clipped from www.metro.co.uk Those with suspicious minds may scoff – but this 1,800-year-old relic is the spitting image of Elvis Presley. It has been verified by experts, who say it is a decoration found on the corners of a Roman coffin. This Elvis probably dates back to about 200 AD – about 1,750 years before the birth of rock'n'roll. But it could even date to 400 BC, experts claim. The bust is an authentic acroter­ion – an ornament often found on the corners of sarcophagi, stone burial chambers where the most important people were laid to rest. It is part of one of the world's most stunning private collections of ancient art, which will go under the hammer in London. The 150 lots, once owned by Australian collector Graham Geddes, ­include Greek and Roman vases and r­eliefs showing battle scenes. Many of these will go for up to £90,000 each although Elvis is unlikely to make even a fraction of that, unless the resemblance sparks a bidding war between fans. The figure could fetch as much as £25,000 when it is sold.

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clipped from snafu-ed.blogspot.com Sound Fishy? "Doctor Fish" Used for Pedicures Fish being used to do pedicures? Well, what will they think of next? You might have heard of fish that scavenge or pick parasites off of other fish. There are even some who mimic such scavenger fish but end up taking a huge bite out of a "patient" instead. Garra rufa, AKA the reddish log sucker, has been used in Turkish spas to treat psoriasis patients, but here we have a less medical and more hedonistic use. The fish, which are toothless, are being used in pedicures. Doctor Fish Massage has two locations using their services; both are outlets of Yvonne Hair, Nail, and Tan Salon. It's unclear if there's an affiliation here or not. Doctor Fish Massage is also searching for investors (naturally). Check out the video. Watch Video

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wowieeee! new notebook!

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I've been tagged by Connie!

If you could choose one ability, what would it be out of the options here?

    Combust or explode things with your own will.
    Command the wind.
    Move the earth beneath your feet.
    Phase through walls.
    Flashstep or some would call it shadow step.
    Use forces of telekinesis.
    Manipulate water and ice.
    Shoot lightening at your fingertips.
    Create and control fire.
    Engage in telepathy.

And there is a kick to this:  You have to type out one short scenarios of how you used it.  It can be a short paragraph of a story, or a full story, whichever (of course you are the character in it) or a day to day thing with you having this special ability.

And if you wish, find one picture, any picture (doesn't have to be you) of how you might be using this chosen power of yours.  You don't have to find it if you don't wish to :)  This part is optional.
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Well, let me exam some of these options:  
Combust or explode things with your own will; This would be very messy, loud and I'd probably smell like some smoky chemical thing.

Command the wind; I can already burp at will and often have the ability to generate small amounts of wind, especially after eating beans.  I don't think I'd like the power because it would tend to mess up my hair.

Move the earth beneath your feet; If that happened I would fall down a lot.  I'm not that stable to start with so don't at earthquakes to my balance issues.

Phase through Walls; Cool.  Great for taking shortcuts and I wouldn't let heat in or out of the house when leaving.  This has potential but other than the obvious practical joke possibilities I'm not sure it would be very practical or useful.

Flash step/shadow step; Sounds like something you would do for River Dance.  I'm not much of a high stepper but it would help me get to work faster.

Use forces of telekinesis;  That would be cool just as long as I could lift myself.  No cape though.  I would look the the Michelin Man or the Goodyear blimp sailing through the air.  Saves on gas money.  I could actually find the needle in the haystack and levitate it to safety.  Nifty.

Manipulate water and ice; I can't swim so I don't want that much water around and I'm thinking there would be huge frostbite potential. 

Shoot lightning at your fingertips; I would ruin a lot of gloves that way.  It would be handy to be able to recharge batteries and I would buy and electric car and power it myself.  Lots of money savings there.  I could zap all the weeds in my yard  without using Roundup.  "Die, weed, die!"

Engage in telepathy.   You could be a really cool spy or FBI interrogator since you would be a human lie detector.  The big drawback would be the fact that I don't like what passes through my own mind sometimes and it would be really bad to see all the disgusting, icky and frightening thoughts of other people all the time.  Sounds like a really short trip to the asylum.  

Create and control fire;  I like this one.  I could have my own global consulting organization and if there was an oil well fire I could just fly there on the corporate jet and put it out or help control the wild fires in California and do perfectly controlled burns to prevent fires in national parks and even do fire magic in Las Vegas.  "Yo, Fire Dude, yur lookin' hot."  
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Fire Dude

Time to tag:  Robbbiedobbbie, Alex, and anyone else who likes this type of thing.  

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This is what I have thus far:

I have a mirror like this somewhere:

Mirror

And I ordered some ceiling tiles to do something with:

 I may do some DIY stuff with some paper from www.paper-source.com LOVE that stuff.

And last but not least I like these from www.art.com. The artist is actually a friend of my dad's!

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What part of your childhood do you miss the most?
Submitted by Maretta.

The part when I had no bills to pay.

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DadAndI

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A little dog for a little boy.

Tim_brownie

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Show us an awesome mustache.
Submitted by Soup.

Well, I thought it was awesome.  Taken sometime around 1980 if my Way-back machine is set properly.

Timcookieduster

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We're definately getting my couch, only in the dark fabric:

Mammoth

And I hope we get these pillows from www.etsy.com

Tree

Hmgbrd

Blsm

Now you all need to help me with art and curtains!

Edit: What do you think of these curtains?

Sage curtains

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