Five years later, this needs to be SIFTED!!

*doublepromote *quality

And here is why, if the video itself isn't sufficient to sway you:

http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2014/10/03/it-is-clear-that-dan-aykroyd-and-tom-hanks-should-rap-more

It took me 13 years to pay back my student loan after five years of education.
I got off lucky.
A lot of "sad but true," here.

That's awesome. Since 13 is typically the middle-to-beginning of puberty for girls and, assuming she has control of her 70mph fastball (probably) and can field too, I'd bet she'll be hanging tough with the boys for another three to five years at least. It will be very interesting to see where it takes her.

Kudos to her for enduring the obstacles, putting in the hard work, and most importantly for setting an excellent example for future generations.

I would like to see a shift in the general public's interest towards sports where finesse, coordination, and mental acuity can totally supersede brute strength and speed. Unfortunately, race car driving is the only competitive sport that immediately comes to mind, but surely there are others.

edit: Oh, and I apologize for using this as a soapbox, and I don't mean to detract in any way from her accomplishments or to imply this newscast or SI is evil, but as a counterpoint, I also always feel a little disgusted when the media (with their Nike, Reebok and Gatorade funding) draws a direct analogy to gender equality through athletics. It's a dangerous straw man... but meh, not everything on TV and magazines is responsible for solving serious social problems. It's just entertainment, so I'll shut up about it now.

Here's an article explaining why donating to the Komen foundation is so counter productive. http://butterbeliever.com/i-will-not-be-pinkwashed-why-i-do-not-support-susan-g-komen-for-the-cure/

Much of what is said can be applied to the ALS donations.

Anyone who isn't death within five years from the point of first diagnosis is considered 'cured' by many studies. That is to say, you could die on year six, from the dis-ease, and still be considured successfully cured. That's pretty jacked up.

Got rid of that red P after five years. Well done sir!

Twenty-five-year-old already has enough money that he can lose a million dollars at a poker game?

Ahhhh, gypsy music. This piece sounds great on accordion.

BY the way folks, if you wanna ensure yer child's future on planet now, teach 'em MandarinSL and the piano before they're five years old-Smooth-sailing, set for life. Oh, cobblings' a decent side-skill as well....Universal necessity, shoes.

I am continually impressed at the *engineering that goes into a GoPro.
Here's one that was washed ashore and still worked

Wow!

the first requirement is that you have to be able to spell correctly @bobknight33 Scratch that, even spelling correctly isn't a requirement. you just have to be able to see a name and copy the letters.

Holy cow, a five year old could do it. So I can understand how that would be extremely difficult, if not impossible for you.

That's pretty hilarious that you're trying to deny your racist past when anyone can read your post history and see that you've been reprimanded for racist posts. I know you have a difficulty with reading and writing, but other people don't and they can see first hand your post history and how you've gotten trouble in the past for blatant racist remarks. 2nd and 3rd pages of your profile page, right there in black and white.

It only took five years for me to submit a video.

Reactors don't produce weapons grade plutonium? Then where is weapons grade plutonium made? I think you'll find that it's made in exactly the same reactors as there is no real distinction between a reactor used for power generation and weapons generation other than in name.

"Uranium ore contains only about 0.7% of the fissile isotope U235. In order to be suitable for use as a nuclear fuel for generating electricity it must be processed (by separation) to contain about 3% of U235 (this form is called Low Enriched Uranium - LEU). Weapons grade uranium has to be enriched to 90% of U235 (Highly Enriched Uranium or HEU), which can be done using the same enrichment equipment. There are about 38 working enrichment facilities in 16 countries"
http://www.cnduk.org/get-involved/parliamentary/item/579-the-links-between-nuclear-power-and-nuclear-weapons

The point is that continuation of current tech makes it a lot more economical to produce weapons tech, whether that be weapons grade plutonium or depleted uranium (DU). Reactors can cost upwards of ten billion dollars to build, why would a weapons manufacturer want to pay for one of those out of their own pocket when they can have the taxpayer's pay for nuclear power plants that can produce what they need?

"Every known route to bombs involves either nuclear power or materials and technology which are available, which exist in commerce, as a direct and essential consequence of nuclear power"
- Dr. Amory Lovins (from NEIS)

In terms of renewables:, the 'new' renewables only account for about 3% of total energy use, so if that's what he meant then he's not far off. Stats from IEA, however, state that wind has had an average growth rate of 25% over the past five years, while solar has averaged an annual growth rate of over 50% in the same period. So their impact is increasing fairly rapidly. So I'm not sure why he's so pessimistic about them when the IEA is not.

Have environmental groups specifically spoken out against the type of nuclear reactors he is talking about? Which ones?

Right? Fine, banned from National parks for life, and their public self-immolation seems a harsh enough mistress? ...I'd add a judgement of a mandatory probation of five years wearing a shirt in public as community service which reads, "Utah Rock-Tipper Guy."

The same people who would sit at their computers and pontificate after working the system's chores at the system's game....and who are about as involved with real-time politics as it takes to cast a vote after reading blogs and bitching...the same recycle dutifully and with much sniffing of their own fart-gas with windows sealed tightly in their Prius'.....Would place public lands chicaneries right up there with serial killing.

It's getting very close to critical mass ignoramus-ism, idiocratic hell.

The website delay is not a big deal at all. I've worked in major social media for the last five years and believe me, when you launch a new product that attracts 3-10 million users on its first day, there are going to be problems.

Also, I tested it out at launch and I had to wait about 30 minutes to be able to use the system. Then it worked fine for me.

You say you need the ACA coverage, and that's great. I'm quite happy about that. But remember, even if the .gov worked absolutely flawlessly, it doesn't matter because the policies are open until March 14th 2014, and don't even take effect for two more months.

You've got time. And so does the ACA and the rest of us.

Guess people on VS don't watch WoF? There's no conspiracy here.

He wouldn't have won $1 million instantly even if he had solved the puzzle. The way it works is that IF he has the most cash (the million doesn't count towards his total) when time runs out at the end of the show, then he goes on to the final puzzle. At the final puzzle he spins a wheel with 24 envelopes that each contain different prizes and one of those envelopes will be replaced with the million dollar prize . However, the contents of the envelope are not revealed until after the final puzzle round is over.

In the past five years the million dollar award has only been won twice (according to Wikipedia). Considering that the show airs daily, it tells you how incredibly unlikely it would have been for this guy to win the million even if they'd let him win the round.

Oh, and if you listen to the video more than once you can clearly hear him mispronounce "curio" as "kuro." He was nervous and he made a mistake. Sucks for him but they were right to buzz him.

People are coming around. Slowly, but they're coming around. Could you imagine this happening at a townhall meeting five years ago in the U.S.?