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Coming Soon: The Zoomer – Watch an Exclusive Preview Clip

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:56:43 -0400

Coming Soon: The Zoomer – Watch an Exclusive Preview Clip

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Fri, 17 May 2013 23:08:06 -0400

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Fri, 17 May 2013 23:05:40 -0400

climateadaptation: ideatrotter: New climate report has grim...

Sun, 12 May 2013 23:42:32 -0400

climateadaptation:

ideatrotter:

New climate report has grim predictions

A new report says that much of the world’s plant and animal life could be decimated by the effects of climate change over the next century. Worldwide levels of carbon dioxide are the highest they’ve been in almost two million years.

Sub-Saharan Africa, Central America, Amazonia and Australia would lose the most species of plants and animals. And a major loss of plant species is projected in North Africa, Central Asia and South-eastern Europe.

Brutal.

ourafrica: If wealth was the inevitable result of hard...

Sun, 12 May 2013 23:41:35 -0400

ourafrica:

If wealth was the inevitable result of hard work and enterprise, every woman in Africa would be a millionaire.

Thank you, beautiful African mothers, words alone cannot explain the appreciation we have for you.

We are forever grateful.

This is Africa, our Africa

Happy Mother’s Day.

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Sun, 12 May 2013 23:40:48 -0400

nparts: The Quantified Month: From Bomb Girls to the Boston...

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:10:01 -0400

nparts:

The Quantified Month: From Bomb Girls to the Boston Marathon Bombing, here’s a chartified look at what happened in April 2013: natpo.st/10pZI30

inothernews: “I spent the entire day the building collapsed on...

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:09:26 -0400

inothernews:

“I spent the entire day the building collapsed on the scene, watching as injured garment workers were being rescued from the rubble. I remember the frightened eyes of relatives — I was exhausted both mentally and physically.

“Around 2 a.m., I found a couple embracing each other in the rubble. The lower parts of their bodies were buried under the concrete. The blood from the eyes of the man ran like a tear.

“When I saw the couple, I couldn’t believe it. I felt like I knew them — they felt very close to me. I looked at who they were in their last moments as they stood together and tried to save each other — to save their beloved lives.

“…This photo is haunting me all the time. If the people responsible don’t receive the highest level of punishment, we will see this type of tragedy again. There will be no relief from these horrific feelings. I’ve felt a tremendous pressure and pain over the past two weeks surrounded by dead bodies. As a witness to this cruelty, I feel the urge to share this pain with everyone. That’s why I want this photo to be seen.”

— Photographer TASLIMA AKHTER, on his photo of man and a woman discovered in a final embrace amidst the rubble of a fatal building collapse in Savar, Bangladesh.

(via Time Magazine)

treehugger: Build your own log lounge chair for $30

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:08:49 -0400

treehugger:

Build your own log lounge chair for $30

mothernaturenetwork: Mystery of why fluoride works close to...

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:08:35 -0400

mothernaturenetwork:

Mystery of why fluoride works close to being solved

Fluoride may be preventing all sorts of bacteria from being able to latch onto your teeth.

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Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:50:00 -0400

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Tue, 02 Apr 2013 20:26:22 -0400

Motorville by Patrick Jean

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:48:48 -0400

Motorville by Patrick Jean

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Wed, 20 Mar 2013 14:53:00 -0400

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Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:31:25 -0400

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10 Ways to be Mindful with your Children Again

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:37:50 -0400

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albotas: Celebrate the release of Starcraft II: Heart of the...

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:05:42 -0400

albotas:

Celebrate the release of Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm with these great pillow cases

With Heart of the Swarm releasing this week, many gamers have undoubtedly sacrificed sleep for a marathon session through the HoTS campaign, only to break for the occasional laddering session. With these beautiful pillow cases from Patchnotes, you can rest while still keeping the image of collecting minerals in your head.

However, as a Zerg player, I have to ask where the drone pillow case is? I would sleep better knowing I am honoring the swarm

Pick one up here.
Check it: More gaming on Albotas
Buy it: Heart of the Swarm Collector's Edition

newyorker: Ten years after the bombing of Baghdad and the start...

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:04:33 -0400

newyorker:

Ten years after the bombing of Baghdad and the start of the Iraq war, Seymour Hersh asks, what’s up with our Constitution? “How could a small group of hard-line conservatives around President Bush… so quickly throw us over the cliff? It’s not enough to blame it on the fear, anger, and confusion brought on by the 9/11 attacks… Is our Constitution that fragile?” Continue reading: http://nyr.kr/ZBToV5

Photograph by Peter van Agtmael/Magnum. See more images from “Photojournalists on War: The Untold Stories from Iraq.”

newyorker: A cautiously bold move. Or, perhaps, a boldly...

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:01:37 -0400

newyorker:

A cautiously bold move. Or, perhaps, a boldly cautious move. In choosing the Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the cardinals of the Catholic Church are trying to indicate that they are open and listening to calls for change, while hewing carefully to their traditions and the conservative doctrine of the past two Popes. We will see in the coming months whether to put the accent on caution or boldness…

Alexander Stille on Pope Francis against the Roman Curia: http://nyr.kr/13Vpe6h

Photograph: L’Osservatore Romano/Getty.

A Book Is A Start-Up

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:00:38 -0400

newyorker: Is publishing a book like running a start-up? Betsy Morais finds the formulation...