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In Search of Clippers

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 07:40:23 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Has anyone else seen any of these people lately?

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clipiversity

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The REAL Napster

mcgraf

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Guillaume

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Lifestar

clipweek

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onlinedesign

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Bookyards

scarybear

ReverendMarkCom

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LittleRedRidingHood

UpStateMike

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theDaryl

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Darth_Cookies

midnightskiss

babygirl2882

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killer_bunny

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Ali_Muslim

strider72

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jussyRider

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tigerdragonbrand

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Djiezes

egoldstein

haraya

sohil

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coconutshell

gingembre

Mohir

BigBadWolf

ericskiff

BitDrifter

bookchick49

n2sooners

ericw

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ouyangwulong

djkraz

zasel

Rashid Malik

BobbyRutan

clipette

Godfrey Daniel

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ashleystar

bioplasmik

RecordSage

CarnivalBorn

bunnicula

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TheCatWhisperer

ColoradoRight

Amergin

brazilnut72

clipiversity

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Hawkeye_84

Oortcloud

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anonymology

NonStatQuo

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Physics of the Impossible

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:16:31 GMT

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clipper's remarks: 'If this all sounds like pie in the sky, think again. After all, how would physicists 200 years ago have reacted if you'd told them about the internet, the atomic bomb or the moon landings? What would they have made of Einstein's theory of relativity?"

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Precognition may not be possible, but a speculative physicist can predict a future of teleportation and starships

Michio Kaku doesn't know the meaning of the word "impossible".

for those of us not au fait with the process of speculating on the future of physics, he's split his impossibilities into three categories. Class I impossibilities are technologies which are impossible today, but don't violate the known laws of physics. Kaku reckons that these impossibilities – including things such as teleportation and psychokinesis – might be possible in some reduced form sometime within the next couple of hundred years.

Class II impossibilities such as time machines and hyperspace travel are at the very edge of our scientific understanding, and may take millions of years to become possible.

Class III impossibilities, are technologies which break the laws of physics as we know them.

Call for sex lessons at age 4! don't know what 2 comment on this?

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:56:30 GMT

clipped by: mugofcoffee
clipper's remarks: Glad that they haven't introduced a new technology that would teach the "sex lessons" when the child is still in the mother's womb!

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Call for sex lessons at age four

Children as young as four should be given compulsory sex education, two leading sexual health charities say.

The Family Planning Association and Brook told BBC Newsbeat more should be done to cut abortion rates and sexually transmitted infections among teenagers.

They argue gradual education from such a young age would help children not to rush into sex when they were older.

The Department for Children, Schools and Family said it was reviewing the

delivery of sex education in schools.

Children aged four might be taught about the names of body parts and basic ideas about different relationships.

The government is not giving young people enough information about sex and relationships, the charities add.

He added: "All the evidence shows that if you start sex and relationships education early - before children start puberty, before they feel sexual attraction - they start having sex later.

"They are much more likely to use contraception and practise safe sex."

Who is Online Right Now?

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 06:32:51 GMT

clipped by: skwirlinator
clipper's remarks: Enter a comment when you are online.
LOL, or a smilie is enough to create a timestamped comment.

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Pictures From the Sky

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:50:40 GMT

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Tags: sky, photography, world

Rafal Oblinski Images

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:56:46 GMT

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Hitler wax figure unveiled in Berlin

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:31:10 GMT

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Clip Source: www.haaretz.com

Berlin's new waxwork museum on Thursday unveiled a figure of a glum-looking Adolf Hitler in a mock bunker during the last days of his life, an exhibit that has been criticised as in bad taste.

The row over the figure overshadowed the media preview of the new branch of Madame Tussauds which opens its doors to the public on Saturday.

Critics say it is inappropriate to display the Nazi dictator, who started World War Two and ordered the extermination of Europe's Jews and other minorities, in a museum alongside celebrities, pop stars, world statesmen and sporting heroes.

"Of course the figure will arouse interest but we hope people will realise he is part of an exhibition with a range of attractions," said Meike Schulze, head of Midway Attractions in Germany which is responsible for Madame Tussauds here. "It will be a shame if he dominates everything." Her plea appeared to be falling on deaf ears.

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Sixteenth-century "skyscrapers" in Yemen

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:56:17 GMT

clipped by: enbar
clipper's remarks: Mud-brick buildings, four to five hundred years old, mostly seven to nine stories. Good photos.

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World’s Oldest Skyscrapers

Shibam, a town in Hadramawt, Yemen, is considered to have the world’s oldest skyscrapers. It has about 7,000 inhabitants and all of the town’s house are made out of mud bricks. Some of these structures rise 5 to 9 stories high.

This technique of building was implemented in order to protect residents from Bedouin attacks. While Shibam has existed for around 2,000 years, most of the city’s houses come mainly from the 16th century.

Shibam is often called “the Manhattan of the desert”.

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Ideas for Clipmarks?

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 23:27:44 GMT

clipped by: arifsali
clipper's remarks: I think it's been a while since anyone has done it, so let me see if I can start something up. Others can follow.

I would like to see on Clipmarks....

A list of 'Most active Clippers'
A list of Clippers with most followers
Simple interface with less drop down lists
A list of Clippers currently browsing Clipmarks
Ways to further decrease time it takes to clip, i.e, reduce clicks anywhere possible.
More RSS integration, i.e., see if Clipmarks can auto-clip latest interesting news/feeds.

More later.

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The meaning of true community

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:08:22 GMT

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clipper's remarks: some of this can be seen in operation on this online community

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The meaning of true community

Inclusivity, commitment and consensus: Members accept and embrace each other, celebrating their individuality and transcending their differences

Realism: Members bring together multiple perspectives to better understand the whole context of the situation

humble, rather than one-sided and arrogant.

Contemplation: Members examine themselves

self-aware of the world outside

the world inside

and the relationship

between

A safe place

share their vulnerability, heal themselves, and express who they truly are.

personal disarmament

the rules for peacemaking

compassion

respect f

can fight gracefully

resolve conflicts with wisdom and grace

listen and understand,

respect

’gifts

limitations

together rather than against each other

all leaders

spirit of community itself that leads and not any single individual.

spirit:

true spirit of community is the spirit of peace, love, wisdom and power

collective self or as the manifestation of a Higher Will.

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Limbaugh: I am defender of Corporate America

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:40:43 GMT

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clipper's remarks: An unashamed cadre of the corporatocracy

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Limbaugh: ‘I consider myself a defender of corporate America.’»

right-wing radio talker Rush Limbaugh declares himself “the intellectual engine of the conservative movement.” Described by reporter Zev Chafets as “less a theoretician than a popularizer”

“I consider myself a defender of corporate America.” Limbaugh’s claim is supported by the aggressive manner in which he acts as a “pitchman” for products on his show:

Some simply run their usual ads. Others use Limbaugh as their pitchman, which costs them a premium and a long-term commitment. And lately he has created a new option. At a much higher rate he will weave a product into his monologue (To a caller who said he took two showers after voting for Clinton in Operation Chaos, Limbaugh responded: “If you had followed my advice and gotten a Rinnai tankless water heater, you wouldn’t have needed to take two showers. And I’ll tell you why. . . .”)

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Residents Upset Over Group's Distribution of Qurans

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:20:07 GMT

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clipper's remarks: I see nothing wrong with the Quran distribution here, it's not being forced on anyone or given away in schools or such. This just a lot of unnecessary whining. Take it, read it, throw it away, whatever.

“If we went into a Muslim country and left a bible, we would be in prison and then decapitated a few years later,”

But we are not in a Muslim country!

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HOUSTON -- The distribution of Qurans in a southwest Houston neighborhood has some residents worried about the motives of the group who dispersed the Islamic book.

An English translation of the Quran began appearing two weeks ago on the doorsteps of hundred of homes in the BraesTimbers neighborhood. The books came in plastic bags with a note attached from the ‘Book of Signs Foundation’ asking recipients to accept the Quran as a gift from the Muslim community.

Quran

But some residents, like Greg and Sue Ann Pieri, said they feared the group is imposing its beliefs on non-Muslims and found the gesture offensive.

“If we went into a Muslim country and left a bible, we would be in prison and then decapitated a few years later,” said Sue Ann Pieri, who chose not to destroy the book like other neighbors did.

The Book of Signs Foundation claims to have distributed 30,000 Qurans in Houston, targeting neighborhoods believed to be most receptive of the Quran

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How to clipmark video

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:36:43 GMT

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"Believe me, it's torture": Christopher Hitchens gets waterboarded

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:07:05 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Hitchens decided to experience waterboarding for himself. He lasts about twenty seconds and describes having nightmares and panic attacks ever since. Also check the video at http://snipr.com/2sv2d

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The author catches his breath after undergoing his first waterboarding session. Photographs by Gasper Tringale.

Believe Me, It’s Torture

by Christopher Hitchens

You may have read by now the official lie about this treatment, which is that it “simulates” the feeling of drowning. This is not the case. You feel that you are drowning because you are drowning—or, rather, being drowned, albeit slowly and under controlled conditions and at the mercy (or otherwise) of those who are applying the pressure. The “board” is the instrument, not the method. You are not being boarded. You are being watered. This was very rapidly brought home to me when, on top of the hood, which still admitted a few flashes of random and worrying strobe light to my vision, three layers of enveloping towel were added. In this pregnant darkness, head downward, I waited for a while until I abruptly felt a slow cascade of water going up my nose.

I don’t want to tell you how little time I lasted.

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5000 Clips - We're Family now - Just call me Tommy

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 09:41:31 GMT

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Tags: 5000 clips, skwirlinator, welcome to my family, good friends