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  • After 30 years of being part of and witnessing the rise and fall of Sith Lords and Jedi Knights, it is time for Star Wars fans to rise to the occasion – let’s make May 25, 2007 the Universal Day of the Jedi – a celebration of Star Wars by fans for fans. G
  • My cousin playing the epic theme of the battle between anakin and obi wan…this music is one of the many that we will provide to you by youtube
  • Hi. Al here. No, really, it’s Al. Seriously. What, you don’t believe me? Go ahead, check weirdal.com. Hit the MySpace link. See if it brings you right back to this page. Go ahead. I’ll wait. See? It’s really me. I should point out… this means that conve
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    links for 2007-09-12

  • If your blog’s receiving good traffic, you might consider whether or not you’d like to be rewarded for your efforts. Many bloggers have discovered they can earn good money through their blogs. If this interests you, there are several programs available.
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    links for 2007-09-11

  • The mission of Share Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support, Inc. is to serve those whose lives are touched by the tragic death of a baby through early pregnancy loss, stillbirth, or in the first few months of life.
  • If you were tuned into the MTV Video Music Awards last night, you’ve heard — the title to the fourth Indy movie is: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull — Actor Shia LaBeouf, who joins the Indy cast for the saga’s fourth installment, revea
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    links for 2007-09-07

  • Isaac Asimov was the most prolific science fiction author of all time. In fifty years he averaged a new magazine article, short story, or book every two weeks, and most of that on a manual typewriter. Asimov thought that The Last Question, first copyright
  • Hidden inside Google Earth is a secret Flight Simulator that takes full advantage of Google’s extensive satellite imagery.
  • So let’s talk about STAR TREK.
  • A team of scientists engaged in military research recently came to the conclusion that when it comes to reading web pages,most readers read in “F” shaped pattern taking into consideration the eye movements of 232 readers,it was found that a reader general
  • I love it when the “little guy” does something that I haven’t even seen on some of the larger sites I cite as examples here on the Get Elastic Ecommerce Blog. I recently bought a few items from C28, a Christian-lifestyle-clothing shop in California
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  • BOSTON/NEW YORK, Aug 29 (Reuters) – The theft of contact information for job seekers in the database of Monster Worldwide Inc (MNST.O: Quote, Profile, Research) was greater than the 1.3 million individuals the company reported last week, Chief Executive S
  • In the last few months, the search engine business has experienced its own version of cutthroat competition: a privacy policy war, with Google, Ask.com and Microsoft vying to outdo one another in protecting their users’ personal information.
  • On this page you can view many of the HTML entities that can be displayed on a web page. Try your own entity code here. If you see an empty rectangle in the second column (“Character”), that means your browser does not support the named entity. Try th
  • It was as if someone had poured tons of coffee and milk into the ocean, then switched on a giant blender. Suddenly the shoreline north of Sydney were transformed into the Cappuccino Coast. Foam swallowed an entire beach and half the nearby buildings, incl
  • Instead of making pictures of fonts, the actual font files can be linked to and retrieved from the web. This way, designers can use TrueType fonts without having to freeze the text as background images
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    links for 2007-08-31

  • During World War II the Army Corps of Engineers needed to hide the Lockheed Burbank Aircraft Plant to protect it from a Japanese air attack. They covered it with camouflage netting and trompe l’oeil to make it look like a rural subdivision from the air.
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    links for 2007-08-30

  • This site is a little project that lets me make fun of some things and sense of others. I use it to think a little more relationally without resorting to doing actual math.
  • Multi-monitor displays are becoming more and more common. Let’s face it, computers are so powerful these days that we can run more applications at a time than we have monitor space for… so if you haven’t tried it, it’s time to upgrade to a dual-monitor
  • Dedicated to the mighty Imperial Star Destroyer, and all things Star Wars!
  • The purpose of this site is to encourage people to not buy the new high definition DVD technologies which seek to greatly reduce or eliminate the concept of fair use and first sale rights. Our goal is to provide information so you can make your own decisi
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    links for 2007-08-29

  • The spectacular eclipse occurs the morning of August 28. Circumstances favor observers west of the Mississippi, who missed out on the March lunar eclipse. Better still, this event marks the first central lunar eclipse since 2000.
  • The days of sexist science teachers and Barbies chirping that “math class is tough!” are over, according to pop culture, but a government program aimed at bringing more women and girls into science, technology, engineering and math fields suggests otherwi
  • CBS is strongly denying allegations that its upcoming reality skein “Kid Nation” violated New Mexico child labor laws or put any of its youthful participants in danger during production. The New Mexico attorney general’s office said Thursday that in light
  • Photographs show square watermelons.
  • From a lead role as Eve’s tempter in the Bible to regular appearances in the Harry Potter books and movies, snakes have slithered their way into world mythology and popular culture with tales born of fear as well as respect.
  • Verunks writes “In honor of the 30th anniversary of Star Wars, NASA will launch Luke Skywalker’s original Jedi lightsaber into space along with the crew of the space shuttle Discovery. The launch is slated for October.”
  • The techniques shown are advanced level and require more than just technical knowledge of Photoshop, they actually require talent and knowledge of design, layout, balance, color theory, subtlety, etc. If you are an advanced user, I hope you find these tec
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    links for 2007-08-28

  • US job website Monster.com has suffered an online attack with the personal data of hundreds of thousands of users stolen, says a security firm.
  • In terms of friends, you might think the most important people are your team members and sucking up to the boss, but there are a few key people who are often ignored and could make your job easier. These mission critical people are the ones you should be
  • 31 Sources of Quality, Free Icons < < Vandelay Website Design
  • The Manual.su’s project. All cheat sheets, round-ups, quick reference cards, quick reference guides and quick reference sheets in one page. The only one you need.
  • Plogger is the next generation in open-source photo gallery systems. A web application not bloated with superfluous features or complicated configuration settings. Plogger is a simple yet powerful tool — everything you need to share your images with the
  • Guide to Driving Sales with Pay Per Click – Get Ready For the Holiday Shopping Season Now! Few seasons excite retailers as much as the winter holiday shopping season and this is especially true for online store owners. Considering that American shoppers
  • Researchers at IDC say that 1.3 billion people will connect to the Internet via mobile phones by 2008. To see your site the same way that millions of mobile phone users do, use the .mobi mobile Emulator, which “emulates” a real mobile phone Internet brows
  • Download Youtube Video. Just add ‘Kiss’! Keep It Super Simple.
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  • reflex.js 1.1 allows you to add a Cover Flow™ effect (including reflection) to images on your webpages. *Cover Flow is a trademark of Apple Inc. It works in all the major browsers – Mozilla Firefox 1.5+, Opera 9+, Safari and IE6+. On older browsers, it’
  • Designing a blog is easy. Whatever engine you are using and whatever style you prefer, you’ll always find a number of templates you can apply to your weblog in seconds. No styling is necessary, no playing with colors is needed and no mind jogging about
  • NASA Maps Show When To Watch Eclipse From Each Time Zone Enjoying the natural world is part of being green. So when a celestial event occurs, we take note. In the wee overnight hours on the West coast, and in the early morning hours on the East coast, the
  • Don McMillan gives a short comedy sketch around Powerpoint presentations and the common mistakes that people make. To visit Don’s site, click here: http://donmcmillan.com/
  • Wil Wheaton’s keynote at Penny Arcade Expo [mp3]
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    links for 2007-08-27

  • wikiHow is a collaborative writing project to build the world’s largest, highest quality how-to manual. With your edits, we can create a free resource that helps millions of people by offering solutions to the problems of everyday life. wikiHow currently
  • Ask Yahoo! is teaming up with Yahoo! Answers to bring you Ask Mike. It’s another way to pose questions, get answers, and (hopefully) learn a thing or two. Please visit us at our new home on Yahoo! Answers, and join our network today. To learn more about Y
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