LabMassiv: Model Photography And Illustration Site

LabMassiv appears to be a website that features portfolios by photographers and illustrators that deal mostly with fashion, glamour and models. There are some very stylish and interesting images on display in the various collections. Click around.

labmassiv.com/gallery/main/

Flying Spaghetti Monster, The Intelligent Designer

In response to the idea of an "intelligent designer" of life and the universe, one individual has proposed that the "Flying Spaghetti Monster" is in fact that entity. At least it is as good a candidate as any other is his opinion. The idea has slowly spread and has now achieved a cult following of sorts. Take a look and see if the FSM has not touched you with his "noodly appendage".

www.venganza.org/

Online Books & Upton Sinclair

A friend of mine on Facebook called my attention to a site called "Read Print" that contains over 8000 free books that you can enjoy in full. I browsed the various categories in the site's library and came across a book by Upton Sinclair that I found of interest. It is titled "The Profits of Religion" and expresses Mr. Sinclair's views of organized religion and the effect that money has upon it. Take a dive into Read Print and see if there is anything you might like to absorb. - One side note. Since the information was digital text, I had my Apple computer read it to me.

www.readprint.com/chapter-47468/The-Profits-of-Religion-Upton-Sinclair

Video - Piling Food On Very Patient Pets In Japan

If you've ever seen a Japanese game show, you know they try to be as novel, clever and outrageous as possible, always incorporating a bit of self-torture and humiliation in their on-screen antics. Here we see some very well-disciplined animals that are having food piled up on or around them. The goal is to see how much food you can place near the pet before the pile comes tumbling down.

(on Facebook) www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1109991159920&ref=share

(on YouTube) www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLmSgjPLJPs

Video - A Myers-Briggs Personality Test Overview

A cute and simple animation that does a really good job of summing up the qualities of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). The MBTI is a psychological test that separates people into 16 distinct groups, based on 4 pairs of personality attributes.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF1sqE8lb0o

Some Wonderfully Interesting Office Spaces

The EightyOne design firm blog features a collection of fascinating office spaces from a number of companies known for their creativity. See where employees at Google, Pixar and Lego do their thing.

www.eightyonedesign.co.uk/how-would-you-improve-your-graphic-design-studio-or-office/

Piano Stairs - Using Fun To Change Behavior

The folks at Volkswagon think that "fun"is a great and easy way to change people's behavior. Visit "The Fun Theory" website and see a number of clever ideas. Below is a video about turning a subway stairwell into a piano you can play by walking on the steps. Cute and clever. (on Facebook)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lXh2n0aPyw

Video - Sarah Silverman Feeds The World

Comedian/actress sarah Silverman has a novel idea about how to deal with world hunger. Sell the Vatican. Watch her explain the concept in this video.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bObItmxAGc

Video - A Lesson In Fighting

I don't know if this is real or from a movie. Or if it is spontaneous or staged. Either way, it makes a good point about fighting and showing off. Watch and you'll be amused. On Facebook.

www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1036035337711

Burning Man 2009 Video - An Adventure In 10 Minutes

Here's another wonderful video (on Facebook) of the 2009 Burning Man event in the Nevada desert. It looks like a fantastic experience.

www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=179538692576&ref=share

A Look At The Heart Of Fox News

While doing my nightly review of Ain't-It-Cool News, I came across a story about a documentary called "OutFoxed", which takes a look at Rupert Murdock and his sub-company, the Fox News Channel. Below are the eight YouTube segments of that video. I think you will find this information quite revealing.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXNvDD13hoY
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkncRJZgPEk
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkJYxBSldBU
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5J-nYLJHJg
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYWm0ycnLN4
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9y3tO-lIpI
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-hLxTL8wMo
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTEWTzqtZAw (audio disabled)

A Song For People Who Loath Facebook

Do some things about Facebook really irritate you? Musician Kate Miller-Heidke can relate, and has written a little ditty to express your feelings about this all-too-popular online service.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7MuwPlOiNQ

Wonderful Nature Videos At Babelgum

If you like nature and topics related to the environment, the Babelgum website has a collection of brief (and not so brief) documentaries for you to take in. Many of them are very well done and enjoyable to watch. Be sure to click the "Browse Videos" button to see a list of the 3283 selections there.

www.babelgum.com/channel/ourearth

Have An Issue And Need Some Signatures?

Are you trying to gain support for a social issue and want to collect signatures to show the support you have? If so, then Care2 has a website for you. On it, you can set up a petition and solicit people to add their names to the list. Conversely, you can see what other petitions are currently circulating. If you come across any you resonate to, you can add your voice to the crowd.

www.thepetitionsite.com

Cartoon - Why The USA Needs Universal Health Coverage

Here is a simple, straightforward explanation of why we need universal government-run health insurance.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jng4TnKqy6A

Where On Earth Do Babies Come From? (Birth Rates)

Relating to my recent entry about expanding populations, here are some statistics about which countries are producing the most babies, per citizen. It's a good indicator as to which areas have expanding populations and which have lower growth.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_territories_by_fertility_rate

World Demographics Are Changing

There has been a lot of talk from time to time about how cultures of the future will have a different mix of ethnic groups from those of today. In the USA it is easy to see a steady increase in the number of hispanic citizens. Sometime in the not too distant future, hispanic individuals will account for the majority of people in American. This movie, however, focuses on the rise in numbers of Islamic people across the world. That scares some people, especially those who are currently in the majority today.

I've discussed this video with several friends and they seem to think the numbers sited are questionable, along with the conclusions offered. Also, the mythbusting website "Snopes" rates this video as "Mostly False". The important thing to take away from this motivational video is not so much the information, but more the perspective of the people who made it.

www.metacafe.com/watch/2796221/changing_demographics

www.snopes.com/politics/religion/demographics.asp


Changing Demographics - Amazing videos are here

Conservapedia - Making Things Right

I guess Wikipedia simply isn't good enough. As you may know, Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia with entries written by online users. Everyone is free to provide and edit information. To keep material factual Wikipedia is moderated and forces its contributors to accurately site their sources.

Now, however, there is a new online reference that wants to clean up the mish-mash of information created by random citizens. Conservapedia wants to limit itself to a strict Conservative world view. Nothing else is acceptable. So, if you want to disregard everything Conservatives don't want to discuss or admit exists, this is the place for you. I understand the founders are even re-writing the Bible to rub out anything a Liberal might gravitate to.

www.conservapedia.com/Main_Page

AdPunch - A Running Commentary On Recent Ads

AdPunch is not a site simply showing all the recent noteworthy ads that have been published. Operated by several advertising enthusiasts, it selectively comments on ads the editors take interest in. A site good for consumers and creatives alike.

www.adpunch.org

Seriously "Out There" Human Haircuts

People, on occasion, like to experiment with new hairstyles. These, however, go way beyond the call of duty. A collection on Oddee of super-wacked-out trim jobs. I'm guessing most of you (not even me) would EVER do this to yourself.

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