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Winter Garden Marble Machine

9/14/2022

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We came across an amazing article about a unique musical instrument called the Wintergatan Marble Machine. Built by Martin Molin, this handmade music-box uses 2,000 marbles and a hand-crank to power a range of instruments and it doesn’t only sound beautiful, it looks it too. The Marble Machine is a handmade music box that powers a kick drum, bass, vibraphone and other instruments using a hand crank and 2,000 marbles. With dozens of beautifully carved wooden parts, tracks, pulleys and funnels for collecting and rerouting spent marbles, it’s a true work of art and though marble machines as an art form of their own have a long and complex history, Molin’s is one of the best.

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DOGO: The September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks

9/9/2022

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] On September 11, 2022, Americans will mark the 21st anniversary of the deadliest terrorist attacks in US history. The unprovoked act of violence was planned and executed by members of the Islamic extremist organization al-Qaeda. The tragedy resulted in the deaths of 2,977 innocent people and altered life as we knew it forever.
What happened on September 11, 2001?
On September 11, 2001, nineteen terrorists split into four groups, each with a trained pilot, and took control of four commercial flights. They included United Flight 93 from New Jersey, American Flight 77 from Washington, DC, and United Flight 175 and American Flight 11 from Boston. The aircraft were headed cross-country to Los Angeles or San Francisco. This ensured they had enough fuel to cause the maximum possible damage.
Passengers aboard the airplanes knew they had been hijacked shortly after takeoff. However, the rest of the world remained unaware of the situation until 8:46 AM (EST). That's when American Flight 11 was seen heading towards New York City's tallest buildings — the World Trade Center's (WTC) Twin Towers. Before anyone could react, the aircraft struck the North Tower, creating a massive impact hole from the 93rd to the 99th floor.
Experts initially thought the crash was caused by pilot error or airplane malfunction. However, that notion changed when United Flight 175 crashed into WTC's South Tower at 9:03 AM (EST). About half an hour later, at 9:37 AM (EST), American flight 77 hit the Pentagon in Virginia. Shortly after that, United Flight 93 crash-landed in an empty field in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It was evident that the US had suffered a series of well-orchestrated terrorist attacks.

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DOGO: New NASA Study Focuses On Unidentified Flying Objects

9/2/2022

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Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs), or Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) as they are now called, are finally getting the attention they deserve. On June 9, 2022, NASA announced it had commissioned a study to examine observations of events that "cannot be identified as aircraft or known natural phenomena."

The announcement comes on the heels of the May 17, 2022, congressional hearings on UFO sightings. Members of the US Department of Defense's (DOD) UFO task force reported they had collected 400 reports of UFOs, mainly from Navy pilots. But months of investigation had revealed no clues on whether they were atmospheric events, enemy aircraft, or extraterrestrial objects.
However, the DOD is not giving up. On July 21, 2022, the US government agency announced it was expanding the scope of the UFO office to include both airborne and transmedium UFOs. Transmedium refers to an object's ability to traverse through multiple environments. For instance, anything that can fly through Earth's atmosphere as well as in space, or underwater, would be classified as trans medium.

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TKSST: What’s it like to fly a 1902 Wright Brothers Glider in Kitty Hawk?

8/24/2022

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The Wright Brothers are famous for their December 17, 1903 flight in a powered aircraft, a first in aviation. But Wilbur and Orville Wright had been experimenting with flight for years before that history-making day.
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Josh McDowell Devotions: Two Necessary Ingredients

8/24/2022

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Psalm 32:1-6
Then I acknowledged my sin to you and did not cover up my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord”—and you forgave the guilt of my sin. Psalm 32:5, NIV
SUPPOSE YOU WERE walking down your street and a friend of yours suddenly burst out of his house and deliberately knocked you down on the sidewalk. Now suppose that friend said to you, “Hey, it wasn’t my fault. You would’ve done the same thing if you’d had the chance.” How would you feel hearing that sort of thing? You’d be angry, right?
OK, suppose the friend said instead, “I didn’t mean anything by it.” How would you feel then? Would you be satisfied with that?
More than likely you wouldn’t be satisfied, right?
God doesn’t want us to say such things when we make a mistake or do something wrong. Why? Because none of those phrases contains the two necessary ingredients of repentance. Do you know what those two necessary ingredients of repentance are? Confession and apology.

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TKSST: Rainbow peacock rangoli and other sand mandala designs

10/31/2021

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How are rangoli designs created? These videos are titled with the word “easy,” but this traditional art takes practice. The compilation video above, shared by the India-based PakkaLocal YouTube channel, captures how Menaka’s Rangoli creates four celebratory rangoli designs, including a rainbow peacock kolam and single color dots rangoli.

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TKSST: Athletes of the Gesture, a dance routine for the Paralympic Games 2020 to 2024

10/31/2021

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In a closing ceremony handoff between the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games (held in 2021) and those to be held in Paris in 2024, 128 professional and amateur performers work as one in an original routine created by choreographer Sadeck Waff.
The arm gesture dance moves are set to a piece titled Prologue by music video director and songwriter Woodkid, performed by the Orchestre National de France. The short was directed by Thibaut Charlut.

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TKSST: Making a giant cardboard marble run from scratch

10/21/2021

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When it’s hard to pour a bag of large marbles into a box, build a giant cardboard marble run that can do it.
In the Rube Goldberg tradition of creating a complex machine for a simple task, Japan-based cardboard crafter DanCreator designed, cut, glued, and assembled a huge multi-level series of tracks over the course of a two-month build.
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Josh McDowell: Youth Devotions "Rest in His Peace"

9/9/2021

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Rest in His Peace

I am leaving you with a gift-peace of mind and heart. John 14:27

IT’S NIGHTTIME, only a few hours after Jesus was crucified and buried. The disciples are sitting around together, still in shock from the brutal execution of their beloved Master. The following conversation isn’t in the Bible, but something like it might have happened.
“I can’t believe we were just eating dinner with the Master,” Bartholomew says, shaking his head. “It seems like only yesterday.”
“That’s because it was yesterday, Bart,” Peter snorts impatiently.
“Oh yeah, I knew that,” Bartholomew snaps.
Thaddaeus scratches his head. “The Master told us so many things last night during dinner. I wish I had listened better.”...

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DOGO News: These Amazing Paralympians See No Challenges, Just Opportunities

9/8/2021

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The pandemic-delayed Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, which took place from Aug. 24 to Sept. 5, 2021, attracted a record number of competitors. A total of 4,403 athletes — 2,550 male and 1,853 female — competed across 22 sports and 23 disciplines. Here are a handful of the incredible men and women whose determination and grit shattered all stereotypes and exhibited the best of humanity.

Asiya Mohammad
Kenyan-born Asiya Mohammad had a rough start in life. She was just two years old when she lost her legs and a few fingers in a train accident. Her father died of a stroke shortly after, and her mother passed away when she was just nine. Raised by a cousin, Mohammad first turned to sports as a teenager looking to lose weight.

The double-amputee initially pursued, and even competed in, wheelchair marathons. She then switched to wheelchair tennis, before taking up rowing in 2018...

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Winter Garden Marble Machine

DOGO: The September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks

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DOGO: New NASA Study Focuses On Unidentified Flying Objects

TKSST: What’s it like to fly a 1902 Wright Brothers Glider in Kitty Hawk?

Josh McDowell Devotions: Two Necessary Ingredients

TKSST: Rainbow peacock rangoli and other sand mandala designs

TKSST: Athletes of the Gesture, a dance routine for the Paralympic Games 2020 to 2024

TKSST: Making a giant cardboard marble run from scratch

Josh McDowell: Youth Devotions "Rest in His Peace"

DOGO News: These Amazing Paralympians See No Challenges, Just Opportunities

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