http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backmasking In the late 1970s, during the rise of the Christian right in the United States, fundamentalist Christian groups began to claim that backmasked messages could bypass the conscious mind and reach the subconscious, where they would be unknowingly accepted by the listener… During the same year, thirty North Carolina teenagers, led by their pastor, […]
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Giant crocodile captured alive in Philippines – Yahoo! News
http://news.yahoo.com/giant-crocodile-captured-alive-philippines-134625838.html Mayor Edwin Cox Elorde said dozens of villagers and experts ensnared the 21-foot (6.4-meter) male crocodile along a creek in Bunawan township in Agusan del Sur province after a three-week hunt. It could be one of the largest crocodiles to be captured alive in recent years, he said, quoting local crocodile experts… After initial […]
School superintendent gives up $800k in pay – Yahoo! News
http://news.yahoo.com/school-superintendent-gives-800k-pay-150206667.html Until his term expires in 2015, Powell will run 325 schools and 35 school districts with 195,000 students, all for less than a starting California teacher earns. “How much do we need to keep accumulating?” asks Powell, 63. “There’s no reason for me to keep stockpiling money.” Powell’s generosity is more than just a […]
Tempest Milky Way on Vimeo
http://vimeo.com/28040685 Some amazing time-lapse, high-def movies of the night sky. Better than any TV show in the world.
and then it all started happening
http://everydaygenius.tumblr.com/post/9335007700 The Leader of the Opposition, Jack Layton, died this week, just a few months after leading his party to the best results they’ve ever seen. I wasn’t a huge fan of the man – he never met a photo opportunity he didn’t take – but there’s no denying that his heart was in the […]
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http://www.dumpaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/elevator.jpg Seriously? Don’t be a prick. Think hard about that whole do unto others thing, and remember how karma works when some other prick bypasses your floor one morning when you’re in a rush.
Tube map – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tube_map The first diagrammatic map of London’s rapid transit network was designed by Harry Beck in 1931. Beck was a London Underground employee who realised that because the railway ran mostly underground, the physical locations of the stations were irrelevant to the traveller wanting to know how to get to one station from another – […]
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Memory of the World | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/flagship-project-activities/memory-of-the-world/homepage/ A UNESCO program that is new to me: Nations submit items or “memories” that are of national and international significance. Sort of a world-heritage time capsule.
Circumhorizontal arc – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumhorizontal_arc Nature is so magnificent.
Incredibly Creative Pencil Drawings vs Photography
http://www.boostinspiration.com/drawing/incredibly-creative-pencil-drawings-vs-photography/ Cute concept, but the execution is lacking. These feel very commercial, and I mean that less in an “artist trying to get paid” way than in an “I’m shocked there’s no corporate logo in the corner” way.