Thursday, April 29, 2010

Strict Abortion Measures Enacted in Oklahoma

"The Oklahoma Legislature voted Tuesday to override the governor’s vetoes of two abortion measures, one of which requires women to undergo an ultrasound and listen to a detailed description of the fetus before getting an abortion."

"...Oklahoma’s law goes further, mandating that a doctor or technician set up the monitor so the woman can see it and describe the heart, limbs and organs of the fetus. No exceptions are made for rape and incest victims." - NYTimes

Youngest Mother

"Perhaps the most discomfiting record of this nature involves the youngest person ever to give birth, reputedly a five-year-old girl — not only because such a record posits that a child barely of kindergarten age (presumably involuntarily) underwent an experience we associate with physical and psychological maturity, but also because it implies the commission of an act now considered to be nothing less than child molestation."

"Lina's father was temporarily jailed on suspicion of incest, but he was released for a lack of evidence and authorities were never able to determine who fathered Lina's child." - Snopes.com

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Unlocky Boy


"It's pre-school childcare - Chinese style. Dad Chen Chuanliu has told how he chains his two-year-old son to a tree while he's working because he can't afford a nursery place for him." - Link

What I've Been Reading and Viewing


Videos

YouTube - Sign Language - a short film

YouTube - Stargate Studios Virtual Backlot Reel 2009

YouTube - "Fear the Boom and Bust" a Hayek vs. Keynes Rap Anthem

YouTube - Mel Gibson not happy....calls guy bad name

YouTube - Mel Gibson Talks To Sam Rubin

YouTube - Golf Gadget Medicus Review

YouTube - Plane taking off at Courchevel Airport

YouTube - Landing in Princess Juliana International Airport

YouTube - Shortest runway in the world?

YouTube - Tegucigalpa, Honduras Toncontin airport landing

YouTube - The Longest Union Pacific Train - 1/10/10

YouTube - Die Antwoord - Zef Side (Official)

YouTube - Dodgeball Guinness World Record set by 1,200 U of A Students

YouTube - Man Training to Be 911 Operator Saves Son's Life

YouTube - Guitar Kitteh

YouTube - Extraordinary People - The boy who sees without eyes

YouTube - When Will I be Famous - Semi Final - Rubber Boy

YouTube - Lioness swiming with Kevin Richardson

YouTube - Randy Cassingham's This is True

YouTube - Keyboard Cat's Rival


Art, Design, Architecture

DeZona - Residential Architecture

DeZona - Skybox House by Primus architects

DeZona - House in Wakaura by Archivi Architetcts & Associates

DeZona - The Xeros Residence by blank studio

DeZona - Gama Issa House by Marcio Kogan Architects

DeZona - Lobster Boat Residence by chadbourne + doss architects

NanaWall Systems, Inc. Products - Glazed Folding - Aluminum System

Living Wall Systems

Green Walls and Green Roofs

Polygreen Buildings

Xella Aircrete North America, Inc.

archiexpo.com - Structures: beams, pillars, construction systems

MARMOL RADZINER Prefab Homes

EcoSteel

Concrete Structural Insulated Panels for Energy Efficient Buildings

Spancrete Machinery

Premier Distributor of Ecolite Wall Panels

Ecolite Wall Systems

Ecolite Concrete


Articles

The 10 Best Car Chases of the 70’s

The Empire That Was Russia: Prokudin-Gorskii Photographic Record

Panoramas of classic power-plant control rooms

Real Life Spy Gadgets - For the secret agent in all of us

Living, Growing Architecture

The Top 100 Seventies Singles

The Best of "Dark Roasted Blend" in 2008

The Ultimate Guide to Modern Writers of Science Fiction and Fantasy

The Spear Masters Of The Dinka Tribe

The Wonderful Models of Matthew Albanese

10 Lamest MockBuster Movies

The Secret Cities of Yemen

Seinfeld Wars

Skeet Shooting with a Tank

Lunch notes from my permanent roommate

=^..^= I Can Has History? =^..^=

Giant Doll Heads Fashion Show

No kicking penguins

1998 Congrats From George Lucas to James Cameron

Three Wolf Moon T-Shirt Now Official T-Shirt of New Hampshire

7 Mind-Blowing Easter Eggs Hidden in Famous Works of Art

Anonymous vs. Church of Scientology

Variations on "Who's On First?" by Abbott and Costello

Look what I found! (5 treasures found among trash)


Sciency Stuff

Game On for Students in FIRST Robotics

How Does the Body Defend Against Diseases?

Is Vat-Grown Meat Kosher? We Asked A Rabbi

Apple - iPad - The best way to experience the web, email, and photos

Pandora-Like Disappearing Plant

Google Earth Guys

Monstrous Beasts: 14 Bizarre Dinosaurs and Extinct Species

The World's Most Beautiful Mushrooms

10 Weirdest Dog Breeds

Humans May Be Biologically Capable of Running 40 MPH

The Real Rules for Time Travelers

Flagship in a Box at Operation Unified Response

Wonder Weapons of World War Two

Jaguar Says Only ‘Self Charging’ Extended Range Electric Cars Make Sense

FAT support for any microcontroller

Interfacing with an analog joystick

Spray-on liquid glass is about to revolutionize almost everything

What Motivates Hackers? Hacking the Hacker’s Mind

Foamy Invention Could Save Energy and Lives

3 Programs That Lose in New Defense Budget

Humanoid Robots and Social Robotics

Rules to Survive Fire, Tornado, Blizzard and Hurricanes

How to Survive When Resilience Engineering Fails

State of Modern Natural Disaster Preparedness, Relief and Recovery

Super-Hard Diamonds Found in Meteorite

What Motivates Hackers? Hacking the Hacker’s Mind

New Armored Wall System Assembles Like Legos

Chevrolet Chief on Volt Pricing and Launch

Chevy Volt Gas Engine Will Run Every 60 Days No Matter What

Op-Ed: Significant Fuel-Cell progress at Last?

TED: augmented-reality maps

New leopard species caught on film

Friday, February 5, 2010

The Onion Wins a Peabody

My first source for in-depth news reporting is always The Onion. They have won a well deserved Peabody Award. If you've never read their copy or seen any of their news casts, I'd recommend checking them out - Link

Here's one of my most favorite articles - Link

Happy Friday



Thursday, December 10, 2009

Comedy


"My mission, after apple school, is to win the rodeo." - YouTube

Horror


"making a more... ummm... ya'know, entrepenewial... entrepreneurial ummm... just... ummm... like, conducive environment for our country, you know" - YouTube