Watching the Detroit Lions. Let's hope they pull this first exhibition game in Ford Field out. I love my Lions, but this game in gonna set the pace i think for the regular season! I only hope that Joey Harrington proves himself good emough to be a starter . . . and that Charlie Batch (yes! we are playing Pittsburgh) looks like a FOOL!!!!!
Also, I'm playing with the way my Blog looks. I was getting bored with the old template. so i apologize in advance. Hopefully it'll turn out a-ok, ya know what i mean? (this is what i get for being stuck at home. I'm turning into even MORE of a geek)
8/23/02
Keep Ballin', even after death!!
CHICAGO, Aug. 21 — They say diamonds are forever. And now the dearly departed can be, too. A Chicago company says it has developed a process for turning cremated human remains into diamonds that can be worn as jewelry.
“WE’RE BUILDING on the simple fact that all living creatures are carbon-based and diamonds are carbon-based,” said Greg Herro, head of LifeGem Memorials.
The blue diamonds are the answer to people who think a tombstone or an urn full of ashes is not personal enough. And they are portable, Herro said.
Herro, who describes himself as an entrepreneur, said he has spent the past three years refining the process, successfully making a diamond from cremated human remains in July.
A small thimbleful of carbon can be made into 0.25-carat diamond, for which LifeGem would charge $4,000. A full karat would cost $22,000.
HEAT AND PRESSURE
The ash is first purified in a vacuum induction furnace at about 5,400 degrees Fahrenheit (3,000 degrees Celsius). It is then placed in a press under intense pressure and heat, replicating the forces that create a natural diamond. It takes about 16 weeks.
Synthetic, or human-made, diamonds have been manufactured from carbon since the mid-1950s, when General Electric Co. developed the process for making small diamonds for industrial uses.
Avrum Blumberg, a chemistry professor at DePaul University in Chicago, said it is feasible to make a quality diamond from the carbon in a cremated human.
“If it’s done slowly and with a great deal of care, one could have a reasonably high-quality diamond,” Blumberg said.
In a telephone interview, Herro said his diamonds are of the same quality that “you would find at Tiffany’s.”
He said that he has had two of the diamonds certified for quality by European Gemological Laboratory, an independent laboratory that vouches for the quality of diamonds. The diamonds were submitted anonymously by a partner who sells synthetic diamonds to avoid any bias in the appraisals.
In a news release, Herro said that EGL would certify LifeGem’s diamonds, though EGL said it has no formal relationship with LifeGem.
“At this time, EGL USA does not have enough information about this new product to comment about the use of the EGL name in conjunction with it.” Mark Gershburg, director of EGL USA, said in a prepared statement in response to inquiries. But he said it is impossible to distinguish LifeGem synthetic diamonds from other synthetic diamonds.
LifeGem’s Web site lists a handful of funeral homes in the United States that will offer the service to customers.
One is Fergerson Funeral Home in North Syracuse, N.Y. Funeral director Patricia Fergerson said nobody has asked that a loved one be turned into a diamond yet. But the funeral home sees this as another service it can offer.
An Illinois man with emphysema, identified as Jack French, has signed up with LifeGem.
About 26 percent of U.S. residents who died were cremated last year. But Herro has his eye on a growth market. “Japan is at 98 percent,” he said.
© 2002 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters.
8/22/02
8/21/02
LOL
After i took the "addicted to the internet" test, Kevin told me that i may need an intervention after my 90 days are up (now it's 78 and counting). Could be!!
I just found (courtesy of my mom) an AWESOME tool for my browser!! haven't played with the email yet, but it's supposed to have goodies for that too.
HOTBAR
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8/20/02
What's in Coca Cola
DISCLAIMER: The author of this document is unkown. Neither is the validity of the information contained. This is for entertainment purposes only. So LAUGH!
Coke vs. Water - WHAT WILL YOU BE GETTING TO DRINK LATER TODAY?
We all know that water is important but I've never seen it written down like this before.
WATER - 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. (Likely applies to half world pop.)
In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much as 3%.
One glass of water shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a U-Washington study.
Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.
A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a printed page.
Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%, and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.
Are you drinking the amount of water you should every day?
COKE - No wonder coke tastes soooo good:
In many states (in the USA) the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the truck to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.
You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of coke and it will be gone in two days.
To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and.......Let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.
To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a crumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.
To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.
To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.
To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before the ham is finished, Remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.
To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of coke into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains. It will also clean road haze from your windshield.
For Your Information:
1. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. Its Ph is 2.8. It will dissolve a nail in about 4 days.
2. To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial truck must use the Hazardous material place cards reserved for highly corrosive materials.
3. The distributors of coke have been using it to clean the engines of their trucks for about 20
DISCLAIMER: The author of this document is unkown. Neither is the validity of the information contained. This is for entertainment purposes only. So LAUGH!
Coke vs. Water - WHAT WILL YOU BE GETTING TO DRINK LATER TODAY?
We all know that water is important but I've never seen it written down like this before.
WATER - 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. (Likely applies to half world pop.)
In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much as 3%.
One glass of water shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a U-Washington study.
Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.
A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a printed page.
Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%, and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.
Are you drinking the amount of water you should every day?
COKE - No wonder coke tastes soooo good:
In many states (in the USA) the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the truck to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.
You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of coke and it will be gone in two days.
To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and.......Let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.
To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a crumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.
To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.
To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.
To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before the ham is finished, Remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.
To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of coke into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains. It will also clean road haze from your windshield.
For Your Information:
1. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. Its Ph is 2.8. It will dissolve a nail in about 4 days.
2. To carry Coca-Cola syrup (the concentrate) the commercial truck must use the Hazardous material place cards reserved for highly corrosive materials.
3. The distributors of coke have been using it to clean the engines of their trucks for about 20
8/18/02
Reading a couple other blogs today. Mine is so completely boring. I guess that's expected tho, since I'm not much on keeping up-to-date with this thing. AND it's mine to do with as i please, right? so if i choose to be a whiny pathetic little bitch or a senseless good-for-nothing observer, then so be it. I didn't start doing this thing for anyone but me & that's how I'm gonna continue ;)
On a lighter note, I went to the birthday party of the 5 year old daughter of friends Biff & Jan today at the park. I got lucky. It happened to coincide with the time I was allowed outside the apartment today. Ang (the daughter) was sick today with a fever & little red bumps all over her arms & face so after the party she got taken (by her "lucky" daddy) to Urgent Care at Wyandtte Hospital. Only to find out (thank goodness) that it was a viral infection that's going around and not something worse like West Nile or GOD FORBID chicken pox!!!!!
And Chicken Pox always makes me think of Friends :
Phoebe: Don't some any closer! I've got the pox!
Charlie Sheen Sailor character: Chicken or Small?
LMAO! man i just crack myself up sometimes!! ;)
So, now my new Ruch CD is over (Vapor Trails. If you like Rush I highly recommend it!) and I'm a little burned out on making Neopints right now (iknow . . . I know . . . is that really possible?!?) so I'm gonna do something productive AWAY from the computer screen!!! Adios & Sweet Dreams!!
On a lighter note, I went to the birthday party of the 5 year old daughter of friends Biff & Jan today at the park. I got lucky. It happened to coincide with the time I was allowed outside the apartment today. Ang (the daughter) was sick today with a fever & little red bumps all over her arms & face so after the party she got taken (by her "lucky" daddy) to Urgent Care at Wyandtte Hospital. Only to find out (thank goodness) that it was a viral infection that's going around and not something worse like West Nile or GOD FORBID chicken pox!!!!!
And Chicken Pox always makes me think of Friends :
Phoebe: Don't some any closer! I've got the pox!
Charlie Sheen Sailor character: Chicken or Small?
LMAO! man i just crack myself up sometimes!! ;)
So, now my new Ruch CD is over (Vapor Trails. If you like Rush I highly recommend it!) and I'm a little burned out on making Neopints right now (iknow . . . I know . . . is that really possible?!?) so I'm gonna do something productive AWAY from the computer screen!!! Adios & Sweet Dreams!!
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