Friday, September 29, 2006

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Top 10 animal senses we don't have



You might think you're smart, but none of your senses rival the keenest abilities in the animal world. Animals see in the dark, sniff prey miles away, and detect electrical output from muscle twitches in hidden meals.
Read on, so you don't become one of those meals.
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Seems fair

A man upset that his neighbor's children helped break his wife's eyeglasses is accused of trying to bomb the neighbor's house in retaliation. David Michielsen, 27, of Hammond is charged with detonating a destructive device with intent to intimidate or destroy and manufacturing a destructive device. He faces 58 years in prison if convicted on both counts.

The neighbor told police she was visiting Michielsen's wife Sunday when her children and Michielsen's broke the glasses. Michielsen ordered her and her children to leave, a probable cause affidavit said.

Later that night, he called the neighbor and asked for a pair of glasses he could use to fix his wife's broken ones. The neighbor told police she complied, but Michielsen threw the glasses into her house about 10 minutes later, saying they wouldn't work.

Thursday, September 28, 2006

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Robotic frisbees of death

It ain't easy, picking out evil-doers in the urban canyons of the Middle East; there are so many places to hide. Taking 'em out can be even harder, what with all those noncombatants hanging nearby. But the Air Force thinks it might have an answer to this most vexing problem in counter-insurgency: frisbees.

Not just any frisbees, mind you. Robotic frisbees. Heavily armed robotic frisbees.

The Air Force recently tapped Triton Systems, out of Chelmsford, Mass, to develop such a "
Modular Disc-Wing Urban Cruise Munition."
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Jason's top 10 kills

After I completed my list of Freddy's 10 best Kills, I immediately started receiving requests to do a follow-up article all about another ultimate horror baddie. I'm of course speaking of Jason Voorhees from the Friday the 13th films. While I'm admittedly a bigger fan of Freddy Krueger, I still love Jason and his murderific ways. While Freddy kills with creativity and charisma, Mr. Voorhees kills with a silent brutality that is perhaps only rivaled by Michael Myers. He's the big lug that you always enjoy watching as he decimates any teenagers who dare to do drugs, engage in premarital sex, or just happen to be hanging around Camp Crystal Lake. Hey, he's not picky about who he kills, and his body count shows it. That's something any horror fan can appreciate.

Keeping that in mind, I'm happy to present you with my tribute to Jason Voorhees, the biggest, baddest horror icon ever to draw attention to the sport of hockey. So grab your machete because it's time to check out what are, in my opinion,
his 10 best kills.
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Man hits himself with own car

An alleged drunken motorist who brandished a pool cue while driving at a group of motorcyclists was hit by his own car after he attempted to approach the bikers on foot, authorities said.

Richard Brooks, 50, of Concord, was pulled to safety by the motorcyclists after his car --
which he left in reverse -- knocked him into the highway on Thursday, said Officer Scott Yox of the California Highway Patrol.

Brooks, who was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and driving under the influence, told authorities he was offended by skeletons some of the riders wore on their leather Harley-Davidson jackets and what he perceived as their attempts to appear tough.
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Philadelphia... where we don't take anything seriously

If you want a job at the Philadelphia Park Casino, you'd better bring your dancing shoes.

Job applicants said they're being asked to dance to “YMCA” or a Bon Jovi song — with blow-up guitar — during interviews at the Bucks County Visitors and Conference Bureau in Bensalem.

A casino official said Tuesday the park is pleased with the response to its unorthodox hiring method, but some prospective hires say the process is unfair.
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They have way too much fun in China



An Australian kangaroo receives a fierce blow to the head by a man dressed in a clown suit in a shameful contest that will further fuel fears over China's barbaric attitude to animals.

The
bizarre marsupial-versus-human bout happened during the so-called Animal Olympics in Shanghai.

Animal rights campaigners say the Chinese have an appalling poor record for animal rights protection and have no laws to protect them.
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Dogs trained to sniff out pirated DVDs

Efforts by the Motion Picture Association of America to use dogs trained to smell the chemicals used to produce DVDs to nab movie bootleggers at airports have run into a hitch, the Washington Post suggested today (Wednesday). The newspaper said that two Labradors, Lucky and Flo, who were trained in Ireland by a man who also trains dogs to sniff out bombs, made an appearance in Washington Tuesday to demonstrate their talent (after already discovering a cache of bootleg DVDs at Stansted Airport near London). One "potential embarrassment," the Post observed: pirated DVDs smell just like legal ones.

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Update:

The Motion Picture Association of America will stop at nothing to prevent the international trafficking of pirated movies, evidently. Now, the film industry lobby is enlisting the help of two Labradors, Lucky and Flo, that have been trained to smell polycarbonate and other chemicals found in optical discs such as DVDs.

Monday, September 25, 2006

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Maverick opens in 2007

Cedar Point will take guests to a new frontier in 2007. The historic amusement park/resort has announced plans for a new roller coaster for next summer named Maverick. Located in Frontiertown, Maverick will treat riders to multiple terrain-hugging elements that have never been experienced on a Cedar Point roller coaster.

Guests will begin their adventurous journey on Maverick by boarding steam-era-styled coaster trains with an ultra-sleek profile that will carry them along the 4,450-foot-long course. Linear synchronous motors will propel the train to the top of a 105-foot-tall first hill. From there, it's not straight down – it's more than straight down! Maverick will take its passengers down to Earth at an astonishing 95-degree angle at speeds of up to 57 mph to within five feet above the ground! From there, the train will hug the terrain as it twists and banks around hairpin turns with quick but smooth changes in direction. Throughout the 2-minute, 30-second ride, passengers will also experience eight "airtime-filled hills," three inversions and a second launch through a dark tunnel that will leave them in awe as they reach speeds of 70 mph!

Here's
a bunch of more Maverick info, including a POV clip.
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Top 10 worst portrayals of technology in film

Aside from the daily duties here at GideonTech.com, we also like to unwind in front of the tube and catch a movie or two. With the explosion of technology in every day scenarios, it's common to find references to computers, iPods and other gadgets and geek toys in film.

It's one thing to make a fantasy movie,
it's another to dream up impossible technological feats in a modern day drama. Just because technical jargon would fly right over most people's heads, there's no reason to make up stuff.
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Domino Rally is for suckers

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Philadelphia Orchestra is first

The Philadelphia Orchestra jumped into the world of music downloads on Thursday, becoming the first major U.S. orchestra to open its own online music store.

Making concert performances available through new media has become a growing trend in the classical music world.

But while the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic and many European orchestras already make their music ready for downloading for the iPod generation, the Philadelphia Orchestra is believed to be the first to sell the music without an outside distributor.
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Penis name generator

Your Penis Name Is...

Squirmin' Herman the One-Eyed German
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World's first hypoallergenic cats on sale

The world's first hypoallergenic cats are now on sale in the United States at a cost of nearly $4,000 each, according to a Local 6 News report.

Biotech firm Allerca claims through breeding, it can reduce a certain type of protein that triggers allergic reactions.

Despite the $3,950 cost, there is a waiting list for the cats.
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Most haunted castle in Britain

We have a number of ghosts. The most famous is the "blue boy", who as midnight rang out would cry and moan in agony (or maybe fear). The noises could be traced to a spot near a passage cut through a ten foot wall.

When the bloodcurdling wails die away a soft halo of light appears around an old four poster bed. Anyone sleeping there, even today, can see the figure of a young boy dressed in blue, and surrounded by light. Behind the wall the bones of a young boy and fragments of blue clothing were discovered...

But there are more....
come and visit if you dare!
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Gun pulled on man for new Tickle Me Elmo

It's one of the most desired toys of the year, but a desire for the new TMX Elmo doll almost cost one man his life.

The Tampa Bay, Fl. man says he got up early and headed to a local Target to get his hands on one.

He got one for himself, and even scored a second -
but when he gave that Elmo to an older shopper it almost cost him his life.

Saturday, September 16, 2006

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Top 10 dumbest secret identities

One thing that always gets to people who haven’t read comics before is the superhero genre’s use of the secret identity. They are used to secret identities for spies, a profession that specifically requires the need to be in the shadows and out of the limelight, but for superheroes, who constantly find themselves the center of the public’s attention, the idea of a secret identity defies their expectations. This is especially true of those heroes who wear little to no mask.

Yet the secret identity is a staple, and one that was created to help suspend disbelief for another staple, vigilantism. The secret identity has been under attack for a while now from within the comic world. Heroes are revealing themselves to the world (and we will no longer except the extreme, note absurd, lengths writers will go to reverse the outing), but there are a few superheroes who have only hurt the cause of the secret identity over the years. These few, that have done so much to push away those unimaginative masses unable to suspend their disbelief any farther, are now named here in the
Top Ten Dumbest Secret Identities.
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Dead puppies are no fun

A grieving widow who visited her husband's grave expected to find fresh sod and flowers, not a ritualistic slaughter of animals next to the headstone.

But atop the two-week-old grave was a dead chicken, a set of goat hoofs and four dead puppies.

Worst of all,
the puppies were headless.

Friday, September 15, 2006

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For once, it really was the one-armed man... sorry....

A one-armed teenager managed to transform a Center City mall's extra-large bathroom stall into his very own pedophile haven where, cops say, he sexually assaulted his 6-year-old niece on Monday.

The little girl - clad in a navy- blue uniform - lay stiff on the floor as her uncle knelt below her with his face between her legs, witnesses said.

His jeans, the witnesses said, were pulled down around his thighs.

Monday, September 11, 2006

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9.11 memorial



On September 11, 2001, four U.S. planes hijacked by terrorists crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania killing nearly 3,000 people in a matter of hours. Behind the staggering number of deaths are the individuals, each of whom left behind family, friends and co-workers who feel the national tragedy on a personal level. CNN.com established this site as a record of those who died. The site was archived in August 2004.
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Women wins lottery again

A woman who won $1 million from a state lottery game four years ago has improbably hit the jackpot again.

Valerie Wilson, who works at a Long Island deli, said she won another $1 million on a lottery scratch-off game last month.

"The first time I couldn't believe it," Wilson told Newsday. "This time I said, 'God's on my side.'"
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Probably one of the worst coincidences ever

Talk about bad timing. A man is due to go on trial in federal court Monday -- the fifth anniversary of 9/11 -- on charges listed in an indictment that gives his alias as "Taliban."

And what makes it worse -- the court is not far from the World Trade Center site.

The charges against D'Angelo Nunez have nothing to do with terrorism. Instead, he faces a conspiracy charge accusing him of plotting with others to steal drugs and money from drug dealers by posing as law enforcement officers
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9.11 remembered

The nation began a solemn observance of the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks Monday, with sorrowful family members reading the names of the 2,749 victims at the World Trade Center site and quiet remembrances planned around the country.

The 16-acre trade center site in lower Manhattan fell quiet at 8:46 a.m., five years after American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the north tower, and 9:03 a.m., when United Flight 175 slammed into the south tower.

Family members at ground zero held up signs reading "
You will always be with us" and "Never forget," and quiet sobs could be heard as the moments of silence were observed. Some victims' relatives crossed themselves and wiped away tears.

Sunday, September 10, 2006

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Top 10 untold news stories

In a great example of how certain stories play out, San Francisco Bay Guardian reporter Sarah Phelan opens her article by citing the play two news items recently received on the same day they broke: In Detroit, U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor ruled that the Bush administration's warrantless National Security Agency surveillance program was unconstitutional and must end. Meanwhile, somewhere in Thailand, a weirdo named John Mark Karr claimed he was with six-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey when she died in 1996.

We all know which story received the most attention.

Here are the Top 10 most ignored stories. I've had to condense them for space considerations, but their headlines should tell enough of a story:

Wednesday, September 06, 2006

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Rocky may move back to Art Museum

A statue of fictional boxer Rocky Balboa may move to the steps of the Philadelphia Art Museum, where the character played by Sylvester Stallone famously ran while training for a fight.

The city's Art Commission was set to vote on Wednesday whether the 8-foot, 6-inch bronze statue of Rocky, his arms raised over his head in victory, should be brought out of storage and placed at the museum steps.

Where to put the statue has been debated in Philadelphia since Stallone donated it in 1982 after the filming of "Rocky III."
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Even Stevens - religion debate

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10 easiest jobs in sports

We all know our fair share of High School Harry’s that’ll tell anyone who will listen he could’ve gone pro in this sport or that. And while driving a car is something everyone over the age of 16 does everyday, it doesn’t mean everyone has the ability to be a NASCAR driver. However, there are definitely some positions in the world of sports that the average fast-food employee could step into and no one would be the wiser. I present to you, the top ten easiest jobs in sports:
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Steve Irwin update

A LIFE-long friend of Steve Irwin today told how the Crocodile Hunter pulled a deadly stingray barb from his own chest before losing consciousness and dying.

Friend John Stainton said he had viewed footage of his friend's last moments and the images were "shocking".

"It's a very hard thing to watch because you're actually witnessing somebody die ... and it's terrible," he said.
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R.I.P. Steve Irwin

Saturday, September 02, 2006

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Baby Tupee



Small wigs for small people.
 

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