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03-17-2010 1:22 PM
So after Microsoft made fun of the iPhone for not having multi-tasking and copy/paste features, which was part of the iPhone 3.0 update, their phone is rumored to not have them either. The fact the the iPhone hasn't had multi...
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03-17-2010 11:22 AM
Spotify a very successful music streaming service over in Europe is now coming to the US. If you have never heard of Spotify it's kind of like iTunes meets internet radio. If you don't pay for a premium account you have...
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03-16-2010 3:25 PM
It's the latest trend to stand while you work to promote better health, productivity, and posture. Everyone knows that sitting all day isn't good for you, and being someone who spends most of their time sitting I know...
The Horn - Classical, Orchestral & Opera music
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03-17-2010 3:46 PM
The great Polish composer Frederic Chopin was born 200 years ago this month , so here are some deliciously corny Cho-puns for this momentous occaision. I'm having Cho-pangs of guilt. What's on your Chopin Liszt ? Chopin...
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03-15-2010 8:56 AM
This March 25 th , the eminent French composer , conductor and theoretician of modern music Pierre Boulez turns 85 , and is still active composing and conducting , appearing with such great orchestras as the Berlin Philharmonic...
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03-12-2010 8:46 AM
When you go to a concert by a symphony orchestra , it's a totally different experience from a Rock or pop music concert . If you're new to classical concerts , don't expect the audience to behave the same way as ar...
Cartoons - Economics, Psychology, Politics, Philosophy and More
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02-16-2010 3:53 PM
George: I am going to be an Engineer when I grow up. Cathy: That’s not so good engineers don’t get jobs any more. George: But I will. After I become an engineer I am planning to move to China; that’s where all the jobs are moving...
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02-08-2010 4:27 PM
Betty: The head of my department told me today that because of the financial crisis they might have to let me go. Laura: Life is terrible and then you die. Betty: John hasn’t call me in two weeks, I think this is the end of the...
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01-27-2010 6:25 PM
Lori: Under Obama the America’s Trouble Asset Relief Program (TARP) will end up costing tax payers less than 1% of GDP. In the past the average cost to resolve such a crisis was around 13% of GDP. Great news right?! Andrea: Well...
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03-17-2010 10:48 AM
It will probably never be publicly known who's magnificently bizarre idea this was for a television show, but National Geographic's "Sizing Up Sperm", a live-action interpretation of the struggle of sperm, is...
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03-15-2010 3:18 PM
In a world where fame is somehow more important than health and where there is apparently no irony at all, Donna Simpson, a 42 year old American woman from New Jersey, strives to become the world's fattest woman by setting...
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03-15-2010 1:55 PM
Almost a week ago, Google Maps added a great new feature to their directions that allow you to "Bike There." The idea has been in the works for quite some time and it took a petition signed by over 50 thousand people...
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03-11-2010 10:19 AM
I am really tempted to pickup a set of these iPhone app magnets. All 17 of the original apps for the iPhone are present. They are magnetic and they have a nice little embossed icon on each. A pretty unique gift idea for the iPhone...
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03-05-2010 8:58 AM
This is not so much a geek toy or geek gadget as it is a Gun Geek toy. It's the A-box a speaker box that is made from an ammobox. If you are into guns and like music this is the ultimate in portable iPod tuneage. This thing...
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03-04-2010 3:31 PM
I don't know about you but I definitely would feel more like Edison with this light lighting up the room. It's a vintage style industrial pendant light from Etsy, and I think they are very cool. Makes me want to rethink...
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02-24-2010 3:32 PM
Backing up my data files used to be so simple. When I first learned how to back my data files up, I used a 5 1/4” floppy disk (remember those!?!). Then, I “upgraded” to the cool 3.5” disks that seemed to hold so much information they would never...
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01-21-2010 3:39 PM
1. Do not give your social security number, banking information, credit card information, etc to anyone who comes to your door. Census takers have no need to ask for this information and should not be asking you to provide it for their records...
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02-15-2010 10:18 AM
I have a huge library of DVDs that I'd like to back up and so I jumped at the chance to review the WinX DVD Ripper Platinum software when it was offered to me. After installing WinX DVD Ripper, I grabbed a DVD off my shelf and put it in...
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01-07-2010 11:53 AM
I received these in an email. I thought they were entertaining enough to post here.
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02-15-2010 11:45 AM
A pulsar is a highly magnetrized rotating neutron star. They appear to pulse because they have jets of particles moving almost at the speed of light coming from their magnetic poles. These jets produce powerful beams of light. The magnetic pole...
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02-01-2010 4:31 PM
I did an earlier post of the Life Cycle of a Star . A neutron star is one possible final phase of a star. It is quite a fascinating object that I thought it deserves its own post. Neutron stars are unbelievably, incredibly dense. They have a...
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01-15-2010 9:55 AM
The largest entertainment news for the past week has been the future shuffling around of NBC's late night TV lineup. For those not in "the know" here's a quick recap. Jay Leno officially handed over the reigns of The Tonight...
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12-17-2009 2:10 PM
Adweek recently came out with their "Best of the Decade" list which included a "Commercials of the Decade" section. Watching some of these brought back some great memories. As a former advertising creative myself, I've...
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11-16-2009 11:19 AM
1. There is only one "n" in the middle of "dining". Please, no more “dinning” room furniture. 2. Those box-like things that pull out of dressers and chests of drawers are drawers, not drarers, drars, draurs, droors or dros...
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09-25-2009 10:31 AM
(This is an update to a story posted 10/13/08 .) Holly Lofland was once regarded as one of the most effective cops in Florida when it came to picking up drunk drivers. Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD) gave her an award for making 100 drunk...
Parenting Rx - Information, news, and advice to help you enhance your parenting.
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02-16-2010 5:30 PM
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders known as DSM will launch a revised 5th edition or the DSM-5 in May 2013. This new manual will remove the diagnoses of Asperger's Syndrome as it's own disorder and place it under...
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02-02-2010 7:00 PM
What's the deal with all the kids wearing Pajamas everywhere these days? I was recently at a restaurant when 2 pre-teen girls walked in and they both wearing pajama bottoms as pants. And they were with parents! At what point did an item...
Identity Theft - All about how it happens and how you can keep it from happening to you.
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03-16-2010 4:13 AM
The market online and electronic market for ringtones is full of scams. Leave it to resourceful identity thieves to find a way to take advantage of our need for the latest ringtones and applications for our cellphones. Thieves have found a way...
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03-15-2010 7:52 AM
Audit highlights missing laptops. An audit of laptops used by operatives at one of Britain's main intelligence agencies revealed that the agency “lost track” of 35 laptop computers, including three that were certified to hold Top Secret...
Money Coach - Times are tough. Can a loan help you get out of debt?
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03-16-2010 4:07 AM
Faced with declining prospects of a national bill, 2 western U.S. states and 3 Canadian provinces are set to establish a market for carbon credits by 2012. As U.S. prospects for a national climate change bill fade, five U.S. states and Canadian...
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03-16-2010 4:02 AM
More warnings issued – the SSA collects less than it pays! For many years now, pundits and politicians have issued dire warnings about the impending crisis in Social Security. Just as with global warming, the forecasts of disaster and increasing...
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03-08-2010 2:59 PM
Last week I posted a blog about how and why I don't self-publish, including why I don't put my material on this very blog, including the fact that magazines don't want to republish something that's been put on the web. Most magazines...
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03-02-2010 5:14 PM
A friend of mine recently asked why I didn't put more of my work online and why I don't publish to my blog. I explained that in high school I had a live journal that I filled with poetry and young, amateurish drivel but even then I didn't...
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03-11-2010 8:53 AM
I'm sure that you have seen pharmaceutical advertising in doctor's offices on everything from tissues to note pads This one should get First prize. To be thorough, though, a warning message would need to be placed beside the switch reading...
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03-10-2010 9:01 AM
I wouldn't want any of these contractors building my house.
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The great Polish composer Frederic Chopin was born 200 years ago this month , so here are some deliciously corny Cho-puns for this momentous occaision. I'm having Cho-pangs of guilt. What's on your Chopin Liszt ? Chopin-demonium. Man up and stop being such a Chopin-sy. Chopin your pencil ! Italian dishes in honor of the Chopin bicentennial:...
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So after Microsoft made fun of the iPhone for not having multi-tasking and copy/paste features, which was part of the iPhone 3.0 update, their phone is rumored to not have them either. The fact the the iPhone hasn't had multi-tasking has been a big feature that other phones in the same market are trying to hit to give their phone something the iPhone...
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Spotify a very successful music streaming service over in Europe is now coming to the US. If you have never heard of Spotify it's kind of like iTunes meets internet radio. If you don't pay for a premium account you have to listen to commercials but you can pick and choose what you want to listen, anything in their library is free to listen to...
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It will probably never be publicly known who's magnificently bizarre idea this was for a television show, but National Geographic's "Sizing Up Sperm", a live-action interpretation of the struggle of sperm, is certainly a production of massive proportions. The Sunday special aired first on March 14th, and will be next airing on March...
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It's the latest trend to stand while you work to promote better health, productivity, and posture. Everyone knows that sitting all day isn't good for you, and being someone who spends most of their time sitting I know that this is true. Ever since I started working in computers and internet marketing I have gained about 20 lbs. I also tend to...
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