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When Michael Kern came across a 14-wheeled “flowboard”–basically a skateboard-snowboard-surfboard hybrid–in 2001, he knew he had to jump on an opportunity. His 20-year-old company, Sport Technology, bought the licensing rights, then the original board-maker’s company, and now also produces the Snowskate, which replaces the wheels of a skateboard with four mini-skis for free-footed mayhem on the slopes. It’s available at major retailers, including Target, Walmart and Toys”R”Us, as well as through more than 60 independent toy, specialty and catalog retailers. Company revenue in 2010 was around $10 million, more than double the year before; 2011 revenue is close to $20 million; and Sport Technology forecasts $36 million for 2012. A bad-ass (and lucrative) crossover.
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/PRWeb.com/ Canadian couple Jon Peters and Brittany Gardner has hired PickyDomains.com to name their baby boy. Order 2090 reads as follows:
“We are expecting a son on December 1st and need a first and last name for him. Neither of us are particularly traditional, but would like the name to have a strong/enlightened/intelligent/futuristic meaning, and have good sound harmony when spoken. Some of our favorite first names so far are Raven, Colour and Sword. A last name is requested as well. Some general concepts we like (for inspiration) are: Futurism, Liberty, Knowledge, Transhumanism, Creativity, Exploration, and Innovation. We are open to cool names from any fiction/culture/religion (though we are not religious).”
Dmitry Davydov, the co-founder of PickyDomains.com at first was surprised. “We’ve had some wacky naming orders. We’ve been asked to name a rap star dog once and we’ve named stip clubs and escort services. But crowdsourcing baby name, that’s the first for us,” said Davydov.
PickyDomains.com is word’s first risk free crowdsourcing naming service, meaning clients pay (typically $50 per name or domain) only if they decide to use one of the name suggested by the service. It has named over 1500 domains since being launched in 2007. Some examples include DePrice.com, GetMapped.com, MadConomist.com, Architexa.com, SoftwareJudge.com, NadaPay.com and StandupKings.com. The service also provides slogans, taglines and product name suggestions.
Jon and Brittany live in Vancouver, Canada and both have Facebook pages
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Although police officers in most countries are issued bulletproof vests, they don’t necessarily wear them at all times - would you want to heave one of those things around for an entire shift? What they do often carry, however, are clipboards. Taking the “every little bit helps” approach, Ohio’s IMPACT Armor Technologies has put two and two together, and come up with something that should actually offer some protection - a Ballistic Clipboard.
Besides holding arrest warrants, speeding tickets and other cop-type papers, the clipboard is also capable of stopping bullets. It reportedly “provides multi-hit protection against 9 mm, .357, .40, and .44 mag rounds” at up to point blank range, in hot or cold temperatures. It is also said to protect against knives and blunt weapons. Unlike a vest, however, it weighs less than two pounds (907 grams).
While some people might picture an officer desperately trying trying to hide their entire body behind a clipboard, it presumably isn’t intended to work that way. More likely, in situations where an assailant fires wildly at an officer’s chest, there would actually be a pretty good chance of their bullet striking the clipboard instead.
It’s apparently not that wacky of an idea, as IMPACT first designed the device in response to a request from local law enforcement personnel. Additionally, the company is not the only one offering such a product. Although the somewhat riot shield-like design of IMPACT’s clipboard is unique, more ordinary-looking bulletproof clipboards are available from several other manufacturers.
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It seems that these days, even the most absurd kind of business ideas can flourish. A mother in Nashville is making it big with chickenpox-infected lollipops by selling them to other parents who want their children to contract the virus. The idea of wanting the children to get chickenpox is not new, as in the past also, some parents have wanted their children to contract this virus earlier on in their lives. Such parents think that making their kids contract the disease can help them develop stronger immunity.
There is a similar concept known as “chickenpox parties”, in which parents get their unvaccinated kids together at the house of an infected child, in the hopes that they will catch the virus too. The concept of chickenpox lollipops also revolves around these same lines, but it is for those people who do not have a chickenpox party going on in their vicinity.
A Nashville TV station showcased the story of the local woman who is charging $50 (including shipping) for a lollipop smothered in saliva by her infected children. She is one of many people who are shipping objects that have been contaminated with the chickenpox virus to people who live too far away to attend a chickenpox party.
There is also a Facebook page dedicated for the purpose. The page is called “Find a Pox Party In Your Area”.
But shortly after the Phoenix story ran, the “pox party” FB page posted a warning:
“The mailing of infectious items, such as lollipops, rags, etc., is a federal offense. This page is not private and can be seen by members and non-members alike. You may post on the page that you have the pox and are willing to share but please keep your specifics in private messages between members. We are all intelligent adults but these guidelines will help protect your privacy. If you’d like to go back and delete your posts about mailing, feel free to do so.”
After this message was posted, people started conducting their business over private messages, as there were no more posts to be seen on the public walls.
Despite the popularity of this business, federal authorities have warned that giving your children such infected materials is “illegal and unsafe”, as children might get other dangerous viruses in the process.
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A London council has revealed a list of the strangest items residents have tried to recycle — including sex toy and an urn containing ashes.
Bosses at Enfield Council decided to produce a list of the top 10 strangest items placed in recycling bins in a bid to highlight the recycling properly.
In addition to used nappies and tissues being placed in recycling bins, residents there also tried to recycle blow up dolls, vibrators and an urn containing ashes.
Cllr Chris Bond, said: “It beggars belief what some people have placed in their recycling.”
Other items on the list include dead pets, dumb bells and oil paintings… hopefully this wasn’t all from the same family.
Chris Bond continued: “It’s no laughing matter because if recycling is contaminated it has to be sent to landfill and it costs us a fortune to dispose of it.
“If one incorrect item is placed in the recycling container and our staff don’t spot it, the whole ten tonne load of recycling could have to be sent to landfill, and that costs the Council £1,000 each time it happens.”
The strangest items placed in recycling bins in Enfield include:
1) Blow up dolls
2) Sex toys (vibrators)
3) An urn containing ashes
4) Used sanitary towels
5) Fish tank
6) A box of live maggots
7) Plastic Christmas Tree – in the organic waste bin
Oil paintings
9) Dumb bells
10) Dead pets
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