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Do you suffer from tax payer cynicism, political ennui, constituent apathy? These might be symptoms of Congressional Data Frustration or CDF
Author: spunkycarol
Lego Turns 50
http://cache.lego.com/1033/anniversary.htm
from the press release:
The 50th birthday of the LEGO brick is in January 2008 and there is plenty to celebrate. Children all over the world have played with LEGO bricks for the past 50 years, and LEGO is still right at the top of many wish lists – just as it always has been. Industry and trade associations also recognize the LEGO success. Just before the turn of the millennium the LEGO brick was voted “Toy of the Century”, one of the highest awards in the toy industry, by both Fortune Magazine in the US and the British Association of Toy Retailers.
Offbeat EBay Feedback
Now if the person who received the shrunken head also stated they were having erotic dreams, that would be really freaky…
POSITIVE: Item shipped quickly, have been having erotic dreams about seller. Thanks!
POSITIVE: Thanks for great Rainbow Brite lunchbox. Should shrunken head be inside?
NEUTRAL: Excellent communication, but should’ve poked holes in box before shipping the kitten. Refunded.
Original story By BRODIE H. BROCKIE, JUSTIN VIDOVIC, BEN FLASTER, and GUTBLOOM at http://www.capnwacky.com/lists/list67.html
6 Degrees Experiment
I noticed a very busy group on Facebook:
“You are invited to take part in the most ambitious facebook experiment ever…
Using the Six Degrees of Separation theory, I want to see if it’s possible to contact every single person on facebook. The theory states that everybody on this planet is separated by only six other people. (it could be argued that we’re all only six degrees from the late Heath Ledger). “
The results are posted at http://www.steve-jackson.net/six_degrees/index.html
Burts Bees & the Greening of Clorox
Full article at The NYTimes
“Today, the couple’s quirky enterprise is owned by the Clorox Company, a consumer products giant best known for making bleach, which bought it for $913 million in November. Clorox plans to turn Burt’s Bees into a mainstream American brand sold in big-box stores like Wal-Mart. Along the way, Clorox executives say, they plan to learn from unusual business practices at Burt’s Bees — many centered on environmental sustainability. Clorox, the company promises, is going green. “
American Diplomat Killed in Sudan
from CNN
An American diplomat working toward restoring peace in war-torn Sudan was shot and killed along with his driver early Tuesday as he headed home from a New Year’s party in the Sudanese capital, his family said… John Granville, 33, was a U.S. Foreign Service diplomat from Buffalo, New York…His sister said he had telephoned his mother Monday to wish her a happy new year, and mentioned he was planning to attend a party.
[snip]Granville’s family said he became passionate about Africa after helping build a school in a rural Cameroon village as a Peace Corps volunteer. “John’s life was a celebration of love, hope and peace,” the statement said. “He will be missed by many people throughout the world whose lives were touched and made better because of his care.”
[snip]Jane Granville told CNN that her son was aware of the dangers in the countries where he worked. “John said, ‘Mom … if anything happens to me over there … just know that I was doing what I loved in helping those people,” she said.
New TSA Restriction on Lithium Batteries
From the TSA web site:
“Effective January 1, 2008, spare lithium batteries – extra batteries not installed on devices – will no longer be allowed in checked baggage. Spare lithium batteries may be packed in carry-on baggage and lithium batteries installed in a device may be packed in either checked or carry-on, as long as the battery is installed in the device.”
Reading Brains in Real Time
This is really, really, REALLY amazing.
“World’s Most Powerful MRI Ready To Scan Human Brain
05 Dec 2007
The world’s most powerful medical magnetic resonance imaging machine, the 9.4 Tesla at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has successfully completed safety trials and may soon offer physicians a real-time view of biological processes in the human brain.Read more »
How to Make an iSock
How to recycle an old sock (preferably clean!!) into an iPod cover. I doubt I’ll jump on this one, but I thought it was cute.
From Instructables:
“This is an instructable about how to build a homemade iSock. An iSock is an iPod cover that is basicly a sock to cover your iPod, that Apple came out with. If you have an old sock thats clean and dosn’t have holes in it, you can “recycle” it into an iSock.”
