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Today's
Front Pages (newseum.org)
(Shows unedited front pages of major
newspapers in the USA and the world, which can be selected on an
interactive map - S. K.
Smith)
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Around the
World:
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World
News - Coast to Coast,
International, etc:
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here
(Too many entries, so it
deserved its own page. - S. K. Smith)
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World
Clock (poodwaddle.com)
(Shows time, statistics, around the world
for our moment in time - S. K.
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Polls:
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Gallup
(Gallup.com)
(Polls. Polls. Polls.)
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Rasmussen
Reports (rasmussenreports.com)
(Even more polls.)
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Trends:
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Trends
- trends, maps, lists, etc:
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PC Watch
(That is PC as in
"politically correct." PC is NOT one of my
favorite things, but exposing the insanity is. - S. K. Smith)
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10 Ridiculous Cases of Political Correctness
(listverse.com)
(Title says it all.)
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Nightmare Before Christmas
(YouTube.com)
(
political correctness and Santa!)
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Political
Correctness (ourcivilisation.com)
(The origin and nature of the beast.)
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Political
Correctness Gone Made (tvtropes.org)
(Myths, parodies, actual PC.. - S. K. Smith)
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Political
Correctness Watch (pcwatch.blogspot.com)
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Presentism
(nancyfriedman.typepad.com)
(Look what has been done to "Huckleberry
Finn".)
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Sexual
Harassment (youtube.com)
(Funny clip from NCIS.
Note: When harassment really happens, it is not funny, but
quite serious.)
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"The Story of a Soldier" - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
(youtube.com)
(In this 1966 Western, The
Good, The Bad, and the Ugly - "Blondie" played by
Clint Eastwood gives a dying soldier some puffs on his
cigarette. Take that PC! )
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Spot
the difference: How today's airbrushing PC censors decided
Churchill could do without his cigar (dailymail.co.uk)
(Even Winston had his cigar taken from him, posthumously.)
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Winning
the Cultural War - speech by Charlton Heston
(americanrhetoric.com)
(I had the privilege to meet Charlton Heston at
a book signing in 2002. He kissed by hand. *sigh!* It
was not a PC event. It was at the NRA convention in Reno,
the last year he was president. - S. K. Smith)
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Happy
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Fuel: |
Current
gas prices
(fuelgaugereport.opisnet.com)
(As of February
1, 2012, prices most
places $3.45 per gallon.
Up seven cents. - S. K.
Smith)
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10 ways to save money on gasoline
(green.yahoo.com)
(But whether you're planning a
cross-country road trip or just trying to avoid spending your
paycheck on commuting, there's plenty you can do to save money on
gasoline.)
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Navigating
- maps, trips, etc:
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here
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Safety:
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Traveling
Mercies: Be Safe, Stay Healthy,
Taboos. etc.:
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here
(Too many entries, so it
deserved its own page. - S. K. Smith)
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Weather
& other
"acts of God":
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How's
the weather? (weather.com)
(We all talk about it, but can't do a thing about it.. S. K. Smith)
NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(noaa.gov)
("From daily weather forecasts, severe
storm warnings and climate monitoring ...")
Welcome to Weather Underground : Weather Underground
(wunderground.com)
(Another weather site.)
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Vehicles:
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Getting There:
Alternatives,
Cars, etc.:
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here
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Science & Technology
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General:
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General
Science & Tech:
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here
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deserved its own page. - S. K. Smith)
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Khan Academy
(khanacademy.org)
(Watch. Practice. Learn almost anything—for
free..)
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Marcus
Chown: 11 Of The Craziest Things About The Universe
(huffingtonpost.com)
(It's a mad, mad universe alright.)
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Wacky
Science Words (FoxNews.com)
(Science is stranger than fiction)
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Archeology:
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Archeology:
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here
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Math:
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Math:
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Physics:
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Physics:
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Space &
Exploration:
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The Universe:
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here
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Space Exploration:
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Past, Present, Future:
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Culture Art,
Literature,
Movies, Music,
Americana
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Culture:
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Americana
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demographics): Click
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(Definitely deserves its own
page ... - S. K. Smith)
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Architecture:
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Architecture:
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(Deserves its own page ... - S. K. Smith)
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Art:
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Art Works:
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(Deserves its own page ... - S. K. Smith)
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Literature:
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The Written Word:
Click here
(Deserves its own page ... - S. K. Smith)
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Movies:
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Movies
(and television, DVD, YouTube
...): Click
here
(What strikes
me as unique, unusual, different, inspiring, moving ...
Deserves its own page ... - S. K. Smith)
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Music:
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Music:
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here
(My tastes are quite
diverse. So as time goes by, this could really grow. - S. K. Smith)
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Cute Cats
(As you can see, I like cats
... - S. K. Smith)
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The
Mean Kitty Song
(YouTube video)
(Story of Sparta - the "mean
kitty" - S. K. Smith)
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Engineers and Cats!
- An
Engineer's Guide to Cats (YouTube video)
(Engineers, like cats, can be so cute -
S. K. Smith)
- An
Engineer's Guide to Cat Yodeling (with Cat Polka)
(YouTube video)
(Part Two - S. K. Smith)
- Funny
Cat Fighter Jets (YouTube video)
(Who said
cats can't fly? - S. K. Smith)
- An
Engineer's Guide to Voting (Ginger Cat for President)
(YouTube video)
(Ginger did not make it in
2008. Maybe 2012? - S. K. Smith)
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Cat
Wranglers
(YouTube video)
(It's a repost of an EDS ad, but a favorite.
- S. K. Smith)
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(oldie - but I really love this one. - S. K. Smith)
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Cats
Musical - Memory (YouTube.com)
("Cats is an award-winning musical composed by Andrew
Lloyd Webber based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats and other poems by T.
S. Eliot.")
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lisaviolet's
cathouse ... the best little cat house in cyberspace (lisaviolet.com)
(This person REALLY loves cats. - S. K. Smith)
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The Big Bang Theory - Soft Kitty
(youtube.com)
("While playing nursemaid to Sheldon, Penny sings him a
song" It's about a kitty.)
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Man Brushes His Cat With a Remotely Controlled Robot Using Kinect and Wiimotes
(sciencenewsblog.com)
("wii remotes and a Nao robot remotely brush a cat." )
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Space Cats
(youtube.com)
(" ... dealing with space cats." )
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Weightless
Cats (youtube.com)
("We all want to know if the cat will land on her feet in
zero gravity.." )
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Great Speeches
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American Rhetoric: The Power of Oratory in the United States
(americanrhetoric.com)
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Sir Winston
Churchill
- Finest Hour
(YouTube video)
- We
Shall Fight Them on the Beaches ( YouTube video)
- Blood,
Toil, Tears and Sweat ( YouTube video)
- so
many to so few ( YouTube video)
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King George VI
- George VI - King's Speech, September 3, 1939
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(awesomestories.com)
(The
real King's Speech as Great Britain entered into World War II)
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Martin Luther King, Jr. -
"I Have a Dream"
- Long
Version (YouTube video)
- Short
Version ( YouTube video)
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George S. Patton
- Patton
Speech
(YouTube video)
(George C.
Scott movie)
-
Patton
Speech
(YouTube video)
(Patton
speech in Los Angeles 1945 and death.
Narrated by
Ronald Reagan)
- General Patton Addresses the 3rd Army
(americanrhetoric.com/MovieSpeeches)
(from George C.
Scott movie)
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Ronald Reagan
- "We
the People"
(YouTube video)
- "We
Must Fight Speech" (YouTube video)
{"rendezvous with destiny
..."}
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- Pearl
Harbor Address (YouTube video)
("a
date that will live in infamy")
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Margaret Thatcher
- On
Socialism
(YouTube video)
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Crime and
Punishment
(and other such mysteries)
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(Crime is
definitely not one of my favorite things,
but some of the cases and other mysteries
are fascinating - S. K. Smith)
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Bones found on island might be Amelia Earhart's
(FoxNews.com)
(Did they finally find her? - S. K. Smith)
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The
Caging of America (newyorker.com)
("Why do we lock up so many
people?" S. K. Smith)
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Jack
the Ripper revealed at last (eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk)
(Jack the Ripper has fascinated
people for 120 years. "Jack the Ripper" even made an
appearance on the original "Star Trek" - S. K. Smith)
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Zodiac Killer - (more
than one claim to be the one?)
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Zodiac
Killer's Identity And Weapon Uncovered?
(cbs13.com)
(The Zodiac Killer case launched Clint
Eastwood's character "Dirty Harry." - S. K. Smith)
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California
Woman: My Father Was the Zodiac Killer
(FoxNews.com)
(A
California woman stepped forward to say that her late father was
the notorious Zodiac killer and she as a little girl wrote and
stamped some of the letters he sent to taunt police.)
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Rock, Paper,
Scissors
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Fonts: |
18
Creative Examples of Typography in Motion (www.webdesignerdepot.com)
(The use of typography in video allows us
to reclaim the lost art of arranging typefaces in a way that would
make an 18th century typesetter’s head spin.)
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The
Top 100 Best Fonts of All Time
(justcreativedesign.com)
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Typography
(vimeo.com)
(Poem by Taylor Mali (www.TaylorMali.com))
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Why you shouldn't use Comic Sans
(vimeo.com)
(At least at work?)
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Illusions: |
Grand
Illusions
(grand-illusions.com )
(Don't believe what you see; your mind tricks youl)
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Time
Fountain - Optical Illusion (media.wakooz.com )
(What you can do with a drip and strobe. - S. K. Smith)
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What Is Sharpness? | Video Insights
(ideo.bhinsights.com )
(Sharp/dull ... it affects the mind.)
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Paper: |
Free
Disney Coloring Pages (disneycoloring.net)
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Print
your own ruled paper
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Space Shuttle - Paper Cutouts
(papertoys.com)
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Printers:
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Awesome
Lego Printer Uses Felt-Tipped Pens, Tiny Workers (wired.com)
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3D Printers
3D
Printer (youtube.com)
("3D printing is a form of additive
manufacturing technology where a three dimensional object is
created by laying down successive layers of material.")
* NEW *
3D Printer Now Includes Chocolates, Cheese » Geeky Gadgets
(geeky-gadgets.com)
(Now your chocolate bunnies and Chuck-E-Cheese can be printed
for you. - S. K. Smith)
World’s
First 3D Chocolate Printer Presented By EPSRC
(crazyengineers.com)
(Eating your words was never so sweet! :) - SK
Smith)
* NEW *
The world's smallest 3D Printer
(youtube.com)
(Kind of reminds me of Babes in Toyland and the
poof gun.... - SK
Smith)
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Good Advice
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Inspiration/motivation:
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Inspiration, motivation, pep
talks, psychology, .... etc: Click
here
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deserved its own page. - S. K. Smith)
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Health:
*
updates *
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Healthy living, diet, R&R:
Click
here
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deserved its own page. - S. K. Smith)
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Leadership:
*
updates *
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Leadership .... etc: Click
here
(Too many entries, so it
deserved its own page. - S. K. Smith)
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Q & A:
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Questions? There may be
an Answer: Click
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Legal:
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Len Tillem & Associates, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Trusts, Probate, Personal Injury
(lentillem.com)
("The stories!" This attorney has a
radio - some audio bites posted - which combines the informative
with a sense of humor. Also, it is resource for FAQs.)
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Practical:
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Tools Everyone Should Own
(shopping.yahoo.com)
( Good suggestions.)
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Types
of Skills Everyone Should Know – Video – Top 100 Important
Skills - Popular Mechanics (popularmechanics.com)
(More suggestions.)
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Thinking:
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Top 10 Common Faults In Human Thought
(listverse.com)
(Our thoughts are flawed? Who'd of guess
this one?)
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10 More Common Faults in Human Thought
(listverse.com)
(Dittos above.)
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Where
Good Ideas Come From by Steven Johnson (youtube.com)
(Now, lets have some good thoughts.)
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History:
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General:
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History
Channel (history.com)
(What's on TV, Today in history, etc.)
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The
History Place (historyplace.com)
("The Past into the Future".)
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History Study Guides - SparkNotes
(sparknotes.com/)
(The Cliff Notes of History. S. K.
Smith.)
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We
Didn't Start The Fire (yeli.us/Flash/Fire.html)
(Billy Joel covers 50 years of history in 3 minutes.)
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Biography:
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Biography Study Guides - SparkNotes (history.com)
(What's on TV, Today in history, etc.)
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Inspirational:
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The
Story of Amazing Grace
(YouTube.com)
(The story of John
Newton who wrote the famous hymn "Amazing Grace" I have
put it here because this story and song has touched many watershed
events in history from the 18th through the 21st century. - S. K.
Smith.)
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Historical Trends:
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The road to serfdom
F.A. Hayek
(btinternet.com)
(Condensed version, published in the
Reader's Digest, April 1945 edition).
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Quotes:
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Quotes from around history
(freerepublic.com)
("Here is a list of quotes on various
topics from people from history. Some are positive, some are
negative, some will make you happy, sad or angry. Hopefully they all
will make you think.")
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US
Presidents:
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US Presidents: Click
here
(Too many entries, so it
deserved its own page. - S. K. Smith)
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History:
*
updates *
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US History: Click
here
(Too many entries, so it
deserved its own page. - S. K. Smith)
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*
updates *
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World History: Click
here
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deserved its own page. - S. K. Smith)
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Ultimate Sacrifice
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Memorial Day
America's
Valiant Veterans Repose in Cemeteries Worthy of Heroes -- Both
in the U.S. and Abroad (FoxNews.com)
("American troops serving at home and
abroad have given their lives, their limbs and years of service
to a grateful nation.")
Freedom
Isn't Free (YouTube.com)
(Memorial Day 2010 clip, which was dedicated
to our soldiers overseas.)
psalm
23 Memorial day tribute (youtube.com)
"Some people think that the American soldier
is A mindless killing machine with no remorse or compassion.
This couldn't be farther from the truth. ...")
Memorial
Day Tribute (YouTube video)
("A tribute to those who have fought and given the
ultimate sacrifice for this great nation.")
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Veteran's Day
Making
a Difference (DaySpring.com)
The
Service of Veterans (DaySpring.com)
Veteran's
Day Blessing (DaySpring.com)
Veteran's
Day Prayer (DaySpring.com)
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Gene Simmons Military Tribute
(youtube.com)
(Rousing tribute to our troops from Gene
Simmons of Kiss.)
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I
Fought For You By The Sound Tank (YouTube.com)
(Can't honor vets too much.)
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It
is the Solider by Charles M. Province
(iwvpa.net)
(Great poem.)
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A Military Tribute
(youtube.com)
(For all those who put themselves in harms way to guard our freedoms
and keep us safe.)
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Navy Hymn: Eternal Father (Strong to Save)
(youtube.com)
("'Eternal
Father, Strong to Save': The Navy Hymn' - The
song known to United States Navy men and women as the "Navy
Hymn," is a musical benediction that long has had a special
appeal to seafaring men, particularly in the American Navy and the
Royal Navies of the British Commonwealth and which, in more recent
years, has become a part of French naval tradition.")
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A
Wake for an Indian Warrior (slideshare.net)
(A
true American-Indian-Hero.)
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Laughter
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General: |
Ken
Davis (kendavis.com)
("Ken Davis is one of the country's most
sought after motivational and inspirational speakers. His mixture of
side-splitting humor and inspiration delights and enriches audiences
of all ages.")
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Anatomy of
Comedy:
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Laughing
Matters (youtube.com)
( "Rowan
Atkinson talks about what makes visual comedy funny through the use
of humorous vignettes and Monty Python footage.."
)
Part
1 Part
2 Part
3 Part
4 Part
5
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Classics: |
Tim
Conway and Harvey Korman at the Dentist
(youtube.com)
("From the Carol Burnett Show - one of
the funniest sketches of all time.")
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Abbott
& Costello, Who's on first. (youtube.com)
("one of the greatest sketches of all
time...Who's on first")
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Games:
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Akinator
(akinator.mobi)
(This
game can keep you entertained for hours ... It's like 20
questions ... or more. SK Smith)
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Jokes:
* NEW * |
3,500-Year-Old Jokes Have Something to Say About Yo Mama
(blogs.discovermagazine.com)
( These are
really, really old jokes! SK Smith )
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Aha! Jokes: Clean Humor and Funny Pictures!
(AhaJokes.com)
( I'm
terrible at telling jokes - but this helps: "Thousands of
clean jokes, funny pictures, cartoons, funny audio, funny videos,
and more." )
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Knock
Knock Jokes (knock-knock-joke.com)
("Here are 100 pages in an ongoing
collection of some of the dumbest, funniest, silliest,
wackiest, stupidest, and most annoying knock-knock jokes ever
told. ")
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Video
clips: |
Signing
in the Waldenbooks
(youtube.com)
("A mystery writer's lament.")
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Saturday Night Live: President Reagan Mastermind (hulu.com)
(Some humor from the
1980s, in celebration of Reagan's centennial.)
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The
Greatest Inventor Yet (flixxy.com)
("It's not easy
to be an inventor and be so far ahead of everyone else.")
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