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Fallout 1955 Unsettling 1955 public-service civil-defense film on how to protect against nuke fallout... Power of Decision - 1958 Simulated Nuclear War Documentary by USAF This film was produced by the United States Air Force in the late 1950's for internal training purposes however it has now been declassified. The film depicts a simulated war plan action, in the event of an hydrogen bomb attack, which was executed at the Operation Control Room, Offutt Air Force Vase, Nebraska, and at the underground control room (location still classified), by the Strategic Air Command. Footage includes pilots and ground crewmen scrambling; pilots boarding aircraft; B-47's, B-52's, and B-58's taxiing, taking off, maneuvering, and landing; and a KC-135 refueling a B-52. Also included are scenes of the launching of the Bull Goose, Rascal, Snark, and Thor missiles. The source files for this film were made available courtesy the National Security Archive at The George Washington University. Further details at http://archive.org/details/AirForceSpecialFilmProject416powerOfDecision Survival Under Atomic Attack, 1951 Nuclear Attack Preparedness Procedures, 1968 Nuclear Weapon Accident Exercise The NUWAX-83 Nuclear Weapon Accident Exercise documents the Defense Nuclear Agency (now renamed the Defense Special Weapons Agency) directed response to a simulated nuclear weapon accident. Other agencies involved included the Department of Energy (DOE) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The simulated nuclear weapon accident involves two navy CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters carrying simulated nuclear weapons. Documents the entire DOD, DOE, FEMA, Commonwealth of Virginia and other local agencies interacting in response to a nuclear weapon accident.

WWII adult-oriented Navy toon urging re-enlistment...

..and from the Soviets, anti-capitalist toon ca. 1963 I think:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=T4tDTe9sOdU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=D8bCuNiJ-NI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYvr28-5QKw&feature=player_detailpage

A (NSFW) Dispatch From The Smallest Penis In Brooklyn Competition fullscreen (Photos by Marc Yearsley) The doors were scheduled to open for the 1st Annual Smallest Penis in Brooklyn Contest at 2 p.m. sharp at the Kings County Bar on Saturday. At 1:50 there was already a line. All were there to witness the "lifelong dream" of owner Jesse Levitt come true: crowning the smallest penis in Brooklyn. Our sense of awe and wonder had yet to be dulled by heat and fatigue. Intrepid freelancer John Surico and I were eager, nervous. But who were the contestants? Where? The line, and the bar that filled soon after (with a surprising lack of typical Brooklyn signifiers), was charged by this kind of coded looking. What's under those cargo shorts? Are you a contestant? What about this guy? But it looks like he's with his girlfriend! Or this one? To these men around us, the gaze was penetrating, inquisitive, but also (at least in theory) undesired. The first brush with a discomforting reality: Is this what women feel like all the time? Subject to rampant unwanted looking? Jesus. Master of Ceremonies Chicken Bitches introduced the panel of judges: Bar manager Amiee Arciuolo, whose excellent romp with one of the Unendowed out there inspired the cause célèbre, Cherry Pitts (burlesque dancer), and Go Go Harder (nightlife host, porn star), along with the esteemed Penis Kittens, the competition's little helpers. The contest opened with an original song by Don Hoe, regretting even as I type: "Tiny penis in my mouth, makes me happy north, east, west, and south." THAT is what you're regretting, you sarcastically ask? Quiet down. The Contestants: Perrywinkle, Sugar Daddy, Rip Van Dinkle, Zigonet (henceforth French, as his name was unclear and he was ultimately disqualified), The Delivery Man, and unexpected last-minute entry Flo-Rida (not that one). First up was Evening Wear. Each contestant did their catwalk on the bar in a fancy tuxedo hammock handmade by Aimee and her mother. Artisanal! Brooklyn! It was exciting, and the unveil didn't disappoint. After that came the Talent and Q&A segment. Each contestant did a little something, but most of them danced. Perrywinkle moved interpretively to Blink 182's "All the Small Things," and was asked who would play his penis in a movie. "John Malcovich." Sugar Daddy did a half-strip to that insufferable fucking song "Sexy and I Know It"... a bunch of times. His answer portion drew some love: "I love myself and I'm proud of myself and small dick is fine with me." The Delivery Man, already a favorite, did couple of stand-up jokes. Rip Van Dinkle did a rap/poem: "He doesn't know that his old bone is captured by all these cell phones." His cadence was practiced. Zigonet laid on the stage for a moment, pants unbuttoned, then stood up and tried to make fart noises with his hands into the microphone. They tried to play him off, but the music reenergized him and he began to dance erratically. He was pulled off the stage and subsequently disqualified for his drunkenness. This was an uncomfortable moment. Flo-Rida took the stage and did a full frontal striptease—the first to go totally nude (beware the NSFW photo as you click through the gallery)—and was generally rambling about being 45 years old and bi-sexual. This was also uncomfortable—the shadows damped out the light briefly. Um, again: Zigonet laid on the stage for a moment, pants unbuttoned, then stood up and tried to make fart noises with his hands into the microphone... marc yearsley.com @marc_yearsley supply lines cut, water and natural resources dwindling, rumors of unrest at small penis contest 4:51 PM - 20 Jul 2013 The final section was Swimwear. The contestants lined up on the bar in essentially white cheese-cloth thongs and were sprayed with water guns. The crowd jeered and cheered. They laughed. We all laughed. But before the crowning, nearly 3 hours in, what must've been a sewage leak or a terrific accident caused a truly disturbing smell to waft throughout the bar. A crowd of people left quickly and the staff was scrambling to address the problem. Management was admirably doing all it could to neutralize the odor—I'm not sure even they knew what the hell it was or where it was coming from, making it all the more disturbing. It was an aggressive, emetic scent, made more frightening by the 3.5 hour run time, drunkenness, overcrowding, claustrophobia, and sweat-lodge perspiration. marc yearsley.com @marc_yearsley getting hellish, dystopic as small penis contest nears two hour mark 4:48 PM - 20 Jul 2013 Ultimately, and triumphantly, humanity won out. The energetic, engaging, and talented hosts and judges kept the contest light and fun. Eventually, as even the most disinterested spectator could have pegged—and you surely have by now—The Delivery Man was crowned king. $200 dollars and the prestigious title of Smallest Penis in Brooklyn were his and his alone. He was funny, charming, cute, confident, and aggressively normal. Fantastically Nice. He wasn't wasted, wasn't incoherent, wasn't scary, wasn't sad. He was proud. He won because he was the Spirit of the competition. An ideal competition would only have contestants like he. And his presence also underscored the critical point—this wasn't empirical. The contest cared naught for your measurements. It was about attitude. Aricuolo also noted to us that they "couldn't figure out a way to get them to grow" in any reasonable or legal capacity, so a true size would remain a mystery. Certain antiquated puritanical restrictions reared their ugly heads yet again. Still, the stark contrast of The Delivery Man to the other contestants also implicated the darker side of the gathering, very much presence but held at bay by the sheer force of goodness of the crowd, judges, and The Delivery Man and Rip Van Dinkle. There were three contestants (made two by French's early exit) who kept their Eyes Wide Shut masks the whole time, in effect negating (or at the very least resisting) the celebratory and positive spirit of the contest. Shame could not be far from the mind, particularly when contrasted with the radical acceptance and confidence of The Delivery Man. A contestant too drunk to participate, like a too-drunk guy at a party, always prompts reflection. An older Flo-Rida who I would consider genuinely frightening in most arenas, not to mention on stage, inebriated and ass naked, jabbered incoherently. Too much to drink. In the end, what might emerge from the coverage is also the requisite sensationalizing because something like this took place in Brooklyn, filed under "Oh Look, More Dumb Brooklyn Shit." For the record, it didn't feel Brooklyn, whatever that hell that means; the crowd didn't even look particularly "Brooklyn." It was unremarkable. It could have—hell, probably has already—taken place somewhere else in the country. Alas, we conclude, too many words on a Small Penis talent show. Hi, Mom. http://gothamist.com/2013/07/21/smallest_penis_contest_brooklyn.php#photo-20

Miss him dearly as well. And his priceless taste in avatar...

Back to the OP: One solution...

As we have no Fetish forum this will just have to plop down here... Why We Have Stoops Photo via atomische's flickr It may be stinking hot outside, but at least the streets aren't covered in horse manure... as was the case in late 1800s New York City. Recently a Redditor posted a page from Superfreakonomics, which recalled a time that five million pounds of manure was being dumped on city streets every day. In 2009 the New Yorker noted that it was "predicted that by 1930 horse manure would reach the level of Manhattan’s third-story windows." And that is why stoops were so very necessary. “In vacant lots, horse manure was piled as high as sixty feet. It lined city streets like banks of snow. In the summer time, it stank to the heavens; when the rains came, a soupy stream of horse manure flooded the crosswalks and seeped into people’s basements. Today, when you admire old New York brownstones and their elegant stoops, rising from street level to the second-storey parlour, keep in mind that this was a design necessity, allowing a homeowner to rise above the sea of horse manure." And with that manure came billions of flies, rats, and other vermin that were host to disease. So as you sit on your stoop and illegally drink a beer tonight, complaining about the incessant heat, think about how it could be so much worse. http://gothamist.com/2013/07/19/why_we_have_stoops.php

Pope Francis the Unconventional Pope Francis, who heads to Brazil on Monday for World Youth Day, has won the hearts of millions of Roman Catholics. That may come in handy as he seeks to reform the Vatican. By Henry Chu Reporting from Vatican City July 20, 2013 He wades into crowds without hesitation, shaking hands and kissing babies. He cracks jokes and delivers unscripted remarks, to the occasional dismay of staffers scrambling to keep up. Four months in office, Pope Francis is engaged in what seems like a U.S. presidential campaign in reverse: Without really trying or even wanting it, he has won election to the top job. Now he's out in the field pressing the flesh, listening to constituents and working to win hearts and minds -- and (given his line of business) souls. By most measures, he is succeeding. As he prepares for his first overseas trip as pope, starting Monday, Francis has earned near-universal praise for his jovial manner, his evident love of people, his simple lifestyle, his commitment to the downtrodden and his determination to put a personal stamp on the papacy. Like a spiritual rock star, he routinely packs St. Peter's Square for his weekly appearance to bless the faithful. Hundreds of thousands of devotees, perhaps millions, are expected to turn out to see Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, during his trip to Brazil, the world's most populous Roman Catholic nation. But many of his toughest decisions lie ahead as he seeks to set the Roman Catholic Church on a new path and to shake up the scandal-plagued, faction-ridden Vatican. Building up a reservoir of public support and improving the church's image outside Vatican City should serve him well in that mission. "It definitely helps him and strengthens his position, because now the church's voice is listened to instead of just rejected," said Alessandro Speciale, the Vatican correspondent for Religion News Service. No one suggests that the pope's energetic outreach is merely an act. Even cynics acknowledge that, back in Argentina, then-Archbishop Jorge Mario Bergoglio was known for a populist touch, humble living and plain speaking, a product of his Jesuit background. Since his election here in March to replace Benedict XVI, Francis' decisions to forgo many of the trappings of office, such as frequent use of the papal limo, and to speak up for the marginalized, including immigrants and Muslims, are genuine expressions of his personality and beliefs, analysts say. "He's not an actor," said Andrea Tornielli, coordinator of the Vatican Insider website. "He's himself." But Francis' unassailable humility has had tactical benefits and disrupted business as usual within the Vatican. Take his insistence on living in the Casa Santa Marta guesthouse on the Vatican grounds, rather than the papal penthouse of the Apostolic Palace. Though Francis, who is 76, says he prefers the simplicity of his present lodgings, the decision has enabled him to exercise greater control over his agenda. Powerful aides at times have restricted access to his predecessors, sometimes for their own ends. "No one decides how he allots his time, who sees him. He picks up the phone and calls up people," Speciale said. (There are reports that the pontiff still says, "It's Jorge," when he rings someone.) "This is really revolutionary," Speciale added. "This was the main thing he did to ensure he was free to pursue his agenda, to maintain his wider view and not to be isolated." At the guesthouse, the leader of the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics has met not just with cardinals and other senior church officials, some of whom used to wait months to bend the pope's ear. He also has found time for lower-ranking priests, bureaucrats and Vatican workers. One of his first Masses at the guesthouse was attended by the Vatican's gardeners and cleaners. The Italian media have dubbed Francis "the world's parish priest" because of his accessibility and warm pastoral style, a stark contrast to Benedict's bookish, almost otherworldly air. Francis now celebrates Mass nearly every morning with whoever is at Casa Santa Marta and delivers homilies noted for their homespun, chatty wisdom. In a departure from past practice, however, the homilies have not been transcribed and published on the Vatican website. Analysts say this reflects Francis' informality but also the bewilderment of aides who are unsure what to do with some of his comments. In May, for example, he appeared to suggest in off-the-cuff remarks that atheists could go to heaven if they did good works. A few days later, Vatican officials issued a "clarification" denying the idea or any change in church doctrine. Many Catholics, both laypeople and clerics, are eager for Francis to clean up the Curia, the Vatican administration, which has seen a string of embarrassing scandals. The Curia's problems are rumored to be a prime reason Benedict chose to become the first pope in several centuries to step down voluntarily. Many of the cardinals who elected Francis have urged him to bring thoroughgoing reform to the Vatican. But overhauling an ancient institution is a monumental task. "When Pope Benedict was elected, there were many expectations because the church needed to be reformed.... We were disappointed because few things changed," said Antonio Sabetta, a professor at Pontifical Lateran University in Rome. "Now the expectations are bigger." Vatican watchers predict that Francis' first major moves will occur after the summer — among them, a shake-up of high-ranking personnel. That will probably include replacing controversial Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone, the top administration official, or perhaps eliminating the post altogether. Within weeks of his inauguration, the pope appointed a commission to advise him on reform. The eight members are cardinals who work outside the Curia and hail from six continents, including an American, Sean O'Malley of Boston. The panel will hold its first meeting in October. "Pope Francis is a Jesuit.... They listen to people," Sabetta said. "They don't decide immediately. They want to know everything. At the end of the day, they make a decision." Although resistance is likely from those who fear for their jobs or their perks, momentum and wider opinion could work in the pope's favor. So will a steely resolve that experts say lies beneath Francis' genial, grandfatherly manner. "Awareness of [the need for] changes is so strong, not only outside the church but also inside the church, that it will be easier to do this and to prevail over people trying to fight changes," Sabetta said. "He is very determined." Followers are heartened by the pope's crackdown at the troubled Vatican bank, which has long been suspected of money laundering. A monsignor is under investigation by Italian authorities on suspicion of fraud, which prompted the bank's director and deputy director to resign this month. Another papal commission has been assigned to review the bank for Francis, who has declared a wish to see a "poor church for the poor," and who is reported to have said that St. Peter "did not have a bank account." Any grumbling over the new leadership has been relatively quiet so far. Some are waiting for Francis to address the church's sexual abuse scandals; others complain that his common touch removes the aura of sacredness that should surround the papacy. And some senior clerics are struggling to adapt to the new tone of austerity and simplicity. "With bishops and cardinals, you can't just push a button to synchronize them with this new frequency," said Tornielli of Vatican Insider. "It's a big change." But many Catholics find their new leader and his example inspiring, and he clearly feeds off their enthusiastic support. Luisa Ferreira, 65, a Brazilian visiting St. Peter's Square shortly before the pope's arrival in her country, said Francis' message was good, but difficult. "The church needs to practice what it preaches." http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-pope-francis-20130721-dto,0,2614668.htmlstory

Another one. Not so terrifying at first but it gets there.

If we had potatoes, we could have steak and potatoes, if we had some steak.

I knew hito was good for something.

Forgot that one!

(What this says about our dear hitoall is left as an exercise for the reader. )