Floodwalls stuffed with newspaper? (1)
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“He basically told me when Congress sent down the money, it would be repaired the proper way.”
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aquariumdrinker said:
This is why we have oversight (or why we should)--because people can't be trusted to put the prevention of harms that possibly-maybe will occur to strangers at some indefinite time in the future above their own interests. I hope this isn't the problem it sounds like it could be.
A Very Grand Thing (3)
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En route to a training camp in Quebec during World War I, Canadian army lieutenant Harry Colebourn bought a bear cub for $20 from a hunter in White River, Ontario. He named her Winnipeg, after his hometown, and smuggled her to England, where "Winnie" became the mascot of his militia regiment. Eventually he donated her to the London Zoo, where she became a great favorite of Christopher Robin Milne, the son of a local playwright. ...
The Dance of the Cucumber. (1)
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Miren al pepino. (Watch the cucumber.) Vean como se mueve. (See how he moves). Como un leon. (like a lion.) Tras un raton. (chasing a mouse.) Miren al pepino (watch the cucumber) Que suaves movimientos (oh how smooth his motions) es como mantequilla en un chango pelon (like butter on a… bald… monkey) miren al pepino (watch the cucumber) Los vegetales (all the vegetables) enviden a su amigo (envy their friend) como el quieren bailar ...
“lightning through my camera” (18)
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SLOWLORIS was hanging out a window when she was struck by lightning. You may find the video disturbing, but please rest assured that she’s ok: Because you insisted, here’s the unedited screaming version. I also added video from a minute before the lightning struck so you can get an idea of how hard it was raining. From what i understand, it went through my left hand holding the camera, crossed my back and exited out ...
Iranian Govt: Persian Pixels Pwned (10)
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Not only do Iran's missile pictures reveal a shocking gap in that nation's ability to use the clone tool, our patented Extra-Contrast-O-Vision shows how clumsy they are at comping. Presumably the third missile didn't go off and rather than trying to relight the touchpaper they resorted to Photoshop.Getty has the original here. Reddit has an interesting discussion on this here. I haven't checked my mail yet, but thanks to everyone who sent this in.
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OnyxRaven said:
So who did the photoshopping FUD?
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standard oil said:
Dude, I just FPed this at BlueNC.
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Rem said:
pas mal le fake
From Scripps Howard: Chain Restaurants Lie About Healthy Meals (1)
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Dishes targeted to health conscious consumers at popular chains like Chili's, Taco Bell and Applebee's contained as much as twice the calories and eight times the grams of fat than the restaurants claimed in their published nutrition information, a Scripps Television Station investigation revealed. From March to May this year, Scripps stations tested food in eight different cities from chains that cater to calorie counters by offering special, health-conscious menus -- a growing segment in ...
Batman Decapitates Boy [File Under "Be Glad You Have Daughter"] (1)
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The popular "Batman the Ride" rollercoaster at Six Flags Over Georgia remained closed Sunday while authorities continued investigating the death of a teenager who jumped over two fences and was struck by the ride.The 17-year-old South Carolina teen who died was identified as Asia Leeshawn Ferguson, of Springfield, S.C. He was on a church outing when the incident occurred about 2 p.m. Saturday. It was the second Batman ride-related death at the Cobb County park....According ...
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aquariumdrinker said:
Not that girls don't get into trouble, but there seems something particularly boyish about chancing a trip beneath a 50mph roller coaster to make better time getting back into the park.
From Atlanta Metblogs: Real Housewives of Atlanta Coming Soon! (1)
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Staying true to previous installments, The Real Housewives of Atlanta will follow the lives of five women from Atlanta’s elite who truly live the glamorous life. The southern socialites include a charitable NBA wife, a single-and-looking mom and an outspoken entrepreneur. Between juggling their busy social calendars, home life and budding careers, these gals will give viewers an up close and personal look at their affluent — and often ridiculously dramatic — lives.
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aquariumdrinker said:
I don't know why this excites me. I've never seen the predecessors. But for some reason, it does.
From Megan Carpentier, via Ezra Klein: (1)
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Child care professionals are responsible for the health, well-being and development of the fruit of other women's loins (not mine!) But in exchange for that, the median average salary in 2006 was $17,160. The government survey shows that other comparatively poorly remunerated jobs include bellhops, ($16,120), gaming dealers ($13,179), bartenders ($13,104), dishwashers ($16,012), maids ($16,640) and cashiers ($17,992). Of course, none of those people are responsible for your children on a daily basis, and, though ...
From Futility Closet: Nontransitive Dice (1)
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This is from Futility Closet, by Greg RossNontransitive Dice Posted in Science & Math by Greg Ross on June 18th, 2008 Mark the faces of three dice as follows:Die A: 2, 2, 4, 4, 9, 9Die B: 1, 1, 6, 6, 8, 8Die C: 3, 3, 5, 5, 7, 7Remarkably, you'll find that Die A tends to beat Die B, Die B beats Die C, … and Die C beats Die A.
From Austin Contrarian: Density calculations for U.S. urbanized areas, weighted by census tract (1)
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I took the 32 largest U.S. urbanized areas and added Austin and Honolulu for good measure. I pulled the Census data on each census tract partially or completely contained within each of these urbanized areas. I calculated the standard density (i.e., total population/total land area) for each census tract. I also calculated each census tract's share of the total population of the urbanized area. I then assigned each tract's density a "weight" equal to its ...
Overqualified 68 (1)
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To: Irving Oil Re: The future is oursDear Irving, I am writing to apply for a job with your company, and my assigned mission is to take you down from the inside. Little things, you know? I'm supposed to fudge your tax records a bit, leave you open to audits. Misdirect shipments. Eat away at your profits so that your costs go up, too. I'm here to speed up the peak oil problem, because after ...
Cool video: Slowmotion coins on Vimeo (1)
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Slowmotion coins in water with natural slowmotion sounds.
From Futility Closet: In a Word (1)
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curglaffn. the shock felt on plunging into cold water
287 - Dam You, Mediterranean: the Atlantropa Project (1)
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(Atlantropa ‘part one’, click map to enlarge) (Atlantropa ‘part two’, click map to enlarge) Herman Sörgel’s Atlantropa is the craziest, most megalomaniacal scheme from the 20th century you never heard of. Sörgel (1885-1952) was a renowned German architect of the Bauhaus school, and a philosopher reflecting on culture, space and geopolitics. On the future’s horizon, he saw the emergence of three global superpowers, one uniting the American continent, another a Pan-Asian block, and Europe – ...
Union Station Photo Flap (1)
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D.C. is a hotbed for beautiful photography. But one place where taking pictures is frowned upon is Union Station.Fox 5's Tom Fitzgerald investigates why security is telling people to turn off their cameras.
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aquariumdrinker said:
Pretty funny - local news affiliate is interviewing an Amtrak P.R. guy about how there are no grounds for security to be hassling photographers when security arrives and asks the news crew to shut off the cameras!
Apple's iPhone loses market share, Palm gains - Atlanta Business Chronicle: (1)
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Apple Inc.'s share of the smartphone market in the U.S. dropped to 19.2 percent in the first quarter from 26.7 percent the preceding quarter, analysts reported Thursday, while Palm Inc.'s share rose.
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aquariumdrinker said:
Did you see Google's recent Android demo? Very very sweet. I'm probably going to be getting a blackberry bold when they're out, but would be thinking twice about it if I could get a 3G phone that runs Android.
