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Patrick Havens on November 2nd, 2009

So start the way back machine and remember that cult like popular camera that allowed yo you see your picture immediately.  The format died as digital cameras and the ability to easily print pictures became wide spread. Well after declaring bankruptcy and shutting down the film division.  It looks like they’ll be producing Polaroid cameras [...]

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Patrick Havens on September 11th, 2009

There have been many interviews with famous sports personalities, and in fact there have been thousands of Michael Jordon.  But this interview just recently expresses why so many continue pointing to him as one of THOSE players. “[pull]There Will Never Be Another Michael Jordan[/pull] ” Michael Jordan himself said those words today, and there was [...]

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Patrick Havens on June 4th, 2009

For those that say good, cut Education, then they won’t cut my slice of the pie. Well they may of just nibbled on it some. These are the 220 state parks, state beaches, state recreation areas, museums and state reserves that officials say would be closed under Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s proposed budget cuts: 1. Leo [...]

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Patrick Havens on May 29th, 2009

This is more, I had to help my son, and you get the benefits.  He was doing a report on Lions, so I did some Googling™ and got some nice looking photos of Lions. All High Res.  As for sources, these are all from Wikimedia, Zoos and a few blogs of people who are wandering [...]

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Patrick Havens on May 15th, 2009

[...] I quickly told the story about how Izzy, the 9-year-old, had been begging me to let him try to find his way home on his own from someplace, anyplace, by subway. I know that may sound a little scary, but it’s not. Here in New York, fam-ilies are on the subway all the time. [...]

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Patrick Havens on May 6th, 2009

“How old is your Scotch? Ask a scientist. Alarmed by the rising amount of counterfeit antique Scotch whisky circulating worldwide, industry experts have turned to carbon dating to verify age, London’s Daily Telegraph reports. In one case, a 1856 bottle of Macallan Rare Reserve, expected to sell for $30,000, was withdrawn from auction after tests [...]

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Patrick Havens on March 27th, 2009

Since 2004, the company behind the Hotelicopter has been working to modify a Soviet-made Mil V-12 that is already the “world’s biggest helicopter” into the “world’s first flying hotel.” Not exactly a Motel 6. This gigantic flying contraption tries to fit in a 5 – star experience like: private entertainment systems room service spa treatments [...]

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Patrick Havens on March 20th, 2009

Yet again this is a collection of images I found on another site*, in this case a fairly sexually oriented site, that I thought a wider audience might enjoy.  Plus I’m sure a few of my friends will now go crazy looking to buy some of these. (I wish I could provide links to where.)  [...]

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Patrick Havens on March 18th, 2009

As a graphic Artist I used fonts and fight fonts ALL the time.  So when I ran across this table (No I didn’t make it) I wanted to share and keep for posterity. Here is a Periodic Table of Typefaces.

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Patrick Havens on March 17th, 2009

India is about to get a glimpse of what some call the “Armani of armour”. A special range of light-weight bullet-proof clothing that can not only protect you from a would-be assassin but also make you look good. It is the creation of Miguel Caballero, a Colombian designer, who first developed his bespoke range of [...]

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