FIPID - 9/15/12

Fun Interesting Pertinent Information Dissemination

Top Picks
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AIG Stock Sale Repays Bailout as U.S. Government Profits

"According to some estimates we cannot track $2.3 trillion in transactions," Rumsfeld admitted.
(Oldie but a good reminder.)

“The French Will Never Forget” Looks Back at its Newsmaking, Award-Winning Commemoration Of 9/11

Live Air Traffic Map of the World

South Park Zen: Alan Watts, Trey Parker, Matt Stone

Star Trek's Uhura Reflects On MLK Encounter
She talks to host Michel Martin about her character's importance during the civil rights movement, and how Martin Luther King Junior convinced her to stay on "Star Trek".

Are you an Eagle Scout? Would you like a letter from Mike Rowe?

 

Glow Stones mixed into concrete for a glow in the dark driveway.



Jimmy Kimmel - First Look: iPhone 5

Campers, backpackers and anyone else: Make Your Own Single-Use Antibiotic Ointment Packets

In Google Chrome after you enter a website address in the address bar and you put a space and then a search term, Google will search within a website for your search terms.  EXAMPLE



Politics and Business
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Photos of Libyans showing support for the US after the embassy attack.

US drug addiction impedes Mexican growth – President Calderon
If the demand for drugs were to decrease in the US, we would indeed have fewer problems to deal with, Mexican President Felipe Calderon told RT. He stated that the US was the root cause of the drugs war that has claimed over 50,000 lives in Mexico.

Jihadists join Aleppo fight, eye Islamic state, surgeon says

Respected Federal Judge Calls for Legalizing Marijuana

If Alcohol Were Discovered Today, Would it be Legal?

Apple turns legal guns on Polish retailer A.pl


Science and Technology
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Lit Motors Will Shake Up The Electric Vehicle Market With Its Two-Wheeled, Untippable C-1 (video)

How encryption works (video)

How Arousal Overrides Disgust During Sex: Study

Cannabis anti-convulsant shakes up epilepsy treatment

iPhone 5 Compared With Competitors [CHART]


Fun, Interesting, Disturbing and Offbeat
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'Children Succeed' With Character, Not Test Scores

Dalai Lama: Beyond Religion

Ahmadinejad says enemies destroy Iran's rain clouds -reports
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has accused his country's enemies of enacting a sinister plan to create a drought by somehow destroying the rain clouds before they reach Iran, several Iranian websites reported on Tuesday.

TIL during the Chernobyl, three engineers volunteered to dive into a pool of radioactive hydrogen peroxide with no working flashlights and open a pipe to stop the reactor from exploding. They succeeded.


Food
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Salted Nutella Cookies

White Pizza Grilled Cheese

Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Bars

Oatmeal Whoopie Pies with Brown Butter-Maple Frosting


Videos
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Cat just chillin'.

Paul Daniels - The Chop Cup

It wants out.

Tom Hanks cracks up memorial service for Michael Duncan Clark.

People are awesome

Pics
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(Rt-mouse click the link or pic and choose Open Link in New Tab to see a full size pic.)

Secret Room
Secret Room #2
How does this happen? At least we know the key is well made.
Luna Moth from Spain
Bilateral family photos




Long Exposure with Fireflies





Sea Pig



Seattle



Hey, look what I found.

 


Cat Beard

 






Lavendar plants in France



FIPID - 9/7/12

Fun Interesting Pertinent Information Dissemination


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Exceptional upward mobility in the U.S. is a myth, international studies show

In Stadium Building Spree, U.S. Taxpayers Lose $4 Billion
...That’s because the 80,000-seat Cowboys Stadium was built partly using tax-free borrowing by the City of Arlington. The resulting subsidy comes out of the pockets of every American taxpayer, including Giants fans. The money doesn't go directly to the Cowboys’ billionaire owner Jerry Jones. Rather, it lowers the cost of financing, giving his team the highest revenue in the NFL and making it the league’s most-valuable franchise.

P90X, Insanity and Rushfit: A Side-by-Side Comparison of TV’s Most Popular—and Extreme—Workouts

Guys, take note: Male birth control pill may be ready soon, says Texas A&M professor

Before Rosa Parks, There Was Claudette Colvin
Few people know the story of Claudette Colvin: When she was 15, she refused to move to the back of the bus and give up her seat to a white person — nine months before Rosa Parks did the very same thing.

Star Wars Domestic Lifetime Adj. Gross: $1,428,519,200  (Use adjuster on the right)

Serious cuteness

I don't always breathe in your face...

GANGNAM STYLE MOM

Amazing Animated Optical Illusions! #5

Zack Matere: Growing Knowledge (The Internet is a powerful tool.)

Owners Lose Possessions After Home Near Twentynine Palms Is Mistakenly Foreclosed (Wells Fargo)

49 Quadrocopters lit up and dancing in the sky


Politics and Business
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Fact Checkers Ding Obama And Biden For Some Spinning

Bill Clinton Asserts Democrats Create More Jobs: Reality Check
"The Facts: Clinton’s math is correct. Using Bureau of Labor Statistics figures for the month each president took office, Democratic presidents presided over the creation of 42.3 million jobs and Republican chief executives saw 23.9 million."

Obama and Romney Tackle 14 Top Science Questions

Costco Founder Says Obama Better for Business Than Romney (Staple's co-founder says Romney is better.)

R.E.M. orders Fox News to stop playing ‘Losing My Religion’ during DNC

How to Determine If Your Religious Liberty Is Being Threatened in Just 10 Quick Questions

Big Banks Are Hazardous to U.S. Financial Health

Disillusioned Obama Supporter In Romney Ad Is Actually GOP Staffer

Republican Party Platform of 1956
"We are proud of and shall continue our far-reaching and sound advances in matters of basic human needs—expansion of social security—broadened coverage in unemployment insurance —improved housing—and better health protection for all our people. We are determined that our government remain warmly responsive to the urgent social and economic problems of our people."

Democrats' Efforts To Reinsert 'God' And 'Jerusalem' Into Platform Met With Loud Opposition

Putin Says Missile Deal Is More Likely With Obama  (Do you really want Putin's endorsement?)
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia sauntered into American presidential politics on Thursday, praising President Obama as “a very honest man” and chastising the Republican nominee, Mitt Romney, for describing Russia as “without question our No. 1 geopolitical foe.”

Forget four years ago: We're worse off than in 2011


Science and Technology
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Behold, the Toothbrush That Just Saved the International Space Station

Men and Women Really Do See Things Differently
Females are better at discriminating among colors, researchers say, while males excel at tracking fast-moving objects and discerning detail from a distance—evolutionary adaptations possibly linked to our hunter-gatherer past. 

What Sex Scientists Know (And Have Yet to Learn) About Women's Orgasms


Fun, Interesting, Disturbing and Offbeat
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The Slaughter of Elephants in Vietnam Is Nearly Complete

Killing and death threats reveal depth of Afghan society's prejudices against women

Exhibit and film celebrate World War II’s Ghost Army
A member of the 23d Headquarters Special Troops, or so-called Ghost Army, Jarvie was among approximately 1,100 American GIs who used inflatable rubber tanks, sound effects, impersonations, scripted radio transmissions, and other trickery to mislead the Germans about the size, strength, and location of American units. 

Woman who murdered her rapist seeks to abort baby
A woman who placed the severed head of the man who raped her in a village square after shooting him dead has said she wants to abort the baby conceived as a result of the assault,


Food
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Aurora Jungle-Juice  (Black light special)

Try this trick the next time you order pizza for delivery (makes for better pizza)

Burger from Montreal


Videos
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Elephants making art

Is the New Testament Reliable?

Detroit man wins all the toys from carnival games prizes

Thearon Collier takes a punt to the house vs Virginia

Bullwhip Cracking: the many ways to crack a whip (You know you want to try it.)

Buzz Aldrin Punches Moon Landing Conspiracy Theorist In The Face


Pics
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A real angry bird

Pic #5

Getting a little shark love

The girlfriend found out the boyfriend was cheating

Tornado in ND

Cheap DIY bike racks for the garage

Homemade home theater

Just a man and his pet alligator all cuddled up

FIPID - 9/3/12

Fun Interesting Pertinent Information Dissemination

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Why you should support your local library.

War Veterans Recover at Brooke Army Medical Center

Meaningless Words in Politics  (Just read the whole thing.  It isn't long.)
"The problem is that democracy is not freedom. Democracy is simply majoritarianism, which is inherently incompatible with freedom. While our Constitution certainly features certain democratic mechanisms, it also features inherently undemocratic mechanisms like the First Amendment and the Electoral College. America is a constitutional republic, not a democracy..."
"Orwell certainly was right about the use of meaningless words in politics. Our task, therefore, is to reclaim our language and reclaim our liberties. If we hope to remain free, we must cut through the fog and attach concrete meanings to the words politicians use to deceive us."

Most Americans Confused By Cloud Computing According to National Survey

Ninety-five percent of those claiming they never use the cloud actually do so via online banking and shopping, social networking, and storing photos and music.

The nature of debt comparisons  (Check out the charts)

World's richest woman says poor should have less fun, work harder  (Guess how she got her money.)

Beautiful Paint Truck Spill

Solar System Scope


Politics and Business
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Powell: Partisanship perhaps worst in 40 years

Strippers look to GOP to 'make it rain'
When the Christian group Promise Keepers held a convention in Tampa a couple of years ago, attendees flooded the 2001 Odyssey, co-owner Jim Kleinhans recalls. They had such a good time that "they kept their promise to come back the next night."

Former Gov. Charlie Crist: Here's why I'm backing Barack Obama

Why the Gold Standard Is the World's Worst Economic Idea, in 2 Charts

60 Years of American Economic History, Told in 1 Graph

With A Budget Almost Cut In Half And 40 Percent Staff Cuts Can The RIAA Survive?

The DVD Is Dying. Hollywood's Plan? Do Nothing And Cede Ground To File Sharing

George W. Bush: The President Who Must Not Be Named At Republican Convention

Republicans call for crackdown on pornographyThe Republican Party is calling for a crackdown on pornography in a move that could pit social conservatives against hotel operators, television providers and other businesses that profit from the sale of sexually explicit material.

Coulter Culture
"If we took away women's right to vote, we'd never have to worry about another Democrat president. It's kind of a pipe dream, it's a personal fantasy of mine, but I don't think it's going to happen. And it is a good way of making the point that women are voting so stupidly, at least single women."

Pew Poll: Most Americans Believe Rich Pay 'Too Little' In Taxes

Blame a dysfunctional patent system for Apple vs. Samsung verdict

Americans see Mitt Romney as candidate for the rich, poll finds

The problem is not that Mitt Romney is rich, according to a new Pew survey. It's that he is seen as being a president who would help the rich more than the middle class.

The Issue Engine  (Side-by-side comparison of Romney and Obama)

"F*%# You, Tyrants!": Ron Paul Supporters Rebel On Convention Floor


Science and Technology
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STANFORD BIOLOGIST AND COMPUTER SCIENTIST DISCOVER THE 'ANTERNET'

Watch what happens when you play Cypress Hill through a squid’s fin

Your Scientific Reasoning Is More Flawed Than You Think

Methane Making An Appearance In Pa. Water Supplies  (fracking problem)
When water started coming out later that week, the liquid was "black as coal," according to Gale.  Since then, both families have been dealing with methane-contaminated water supplies, as well as dozens of mysterious, flammable gas puddles bubbling up on their properties.

Pediatricians Decide Boys Are Better Off Circumcised Than Not

High speed video reveals the bizarre physics of an ordinary water droplet

Persistent cannabis users show neuropsychological decline from childhood to midlife


Fun, Interesting, Disturbing and Offbeat
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Why does Korea have such a high suicide rate?

...the past seven years have seen a fivefold increase in people who call themselves atheists.

Alarm as hundreds of children under age of 10 married in Iran

Food shortages could force world into vegetarianism, warn scientists

Songza - Find Music for Your Mood

Personal trainer to the stars shares his 4-day split workout program

Exercise Video Library  (Looking for a new library)

Rape-related pregnancy: estimates and descriptive characteristics from a national sample of women.
The national rape-related pregnancy rate is 5.0% per rape among victims of reproductive age (aged 12 to 45); among adult women an estimated 32,101 pregnancies result from rape each year.

Why Counting Rapes Is So Tough.

 Famous misquotes



Food
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Salted Caramel Buttercream Chocolate Cake

Baked Wonton Tacos


Videos
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Doodling in Math: Spirals, Fibonacci, and Being a Plant [1 of 3]

Surfing Wave Pool Dubai

Making motorcycle noises with an aluminum can

Now that's flying first class

Avalanche Cliff Jump with Matthias Giraud

Ref takes a knee to the head (night, night)

Drinking Song Audition - X Factor


Pics
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If my tongue was only a bit longer...

Awesome Lunch Bag Drawings

Animal pictures from inside the womb

People driving into a canal thinking it was a street from the floods in Florida.

"After crushing and fracturing his finger, this is how my boyfriend passed time while waiting in the ER.."

Prickly nighttime peach thieves