Russian Cop Exposes Russia’s Corruption on YouTube

Dymovsky did great damage to Russia’s rulers. It’s interesting how Putin would react:

‘Russian police officer Alexei Dymovsky has released a series of videos calling out corruption and asking Prime Minister Putin to act. He sits in full uniform and stares at the camera with tired eyes.
“Maybe you don’t know about us, about simple cops, who live and work and love their work. I’m ready to tell you everything. I’m not scared of my own death,” Dymovsky says in a YouTube message addressed to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

“I will show you the life of cops in Russia, how it is lived, with all the corruption and all the rest – with ignorance, rudeness, recklessness, with honest officers killed because they have stupid bosses.”

‘And so Dymovsky continues, in a series of three 2-to-7-minute long videos released over the past week that have together garnered 1 million hits on YouTube, and caused a firestorm across Russia.’

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-By Miriam Elder – GlobalPost

7 Things “Good Parents” Do (That Screw Kids Up for Life)

I was in the process of writing about screwed up kids when I stumbled upon this and since we MUST know about this, I will repost this piece and write my own later: ‘It seems like it’s close to impossible to raise a normal child these days, what with the violent video games and the 4chan and the childhood obesity. But if the latest research is to be believed, even the good stuff we thought we were doing for our kids is ruining them…’
-By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz -see list at Cracked

10 More Amazing Facts About Dreams

By BryanJ / Source: The List Universe

Every year scientific groups and national organizations conduct studies and experiments examining human dreams. The study of dreams is known as oneirology. Progress is being made in this area of work, but as a population we know very little about the content and purpose of our dreams. One thing is for sure, the images, thoughts, and emotions that pass through our bodies during sleep can greatly influence our outlook on life.

Keep in mind that the word dream stems from the Middle English word dreme, meaning joy and music. -see list at Mind Power News

CosmoLearning

This might be the best (along with Plato Learning) educational tool I ever used:

CosmoLearning is an educational website built around the thought that if education has to be free and accessible – the web is the way to do it.
CosmoLearning is a free online school with video lectures, courses, documentaries, books, quizzes, lecture notes and more in a variety of media formats.
CosmoLearning has been designed according to traditional curriculum standards, but with an added intent to bring them all together on the web.
CosmoLearning is an educational website both for the teacher and the pupil alike. Anyone, who has a passion for learning anywhere and anytime.
CosmoLearning is a creation of two teenaged siblings. Look them up on the About page or say hello to them on Facebook.

Pet Beaver Pisses at CBS Reporter

Even tamed pets are pissed-off at media: ‘When a beaver on an Early Show animal segment started marking its territory—and correspondent Debbye Turner Bell got sprayed in the face—CBS News must have known it had a viral video on its hands. So the network went ahead and posted the clip itself, complete with slow-motion replay and hilariously obvious headline: “Beaver Urinates on Correspondent.” Needless to say, the clip tops CBS News’ most popular list.’ -CBS

Wise Wife Entraps Own Pedo Husband

Streetwise and internet savvy 61 year-old wife entraps her own pedophile husband:

‘A UK woman posed as a teenage girl online to entrap her 68-year-old husband in a pedophile arrest. Police say the wife, 61, became suspicious of her husband’s constant use of the Internet, signed into a chatroom he used, and struck up a steamy conversation as a 14-year-old. After he filmed himself—unknowingly from the next room—and arranged to meet for sex, she called the cops, reports the London Times. Police found child porn on his computer, and a divorce is pending. -Times

Smuggled Spiders Worth $2M Seized

The smuggled spiders worth $2M were sent to Brazil’s national museum: ‘A British pet shop owner was nabbed at the airport in Rio de Janiero this week after customs officers found 1,000 live spiders in his checked baggage. Police say it’s the biggest seizure of wildlife ever made at the airport. The spider-smuggler now faces up to a year in jail and a $2 million fine if convicted of animal trafficking, the Guardian reports. The spiders were sent to Brazil’s national museum.’ -Guardian

One of the Biggest Federal Seizure

The Alavi Foundation illegally funneled millions in rental income back to Iran’s state-owned Bank Melli:

‘Federal prosecutors took steps today to seize four US mosques and a Fifth Avenue skyscraper owned by a nonprofit Muslim organization long suspected of being secretly controlled by the Iranian government. In what could prove to be one of the biggest counterterrorism seizures in US history, prosecutors filed a civil complaint in federal court seeking the forfeiture of more than $500 million in assets of the Alavi Foundation and an alleged front company. ‘The assets include Islamic centers in New York City, Maryland, California, and Houston, more than 100 acres of land in Virginia, and a 36-story office tower in New York. Prosecutors said the Alavi Foundation, through a front company known as Assa Corp., illegally funneled millions in rental income back to Iran’s state-owned Bank Melli. Bank Melli has been accused by a US Treasury official of providing support for Iran’s nuclear program, and it is illegal in the United States to do business with the bank.’ -AP

20 Essential Tweaks and Tips Every Firefox User Should Know

by Norman Chan
by Norman Chan
Firefox may be your default browser, but that doesn’t mean you really use it to its full potential. Mozilla’s browser is a big threat to Microsoft not because it’s fast and full of unique features, but because it’s also extremely customizable. Add-ons, style scripts, and hidden preferences let you personalize your Firefox experience to meet your tastes and needs. Sure, you may know about hidden easter eggs like the about:robots page, but we’re going show you the 20 most essential tips, tricks, and tweaks to this super browser. -See full list at Maximum PC

The Trial of the Fort Hood Shooter

So the trial of Hasan could be the trial of the century. First off, it must be decided whether to seek the death penalty. Then, if a military execution is decided, the president must approve it putting him in a political balancing act:

‘Nidal Hasan could face the death penalty for the Fort Hood shootings, but he will be prosecuted in a military justice system where no one has been executed in nearly 50 years. He may also benefit from protections the military provides defendants that are greater than those offered in civilian federal courts.”Our military justice system is not bloodthirsty. That’s clear,” a Yale law professor tells AP.

What if a group demands that he be tried in a civilian court? Isn’t that possible?

‘Much about Hasan’s case will be decided by a senior Army officer, including whether to seek the death penalty. His jury will consist of at least 12 officers of higher rank than Hasan. Before a military execution can be carried out, the president must personally approve it. No president since Dwight Eisenhower had done so before George W. Bush signed an execution order last year for a former Army cook who was convicted of multiple rapes and murders in the 1980s—an order that was stayed to allow for a new round of appeals.’ -AP