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The Olympic theme music is Leo Arnaud's "Bugler's Dream"

Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:08:25 GMT

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clipper's remarks: For some reason this question has been bugging me -- what's the origin of that little brass fanfare that we all (in the U.S.) recognize as the theme music to the Olympics? Turns out it was written in 1958 by composer Leo Arnaud as part of a film score.

Clip Source: en.wikipedia.org

Leo Arnaud

Leo Arnaud or Léo Arnaud (July 24, 1904 – April 26, 1991) (IPA: [ˈleɪ.oʊ ɑɹ.ˈnoʊ]) was a French-American composer of film scores, best known for scoring Bugler's Dream, which is used as the theme for the Olympic Games.

"Bugler's Dream" is very well-known, especially by Americans, as theme music for the Olympic Games from its use in ABC's and NBC's television coverage of the games. It is considered to be a symbol of the Olympics. Arnaud's piece is very stately, beginning with a timpani cadence that is soon joined by a distinctive theme in brass.

For the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, composer John Williams wrote "Olympic Fanfare and Theme," which is often played in a medley with "Bugler's Dream."

Audio samples:

Bugler's Dream

composed by Leo Arnaud, conducted by John Williams
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Tags: music, random_sh!t, sports, trivia, television, olympics

FlightAware - full-featured, free flight tracking

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 05:21:16 GMT

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Clip Source: flightaware.com

Welcome to FlightAware

FlightAware is a free flight tracker that will change what you think about live flight tracking and aviation information.

Begin browsing by clicking one of the links to the left or below. To look up a specific flight or airport, enter it into the forms on the left.

Currently Tracking	Tracking 2,661 airborne aircraft with 71,141,850 total flights in the database. FlightAware has tracked 44,299 arrivals in the last 24 hours.

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Tags: aviation, travel, tools, cool, via:friendfeed

Yippee! Today is No Pants Day! Are you celebrating?

Fri, 02 May 2008 18:45:57 GMT

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clipper's remarks: The first Friday in May is No Pants Day. Here's a little background information on this long-standing but little-known holiday.

Clip Source: www.nopantsday.com

No Pants Day is May 2nd, 2008!

The first Friday in May is always No Pants Day

As always, there will be an all-day celebration on the University of Texas campus in Austin. But this year Boise is where the new action is. Check out http://www.boisenopantsday.com for more information about what they have planned for the big day!

“Conventional wisdom has it that No Pants Day (which takes place this Friday, May 2) had its beginnings in Austin in the mid-1980s and is little more than a good-natured lark free of any political or social intent – just a bunch of breezy young adults with nothing better to do than wander the streets in their underwear, scaring children and dogs. But the truth is actually much more sinister. New research has revealed that Trouser-Free Day was actually started in Hollywood in 1928 by a secret cabal of gin-soaked movie producers, writers, and actors interested as much in flaunting societal convention and toppling democracy as they were in making movies”

Tags: weird, clothing, holiday, event, funny

Instinctual eye styles in stock herding dogs

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:44:15 GMT

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clipper's remarks: A typology of instinctual eye styles: strong-eye, sticky-eye, medium-eye, roving-eye, and anti-eye. Explains how various dogs use eye contact and gaze styles to control herds. A totally random find, but fascinating.

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TYPES OF EYE

By Dorothy DeLisle

STRONG-EYE

Dog makes strong and more or less continuous eye contact with the stock. Note, it is not necessarily eye-to-eye contact. For example, dog may have a fixed stare on the heels. Typical of Border Collies, McNabs and Kelpies, less typical of other breeds. As with all breed traits, exceptions frequently occur. Strong-eye is typically accompanied by “clap” – croaching real low. The total image of the dog presented to the stock is that of a predator stalking them. If the dog cautiously approaches, the stock will cautiously move away to keep ahead of the presumed predator. Because of this predator stalking imitation, livestock often don’t relax under strong-eye. Strong-eye works exceptionally well with light livestock. Whereas, heavy livestock may refuse to move off strong-eye.

ANTI-EYE

Direct-eye may put non-dog broke stock into fight mode. This is especially true for range Rambouillets being worked in groups of five for the first time.

Tags: animals, psychology, random_sh!t

The "blog" of "unnecessary" quotation marks

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:19:19 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Haha! This is awesome! Send her your photos of misused quotation marks and she will publish them! I love it.

Clip Source: quotation-marks.blogspot.com

I guess the difference between glass and plastic is NOT that clear. Thanks, Mary.

Clip Source: quotation-marks.blogspot.com

ok, everyone in the universe is sending this to me, and it appears to be all over the internet. I don't know whose picture it is. I think it's funny, but fits more in the genre of PAN which is why I didn't post it right away. So if you haven't seen it already, enjoy.

Clip Source: quotation-marks.blogspot.com

John sent me quite a few photos from the St. Johns county Flea Market in St. Augustine, Florida. We agree, this one is the best. I wonder what it's really boiled in??

Clip Source: quotation-marks.blogspot.com

Our restrooms give you all the privacy you need. Spotted by Kelly in Philadelphia.

Clip Source: quotation-marks.blogspot.com

There are a lot of things to love about this one, but I think my favorite part is the "if so, then" construction. Evidently Christ only died for you if God is calling you now? Or something? Thanks to Albuquerque Bob.

Clip Source: quotation-marks.blogspot.com

Tags: funny, punctuation, language, humor, blog

Need a used police car? Here's your source

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:24:32 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I have no idea why I clipped this, but for some reason I find it kind of fascinating that a business like this even exists. They've got great prices on used Crown Vics.

Clip Source: formerpolicecars.com

Our inventory of Former Police, Detective, Government and Emergency Police Vehicles:

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Welcome to Grace Quality Used Cars, a premiere family of dealerships specializing in Former Police Cars and Former Detective Cars, as well as cars coming from public service and government departmens. All of the cars have been stripped of extra equipment and are ready for limo, taxi or private use.

We beat any advertised price and are able to offer you one of the largest inventories of the used police vehicles anywhere.

Wholesale discounts available for discount buyers.
We will be happy to install taxi cab equipment, or police equipment on your newly purchased car.
Our licensed mechanics will expertly service your vehicles in our state-of-the-art modern facilities.
Do NOT buy a police car unless you call us first!

Tags: random_sh!t, cars, business

The "Mallard", fastest steam engine ever built

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 02:39:00 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I guess my son's fascination with Thomas the Tank Engine is starting to get contagious.

Clip Source: en.wikipedia.org

LNER Class A4 4468 Mallard

Number 4468 Mallard is a London and North Eastern Railway Class A4 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive built at Doncaster, England in 1938.

Mallard was designed by Sir Nigel Gresley as an express locomotive specially built to power high-speed streamlined trains. Its wind-tunnel-tested, aerodynamic body allowed it to reach speeds of over 100 mph (160 km/h). Mallard was in service until 1963, when it was retired, having covered almost one and a half million miles (2.4 million km).

It was restored to working order in the 1980s, but has not operated since, apart from hauling some specials between York and Scarborough in July 1986 and a couple of runs between York and Harrogate/Leeds around Easter 1987. Mallard is the only surviving A4 in LNER livery and in as-built original condition with side valances (although the valances are replicas).

Clip Source: en.wikipedia.org

Tags: transportation, transit, trains

JukeFly: access your music collection from anywhere

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:08:34 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Seems handy. A nice snappy interface that allows you to stream your music collection into any web browser anywhere. Some social features. Built with Flash. I haven't tried it; if you do, leave a comment. Discovered via Twitter.

Clip Source: jukefly.com

What is JukeFly?

If you have a large music collection like I do, you may realize what a pain it is to be able to truly access your music from work or on the go. I have an iPod and it’s a wonderful device and works great on planes, trains and automobiles. When I’m sitting in front of a real computer though, I would rather access my music from that than a tiny 2″ screen. This doesn’t even count the fact that all my music doesn’t fit on my iPod.

So we thought to ourselves, lets create a really flashy interface to access your music in a very clean secure way from any computer in the world with a browser.

Where is JukeFly going from here? Internet Radio support, better access to your friends music, more social features, song lyrics, music videos, and some more radical ideas that we’re keeping a tight lid on until we’re ready!

Tags: music, social, tools, software, flash, web, cool, via:twitter

A scarf made to look like bacon! What a great idea!

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:22:30 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Made of "21.5 micron merino wool" for that luxurious, bacon-on-skin feeling. Unfortunately it's sold out. The creator's comments: "It looks like a real slice of bacon, with all the striations of fat and meat.... Seriously, do a search on 'bacon scarf' and look at the other bacon scarves out there. They use a paltry two colors, and they don’t look as realistic as this!"

Wow... The stuff you find on Twitter...

Clip Source: www.etsy.com

Unsettlingly Real-Looking Felted Bacon Scarf with free shipping

This is a fun felted bacon scarf. The loose red, pink, and white merino wool has been welt felted with warm, soapy water and agitated to hold its shape. Nothing is sewn, knitted, or crocheted in this piece, though I did use needle felting to reinforce some spots. (Technically, knitting or crocheting something and then felting is called fulling.) It is a bumpy rectangle bacon shape, and it measures approximately 41” x 9.5” at its narrowest near the middle and 11” at its widest near the ends. It looks like a real slice of bacon, with all the striations of fat and meat. The pictures don't do it justice. If you want, e-mail me and I will try to send you better pictures. It’s like wearing a delicious, delicious work of art! I kind of don’t want to sell it, but I know I can’t prevent it from fulfilling its felted destiny.

Tags: funny, food, clothing, bacon, random_sh!t, via:twitter

Good morning, from your cat

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:48:44 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I have three cats and I swear they must have all watched this.

Clip Source: www.youtube.com

Wake up Cat

'Wake Up Cat' is by an English animator called Simon Tofield and it is actually called 'Cat Man Do'. He works for an animation company called Tandem Films.

Added: October 09, 2007

[Video]

Tags: video, funny, animation, cats, animals, humor

A woman needs a man like a fish needs...

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:05:18 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Ha ha.

Clip Source: www.sinfest.net

2008-02-06: The Fish and the Bicycle

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Tags: gender, comics, funny, humor, random_sh!t, via:utterz, post:facebook(clip)

Figure out who took a Flickr photo from the photo URL

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:33:30 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Sometimes you'll come across a link to a photo hosted at Flickr but not have any idea who took the photo or where to find it on the Flickr site. This method will solve the problem. (Note that you can often also solve it by Googling just the numeric portion of the photo URL, e.g., if you want to find who took the photo hosted here:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2411/2237119567_e1e640b249.jpg
you could do a Google search for 2237119567.)

Clip Source: www.flickr.com

flickr.photos.getInfo

Arguments

Name Required Send Value photo_id required secret optional

Tags: flickr, tools, photo

If it looks like a duck... send it here!

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:06:54 GMT

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clipper's remarks: A photo gallery of things (peanuts, rocks, tomatoes, fetuses, beer foam) that look like a duck.

Clip Source: www.thispeanutlookslikeaduck.com

This peanut looks like a duckling

January 11th, 2008

jackie@thispeanutlookslikeaduck.com

Clip Source: www.thispeanutlookslikeaduck.com

This fetus looks like a duck

January 8th, 2008

fetus@thispeanutlookslikeaduck.com

Clip Source: www.thispeanutlookslikeaduck.com

This beer foam looks like a duck

January 8th, 2008

beerfoam@thispeanutlookslikeaduck.com

Clip Source: www.thispeanutlookslikeaduck.com

This potato looks like a duck

January 7th, 2008

fernando@thispeanutlookslikeaduck.com

Clip Source: www.thispeanutlookslikeaduck.com

This chicken looks like a duck

January 7th, 2008

For sweet and sour I break the posting rules…

sweetandsour@thispeanutlookslikeaduck.com

Clip Source: www.thispeanutlookslikeaduck.com

This peanut looks like a duck

January 4th, 2008

bob@thispeanutlookslikeaduck.com

Tags: image, random_sh!t, funny

WSJ Law Blog word of the day: "Pelf"

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 02:59:34 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Check this out!

Clip Source: blogs.wsj.com

WSJ.com on law and business and the business of law.

Law Blog Word Of the Day: Pelf

The ultimate question in the derivative suit, is whether a sentient and alert corporate Board of Directors — faced with a Chairman and Chief Executive Officer who cannot deny having knowingly or recklessly (i) backdated options, (ii) engaged in substantial undisclosed financial engagements with the chair of the Board’s compensation committee, (iii) submitted false and misleading reports to the SEC, and (iv) responded falsely or disingenuously to the Board’s inquiries about his financial dealings in the company’s options – would conclude he is entitled to depart from its employ while claiming pelf approaching $800,000,000. While UHG at one time may have agreed to pay him these sums, it seems conceivable to the Court that the Board might well have decided – in light of the conduct Dr. McGuire has admitted in the SEC litigation - that this payout was uncalled for.

Pelf!? What a stupendous word

Tags: funny, language, law

The Waterphone: a water-based musical instrument

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 01:25:13 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Apparently this has been used in lots of movies, so it might sound a little familiar. Audio clip is at http://snipr.com/1wbf2. Reminiscent of whale-songs.

Clip Source: www.richardawaters.com

The Waterphone was invented and is patented by Richard Waters (pat.#3896696). Each instrument is unique and made to order. Richard personally makes, tunes, signs and dates each Waterphone. The sound of the Waterphone has been compared to the haunting melodies of the Humpback Whale and voices from inner/outer space. Waterphones have been described as acoustic synthesizers, Waterharps, a musical “Aladdin's Lamp”, and “Whalephones”. MegaBass Audio demo

“A cascading crystal waterfall of light amidst the songs of a whale”

—Musician/Actor, Tom Waits, describing the sounds of a Waterphone

Waterphones are in fact stainless steel and bronze monolithic, one-of-a-kind, acoustic, tonal-friction instruments that utilize water in the interior of their resonators to bend tones and create water echos.In the world family of musical instruments the Waterphone is between a Tibetian Water Drum, an African Kalimba (thumb piano) and a 16th century Peg or Nail Violin.

Tags: music, strange, via:twitter

Clipmarks | enbar's Random fun stuff collection

The Olympic theme music is Leo Arnaud's "Bugler's Dream"

Leo Arnaud

FlightAware - full-featured, free flight tracking

Welcome to FlightAware

Live Flight Tracker

Airport and Flight Resources for Pilots

Yippee! Today is No Pants Day! Are you celebrating?

No Pants Day is May 2nd, 2008!

Instinctual eye styles in stock herding dogs

TYPES OF EYE

STRONG-EYE

The "blog" of "unnecessary" quotation marks

The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks

Need a used police car? Here's your source

The "Mallard", fastest steam engine ever built

JukeFly: access your music collection from anywhere

JukeFly Blog

What is JukeFly?

A scarf made to look like bacon! What a great idea!

Unsettlingly Real-Looking Felted Bacon Scarf with free shipping

Good morning, from your cat

A woman needs a man like a fish needs...

Figure out who took a Flickr photo from the photo URL

flickr.photos.getInfo

Arguments

If it looks like a duck... send it here!

This peanut looks like a duckling

This fetus looks like a duck

This beer foam looks like a duck

This potato looks like a duck

This chicken looks like a duck

This peanut looks like a duck

WSJ Law Blog word of the day: "Pelf"

Law Blog Word Of the Day: Pelf

The Waterphone: a water-based musical instrument

Bugler's Dream

composed by Leo Arnaud, conducted by John Williams