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Streit's | ~ Joseph O. Holmes Photography ~ In case you are wondering what the inside of an old matza factory looks like.

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Color use in paintings, by year

My bet would be aging of the pigments and varnish over time.

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NRA Bans ‘Operational’ Guns At NRA Convention For Security Reasons

Guns are good everywhere - except at a convention of "good guys with guns." The hypocrisy is overwhelming. Good guys with guns can't control good guys with guns? GMAFB.

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WATCH: South Africa's First Official Nudist Beach

A lot has changed ... except it is still all white (or pinkish red as the day goes by)

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Officer charged with murder after shocking video documents shooting of unarmed black man

The good news is that someone was around to video this guy and get him charged!

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C-SPAN

Clown #2 joins the parade. Not as clownish as #1, he could be a strong candidate. His problem is that a good libertarian will not get support from the religious right. He is already pandering to them with his "with God's help" line. His past position on foreign aid ("... eliminates all foreign aid to all countries") does not bode well for Israel. He is trying to wriggle out of that (http://ift.tt/1oklm8H). He is already backing off his desire to cut military spending. Looks like he will need to be a wriggling tap-dancing clown to get the nomination, and then tap-dance his way back to his roots if he gets the nomination.

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7 Tips For Civil Discourse - JohnHenry.US

Monty Python is as good as Jon Stewart

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This Is The Gigantic Machine That Renews Railroad Tracks

Why we still need engineers!

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The Daily Show

Nails it, as always. He will be missed.

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Dick Comments On Alice's Blog

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A Skeptic’s Guide to the Iran Nuclear Deal

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A Dummy’s Guide to the Interim Nuclear Deal With Iran

Before you react to the right wing pol's reactions, at least try to understand the agreement so far. The crunch is - with no agreement, the Fordow facility will continue to produce bomb material, and they will be not stopped short of carpet nuclear bombing Iran. This sounds like a good idea to the Senator from Illinois who unfortunately represents me - but the fallout will destroy Israel, even if my Senator gets re-elected. "Buried underneath a mountain to protect it from air strikes, Fordow is currently home to thousands of centrifuges. But per the terms of the Lausanne agreement, Iran has agreed not to carry out any enrichment activities at the site for 15 years. It will instead repurpose it as a nuclear, physics, and technology research center. During that time period, the site will not be home to any fissile material." For Iran’s interlocutors — the so-called P5+1: the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Russia, China, and Germany — the changes at Fordow represent a significant victory, one that hampers Iran’s path to a bomb."

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WATCH: Do you see Einstein or Marilyn Monroe in this photo?

I see Einstein without my glasses, and Monroe with them. Time for new glasses! Or maybe not?

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Stanford Will Now Be Free To All Students From Families That Earn Less Than $125,000 Per Year

"... if the government took a simple step and made all public universities free. Tuition at all public colleges came to $62.6 billion in 2012. The federal government could take the $69 billion it currently spends helping students cover the cost of college through grants, tax breaks, and work-study funds and instead simply cover tuition at those schools for anyone who wanted to attend. That would give all students of all income backgrounds an affordable option, and it could also put pressure on private schools like Stanford and Harvard to reduce their tuition to compete, which has risen 13 percent over the last five years."

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Schechter parents adopt Ethiopian brothers after two-year struggle

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Tell Me How This Ends Well

The world is a lot more complex than any of our three branches of government are prepared to acknowledge. The propensity of our chattering classes to blame all the worlds ills on their political opponents inhibits the ability of the US to be a consistent force for good in the world.

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These are all the countries where the US has a military presence abroad

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The Procrastination Doom Loop—and How to Break It

I would like to write a response to this, but i don't feel like it right now. Maybe later.

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Watch the exact moment when a brutal dictator realizes the crowd has turned against him

The study of History in the future is going to be very different. Imagine having a video record of "Et tu,Brute"

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GOP leader: the popular parts of Obamacare don't count

So, they want to provide all the benefits of the ACA, but remove the costs? Sounds like "Socialism" to me. Eeeew. Gross.

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