Cambodian Orphanage Dance

http://www.vrhotwires.com/cambodia/dance/

not sure how long that will be there.  Click on image & drag to look around.

requires current version of flash,  will ask to install if you're not up to date.

Music is not quite in sync.... that is being worked on.

This video was done by vr artist & owner of http://vrhotwires.com,  Bill Meikle.

   Jeff

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Black-Eyed Peas with Bacon Recipe (modified)

http://www.cooksrecipes.com/pork/new-years-black-eyed-peas-with-bacon-recipe.html

12 oz turkey bacon
2 lb blackeyed peas
1.5 tsp oreg
1 tsp of ground coriander since I didn't have thyme
1 tsp pepper
14 oz diced tomatoes

no salt added there's plenty in the bacon & tomatoes.

We've Fullfilled Our Quota Of Caring!

Ok.

Now we can get on with our lives! 

Let's hope someone gets the point.  However unlikely the getting may be.

Attn:  Church Members Who May Be Suffering BCO the Economy
Message: Please call <Agency Name> at <Agency Number>.
Post Script:  We feel your pain.

   Jeff

How to Find Islands of Ease in the Chaos of Life | Zen Habits

http://zenhabits.net/2009/02/how-to-find-islands-of-ease-in-the-chaos-of-life/

some good ideas.  practical for some people.  I know that turning off the noise is sometimes helpful.

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Monkeys Monkeys Monkeys

http://www.vrhotwires.com/MalaysiaPanVid/monkeyfall/index.html

I have done some work for this gentleman.  Small effort that went nowhere.

He does some great vr work.

If you wait till the monkey runs out of the scene,  click & drag the center of the screen & you'll find the monkeys are still at it.

This is part of a project he's doing for a nature center somewhere in Malaysia.


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(Bob Dylan & Will.I.Am) Superbowl 2009 Pepsi Commercial: Refresh Anthem HD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T_IpCVf3cA

with some luck the above link will get you the high quality video.

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spinning lady illusion

http://www.threadbombing.com/details.php?image_id=2674&mode=search

I'd never seen this before.  I don't know what the clue is but somtimes I see it going one way, sometimes the other.    Look away for a while close eyes, look back.  Every so often it will change "direction" of spin.

  jeff


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"No One As Irish As Barack Obama" via One Eyed Parrot Dance Club

http://www.oneeyedparrot.org/obama.html

A pleasant interlude in which one also gets to see that Barack Obama actually can dance!


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"Call No Man Happy Until He Is Dead" - Herodotus

http://www.amazon.com/review/R2AMW6LDQPKST9/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm

the first commenter on herodotus the histories at Amazon.com recommends the translation by someone named Green (1987).  Look for it in your local library system?  Or used.  Of other translations the one by Penguin Books was listed almost as good.

I first read this as a college freshman,  I liked it then & I still like it.

  Jeff

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Caterpillar Moves to Cut 20,000 Jobs - NYTimes.com

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/27/business/27caterpillar.html?hp

"Team Caterpillar" woo hoo!

Six Sigma!  woo hoo!

(you may have to register for a free NYT account)

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Microsoft Songsmith: Watch the Ad, Read the Comments

http://9to5mac.com/microsoft-songsmith

It's amazing!  Right when you think the ad must be over,  it continues!  And gets even "better".

Ah what a lovely day.


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Cheryl Kaye Tardif - Canadian Suspense Author - How Can Authors Use Online Social Networks?

http://www.cherylktardif.com/authors-online-social-networks/

this is a 5 part article on one page.  She has done some work promoting herself on several social networks and has suggestions on how-to.

quite a few specifics.

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gad... this facebook thing is insane...

did a search on marketing via facebook ... there are some powerful sounding results...

http://www.google.com/search?q=marketing+via+facebook

to counter balance I first looked at the result that said it WASN'T a viable marketing tool...

http://www.pronetadvertising.com/articles/why-facebook-is-not-a-viable-marketing-platform34381.html

even the comments there are interesting.


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A crazy page.... Television Tropes & Idioms, and The Thirteenth Warrior (movie)

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HomePage <- interesting crazy site for writing fiction.

got there by looking for info about "The Thirteenth Warrior",  which while an interesting film seemed to be loaded with bullshit.

My biggest nit pick is "how did the Northmen not know about the bear people since there were obviously thousands and thousands of them living right over the hill?"

Second nit pick... did Crichton have any actual evidence that the famous "earth goddess statue" was part of a canibalistic tribe that believed they were bears?

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department of peace - Google Search

http://www.google.com/search?q=department+of+peace

Dennis Kucinich and others are dring to establish a US Govm't official Department of Peace.

A Very Good Idea, IMHO.



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Pacifism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/pacifism/

Non-religious pacifism is possible.

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how to make whole wheat pita bread - Google Search

http://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+make+whole+wheat+pita+bread

was just wondering about making whole wheat pita bread... there are a ton of "recipes" ... the first hit is about "baking" it in a frying pan!

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Personal Branding: Be Aware of Your Pigeonhole - It’s Hard to Switch [via Zen Habits]

http://zenhabits.net/2009/01/personal-branding-be-aware-of-your-pigeonhole-its-hard-to-switch/

a lot of insight, especially with respect to writers...

Many people aren't aware that when they begin to make a name for themselves, they are creating a brand … and what's more, that brand becomes hard to change once it's become established in people's minds.

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personal solar & WIND powered recharge unit!

http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/10/kinesis-k2-solar-wind-charger-hands-on-captain-planet-approve/

good idea, if crazy.



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What happens when the money runs out [California readies IOUs]

California readies IOUs -- legislators would be first - Sacramento News - Local and Breaking Sacramento News | Sacramento Bee...

http://www.sacbee.com/topstories/story/1507830.html

Gives you a good idea of how states might handle financial collapse.  And how it might effect individuals.

   jeff

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