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Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Monster Pig
Monster Pig, also known as Hogzilla II and Pigzilla, is the name of a world record wild hog killed on May 3, 2007, by an eleven year-old boy, Jamison Stone. The location is disclosed as a 2,500 acre (1,012 hectare) commercial hunting preserve called Lost Creek Plantation, outside Anniston, Alabama. The pig weighed 1,051 lb. (477 kg.) and was 9 ft. 4 in. (2.84 m) from the tip of its snout to the end of its tail. The hog's head was mounted on an extra-large foam form and measured 54 in. (137 cm) around the head, 74 in. (188 cm) around the shoulders and 11 in. (28 cm) from the eyes to the end of its snout. The balance of the hog is being turned into approximately 500 to 700 lb. (227 to 318 kg.) of sausage. Stone said he was using a Smith & Wesson Model 500 with a mounted holographic scope and ported barrel firing eight 350-grain Hornady cartridges into the pig.Stone chased the hog for three hours through hilly woods before finishing it off with a point-blank shot. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Monster Pig". This entry is a fragment of a larger work. Link may die if entry is finally removed or merged.
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Aphenphosmphobia
The fear of being touched (also known as aphephobia, aphenphosmphobia, haphephobia, haphophobia, hapnophobia, haptephobia, and haptophobia) is a rare specific phobia that involves the fear of touching or of being touched. It is an acute exaggeration of the normal tendencies to protect one's personal space, expressed as a fear of contamination or of the invasion, and extending even to people whom its suffers know well.
Sometimes the fear is restricted specifically, or predominantly, to being touched by people of the opposite sex. In women, this is often associated with a fear of sexual assault. Dorais reports that many boys who have been the victims of sexual abuse have a fear of being touched, quoting one victim who describes being touched as something that "burns like fire", causing him to freeze up or to lash out. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Aphenphosmphobia". This entry is a fragment of a larger work. Link may die if entry is finally removed or merged.
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Raven Riley
Raven Riley (born September 6, 1986) is an American porn star, appearing online, offline at events, and on DVD. Riley recently won the top spot Front Magazine's "Top 20 Girls of the Web" and appeared on the March 2007 cover. An Ohioan, Riley debuted online at age 18, and garnered popularity. Since then, she has won several awards for her movies and photos. Raven is of Italian and Native American heritage. "jaYManCash," of which Raven Riley is part-owner, started up a new venture, Evil Motion Pictures, whose goal is to break into mainstream horror movie production. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Raven Riley". This entry is a fragment of a larger work. Link may die if entry is finally removed or merged.
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Noah's Ark, Board Game
Noah's Ark A Journey Through Faith is a religious board game created by Invent Magic. This game is the first in a series of games. this game is the first creation of the company invent magic. The object of the game is to save the most animals by collecting the appropriate food item and matching it to the correct animal. the game is based on the story from Genisis 6:1 of the New International version of the bible. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Noah's Ark, A Journey Through Faith Board Game". Link may die if entry is finally removed or merged.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
List of the heaviest people
This is a list of the most obese humans recorded. The table includes each individual's name, peak weight, their birth date, and years of life. This list is limited to those individuals who weighed over 1000 pounds.
Rank, Name, Sex, Birth, Death, Peak Weight
1 Carol Yager, F, 1960, 1994, 1600+ lb (727+ kg)
2 Jon Brower Minnoch, M, 1941, 1983, 1400 lb (636 kg)
3 Manuel Uribe, M, 1966, 1235 lb (550 kg)
4 Walter Hudson, M, 1944, 1991, 1197 lb (544 kg)
5 Francis John Lang, M, 1934, 1187 lb (540 kg)
6 Johnny Alee, M, 1853, 1887, 1132 lb (514 kg)
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Sunday, May 13, 2007
Sexiest Man Alive
Intended as an annual feature, the Sexiest Man Alive designation by People magazine is billed as a benchmark of male beauty. It is determined in a similar procedure to Time's Person of the Year. For the first decade or so, the feature appeared at uneven intervals. Originally awarded in the wintertime, it shifted around the calendar, resulting in gaps as short as seven months and as long as a year and a half (with no selection at all during 1994). Since 1997, the dates have settled between mid-November and early December. Dates of magazine issues, winners, ages of winners at the time of selection, and pertinent comments are listed below.
1985-02-04 - Mel Gibson, 29; first winner
1986-01-27 - Mark Harmon, 34
1987-03-30 - Harry Hamlin, 35
1988-09-12 - John F. Kennedy Jr., 27;
1989-12-18 - Sean Connery, 59; oldest winner
1990-07-23 - Tom Cruise, 28; second-youngest winner
1991-08-26 - Patrick Swayze, 39
1992-03-16 - Nick Nolte, 51
1993-10-18 - Richard Gere, 44
1995-01-30 - Brad Pitt, 31; first of two awards
1996-07-29 - Denzel Washington, 41; 1st and only African American winner
1997-11-17 - George Clooney, 36
1998-11-16 - Harrison Ford, 56
1999-11-15 - Richard Gere, 50; first 2-time winner
2000-11-13 - Brad Pitt, 36; first solo two-time winner
2001-11-26 - Pierce Brosnan, 48
2002-12-02 - Ben Affleck, 30
2003-12-01 - Johnny Depp, 40
2004 - Jude Law, 31
2005-11-18 - Matthew McConaughey, 36
2006-11-17 - George Clooney, 45; second solo two-time winner
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1985-02-04 - Mel Gibson, 29; first winner
1986-01-27 - Mark Harmon, 34
1987-03-30 - Harry Hamlin, 35
1988-09-12 - John F. Kennedy Jr., 27;
1989-12-18 - Sean Connery, 59; oldest winner
1990-07-23 - Tom Cruise, 28; second-youngest winner
1991-08-26 - Patrick Swayze, 39
1992-03-16 - Nick Nolte, 51
1993-10-18 - Richard Gere, 44
1995-01-30 - Brad Pitt, 31; first of two awards
1996-07-29 - Denzel Washington, 41; 1st and only African American winner
1997-11-17 - George Clooney, 36
1998-11-16 - Harrison Ford, 56
1999-11-15 - Richard Gere, 50; first 2-time winner
2000-11-13 - Brad Pitt, 36; first solo two-time winner
2001-11-26 - Pierce Brosnan, 48
2002-12-02 - Ben Affleck, 30
2003-12-01 - Johnny Depp, 40
2004 - Jude Law, 31
2005-11-18 - Matthew McConaughey, 36
2006-11-17 - George Clooney, 45; second solo two-time winner
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Thursday, May 10, 2007
Fractomancy
Fractomancy is a form of divination that uses the structure of fractal geometric patterns. This is a modern form of divination and often is done with computer graphics.
Fractomancy requires the computer-graphical generation of a fractal pattern. According to author, Clifford Pickover, it is employed to answer yes or no questions. To make it work, the user has a computer choose four random numbers. These numbers are used to plot the strange attractor (intricate shape) using a computer program. If the resultant pattern is symmetrical, the outlook is positive and the answer to the question is “yes.” The more beautiful to the eye of the user, the better the answer or the stronger the “yes.” If the pattern has no symmetry, or is ugly to the eye, the outlook is negative, and the answer is “no.”
Notes: Pickover, Clifford. Dreaming the Future: The Fantastic Story of Prediction. ISBN 978-1573928953. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Fractomancy". This entry is a fragment of a larger work. Link may die if entry is finally removed or merged.
Fractomancy requires the computer-graphical generation of a fractal pattern. According to author, Clifford Pickover, it is employed to answer yes or no questions. To make it work, the user has a computer choose four random numbers. These numbers are used to plot the strange attractor (intricate shape) using a computer program. If the resultant pattern is symmetrical, the outlook is positive and the answer to the question is “yes.” The more beautiful to the eye of the user, the better the answer or the stronger the “yes.” If the pattern has no symmetry, or is ugly to the eye, the outlook is negative, and the answer is “no.”
Notes: Pickover, Clifford. Dreaming the Future: The Fantastic Story of Prediction. ISBN 978-1573928953. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Fractomancy". This entry is a fragment of a larger work. Link may die if entry is finally removed or merged.
Monday, May 07, 2007
Testatika
The Testatika is an electromagnetic generator. It was built by German engineer, Paul Suisse Baumann, and promoted by a Swiss community, the Methernithans. The Testatika is also known as the Swiss M-L converter, the Thestatika, or the Thesta-Distatica. The Testatika resembles in some respects a Wimshurst machine. It is based on the 1898 Pidgeon electrostatic machine which includes an inductance circuit, a capacitance circuit, and a thermionic rectification valve. Skeptics call it an alleged perpetual motion machine.
Reference for photo: "Testatika Group" at Yahoo.com. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Testatika". This entry is a fragment of a larger work. Link may die if entry is finally removed or merged.
Reference for photo: "Testatika Group" at Yahoo.com. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Testatika". This entry is a fragment of a larger work. Link may die if entry is finally removed or merged.
Thursday, May 03, 2007
List of Jewish United States Supreme Court Justices
This is a list of all Jewish people who have served as Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. The first Jewish Supreme Court Justice was Louis Brandeis, in a contentious nomination. For a relatively short time, he was joined by a second Jewish Justice, Benjamin Cardozo; Cardozo would be succeeded by a Jewish Justice for the next three terms, leading to discussion of a "Jewish seat" on the Supreme Court.
In 1994, the Supreme Court Historical Society published The Jewish Justices of the Supreme Court Revisited: Brandeis to Fortas, with forewords by both currently serving Jewish Justices, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer. This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "List of Jewish United States Supreme Court justices". This entry is a fragment of a larger work. Link may die if entry is finally removed or merged.
