Seven Surprises of the First Christmas
14 hours ago
Wednesday, March 31
Thursday, March 25
Art of the Steal
Really intriguing article about an ingenious thief.
The plane slowed and leveled out about a mile aboveground. Up ahead, the Viennese castle glowed like a fairy tale palace. When the pilot gave the thumbs-up, Gerald Blanchard looked down, checked his parachute straps, and jumped into the darkness. He plummeted for a second, then pulled his cord, slowing to a nice descent toward the tiled roof. It was early June 1998, and the evening wind was warm. If it kept cooperating, Blanchard would touch down directly above the room that held the Koechert Diamond Pearl. He steered his parachute toward his target.
A couple of days earlier, Blanchard had appeared to be just another twentysomething on vacation with his wife and her wealthy father. The three of them were taking a six-month grand European tour: London, Rome, Barcelona, the French Riviera, Vienna. When they stopped at the Schloss Schönbrunn, the Austrian equivalent of Versailles, his father-in-law’s VIP status granted them a special preview peek at a highly prized piece from a private collection. And there it was: In a cavernous room, in an alarmed case, behind bulletproof glass, on a weight-sensitive pedestal — a delicate but dazzling 10-pointed star of diamonds fanned around one monstrous pearl. Five seconds after laying eyes on it, Blanchard knew he would try to take it...
The plane slowed and leveled out about a mile aboveground. Up ahead, the Viennese castle glowed like a fairy tale palace. When the pilot gave the thumbs-up, Gerald Blanchard looked down, checked his parachute straps, and jumped into the darkness. He plummeted for a second, then pulled his cord, slowing to a nice descent toward the tiled roof. It was early June 1998, and the evening wind was warm. If it kept cooperating, Blanchard would touch down directly above the room that held the Koechert Diamond Pearl. He steered his parachute toward his target.
A couple of days earlier, Blanchard had appeared to be just another twentysomething on vacation with his wife and her wealthy father. The three of them were taking a six-month grand European tour: London, Rome, Barcelona, the French Riviera, Vienna. When they stopped at the Schloss Schönbrunn, the Austrian equivalent of Versailles, his father-in-law’s VIP status granted them a special preview peek at a highly prized piece from a private collection. And there it was: In a cavernous room, in an alarmed case, behind bulletproof glass, on a weight-sensitive pedestal — a delicate but dazzling 10-pointed star of diamonds fanned around one monstrous pearl. Five seconds after laying eyes on it, Blanchard knew he would try to take it...
Friday, March 19
Does Theology Really Matter??
DugDownDeep_Carnahan.mov from Covenant Life Church on Vimeo.
http://lrknapp99.blogspot.com/2010/03/does-theology-really-matter.html
Tuesday, March 16
Still Face Experiment
Interesting stuff.
http://lrknapp99.blogspot.com/2010/03/still-face-experiment.html
http://lrknapp99.blogspot.com/2010/03/still-face-experiment.html
Monday, March 1
Bibles to the Persecuted Church
This is a really cool site my cousin made me aware of. Check it out. Add your "click-a-day". :-)
http://www.thebiblesite.org/
Spend some time clicking around the site. Read about how it works, and raise your awareness of the persecuted church.
http://www.thebiblesite.org/
Spend some time clicking around the site. Read about how it works, and raise your awareness of the persecuted church.
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