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Bronze horses gallop across Texas fountain

Posted on 2011-08-31 by GaryAugust 31, 2011
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This fountain in Irving, Texas, is nicely done. To give credit where it’s due, I saw this in the “Wins!” section of the frequently amusing Failblog.org site. by … Continue reading →

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FEMA running out of money

Posted on 2011-08-31 by GaryAugust 31, 2011
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s response to Hurricane Irene has earned high marks from governors of both parties in the affected states, but dealing with this disaster and earlier ones, such as the tornadoes that struck several states earlier this … Continue reading →

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Bill Maher on the rich getting richer

Posted on 2011-08-30 by GaryAugust 29, 2011
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In his usual over-the-top (but funny) fashion, Bill Maher responds to the fact that between 1980 and 2005, 80 percent of all income growth in the U.S. went to the top one percent of the population: (If you look at … Continue reading →

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Nicely done short sf adventure film

Posted on 2011-08-29 by GaryAugust 29, 2011
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Here’s a short (under-seven-minute) science fiction adventure film based on the video game Portal. It’s a bit slow at first, but it gets better: It reportedly took a year and a half to make and if I’m not mistaken was … Continue reading →

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Will federal disaster relief be the next political hostage?

Posted on 2011-08-29 by GaryAugust 28, 2011
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You know doubt recall that far-right Republicans recently blocked raising the U.S. national debt ceiling — which if not raised would force the country to default on its obligations — unless they got their way on a set of drastic … Continue reading →

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Al Franken, math teacher

Posted on 2011-08-28 by GaryAugust 27, 2011
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Senator Al Franken (D-Minnesota), addressing a room full of college students, responds to a clip of Fox News’s Brit Hume claiming that “… statically speaking, U.S. soldiers have less of a chance of dying of all causes in Iraq than … Continue reading →

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500 people in 100 seconds

Posted on 2011-08-27 by GaryAugust 27, 2011
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This clever video from Eran Amir of Israel involved photographing some 500 people in succession, each in a different location and each holding a different still picture. Viewed in sequence, the pictures form a movie, complete with a classic count-down … Continue reading →

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The Amazon River’s deep twin

Posted on 2011-08-26 by GaryFebruary 18, 2012
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I haven’t had time to verify this report with another source, but it seems plausible and interesting enough to warrant mention. Basically, it appears that there is a deep flow of groundwater four kilometers (2.5 miles) below the Amazon River, … Continue reading →

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Betty White from 2008

Posted on 2011-08-25 by GaryAugust 21, 2011
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Here’s a clip of the great Betty White from Craig Ferguson’s show during in 2008. As it opens, she’s talking about her speech-writing for presidential candidate John McCain: by … Continue reading →

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Population

Posted on 2011-08-23 by GaryAugust 22, 2011
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Yesterday I posted something about a list of proposed dates for the end of the world, as maintained by a British cosmetics company. Many of the predictions come from religious or mystical sources, but one of them referenced an short … Continue reading →

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