Richard Simmons' Exploding Steamer
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Desc: Run for your lives! It's the fitness guru's latest creation. |
There's Probably No God! - Richard Dawkins, Ariane Sherine And The Atheist Bus Ad Campaign
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Desc: High Quality: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSrSwRpBdHk&fmt=18
There's Probably No God! - Richard Dawkins, Ariane Sherine And The Atheist Bus Ad Campaign.
The atheist bus journey
by Ariane Sherine, Guardian
Thanks to you we raised enough money to put ads on 800 buses across the UK, and the campaign has gone global
Today, thanks to many Cif readers, the overall total raised for the Atheist Bus Campaign stands at a truly overwhelming £135,000, breaking our original target of £5,500 by over 2400%. Given this unexpected amount, I'm very excited to tell you that 800 buses instead of the 30 we were initially aiming for are now rolling out across the UK with the slogan, "There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life", in locations all over England, Scotland and Wales, including Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, York, Cardiff, Devon, Leeds, Bristol and Aberdeen.
From today's launch, two hundred of the buses will run in London, because the campaign was originally started as a positive counter-response to the Jesus Said ads running on London buses in June 2008. These ads displayed the URL of a website which stated that non-Christians "will be condemned to everlasting separation from God and then you spend all eternity in torment in hell Jesus spoke about this as a lake of fire prepared for the devil". Our rational slogan will hopefully reassure anyone who has been scared by this kind of evangelism.
In addition, we're running adverts on two further types of media. In my last Cif blog on the campaign, I asked Cif readers for ideas on alternative ways to spend the funds, and also for thoughts on different slogans. Commenters WoollyMindedLiberal, PaoloV and Catch22 suggested that we use quotes from famous freethinkers, and we've done just that: from Monday January 12, 1,000 tube cards will run on London Underground featuring atheist quotations from Douglas Adams, Albert Einstein, Emily Dickinson and Katharine Hepburn (see above), alongside the original campaign slogan.
An animated version of the slogan will also appear on two large LCD screens on Oxford Street (opposite Bond Street tube station), so that you can see the advert live without having to wait for an atheist bus. And, to thank all donors and show the strength of atheism in the UK, every ABC advertisement will contain the line "This advert was funded by public donations".
Amazingly, the campaign has now gone international. Spain's Union of Atheists and Freethinkers are launching buses across Barcelona today with a translation of our slogan, Italy's Union of Atheist, Agnostics and Rationalists are also planning to roll out atheist buses, while the American Humanist Association have been inspired to launch a campaign, and buses carrying their slogan "Why believe in a God? Just be good for goodness' sake" have now been running for over a month in Washington DC. Sadly, not every country has been so open to the idea: the Atheist Foundation of Australia tried to place the slogan "Atheism celebrate reason" on buses, but were rejected by Australia's biggest outdoor advertising company.
The campaign's success is thanks to Cif and Cif readers. If Matt Seaton hadn't allowed me to run with the idea here, and so many of you hadn't been so enthusiastic about it and donated generously to it, it would never have happened. There may be further campaign developments, and the campaign website and Facebook group will be regularly updated with the latest news; but for now, I hope you enjoy seeing the adverts on the streets, and that they brighten these bleak January days just a little bit. As Charlie Brooker one of the first people to donate to the Atheist Bus Campaign says: "Public transport in Britain suggests there isn't a God anyway, but in case anyone hasn't noticed, or feels isolated for thinking such a thing, this campaign should help." I hope it does.
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2009/jan/06/atheist-bus
• http://www.richarddawkins.net/article,3494,Atheists-launch-bus-ad-campaign,Ariane-Sherine
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/
• http://www.youtube.com/TheGuardian
• http://www.richarddawkins.net/
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Richard Cheese - Closer
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Desc: A quick edit and upload of Richard Cheese - Closer (Nine Inch Nails cover). Sunny Side Of The Moon version, best of both in my opinion. |
Richard Clayderman - Balada para Adelina (1998)
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Desc: Presentación de Richard Clayderman interpretando Balada para Adelina en el programa TV de México, Domingo Azteca en 1998 |
Conversations With History - Richard B. Freeman
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Desc: Global Capitalism, Labor Markets, and Inequality -
Conversations host Harry Kreisler welcomes Harvard labor economist Richard B. Freeman for a discussion of globalization and its complex consequences for inequality in national and global contexts. He analyzes the implications of the feminization of the labor market, the effect of immigration on national job markets, the shift of policy innovation in the U.S. from the federal government to the states, and the benefits of international labor standards.
http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/conversations/ |
Richard Sanderson - Reality
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Desc: Dreams are my Reality / La Boum |
Richard Feynman Intro
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Desc: http://www.toosmalltosee.org/
http://www.youtube.com/penguinmultimedia |
Richard Marx - Hazard - Who Killed Mary?
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Desc: Richard Marx - Hazard - Clip musical do Richard Marx - Hazard was immortalised as the setting of the Richard Marx song "Hazard", which told the tale of a disenfranchised young man, who, because he had no father, was an easy target for prejudice. He befriended a young woman called Mary, who subsequently disappeared, leaving the protagonist as the chief suspect. The name was arrived at by Richard Marx thanks to his liking for the lyric "this old Nebraska town." He wrote to Nebraska Chamber of Commerce, asking for a list of Nebraska towns - Hazard was perfect for his needs (although there is no nearby river, and the lyrics refer to one).
http://br.youtube.com/group/marxandmary
Who Killed Mary? - Hazard, Nebraska
This question was likely purposely left unanswered, however, arguments can be made for several points of view.
Marx's Character
By listening strictly to the lyrics, one might infer that Marx's character murdered Mary. He gives statements that could be interpreted as conflicting, such as "No one understood what I felt for Mary / No one cared until the night she went out walking alone / And never came home..." followed in the refrain by "I swear I left her by the river / I swear I left her safe and sound..." This may cause some to wonder how he left her by the river if she was walking alone. Others may simply take it to mean the river is the last place he saw her.
In the video, Marx's character has clearly suffered a troubled childhood and it is depicted that it affects his adult life deeply. When he sees Mary with another man, it is possible that he flies into a jealous rage, follows her to the river, and kills her, later returning home to mourn his loss.
http://br.youtube.com/group/marxandmary
The Sheriff
The video seems to heavily imply that the Sheriff is guilty. He is seen following one or both of them, taking their pictures, and even keeping pictures of Mary in his squad car. Mary is also shown running away from the squad car on one occasion.
The sheriff identifies a white cloth as the murder weapon while interrogating Marx. It appears to be the same white scarf Marx lost on the branch of the bush the night Mary was killed, and the sheriff was the only other person visible at the scene.
Motives could include the sheriff's possible jealousy of Marx and Mary, and the desire to exile Marx permanently from the town by framing him.
http://br.youtube.com/group/marxandmary
Mary's Lover
It is also possible that Mary's unidentified lover could be the killer, perhaps because he may have seen Marx lingering outside Mary's house. However, the viewer is given little else to help them come to this conclusion. |
Cliff Richard - Congratulations
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Desc: "Congratulations", Cliff Richard. Canción del verano de 1968. |
Richard Pryor:THE MAFIA
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Desc: Richard Pryor talking about his run in with the mafia. Very funny. |
Richard Marx-Right here waiting for you
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Desc: This is an music vide of Richard Marx-Right Here Waiting for you |
Richard Hawley - Tonight The Streets Are Ours (Video)
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Desc: Official promo video for Tonight The Streets Are Ours |
Mistletoe and Wine by Cliff Richard
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Desc: Sir Cliff Richard, a professed Christian, has had several hits with a Christmas theme.
This one was released in 1988 and reached #1 on the UK secular charts.
Little Town #11 - Dec 1982
Mistletoe and Wine #1 - Dec 1988
Saviour's Day #1 - Dec 1990
The Millennium Prayer #1 - Dec 1999
Santa's List #6 - Dec 2003
21st Century Christmas #2 - Dec 2006
The Child is a King, the carollers sing,
The old has passed, there's a new beginning.
Dreams of santa, dreams of snow,
Fingers numb, faces aglow.
Christmas time, mistletoe and wine
Children singing Christian rhyme
With logs on the fire and gifts on the tree
A time to rejoice in the good that we see
A time for living, a time for believing
A time for trusting, not deceiving,
Love and laughter and joy ever after,
Ours for the taking, just follow the Master.
A time for giving, a time for getting,
A time for forgiving and for forgetting.
Christmas is love, Christmas is peace,
A time for hating and fighting to cease. |
Richard Hawley - Coles Corner
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Desc: Richard Hawley - Coles Corner filmed by Dash Productions for Mute Records |
Classic Sesame Street - Richard Pryor's alphabet
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Desc: Good clean humor from the late great Pryor. |
Richard Bona - Bass Solo
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Desc: This man is very good! |
Richard Marx - Angelia
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Desc: Mi favorita de Richard marx |
Little Richard - Tutti Frutti (classic rock & roll video)
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Desc: Another classic rock & roll hit by the one and only Little Richard.
It's impossible to imagine rock & roll without this killer track. |