Human Beings. 1-100

A fun video that put a smile on my face.

People In Order: 1. Age from James Price on Vimeo.

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National Pie Day - January 23, 2010

This just in from Runner's World

National Pie Day? Well, why not? Pies have always been a sweet treat to warm the cold winter days and with the holiday celebrations a fading memory, this is a great way to warm up a January cold snap.

The The American Pie Council is dedicated to spreading the word about the benefits of pie for the body and soul, and urge Americans to perform "random acts of pieness" in celebration. To help, they've collected a list of heart warming ways to celebrate pies...

Click the image to learn more.

Keller pastor's multifaith initiative includes 'trialogue' with Muslims, Jews

This is going to be an interesting time.

But the Rev. Bob Roberts Jr., pastor of 3,000-member NorthWood Church in Keller, has befriended Vietnamese communists, Afghan Muslims and even liberal Christians in a fast-paced, far-flung ministry that emphasizes peace-making and service as well as evangelism.

One of his sayings: "We serve not to convert but because we are converted. We serve because Christ has changed us and made us servants to people who are lost and hurting."

This weekend, Roberts is stepping out a bit more, but close to home. He has enlisted Rabbi Jeremy Schneider of Dallas' Temple Shalom and Imam Zia Sheikh of the Islamic Center of Irving for a "trialogue" with his congregation and theirs.

Members of NorthWood and the mosque will attend the regular worship service tonight at Temple Shalom. On Saturday afternoon, the Christians and Jews will visit the mosque. Finally, on Sunday morning, the Jews and Muslims will attend NorthWood for worship.

After each gathering, the three clergymen will answer questions about the differences and similarities of their faiths.

Click the image above to read the Dallas Morning News article.

If you are interested in participating you can get more information here: Multi-Faith Weekend

Multi-Faith Weekend from Northwood Church on Vimeo.

Have a ballpark yard

The No. 1 U.S. lawn care company is staking out new turf by offering baseball fans a chance to replicate the lush, green playing fields of such iconic ballparks as Wrigley Field and Fenway Park in their own yards as part of a sponsorship deal.

Click the image to read the MLB Report

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Big Picture: Gold

Sought after since the beginning of recorded history, gold remains a highly valued metal, reaching record highs recently, climbing over 135% in value in the past year alone. The recent rise in the price of gold comes just as annual worldwide mine production has decreased - down by nearly 8% since 2001. In human history, only 161,000 tons of gold have been mined - more than half of that extracted in just the past 50 years. Collected here are a handful of recent photographs of people searching for, mining, rediscovering, celebrating, buying and selling gold. (37 photos total)

Click the image to see the full collection.

Understanding The Haiti Earthquake

It has been over a week since the 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated Port-au-Prince (the capital of Haiti) and its surrounding areas. What was the overall destruction? How many people were affected? How much help is on the way?

It is easy to place Haiti “out of sight, out of mind” and think that there is nothing that you can do, but in all honestly any little bit does help. If you would like to contribute to aid efforts and know for certain that your money will be put to use rather than squandered away, please visit the American Red Cross and do what you can. Even $10 will go a ways to help those who have it much harder then we will ever know.

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Cube Illusion

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Cruise ships still find a Haitian berth

Sixty miles from Haiti's devastated earthquake zone, luxury liners dock at private beaches where passengers enjoy jetski rides, parasailing and rum cocktails delivered to their hammocks.

The 4,370-berth Independence of the Seas, owned by Royal Caribbean International, disembarked at the heavily guarded resort of Labadee on the north coast on Friday; a second cruise ship, the 3,100-passenger Navigator of the Seas is due to dock.

I actually have a little sympathy for the cruise line. They are stuck in a no-win situation. Avoid Haiti and you take away the only real income opportunity for a segment of the population. Go to Haiti and they are painted as uncaring. I don't know what I would do in their shoes.

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