February 2012
“About a third of my cases are suffering from no clinically definable neurosis,...”
– Carl Jung (via streetphilosophers)
Greece bans animal circuses →
elige:
melesmelesxvx:
“We are delighted to announce that the Greek Government has banned the use of all animals in circuses following a campaign by ADI and the Greek Animal Welfare Fund (GAWF), backed by over 50 local animal protection groups across Greece.”
Great news, hoping the UK will soon follow suit!
Yay (:
occupy your mind: If you have never seen this... →
fracturedpsyche:
Waking Life is about an unnamed[2] young man in a persistent dream-like state that eventually progresses to lucidity. He initially observes and later participates in philosophical discussions of issues such as reality, free will, the relationship of the subject with others, and the meaning of life. Along the way the film touches on other topics...
“What one single person initiates, eventually can affect millions of people.”
– Dalai Lama (via elige)
The Daily: Tragic story unfolding in South Dakota →
thedailyfeed:
They claim the industry has conspired to illegally supply the reservation booze — which has been banned there for nearly two centuries…
The lawsuit alleges virtually all of the liquor consumed on the Pine Ridge Indian reservation was obtained at four off-site beer stores just across the state border in Whiteclay, Neb.
“Last year those four liquor stores sold 4.9 million...
Cost a bomb: Congress approves $82 million for...
globalproxy:
It weighs as much as the bell in Big Ben; it’s capable of plunging through 60 feet of reinforced concrete and has the most ridiculously sexual name imaginable for a deadly weapon – but the Massive Ordnance Penetrator is… http://dlvr.it/1BNMxY
Grand Canyon gives Coke the finger, bans bottled...
globalproxy:
Once upon a time, there was going to be a ban on the sale of bottled water at the Grand Canyon, because apparently people can’t be trusted to tell the difference between a majestic natural wonder and a public rubbish bin. Then the Coca-Cola company got them to reverse the ban, because apparently selling a […] http://dlvr.it/1BKs0f
“Universal love requires one thing, that the sweet point in the heart expand...”
– Deepak Chopra (via vkstr)
Power shower: Brussels firemen soak PM’s office...
globalproxy:
When the Belgian government decided to pour cold water on the country’s firefighters and increase their retirement age, the men struck back with the same method…literally. http://dlvr.it/1BL2zf
Parents of special-needs kids push for more...
globalproxy:
@TheNationalUAE / Support groups for parents of children with special needs are encouraging parents who have children with disabilities not to be ashamed of them. http://dlvr.it/1BL6fh
“You are most powerful when you are most silent. People never expect silence....”
– Alison McGhee, All Rivers Flow To The Sea (via larmoyante)
Farmers advance in their suit against Monsanto
globalproxy:
In one corner you have the biotech seed giant, in the other you have 83 non-GMO seed producers, farmers, and agricultural organizations who want Monsanto to stop suing and threatening them. http://dlvr.it/1BLFLL
Treated Wastewater Used for Drinking Supplies
globalproxy:
As water becomes more precious, suppliers are beginning to overcome public aversion to treating and reusing wastewater. http://dlvr.it/1BLYs0
Education Gap Grows Between Rich and Poor, Studies... →
Now, in analyses of long-term data published in recent months, researchers are finding that while the achievement gap between white and black students has narrowed significantly over the past few decades, the gap between rich and poor students has grown substantially during the same period.
“We have moved from a society in the 1950s and 1960s, in which race was more consequential than...
