I Went To Church
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Today is Sunday. I went to church.

iBusiness Vehicle
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An Apple fan's dream mobile office: BRABUS iBusiness.

The iPad has become a valuable tool for the mobile professional. It can be more valuable still, however, when swaddled in leather, partnered with a Mac mini and other Apple goodies and wrapped in a Mercedes-Benz S600, as Mercedes tuner BRABUS shows us with the iBusiness.

Each car comes packed to the gills with outstanding multimedia capabilities, including two iPads in the rear seats with matching Bluetooth keyboards for each. The iPads are capable of controlling every aspect of the S600′s COMAND system, including the radio, navigation system and telephone, in addition to BRABUS’ own custom multimedia functions. Don’t think you’ll be limited to offline or 3G use, either, because the car boasts its own wireless internet via UMTS and HSDPA connections.

As if that wasn’t enough, there’s also a Mac mini in the back seat that uses a drop-down 15.2-inch TFT display, Magic Mouse and USB 2.0 ports accessible to both passengers for real computing power. Finally, because you wouldn’t want to use iTunes on the Mac mini or the iPod apps on your two iPads, there’s a 64GB iPod touch in the center console that also controls the whole shebang using a custom BRABUS iOS application

Moving Picture Caption Contest
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Caption for this?

Our Future
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Ladies and gentlemen, the future of screen technology.

Blackwater News
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In 2007, a security company named Blackwater killed 17 Iraqi civilians. Criminal charges were filed, and contracts were canceled. Blackwater's response:

1. Change name to Xe
2. Form 30 new shell companies in an attempt to get more government contracts

Rapper Teams Up With Symantec
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Rappers with computers: Snoop Dogg Joins the War on Cybercrime.

In a somewhat untraditional partnership, Snoop Dogg and Symantec’s Norton want you to show off your lyrical skills on the subject of cybercrime and enter the "Hack is Wack" cybercrime rap contest.

The contest, which runs through Sept. 30, 2010, asks participants to create and upload a two-minute rap video at HackIsWack.com.

Range Anxiety
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Not just for Excel users anymore: GM Wants to Trademark ‘Range Anxiety’.

General Motors has sought a trademark for the term “range anxiety,” providing a glimpse into how it might market the Chevrolet Volt.

“Range anxiety” refers to the nagging concern you’ll be stuck miles from home with a dead battery, and it could be an impediment to the widespread adoption of cars like the Nissan Leaf. The Chevrolet Volt, which rolls into showrooms at the end of the year, avoids this by using a gasoline engine as an on-board generator. When the 16 kilowatt-hour battery goes dead after 40 miles, the engine drives a generator that keeps electricity flowing to the wheels.

Goats Rescued In Montana
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Saved! Goats rescued after 2 days on 6-inch ledge in Montana.

Two young goats wandered onto the thin ledge of a railroad bridge and spent nearly two days high above the ground until rescuers in a towering cherry picker plucked them from their perch, hungry but safe.

The rescue occurred Wednesday 60 feet above a little-trafficked rural roadway in southern Montana between Billings and Roundup, after a caller told the Rimrock Humane Society the goats were stranded on the 6-inch ledge.

Jezus Redt
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The U.S. doesn't have a monopoly on Christian wackos: Dutch Evangelist Saves His 'Jesus Saves' Rooftop Sign.

A Dutch evangelist who painted "Jesus Saves" in huge white letters on his farmhouse roof outmaneuvered a local council order to remove it, De Telegraaf reported Wednesday.

Joop van Ooijen was told the 20-foot (6.1-meter) high message, atop his home in Giessenlanden, central Netherlands, had to go as it was too bright and formed too great a contrast with the surrounding landscape. He refused and was fined €15,000 ($19,150) in July this year.

His solution was to paint it red.

Earth Tones
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Adam Hurt's new album consists of solos played on a a gourd banjo: Earth Tones.

Gourd banjos usually sound primitive. This one doesn't. Probably because Adam Hurt is one of the best banjo players in the world.

Battlefield Battles
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Battlefields are in the news.

• Gettysburg casino plan ignites modern battle 
  Opponents of the proposed Mason-Dixon Resort & Casino told a public hearing on Tuesday that the 70,000-square-foot resort with 50 gaming tables and 600 slot machines would violate a treasured piece of American history. But those in favor of it argued it will benefit the local economy.
• Gingrich: Make Ground Zero A National Battlefield To Stop The Supposed Mosque 
  "I think the Congress has the ability to declare the area a national battlefield memorial because I think we should think of the World Trade Center as a battlefield site; this is a war," he said, apparently thinking that if Ground Zero was a national park, Park51 would be restricted from building near it.

Weekend Open Mic 20100903
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I think this is one of those long weekends if you live in the U.S.

Recent Books
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I haven't updated this list since July.

• Betty Zane - Zane Grey
  The first of a 3-book series. It was good enough to make me read the second one.
• The Spirit of the Border - Zane Grey
  The second of a 3-book series. It turned into a religious book, so I stopped reading.
• Executive Privilege - Phillip Margolin 
  An enjoyable fast-paced mystery/thriller.
• The Chase - Clive Cussler
  Audio book. I've read it, and now I've heard it. Both are good experiences.
• Back Story - Robert B. Parker
  Audio book.  Just an average thriller/mystery.
• Folly - Laurie R. King
  Audio book. Fascinating novel about a woman who builds a house on an island. Highly recommended.
• 9th Judgement - James Patterson with Maxine Paetro
  Audio book. Another average thriller.
• The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson
  Awesome novel.
• Mourn The Living -  Henry Perez
  A below average mystery.

TV-Related Fatwa
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Finally, a fatwa that makes sense: Sheik issues fatwa against reality TV.

A religious leader in Morocco has issued a fatwa calling candid camera TV shows "among the most grave and abhorrent of sins."

Sheik Adnan Zohar, a member of the Scholarly Council's Fatwa Committee, said the shows aim to create fear in the audience and require actors to lie, the al-Arabiya television network reported.

The shows also humiliate people and encourage the audience to waste time better spent in worship and prayer, he said.

Shown here is a random Turkish sheik.

Married At Walmart
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Is there anything more romantic? Couple Marries Inside Walmart.