April 2012
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“Let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action.”
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Poop-Powered Bike: TOTO Releases Motorbike Toilet... →
Not a wasteful person? This poop-powered bike might be the number one motorbike for you — and your number two.
Japanese toilet manufacturer TOTO has created a bike that runs on feces. The human waste, which is stored in the driver’s seat, is turned into biofuel that powers the three-wheeled chopper, according to WTOP.
The company says it hopes the bike will help raise environmental...
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Beyond Condoms: A Broader Choice for an AIDS-Free... →
Access to contraception has long been identified as one of four key components of successful programs to prevent mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV, and yet it has been neglected because of insufficient resources and separate funding streams.
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Somali rapper K'naan makes songs in the key of... →
K’naan performs “Wavin’ Flag” on June 01, 2010, in Witbank, South Africa. The song was selected as the official anthem of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
The hip-hop sensation, who’s been compared by critics to both reggae hero Bob Marley and rap star Eminem, fled war-torn Somalia as a teenager to eventually settle down with his family in Canada.
Strongly influenced by...
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UN to investigate plight of US Native Americans... →
Many US Native Americans live in federally recognised tribal areas plagued with poverty, alcoholism other social problems.
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Chávez: governing Venezuela in 140 characters or... →
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Bill Nye explains why the city of the future is... →
The city of the future has showers at the office for bike commuters, weatherproof bike highways, and tunnels engineered to create helpful tailwinds — at least according to Bill Nye the Science Guy, and he would know. He’s a SCIENCE GUY.
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El Salvador marks murder-free day - The Guardian →
professornomad:
“No one was murdered in El Salvador on Saturday in what was the first homicide-free day in nearly three years for the Central American country plagued by violent drug gangs, according to officials.”
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Remembering Selena Quintanilla: Murals, Statues... →
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Every sperm is sacred →
Haven’t you heard? Masturbating should also be a crime.
If a fertilized egg is a human–then maybe sperm is too.
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Obama firm on drug and Cuba policies →
Despite pressure at Americas summit, US president remains firm against legalizing drugs or engaging with Cuba.
Speaking ahead of the main heads-of-state meeting on Saturday, Obama said his country remains focused on “working as equal partners with our brothers and sisters in Latin America and the Caribbean”.
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Where Are They Now: A Bunch Of Former Child Stars... →
Adventures in Babysitting’s Keith Coogan, Step by Step’s Christine Lakin, Charles in Charge’s Josie Davis, and other former child stars take a decisive stand against fellow junior thespian Kirk Cameron and his cocky opinions on the “detrimental” and “destructive” nature of homosexuality.
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A Veteran’s Death, the Nation’s Shame →
An American soldier dies every day and a half, on average, in Iraq or Afghanistan. Veterans kill themselves at a rate of one every 80 minutes. More than 6,500 veteran suicides are logged every year — more than the total number of soldiers killed in Afghanistan and Iraq combined since those wars began.
A photograph taken in Iraq of Specialist Ryan Yurchison (left), who died of a drug overdose...
cudiajane asked: In case you forgot, I'm a follower for a very long time now. I just want to share that trees are being cut by greedy corporations particularly SM Inc. here in the Philippines. Although many environmentalists and civilians disagree to the earth-balling actions, SM cut the trees. Trees maybe existing today but with such greediness, trees maybe gone tomorrow. I really hope that ruining mother...
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Why Trees Matter →
I like trees
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Is an Egg for Breakfast Worth This? →
Supermarket eggs gleam with apparent cleanliness, and nothing might seem more wholesome than breaking one of them into a frying pan.
Think again. The Humane Society of the United States plans to release on Thursday the results of an undercover investigation into Kreider Farms, a major factory farm that produces 4.5 million eggs each day for supermarkets like ShopRite.
I’ve reviewed footage and...
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HIGH SCHOOL FASHIONS, 1969 →
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“I’m not gay. Although I wish I were just to piss off the homophobes.”
– Kurt Cobain (via ala-ange)
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Sunglasses at Night: Wonder what it's like to live... →
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From CARE:
“Have you ever wondered what it’s like to live on $1.50 a day?
Thousands of people across the United States, and tens of thousands across the world, will be asking themselves this question as they take action to raise awareness about global poverty by living on the equivalent of the…
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Conserve India - Fighting Poverty through Fashion →
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Born of a desire to reduce India’s rubbish mountain, improve energy efficiency, and help some of Delhi’s poorest out of the city’s slums, Conserve India achieves all this by turning plastic bags into high fashion.
By buying a Conserve bag, belt, wallet, shoe, or necklace, you not only get to be a trend setter with a beautiful, funky piece of high fashion - you will also be helping some...
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Black and White Twins →
James and Daniel are twins. What sets them apart is that one is white and one is black – and the differences don’t end there, as Joanna Moorhead discovers.
The two teenage boys sitting on the sofa opposite are different in almost every way. On the left is James: he’s black, he’s gay, he’s gregarious, and he’s academic. He’s taking three A-levels next summer,...
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Quinoa: The Dark Side of an Andean Superfood →
Equally troubling is the fact that growers themselves are eating less of their gift from the gods. Last year, the Bolivian government acknowledged that national quinoa consumption over the previous five years had decreased 34%. Now there’s worry of malnutrition in the quinoa heartland as growers admit that it’s tempting to sell their entire harvest while prices are high.
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“We are not held back by the love we didn’t receive in the past, but by the...”
