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Clipmarks BLOCK feature- BAD IDEA

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:16:40 GMT

clipped by: The REAL Napster
clipper's remarks: Firstly, the BLOCK feature didn't come from Clipmarks, it was suggested by one of the uysers here and I have already spoken with him about it. If I am not mistaken, he has regrets he ever mentioned it.

Secondly, and as I have pointed out before, the ONLY people using the BLOCK feature here are those who would abuse it's intended purpose. Because they are dumb enough to believe they can 'squash' opposing viewpoints is laughable at best. So here for your viewing displeasure is what just one of the recent clippers has accused me of- The user (debbyski) accuses me of being a LIAR outright (not too smart of you) and I present my clip and corresponding screenshots mentioned in the clip. If your going to be stupid enough to call someone a liar make sure you have your facts correct. Otherwise it makes you look pathetic. cptenaud your next.

Clip Source: clipmarks.com

No Debbyski-

I took no great pride in saving this clip to my 'collection' but did so for archival purposes. And I also checked the boxes on the 'email comments' on this clip. And took lots of screenshots.

I was actually quite ashamed of the clip in general and took quite a few screenshots for future reference (in case it vanished or was deleted). I did email the link to a U.S. Senator who was equally disgusted. And for the record, this clip appeared @ 7:28 am (with 135 views already) with a clip by Eric Goldstein@ 8:10am (with 64 views already). So nobody can say that it had not been seen by him.

The hypocritical part is leaving the clip up for so long before deciding that 'it was inappropriate'.

Don't pride yourself on this clip, it was nothing to write home to mother about, or let Eric Goldsteins children (or anyone elses)see.

And not only are you a hypocrite Nappy; you are a LIAR and a terrible one at that. For that, you are banned from commenting on any of my clips.

Good riddence.

Tags: clipmarks, block feature, lame

List of books Palin wanted banned--wow!

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:20:44 GMT

clipped by: papananook
clipper's remarks: Thanks to Eddie Angel on LJ

From Shakespeare to Huxley...92 in all... see entire list--it'll blow yer mind.

Clip Source: community.livejournal.com

Books (then) Mayor Sarah Palin tried to remove from Wasilla library. When the librarian refused to ban the books, Palin tried to get her fired. This information is taken from the official minutes of the Wasilla Library Board.

A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden

As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

Blubber by Judy Blume

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

Canterbury Tales by Chaucer

Carrie by Stephen King

Catch-22 by Joseph Heller

Christine by Stephen King

Confessions by Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Cujo by Stephen King

Daddy's Roommate by Michael Willhoite

Decameron by Boccaccio

The Living Bible by William C. Bower

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare

Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary by the Merriam-Webster

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

The Color Purple by Alice Walker

Bringing Out The Beauty

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:45:26 GMT

clipped by: debbyski
clipper's remarks: A powerful moment. Like the one where someone told me why they stay behind the lens instead of if front of it.

Clip Source: www.peoplejam.com

It's that moment when the woman of the week
gets 'it'. That moment when she loves her body, loves herself, sees the
beauty standing there in the body she is currently living in.

No surgery. No painful diets. Not even exercise unless the woman
chooses to firm up the 'wobbly bits', as the host, Gok Wan calls them. I
understand there is a U.S. version of this show but I love Gok. He
genuinely sees the beauty of a woman and reflects it back to them until
they see it for themselves. That is a powerful moment.

One reason I love this show so much is because distorted body image
is a pet peeve of mine. I struggle with it myself although not so much
lately. As I've grown older I've learned to appreciate this body that holds me, providing protection for my heart and soul.

We're made to feel afraid and less than by the marketing
images all around us. We're afraid to look different, smell different
or even act in our own best interest when it might make us stand out

sn't it time to love yourself?

What Cindy wore for her RNC speech: $313,000

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:45:08 GMT

clipped by: masbury
clipper's remarks: For how many years would Cindy's clothes outlay for one night feed your family? What would you have to do to your conscience to spend $300K on clothes?

Clip Source: www.huffingtonpost.com

It kicked off on Monday with Cindy McCain and First Lady Laura Bush in Oscar de la Renta.

Vanity Fair editors estimated that McCain's fierce saffron shirt dress with the popped collar, diamond earrings, four-strand pearl necklace, white Chanel watch and strappy shoes totaled up to $313,100.

And Bush's white sensible suit, Stuart Weitzman heels and pearl stud earrings would ring up to $4,325.

Cindy McCain, wife of Republican presidential candidate John McCain, waves during her speech at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

"She appreciates very well-made clothes and that have rich, luxurious fabrics," said Sasha Iglehart, Glamour magazine's Deputy Fashion Director

Tags: mccain, cindy, dress, rnc

Is it in his kiss? oh no, it's in his voice

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:39:15 GMT

clipped by: balthazarus
clipper's remarks: For that reason only the idiom "how low can you go?" was probably coined...

Clip Source: www.sciencedaily.com

Honest Lovers? Fallow Buck Groans Reveal Their Status And Size During The Rut

It is known that the phonic structure of calls produced by males during the breeding season may signal quality-related characteristics in many different types of animals.

shown for the first time that sexually selected vocalizations can signal social dominance in mammals other than primates

independent acoustic components – fundamental frequency (pitch) and formant frequencies – encode information on dominance status and body size, respectively

Fundamental frequency is a measure of the rate of vibration of the vocal folds

Formant frequencies result from filtering of vocalizations in the vocal tract

Similarly in humans, men with lower fundamental frequency (pitch) voices are perceived as more dominant and have higher reproductive success due to greater access to mates

evolved in response to male-male competition

Tags: biology, animals, mating

Does one abused woman = 100 abused puppies

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:04:34 GMT

clipped by: michellezm
clipper's remarks: "Of course it is better to give to animal charities than not at all. Human suffering is more complicated, in every way, and helping people takes more commitment and patience. But if you choose animals over people because of a naive belief that a particular brand of human pain has not infiltrated your own community, you may want to reconsider."

Thanks to einbar for the link.

Clip Source: www.moreintelligentlife.com

America has 3,800 animal shelters, but only 1,500 for battered women. Puppies are blameless and easy to care for; people are more complicated. Allison Schrager, an economist, examines our inclination to help animals over our own species ...

Perhaps we prefer helping animals because we believe they have a greater need. People often think a battered woman is free to leave her situation, while animals are physically prevented from leaving. Humans are easier to blame for their circumstances. Because we do not grant animals the same freedoms, we also do not assign them the same level of responsibility for their situation.

Also, helping battered animals is easier than helping battered people. Men and women need more resources to get back on their feet,

it takes the same amount of resources to save a battered woman as it does 100 puppies: if the ultimate goal of charitable giving is to ease world suffering, some will argue that it makes sense to help the puppies over the woman.

Halloween Cakes

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:41:36 GMT

clipped by: hitchhiker08
clipper's remarks: Sweet n scary?! :0)

Clip Source: thecontaminated.com

Halloween Cakes

Those cakes prepared for Halloween looks very strange. Some of those may be also and creepy for someone, maybe some people will feel weird while eating a piece of one of those cakes.

Tags: halloween, trick-or-treat, haunted, horror, witches, ghosts, cakes, baking

The investigation of laughter is belatedly becoming a science..:-)

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:19:49 GMT

clipped by: einbar
clipper's remarks: In 1923 a theoretical tome listed 88 different theories of humour, few of which seemed to acknowledge that it is supposed to be enjoyable. The theories can be divided into three main types:

Clip Source: www.moreintelligentlife.com

The study of laughter has entered mainstream psychology. Anthony Gottlieb reads the reports--and a new book on the history of jokes--and finds much to chuckle

Recent studies of twins, they reported, suggested that there may be a genetic explanation for some differences between British and American styles of humou

The real news is that the investigation of humour is belatedly becoming a science. After millennia of untested speculation by armchair thinkers, moves are afoot to bring the study of laughter into the mainstream of experimental psychology.

"The Psychology of Humor",

suggest that on average people laugh 17.5 times per day. And a good sense of humour tends to be one of the most highly rated traits when people choose their friends, lovers or spouses. So psychologists have every reason to take humour seriously.

Clip Source: wwnorton.com

Clip Source: www.moreintelligentlife.com

One popular field of research is the effect of humour on health

then it should be associated with longevity

Survival of the Wittiest: sexual attractiveness of self-deprecating humour

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:24:49 GMT

clipped by: abailart
clipper's remarks: I'll give this a go but I'll probably be crap at it.

Clip Source: www.independent.ie

Forget the big car, the big heart, or even the big house. The quickest way to a woman's heart is the ability to poke fun at yourself.

The less serious he is, the more women seriously want him. A witty man can, apparently, have us laughing all the way to the bed.

"Many studies show that a sense of humour is sexually attractive, especially to women, but we've found that self-deprecating humour is the most attractive of all," said Greengross, whose Dissing Oneself: The Sexual Attractiveness of Self-Deprecating Humour, will be published later this month in Evolutionary Psychology.

"Self-deprecating humour can be an especially reliable indicator, not only of general intelligence and verbal creativity, but also of moral virtues such as humility," according to Mr Greengross.

My friend Julie is smitten by a guy she met in Waterstone's last month who told her: "I asked the assistant where the self-help section was, but she said telling me would defeat the purpose."

Tags: humour

Armenia: The Garni Gorge

Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:35:09 GMT

clipped by: hitchhiker08
clipper's remarks: Raw beauty?

Clip Source: www.odditycentral.com

The Garni Gorge

Much like the Giant’s Causeway, the Garny Gorge is made out of a high number of basalt columns. It’s an absolute must-see if you find yourself in Armenia.

It’s a wonderful canyon shaped by the ever-flowing river Goght river. Atop the basalt walls of the gorge the famous 1st century Garni temple can be seen.

Garni Gorge offers its visitors an incredible view and makes them feel like they’re in a fantasy place.

Tags: armenia, garni gorge, basalt, deposit, travel, tourism

Brave New World of Digital Intimacy

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:15:43 GMT

clipped by: wildcat
clipper's remarks: It is easy to become unsettled by privacy-eroding aspects of awareness tools. But there is another — quite different — result of all this incessant updating: a culture of people who know much more about themselves. Many of the avid Twitterers, Flickrers and Facebook users I interviewed described an unexpected side-effect of constant self-disclosure. The act of stopping several times a day to observe what you’re feeling or thinking can become, after weeks and weeks, a sort of philosophical act. It’s like the Greek dictum to “know thyself,” or the therapeutic concept of mindfulness. (Indeed, the question that floats eternally at the top of Twitter’s Web site — “What are you doing?” — can come to seem existentially freighted. What are you doing?) Having an audience can make the self-reflection even more acute, since, as my interviewees noted, they’re trying to describe their activities in a way that is not only accurate but also interesting to others: the status update as a literary form.

Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

On Sept. 5, 2006, Mark Zuckerberg changed the way that Facebook worked, and in the process he inspired a revolt.

Pundits predicted that News Feed would kill Facebook, but the opposite happened. It catalyzed a massive boom in the site’s growth. A few weeks after the News Feed imbroglio, Zuckerberg opened the site to the general public (previously, only students could join), and it grew quickly; today, it has 100 million users

Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

In essence, Facebook users didn’t think they wanted constant, up-to-the-minute updates on what other people are doing. Yet when they experienced this sort of omnipresent knowledge, they found it intriguing and addictive. Why?

Social scientists have a name for this sort of incessant online contact. They call it “ambient awareness.” It is, they say, very much like being physically near someone and picking up on his mood through the little things he does — body language, sighs, stray comments — out of the corner of your eye.

Tags: brave new world, digital intimacy

Shaking things up on Clipmarks.com

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:55:57 GMT

clipped by: egoldstein
clipper's remarks: Please read the entire post by clicking the source link before reacting.

Clip Source: clipmarks.wordpress.com

Unfortunately, we have recently become increasingly concerned that the site has become overly antagonistic and inappropriately controlled by a disproportionately loud group of users. In all honesty, we no longer feel that the processes of our site are producing a unique, high quality blend of content. Instead, the magical blending of diverse topics on the Clipmarks home page has seemed to dissolve into a battleground for extremely hostile politically oriented users who are overwhelming the rest of the site. Because of this we are working on making some fundamental changes to the way the Clipmarks site works. We will do our best to make changes that improve the site and will continue to iterate until we are comfortable that it is just right.

Tags: clipmarks

Robin Williams Cracks Sarah Palin Phenomenon in 2 Minutes

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:16:19 GMT

clipped by: katsteevns
clipper's remarks: Video at source.

Clip Source: defamer.com

Robin Williams Cracks Sarah Palin Phenomenon in 2 Minutes Flat

On a clear day Robin Williams can see forever — or at least to Alaska, from which Sarah Palin's fiefdom crept souther and souther until going absolutely radioactive this week in St. Paul. Assessing the phenomenon last night on Letterman, Williams alluded to the hard questions in its wake; to wit, how does a mother of five find time to hunt caribou? And what exactly does set a "snow machine" champion like Todd Palin apart from lesser men? It's one of the comic's more inspired tangents of late, and one that reminded us how little the issues really matter when we can conceivably have a vice president who can play wineglasses like Sandra Bullock in Miss Congeniality. This politics thing gets easier for us every day. [CBS]

Small-town residents boo media with McCain

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:08:03 GMT

clipped by: jatfla
clipper's remarks: Gotta love those small-town folks with their guns and religion and all.

Clip Source: washingtontimes.com

Small-town residents boo media with McCain

CEDARBURG, Wisc. -- Hundreds of angry people in this small town outside Milwaukee taunted reporters and TV crews traveling with Sen. John McCain on Friday, chanting "Be fair!" and pointing fingers at a pack of journalists as they booed loudly.

the 30 or so reporters and crew were walking back to their buses to join the McCain motorcade when hundreds of townspeople started yelling.

"Stop lying! You are all liars! Tell the truth!"

The crowd was not menacing or threatening, but was clearly angry.

"I think the press is very liberal and very slanted against the McCain-Palin ticket. Would you ask a man if his kids were being taken care of while he's out campaigning?"

"The media has called her a sexy librarian look. Would you say that Obama is a sexy Will Smith look?

Hey dude, i'm fighting a bacteria now

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 09:34:44 GMT

clipped by: balthazarus

Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

Marijuana Ingredient May Fight Bacteria

Marijuana may be something of a wonder drug — though perhaps not in the way you might think.

Researchers in Italy and Britain have found that the main active ingredient in marijuana — tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC — and related compounds show promise as antibacterial agents, particularly against microbial strains that are already resistant to several classes of drugs.

It has been known for decades that Cannabis sativa has antibacterial properties. Experiments in the 1950s tested various marijuana preparations against skin and other infections, but researchers at the time had little understanding of marijuana’s chemical makeup.

The researchers say they don’t know how the cannabinoids work, and whether they would be effective as systemic antibiotics would require much more research and trials. But the compounds may prove useful sooner as a topical agent

Tags: biology, bacteria, marijuana