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If you or a loved one is having trouble hearing things, especially during phone conversations, this is what you need: Amplified Phones. You won’t miss an important word ever again.

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This is a video footage of a “test” done by Kodak in 1922, to see how the then-new Two-Color Kodachrome film works.

“In these newly preserved tests, made in 1922 at the Paragon Studios in Fort Lee, New Jersey, actress Mae Murray appears almost translucent, her flesh a pale white that is reminiscent of perfectly sculpted marble, enhanced with touches of color to her lips, eyes, and hair. She is joined by actress Hope Hampton modeling costumes from The Light in the Dark (1922), which contained the first commercial use of Two-Color Kodachrome in a feature film. Ziegfeld Follies actress Mary Eaton and an unidentified woman and child also appear.

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LMAO, a hilarious interactive musical comedy revue, can now be enjoyed off-Broadway at the newly renovated 200 seat Midtown Theater in Times Square. For those who aren’t aware of them, LMAO is a unique show that features original song and sketch comedy that changes daily.

The show is a running exploration of today’s hot topics performed through parodies. For instance, a topic can be told in the style of Twilight, Harry Potter or Dr Seuss, or even through famous personalities such Sarah Palin. Also expect hilarious spoofs of TV shows such as Dexter, Jersey Shore, Glee, American Idol, and Family Guy. The possibilities with the topics are endless, and so is the hilarity. There is no limit to the ridiculousness of the skit, and there lies the funny. One moment, a dog might be singing, the next moment, a famous celebrity “possesses” the performer, offering their opinion through the eyes of that celebrity. The effect is exceedingly funny.

The most important part of LMAO Off-Broadway is audience participation: the audience can actually decide what the topics are for every scene and song, and this open-endedness provides a recipe for unexpected hilarity. Surprisingly, the show’s highly talented cast holds well to the challenges the audience throw at them: using sharp wit and improvisation, the performers dish out uproariously funny original skits and musicals made up from scratch complete with spot on rhythm and rhymes.

As you probably know, getting “Rick Rolled” (“rickrolling“) means getting tricked into clicking on a hyperlink that’s supposedly relevant to the topic, only to be directed to the music video of Rick Astley’s “Never gonna give you up.” Now imagine what the actual Rick Roll has to put up with, everyday.

For those who are anal enough to see or observe everything even when you’re not physically there, and be able to do so as covert as possible, installing a Hidden Camera might be your first smart move. A Spy Camera can be installed anywhere. And even better, such cameras can be made to look exactly like common furniture: say, disguised as a wall clock or air purifier. You can even put one in a door’s peep hole!
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A scientist from Country Cork has invented a new bio-fuel made from Scotch which can be used instead of traditional petrol in cars.

Professor Martin Tangney from Macroom in Cork, is the man behind the new ground breaking fuel which key ingredients include whisky by products.

The new bio-fuel which could be available at petrol pumps in the near future offers consumers greater power than other conventional motor fuels.

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Looking for an inexpensive web host for your blog, website, or corporate online presence can be tricky, as you might end up getting a web host that is cheap enough but provides crappy service. Worse, such a web host might have tons of extra hidden charges they won’t tell you upfront. Good thing this website’s helpful iPage Review points you directly to the exact thing you need: the most affordable web host we’ve seen so far, but one that comes brimming with extra features worth hundreds of dollars.

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Rwanda’s Lake Kivu is considered “explosive” not because it’s awesome in figurative terms, but because it’s actually a sitting explosive–what with the tons of methane and carbon dioxide lying trapped underneath its surface. But that same uniqueness is being exploited for energy purposes by whatever Rwanda has for a government.

At first glance, the lake’s placid blue waters appear harmless enough (shown to the left). But beneath its beautiful exterior lie huge reservoirs of methane and carbon dioxide that, if released onto the surface, would endanger the two million people living around its shores.

Kivu is one of the three known “erupting” lakes in the world. Only a stone’s throw away from Nyurangongo volcano, the lake has thousands of years worth of dissolved volcanic gases trapped in its waters.

It’s a ticking time bomb, but one with a silver lining. Rwanda’s government recently built the Kibuye power plant along the lake’s shore, which siphons off the noxious gases and uses the methane as fuel for three large generators.

Currently, the plant produces 3.6 megawatts of electricity, enough to power more than 4 percent of the country. The government hopes that within two years, the plant will be covering a third of the country’s needs.

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From the fact that up to three new Starbucks franchises open every single day, to the astonishing number (87,000) of its drink combinations, here’s a little list that answers your Starbucks non-questions.

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Photographers, digital artists and designers work with lots of images, and they know that to stay on top of the game requires consistently great output. Digital backdrops play a key role in making images stunning and interesting. What’s more, a digital artist with enough skills can even create something entirely new from existing images and digital backdrops.

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In 1998, cybernetics professor Kevin Warwick became the world’s first cyborg after having a radio frequency ID implanted in his arm. The implant allowed him to turn on lights by just snapping his fingers, because you know, pressing a switch is so primitive.

This isn’t just for fun: Warwick is certain that without upgrading, humans will someday fall behind the advances of the robots they’re building – or worse. “Someday we’ll switch on that machine, and we won’t be able to switch it off.” That might explain why he has very little technology at home, and counts The Terminator among his biggest influences. He doesn’t want to become a robot; he wants to be a better human.

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From Pygmalion to the ones ordered by a certain Nazi dictator, sex dolls have a long glorious history of getting made.

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Targeting customers in your locality for your business, and doing so on the internet, may be a totally bewildering task wrought with uncertainty. Where do you start? And how do you know if you’re doing it well? On the other hand, launching a local online marketing campaign, when done well and with the right people, can be hugely profitable.

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As it turns out, Jesus is alive and very busy on the internet, doing all sorts of modern things.

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If you have aging parents or grandparents who insist on maintaining their independence by living alone, it’s very likely that they could get into some serious accident and you won’t even know it until it’s too late. One day you notice grandpop stopped coming out of the room, followed by the smell of decay. The thing is, the elderly are fragile—even a very small mistake can prove fatal. But here’s something really useful: a Medical Alert device that allows you to make sure your elderly loved ones are safely monitored 24/7. As far as we know it, it’s the only medical alert provider that offers fall detection—wearing the device during any sudden fall automatically sends an alert. So even if the elderly person fails to push an alert button, you will still be notified.

What about if your parent or grandparent is on the road outdoors and they suddenly need immediate help and no one knows where they are—worse, they may not even know where they are? For such a case, BrickHouse offers a GPS Tracking Bracelet with a two-way speakerphone, which can be used like a mobile phone whenever assistance is needed. The wearer can also be tracked just in case they wandered around and could not find their way home, as with patients with Alzheimer’s.

These devices effectively connect your loved ones to available help anywhere in the world. Specifically designed to serve and protect the over-50 crowd, Medical Alert devices such as these gives elderly people the convenience and reassurance their families need.