If you look to the right of this post, you will see that there is a category on my site called LinksExchange. Before today, it was linksexchange.
See the problem?
No?
It looks like link sex change, which is not at all what I intended.
Oops.
So, if you have come to the strive4impact Blog looking for information about sex changes, I apologize, because it's just not to be found here. But, if you are looking for information about how to exchange links with strive4impact (A.K.A. me), that link is the place to do it!
Sorry for any confusion I caused.
It did make for a little laugh for Carrie and I though once I realized it.
This is pretty crazy stuff. Really reminds me of Minority Report. Basically what the Eon TOuchlight allows you to do is maniuplate an object with your hands, creating the perception of three dimensional reality.
Don't get what I'm talking about? Watch the video about the Eon Touch Light below.
Craig Garber sent out an email this morning with some interesting tidbits about life and whatnot, so I thought I would re-post them here.
Enjoy!
And thanks to Craig Garber!
· According to AC Nielsen, the ratings company, 2 out of every 10 Americans have NO spare cash. I don't know about you, but I do everything in my power to ward off these guys like bug spray wards off mosquitoes at a picnic.
· Ever wonder why gift cards are so popular? Now even your local corner Walgreens sells gift cards from Circuit City, Best Buy, and even Blockbuster. This is because about $8 Billyun (yes, that's Billyun with a "B") a year is wasted on unredeemed gift cards -- and... here's the scary part: That represents 27.5% of all gift card sales made! This means more than 1 out of every 4 people who get gift cards, do nothing with them. (Believe me, if Starbucks is doing something, it ain't because they're nice.)
· If you are female and horny, then move to Alaska. See, Alaska has the highest ratio of men to women in the U.S., so your chances are better there. If you're a guy who's looking for love, then move to DC, where there are 11% more women than men. In general, nationwide there are 4% more women than men.
· This I found interesting: Entrepreneurs are more likely to sell their business more because of their age (57%) than anything else, like health or boredom. This means that a successful entrepreneur will only "quit" under his or her own terms, and only then, when they are pretty much forced to, or have decided "it's time." What the passionate successful entrepreneurs bring to their business -- and to their lives -- is absolutely unparalleled. To us, it's not "working," it's doing what we love. If you're not feeling like this, it's DEFINITELY time to re-consider why you're waking up every morning to do something you don't like doing.
· And here's another one you might find strange. Most online shopping in the U.S. happens during work hours, with the peak at 4pm. I would imagine this refers to business to consumer sales, primarily.
A great series of videos about "The Secret". Most of these are from the times when "The Secret" has been featured on Oprah, but it's also the gift of The Secret, as well as the entire movie of "The Secret".
Enjoy!
Watch the whole video of "The Secret" by clicking the PLAY button below.
And in case they have removed the whole video again, you can watch the first 20 minutes by clicking play below, but it's got a weird fuzzy thing about every 2 seconds.
Impressed would be an understatement. This video has a lot to say from a lot of different perspectives. I really like that the professor who produced this video has taken a philosophical approach to web 2.0
Who knows how much of this is accurate, but I got it all in an email and thought it worthwhile to post.
In the 1400's a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have "the rule of thumb"
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Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented. It was ruled "Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden"...and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.
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The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
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Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the U.S.Treasury.
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Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
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Coca-Cola was originally green.
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It is impossible to lick your elbow.
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The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska
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The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...)
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The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
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The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400
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The average number of people airborne over the U.S. in any given hour: 61,000
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Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
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The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
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The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.
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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:
Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs -Alexander, the Great
Diamonds - Julius Caesar
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111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
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If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
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Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.
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Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
A. Their birthplace
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Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested?
A. Obsession
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Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter "A"?
A. One thousand
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Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?
A. All were invented by women.
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Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
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Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year?
A. Father's Day
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In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase......... "goodnight, sleep tight."
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It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon.
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In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England , when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them "Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down."
It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's"
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Many years ago in England , pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice.
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~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~
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At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!
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Don't delete this just because it looks weird. Believe it or not, you can read it.
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YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2006 when...
1. You accidentally enter your PIN on the microwave.
2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.
3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three.
4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.
5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses.
6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries.
7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen.
8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't even have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it.
10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee.
11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : )
12. You're reading this and nodding and laughing.
13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.
14. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.
15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list.
AND NOW U R LAUGHING at yourself.
Go on, forward this to your friends. You know you want to!
I loved the first Animator vs. Animation, so I am SUPER GLAD that this was created!
This stuff takes so much time, and Alan Becker deserves all the credit he's getting from all the work he put in (and if he's married, his wife deserves extra credit for all the time that Alan must have spent, sitting in front of the computer, making this animation work.)
