When Love Comes to Town: A U2 Easter
Quest Community Church in Lexington, KY looked at the Easter story through the lens of U2’s music. There are a total of four sermons.
(Thanks, Paul!)
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A Candidate, His Minister and the Search for Faith
CHICAGO — Members of Trinity United Church of Christ squeezed into a downtown hotel ballroom in early March to celebrate the long service of their pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. One congregant stood out amid the flowers and finery: Senator Barack Obama, there to honor the man who led him from skeptic to self-described Christian.
Twenty years ago at Trinity, Mr. Obama, then a community organizer in poor Chicago neighborhoods, found the African-American community he had sought all his life, along with professional credibility as a community organizer and an education in how to inspire followers. He had sampled various faiths but adopted none until he met Mr. Wright, a dynamic pastor who preached Afrocentric theology, dabbled in radical politics and delivered music-and-profanity-spiked sermons.
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If You Want to Know if Spot Loves You So, It’s in His Tail
Every dog lover knows how a pooch expresses its feelings.
Ears close to the head, tense posture, and tail straight out from the body means “don’t mess with me.†Ears perked up, wriggly body and vigorously wagging tail means “I am sooo happy to see you!â€
But there is another, newly discovered, feature of dog body language that may surprise attentive pet owners and experts in canine behavior. When dogs feel fundamentally positive about something or someone, their tails wag more to the right side of their rumps. When they have negative feelings, their tail wagging is biased to the left.
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WWII Propaganda Poster
Created not to save gas, but to save rubber which was in short supply.
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Airbus A380 evacuation – 873 people in 77 seconds
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The Onion Solves The Home Run Record Dilemma
MLB Credits Hank Aaron With 50 Lost Home Runs
MILWAUKEE—In what Major League Baseball officials are calling a “long overdue correction of a gross oversight,” Commissioner Bud Selig announced Tuesday the discovery that Hall of Famer Hank Aaron had in fact accumulated 50 previously unaccounted-for home runs during his illustrious 22-year baseball career, bringing his once record total of 755 to an even higher 805 and putting the all-time home-run record perhaps forever out of reach.
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Suck Some Snot
Nosefrida is a doctor recommended nasal aspirator that removes mucous from your child’s nose. It was invented in Sweden by Ear, Nose and Throat Specialists, and has been used by Swedish Moms and Dads for years.
When your child has a cold with a runny stuffed nose, it can be frustrating when they can not blow their own nose. Congestion interferes with sleep, feeding and makes for an overall cranky child, and parent too.
Nosefrida is a plastic tube with a filter that the parent uses with their own mouths to get the mucous out of their children’s noses. WITH THE FILTER IN PLACE, THE PARENT DOES NOT COME IN CONTACT WITH THE MUCOUS FROM THE CHILD. There is no risk of bacterial contamination, in other words, you will not get the cold your child has.
Compared to the bulb aspirators on the market, Nosefrida is better and safer, since you never put anything inside the nose, and you control the amount of suction you apply. It does not irritate the sensitive lining of the nose.
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The Sea Organ
The Sea Organ (morske orgulje) is located on the shores of Zadar, Croatia, and is the world’s first pipe organ that is played by the sea. Simple and elegant steps, carved in white stone, were built on the quayside. Underneath, there are 35 pipes with whistle openings on the sidewalk. The movement of the sea pushes air through, and – depending on the size and velocity of the wave – musical chords are played. The waves create random harmonic sounds.
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Tempting Video of the Day
This scuba diver was feeding a Giant Moray Eel sausages when the Moray mistook his thumb for a sausage, and bit it off and ate it.  Has original sound so you can hear him scream, and a loud popping sound when the thumb comes off. Also has follow up footage and shots of the operation to graft a toe onto his hand.
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Interesting New Blog
one word opinions. no word to be used more than once. simple. click on pics for links.
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Pet Peeves – Everybody Has At Least One
Now you can complain about anything, and someone will actually listen.
So far they have 117,342 Pet Peeves and counting in many different categories.
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TV Links – Better Than A Remote Control
Talk about the ultimate timewaster.
Did you miss the latest episode of Lost, The Office, or Grey’s Anatomy?
Or would you rather just watch an episode of an old favorite such as Arrested Development, Chapelle’s Show, Buck Rogers, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The A-Team, Saved By The Bell, or The X-Files?
Watch pretty much every episode online for free of a plethora of television shows here.
(Thanks, Stephanie!)
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#1 Flight Attendant Retires from Friendly Skies after 60 Years
CHICAGO – United Airlines Flight Attendants, represented by the Association of Flight Attendants -CWA, AFL-CIO (AFA-CWA), applaud the number one Flight Attendant in the industry, Iris Peterson, as she retires from the job that started as “sky girl” or “stewardess” and evolved to “certified safety professional” and a career for “Flight Attendants.”“There’s no way to celebrate the career of this phenomenal woman without recognizing the extraordinary achievements she was a part of fighting for throughout her career. Iris led the way in shaping the career we are each so proud to call our own,” stated Greg Davidowitch, President of AFA-CWA at United Airlines.  Â
When Ms. Peterson began her career in 1946, jet engines were nowhere in site and job restrictions included age, gender, ethnicity and weight. But the vision of Ms. Peterson and her peers helped to destroy these discriminatory practices. Today, the Flight Attendant profession is often recognized as a leader in advancing the rights of women and uprooting gender discrimination.Â
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Time Capsule Prank
There were a few surprises for the University of Washington’s Class of 1957 when they opened a time capsule sealed 50 years ago.
Among audiotapes and copies of the yearbook and school newspaper were 1980s-era porn, a condom and some dirty underwear. Alumni opened the capsule earlier this week in preparation for a public unveiling Saturday during a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the university’s communications program. The capsule had been placed in an interior wall of the then-new Communications Building in 1957.
The capsule is being replaced by another created by a student-faculty team.
“The good news is that all the things that were in there are still there,” said Jerry Baldasty, chairman of the Department of Communication. “The interesting news is that some other things were added.”
So if this prank happened, lets say 1986, that’s a 20 year joke in the making.
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Why Men Die Early
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Morgue staff found dead man very much alive
A disabled man pronounced dead by medics in an Irish hospital was later found to be very much alive by staff from the morgue, the hospital said today.
The patient, in his 30s, had been in the Mater Hospital, Dublin, for treatment on Easter Sunday when ward staff mistakenly certified his death.
But by the time the error was spotted his family had already been informed and were grieving for their loss.
A spokesman for the Mater confirmed what had happened and management have set up an inquiry to establish how medics made such a huge blunder.
It is understood ward staff declared the man dead on Easter Sunday and contacted morticians that a body had to be collected.
The man’s family were contacted around the same time and informed of their supposed loss.
The error was then discovered when staff from the morgue arrived on the ward to take the body away and discovered that the patient was in fact alive.
It is understood that he has since been discharged from the hospital and has gone home.
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How Healthy Are You?
Here are 11 questions designed to help you assess your lifestyle and find out what kind of shape you are in.
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