Links: Intro, YouTube, Mesh, etc.

Welcome to the Beaver Reader link blog. Every Wednesday, we'll offer up some interesting finds from around the web.

YouTube

You've probably seen these, but they're more or less required viewing, so here goes:
Dramatic Chipmunk
Obama Baby #1
Obama Baby #2

Discovery Channel "I Love the World" ad
Elephant Painting
Garbage Day

This one does a nice job of describing a lot of the things this whole newspaper is about.
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Casio Exilim EX-F1: Tomato Violence at 300, 600 and 1200fps
Enterprising youngster gets himself stuck in a claw machine
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And, in actual news, this is pretty interesting if you're interested in such thing: Live Mesh; more here.

Meanwhile, Facebook Chat (which we first told you about back in March, not to rub it in ;)) seems to have completed its rollout. Also check out Facebook Lexicon to track what gets the most talk on Walls.

And see here the regularly-updated Beaver Class of '08 college map. (GMaps version; GeoRSS)
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“You’re a True-oo-oo-oo Friend”

JESSICA PENZIAS '08

Ed. note: for your own good, we have not embedded the videos in question. They may be found after the break.

I have recently discovered a hidden gem on the internet. No, I didn’t find secret stock tips, or discover who shot JFK. Instead, I found something so much better: Miley and Mandy on Youtube. Many of you (if not all of you) are (or should be) familiar with 15-year-old, Pop star, singing sensation Miley Cyrus. Not only does she have a hit show on the Disney Channel, multiple number one CDs, a 3-D movie, an alter-ego named Hannah Montana and an unbelievably popular concert tour, she also has a new series of videos on Youtube with her “BFF” Mandy.

Mandy, a 20-year-old dancer on Miley’s current tour, has become Miley’s new best friend, replacing Leslie who was immortalized in Miley’s hit song “See You Again.” (In the song Miley references her former BFF Leslie in the chorus). Leslie unfortunately moved back to Tennessee and is probably kicking herself at this very moment. While Mandy (who Miley refers to as “Shmandy” or “Shmand”), like all best friends, gives Miley support and advice, Miley, gives Mandy national fame. In fact, Miley even hooked Mandy up with producers and executives, and sure enough, Mandy is now a member of the girl-group “Beach Girls” (who will begin a tour shortly after the “Meet Miley Cyrus” tour ends). Reportedly, Miley also wrote a song on the Beach Girls upcoming album.

In the famed videos, the stars show that they are just like any other 15 or 20 year-old girl. They laugh at their own jokes, make funny faces at each other, lip-sync (granted, to their own number one hits) and make adorable comments. And, indeed, they are adored. The videos average around 1,000,000 views…EACH.

Take a look at the following videos featuring Shmandy and Shmiley.

The Miley & Mandy Show! Epis. Irrelevant
The Miley and Mandy Show! Jokes
The Miley and Mandy Show! QUESTIONS

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