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Links 8/31/10

Fox News loves talking about the possible connection between terrorists and the proposed mosque/community center being built in New York. Well it turns out the guy doing the funding for the new place also happens to be, you guessed it, the second largest shareholder in Newscorp (who owns Fox News). (video)
Last year a Time columnist wrote an article about nut allergies saying “Your kid doesn’t have an allergy to nuts. Your kid has a parent who needs to feel special.” Well last week his kid was in the emergency room with a nut allergy. (HT Josh)
Trailer for the new AMC series Walking Dead (I’m reading the series and it’s fantastic). (video)
Building a nation of know-nothings. “The Democrats may deserve to lose in November. They have been terrible at trying to explain who they stand for and the larger goal of their governance. But if they lose, it should be because their policies are unpopular or ill-conceived — not because millions of people believe a lie.”
The Chinese Red Army plays Beat It (video)
President Obama ruins the weigh-in
MOTAB fights in the Cold War
ABC news does an experiment to see how Muslims are treated in one town. (video)

Your basic baking soda and vinegar combination used in millions of Elementary school classrooms, but this time in a sealed bag so the pressure builds. The beginning of the movie is Wyatt trying to say “scientific” which he does every time I make them put the safety glasses on for dangerous stuff.

Just a reminder, you can read more about Dangerous Things at the blog or buy the book
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Family Pictures Part 2

A few more from the family photo shoot last week.

Here’s one that my Dad got that I love.

Fifty Dangerous Things 17

Balancing

We balanced on curbs, hoses, walls, bricks, rocks, branches, steps, ropes and a tire.

Links 8/24/10

How Jelly Belly flavors are made.
Is there such thing as a Moderate Muslim? (spoiler alert, Yes)
My cousins family is doing something interesting. They’re pretending a disaster has happened near their home and are trying to survive without purchasing anything for a month.
Why aren’t two major Mormon politicians supporting the New York Muslim community center?
It’s hard to tell by looking at the shelves, but three companies control 89% of the soft drinks in America.
Portraits of apes
One way Iraq changed after the invasion? Porn. (Link is totally harmless).
A collection of everything Chewbacca said in the Star Wars films.

Family Pictures Part 1

We set up lighting in my parents house and tried to get as many people in front of the camera as we could (but the family is big enough that I still didn’t get good shots of everyone). There are more, with better lighting in my opinion, over at Josh and Brooke’s blog. My dad has some as well.