The Official Peanuts Website FAQ

Q. Who is the girl "with the naturally curly hair"?
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A. The girl "with the naturally curly hair" is known as Frieda.

Q. What about the Little Red-Haired Girl?

A. There are two different lines of thought about "the Little Red-Haired Girl."

1) If you purely follow the strip (which is the preferred interpretation of the story lines by most PEANUTS purists), the Little Red-Haired Girl is never given a name. Actually, she's never even seen in the strip.

2) The Little Red-Haired Girl did actually appear in one of the PEANUTS TV specials ("It's Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown," 1977), in which she was called "Heather." But in this instance, the creative decisions regarding her appearance were decided by the show's animators - not Mr. Schulz.

The Official Peanuts Website - Snoopy, Charlie Brown and Friends - Charles Schulz | FAQ/Contact Us

Whole lot of useless yet interesting facts found here.

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Rock on chat symbol

I've decided that this -

lml

equals this

when chating with someone.

Rock on.

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Blogger in Draft

Today we're announcing an exciting new feature, video upload, and an exciting new place to use it: Blogger in draft. We’re excited.You can think of draft as Blogger’s laboratory: it has features that we’re playing around with, trying out, and aren’t ready to “publish” to the main site.Our first drafted feature is video upload. We’ve added a new button to the post editor () that pops up a dialog you can use to upload a video right into your blog post.

Blogger in Draft

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Squirrel goes on rampage, injures 3

BERLIN (Reuters) - An aggressive squirrel attacked and injured three people in a German town before a 72-year-old pensioner dispatched the rampaging animal with his crutch.The squirrel first ran into a house in the southern town of Passau, leapt from behind on a 70-year-old woman, and sank its teeth into her hand, a local police spokesman said Thursday.With the squirrel still hanging from her hand, the woman ran onto the street in panic, where she managed to shake it off.

Squirrel goes on rampage, injures 3 | Oddly Enough | Reuters

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Why do people yell "Free Bird!" at rock concerts?

It happens at nearly every rock show. During a lull, while the band's in between tunes, someone in the audience requests Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird." It's meant as a joke, but it's never really funny. So how did the unfortunate tradition begin?

Why do people yell "Free Bird!" at rock concerts?

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Knock to open

a James Bond-worthy concept: knock on the door in a certain fashion, and the door'll open automatically. The idea was perfect: no need to drill holes, sneaky enough so the landlord wouldn't accidentally trigger it, easy enough to remember.The implementation was a bit more difficult: We needed something mechanical to open the lock from the inside and something to detect the knocks themselves. The first of the two wasn't too hard: the lock has a 'knob' on the inside, so you can lock and unlock the room from the inside without having the key. The second probably could be solved with a microphone, a small amplifier and a microcontroller to detect the knocks and see if they're in the right order.

Sprites mods - Knock to open - Intro

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Halo's Todd McFarlane controllers and wireless headset

The controller art is done by Todd McFarlane (Spawn) and also comes with a Halo 3 figurine by McFarlane Toys. So, maybe, it will end up costing $60. We'll find out more closer to release and when these items become "official".

Halo's Todd McFarlane controllers and wireless headset - Joystiq

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Boy-Band Mogul's Memorabilia Auctioned

Platinum and gold records, autographed posters and even a key to the city all went "Bye Bye Bye" at an auction as creditors liquidated the assets of boy-band impresario Lou Pearlman.Hundreds of bidders packed a downtown building Tuesday for the Chapter 11 bankruptcy sale. The auction was populated mostly by middle-aged men, not the screaming young girls who drove Pearlman's bands to multi-platinum success.

Newsvine - Boy-Band Mogul's Memorabilia Auctioned

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RealPlayer 11 Lets You Download Videos from the Web

The much-hated RealPlayer will get an upgrade that adds an easy way to download videos from the web, a slicker interface and a friendlier relationship with your computer. "The new RealPlayer gives consumers more control of Internet video than was ever possible before. By floating a download this video button next to video seen on thousands of Web sites, RealPlayer makes it one-click simple," said Rob Glaser, chairman and CEO of Real in a press release.

Google Operating System: RealPlayer 11 Lets You Download Videos from the Web

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Toilet Water Cleaner Than Fountain

Middle School student Kyleray Katherman had a hunch something was amiss with the school's drinking fountain water. And right he was.For an English assignment, he tested the bacteria content at four water fountains and one toilet to challenge a ban on students from bringing bottled water to class. It seems some were using it to sneak in alcohol.Guess which was cleaner? It wasn't the water fountains.

Teen: Toilet Water Cleaner Than Fountain, Oregon Student Finds School's Toilet Water Cleaner Than Fountain Water - CBS News

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Safari 3 for windows

Apple Safari 3 will be available on not just Mac… Windows users will finally get another decent alternative to IE!!!!! Beta now available for both Mac and PC at http://www.apple.com/safari/ (Windows XP and Vista compatible)

FaganBlog

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Your Daily... June 10, 2007

Jennifer Gentle

www.myspace.com/jennifergentle

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The Art of Steve Simpson

Steve Simpson

Steve Simpson

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flickr upload plugin for picasa

picasa2flickr: A simple "plugin" that allows picasa users to upload their photos to flickr.

picasa2flickr - flickr upload plugin for picasa

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Scientists create robot toddler

OSAKA - A group of scientists in Japan have developed a humanoid that acts like a toddler to better understand child development.ADVERTISEMENTClick Here!The Child-Robot with Biomimetic Body, or CB2, was developed by a team of researchers at Osaka University in western Japan and is designed to move just like a real child aged between one and three years old.

Scientists create robot toddler - Yahoo! News

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The First Email turns 34

The First Email: "first messages were sent in late 1971. The next release of TENEX went out in early 1972 and included the version of SNDMSG with network mail capabilities. The CPYNET protocol was soon replaced with a real file transfer protocol having specific mail handling features. Later, a number of more general mail protocols were developed."

Official Google Blog: Spice up your schedule with the Google Calendar gallery

Official Google Blog: Spice up your schedule with the Google Calendar gallery: "Don't you think that calendars should be more than lists of appointments and meetings? Well, we think an online calendar should be filled with what interests you most, which is why we just unveiled the Google Calendar gallery. Those of you with Google accounts and your friends (who might not have one) can create, share and save your favorite upcoming events directly in Google Calendar."

Google Toolbar

Bookmark frequently visited pages and access them from anywhere
Search smarter with instant suggestionsas you type in the search box
Share web pages with friends via blog, email, or SMS.

Google Toolbar for Firefox

I'm happy to see the google bookmarks addition, I just wish Flock would add this to it's browser. That and Picasa web albums.

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Fingerjig Typing Game

Fingerjig is a 6 minute game that tests your typing prowess. Words are randomly chosen from a dictionary of over 70,000. You must try to type them as quickly and accurately as you can!

Jonathan Miles: Fingerjig Typing Game

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