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It turns out that an explosion in a fireworks factory looks exactly like you'd imagine. Thanks to YouTube, now we all know.
Steve Silberman passes along this article and video on Dick Hoyt and his son, Rick. Put fragile documents away before you read this one—unless tear stains won't bother you.
A flash video from the Dove Self-Esteem Fund. Those cover girls don't really look like that, but we all know this, right? Still, a nicely done reminder.
One of the most popular URLs I ever linked to was "The Shipbreakers". Here's more, including pictures of many of the treasures that have been "liberated" from the ships.
I was walking down Fifth Ave. a few days ago, when a woman striding down the sidewalk behind me gave off such antagonistic vibes that I scurried out of her path. As she passed by, I thought There's someone just waiting to explode.
A minute later I walked into the A&S Pork Store and there she was, waiting impatiently for some prosciutto and screaming into her cellphone. "My therapist scheduled me for an appointment half an hour earlier than usual and waited until I was on my way there to cancel. I could just murder her!"
Uh, gee, thanks for sharing.
Silent communication…
I got scooped on this by Josh Ray over at Sonic Flare, but, in my defense, I did manage to tell my sweetheart about it. My priorities are in place, indeed. I told her, "You might be interested in this." Kelli owns an iPod, you see. I do not. "I don't know anything about TL Audio," I continued, "but I am familiar with Bluebird Music. I'm a fan of their products as well as their business philosophy — one that emphasizes system synergy and value for money. At home, I'm using their Exposure integrated amp and CD player. Good stuff."
Okay, so: Bluebird Music is now…
My apologies that this blog has been so irregular recently. A situation in my personal life, namely a wedding, has been distracting me. But now that it's over…
Since I've been in NYC clubs have done nothing but close. But last night's sad end for CBGB's was especially poignant. Though I wasn't there (too much wedding hangover), I did speak with a number of people who were there and each said Patti Smith's set which brought down the curtain on the club's 33 year history was pretty special. Rather than play her own stuff, she weaved together a set of covers from bands who played the club. "…
Here's a Fox News segment on the Trophy Active Defense Systems, a division of General Dynamics. Although the video makes it look like it's all but installed on IDF vehicles, Defense Update throws some cold water on the rosy predictions, quoting US Army deputy for acquisition and systems management, Maj. Gen. Jeffrey A, Sorenson, who said the project is obviously not good to go. "If this thing was ready to go, my question would be, why wasn’t it on the particular tanks that went into Lebanon?" he said, noting that no Israeli Merkava tanks carried the Trophy system.
Oh yeah, another problem…
The New England Journal of Medicine weighs in on an increasingly pertinent question: Does a cell-based breakthrough belong to the cell donor or the people who harvested and developed it?
It's not as simple as it seems at first thought.