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Congress Contraception Panel Is All Male

2012-02-16T17:16:17Z

Democratic Women Boycott House Contraception Hearing After Republicans Prevent Women From Testifying This morning, Democrats tore into House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) for preventing women from testifying before a hearing examining the Obama administration’s new regulation requiring employers and insurers to provide contraception coverage to their employees. Republicans oppose the administration’s rule and have sponsored legislation that would allow employers to limit the availability of birth control to women. Ranking committee member Elijah Cummings (D-MD) had asked Issa to include a female witness at the hearing, but the Chairman refused, arguing that “As the hearing is not about reproductive rights and contraception but instead about the Administration’s actions as they relate to freedom of religion and conscience, he believes that Ms. Fluke is not an appropriate witness.” And so Cummings, along with the Democratic women on the panel, took their request to the hearing room, demanding that Issa consider the testimony of a female college student. But the California congressman insisted that the hearing should focus on the rules’ alleged infringement on “religious liberty,” not contraception coverage, and denied the request. Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) walked out of the hearing in protest of his decision, citing frustration over the fact that the first panel of witnesses consisted only of male religious leaders against the rule. Holmes Norton said she will not return, calling Issa’s chairmanship an “autocratic regime.” Issa also dismissed the Democrats’ woman witness as a “college student’ who does not “have the appropriate credentials” to testify before his committee. http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/02/16/426850/democratic-women-boycott-issas-contraception-hearing-for-preventing-women-from-testifying/?mobile=nc

HHO Gas Bubbles vs Fire

2012-02-16T17:13:13Z

I am demonstrating HHO Gas in soap bubbles showing the power of HHO gas.

Q&BA: Why Spend Money on NASA?

2012-02-16T17:13:09Z

In this episode of Q&BA, Phil Plait answers the very common question, "Why spend money on NASA when we need that money here on Earth?" There are two answers to this, actually: a short, practical one, and a longer, more philosophical one. But both give the same answer: spending money on space exploration is important, and we should be spending more, not less.

Kari Byron: Gravity Defying Liquid

2012-02-16T09:29:42Z

Kari Byron pairs up a liquid with a drill to demonstrate the Weissenberg effect.

Street Trial & Dirt Vintage Ladies Bike

2012-02-16T01:51:57Z

Street trial et dirt backflip vintage ladies bike Mickael Dupont

Maddow and Wead on Maine

2012-02-16T01:51:52Z

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Wood Stove Sedan

2012-02-16T01:48:57Z

Cooling the mother of invention, is said Pascal Prokop and acted. The Zurich has also installed an oven in his car, which the authorities have officially allowed. Now his old combination of two smoke pipes.

Laugh Factory: Dov Davidoff: Love Drug

2012-02-15T17:27:34Z

Dov Davidoff (@dovdavidoff) focuses the pain of being in a relationship at the Laugh Factory comedy club in Hollywood, CA, home of the best stand up comedians.

Boyfriend Went Vegan

2012-02-15T10:16:27Z

BWVAKTBOOM is a phenomenon that is sweeping the nation and affecting countless individuals whose partners have gone vegan. Ad campaign from your friends at PETA.

Mr. Happy Man

2012-02-15T10:16:23Z

Come rain or shine, 88-year-old Bermudian Johnny Barnes devotes six hours every day to an endearing traffic ritual that has made him one of the island’s most cherished citizens.

How Hollywood Says "I Love You"

2012-02-15T10:16:19Z

This Valentine's Day supercut is the perfect way to make the object of your affection go all gushy inside, in case you want to send it to someone you love. This was edited as a labor of love by Matthew Belinkie, who tells about how he selected and organized the clips at his website.

Shooting Blanks

2012-02-15T10:16:11Z

A short Valentine's Day film by Liam Gavin.

The Emotive

2012-02-15T10:16:06Z

Words are nothing in the absence of emotion. They can be read, they can be recited, but few can really deliver the feelings behind words printed on paper Original piece, written by Chris King Wong

Graham Norton: Johnny Depp's 80 Foot Fireball Bomb

2012-02-15T10:15:36Z

More about this programme http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b016y981 Johnny Depp talks about building a bomb with Hunter S. Thompson.

Simpsons: Lisa Breaks Ralph's Heart on Valentine's Day

2012-02-14T12:41:10Z

Watch this, Lise! You can actually pinpoint the second his heart rips in half! And... NOW.

Lego Robotic Arm

2012-02-14T09:06:19Z

This is a model prosthetic arm made entirely of Legos. -hand movements and wrist abduction/adduction are Lego pneumatics -wrist pronation/supination, wrist flexion/extension, and elbow flexion/extension are Lego motors (Power Functions) The main purpose of this project was to accurately mimic the full range of motion of a normal human arm and hand. The secondary goal was to maximize speed and power, yet maintain a consistent ratio between the two for demonstration purposes. It is important to note that it was designed as an above elbow prosthesis, and the yellow shoulder is only meant to act as a static model. The amount of weight it can lift is limited to the shape of the object and orientation of the wrist and elbow, but it can't do much with more than a couple pounds. The controller is a rudimentary cluster of switches and joysticks. A 4-motor air compressor with pressure-regulation was made of Legos, but for the demonstration I simply used hand pumps. Enjoy! *background music is "Crystal Fighters-At Home (Hidden Cat Remix)" http://soundcloud.com/hidden-cat

Tales of Mere Existence: Memorable Valentine's Days-Tales

2012-02-14T09:06:14Z

A few Valentine's days I had that were hard to forget. Tales of Mere Existence by Levni Yilmaz.

Vi Hart: Fractal Fractions

2012-02-13T23:22:22Z

How to make snazzy-lookin' fractal equations using simple algebra. For more abacabadabacaba: http://www.abacaba.org/

Rolling Stones: Get Off of My Cloud

2012-02-13T22:55:34Z

By The Rolling Stones (Jagger/Richards) Album: December's Children (And Everybody's) (c)1965 E A B A (1)i live in the an apartment on the ninety ninth floor of my block (2)the telephone is ringing i say hi its me whos there on the line (3)i was sick and tired fed up with this and deciced to take a drive down town and i sit at home lookin out the window imagining the world has stopped a voice say hi hello how are you well i guess im doing fine it was so very quiet and peaceful there was nobody not a soul around then in flies a guy whos all dressed upjust like a union jack he says its 3am theres too much noise dont you people ever want to go to bed i laid myself out i was sotired and i started to dream he says ive won five pounds if i have this kind of detergent pack just cause you feel so good do you have to drive me out of my head in the morning the parking tickets were just like flags stuck on my winscreen chorus riff 2 -----4-------2-------0---0---0- ---0---0---0---0-----2---2---2- -2-------1-----------2---2---2- -----------------2-2----------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- E E/G# A B i said hey you get off my cloud i said hey you get off my cloud i said hey you get off my cloud D B E A B A dont hang around cause two a crowd

Scientist Gets Too Close to Lava Lake!

2012-02-13T22:54:43Z

Taken from the BBC's - Richard Hammond's Journey to the Centre of the Planet.

End of Easter Island

2012-02-13T15:45:53Z

Easter Island's original inhabitants used up all their resources and eventually died out.

Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes: Ten Years Gone, Live

2012-02-13T15:45:38Z

The Black Crowes, joined by Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, perform the Zep classic 'Ten Years Gone' live at the Jones Beach Amphitheater in Wantagh, New York on July 10th, 2000.

The Dirty Fucking Hippies Were Right!

2012-02-13T07:46:01Z

A quick overview of the prescience of the people who were called "The Hippies". They used to call me one but I never DID figure out what it meant.

Bubble Soccer

2012-02-13T07:45:56Z

From the Norwegian TV show 'Golden Goal', it's Bubble Soccer.

Abbott and Costello: Loafing

2012-02-13T07:45:53Z

A classic Abbott and Costello sketch about being in the union and loafing.