September 2012
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Matt Duncan's Tsunami Survival Pod - Business... →
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Man High on PCP Falls Out of Car, Gets Run Over... →
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“I’m kind of a Snooki fan. Look how tiny’s she’s gotten. She’s lost weight. She’s...”
– These are words Mitt Romney actually said today. (via theatlantic)
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The Total CIO - Andy Blumenthal: Following The Guy... →
thetotalcio:
Ira Chaleff spoke at the Department of State about his book The Courageous Fellowship. After seeing holocaust survivors with numbers tattooed on their arms from the horrors of the concentation camps, Chaleff asks “How does this happen? How do people follow murderous leaders?” In…
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Using #LinkedIn for Good: How to Pay it Forward →
urbanrelationsinfo:
I have long been a pay it forward advocate, and my book – Linking in to Pay it Forward - talks about how people can help other people using social media. I believe that social media – and LinkedIn in particular – is the biggest pay it forward playground in our history!
By paying it forward..
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Paul Ryan, liar and idiot, says 1.4 million... →
soupsoup:
Trip Gabriel at The New York Times ”The Caucus” blog:
Mr. Ryan also cited bankruptcy numbers to make the point that failing businesses mean fewer jobs. “In 1980 under Jimmy Carter, 330,000 businesses filed for bankruptcy,” he said. “Last year, under President Obama’s failed leadership, 1.4 million businesses filed for bankruptcy.”
But he appeared to conflate business bankruptcies...
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Why The Brand New Barclays Center Is Covered In...
Six Months Till The Opening Of The Barclays Center, This Part Of Brooklyn Is Still A Wasteland
It’s one month and counting until the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn opens its doors. But because of an interesting choice in construction materials, the building already looks as though it has aged decades.
The material of the arena’s facade is made of what is known as weathering steel, or...
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“I’m not a Muslim and yet I am a believer in Halal meat and this has...”
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How to Raise Racist Kids →
mehreenkasana:
Step One: Don’t talk about race. Don’t point out skin color. Be “color blind.”
Step Two: Actually, that’s it. There is no Step Two.
Congratulations! Your children are well on their way to believing that <insert your ethnicity here> is better than everybody else.
Surprised? So were authors Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman when they started researching the issue of kids and...
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Afghanistan: Taliban Insurgents Behead 17 Afghans... →
Insane and barbaric…
huffingtonpost:
Afghan President Hamid Karzai accused the Taliban on Monday of beheading 17 villagers, including two women, in volatile Helmand province, in a gruesome attack recalling the dark days of the hardline group’s rule before their 2001 overthrow. The killings, in a district where U.S. Marines have long battled with a resilient Taliban, could be a sign the...
