suggest adding a shotgun to the list.
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This reminds me of an old Vonnegut short story where the population had grown out of control so the government would encourage people to try suicide machines.
VHEMT (pronounced vehement) is a movement not an organization. It's a movement advanced by people who care about life on planet Earth. We're not just a bunch of misanthropes and anti-social, Malthusian misfits, taking morbid delight whenever disaster strikes humans. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Voluntary human extinction is the humanitarian alternative to human disasters.
When every human chooses to stop breeding, Earth's biosphere will be allowed to return to its former glory, and all remaining creatures will be free to live, die, evolve (if they believe in evolution), and will perhaps pass away, as so many of Mother Nature's "experiments" have done throughout the eons. Good health will be restored to the Earth's ecology... to the "life form" known by many as Gaia.
This reminds me of an old Vonnegut short story where the population had grown out of control so the government would encourage people to try suicide machines.
VHEMT (pronounced vehement) is a movement not an organization. It's a movement advanced by people who care about life on planet Earth. We're not just a bunch of misanthropes and anti-social, Malthusian misfits, taking morbid delight whenever disaster strikes humans. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Voluntary human extinction is the humanitarian alternative to human disasters.
When every human chooses to stop breeding, Earth's biosphere will be allowed to return to its former glory, and all remaining creatures will be free to live, die, evolve (if they believe in evolution), and will perhaps pass away, as so many of Mother Nature's "experiments" have done throughout the eons. Good health will be restored to the Earth's ecology... to the "life form" known by many as Gaia.
I am a big fan of the show Good Eats on the Food Network. The producer is selling the house on ebay where they have filmed many of the episodes. The starting price is only $850,000 so hurry and get your bid in. Oh, and the winning bid gets to experience a dinner cooked by Alton Brown himself.
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I am a big fan of the show Good Eats on the Food Network. The producer is selling the house on ebay where they have filmed many of the episodes. The starting price is only $850,000 so hurry and get your bid in. Oh, and the winning bid gets to experience a dinner cooked by Alton Brown himself.
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A husband and wife who wore anti-Bush T-shirts to the presidents Fourth of July appearance arent going down without a fight: They will be represented by lawyers from the American Civil Liberties Union as they contest the trespassing charges against them Thursday morning in Charleston Municipal Court.
Police took Nicole and Jeff Rank away in handcuffs from the event, which was billed as a presidential appearance, not a campaign rally. They were wearing T-shirts that read, Love America, Hate Bush.
Spectators who wore pro-Bush T-shirts and Bush-Cheney campaign buttons were allowed to stay.
We werent doing anything wrong, said Jeff Rank. The couple, who said they had tickets just like everybody else, said they simply stood around the Capitol steps with the rest of the spectators.
We sang the national anthem, Rank said.
The Ranks hardly fit the image of rabble-rousers. Jeff Rank, 29, has a masters degree in oceanography. Nicole Rank, 30, has degrees in biological science and marine biology. They have been married for seven years.
UPDATE:
The charges against the couple were dropped. I still don't understand why they were even arrested in the first place. SUE SUE SUE!!!
A husband and wife who wore anti-Bush T-shirts to the presidents Fourth of July appearance arent going down without a fight: They will be represented by lawyers from the American Civil Liberties Union as they contest the trespassing charges against them Thursday morning in Charleston Municipal Court.
Police took Nicole and Jeff Rank away in handcuffs from the event, which was billed as a presidential appearance, not a campaign rally. They were wearing T-shirts that read, Love America, Hate Bush.
Spectators who wore pro-Bush T-shirts and Bush-Cheney campaign buttons were allowed to stay.
We werent doing anything wrong, said Jeff Rank. The couple, who said they had tickets just like everybody else, said they simply stood around the Capitol steps with the rest of the spectators.
We sang the national anthem, Rank said.
The Ranks hardly fit the image of rabble-rousers. Jeff Rank, 29, has a masters degree in oceanography. Nicole Rank, 30, has degrees in biological science and marine biology. They have been married for seven years.
UPDATE:
The charges against the couple were dropped. I still don't understand why they were even arrested in the first place. SUE SUE SUE!!!
I guess if you are going to have an annoying bird start singing every hour it might as well be on time.
The Radio-Controlled Cuckoo Clock monitors itself automatically by receiving radio signals from the official U.S. Atomic clock in Fort Collins, Colorado, where scientists measure time in fractions of a second. Works in any time zone. The big digital display shows time, day/date and temperature.
I guess if you are going to have an annoying bird start singing every hour it might as well be on time.
The Radio-Controlled Cuckoo Clock monitors itself automatically by receiving radio signals from the official U.S. Atomic clock in Fort Collins, Colorado, where scientists measure time in fractions of a second. Works in any time zone. The big digital display shows time, day/date and temperature.
I posted this last year when I was getting about 10 hits a day (5 of them me) and since I was sitting on the train from hell last night I thought it would be a good time to bring it out again. Feel free to add your own annoying commuter or passengers to the comments. Anyway, these are the type of commuters that annoy me the most.
The person who gives you a dirty look for asking them to move over so you can sit down.
You know this person. The train is busy. Most of the seats are taken and he/she is on the edge of one with room for another person. You ask to sit down and this person stares at you for a few seconds, struggling to comprehend that you bought a ticket and have a right to an open seat. These people are even more annoying if they have a bag or briefcase on the seat. Hey if you buy a ticket for your briefcase then you can have the seat. But I have yet to see any package with a T pass.
The person sitting next to you with Ebola.
Ok, maybe it isn't Ebola but it is one bad case of the cold. Usually this happens on a busy day so that you are so close to them that you can actually see the virus leaving them and going straight for you. I understand that it isn't their fault that they are sick but could they cover their mouth when they sneeze/cough. Can't they put a quarantine car on the train?
The person who backs into their parking spot ten times to get their car straight.
If you can back into a spot correctly the first time that's fine. What I hate is the person who backs into a spot crooked and then has to keep pulling out and backing back in until they get their car straight. Usually they come within millimeters of hitting an already parked car or they smack into a sign. They also are always the people who hold up traffic by backing in and out of their spot. I have noticed that 9 out of 10 times this is usually an older woman. I am not sure why but you can draw your own conclusions.
The person next to you who won't shut up.
This is always the person who goes on the train without any reading material. To make up for it he will try to strike up a conversation. It always starts off with something about the train such as, "Crowded in here today." Even if you are reading a book or magazine they will try to talk to you. I am not sure if there is a polite way to get them to stop. Usually I just give them a token "agreement smile" and then go back to my book. Sometimes this is not enough. In that case it is good always to bring a pair of headphones. Even if they aren't hooked up to an actual radio, headphones are the perfect tool to ward away smalltalkers.
The person who falls on you as they sleep.
This is a bit rare but happens every now and then. They start off napping and suddenly they start snoring. If they are really in a deep sleep they sometimes end up slipping to one side. The problem is what is the etiquette. Do you wake them up so that they get off you or do you just push them off. These people are usually the ones that bothered you by trying to talk to you earlier. They are even more annoying if you wake them up to get off at your stop and they look peeved that you would dare wake them from their slumber.
The person on the cellular phone.
By far, the most annoying person on the train is the cell-phone person. I am not talking about the people who make a quick call to tell a loved one that they are on their way home. I am talking about the person next to you who has a 45 minute conversation and doesn't even bother to lower their voice. There is nothing like listening to the self-absorbed mundane conversations of the person sitting next to you to ruin a perfectly good train ride. These people only can become more annoying if they have one of those Nextel phones with the walkie talkie. Then you can hear both sides of their trivial banter. As soon as a person sits next to you, pulls out a cell phone and says "What's going on?", you know it is headphone time.
I posted this last year when I was getting about 10 hits a day (5 of them me) and since I was sitting on the train from hell last night I thought it would be a good time to bring it out again. Feel free to add your own annoying commuter or passengers to the comments. Anyway, these are the type of commuters that annoy me the most.
The person who gives you a dirty look for asking them to move over so you can sit down.
You know this person. The train is busy. Most of the seats are taken and he/she is on the edge of one with room for another person. You ask to sit down and this person stares at you for a few seconds, struggling to comprehend that you bought a ticket and have a right to an open seat. These people are even more annoying if they have a bag or briefcase on the seat. Hey if you buy a ticket for your briefcase then you can have the seat. But I have yet to see any package with a T pass.
The person sitting next to you with Ebola.
Ok, maybe it isn't Ebola but it is one bad case of the cold. Usually this happens on a busy day so that you are so close to them that you can actually see the virus leaving them and going straight for you. I understand that it isn't their fault that they are sick but could they cover their mouth when they sneeze/cough. Can't they put a quarantine car on the train?
The person who backs into their parking spot ten times to get their car straight.
If you can back into a spot correctly the first time that's fine. What I hate is the person who backs into a spot crooked and then has to keep pulling out and backing back in until they get their car straight. Usually they come within millimeters of hitting an already parked car or they smack into a sign. They also are always the people who hold up traffic by backing in and out of their spot. I have noticed that 9 out of 10 times this is usually an older woman. I am not sure why but you can draw your own conclusions.
The person next to you who won't shut up.
This is always the person who goes on the train without any reading material. To make up for it he will try to strike up a conversation. It always starts off with something about the train such as, "Crowded in here today." Even if you are reading a book or magazine they will try to talk to you. I am not sure if there is a polite way to get them to stop. Usually I just give them a token "agreement smile" and then go back to my book. Sometimes this is not enough. In that case it is good always to bring a pair of headphones. Even if they aren't hooked up to an actual radio, headphones are the perfect tool to ward away smalltalkers.
The person who falls on you as they sleep.
This is a bit rare but happens every now and then. They start off napping and suddenly they start snoring. If they are really in a deep sleep they sometimes end up slipping to one side. The problem is what is the etiquette. Do you wake them up so that they get off you or do you just push them off. These people are usually the ones that bothered you by trying to talk to you earlier. They are even more annoying if you wake them up to get off at your stop and they look peeved that you would dare wake them from their slumber.
The person on the cellular phone.
By far, the most annoying person on the train is the cell-phone person. I am not talking about the people who make a quick call to tell a loved one that they are on their way home. I am talking about the person next to you who has a 45 minute conversation and doesn't even bother to lower their voice. There is nothing like listening to the self-absorbed mundane conversations of the person sitting next to you to ruin a perfectly good train ride. These people only can become more annoying if they have one of those Nextel phones with the walkie talkie. Then you can hear both sides of their trivial banter. As soon as a person sits next to you, pulls out a cell phone and says "What's going on?", you know it is headphone time.
Imperial walkers attack the rebels "The Empire Strikes Back"
Why it's so dumb: So, the same company that brings you the dark side of the force and the death star decides that tall, slow, off balance elephant thingies with laser beam-shooting tusks are the best way to ferret out the rebels from their underground fortress? Darth Vader may have been a patsy, but we all know he wasn't that stupid. If ever a huge planet destroying technology was the appropriate choice, this was it.
Why we don't care: Seeing the walkers come into focus in the rebel binoculars was the moment when "Star Wars" fans realized that "The Empire Strikes Back" might indeed be cooler than the original. That scene alone could be the reason we paid to see four more.
Imperial walkers attack the rebels "The Empire Strikes Back"
Why it's so dumb: So, the same company that brings you the dark side of the force and the death star decides that tall, slow, off balance elephant thingies with laser beam-shooting tusks are the best way to ferret out the rebels from their underground fortress? Darth Vader may have been a patsy, but we all know he wasn't that stupid. If ever a huge planet destroying technology was the appropriate choice, this was it.
Why we don't care: Seeing the walkers come into focus in the rebel binoculars was the moment when "Star Wars" fans realized that "The Empire Strikes Back" might indeed be cooler than the original. That scene alone could be the reason we paid to see four more.
I don't know how comfortable I would feel if I found out that my boss was reading this.
Economic uncertainty. Employee loyalty. Power struggles. Conflict resolution. Tony Soprano has to deal with management problems just like any CEO. Aside from "whacking" people (a definite no-no in most corporate environments), his strategies and tactics can work for you. He's direct, he's fast, and he's successful. Learn what makes him such an effective leader in this offbeat leadership guide, including advice you can use on:
I don't know how comfortable I would feel if I found out that my boss was reading this.
Economic uncertainty. Employee loyalty. Power struggles. Conflict resolution. Tony Soprano has to deal with management problems just like any CEO. Aside from "whacking" people (a definite no-no in most corporate environments), his strategies and tactics can work for you. He's direct, he's fast, and he's successful. Learn what makes him such an effective leader in this offbeat leadership guide, including advice you can use on:
Now understand, nobody and I mean nobody is accusing Ken Jennings, Jeopardy's $1M champ of anything other than being a polymath. But long long ago, there was another TV game show wizard who was not all he appeared to be.
The gravy train derailed in August and September of 1958 when disgruntled former contestants went public with accusations that the results were rigged and the contestants coached. First, a standby contestant on Dotto produced a page from a winner's crib sheet. Then, the still bitter Herbert Stempel, Van Doren's former nemesis on Twenty One, told how he had taken a dive in their climatic encounter.
Now understand, nobody and I mean nobody is accusing Ken Jennings, Jeopardy's $1M champ of anything other than being a polymath. But long long ago, there was another TV game show wizard who was not all he appeared to be.
The gravy train derailed in August and September of 1958 when disgruntled former contestants went public with accusations that the results were rigged and the contestants coached. First, a standby contestant on Dotto produced a page from a winner's crib sheet. Then, the still bitter Herbert Stempel, Van Doren's former nemesis on Twenty One, told how he had taken a dive in their climatic encounter.
Every August 9th, as the country mourns the anniversary of Richard Nixon's resignation, The Smoking Gun wonders what would have become of Dick had he joined the FBI, as he once intended. Here's Nixon's 1937 FBI application and the agency's subsequent report on the G-man wannabe (the bureau noted that the future president had a "manly appearance" and "perhaps" had executive ability.)
Every now and then, people'll see some Nixon memorabilia from me. I have a long standing love/hate relationship with him. After all, he *did* stop the draft callups right when I turned 18.
Every August 9th, as the country mourns the anniversary of Richard Nixon's resignation, The Smoking Gun wonders what would have become of Dick had he joined the FBI, as he once intended. Here's Nixon's 1937 FBI application and the agency's subsequent report on the G-man wannabe (the bureau noted that the future president had a "manly appearance" and "perhaps" had executive ability.)
Every now and then, people'll see some Nixon memorabilia from me. I have a long standing love/hate relationship with him. After all, he *did* stop the draft callups right when I turned 18.
The Roomba is an automatic vacuum cleaner that sells for about $200. It has a very well designed bump switch, a small profile, a simple suspension, and wheel encoders. Really, it's everything we wanted, in a very small package. However, the Roomba is completely autonomous, and has no facility for remote control. So, we had to hack it.
The Roomba is an automatic vacuum cleaner that sells for about $200. It has a very well designed bump switch, a small profile, a simple suspension, and wheel encoders. Really, it's everything we wanted, in a very small package. However, the Roomba is completely autonomous, and has no facility for remote control. So, we had to hack it.
yes it is i ,Will of course and as i said you won't believe my next project and here it is the "hovering jetbike",
the most dangerous hunk of junk in the galaxy , this terrifying machine is a real working hoverbike , a true adrenalin
rush to ride , currently running minimum horse power with a 18 hp briggs v twin worth over $4000 new ,motor running a single fan for both lift and thrust ,and it can spin on a dime , which means it can turn sharp if desired,
hovering at aprox 50 kph, bike comes with spare motor 40 hp air cooled citroen horizontally opposed twin,
bike has clear fingered skirt which gives you a 8 inch lift off the ground and the skirt being clear is a great affect, would look incredible with underlights ,comes with pattern and plastic welder impulse sealer to create your own fingers ,
yes it is i ,Will of course and as i said you won't believe my next project and here it is the "hovering jetbike",
the most dangerous hunk of junk in the galaxy , this terrifying machine is a real working hoverbike , a true adrenalin
rush to ride , currently running minimum horse power with a 18 hp briggs v twin worth over $4000 new ,motor running a single fan for both lift and thrust ,and it can spin on a dime , which means it can turn sharp if desired,
hovering at aprox 50 kph, bike comes with spare motor 40 hp air cooled citroen horizontally opposed twin,
bike has clear fingered skirt which gives you a 8 inch lift off the ground and the skirt being clear is a great affect, would look incredible with underlights ,comes with pattern and plastic welder impulse sealer to create your own fingers ,
Read a few accounts on this site of some of the people who have been killed in Disneyland. To be fair to Disney, most of the accidents I read about on this site were not their fault. How many times do you have to tell someone not to stand up on a roller coaster?
Oh, yeah. People do die at Disneyland. It doesn't happen very often and seldom within the scope of the public's gaze, but it does happen. I've spent unhealthy amounts of time gleaning nuggets of trivial joy from the obituary lines of the Disney history books, turning playground lore into something fitting in with the profile of such other morbid enjoyments as our visits to the Los Angeles Museum of Death and Skeletons in the Closet. It's a good story.
Read a few accounts on this site of some of the people who have been killed in Disneyland. To be fair to Disney, most of the accidents I read about on this site were not their fault. How many times do you have to tell someone not to stand up on a roller coaster?
Oh, yeah. People do die at Disneyland. It doesn't happen very often and seldom within the scope of the public's gaze, but it does happen. I've spent unhealthy amounts of time gleaning nuggets of trivial joy from the obituary lines of the Disney history books, turning playground lore into something fitting in with the profile of such other morbid enjoyments as our visits to the Los Angeles Museum of Death and Skeletons in the Closet. It's a good story.
You know you have written something special when people try to ban it.
The details listed below are excerpts taken from the 1998 Banned Books Resource Guide, Copyright 1998, by the American Library Association, and Ready Reference Censorship, Copyright 1997, Salem Press (ed. Lawrence Amey et al.). In some cases, my own pithy comments have been added.
You know you have written something special when people try to ban it.
The details listed below are excerpts taken from the 1998 Banned Books Resource Guide, Copyright 1998, by the American Library Association, and Ready Reference Censorship, Copyright 1997, Salem Press (ed. Lawrence Amey et al.). In some cases, my own pithy comments have been added.
Welcome! I'm Dr. Clive Boddicker and I am the founder and chief surgeon of the Baldwinization Centers of America. Baldwinization is the surgical procedure pioneered by myself which results in the patient's perfect resemblance of the Baldwin brother of their choice.
Welcome! I'm Dr. Clive Boddicker and I am the founder and chief surgeon of the Baldwinization Centers of America. Baldwinization is the surgical procedure pioneered by myself which results in the patient's perfect resemblance of the Baldwin brother of their choice.
Because entering your car through the windows is cool.
Welcome to Build a General Lee.com where you can find Extremely accurate replica General Lee parts at affordable prices.. We went through extensive research to bring you the high quality products you see on these pages. Browse around.... we think you will like what you see.
Because entering your car through the windows is cool.
Welcome to Build a General Lee.com where you can find Extremely accurate replica General Lee parts at affordable prices.. We went through extensive research to bring you the high quality products you see on these pages. Browse around.... we think you will like what you see.
"So you're scratching your head and wondering who the heck Mary Sue IS, hm? Well, "Mary Sue" is an unkind term used to describe a certain kind of character, a style of writing. She (or he) is created to serve one purpose: wish fulfilment. When a writer invents someone through whom he/she can have fantastic adventures and meet famous people (fictional or real), this character is a Mary Sue."
"So you're scratching your head and wondering who the heck Mary Sue IS, hm? Well, "Mary Sue" is an unkind term used to describe a certain kind of character, a style of writing. She (or he) is created to serve one purpose: wish fulfilment. When a writer invents someone through whom he/she can have fantastic adventures and meet famous people (fictional or real), this character is a Mary Sue."
Unfortunately, I think they spent so much time on the road that they didn't put any time into making a webpage that wasn't, well, ugly.
Join Andrea and Jim as they travel during the summer of 2002, the full baseball season of 2003, and the summer of 2004 to visit all affiliated Single A through Major League baseball fields in the U. S. and Canada. During 2002 they visited all the baseball fields west of the Rocky Mountains. In 2003 they traveled to spring training in Arizona and Florida and then visited baseball fields east of the Mississippi River. In the summer of 2004 they will visit the remainder of the ballfields east of the Rocky Mountains. On the site you will be able to follow their travels with the most recent baseball fields listed at the top of each category.
Unfortunately, I think they spent so much time on the road that they didn't put any time into making a webpage that wasn't, well, ugly.
Join Andrea and Jim as they travel during the summer of 2002, the full baseball season of 2003, and the summer of 2004 to visit all affiliated Single A through Major League baseball fields in the U. S. and Canada. During 2002 they visited all the baseball fields west of the Rocky Mountains. In 2003 they traveled to spring training in Arizona and Florida and then visited baseball fields east of the Mississippi River. In the summer of 2004 they will visit the remainder of the ballfields east of the Rocky Mountains. On the site you will be able to follow their travels with the most recent baseball fields listed at the top of each category.
This was bound to happen sooner or later. From Wired:
The World Wide Web experience is becoming less and less worldwide: What you see and what you are allowed to do these days can depend greatly on where and even who you are.
As so-called geolocation technology improves, websites are increasingly blocking groups of visitors and carving the Web into smaller chunks -- in some cases, down to a ZIP code or employer.
Type "dentist" into Google from New York, and you'll get ads for dentists in the city. Try watching a Cubs baseball game from a computer in Chicago, and you'll be stymied. Pre-existing local TV rights block the webcast.
This was bound to happen sooner or later. From Wired:
The World Wide Web experience is becoming less and less worldwide: What you see and what you are allowed to do these days can depend greatly on where and even who you are.
As so-called geolocation technology improves, websites are increasingly blocking groups of visitors and carving the Web into smaller chunks -- in some cases, down to a ZIP code or employer.
Type "dentist" into Google from New York, and you'll get ads for dentists in the city. Try watching a Cubs baseball game from a computer in Chicago, and you'll be stymied. Pre-existing local TV rights block the webcast.
I never really thought of a neck brace as art. A comedic device yes, but not art.
Welcome to NBAK. Born October 19, 1996 NBAK started out as a small but dedicated group of regular folks who share a common interest in "recreational & artistic" neck and back bracing. Over the years, NBAK has grown to thousands of dedicated fans from across the country and around the world. To date we have logged well over 1,000,000 hits and have been written up in several magazines as well as having a few interview offers from both Radio and Television
I never really thought of a neck brace as art. A comedic device yes, but not art.
Welcome to NBAK. Born October 19, 1996 NBAK started out as a small but dedicated group of regular folks who share a common interest in "recreational & artistic" neck and back bracing. Over the years, NBAK has grown to thousands of dedicated fans from across the country and around the world. To date we have logged well over 1,000,000 hits and have been written up in several magazines as well as having a few interview offers from both Radio and Television
One day I decided to scan in the notes from all the courses I took at MIT, in my four years there 1995-1999. Perhaps some of them will be of use to you?
(via Waxy)
One day I decided to scan in the notes from all the courses I took at MIT, in my four years there 1995-1999. Perhaps some of them will be of use to you?
(via Waxy)
I was kind of surprised that I didn't hear more about this story than on a few mentions on some blogs and online news sources. From MSNBC:
American counterterrorism officials, citing what they call "alarming" intelligence about a possible Qaeda strike inside the United States this fall, are reviewing a proposal that could allow for the postponement of the November presidential election in the event of such an attack
This isn't the first time that an administration has mulled over "postponing" or canceling an election. This is a lengthy article but do a search in it for "THE CANCELLATION OF THE 1972 ELECTIONS" .
In 1970 a rumor was printed in William Howard's Newhouse News Service weekly gossip column about a Rand Corporation study done for the NIXON Administration to determine the feasibility of canceling the 1972 election if radicals threatened to disrupt it. The Wall Street Journal wrote on April 24, 1970, that rumors of the study were hard to spike. The New York Times reported: "Rumors were heard in April and spread quickly across the country that the Rand Corporation was preparing a secret study on the implications of cancellation of the 1972 election." Henry S. Rowan of the Rand Corporation released this statement carried by The Wall Street Journal on May 13, 1970: "The Rand Corporation has not undertaken such a study. It does not contemplate making such a study, nor has it been approached by anyone with a proposal for such a study."
Who knows how legitimate that study was but it is an interesting read. Of course, scaring the public into letting a leader seize power to protect against terror and to restore security is one of the oldest tricks in the book. I wish I could think of a good example of that happening.
(Thanks Paul for the Nixon link)
I was kind of surprised that I didn't hear more about this story than on a few mentions on some blogs and online news sources. From MSNBC:
American counterterrorism officials, citing what they call "alarming" intelligence about a possible Qaeda strike inside the United States this fall, are reviewing a proposal that could allow for the postponement of the November presidential election in the event of such an attack
This isn't the first time that an administration has mulled over "postponing" or canceling an election. This is a lengthy article but do a search in it for "THE CANCELLATION OF THE 1972 ELECTIONS" .
In 1970 a rumor was printed in William Howard's Newhouse News Service weekly gossip column about a Rand Corporation study done for the NIXON Administration to determine the feasibility of canceling the 1972 election if radicals threatened to disrupt it. The Wall Street Journal wrote on April 24, 1970, that rumors of the study were hard to spike. The New York Times reported: "Rumors were heard in April and spread quickly across the country that the Rand Corporation was preparing a secret study on the implications of cancellation of the 1972 election." Henry S. Rowan of the Rand Corporation released this statement carried by The Wall Street Journal on May 13, 1970: "The Rand Corporation has not undertaken such a study. It does not contemplate making such a study, nor has it been approached by anyone with a proposal for such a study."
Who knows how legitimate that study was but it is an interesting read. Of course, scaring the public into letting a leader seize power to protect against terror and to restore security is one of the oldest tricks in the book. I wish I could think of a good example of that happening.
(Thanks Paul for the Nixon link)
The Living Room Candidate has video of presidential campaign commercials starting from 1952 up to 2004. Very fun to watch those older commercials, especially the "We Like Ike" one.
(via Boing Boing)
The Living Room Candidate has video of presidential campaign commercials starting from 1952 up to 2004. Very fun to watch those older commercials, especially the "We Like Ike" one.
(via Boing Boing)
SONIC YOUTH - A combination of SONIC RENDEZVOUS ORCHESTRA and BIG YOUTH.. they were local New York bands in the late 70's.
PINK FLOYD - Named after Georgia blues musicians Pink Anderson and Floyd Council. They almost named themselves "Anderson Council" and "Megadeath".
THE BEATLES - A few stories floating around about this one.. Stuart Sutcliffe came up with THE BEETLES in 1960, which was evidently a play on Buddy Holly's CRICKETS. They went by THE QUARRYMEN and THE SILVER BEETLES awhile later, then shortened and mutated that to THE BEATLES. Lennon and Sutcliffe may have also been influenced by the film "The Wild One", which featured a motorcycle gang called the Beetles. John Lennon is generally credited with combining Beetles and Beat to come up with THE BEATLES spelling. Lennon was also fond of saying he had a vision as a child of a flaming pie in the sky that said "You are Beatles with an "A"...
SONIC YOUTH - A combination of SONIC RENDEZVOUS ORCHESTRA and BIG YOUTH.. they were local New York bands in the late 70's.
PINK FLOYD - Named after Georgia blues musicians Pink Anderson and Floyd Council. They almost named themselves "Anderson Council" and "Megadeath".
THE BEATLES - A few stories floating around about this one.. Stuart Sutcliffe came up with THE BEETLES in 1960, which was evidently a play on Buddy Holly's CRICKETS. They went by THE QUARRYMEN and THE SILVER BEETLES awhile later, then shortened and mutated that to THE BEATLES. Lennon and Sutcliffe may have also been influenced by the film "The Wild One", which featured a motorcycle gang called the Beetles. John Lennon is generally credited with combining Beetles and Beat to come up with THE BEATLES spelling. Lennon was also fond of saying he had a vision as a child of a flaming pie in the sky that said "You are Beatles with an "A"...
These were found by doing a search using p2p programs. people share their own personal digital photos in their shared folders, i guess they put them there for friends or family to download or just select their whole my documents folder as shared.
As you can imagine, some of these might not be safe for work.
(via Eyebeam reBlog)
These were found by doing a search using p2p programs. people share their own personal digital photos in their shared folders, i guess they put them there for friends or family to download or just select their whole my documents folder as shared.
As you can imagine, some of these might not be safe for work.
(via Eyebeam reBlog)
These are funny and actually really interesting. Here is a taste.
Do any of the hair loss remedies work? Propecia? Rogaine?
Propecia will grow some extra peach-fuzz on your dome but nothing worthwhile. Using Rogaine everyday, for the rest of your life, will stop hair loss in its tracks. It won't grow anything back, and if you ever stop taking it you'll lose your hair even faster, so it's not worth it either.
Basically, grow some balls, have confidence, and stop worrying about it.
I keep hearing that the economy is getting better, but I don't believe it. Are things really getting better?
Things are getting better for corporate america. Revenue is growing, but unfortunately on the backs of workers like you.
Lower wages, outsourcing, and desperate pricing by vendors is fueling current economic growth. Might mean a better bottom line for the company, but you won't notice new jobs or higher wages anytime soon.
I've heard more than once that I'm "creepy". How do I avoid giving people the creeps?
Tweeze your unibrow. Use a lotion for oily skin on your face so you're not so shiny. Stop staring at people. Muss your hair up a little.
These are funny and actually really interesting. Here is a taste.
Do any of the hair loss remedies work? Propecia? Rogaine?
Propecia will grow some extra peach-fuzz on your dome but nothing worthwhile. Using Rogaine everyday, for the rest of your life, will stop hair loss in its tracks. It won't grow anything back, and if you ever stop taking it you'll lose your hair even faster, so it's not worth it either.
Basically, grow some balls, have confidence, and stop worrying about it.
I keep hearing that the economy is getting better, but I don't believe it. Are things really getting better?
Things are getting better for corporate america. Revenue is growing, but unfortunately on the backs of workers like you.
Lower wages, outsourcing, and desperate pricing by vendors is fueling current economic growth. Might mean a better bottom line for the company, but you won't notice new jobs or higher wages anytime soon.
I've heard more than once that I'm "creepy". How do I avoid giving people the creeps?
Tweeze your unibrow. Use a lotion for oily skin on your face so you're not so shiny. Stop staring at people. Muss your hair up a little.
I'm sure many of you are aware of another of Wonka's follies; the Everlasting Gobstopper. How smart do you think selling a candy that you can eat forever is? One piece of candy that a kid can eat for five or ten years, basically until they lose it or until it's so covered with lint and bees that they're afraid to even touch it. This is a terrible product from a profit standpoint. We will continue with plans for the Everlasting Gobstopper rollout but we will be replacing the Gobstopper itself with a more Five to Ten Minute Lasting Gobstopper. The formula for the real Gobstopper is being shopped around to various defense contractors for potential use in composite armors for tanks.
I'm sure many of you are aware of another of Wonka's follies; the Everlasting Gobstopper. How smart do you think selling a candy that you can eat forever is? One piece of candy that a kid can eat for five or ten years, basically until they lose it or until it's so covered with lint and bees that they're afraid to even touch it. This is a terrible product from a profit standpoint. We will continue with plans for the Everlasting Gobstopper rollout but we will be replacing the Gobstopper itself with a more Five to Ten Minute Lasting Gobstopper. The formula for the real Gobstopper is being shopped around to various defense contractors for potential use in composite armors for tanks.
HOUSTON, July 8 - Military records that could help establish President Bush's whereabouts during his disputed service in the Texas Air National Guard more than 30 years ago have been inadvertently destroyed, according to the Pentagon.
It said the payroll records of "numerous service members," including former First Lt. Bush, had been ruined in 1996 and 1997 by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service during a project to salvage deteriorating microfilm. No back-up paper copies could be found, it added in notices dated June 25.
The destroyed records cover three months of a period in 1972 and 1973 when Mr. Bush's claims of service in Alabama are in question.
HOUSTON, July 8 - Military records that could help establish President Bush's whereabouts during his disputed service in the Texas Air National Guard more than 30 years ago have been inadvertently destroyed, according to the Pentagon.
It said the payroll records of "numerous service members," including former First Lt. Bush, had been ruined in 1996 and 1997 by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service during a project to salvage deteriorating microfilm. No back-up paper copies could be found, it added in notices dated June 25.
The destroyed records cover three months of a period in 1972 and 1973 when Mr. Bush's claims of service in Alabama are in question.
Phood is a blog that rates snack food, fast food, pizza, beer, and other delicacies. Here is his review of the Toll House candy bar that is above:
The Nestlé Toll House Candy Bar (Soft and Chewy Cookie variety) attempts to be a cookie and candy bar at the same time. Consisting of a soft cookie covered with chocolate, the candy bar just doesnt work as well as you may think it would. The chewy cookie center doesnt really have the taste of a Toll House cookie, and it is covered in too much chocolate. The wrapper indicates that there is also caramel and morsels in the cookie, but both are hardly noticeable. With some tweaking, the Toll House Candy Bar could be very good. But as it is, its only so-so.
I agree by the way. I tried one of these a few months ago and it was a big disappointment. And the picture on the wrapper looked so good!!
Phood is a blog that rates snack food, fast food, pizza, beer, and other delicacies. Here is his review of the Toll House candy bar that is above:
The Nestlé Toll House Candy Bar (Soft and Chewy Cookie variety) attempts to be a cookie and candy bar at the same time. Consisting of a soft cookie covered with chocolate, the candy bar just doesnt work as well as you may think it would. The chewy cookie center doesnt really have the taste of a Toll House cookie, and it is covered in too much chocolate. The wrapper indicates that there is also caramel and morsels in the cookie, but both are hardly noticeable. With some tweaking, the Toll House Candy Bar could be very good. But as it is, its only so-so.
I agree by the way. I tried one of these a few months ago and it was a big disappointment. And the picture on the wrapper looked so good!!
Remember how popular these were a few years ago? I could almost never see the hidden picture.
This type of single image stereogram has a hidden image within it. Thus, the name. All the Hidden Image Stereograms in this 3D Art Gallery are set up for parallel-viewing. If you already know how to PARALLEL-VIEW choose from the stereograms below and enjoy. Otherwise, you might want to learn some of the Secrets of Seeing 3D first.
Remember how popular these were a few years ago? I could almost never see the hidden picture.
This type of single image stereogram has a hidden image within it. Thus, the name. All the Hidden Image Stereograms in this 3D Art Gallery are set up for parallel-viewing. If you already know how to PARALLEL-VIEW choose from the stereograms below and enjoy. Otherwise, you might want to learn some of the Secrets of Seeing 3D first.
Very nice videos of the robotic snakes but I wish the webpage had more detail about how he made them.
This site describes my own snake robots as well as giving links to important lists of other snake robot research projects. The robots shown below were created as part of my private research project into snake locomotion started in 1987. Click below to see more information about each of the prototypes including video clips in MPEG format.
Very nice videos of the robotic snakes but I wish the webpage had more detail about how he made them.
This site describes my own snake robots as well as giving links to important lists of other snake robot research projects. The robots shown below were created as part of my private research project into snake locomotion started in 1987. Click below to see more information about each of the prototypes including video clips in MPEG format.
A few weeks ago I linked to a story in the NY Times that was about a guy golfing across Mongolia. I just found the website that went with it. (God forbid that any newspaper link to the website they are writing about)
A few weeks ago I linked to a story in the NY Times that was about a guy golfing across Mongolia. I just found the website that went with it. (God forbid that any newspaper link to the website they are writing about)
An interesting article in Fortune about a man who is attempting to visit every Starbucks.
Winter is on a mission to visit every Starbucks in the world. On this day alone, he has mapped out four more stores around Phoenix and two in El Paso that he needs to hit. A contract computer programmer, Winter works just enough to fund his obsession, for which he has laid out specific rules: He stops only in Starbucks that the company ownseliminating the more than 3,000 licensed spots in places like airports and grocery storesand he has to drink caffeinated coffee in each. In the seven years that the 32-year-old has been on his quest, he's been to 4,122 stores in North America (including some that have since closed), 114 in Britain, and 53 in Japan. Starbucks operates 4,025 stores in the U.S. and 846 internationally. So Winter is doing pretty well. Except for this one problem: The company opens an average of 10.2 new, company-operated Starbucks a week around the world and has no plans to slow down.
He has a website that catalogues his excursions complete with a gallery.
An interesting article in Fortune about a man who is attempting to visit every Starbucks.
Winter is on a mission to visit every Starbucks in the world. On this day alone, he has mapped out four more stores around Phoenix and two in El Paso that he needs to hit. A contract computer programmer, Winter works just enough to fund his obsession, for which he has laid out specific rules: He stops only in Starbucks that the company ownseliminating the more than 3,000 licensed spots in places like airports and grocery storesand he has to drink caffeinated coffee in each. In the seven years that the 32-year-old has been on his quest, he's been to 4,122 stores in North America (including some that have since closed), 114 in Britain, and 53 in Japan. Starbucks operates 4,025 stores in the U.S. and 846 internationally. So Winter is doing pretty well. Except for this one problem: The company opens an average of 10.2 new, company-operated Starbucks a week around the world and has no plans to slow down.
He has a website that catalogues his excursions complete with a gallery.
These are the stories of those who have gone up against the giant, who have felt and taken the heat and who survived. Please add your story if you would like to share your experiences.
These are the stories of those who have gone up against the giant, who have felt and taken the heat and who survived. Please add your story if you would like to share your experiences.
Here is an interesting Flash game. The Phone. You pick up the phone and dial a number given. It takes you to a game where you have to solve it to get the next number and move on.
(Thanks Jabberwocky)
Here is an interesting Flash game. The Phone. You pick up the phone and dial a number given. It takes you to a game where you have to solve it to get the next number and move on.
(Thanks Jabberwocky)
Ok this is linked to a blog talking about the do it yourself circumcision. He has a link to the actual thing. It isn't safe for work and it made me want to vomit.
Ok this is linked to a blog talking about the do it yourself circumcision. He has a link to the actual thing. It isn't safe for work and it made me want to vomit.
This dictionary isn't so you can try to talk like someone you're not. But it is a good reference for those who are seeking to understand a piece of youth culture today. These words are used differently by various teens around the world. Some of these words may have different meaning for teens in one area than another. But overall, this list contains words actively used by mainstream teens today. You will not find many "old school" or outdated terms such as "bad" or "radical."
Oh yeah ghetto-fabulous
1. Adj. describing something good. Living the good life like a gangsta. "Did you see that e-class? Ghetto-fabulous!" Now I have to look up e-class.
This dictionary isn't so you can try to talk like someone you're not. But it is a good reference for those who are seeking to understand a piece of youth culture today. These words are used differently by various teens around the world. Some of these words may have different meaning for teens in one area than another. But overall, this list contains words actively used by mainstream teens today. You will not find many "old school" or outdated terms such as "bad" or "radical."
Oh yeah ghetto-fabulous
1. Adj. describing something good. Living the good life like a gangsta. "Did you see that e-class? Ghetto-fabulous!" Now I have to look up e-class.
These commercials bring back memories. Speaking of the 80s, whenever I turn on the show I Love the 80s I cannot turn it off no matter what. That show is more addictive than crack. What other show could remind me of Hungry Hungry Hippos?
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These commercials bring back memories. Speaking of the 80s, whenever I turn on the show I Love the 80s I cannot turn it off no matter what. That show is more addictive than crack. What other show could remind me of Hungry Hungry Hippos?
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So Tim Eckel, a self-employed systems analyst, devised a compromise. He loaded an aging PC with MAME, a program that emulates old hardware so it can run more than 2,700 arcade games, and mounted it in a real game cabinet rescued from the junkyard. Replacing the picture tube with a used monitor and wiring controllers to a keyboard, he squeezed the entire arcade of his youth into one fairly inexpensive box.
So Tim Eckel, a self-employed systems analyst, devised a compromise. He loaded an aging PC with MAME, a program that emulates old hardware so it can run more than 2,700 arcade games, and mounted it in a real game cabinet rescued from the junkyard. Replacing the picture tube with a used monitor and wiring controllers to a keyboard, he squeezed the entire arcade of his youth into one fairly inexpensive box.
If you like old time radio dramas you will love this site.
Sherlock Holmes stories have been a part of radio programming since 1930. There are some 600 broadcasts listed on this site, and the list is by no means complete, as we have not yet included non-English adaptations.
If you like old time radio dramas you will love this site.
Sherlock Holmes stories have been a part of radio programming since 1930. There are some 600 broadcasts listed on this site, and the list is by no means complete, as we have not yet included non-English adaptations.
Game after endless game, the biggest braying blowhard in baseball blathers on and on. The fact that he doesn't know what he's talking about 99% of the time doesn't deter him. He'll go on and on about some minute point that nobody cares about hour after hour. He'll miss important plays while lecturing long-suffering listeners on the importance of the position of a pitcher's ring finger. Many times he'll even bring it up during the next game (even several more games!)
Game after endless game, the biggest braying blowhard in baseball blathers on and on. The fact that he doesn't know what he's talking about 99% of the time doesn't deter him. He'll go on and on about some minute point that nobody cares about hour after hour. He'll miss important plays while lecturing long-suffering listeners on the importance of the position of a pitcher's ring finger. Many times he'll even bring it up during the next game (even several more games!)
This summer, Mr. Tolmé, a civil engineer from New Hampshire, is golfing across Mongolia. Treating this enormous Central Asian nation as his private course, he has divided Mongolia into 18 holes. The total fairway distance is 2,322,000 yards. Par is 11,880 strokes.
This summer, Mr. Tolmé, a civil engineer from New Hampshire, is golfing across Mongolia. Treating this enormous Central Asian nation as his private course, he has divided Mongolia into 18 holes. The total fairway distance is 2,322,000 yards. Par is 11,880 strokes.
This document is based upon "Appendix I: PSYOP Techniques" from Psychological Operations Field Manual No. 33-1 published by Headquarters, Department of the Army, Washington DC, 31 August 1979.
This document is based upon "Appendix I: PSYOP Techniques" from Psychological Operations Field Manual No. 33-1 published by Headquarters, Department of the Army, Washington DC, 31 August 1979.
The Restop Personal Lavatory System is like carrying your own portable bathroom stall, without the weight (or the wait).
The tent pops up in seconds and is zipped from the inside so you don't have to worry about pranksters.
The bucket has a special lid with an airtight seal and is used as a commode and to hold the disposable supplies. It also comes with a foam seat which is fitted to the rim of the bucket.
The Restop Personal Lavatory System is like carrying your own portable bathroom stall, without the weight (or the wait).
The tent pops up in seconds and is zipped from the inside so you don't have to worry about pranksters.
The bucket has a special lid with an airtight seal and is used as a commode and to hold the disposable supplies. It also comes with a foam seat which is fitted to the rim of the bucket.
Our mission is to provide a safe, cost-effective and reliable mobility alternative for visually impaired people. The Guide Horse Foundation is committed to delivering Guide Horses at no cost to the blind, relying on un-paid volunteers and charitable donations to pay all travel and housing expenses for the blind handler's on-site training. We also have the goal of helping the tiny horses by providing them with a higher-purpose in life.
Our mission is to provide a safe, cost-effective and reliable mobility alternative for visually impaired people. The Guide Horse Foundation is committed to delivering Guide Horses at no cost to the blind, relying on un-paid volunteers and charitable donations to pay all travel and housing expenses for the blind handler's on-site training. We also have the goal of helping the tiny horses by providing them with a higher-purpose in life.
VerizonEatsPoop.com is itself a statement against Verizon, the product of the merger of GTE and Bell Atlantic, and its scare tactics attempting to stifle criticism. Initially Verizon registered a slew of 706 domains which could be used to criticize the corporation, such as Verizonsucks.com and Verizon-Shit.com, began threatening anyone who had the word Verizon in their domain with frivolous lawsuits.
One would expect expression, especially criticism, to be protected under the First Amendment, yet Verizon certainly has a different view. They claim that the use of the name Verizon in a domain infringes upon their 'valuable trademark rights,' and violates the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act. Somehow, I find it absurd to think that their 'valuable trademark rights' are paramount to the people's right to freely express themselves.
VerizonEatsPoop.com is itself a statement against Verizon, the product of the merger of GTE and Bell Atlantic, and its scare tactics attempting to stifle criticism. Initially Verizon registered a slew of 706 domains which could be used to criticize the corporation, such as Verizonsucks.com and Verizon-Shit.com, began threatening anyone who had the word Verizon in their domain with frivolous lawsuits.
One would expect expression, especially criticism, to be protected under the First Amendment, yet Verizon certainly has a different view. They claim that the use of the name Verizon in a domain infringes upon their 'valuable trademark rights,' and violates the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act. Somehow, I find it absurd to think that their 'valuable trademark rights' are paramount to the people's right to freely express themselves.
Ingredients:
* 2 1/4 cup flour
* 1 tsp. baking soda
* 1 tsp. salt
* 1 cup butter, softened
* 3/4 cup sugar
* 3/4 cup brown sugar
* 1 tsp. vanilla
* 2 eggs
* 1 12-ounce chocolate chips
* 1 cup chopped nuts
* 1/2 cup dry-roasted crickets
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375. In small bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt; set aside. In large bowl, combine butter, sugar, brown sugar and vanilla; beat until creamy. Beat in eggs. Gradually add flour mixture and insects, mix well. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop by rounded measuring teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes.
Ingredients:
* 2 1/4 cup flour
* 1 tsp. baking soda
* 1 tsp. salt
* 1 cup butter, softened
* 3/4 cup sugar
* 3/4 cup brown sugar
* 1 tsp. vanilla
* 2 eggs
* 1 12-ounce chocolate chips
* 1 cup chopped nuts
* 1/2 cup dry-roasted crickets
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375. In small bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt; set aside. In large bowl, combine butter, sugar, brown sugar and vanilla; beat until creamy. Beat in eggs. Gradually add flour mixture and insects, mix well. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop by rounded measuring teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes.
DECORAH, IOWA - A company that owns theatres in Iowa and Nebraska is refusing to show Fahrenheit 9/11, Michael Moore's controversial new documentary.
R.L. Fridley, owner and president of Des Moines-based Fridley Theatres, says he believes the film incites terrorism.
In an e-mail to company managers, Fridley said his company does not "play political propaganda films from either the right or the left."
"Our country is in a war against an enemy who would destroy our way of life, our culture and kill our people," Fridley wrote. "These barbarians have shown through [the Sept. 11 attacks] and the recent beheadings that they will stop at nothing. I believe this film emboldens them and divides our country even more."
UPDATE:
Bob from Bay to the Beltway has the contact info for the owner of this theater chain.
To complain:
Fridley Theatres
1321 Walnut St.
Des Moines, IA 50309
515-282-9287
You can email beth@fridleytheatres.com or renea@fridleytheatres.com.
Or call RL himself:
R. L. Fridley
3603 Davisson Rd
Des Moines, IA 50310
(515) 279 - 9866
DECORAH, IOWA - A company that owns theatres in Iowa and Nebraska is refusing to show Fahrenheit 9/11, Michael Moore's controversial new documentary.
R.L. Fridley, owner and president of Des Moines-based Fridley Theatres, says he believes the film incites terrorism.
In an e-mail to company managers, Fridley said his company does not "play political propaganda films from either the right or the left."
"Our country is in a war against an enemy who would destroy our way of life, our culture and kill our people," Fridley wrote. "These barbarians have shown through [the Sept. 11 attacks] and the recent beheadings that they will stop at nothing. I believe this film emboldens them and divides our country even more."
UPDATE:
Bob from Bay to the Beltway has the contact info for the owner of this theater chain.
To complain:
Fridley Theatres
1321 Walnut St.
Des Moines, IA 50309
515-282-9287
You can email beth@fridleytheatres.com or renea@fridleytheatres.com.
Or call RL himself:
R. L. Fridley
3603 Davisson Rd
Des Moines, IA 50310
(515) 279 - 9866
When Zombies take over, how long until electricity fails?
After watching Dawn of the Dead, I am left to wonder about one thing: If we were to suffer an apocalypse where most of the living became flesh-eating zombies, how long, assuming I survived, would I continue to receive hydroelectricity from my power company? Is it a mean-time-before-failure situation, or would the system automatically shut itself down after a few days? (I am assuming that most of the people who were supposed to be maintaining things at my hydro company would be out looking for brains, and that the surviving hydro employees would be busy digging shelters, etc.) Also, what's the outlook like for people whose chunk of the power grid is supplied by coal, nuclear, and other types of energy? Just wondering how many solar panels I should be putting on my roof!
When Zombies take over, how long until electricity fails?
After watching Dawn of the Dead, I am left to wonder about one thing: If we were to suffer an apocalypse where most of the living became flesh-eating zombies, how long, assuming I survived, would I continue to receive hydroelectricity from my power company? Is it a mean-time-before-failure situation, or would the system automatically shut itself down after a few days? (I am assuming that most of the people who were supposed to be maintaining things at my hydro company would be out looking for brains, and that the surviving hydro employees would be busy digging shelters, etc.) Also, what's the outlook like for people whose chunk of the power grid is supplied by coal, nuclear, and other types of energy? Just wondering how many solar panels I should be putting on my roof!
So I decided to create my own Top 100 list, and here it goes: THE TOP 100 TRAINWRECKS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. No, not literally. This ain't about Amtrak, unless you met a history-making crazy person on one of their trains. Rather, my list is a countdown of the top 100 most dysfunctional, toxic, nightmarish people of the past 100 years.
Unfortunately, it was a trainwreck to navigate through this site.
So I decided to create my own Top 100 list, and here it goes: THE TOP 100 TRAINWRECKS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. No, not literally. This ain't about Amtrak, unless you met a history-making crazy person on one of their trains. Rather, my list is a countdown of the top 100 most dysfunctional, toxic, nightmarish people of the past 100 years.
Unfortunately, it was a trainwreck to navigate through this site.
Are you tired of sappy websites where owners post sweet kitty antics? While cutiepie sites have their place, do you know in your heart of hearts that kitties are not at all sweet?
Well, this is the place for kitty antics that are *not* so cute, the place where the real face of kitty is revealed. This is...
Meankitty.com
Are you tired of sappy websites where owners post sweet kitty antics? While cutiepie sites have their place, do you know in your heart of hearts that kitties are not at all sweet?
Well, this is the place for kitty antics that are *not* so cute, the place where the real face of kitty is revealed. This is...
Meankitty.com
From the outside, the yellow sandstone and white marble mogul style temple is not much different from other temples in India. What is different are the temple's inhabitants. The town of Deshnoke, 30 kilometers south of Bikaner, is home to world's only temple where rats are the main creature of devotion. About 20,000 rats are fed, protected and worshiped. The Karni Mata temple is one of the more curious places in all of Rajasthan. The site has been a place of worship for the last 500 years and the current Karni Mata temple was founded by the Maharaja Ganga Singh of Bikaner at the turn of the century.
(via Exclamation Mark One of the newest blogs i have added to my blogroll and in my opinion, one of the best out there)
From the outside, the yellow sandstone and white marble mogul style temple is not much different from other temples in India. What is different are the temple's inhabitants. The town of Deshnoke, 30 kilometers south of Bikaner, is home to world's only temple where rats are the main creature of devotion. About 20,000 rats are fed, protected and worshiped. The Karni Mata temple is one of the more curious places in all of Rajasthan. The site has been a place of worship for the last 500 years and the current Karni Mata temple was founded by the Maharaja Ganga Singh of Bikaner at the turn of the century.
(via Exclamation Mark One of the newest blogs i have added to my blogroll and in my opinion, one of the best out there)
Some might find this website helpful in analyzing fonts in gif, jpg, tiff or bmp files.
Ever wanted to have a font just like the one used by certain publications, corporations, or ad campaigns? Well now you can, using the WhatTheFont font recognition system. Upload a scanned image of the font and we'll show you the closest matches in our database!
Some might find this website helpful in analyzing fonts in gif, jpg, tiff or bmp files.
Ever wanted to have a font just like the one used by certain publications, corporations, or ad campaigns? Well now you can, using the WhatTheFont font recognition system. Upload a scanned image of the font and we'll show you the closest matches in our database!
This site is a documentation of anti-Bush sentiment from around the world expressed through graffiti, placards, flyers and other spontaneous, 'guerilla' means. The images are a gallery of visitor donated photos. Anyone is allowed to submit images.
This site is a documentation of anti-Bush sentiment from around the world expressed through graffiti, placards, flyers and other spontaneous, 'guerilla' means. The images are a gallery of visitor donated photos. Anyone is allowed to submit images.
I just finished one of the most original books I have ever read called The Dice Man. It is about a psychiatrist who decides one day to free himself of human unhappiness by killing off his "normal" self by making all decisions based on the roll of the dice.
It turns out that there are some people who practice "Dice Life" and even a DiceLife Blog.
I just finished one of the most original books I have ever read called The Dice Man. It is about a psychiatrist who decides one day to free himself of human unhappiness by killing off his "normal" self by making all decisions based on the roll of the dice.
It turns out that there are some people who practice "Dice Life" and even a DiceLife Blog.
The Bureau of Atomic Tourism is dedicated to the promotion of tourist locations around the world that have either been the site of atomic explosions, display exhibits on the development of atomic devices, or contain vehicles that were designed to deliver atomic weapons.
The Bureau of Atomic Tourism is dedicated to the promotion of tourist locations around the world that have either been the site of atomic explosions, display exhibits on the development of atomic devices, or contain vehicles that were designed to deliver atomic weapons.
The most popular school of Crusoe believes that Defoe drew inspiration from 18th century travel literature that described the isolation of Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk.
In 1704, trouble arose when Selkirk began quarrelling with Captain Stradling, who was in control of the ship in Dampier's fleet upon which he was serving. The ship had suffered severe damage from its numerous encounters with rival Spanish ships, and Selkirk believed it was in no shape to make the journey back to England safely.
When Stradling disagreed, Selkirk asked to be dropped off at the next island they came across. That island happened to be Mās a Tierra in the Juan Fernandez Islands, 640 km off the coast of Chile, now renamed Isla Robinson Crusoe by the Chilean government. Selkirk's instincts were good, though unbeknownst to him; the ship did indeed meet its end in the South Pacific with few crewmembers surviving.
Selkirk was left ashore with some simple survival items (hatchet, knife, firelock and powder) and a few personal belongings (clothing, bedding, tobacco, a bible, and his mathematical books and instruments). The terrain of Mās a Tierra was mostly wooded and rocky, with a large volcano occupying a great portion of the island. Selkirk spent his early nights on the beach, until a herd of sea lions invaded the coast for mating season. He feared their sharp teeth and immense size, so he took shelter in a cave and watched them from afar. He was struck by the nature of the animals he encountered, so unfamiliar with humans that they did not fear them........
The most popular school of Crusoe believes that Defoe drew inspiration from 18th century travel literature that described the isolation of Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk.
In 1704, trouble arose when Selkirk began quarrelling with Captain Stradling, who was in control of the ship in Dampier's fleet upon which he was serving. The ship had suffered severe damage from its numerous encounters with rival Spanish ships, and Selkirk believed it was in no shape to make the journey back to England safely.
When Stradling disagreed, Selkirk asked to be dropped off at the next island they came across. That island happened to be Mās a Tierra in the Juan Fernandez Islands, 640 km off the coast of Chile, now renamed Isla Robinson Crusoe by the Chilean government. Selkirk's instincts were good, though unbeknownst to him; the ship did indeed meet its end in the South Pacific with few crewmembers surviving.
Selkirk was left ashore with some simple survival items (hatchet, knife, firelock and powder) and a few personal belongings (clothing, bedding, tobacco, a bible, and his mathematical books and instruments). The terrain of Mās a Tierra was mostly wooded and rocky, with a large volcano occupying a great portion of the island. Selkirk spent his early nights on the beach, until a herd of sea lions invaded the coast for mating season. He feared their sharp teeth and immense size, so he took shelter in a cave and watched them from afar. He was struck by the nature of the animals he encountered, so unfamiliar with humans that they did not fear them........
More and more women are taking advantage of permanent makeup. The only Board Certified Permanent Makeup professional in South Carolina, Nancy Ruth specializes in permanent makeup for women who want the most natural appearance possible. Nancy enjoys her practice of permanent makeup for women who want the natural enhancement permanent makeup offers.
I am not really sure if the picture that they have on that website is much of an endorsement for permanent makeup.
More and more women are taking advantage of permanent makeup. The only Board Certified Permanent Makeup professional in South Carolina, Nancy Ruth specializes in permanent makeup for women who want the most natural appearance possible. Nancy enjoys her practice of permanent makeup for women who want the natural enhancement permanent makeup offers.
I am not really sure if the picture that they have on that website is much of an endorsement for permanent makeup.
From its meager beginnings in 1954, to their last gasp when Chrysler absorbed them in 1987, AMC has been one of the most fondly remembered independent car companies in American history. Though they went through many changes during those decades, it was the mid-70s in which they made their biggest pop-culture impact. Their 1976 lineup, in particular, contained some of the most unusual cars to have ever graced this country's roadways.
From its meager beginnings in 1954, to their last gasp when Chrysler absorbed them in 1987, AMC has been one of the most fondly remembered independent car companies in American history. Though they went through many changes during those decades, it was the mid-70s in which they made their biggest pop-culture impact. Their 1976 lineup, in particular, contained some of the most unusual cars to have ever graced this country's roadways.
Well there is not much to say except that this site is a collection of stories submitted by people just like yourself dealing with the very same problems.
Sometimes the only way to get through these damn work days besides surfing sites without getting caught is is to have a good laugh.
All we care about here is that you share with others the misery you are going through.
So don't be shy. Let it loose. Your voice will be heard. Well... not by anyone important... but who cares!
Well there is not much to say except that this site is a collection of stories submitted by people just like yourself dealing with the very same problems.
Sometimes the only way to get through these damn work days besides surfing sites without getting caught is is to have a good laugh.
All we care about here is that you share with others the misery you are going through.
So don't be shy. Let it loose. Your voice will be heard. Well... not by anyone important... but who cares!
This is one of the weirdest videos I have ever seen. Watch as a tornado forms in the middle of a soccer field while kids are playing. It is in Japanese so I am not sure what the specifics are.
This is one of the weirdest videos I have ever seen. Watch as a tornado forms in the middle of a soccer field while kids are playing. It is in Japanese so I am not sure what the specifics are.
Pat Campanella, left, and Affordable Towing and Recovery owner Devin Statts discuss how to get Campanella's SUV out of Katherine Peacock's pool in Hawai'i Kai. Campanella was giving his wife a driving lesson when she overcompensated and drove into the pool.
Overcompensated? When you overcompensate while driving it means you hit the curb or maybe side swipe a car. What was she doing, parallel parking next to the diving board?
Pat Campanella, left, and Affordable Towing and Recovery owner Devin Statts discuss how to get Campanella's SUV out of Katherine Peacock's pool in Hawai'i Kai. Campanella was giving his wife a driving lesson when she overcompensated and drove into the pool.
Overcompensated? When you overcompensate while driving it means you hit the curb or maybe side swipe a car. What was she doing, parallel parking next to the diving board?
About two weeks ago I posted about a picture of a mother duck who walked her ducklings over a sewer grate where they fell through. The person who posted those pictures says they were not photoshopped and he rescued all but one of the ducks.
About two weeks ago I posted about a picture of a mother duck who walked her ducklings over a sewer grate where they fell through. The person who posted those pictures says they were not photoshopped and he rescued all but one of the ducks.
The Direct Marketing sector regards the telephone as one of its most successful tools. Consumers experience telemarketing from a completely different point of view: more than 92% perceive commercial telephone calls as a violation of privacy.
Telemarketers make use of a telescript - a guideline for a telephone conversation. This script creates an imbalance in the conversation between the marketer and the consumer. It is this imbalance, most of all, that makes telemarketing successful. The EGBG Counterscript attempts to redress that balance.
The Direct Marketing sector regards the telephone as one of its most successful tools. Consumers experience telemarketing from a completely different point of view: more than 92% perceive commercial telephone calls as a violation of privacy.
Telemarketers make use of a telescript - a guideline for a telephone conversation. This script creates an imbalance in the conversation between the marketer and the consumer. It is this imbalance, most of all, that makes telemarketing successful. The EGBG Counterscript attempts to redress that balance.
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