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Monthly Archives: June 2009
U2′s New Stage Set Finally Revealed
Irish rockers U2 have revealed they picked a space-age circular stage for their world tour — kicking off spectacularly tonight at Barcelona’s giant 97,500-capacity Camp Nou stadium. Bono & co’s 100-date, £90m U2360 tour will arrive in Dublin next month. … Continue reading
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BYU lifts YouTube ban
PROVO, Utah (AP) — Brigham Young University, the Mormon church school where students agree to live a chaste and virtuous life, has lifted its almost three-year policy of blocking access to YouTube. Administrators lifted the ban on Friday, citing an … Continue reading
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Holy Land Experience theme park free day still a mystery
Holy Land Experience doesn’t want you to know when it schedules its required free day each year out of concern over a possible “uncontrollable situation.” At least that’s the conclusion to be drawn by a letter the religion-based theme park … Continue reading
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PB2 Powdered Peanut Butter
Through a unique process that does not involve the use of any chemicals nor does it alter nature’s balance in peanuts, over 85% of the fat is removed from the peanuts. Essentially, the oil is squeezed out of roasted peanuts … Continue reading
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Bag of Randomness
If you’re a Star Wars fan and someone that keeps up with pop-culture, then you will probably get the above picture. An impulse buy happened yesterday, and if WifeGeeding is upset, she shouldn’t be upset at me but my buddy … Continue reading
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13-Year-Old Switches iPod for Walkman for a Week
When the Sony Walkman was launched, 30 years ago this week, it started a revolution in portable music. But how does it compare with its digital successors? The Magazine invited 13-year-old Scott Campbell to swap his iPod for a Walkman … Continue reading
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The Obamas Find a Church Home — Away from Home
Here’s an interesting article on the Obamas’ new church home which includes a bit of history of how other presidents worshiped and the struggles of praying in public and inconveniences other church members because of security. There’s a bit of … Continue reading
India plans hot chilli grenades
Indian defence scientists are planning to put one of the world’s hottest chilli powders into hand grenades. They say the devices will be used to control rioters and in counter-insurgency operations. Researchers say the idea is to replace explosives in … Continue reading
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Why does Major League Baseball use an outdated, misleading camera angle to show the batter and pitcher?
In the seventh inning of a recent game between the Red Sox and the Braves, Atlanta’s Peter Moylan fired a two-strike fastball to Kevin Youkilis. Although the home plate umpire called it a ball, Braves fans could’ve been forgiven for … Continue reading
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7 Pound, 4.5″ Thick Pizza
Here are the ingredients: 340g pineapple (190 kcal) 70g asparagus (14 kcal) 360g bacon (1152 kcal) 750g cheese (2700 kcal) 275g mayonnaise (1980 kcal) 170g shrimp (145 kcal) 400g ham (520 kcal) 200g salami (780 kcal) 600g tomato paste + … Continue reading
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Pure-bred Miss Ellie wins title of World’s Ugliest Pedigree Dog
DailyMail Article
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Ambulance crashes on way to Ambulance crash
In a seriously bad dose of karma, a Minneapolis ambulance rushing to the scene of an ambulance crash has crashed. The first ambulance crash involved a taxi that didn’t get out of the way at 3:15am Saturday morning. 15 minutes … Continue reading
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Bag of Randomness
While most Michael Jackson fans have Thriller rated as his or her favorite video, I’ve been a sucker for Smooth Criminal. There’s something about the gangster period of time in which this video is set, the tip of the cap … Continue reading
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Elephant Pandas
It is a desperate cry – or rather a very loud trumpet – for attention. These elephants were painted black and white to look like the pandas who have stolen all their fans. The elephant is Thailand’s national symbol, but … Continue reading
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Amazon.com Best Sellers in Music June 26, 2009 10AM
I listed the top 15, click to enlarge or just go directly to the site. Could this be a bit of an economic stimulus?
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