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/

Video - Amazing Good Luck and Near Misses

Caught on video is a series of astounding examples of instant good fortune. From amazing random acts to barely avoiding death. Your jaw will drop. - If you look around on YouTube, there are several other compilations.

On Facebook www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1052539548733&ref=share

On YouTube www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD19Os5oUTg

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

Drudge Report Archives

For those of you who follow the Drudge Report, there is a site that takes a "snapshot" of the Drudge Report every 2 minutes. It's useful when you want to go back and find a story the Matt Drudge linked to. Or to follow trends.

www.drudgereportarchives.com/

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

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

Businesses And The Issue Of Trust

Here is an article and video from Business Week regarding "trust" as a marketing factor in business. Take a look and get some insights on how businesses deal with the issue of trust when it comes to communicating with customers. The story may give you some insights about how business is really conducted.

www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_39/b4148038492933.htm

Is Obama the Anti-Christ?

Here's a clip from the Rachel Maddow show citing a poll taken of New Jersey conservatives. The second half of the segment discusses that results that show 1 in 3 Jersey conservatives either think President Obama "is" or "might be" the Anti-Christ. Contains an interview with Frank Schaeffer, author of "Crazy For God" which is highly critical of the "evangelical subculture".

www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/ns/msnbc_tv-rachel_maddow_show#32886436

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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


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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

Healthcare Explained On Napkins

This is a very simple and straight-forward explanation of the healthcare system and subsequent reform attempts on a series of napkins. You'll get it!

www.slideshare.net/danroam/healthcare-napkins-all

Healthcare Napkins All

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Daily Show Clip - Fox News: The New Liberals

This is a great segment from sly Jon Stewart at the Daily Show. August 19, 2009. Jon shows clips from Fox news criticizing Liberals for certain actions, then shows Fox personalities doing the exact same thing. Only only logical conclusion is that Fox News has now gone Liberal. Oh, the hypocrisy!

www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-august-19-2009/fox-news--the-new-liberals

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The Wickedness Of The Liberal Agenda

Writer John Gray takes us through "A Day in the Life of Joe Middle-Class Republican" and shows us all the great things Liberals have given us. In spite of being told by media pundits that Liberals are awful people, Joe has a pretty good life because of them. See if you agree.

www.recreatingtampa.com/2009/08/13/the-wickedness-of-the-liberal-agenda

Chomsky - Manufacturing Consent - Final Chapter

Here is the final segment of Noam Chomsky's video "Manufacturing Consent". It talks about our social and political future and the choices we need to make. I very much agree with what is being said on the clip and suggest that you give it a serious viewing.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3BmFf58UPg

Very Conspiratorial Video - On Facebook

A friend of mine called my attention to this video about the United States' presence in Iraq. It very much comes across like a conspiracy theory, but like all good conspiracy theories, it makes a pretty convincing story. This one is very Chomsky-esque. Listen at your own risk.

www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=111557732551&ref=share