interesting things
by Al Shaw
Although an unprecedented amount was spent by outside groups in an effort to influence the 2012 campaign, the candidates with the most super PAC funding were defeated Tuesday. Here’s a look at how much outside groups spent per vote in a few of the notable races.
via ProPublica: Articles and Investigations http://projects.propublica.org/pactrack/candidates/votes
It looks like even the craters on Mercury have heard of Bob Ross! The central peaks of this complex crater have formed in such a way that it resembles a smiling face. This image taken by the MESSENGER spacecraft is oriented so north is toward the bottom. The MESSENGER spacecraft is the first ever to orbit the planet Mercury, and the spacecraft’s seven scientific instruments and radio science investigation are unraveling the history and evolution of the Solar System’s innermost planet. Visit the Why Mercury? section of this website to learn more about the key science questions that the MESSENGER mission is addressing. During the one-year primary mission, MESSENGER acquired 88,746 images and extensive other data sets. MESSENGER is now in a yearlong extended mission, during which plans call for the acquisition of more than 80,000 additional images to support MESSENGER’s science goals. Image Credit: NASA
via NASA Image of the Day http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_2392.html
For spilling secrets while working on a video game.
After passenger begins praying in the
Attorneys for the Justice Department and Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. are in talks about a possible deal regarding allegations of campaign finance violations, according to sources familiar with the investigation.
via Yahoo! News – Latest News & Headlines http://news.yahoo.com/rep-jesse-jackson-jr-talks-plea-deal-232715429.html
“Having been routed on the battlefield, conservatives are now guerilla fighters. We are truly a minority counterculture. And the first thing we should do is step away from politics for a while. Only a fool or a sadist will tune into Sean Hannity or Laura Ingraham or Rush Limbaugh in the next few days, because in the next few days — months — they will not be telling you the truth. Because the truth has nothing to do with Republican soul searching. The truth is that America is now a leftist country. It’s Rachel Maddow and Jeremiah Wright’s country. You know that divorced fortysomething female neighbor of yours? The one who’s not half as bright as she thinks she is, and doesn’t know much about Libya or the national debt, but watches Katie Couric’s new show and just kind of didn’t like Romney because she, well, just kind of didn’t like him? America is now her country. It’s Dingbatville.â€
via O Pioneer! http://richardlawson.tumblr.com/post/35211968556/having-been-routed-on-the-battlefield
A power crowd came out to support David Geffen at a premiere of a new documentary on the mogul at the Paris Theatre last night…
via NY Post: Page Six http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/power_surge_for_geffen_doc_noHWjRDZoaC53KpxyZ4FNK?utm_medium=rss&utm_content=%20%20%20%20%20%20Page%20Six
This is not exactly the story we want to hear again after Sandy or on Election Day.According to the Wall Street Journal, Yoselyn Ortegas, the 50-year-old nanny charged with the first- and second-
via Runnin' Scared http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2012/11/accused_ues_nan.php
Businessman murdered in China reported on Bo Xilai.
Katie, look out behind you! After escaping her marriage to Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes has been publicly showing us that she’s just a normal…
via NY Post: Page Six http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/holmes_scientology_stop_xcol2LZ7tXRuQo5OEGaBoK?utm_medium=rss&utm_content=Page%20Six