June 2012
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The Best Pocket Camera Ever Made--Really
This is a review of the best pocket camera ever made.
But first, a history lesson.
For years camera makers worried about competition from only one source: other camera makers. But in the end, the most dangerous predator came from an unexpected direction: cellphones.
Today, more photos are taken with phones than with point-and-shoot cameras. On photo sites like Flickr, the iPhone is the...
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Supreme Court Lets Health Law Largely Stand, in...
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld President Obama’s health care overhaul law, saying its requirement that most Americans obtain insurance or pay a penalty was authorized by Congress’s power to levy taxes. The vote was 5 to 4, with Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. joining the court’s four more liberal members.
The decision was a victory for Mr. Obama and Congressional...
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Illegal Drug Use Around the World — 5 Things You...
Global illegal drug use is expected to rise by 25% over the next few decades as rapid urbanization, industrialization, and population growth in developing countries fuel the demand for illegal substances, the UN’s anti-drug agency said in its new annual report this week. The report by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNDOC), which underlines the fight against drug abuse with data on the...
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““Looking unto Jesus.” Hebrews 12:2
It is ever the Holy...”
– Morning and Evening, Charles Spurgeon
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“What shall we conclude then? Do we have any advantage? Not at all! For we have...”
– Romans: St. Andrews Expositional Commentary (St. Andrew’s Expositional Commentary) by R.C. Sproul , Commenting on Romans 3 and Paul’s assessment of our condition before God.
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‘Brave,’ Pixar’s New Animated Film: Who Needs a...
From the NYT; full story HERE.
The riotous mass of bouncy curls that crowns Merida, the free-to-be-me heroine of the new Pixar movie, “Brave,” is a marvel of computer imagineering. A rich orange-red the color of ripe persimmon, Merida’s hair doesn’t so much frame her pale, creamy face as incessantly threaten to engulf it, the thick tendrils and fuzzy whorls radiating outward like a sunburst....
In 1990, no US state had an obesity rate above...
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““Thy Redeemer.” Isaiah 54:5
Jesus, the Redeemer, is altogether...”
– Morning and Evening, Charles Spurgeon
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The Five Richest Pastors In Nigeria
God is good, especially if you’re a Nigerian pastor with some business savvy. These days, millions of souls, desperate for financial breakthroughs, miracles and healing, all rush to the church for redemption. And while the bible expressly states that salvation is free, at times it comes with a cost: offerings, tithes, gifts to spiritual leaders, and a directive to buy literature and other...
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Three Killed, Dozens Wounded in Attacks on...
JOS, Nigeria—A suicide car bomber detonated his explosives Sunday outside a church in central Nigeria as gunmen attacked another church in the nation’s northeast, killing at least three people and wounding dozens of others in the latest religious violence in a country under increasing assault by a radical Islamist sect, witnesses said.
In Jos, a city on the uneasy dividing line...
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Spending Growth by Presidency (It's from the Obama...
From the Obama web site:
Mitt Romney claims on his campaign website: “Since President Obama assumed office three years ago, federal spending has accelerated at a pace without precedent in recent history.”
The truth is, the President’s supposed “spending binge” is nothing but a myth, repeatedly debunked by independent fact checkers. Federal spending growth has...
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Rolling Stone Readers' Poll: The Best Beach Boys...
The Beach Boys are celebrating their 50th anniversary with a major reunion tour in support of That’s Why God Made the Radio, their 29th album and first of new material since 1992. The band has built up a staggering body of work over the past five decades, ranging from brilliant bubblegum singles about girls, cars and surfing to their melancholy masterwork, Pet Sounds. Rolling Stone asked...
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“I come not to praise the Burger King bacon sundae, nor to bury it. I come merely...”
– Oh, the Bacon Sundae.
There’s more: How We Talk About A Bacon Sundae : Monkey See (via npr)
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Sign of the Apocalypse: Indoor camping at a...
I’ve lived too long. This is the Urban Campout, in Tulsa, Oklahoma no less, where you can go camping INDOORS with artificial grass and trees, climate controls, no rain and a great view of downtown Tulsa. Here is the blurb from the company’s website and a link to the the place in case you want to go camping. Enjoy. Yipes.
Located on the 10,000 square foot third floor of the Just...
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What America Spends On Groceries
From NPR; full story HERE.
See related posts from this series, including What America Buys and What America Does For Work.
We spend less of our money on groceries than we did 30 years ago.
The way we spend our grocery money has also changed.
We now spend a much bigger share of our grocery money on processed foods, which includes things like frozen dinners, canned soups and snacks. We...
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The Cup Of Coffee Club: The Ballplayers Who Got...
Of the 17,808 players (and counting) who’ve run up the dugout steps and onto a Major League field, only 974 have had one-game careers. In baseball parlance, these single-gamers are known as “Cup of Coffee” players. The number fluctuates slightly throughout each season as new prospects get called up to fill in for injured veterans, or when roster size expands in...
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Apple TV Will Change the Content We Consume on All...
From Anthony King Kosner at Forbes.
Here is what we think we know about what Apple will announce at WWDC on Monday about Apple TV. It will be releasing an SDK to allow developers to create apps for a new Apple TV App Store which will be part of iOS 6. The existing Apple TV device and an improved version of AirPlay will enable iOS devices to control the TV screen through mirroring and dual...
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“And he began to teach them that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be...”
– Ray Stedman, teaching on Mark 8:22-33, February 9, 1975
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