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Welcome to our Horse Photos

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:32:06 GMT

clipped by: David Hughes
clipper's remarks: For all you horse lovers!

If You Love Horses: Welcome To Our Horse Photos

Photos of Horses: Pictures, Racing, Breed History, and more. Take your pick, its all here for you, our Friends, Family, and Fellow Horse-Lovers.

Do you have a favorite equine breed? How about Quarter-Horses, Paint, Arabian, Draft, or Morgans. They're all here, waiting for you, with more breeds being added every month.

There are also many pages about racing with links to the great racing Legends: Secretariat, Affirmed, Ruffian, and many more to come.

It was our intention when building this web site to bring you the Best photos, pictures and history available on the Internet. All Horse related, nothing but Horses.

Best-Horse-Photos has grown into a fairly large site. Most visitors find that even after an hour they still haven't seen it all and want to return or tell their friends about us. So, your best bet is to:

Ode to the sacred cow: California's Prop. 13

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:47:48 GMT

clipped by: Lexica
clipper's remarks: More:

challenges to the laws validity have been struck down by the State Supreme Court and politicians caught even breathing Prop 13 revision have been hounded out of office, or threatened with it. The lobby surrounding the Prop 13 movement has a vice grip on the state legislature. So any thought of revision or modification is ignored.

But on June 9, 1978 the news was pretty much like it is now. Only now we have 31 years of failure to look at.

And we're left scratching our heads.

Clip Source: newstalgia.crooksandliars.com

With California circling the economic drain, it's interesting to consider where this chaos all started. A little populist movement called "Prop 13" that captured the anger of California in 1978 and plunged us into the stone age as the result. It all centered around property taxes, placing a cap of 1% of the property's value as taxable. The anger centered around tax revenues being redistributed to other communities, rather than the community where the tax was being levied, not to mention tax rates increasing for everyone, not just new home buyers. The fear card was played that older home owners would be forced to sell their homes because tax rates would increase to the point of bankruptcy for most, and certainly this became the rallying cry.

The effect was almost instant, with a $5 billion dollar surplus evaporating in a short time with services and education funds slashed to practically nonexistent.

Prop 13 has become the infamous "third rail"

Tags: california, politics, prop-13

point of view

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:42:26 GMT

clipped by: miad20

Clip Source: www.youtube.com

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Antonio Vivaldi, Mandolin Concerto, 1st Movement

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It's the circle of life, my friends

Golden Eagle

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:47:19 GMT

clipped by: EddieIsSteady

Clip Source: www.ejphoto.com

Golden Eagle

Tags: photography, eagles

The Criminal Rothschilds

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:09:52 GMT

clipped by: BartendingBear
clipper's remarks: A force of greed through much of history.

Clip Source: www.youtube.com

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Modern Bike Concepts

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:22:54 GMT

clipped by: amgumen

Clip Source: incrediblethings.com

Tags: bike

The Pacific Isn't the Only Ocean Turning into a Trash Heap

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:38:07 GMT

clipped by: brightlight4

Clip Source: www.alternet.org

The Pacific Isn't the Only Ocean Turning into a Trash Heap

A swirling 'soup' of plastic has been found in the Atlantic, and something similar may be present in other ocean areas.

When Sylvia Earle began diving in 1952, the ocean was pristine. These days, things are different. "For the past 30 years I have never been on a dive anytime, anywhere, from the surface to 2-1/2 miles deep, without seeing a piece of trash," says the renowned oceanographer and former chief scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "There's life from the surface to the greatest depths -- and there's also trash from the surface to the greatest depths."

while the Pacific Ocean has garnered much attention for what some call the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch" -- a vast expanse of floating plastic deposited in the middle of the ocean by circulating currents -- the problem doesn't stop there.

New research shows that plastic has collected in a region of the Atlantic as well,

Happy 4th of July Y'all!!

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:53:26 GMT

clipped by: Antara
clipper's remarks:

Clip Source: gatesofvienna.blogspot.com

Happy 4th of July, Y'all!

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Great material they have to work with, don’t you think?

Hat tip: The Humble Libertarian

Tags: usa

Is twitter boring you? @davewiner says yes.

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:24:35 GMT

clipped by: egoldstein
clipper's remarks: I've been hearing this quite often lately, so figured i'd clip @davewiner's tweet and ask if others are feeling the same way. personally, i have always found twitter to be a volatile blend of boring and rewarding.

my biggest disappointment with twitter is that it's not tapping into people's innate desire to give, but is instead being positioned and treated as a massive "look at me" platform. i think this stems from management's decision to put the focus on a bunch of boring, attention seeking celebrities in their recommended list. that damaged the vibe of the site and overall user experience.

Clip Source: twitter.com

BTW, I confess that Twitter is boring the heck out of me. It's an ineffective communication medium that retweets endlessly. What's next?

davewiner

Tags: dave winer, twitter

palin resignation: 11 theories why

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:42:34 GMT

clipped by: doodleicious
clipper's remarks: double D'OH

Clip Source: www.thedailybeast.com

Palin Resignation: 11 Theories Why

AP Photo Sarah Palin's holiday-eve decision to resign as governor blindsided TV commentators and bloggers who scrambled to come up with an explanation. The Daily Beast's presents a roundup of insta-reactions.

THEORY 1: VANITY FAIR HURT HER FEELINGS

THEORY 2: SHE’S RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT

THEORY 3: SHE’S NOT RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT

THEORY 4: SHE'S PREGNANT AGAIN

THEORY 5: SHE’S SICK OF ALASKA

THEORY 6: IT WAS A WHIM

THEORY 7: THE ETHICS POLICE WERE ABOUT TO NAB HER

THEORY 8: SHE’S UNSTABLE

THEORY 9: HER HANDLERS ARE INCOMPETENT

THEORY 10: SHE’S ANGLING FOR A TV SHOW

THEORY 11: SHE HAS A GOD COMPLEX

Tags: palin

July 1, 2009 sunrise

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:28:00 GMT

clipped by: zadoz
clipper's remarks: from brisbane & bay area

Clip Source: www.news.com.au

Gallery: July 1, 2009 sunrise

Sunrise over Wynnum Pier at 6.30am , July 1, 2009.

Clip Source: www.news.com.au

Sunrise over the Gold Coast

Clip Source: www.news.com.au

Sunrise over the Gold Coast

Clip Source: www.news.com.au

Taken at Nudgee Beach

Clip Source: www.news.com.au

Moreton Bay from Lota Esplanade

Clip Source: www.news.com.au

July 1, 2009 sunrise as seen from Mansfield looking towards Stradbroke Island

Clip Source: www.news.com.au

Sunrise over Darra,

Tags: brisbane, morton bay, sun rise, lota, wynnum

10 Beautiful River Photo’s

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:29:49 GMT

clipped by: Stumblerz

Clip Source: www.designvee.com

10 Beautiful River Photo’s

The Fourth of July: Throughout the Decades

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:44:50 GMT

clipped by: clip-on-tie
clipper's remarks: It would appear that J.C. Leyendecker stands above the crowd for the sheer number of Fourth of July covers.

Clip Source: www.saturdayeveningpost.com

Artist Guernsey Moore did many turn-of-century covers (at the turn of the 20th century, not the 21st), and the June 30, 1900, issue appears to be our first Fourth of July cover. Using colonials as representative of the Fourth was popular before the days of fancy fireworks and Fourth of July parades, although firecrackers showed up early.

Clip Source: www.copytaste.com

Clip Source: www.saturdayeveningpost.com

The July 4, 1903, cover shows a man setting off firecrackers and milady, in long skirt, is less than thrilled with the noise (covering her ears was a hint). Hmmm, this theme seems familiar: fast forward to the roaring 20s and J.C. Leyendecker’s cover depicting a young boy setting off a cap gun to make patriotic noises and a little girl covering her ears. Apparently, females do not care for loud noises.

But you didn’t really think we would leave our beloved Norman Rockwell out of our celebration, did you? His July 6, 1946, cover shows workmen cleaning the torch on the Statue of Liberty.

Tags: art & literature, july 4th

Bacon in a can

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:34:09 GMT

clipped by: willhelm
clipper's remarks: Here ya go!

Clip Source: www.supersizedmeals.com

Funny Friends

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:54:11 GMT

clipped by: EddieIsSteady

Clip Source: amolife.com

Life is much more fun when there is someone to share your joy!

Tags: animals, photography, cute