Webpagedigest 08/30/2014

 08/30/2014

California lawmakers pass first U.S. plastic bag ban http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/30/california-plastic-bag-ban/14857971/

Film Industry Has Worst Summer Since 1997 http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5739828

Joan Rivers has reportedly been put on life support - MSN TV News http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=886711

This Is How You Have to Ship Bugatti’s $3M Supercar | Autopia | WIRED

http://www.wired.com/2014/08/bugatti-veyron-delivery/

Webpagedigest 08/29/2014

08/29/2014

Don't mess with nuclear Russia, Putin says - Yahoo News https://news.yahoo.com/dont-mess-nuclear-russia-putin-says-150557386.html

Nato accuses Russia of violating Ukraine sovereignty - BBC News 

'...Nato would respect any Ukrainian decision on security, after its PM said he was putting the country on course for Nato membership.'

http://m.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28984241

Ukraine wants weapons, does not expect NATO intervention: envoy - Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-wants-weapons-does-not-expect-nato-intervention-153047940.html

Russians start asking: are we at war? | World | The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/29/russia-ukraine-war-asking

Pentagon: U.S. operations in Iraq cost $7.5 million a day - CBS News http://www.cbsnews.com/news/pentagon-u-s-operations-in-iraq-cost-7-5-million-a-day/

Are You Ready for a 35-Year Drought? - Yahoo News 

'A new study estimates that the possibility of a decade-long drought hitting the Southwest sometime this century could be as high as 90 percent. And there’s as much as a 50 percent chance of a megadrought that lasts for 35 years or more...'

http://news.yahoo.com/ready-35-drought-163747377.html

Having A Bank Account Really Is Getting More Expensive http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5730166

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Jake 'The Snake' Roberts Hospitalized, Is Out Of Coma, DDP Comments (Updated) - WrestlingInc.com http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2014/0828/580528/jake-the-snake-roberts-hospitalized/#!bMgsuL

Five-Year-Old Navajo Boy Denied Admission on First Day of School Because His Hair is Too Long http://nativenewsonline.net/currents/five-year-old-navajo-boy-denied-admission-first-day-school-hair-long/

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6 Alternatives to Traditional Retirement - Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/6-alternatives-traditional-retirement-201900287.html

Seven Days And Nights In The World's Largest, Rowdiest Retirement Community http://www.buzzfeed.com/likethebreadorthedressing/seven-days-and-nights-in-the-worlds-largest-rowdiest-retirem?s=mobile

Spankings (humor/pic)

http://i.imgur.com/UDFdIit.jpg

Webpagedigest 08/28/2014

08/28/2014

Official says Russian forces invading Ukraine http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/28/world/europe/ukraine-crisis/index.html

Obama accuses Russia, says no US military action in Ukraine - Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/obama-no-us-military-action-ukraine-defend-nato-210237851.html

Deepening Ties Between Exxon and Russia Run Counter to U.S. Efforts to Punish Putin | InsideClimate News http://insideclimatenews.org/news/20140827/deepening-ties-between-exxon-and-russia-run-counter-us-efforts-punish-putin

Attempts to stop catastrophic climate change are proving futile, says UN report | The Verge http://mobile.theverge.com/2014/8/28/6076393/un-report-says-climate-change-political-efforts-futile

Brazil dismantles 'biggest destroyer' of Amazon rainforest - BBC News http://m.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-28961554

It's Farmers vs. Fish In the California Water Wars 

http://gawker.com/its-farmers-vs-fish-in-the-california-water-wars-1627888868

In town halls, U.S. lawmakers hear voter anger over illegal migrants - Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/town-halls-u-lawmakers-hear-voter-anger-over-062424739.html

After 90 Percent Decline, Federal Protection Sought for Monarch Butterfly 

http://www.xerces.org/after-90-percent-decline-federal-protection-sought-for-monarch-butterfly-2/

Angelina Jolie And Brad Pitt Are Married http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5728684

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Yup :( (toon)

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/170292429630169084/

Webpagedigest 08/27/2014

08/27/2014

Obama crafts legal rationale for immigration steps - Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/obama-crafts-legal-rationale-immigration-steps-205239186--politics.html

 

International Monetary Fund Chief Being Investigated in Fraud Case http://gawker.com/international-monetary-fund-chief-being-investigated-in-1627367774

Iran says tested new nuclear enrichment machine, may irk West http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN0GR1KL20140827?irpc=932

Why the World Needs to Shut Down Coal-Fired Power Plants Faster Than Ever - Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/why-world-needs-shut-down-coal-fired-power-180725129.html

Iceland prepares for "volcano from hell" - Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/iceland-prepares-volcano-hell-085341881.html

Police: 911 botches call about child locked in car - Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/dispatcher-faces-discipline-over-response-call-105153130.html

People Aren't Buying Guns - Businessweek http://mobile.businessweek.com/articles/2014-08-27/gun-sales-are-down

USC's Shaw admits to lying about injuries, rescue - Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/usc-administrators-examine-differing-shaw-stories-181011210--spt.html

Diane Sawyer exits as ABC's evening news anchor - Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/diane-sawyer-exits-abc-evening-anchor-234745179.html

Mystery Solved: “Sailing Stones” of Death Valley Seen in Action for the First Time | Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego https://scripps.ucsd.edu/news/mystery-solved-sailing-stones-death-valley-seen-action-first-time?hash=3f42fa4a60340630b1fde436c4f177fe

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The Biggest Tax Scam Ever | Rolling Stone http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-biggest-tax-scam-ever-20140827

11 Tips for the Newly Unemployed - Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/11-tips-newly-unemployed-130706120.html

I Fucking Hate My Cat http://domesticity.gawker.com/i-fucking-hate-my-cat-1626640193/+laceydonohue

Adult humor/gif

http://i.imgur.com/GQdAQWJ.gif

Webpagedigest 08/26/2014

08/26/2014

Russia admits its soldiers have been caught in Ukraine | World | The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/26/russia-admits-soldiers-in-ukraine

US schools to have non-white majority - BBC News 

'According to official forecasts, enrolments for the 2014-15 school year will mark the threshold when ethnic minorities become the majority.'

http://m.bbc.com/news/education-28937660

Science just gave us another great reason to legalize pot - Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/science-just-gave-us-another-great-reason-legalize-011500877.html

Rich People Are Trucking Their Own Water Into Drought-Ridden California 

http://gizmodo.com/rich-people-are-trucking-their-own-water-into-drought-r-1627178060

Josh Shaw: 'Would do it again' - ESPN http://m.espn.go.com/general/story?storyId=11409177&city=losangeles&src=desktop&rand=ref~%7B%22ref%22%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2Fnews%2F%22%7D&ex_cid=sportscenterFB

USC looking into whether player actually hurt himself saving nephew from drowning - SBNation.com 

'...now USC's story is in question.'

http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2014/8/25/6067573/usc-cornerback-josh-shaw-injury-saving-nephew-drowning

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‘Mango, Mango!’ A Family, a Fruit Stand, and Survival on $4.50 a Day | Longreads Blog 

'You can buy everything in the Oriental, from a pound of rice to the service of a prostitute to a pet iguana. If it’s not for sale there, Nicaraguans say, then you can’t buy it anywhere. They say to leave your jewelry and phone at home, though. The market is supposedly Nicaragua’s most dangerous place.'

http://blog.longreads.com/2014/08/26/mango-mango-a-family-a-fruit-stand-and-survival-on-4-50-a-day/

Sitting duck?

http://i.imgur.com/QpjDOoS.jpg

Webpagedigest 08/25/2014

08/25/2014

Open schools later so teens can lie in, say US doctors - health - 25 August 2014 - New Scientist

'The American Academy of Pediatrics wants all US schools attended by children aged 10 to 18 to delay their opening times to 8.30 am or later.'
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26099-open-schools-later-so-teens-can-lie-in-say-us-doctors.html#.U_tJVtm9LCR

Apple recalls iPhone 5s for battery woes August 25 http://money.cnn.com/2014/08/25/technology/mobile/iphone-5-battery-recall/index.html

McDonald's faces 'millennial' challenge - Yahoo Finance http://finance.yahoo.com/news/mcdonalds-faces-millennial-challenge-010500618.html

Is Burger King moving to Canada? August 25 http://money.cnn.com/2014/08/24/news/burger-king-tim-hortons/index.html

Original Superman comic sells for record $3.2 million August 25 http://money.cnn.com/2014/08/25/news/companies/comic-record/index.html

Homeless Man Accepted Miley Cyrus' VMA On Her Behalf http://www.businessinsider.com/homeless-man-accepted-miley-cyrus-vma-2014-8

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Robert Lustig: the man who believes sugar is poison | Lifeandstyle | The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/aug/24/robert-lustig-sugar-poison

Webpagedigest 08/24/2014

08/24/2014

America's Top Military Officer Explained The Big ISIS Problem In One Sentence

http://www.businessinsider.com/martin-dempsey-on-the-isis-problem-2014-8

ISIS Intent on Hitting West, 'External Operations' Under Way, McCaul Believes - Yahoo News
'But don't kid yourself for a second, they [are] intent on hitting the West.'

- House Homeland Security Chair Rep. Michael McCaul -
http://news.yahoo.com/isis-intent-hitting-west-external-operations-under-way-174518722--abc-news-topstories.html

ISIS as Start-Up: Explosive Growth, Highly Disruptive, Super-Evil — Matter — Medium 

'ISIS has become the most well-funded terrorist group in the world'

https://medium.com/matter/isis-as-start-up-explosive-growth-highly-disruptive-super-evil-4c7f7d3d99e5

Strongest Earthquake in 25 Years Hits Northern California - Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/strongest-earthquake-25-years-hits-northern-california-202422019.html

Convicted killers among "illegals" released in metro Atlanta 

'The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Immigration and Customs Enforcement nationally released more than 36,000 illegal immigrants with criminal convictions, including about 170 convicted of killing people.'

www.ajc.com http://m.ajc.com/news/news/convicted-killers-among-illegal-immigrants-release/ng7sN/

Ferguson Officer Who Shot Mike Brown to Get $250,000 in Donations http://mashable.com/2014/08/22/gofundme-derren-wilson/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=feedly&utm_reader=feedly

Actor Richard Attenborough dies at 90 - BBC News http://m.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-28923074

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Our future government will work more like Amazon | The Verge 

 'We say we have a government for and by the people. But the way American government conducts its day-to-day business does not feel like anything we, the people weaned on the internet, would design in 2014.'

http://mobile.theverge.com/2014/8/23/6058299/our-future-government-will-work-more-like-amazon

For sale: Systems that can secretly track where cellphone users go around the globe - The Washington Post 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/for-sale-systems-that-can-secretly-track-where-cellphone-users-go-around-the-globe/2014/08/24/f0700e8a-f003-11e3-bf76-447a5df6411f_story.html?hpid=z1

Fearless dog at his first visit to the vet
http://i.imgur.com/AN3qVC1.jpg

Webpagedigest 08/23/2014

  08/23/2014

Russian Aid Trucks Begin To Leave Ukraine http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5702558

Russian aid trucks leave; highlight dire needs - Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/russian-aid-trucks-begin-leave-ukraine-065512299.html

Breakfast Downgraded From 'Most Important Meal of the Day' to 'Meal' - Atlantic Mobile http://m.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/08/breakfast-isnt-important/378917/

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How big is your water footprint? You may be surprised - Yahoo News http://news.yahoo.com/big-water-footprint-may-surprised-162427767.html

Adult/porn/pic

http://i.imgur.com/gtOYyXD.jpg

http://24.media.tumblr.com/de8cfa7273ad6328fc245e0fee0be51a/tumblr_mkqx06OZCP1rz5mwho1_1280.jpg

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http://m.imgur.com/a/bN5Rr

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Webpagedigest 08/22/2014

 08/22/2014

Don’t re-elect most members of Congress, public tells Gallup | Washington Watch | McClatchy DC

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2014/08/18/236841/dont-re-elect-most-members-of.html

Pentagon cites 'dangerous' Chinese jet intercept

http://news.yahoo.com/pentagon-cites-dangerous-chinese-jet-intercept-165354051--politics.html?soc_src=mediacontentstory

Ukraine: Russian Aid Convoy Is 'Direct Invasion'

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5698977

Westboro Baptist Church Accepts Comedian's Offer of Free Trip to Iraq

http://gawker.com/westboro-baptist-church-accepts-comedians-offer-of-free-1625474509

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What To Do With All of the Poo? - Modern Farmer 

'In small doses, it’s the stuff of life—the fertilizer plants need to grow. Mishandled, it’s an environmental disaster in waiting. Each year, farm animals in the United States produce over 335 million tons of manure. That’s roughly the weight of 1000 Empire State Buildings.'

http://modernfarmer.com/2014/08/manure-usa/

I Ate Taco Bell's Entire New Dollar Menu in One Sitting, and Here's What I Learned | Adweek http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/i-ate-taco-bells-entire-new-dollar-menu-one-sitting-and-heres-what-i-learned-159645

I Poop!

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2014/08/coffee_benefits_nap_exercise_test_creativity_alertness_sex.html

Webpagedigest 08/21/2014

 08/21/2014

An Unstoppable Killer: New Research Suggests Cancer Can't Be Eradicated : NPR

http://www.npr.org/2014/08/21/342012360/an-unstoppable-killer-new-research-suggests-cancer-cant-be-cured

Pope Francis endorses use of force against ISIS in Iraq | Al Bawaba

http://m.albawaba.com/news/pope-francis-use-of-force-isis-iraq-597589

Kent Brantly, American Doctor Treated For Ebola, To Be Released From U.S. Hospital

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5697235

Bank of America in record $16.7bn mortgage settlement - BBC News

http://m.bbc.com/news/business-28880307

Striking Photos Of California's Dwindling Water Supplies Photos | Image #1 - ABC News

http://abcnews.go.com/US/photos/striking-photos-californias-dwindling-water-supplies-25060135/image-25060251

 

Old Farmer's Almanac forecasts 'super cold' winter | Weather - Home

http://m.wbaltv.com/weather/old-farmers-almanac-forecasts-super-cold-winter/27661590

Walmart Cuts iPhone 5S and 5C Prices Ahead of Apple's Media Event

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/video/walmart-cuts-iphone-5s-5c-155105901.html

LA to pay $26 million after banning garbage worker naps | Fox News

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/08/13/la-to-pay-26-million-after-banning-garbage-worker-naps/?intcmp=obinsite

Hubei, China, alcohol manufacturer arrested for allegedly adding Viagra to drinks | Metro News

http://metro.co.uk/2014/08/19/alcohol-manufacturer-allegedly-adds-viagra-to-drinks-hopes-to-trigger-a-rise-in-profits-4838070/

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Elderly caregiving: Daughters, not sons, step up

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/19/elderly-care-caregiving-women/14254647/

The Strange Tale of the North Pond Hermit

http://www.gq.com/news-politics/newsmakers/201409/the-last-true-hermit?currentPage=1

Cyclists....this could save your life. (gif)

http://i.imgur.com/6bphR3T.gif

Webpagedigest 08/20/2014

 08/20/2014

U.S. military announces 14 airstrikes in Iraq following James Foley execution - The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2014/08/20/u-s-military-announces-14-airstrikes-in-iraq-following-james-foley-execution/

Frackers are sending sludge to the Mitten State | Grist

 Home of

• 84% of North America's surface fresh water

http://grist.org/article/frackers-are-sending-sludge-to-the-mitten-state/

Crashing motorcyclist's miraculous flip 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/blogs/trending-now/motorcyclist-pulls-off-miraculous-recovery-after-collision-with-car-173046401.html

 

The invisible chair that you can wear

http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/20/tech/innovation/the-chairless-chair/index.html

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Ancient Maya Cities Found in Jungle : Discovery News

http://news.discovery.com/history/archaeology/three-ancient-maya-cities-found-in-jungle-140815.htm

The future of the workplace: It's not pretty

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/how-your-boss-will-run-your-life-in-a-few-years-165905475.html

The Hidden Benefits of Talking to Strangers

http://lifehacker.com/the-hidden-benefits-of-talking-to-strangers-1624143630

Food Stamps' $80 Billion Mystery - Bloomberg View

http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-08-19/food-stamps-80-billion-mystery?cmpid=yhoo

The babysitter costs HOW much? August 20

http://money.cnn.com/2014/08/19/luxury/expensive-babysitters/index.html

Get something done today

(Pic/adult text )

http://i.imgur.com/OuDjN0l.jpg

Webpagedigest 08/19/2014

08/19/2014

Federal autopsy on Michael Brown's body also shows 6 gunshot wounds - LA Times

http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-ferguson-protests-michael-brown-020140819-story.html#page=1

America's top wireless network is... August 19

http://money.cnn.com/2014/08/19/technology/mobile/verizon-network/index.html

'Is it safe to hire?' Business owners don't trust recovery August 19

http://money.cnn.com/2014/08/19/smallbusiness/manta-economy/index.html

The Worst Company in America
http://mobile.theverge.com/2014/8/19/6004131/comcast-the-worst-company-in-america

Do Primaries Matter? - POLITICO Magazine

'If Congress is so unpopular, why do so many incumbents keep getting re-nominated and re-elected?'
Read more: http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/08/the-age-of-incumbency-110094.html#ixzz3AqZV08V7
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/08/the-age-of-incumbency-110094.html#.U_NX4Nm9LCR

Don Pardo, the voice of 'Saturday Night Live,' has died at 96 | The Verge

http://mobile.theverge.com/2014/8/19/6044417/don-pardo-the-voice-of-saturday-night-live-has-died-at-96

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Know Your Rights: What To Do If You're Stopped By Police, Immigration Agents or the FBI | American Civil Liberties Union

https://www.aclu.org/drug-law-reform-immigrants-rights-racial-justice/know-your-rights-what-do-if-you

Do I Really Need a Will? - Forbes

http://www.forbes.com/sites/mikehelveston/2014/08/19/do-i-really-need-a-will/

Hacking Into Traffic Lights With a Plain Old Laptop Is Scary Simple

http://gizmodo.com/hacking-into-traffic-lights-with-a-plain-old-laptop-is-1624102517

Professional Poo Diver | VICE

'If you break life down into a series of activities, objectively, a lot of them don’t make sense. Like diving into a vat of raw sewage. Why would someone do that? To find out, we're asking people doing weird things why, to get an insight into their world.'
http://m.vice.com/read/professional-poo-diver

I’m a cop. If you don’t want to get hurt, don’t challenge me. - The Washington Post

(Opinion)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/08/19/im-a-cop-if-you-dont-want-to-get-hurt-dont-challenge-me/

Caveman gif

Porn gif/ humor

http://i.imgur.com/SQ15bcD.gif

Webpagedigest 08/18/2014

08/18/2014

Hundreds of bioterror lab mishaps cloaked in secrecy

More than 1,100 laboratory incidents involving bacteria, viruses and toxins that pose significant or bioterror risks to people and agriculture were reported to federal regulators during 2008 through 2012, government reports obtained by USA TODAY show.'
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/17/reports-of-incidents-at-bioterror-select-agent-labs/14140483/

Belgian Nuclear Reactor Shut Down Due to Espionage 

http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/article/idUKL6N0QK43R20140814?irpc=932

Exclusive: Nuke Regulator Hacked by Suspected Foreign Powers - Nextgov.com

'Nuclear Regulatory Commission computers within the past three years were successfully hacked by foreigners twice and also by an unidentifiable individual, according to an internal investigation.'
http://m.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2014/08/exclusive-nuke-regulator-hacked-suspected-foreign-powers/91643/

Michael Brown shooting: Chaos erupts on the streets of Ferguson after autopsy shows teenager was shot six times - twice in the head - Americas - World - The Independent

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/michael-brown-shooting-chaos-erupts-on-the-streets-of-ferguson-after-autopsy-report-shows-teenager-was-shot-six-times--twice-in-the-head-9675118.html

Obama will send Holder to Ferguson, says police should not be militarized - Yahoo News

http://news.yahoo.com/obama-to-send-holder-to-ferguson--says-police-should-not-be-militarized-213815107.html

Pope says he wants to visit China

https://www.yahoo.com/news/pope-says-wants-visit-china-calls-church-freedom-182034186.html

Study Finds 25% of Troops Use Food Banks | Military.com

http://m.military.com/daily-news/2014/08/18/study-finds-25-of-troops-use-food-banks.html

Mojave Desert solar plant cooking 'alarming' number of birds in mid-air | PennLive.com

http://www.pennlive.com/nation-world/2014/08/mojave_desert_solar_plant_cook.html

Mysterious Shifting Lights Observed Near Huge Black Hole

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5682920

The real Men in Black, Hollywood and the great UFO cover-up | Film | The Guardian

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/aug/14/men-in-black-ufo-sightings-mirage-makers-movie

Taco Bell Debuts New "$1 Dollar Cravings Menu" - FirstWeFeast.com

http://firstwefeast.com/eat/taco-bell-debuts-new-1-dollar-cravings-menu/

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The garbage that could kill the whole human race — Matter — Medium

https://medium.com/matter/the-terrifying-true-story-of-the-garbage-that-could-kill-the-whole-human-race-b17eebd6d54

Webpagedigest 08/17/2014

08/17/2014

Mike Rogers: U.S. in greater danger now than before 9/11 - CBS News

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/mike-rogers-u-s-in-greater-danger-now-than-before-911/

U.N. nuclear chief upbeat after 'useful' Iran visit

https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-n-nuclear-chief-holds-top-level-nuclear-103609964.html

The billion dollar web site you paid for | ZDNet

http://www.zdnet.com/the-billion-dollar-web-site-you-paid-for-7000032564/

Feds Buy Border Fence ... for Ukraine | The Weekly Standard

http://m.weeklystandard.com/blogs/feds-buy-border-fence-ukraine_802933.html

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Here's The Real Reason Why The Trucking Industry Is Running Out Of Drivers

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/heres-real-reason-why-trucking-134655908.html

SummerSlam 2014 results: Brock Lesnar decimates John Cena, wins WWE World Heavyweight Championship

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/news/summerslam-2014-results-brock-lesnar-025157431.html

Webpagedigest 08/16/2014

 08/16/2014

Obama Faces Potential Rifts With Democrats In Mounting Immigration Fight

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5684251

Report: CDC scientist kept quiet about flu blunder

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/report-cdc-scientist-kept-quiet-about-flu-blunder

The Great Chinese Exodus - WSJ

'Many Chinese are leaving for cleaner air, better schools and more opportunity. But Beijing is keeping its eye on them.'

http://m.us.wsj.com/articles/the-great-chinese-exodus-1408120906?mobile=y&ru=yahoo?mod=yahoo_itp

Hemp homecoming: Rebirth sprouts in Kentucky - The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/hemp-homecoming-rebirth-sprouts-in-kentucky/2014/08/16/3fef6098-2559-11e4-8b10-7db129976abb_story.html

Federal Officials Rethink Giving Excess Military Gear To Police

'After a decade of sending military equipment to civilian police departments across the country, federal officials are reconsidering the idea in light of the violence in Ferguson, Missouri.'
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5684233

Pope runs late, asks to skip prayers _ or else!

https://www.yahoo.com/news/pope-runs-asks-skip-prayers-else-114414217.html

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People Of Walmart - Funny Pictures of People Shopping at Walmart : People Of Walmart

http://www.peopleofwalmart.com/

Webpagedigest 08/15/2014

Ukraine crisis: BBC finds Russian aid trucks 'almost empty' - BBC News

http://m.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28799627

Gov. Rick Perry indicted for coercion for veto threat

http://www.khou.com/story/news/local/texas/2014/08/15/texas-perry-indicted-for-coercion-for-veto-threat/14138367/

Three-Wheeled Commuter Car ‘Elio’ Closer To Going On Sale « CBS Detroit

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2014/08/15/the-three-wheeled-commuter-car-elio-closer-to-going-on-sale/#.U-5Qh004ZYA.reddit

Civilians in Abandoned McDonald’s Seize Control of Wandering Space Satellite | | Betabeat

http://betabeat.com/2014/08/civilians-in-abandoned-mcdonalds-seize-control-of-wandering-space-satellite/

Rotting Wood Responsible for Sand Dune Holes?

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2014/08/140814-sand-dunes-holes-decomposing-tree-science/

Irony of where much U.S. bottled water comes from

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/why-bottled-water-comes-california-200816657.html

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Inside the Dark, Lucrative World of Consumer Debt Collection - NYTimes.com

'Inside the dark, lucrative world of consumer debt collection.'
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/08/15/magazine/bad-paper-debt-collector.html

Hulk Hogan through the years (22 photos)

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/photos/hulk-hogan-through-the-years-1408120536-slideshow/

Webpagedigest 08/14/2014

08/14/2014

UN Declares Highest Level Emergency In Iraq As Militants Battle On

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5678209

How America’s Police Became an Army: The 1033 Program

http://www.newsweek.com/how-americas-police-became-army-1033-program-264537

With Highway Patrol, hugs and kisses replace tear gas in Ferguson - The Washington Post

'Suddenly, everything has changed.'

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/08/14/with-highway-patrol-hugs-and-kisses-replace-tear-gas-in-ferguson/

Here we go again? Wall Street buying risky mortgages - Yahoo Finance

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/here-we-go-again--wall-street-buying-risking-mortgages-132536117.html

Did NASA Capture An Alien And Its Shadow On The Moon?

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5674798

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Cool pic

http://i.imgur.com/9ywZFaG.jpg

 

Webpagedigest 08/13/2014

08/13/2014

Snowden: NSA has secret ‘MonsterMind’ program that operates without human intervention - Yahoo News

http://news.yahoo.com/snowden--nsa-has-secret--monstermind--program-that-operates-without-human-intervention-022706070.html

20 big companies that paid no corporate taxes

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/the-insane-u-s--corporate-tax-system-145353359.html

Kissing the Corpses in Ebola Country - The Daily Beast

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/08/13/kissing-the-corpses-in-ebola-country.html

Keeping score: Presidents' vacations, golf outings

https://www.yahoo.com/news/obama-s-vacations-and-golf-outings--by-the-numbers-211532262.html

10 things getting more expensive this fall - Yahoo Finance

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/10-things-getting-expensive-this-fall-172352487.html

Humble potato falls on hard times

'Consumers have shunned the starchy side dish in a race away from carbohydrates and toward greater convenience...'
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/pity-potato-humble-spud-falls-181000371.html

$440,000 Porsche left neglected in parking garage

https://www.yahoo.com/autos/blogs/motoramic/-440-000-porsche-carrera-gt-sits-neglected-in-a-canadian-parking-garage-184903039.html

Webpagedigest 08/12/2014

08/12/2014

A Look at Lake Mead's Water Levels, Impact - ABC News

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/lake-meads-water-levels-impact-24941632

This Ferrari GTO Will Probably Sell for Over $50 Million | Autopia | WIRED

http://www.wired.com/2014/08/ferrari-gto-auction/

Lauren Bacall dead at 89 | Inside Movies

http://insidemovies.ew.com/2014/08/12/lauren-bacall-dies/

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Global Parenting Habits That Haven't Caught On In The U.S. : Parallels : NPR

http://www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2014/08/12/339825261/global-parenting-habits-that-havent-caught-on-in-the-u-s

You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.

Robin Williams

What's right is what's left if you do everything else wrong.

Robin Williams

So if in 2040 Robin Williams suddenly reappears again, we know he was just trapped in a board game the whole time.

Robin Williams having a tickle fight with Koko the Gorilla. - Imgur

http://imgur.com/4uRk6um

Robin Williams on Canada

http://i.imgur.com/oaUUFo5.jpg

Robin Williams on marijuana 

 http://imgur.com/SqykoD1


Robin Williams on Heaven
http://i.imgur.com/CSgLefB.jpg

Robin Williams on death
http://imgur.com/z71mqhB

Robin Williams on depression

http://i.imgur.com/qPV0WcU.gif

Robin Williams: A True Friend - Imgur

http://imgur.com/gallery/cIBWG

 

cheerleader 

http://i.imgur.com/PSsMIYI.jpg

1969

http://i.imgur.com/W7wfDeP.jpg

Goodbye

http://i.imgur.com/p5Pl4Gf.gif