2008 – Page 2 – the quick Sliver

4.11.08 Carrying a Flame

April 11, 2008 Mike Keeler

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Are you in the market for a really tough job? Try Olympic Torch Handler. The torch represents the sacred fire which Prometheus gave long ago to mankind. Olympic rules stipulate that it must be lit at the Temple of Hera in Olympia, Greece, by 11 priestesses using a parabola that…

4.4.08 Peace, Brother

April 4, 2008 Mike Keeler

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Today is a noteworthy 50th birthday. On April 4, 1958, there was a rally in Britain to protest nuclear proliferation. Lord Bertrand Russel, head of the British Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, asked graphic designer Gerald Holtom to draw something to symbolize the march. Holtom thought about Goya’s painting of a…

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3.28.08 A is for Ridiculous

March 28, 2008 Mike Keeler

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If you’re name is Aaron Abrams, this Sliver’s for you. From the land of over-reaching research comes a doozy. The folks at Psychological Science Magazine have published a report suggesting that a person’s initials may have a direct impact on their fate in life. They did an analysis of Major…

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3.21.08 Easter Already?

March 21, 2008 Mike Keeler

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No, you ain’t crazy. It comes really early this year. When Jesus sat down with his disciples for the Last Supper, it was believed to have been at a feast for Passover, which is celebrated on the first full moon after the vernal equinox. In 325 AD, the Council of…

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3.14.08 Cleanliness, Godliness

March 14, 2008 Mike Keeler

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The Doctor is dead. But he’s still trying to clean up the world’s messes. The Heilbronner family got their name from their home town of Heilbronn, Germany. They were soap makers. In 1929, young Emanuel Heilbronner immigrated to the United States and pleaded with his family to follow him. They…

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3.7.08 Up Yer Irish

March 7, 2008 Mike Keeler

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This week we bring you the best promotion ever: FREE BEER! Next Tuesday, just walk into Foley’s Pub and Restaurant, across the street from the Empire State Building. Channel your inner Irish. Clear your throat. Lift your voice and deliver an emotional rendition of any Irish song. And Foley’s will…

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2.29.08 Names in the Game

February 29, 2008 Mike Keeler

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Suddenly everyone’s obsessing over the middle name of the junior Senator from Illinois. In the interest of fairness, we thought full disclosure was needed. And so, potential voters, it’s time to play, “What’s In A Name?” JOHN SIDNEY MCCAIN III. “John,” meaning “Yahweh is gracious,” has a proud tradition, whether…

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2.22.08 Child’s Play

February 22, 2008 Mike Keeler

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Johnny can read. But he doesn’t know how to play. In the old days, kids made swords out of tree branches and spaceships out of cardboard boxes. Their imaginations ran wild. They tromped through the woods and invented new worlds. But, in the 1950’s, the marketers got involved. They showed…

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2.15.08 Border Battle

February 15, 2008 Mike Keeler

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In the second Battle of Chattanooga, the northerners are attacking from the south. In 1818, the state of Georgia hired a mathematician named James Camak to survey the border with Tennessee, which had been decreed in 1796 as the 35th parallel. Georgia wouldn’t provide Camak with any modern equipment, so…

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2.8.08 Healthy Holiday

February 8, 2008 Mike Keeler

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Looking for an exciting travel destination? We suggest Kathmandu. You can tour the mighty Himalayas. Visit a Buddhist monastery. And, on the way out of town, treat yourself to a new kidney. This morning, Dr. Amit Kumar was arrested in Nepal. In his pocket he had about $250K, in Dollars,…

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