Clipmarks | This Month's Top Clips

Britain's new Internet law -- as bad as everyone's been saying, and worse

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:36:47 GMT

clipped by: infidel70

The British government has brought down its long-awaited Digital Economy Bill, and it's perfectly useless and terrible. It consists almost entirely of penalties for people who do things that upset the entertainment industry (including the "three-strikes" rule that allows your entire family to be cut off from the net if anyone who lives in your house is accused of copyright infringement, without proof or evidence or trial), as well as a plan to beat the hell out of the video-game industry with a new, even dumber rating system (why is it acceptable for the government to declare that some forms of artwork have to be mandatorily labelled as to their suitability for kids? And why is it only some media? Why not paintings? Why not novels? Why not modern dance or ballet or opera?).

So it's bad. £50,000 fines if someone in your house is accused of filesharing. A duty on ISPs to spy on all their customers

But that's just for starters. The real meat is in the story we broke yesterday

'The wisest reflection I've seen on Ft. Hood so far ...'

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:18:48 GMT

clipped by: masbury
clipper's remarks: Brilliant insight on the white privilege of dissociation.

Clip Source: www.brianmclaren.net

We who are White, Christian and Male (WCMs) should ask ourselves this basic question: When we heard about the Oklahoma bomber, Columbine, or the shooter at the Holocaust museum - all horrible crimes committed by WCMs did we think to ourselves - 'oh, this will reflect badly on me?'

The answer is no. Why? Because still in this country, White, Male, Christians are considered normative and therefore the range of WCM behavior, from very good to very bad, simply represents the wide range of human behavior. I know I have nothing in common with Timothy McVeigh and so does the rest of American society. Unfortunately, people of other races and religions in America do not have the benefit of recognition that there are very good people and very bad people among them. Instead, the actions of one person of a minority group reflects upon the reputation and sense of security and worth of the entire group.

This has to stop.

Paul Rauschenbusch gets it right in this important article

Tags: ft hood, race

I DO NOT

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:59:45 GMT

clipped by: debbyski
clipper's remarks: This is a perfect example of how slow and difficult social change is.

But these little girls have stood up to be counted as worthy to claim their childhood and the right to choose their own partner and their own life.

I can't imagine the type of courage that must take.

Clip Source: www.latimes.com

Her fate was all but sealed, the wedding bells ringing in her relatives' heads. Then the bride-to-be, a little girl playing in the dirt in this impoverished village, plucked up her courage and said, "I do not."

The British Raj tried to stamp it out. Mohandas Gandhi, himself a child groom, campaigned against it. The United Nations has condemned it. And in 2006, the Indian government explicitly banned it.

But child marriage remains pervasive in India, accounting for one-third of such unions worldwide and underscoring the contradictions and complexities of a society that produces cutting-edge engineers even as it clings to feudal traditions.

"These girls are very brave," said Sarita Singh, secretary of the Rajasthan state Department of Child and Women Development. "There are enormous social forces working against them."

Swampfoxz Gone Mild

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:04:51 GMT

clipped by: swampfoxz
clipper's remarks: Just had to.

Clip Source: pixdaus.com

Tags: swampfoxz

35 Powerful Photos That Each Tell A Story

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:12:29 GMT

clipped by: clip-on-tie
clipper's remarks: "We express sincere appreciation of the hard work of all photojournalists who are working for humanity, sometimes risking their life for the sake of their duties and responsibilities. This article is a tribute to all of them and their accomplishments and works."

Clip Source: www.noupe.com

A picture is worth a thousand words that is the motto of photojournalist, a photojournalist attempts to produce straight, truthful and realistic photography of a particular subject, most frequently pictures of people.

Photojournalists are doing really a great job over the world for humanity, they are working for peace, for human rights, for raising humanity problems and issues, for pointing out the people living below the bottom line of poverty, for raising awareness about educational and child labor issues and much more… Our today’s post is about Inspirational Documentary and Photojournalism Photos. In this post we showcase 35 powerful, touching and emotional photos that do not just display state of affairs, but also tell a story.

Clip Source: www.copytaste.com

via

Clip Source: www.noupe.com

. At all times, we have many thousands of people seeing through our eyes and expecting to see the truth. Most people immediately understand an image.”

Tags: photojournalism, documentary photos

Student Suspended for Cancer Head Shave

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:22:53 GMT

clipped by: thisnamecantbetaken

Clip Source: www.news.com.au

A 15-YEAR-old Brisbane schoolgirl was suspended for shaving her head to raise money for vital cancer research

her father is battling leukemia.

He underwent a bone marrow transplant a few weeks ago but has been given only a few months to live.

Ms Pridham decided to shave her head as part of a fundraiser for cancer research.

"Basically my way of coping is to try and help other people going through the same thing," she said.

Ms Pridham said she has been banned from Mount Alvernia College until her hair grows back.

Barbara Pridham said she supports her daughter's fundraising decision.

"I am just appalled that she could be suspended by a Catholic school that promotes joy, respect and community spirit," she said.

Mount Alvernia College released a statement to Channel Nine News that said Ms Pridham had breached the college's uniform guidelines and had been suspended because of "ongoing issues".

A REAL AWWW MOMENT CAUSING PHOTO

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:43:40 GMT

clipped by: tanyamm

Clip Source: ihasahotdog.com

History remembers everything (94 pics)

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:42:51 GMT

clipped by: perellicippo

Clip Source: izismile.com

History remembers everything (94 pics)

Brilliant selection of last century pictures.
Each picture has its own unique story. You can look at it infinitely.

[via content5.clipmarks.com]

The Truth About Work

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:01:29 GMT

clipped by: BartendingBear
clipper's remarks: The sad truth, that is.

Clip Source: www.fortunewatch.com

First U.S. Marijuana Cafe Opens in Oregon

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:42:55 GMT

clipped by: wiccantexan

Clip Source: www.foxnews.com

The United States' first marijuana cafe opened on Friday, posing an early test of the Obama administration's move to relax policing of medical use of the drug.

The Cannabis Cafe in Portland, Oregon, is the first to give certified medical marijuana users a place to get hold of the drug and smoke it — as long as they are out of public view — despite a federal ban.

"This club represents personal freedom, finally, for our members," said Madeline Martinez, Oregon's executive director of NORML, a group pushing for marijuana legalization.

The cafe — in a two-story building which formerly housed a speak-easy and adult erotic club Rumpspankers — is technically a private club, but is open to any Oregon residents who are NORML members and hold an official medical marijuana card.

The creation of the cafe comes almost a month after the Obama administration told federal attorneys not to prosecute patients who use marijuana for medical reasons or dispensaries in states which have legalized them.

Tags: marijuana, legal, obama, medical, drug

Shock Therapy on internet Addicts

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:52:05 GMT

clipped by: wiganfootie

Clip Source: www.psychologytoday.com

China To Stop Shock Therapy On Internet Addicts

BEIJING (AP) - China's Health Ministry has ordered a hospital to stop using electric shock therapy to cure youths of Internet addiction, saying there was no scientific evidence it worked.

Linyi Mental Health Hospital in eastern Shandong province used the treatment as part of a four-month program that has so far treated nearly 3,000 youths, the China Youth Daily newspaper has reported, citing the psychiatrist who runs it, Yang Yongxin.

The ministry said in a statement posted on its Web site late Monday there is no domestic or international clinical evidence that electric shock therapy helps cure Internet addiction. Electric shock therapy is most often used to treat severe depression.

Chinese psychologists say symptoms of Internet addiction include being online more than six hours a day - playing games and looking at pornography rather than working or studying - and getting angry when unable to get online.

The Mysterious Sailing Stones of Death Valley

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:11:03 GMT

clipped by: clip-on-tie

Clip Source: planetoddity.com

It is one big mystery that a stone that weighs more or less like a man can move on its own. This has become quite a puzzle for the past decade. The mysterious sailing stones of Death Valley have been discovered to slide over valleys that people do not live in. These valleys are filled with dry cracking muddy ground during summer and ice during winter. Many geologists have gone to all the places in Racetrack Playa and its surrounding.

Clip Source: www.copytaste.com

via

Tags: mysterious sailing stones of death valley, mystery, odd, odd places, oddities, pictures, strange places, travel, weird

One year in 40 seconds

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:11:43 GMT

clipped by: willhelm

Clip Source: icantseeyou.typepad.com

[Video]

Art Made From Detergent Bottles

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:01:14 GMT

clipped by: willhelm
clipper's remarks: Never cease to be amazed.

Clip Source: illusion.scene360.com

Night of Thanksgiving, To all my clipper friends

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:22:39 GMT

clipped by: wiganfootie

Clip Source: www.4to40.com

T’was the night of Thanksgiving,
But I just couldn’t sleep.
I tried counting backwards,

I tried counting sheep.

The leftovers beckoned,
The dark meat and white.
But I fought the temptation,

With all of my might.

Tossing and turning,
with anticipation.
The thought of a snack

became infatuation.

So I raced to the kitchen,
Flung open the door,
And gazed at the fridge,

Full of goodies galore.

I gobbled up turkey,
And buttered potatoes,
Pickles and carrots,

Beans and tomatoes.

I felt myself swelling,
So plump and so round.
‘til all of a sudden,

I rose off the ground.

I crashed through the ceiling,
Floating into the sky,
With a mouthful of pudding,

And a handful of pie.

But I managed to yell
As I soared past the trees
Happy eating to all,

Pass the cranberries, please!!

May your stuffing be tasty
May your turkey be plump.
May your potatoes and gravy

Have nary a lump.

May your yams be delicious,
May your pies take the prize
And May your Thanksgiving dinner
Stay off of your thighs!