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Every few months, Marisco and N.H Flight of the Eagle – showered, dressed up and accompanied by Niki Kuklenski – are welcome guests as they take a tour of the nursing home, stopping at each bed to kiss the patients or have a hug. Marisco and N.H are trained therapists, and they are llamas.

“It’s a treat, watching the llamas walk down the hallway,” says Jack Houston, one of the residents. “It’s amazing that there’s another life out there.” For some, it’s the most cuddling they receive in their time at the center; for others, it’s ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Some-amazing-Great-White-Shark-photos-340342012 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Some-amazing-Great-White-Shark-photos-340342012 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:00:40 PST Some amazing Great White Shark photos nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2012-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart
Check out the flying tooth. Sharks routinely lose some teeth in a kill, which are quickly replaced.  Some sharks use up over 30,000 teeth in their lifetime.

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There are some "hacks" you can do with dreams.

Because they are so vivid, if you semi-wake up during a dream, you can still remain dreaming while controlling your dream. it's called Lucid Dreaming. (wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucid_dreaming)

I think the funniest part is, How do you tell if you're dreaming or awake? I've wondered that in dreams before.

Apparently there are ways: looking in a mirror (dream mirrors end up blurry), looking at the ground below you (in ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/The-history-of-art-using-smiley-faces-226353775 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/The-history-of-art-using-smiley-faces-226353775 Fri, 07 May 2010 07:01:49 PDT The history of art, using smiley faces nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2010-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Great-Motivational-Marathon-Posters-226564858 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Great-Motivational-Marathon-Posters-226564858 Sat, 24 Apr 2010 11:01:49 PDT Great Motivational Marathon Posters nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2010-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart
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100 years later, Richard Davies retraced Bilibin's steps in northern  Russia and photographed the now 400-year old churches, in their stunning  condition considering their age. His photos will be exhibited  in Finl ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Name-the-best-sporting-event-you-ve-ever-gone-to-227841880 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Name-the-best-sporting-event-you-ve-ever-gone-to-227841880 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:27:00 PST Name the best sporting event you've ever gone to: nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2010-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart
African Nations Cup for soccer in 1992 in Africa
Brazil vs Venezuela for World Cup qualifiers in Amazon
Brazil vs USA soccer in Chicago
Brazil vs Italy World Cup volleyball game in Brazil.

What's yours? ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Best-videos-of-the-month-227871845 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Best-videos-of-the-month-227871845 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:52:35 PST Best videos of the month! nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2010-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart
You can test it by going to this journal of mine which has quite a few large images, and resizing the page till it's small enough to compress the images and cause them to resize... pretty neat and should help a lot of deviants. It is only available in the default skin as I didn't want to mess with CSS from custom skins.

And to make your time worth it to come all the way here to read this journal, below is my favorite YouTube clips of the month, as posted to my Twitt ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Juliet-amp-Romeo-Nikon-and-Canon-229249666 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Juliet-amp-Romeo-Nikon-and-Canon-229249666 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:03:02 PST Juliet & Romeo: Nikon and Canon nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2009-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/National-flags-made-out-of-food-230390627 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/National-flags-made-out-of-food-230390627 Sat, 12 Sep 2009 14:38:36 PDT National flags made out of food nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2009-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart
Brazil

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Advertising Agency: WHYBIN/TBWA, Sydney, Australia

Source: http://www.toxel.com/inspiration/2009/09/08/national-flags-made-out-of-food/ ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Need-some-new-desktop-backgrounds-231571103 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Need-some-new-desktop-backgrounds-231571103 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:54:41 PDT Need some new desktop backgrounds? nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2009-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart
Take a look at the rest: Igor Siwanowicz.

Igor is also a member of deviantart: :devblepharopsis: (thanks :devspinegrinder:) ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Late-Night-Jokes-in-March-232861535 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Late-Night-Jokes-in-March-232861535 Sun, 29 Mar 2009 10:26:32 PDT Late Night Jokes in March nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2009-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart
In fact, last night, he was having an intimate moment with Michelle, and she said, "Wait, are you reading the teleprompter?"

- Jimmy Fallon

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Today is the first day of spring...

Or as Al Gore calls it, "Global Warming."

- Jay Leno

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Eighty four countries will participate in "Earth Hour" on Saturday. Around the world lights will be dimmed or turned off from the pyramids to the Eiffel Tower.

I am going to watch all the coverage on my big screen plasma TV.

- Jay Leno

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President Obama announce ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/More-Late-Night-Jokes-233324389 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/More-Late-Night-Jokes-233324389 Sat, 21 Feb 2009 18:01:00 PST More Late Night Jokes nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2009-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart
You know what that means? One out of every three people is three people.

- Jay Leno

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Bristol Palin, Governor Sarah Palin's daughter, in a recent interview said, "A year ago, I never would have thought I would become a mom or that my mom was going to be chosen to be a vice presidential candidate."

Oddly enough, both things happened because some guy failed to take the proper precautions.

- Jay Leno

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Officials in Castle Hills, Texas, are going to start c ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Best-of-Late-Night-Jokes-233501885 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Best-of-Late-Night-Jokes-233501885 Sun, 08 Feb 2009 18:25:37 PST Best of Late Night Jokes nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2009-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart
Easy solution: don't quit smoking, you won't have to save for retirement...

- Jay Leno

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Doctors say chocolate makes PMS symptoms worse. They say it's not a good idea to give chocolate to a woman with PMS.

However, it's an even worse idea to take chocolate away from a woman with PMS.

- Jay Leno

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The economy is hitting the fashion industry very hard. A lot of top models are making half of what they used to make.

In fact it's getting so bad, a lot of these girls are barely getting enoug ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Camera-lens-as-a-calendar-233685426 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Camera-lens-as-a-calendar-233685426 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:55:31 PST Camera lens as a calendar nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2009-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart
http://sharadhaksar.deviantart.com/art/World-s-First-Lens-Calendar-110529096

It's not specified if it's powered on its own so you don't need to rotate it every day but if it is, it would be really cool. Especially if it also did the time along with the dates.

Any idea how the days of the week could be done like that? Seems like they'd need to be spread out around the lens for gear rotation.

Either way, I thought this was worthy of a journal posting :) ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Interesting-facts-of-the-day-235305931 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Interesting-facts-of-the-day-235305931 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:32:58 PDT Interesting facts of the day nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2008-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart
Details: http://www.popsci.com/scitech/gallery/2008-09/colossal-squid-revealed

Also the fashion trend of wearing baggy pants is believed to have originated in prisons, where inmates are given baggy uniform trousers and have their belts removed to prevent hangings and beatings.

The trend made it to gangster rap videos in the 1980s and then spread to skateboarders and high-school hallways.

Details: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7622793.stm

Also, if a peak is 1,999 feet high it's a hill. 2,000 feet and it's offi ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Deviants-Appreciation-Day-2008-235316937 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Deviants-Appreciation-Day-2008-235316937 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:49:13 PDT Deviants Appreciation Day 2008! nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2008-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart
It's been quite a journey :) ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Possibly-useless-but-still-interesting-facts-235513155 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Possibly-useless-but-still-interesting-facts-235513155 Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:42:03 PDT Possibly useless, but still interesting facts nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2008-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart
Octopuses do not have eight legs. They have six arms and two legs.More details

Ear infections can affect the risk of being obese because they influence the nerves governing taste.
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Seals can navigate from the position of stars.
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Archimedes was murdered over pi.
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Toasters are banned in Cuba.
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Inhabitants of the Greek island of Lesbos are known as Lesbians.
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It costs $100,000 to hunt a rhino in South Africa.
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That third brake light, the one in the rear window, is called a chimsil.

Most people have an above average ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Why-college-is-a-waste-of-time-235749287 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Why-college-is-a-waste-of-time-235749287 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:30:01 PDT Why college is a waste of time nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2008-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart I read this article in the Wall Street Journal today and I definitely agree that college is very overrated. Having certification for degrees rather than just the college degree is the way to go. If a college can deliver on improving your knowledge of a subject so that you can score higher on certification test, then it will be worth it to go to that college.

Definitely food for thought. What do you think?

For Most People, College Is a Waste of Time
By CHARLES MURRAY
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121858688764535107.html
August 13, 2008; Page A17

Outside a handful of majors -- engineering and some of the ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Feliz-Anivers-aacute-rio-DA-235827400 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Feliz-Anivers-aacute-rio-DA-235827400 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:26:42 PDT Feliz Aniversário DA! nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2008-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart
1 million comments every day!

800 million comments!

62 million deviations!

20 million journals!

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http://my.deviantart.com/journal/fulltext is the place to go!

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Wordle.net has a great feature where you upload the text from anything and it will create a neat word cloud based on the frequency of the words found in the text.

You can change the colors, layouts, maximum number of words, fonts etc. Very, very cool.

I wanted to base it on something personal so I got all the text from my deviantART journals, going back to 2003, and uploaded it to see the results.

Since it's not easy for anyon ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Word-Clouds-from-your-deviantART-Journal-214170855 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Word-Clouds-from-your-deviantART-Journal-214170855 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:35:50 PDT Word Clouds from your deviantART Journal! nonadult journals/deviantart/tech micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2008-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart
You can change the colors, layouts, maximum number of words, fonts etc. Very, very cool.

I wanted to base it on something personal so I got all the text from my deviantART journals, going back to 2003, and uploaded it to see the results.

The good news is that now subscribers can make your own word cloud based on your deviantART journal using the feed available to subscribers at http://my.deviantart.com/journal/fulltext

Below is one based on my journal and some others by deviants ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/June-Desktop-Wallpaper-236638092 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/June-Desktop-Wallpaper-236638092 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:17:30 PDT June Desktop Wallpaper nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2008-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart
Here's my favorite.

See all of them here. ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/What-is-the-greatest-mistake-in-British-history-237740762 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/What-is-the-greatest-mistake-in-British-history-237740762 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:59:00 PST What is the greatest mistake in British history? nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2008-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart
While many Americans probably think that upsetting the colonists with "taxation without representation" was a huge mistake, it's impossible to think that England could have kept all the colonies to this day. The US would be like Canada is to the Commonwealth.

The only colony in the New World that remains a part of the country that owned it is French Guiana, which interestingly is makes it the only EU member in the Americas (and the biggest member outside of Europe).

As for appeasing Hitler, that was a colossal mistake that cost many lives. Chamberlain waving the Munich Agreement to ecstatic ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Fireworks-Lightning-and-Comet-238162442 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Fireworks-Lightning-and-Comet-238162442 Sat, 12 Jan 2008 18:35:29 PST Fireworks, Lightning and Comet nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2008-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart
Sometimes the sky itself is the best show in town. On January 26, people from Perth, Australia gathered on a local beach to watch a sky light up with delights near and far. Nearby, fireworks exploded as part of Australia Day celebrations. On the far right, lightning from a thunderstorm flashed in the distance. Near the image center, though, seen through clouds, was the most unusual sight of all: Comet McNaught. The photogenic comet was so bright that it even remained visible though the din of Earthly flashes. Comet McNaught continues to move out from the Sun and dim, but should remain visible in southern skies with binoc ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Top-7-rules-that-should-be-changed-in-sports-238489194 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Top-7-rules-that-should-be-changed-in-sports-238489194 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:40:53 PST Top 7 rules that should be changed in sports nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2007-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart
1. Designated foul kicker in soccer.
Imagine how awesome it would be to see David Beckham in his late 40s, gray haired, lining up for a crucial game for England for the 2014 World Cup Qualifiers, reminiscent of his fantastic goal versus Greece that put England in the 2002 Word Cup. (YouTube)

Having a player skilled in free kicks could add a new dimension to the game, similar to what the libero has done to volleyball. The player would be subbed in for free kicks, then sub out when the play is over.

This could also be expanded for penalties, although I think the converse should be true -- FIFA sh ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Research-Ants-know-when-they-are-going-to-die-268081537 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Research-Ants-know-when-they-are-going-to-die-268081537 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:49:07 PDT Research: Ants know when they are going to die nonadult journals/fun/technology micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2007-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart
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George Bush: Peace or War?

Osama bin Laden: Dead or Alive?

Saddam Hussein: Threat or Pretext for War?

Fidel Castro: Tyranny or Freedom
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My pick would have to be The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature by Steven Pinker, followed closely by Island of the Lost: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World

Here's my wishlist at Amazon.

So, what book would you get ?

And if you could provide a link to your wishlist, it would be interesting to see =)

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1. The "immaculate conception" refers to the birth of what biblical figure?

2. Which is the most accurate: The original Star Wars movie is set 1,000 years in the future, 100 years in the future or five years in the future?

3. Alaska is the northernmost U.S. state. Is it also the farthest east, west or both?

4. Is Reno, Nev., east or west of Los Angeles?

5. During a Leap Year, how many times does the sun go around the Earth?

6. Which U.S. state, known for its lovely beaches, lies farthest south?

7. Which goes farther north, Maine or Idaho?

8. Going from the Atlantic to the Pacific, through the Panama Canal, in which ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Language-The-Etiquette-of-Bribery-239628603 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Language-The-Etiquette-of-Bribery-239628603 Fri, 17 Aug 2007 14:14:59 PDT Language: The Etiquette of Bribery nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2007-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart
GIVE people power and discretion, and whether they are grand viziers or border guards, some will use their position to enrich themselves. The problem can be big enough to hold back a country's development. One study has shown that bribes account for 8% of the total cost of running a business in Uganda. Another found that corruption boosted the price of hospital supplies in Buenos Aires by 15%. Paul Wolfowitz, the head of the World Bank, is devoting special efforts during his presidency there to a drive against corruption.

For most people in the world, though, the worry is not that corruption may slow down their coun ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Clich-amp-233-s-are-losing-their-meaning-239698865 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Clich-amp-233-s-are-losing-their-meaning-239698865 Sat, 11 Aug 2007 21:13:43 PDT Clichés are losing their meaning nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2007-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart Clichés are always tired. Increasingly, they are also wrong.

TECHNOLOGY constantly overtakes language. Recent additions to the Oxford English Dictionary have included po-faced entries for “Google” (the verb), “wiki” and “mash-up”. But most clichés are stubbornly indifferent to such concerns. Indeed, they often act as a linguistic fossil record, preserving objects and behaviour that have long since fallen into petrified obsolescence. Industrious sorts no longer burn the midnight oil. Flashes in the pan are common even if the flintlock muskets that gave rise to t ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Famous-Poems-Rewritten-as-Limericks-239860050 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Famous-Poems-Rewritten-as-Limericks-239860050 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 13:42:50 PDT Famous Poems Rewritten as Limericks nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2007-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart
Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening
There once was a horse-riding chap
Who took a trip in a cold snap
He stopped in the snow
But he soon had to go:
He was miles away from a nap.

The Raven
There once was a girl named Lenore
And a bird and a bust and a door
And a guy with depression
And a whole lot of questions
And the bird always says "Nevermore."

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
There was an old father of Dylan
Who was seriously, mortally illin'
"I want," Dylan said
"You to bitch till you're dead.
"I'll be cheesed if you kick it while chillin'."

I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud
The ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/What-country-has-the-most-expensive-cocaine-239902911 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/What-country-has-the-most-expensive-cocaine-239902911 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:35:57 PDT What country has the most expensive cocaine? nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2007-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart
The street price of cocaine varies hugely across the world. No surprise that it is cheapest in Colombia, the world's biggest producer of coca: at $2, a gram costs less than a Big Mac. Geography is an obvious price factor. The farther away a country from the main producers in South and Central America, and the more isolated it is, the higher the cost to traffick there. In far-flung New Zealand, a gram costs a wallet-busting $714.30.

But there are some pricing anomalies. Although the street price in Japan is several times higher than in Israel, Germany and Britain, the wholesale price in the countr ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Would-be-Robbery-Turns-into-Group-Hugs-239943135 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Would-be-Robbery-Turns-into-Group-Hugs-239943135 Sat, 14 Jul 2007 14:06:00 PDT Would-be Robbery Turns into Group Hugs nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2007-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart
A Gate-Crasher's Change of Heart
The Guests Were Enjoying French Wine and Cheese on a Capitol Hill Patio. When a Gunman Burst In, the Would-Be Robbery Took an Unusual Turn.
From the Washington Post

By Allison Klein
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, July 13, 2007; B01

A grand feast of marinated steaks and jumbo shrimp was winding down, and a group of friends was sitting on the back patio of a Capitol Hill home, sipping red wine. Suddenly, a hooded man slid in through an open gate and put the barrel of a handgun to the head of a 14-year-old guest.

"Give me your money, or I'll start shooting," he ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/The-Origin-of-Everyday-Punctuation-Marks-239980945 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/The-Origin-of-Everyday-Punctuation-Marks-239980945 Mon, 09 Jul 2007 20:37:53 PDT The Origin of Everyday Punctuation Marks nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2007-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart
Here are the origins of several symbols we use in everyday life.

Question Mark
Origin: When early scholars wrote in Latin, they would place the word questio - meaning "question" - at the end of a sentence to indicate a query. To conserve valuable space, writing it was soon shortened to qo, which caused another problem - readers might mistake it for the ending of a word. So they squashed the letters into a symbol: a lowercased q on top of an o. Over time the o shrank to a dot and the q to a squiggle, giving us our current question mark.

Exclamation Point
Origin: Like the question mark, ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/The-Five-Second-Rule-239992722 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/The-Five-Second-Rule-239992722 Sun, 08 Jul 2007 12:36:41 PDT The Five Second Rule nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2007-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart
Last month, scientists at Clemson University in South Carolina determined that applying the five-second rule to dropped food will not actually prevent the food from gathering bacteria.

The nation’s reaction to this: Duh.

The five-second rule. If you’ve never heard of it, ask any sixth-grader. “It means that if you drop something on the ground, you can still eat it if you pick it up in five seconds,” says Kiara Hopkins, 11.

“God made dirt and dirt don’t hurt,” elaborates Christopher Evans, 13. “But after five seconds, it’s nasty.”

Imperative to the rule’s effectiv ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Great-idea-to-help-global-warming-during-the-summe-240018101 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Great-idea-to-help-global-warming-during-the-summe-240018101 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 09:52:33 PDT Great idea to help global warming during the summe nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2007-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart
ROME: Last week, when employees at Eni, Italy's largest power company, turned on their computers, a survey popped up on the screen: Would they be willing to relinquish suits and ties for the summer so that Eni could turn down its central air conditioning, saving money and reducing carbon emissions? Ninety percent said yes.

So this week, corporate offices in Rome and Milan began an experiment in permitting "lighter and cooler" office attire as the height of summer approaches. In this formal, fashion-conscious country, where suits are the uniform of every office, men at Eni this week turne ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Average-Number-of-Emails-per-Day-4-3-240022047 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Average-Number-of-Emails-per-Day-4-3-240022047 Wed, 04 Jul 2007 20:36:48 PDT Average Number of Emails per Day: 4.3 nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2007-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart
I've sent 4,145 emails via Gmail and Yahoo since Nov. 6, 2004, which was the first day I used Gmail.

Roughly 960 days passed since November 2004 to July 2007

Means I've averaged about 4.3 emails per day.

How many do you average?

Also What is your email program of choice? (Poll) ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/If-Fire-Were-Water-240068046 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/If-Fire-Were-Water-240068046 Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:18:54 PDT If Fire Were Water nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2007-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart direct link http://www.platinumfmd.com.br/portfolio/advert/index.html

Follow me on Twitter for more cool links: twitter.com/micahgoulart ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Overheard-in-New-York-240146649 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Overheard-in-New-York-240146649 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:46:10 PDT Overheard in New York nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2007-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart More at the site Overheard in NY

Dumb teen: Hey, look at this! It says "Train for jobs in biotch."
Smarter teen:  Fool! That word is biotech. Why you gotta be ignorant all your life?

Wangsta teen:  Move, nigga, or I'll cut you with my knife!
Tween girl #1:  Oh my God! He said the 'n' word!
Tween girl #2:  Knife?

Woman:  Do you have a non-fiction section?
Book guy:  Well, everything that's not fiction is non-fiction. [Over] there's cooking, and there's history.
Woman:  No, that's not what I asked. Do you have a section for non-fiction?
Book guy:  Well, there are no non-fiction novels. Everything here that's not ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/The-Inverse-Power-of-Praise-240252528 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/The-Inverse-Power-of-Praise-240252528 Thu, 07 Jun 2007 15:27:09 PDT The Inverse Power of Praise nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2007-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart
From the New York Magazine comes a very thought-provoking article on the power of praise and self-esteem in kids. The premise of the article is that if you praise a kid for being "smart", when they fail, they chalk it up to not being smart enough and thus give up on that task.

Dweck discovered that those who think that innate intelligence is the key to success begin to discount the importance of effort. I am smart, the kids' reasoning goes; I don't need to put out effort. Expending effort becomes stigmatized—it's public proof that you can't cut it on your natural gifts.

Below are the first few paragraphs to ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/How-I-Spent-the-War-240278688 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/How-I-Spent-the-War-240278688 Mon, 04 Jun 2007 13:09:22 PDT How I Spent the War nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2007-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart Gunter Grass: How I Spent the War, a first-person account of a German SS recruit during World War II.

In case you wondered, SS stands for Schutzstaffel, German for Protective Squadron

Also, you can find more about Grass, who is a Nobel Prize-winning novelist, here.

Below is a picture of him in 1944, at sixteen, when he was drafted into the Labor Service.

]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Map-proves-Portuguese-discovered-Australia-new-bo-240862287 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Map-proves-Portuguese-discovered-Australia-new-bo-240862287 Thu, 22 Mar 2007 21:28:40 PDT Map proves Portuguese discovered Australia: new bo nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2007-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart from the The Washington Post

By Michael Perry
Reuters
Wednesday, March 21, 2007; 6:26 AM

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A 16th century maritime map in a Los Angeles library vault proves that Portuguese adventurers, not British or Dutch, were the first Europeans to discover Australia, says a new book which details the secret discovery of Australia.

The book "Beyond Capricorn" says the map, which accurately marks geographical sites along Australia's east coast in Portuguese, proves that Portuguese seafarer Christopher de Mendonca lead a fleet of four ships into Botany Bay in 1522 -- almost 250 year ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/We-live-in-a-land-of-biblical-idiots-240928144 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/We-live-in-a-land-of-biblical-idiots-240928144 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 20:49:51 PDT We live in a land of biblical idiots nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2007-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart
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We live in the land of biblical idiots

Public school courses that promote Bible literacy can enhance our civic life.

By Stephen Prothero

March 14, 2007

ALTHOUGH THE 110th Congress has brought to Capitol Hill 43 Jews, two Buddhists and a Muslim — Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), who took his oath of office on Thomas Jefferson's Koran — Washington remains a disproportionately Christian town. More than 90% of federal legislators call themselves Christians, making Congress more Christian than the United S ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Trying-to-recapture-an-almost-last-kiss-241152778 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Trying-to-recapture-an-almost-last-kiss-241152778 Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:25:36 PST Trying to recapture an almost-last kiss nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2007-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart
Trying to recapture an almost-last kiss

from http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-0702140128feb14,0,7832001.column

Published February 14, 2007

The Valentine's Day gift he wanted to give her was of a photograph published in one of the papers years ago of an unidentified young couple on the grass in Grant Park, enjoying a long kiss.

The photographer who took the picture couldn't possibly know from a distance what was going on. But that young couple wasn't happy.

They were breaking up. It was their last kiss.

They'd met in one of those ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/LineRider-to-come-out-on-the-Wii-and-DS-214148370 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/LineRider-to-come-out-on-the-Wii-and-DS-214148370 Mon, 08 Jan 2007 16:36:00 PST LineRider to come out on the Wii and DS nonadult journals/art/digitalart micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2007-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart
According to the article, "InXile Entertainment, which produced "A Bard's Tale" for the PlayStation two years ago, will develop Line Rider games for the Nintendo Wii and DS to attract console gamers who aren't into Internet games. The games are expected to ship by next spring. But every game will include the original "toy," as Cadez calls it, with no scoring and no frills. As part of the agreement, the company will split proceeds with Cadez."

Drop by his page and congratu ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Reversible-Proverbs-242345300 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Reversible-Proverbs-242345300 Mon, 21 Aug 2006 11:59:58 PDT Reversible Proverbs nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2006-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart
A master of all trades is jack of none.

Those who teach, can.

After the calm comes a storm.

Don't feed the hand that bites you.

He who laughs longest, laughs last.

No island is a man.

While there's hope, there's life.

Who wins dares.

Time wounds all heels.

Let lying dogs sleep.

Better never than late.

The cat killed curiosity.

Too many broths spoil the cook.

Fondness makes the heart grow absent.

The love of evil is the root of all money.

I'll post some more later. If you have any send them by note or ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Designer-Barcodes-242488005 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Designer-Barcodes-242488005 Thu, 06 Jul 2006 10:45:08 PDT Designer Barcodes nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2006-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart
Which one do you prefer? I personally think the umbrella one looks best although I like the colors on the green barcode with a worker pulling out a strand.

If your screen width doesn't show all the image, click here http://www.springwise.com/pix/spotlight/designBarcodes.gif

from http://www.springwise.com/style_design/repackaging_barcodes/ ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Winston-Churchill-s-Humour-242504352 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Winston-Churchill-s-Humour-242504352 Wed, 28 Jun 2006 12:42:24 PDT Winston Churchill's Humour nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2006-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart Lady Astor: Mr. Churchill, you're drunk!

Winston Churchill: Yes, and you, Madam, are ugly. But tomorrow, I shall be sober.

Lady Astor: Sir, if you were my husband, I would poison your drink.

Winston Churchill: Madam, if you were my wife, I would drink it.

We all are worms, but I do believe I am a glowworm.

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.

George Bernard Shaw: I invite you to come to my play and bring a friend ... if you have one.

Winston Churchill: Impossible to be present for the first performance. Will attend the second ... if the ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/A-Joke-242543207 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/A-Joke-242543207 Thu, 08 Jun 2006 18:13:43 PDT A Joke nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2006-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart
Upstairs, the wife thinks, "I have an idea. It's so sheer that it might as well be nothing. I won't put it on, I'll do the modeling naked, return it tomorrow and keep the $500 refund for myself." So she appears naked on the balcony and strikes a pose.

"Good Lord!" says the husband. "You'd th ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Fascinating-Medieval-Chicken-Recipe-242549721 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Fascinating-Medieval-Chicken-Recipe-242549721 Mon, 05 Jun 2006 08:12:22 PDT Fascinating Medieval Chicken Recipe nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2006-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart
"I had came across a manuscript of Le Viander de Taillevent. He was the chef to the Palais Royal in Paris. I think it was the 14th century... And in there was this fascinating recipe for how to roast a chicken. "

"You take the chicken, and you pluck the chicken while it's still alive, and you baste the skin with a mixture of soya, wheat germ and dripping, I think it was. And apparently this makes it look like the skin's been roasted. You then put the head of this live chicken under its tummy and rock it to sleep. Then you get two other chickens and you roast th ]]> http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Another-3-Articles-You-Should-Read-This-Week-242664153 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Another-3-Articles-You-Should-Read-This-Week-242664153 Tue, 28 Mar 2006 06:16:27 PST Another 3 Articles You Should Read This Week nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2006-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/3-Articles-You-Should-Read-This-Week-242677818 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/3-Articles-You-Should-Read-This-Week-242677818 Sun, 19 Mar 2006 19:08:52 PST 3 Articles You Should Read This Week nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2006-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Art-Theft-of-Your-Work-Now-you-know-you-re-good-242705216 http://micahgoulart.deviantart.com/journal/Art-Theft-of-Your-Work-Now-you-know-you-re-good-242705216 Thu, 02 Mar 2006 13:09:23 PST Art Theft of Your Work: Now you know you're good. nonadult journals/personal micahgoulart http://a.deviantart.net/avatars/m/i/micahgoulart.jpg?1 Copyright 2006-2013 $micahgoulart @micahgoulart
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