Daily Archives: 27 July 27, 2007

Largest Revolver in the world

28 mm Mr. Ryszard Tobys revolver, a copy of the Remington model 1859. Length 1260 mm. Guiness Record Award in 2005. Link

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Helping Christians “Embrace the Erotic”

It’s the title of the show that will raise eye-brows. Most people experience a big disconnect between God and pleasure, body and spirit, says Beverly Dale, a Disciples of Christ minister who promotes positive sexuality in her unique ministry with … Continue reading

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Mom Sues Universal Music For Blocking YouTube Video

A Pennsylvania mother sued Universal Music Publishing Co. in federal court in San Francisco on Wednesday for forcing YouTube to take down her home video of her toddler son dancing to 29 seconds of a Prince song. Stephanie Lenz’s lawsuit … Continue reading

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World Clock

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Virtual Jesus

A history changing event is about to occur. Soon over 2.1 billion Christians worldwide will be able to have private, verbal conversations with virtual Jesus from any phone, anytime, anywhere on a daily basis. TalkToJesus uses advanced speech and AI … Continue reading

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Harptallica

The All Harp Tribute to Metallica Harptallica began in early 2006 when Ashley Toman, a grad student at the Eastman School of Music, decided to arrange one Metallica song, “Fade to Black,” for two harps. Somehow this turned into 10 … Continue reading

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Possessed Books

Antique looking books seem perfectly harmless until someone walks by, then the middle book slides out toward the victim as if it will fall from the shelf. Link

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Current Poll Updated

Here are the results for the previous poll, which I have to admit, was a pretty lame topic.  Favorite doohickey that is no longer around 8 Tracks: 2% (2) Atari: 23% (22) NES: 7% (7) Hypercolor Shirts: 13% (12) Tight Roll … Continue reading

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Multi-functional shower

Link This company also sells a square toilet.  Speaking of which, I’ll be back in about ten minutes.

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Bible-quoting defendant gets 99 years

William Dean Resto repeatedly urged jurors Wednesday to acquit him of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy at their church on Easter 2005, saying his truthful testimony and Jesus’ forgiveness had freed him under God’s law.Johnson County prosecutor Martin Strahan countered … Continue reading

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Interesting ACLU Article

It’s kinda old, but caught my attention. The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan today announced an out-of-court settlement between the Utica Community School District and a local student over the censorship of her 2001 yearbook entry.  The student’s entry had … Continue reading

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Interesting Pat Tillman Article

In his last words moments before he was killed, Tillman snapped at a panicky comrade under fire to shut up and stop “sniveling.” Army attorneys sent each other congratulatory e-mails for keeping criminal investigators at bay as the Army conducted … Continue reading

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Friday Fun – The Power of Observation

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Illuminated Tweezers

These tweezers have two integral LEDs that turn on when the slightest pressure is applied to the gripping arms, providing illumination where it is needed most during the delicate removal of splinters, or whenever the tweezers are used. Unlike steel … Continue reading

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Top Ten (Plus One) Religious Episodes on ‘The Simpsons’

With “The Simpsons Movie” opening on July 27th (and rumored to explore more irreverent faith-focused storylines), the time is ripe for a list of the top ten (plus 1) episodes dealing with religion. It wasn’t easy, but as a repeat … Continue reading

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The Black Google – Blackle

Blackle was created by Heap Media to remind us all of the need to take small steps in our everyday lives to save energy. Blackle saves energy because the screen is predominantly black. “Image displayed is primarily a function of … Continue reading

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Kameraflage – Hiding images only digital cameras can see

Kameraflage is a technology that takes advantage of their superior vision by printing or projecting messages and images that can only be seen through a digital camera lens.The company calls it technology for the “cameraphone generation” and suggests plenty of … Continue reading

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