Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
Let's Make a Deal
For health reasons, I've had to start eating meat again. :( Is there anyone who's willing to forego ~ 5 servings of meat/week so it all balances out? Or are there five people who are willing to give up ONE serving of meat/week? I'll share some awesome veggie recipes with you! :)
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Wikiquote
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Wikiquote:
"When our days become dreary with low-hovering clouds of despair, and when our nights become darker than a thousand midnights, let us remember that there is a creative force in this universe, working to pull down the gigantic mountains of evil, a power that is able to make a way out of no way and transform dark yesterdays into bright tomorrows. Let us realize the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends toward justice."
I heard this quote today in class and it inspired me. I hope you enjoy it too. :)
Thursday, July 23, 2009
YouTube - JK Wedding Entrance Dance
YouTube - JK Wedding Entrance Dance
MUST watch. It will make you smile. :)
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Dr. John Neustadt: A Vital Part of Healthcare Reform: Change How We Educate Our Doctors
Dr. John Neustadt: A Vital Part of Healthcare Reform: Change How We Educate Our Doctors: "I have the privilege of working with primary care docs all over the country. Many report to me with frustration that their education doesn't give them the tools they need to provide the highest possible care. While no one can dispute that these professionals work exceedingly hard, they are hampered by two major failings of conventional medical education philosophy: 1) it focuses on suppressing symptoms with drugs, which are considered the primary and only legitimate treatment modality; and 2) it doesn't teach how to treat the underlying causes of disease."
Kuroshio Sea - 2nd largest aquarium tank in the world - (song is Please don't go by Barcelona) on Vimeo
Kuroshio Sea - 2nd largest aquarium tank in the world on Vimeo
So awesome - especially with full screen.
Op-Ed Columnist - Whirling Dervish Drivers - NYTimes.com
Op-Ed Columnist - Whirling Dervish Drivers - NYTimes.com: "Studies show that drivers who talk on cellphones are four times more likely to be in a crash and drive just as erratically as people with an 0.08 percent blood-alcohol level.
In one study cited by the highway safety agency, “drivers found it easier to drive drunk than to drive while using a phone, even when it was hands-free.”"
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Friday, July 17, 2009
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Watching Whales Watching Us - NYTimes.com
Watching Whales Watching Us - NYTimes.com: "The sperm whale, for example, which has the largest brain on earth, weighing as much as 19 pounds, has been found to live in large, elaborately structured societal groups, or clans, that typically number in the tens of thousands and wander over many thousands of miles of ocean. The whales of a clan are not all related, but within each clan there are smaller, close-knit, matriarchal family units. Young whales are raised within an extended, multitiered network of doting female caregivers, including the mother, aunts and grandmothers, who help in the nurturing of babies and, researchers suspect, in teaching them patterns of movement, hunting techniques and communication skills. “It’s like they’re living in these massive, multicultural, undersea societies,” says Hal Whitehead, a marine biologist at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia and the world’s foremost expert on the sperm whale. “It’s sort of strange. Really the closest analogy we have for it would be ourselves.”"
It's a long article, but utterly, utterly magical.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
bgr spring 2008 -Food Rebellions.pdf (application/pdf Object)
Thought-provoking article, though a bit dated.
bgr spring 2008 -Food Rebellions.pdf (application/pdf Object)
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Nalini Nadkarni on conserving the canopy | Video on TED.com
Nalini Nadkarni on conserving the canopy | Video on TED.com
This presentation just gets better and better. LOVE the way she's partnered with some very unlikely groups to make a difference. Inspiring.
YouTube - Brasseur & Eisler (CAN) - 1994 Canadian Pros, Pairs' Artistic Program
YouTube - Brasseur & Eisler (CAN) - 1994 Canadian Pros, Pairs' Artistic Program
A very different pair of figure skaters, VERY different routine, but quite entertaining, good for a laugh! :)
Friday, July 10, 2009
Gordeeva & Grinkov, Vocalise
I hadn't seen this routine in years, but I've NEVER forgotten it. Breathtakingly beautiful.
Thursday, July 09, 2009
Developed Countries Must Address Global Warming To Prevent Disease, Hunger In Developing World
Developed Countries Must Address Global Warming To Prevent Disease, Hunger In Developing World: "Pollution from the world's wealthiest countries is spreading disease and hunger in developing countries, according to a new Oxfam International report, which calls on developed countries to address global warming when G8 leaders meet in Italy, the Globe and Mail reports. The report, titled 'Suffering the Science: Climate Change, People and Poverty,' says, 'It is in the tropics where the bulk of humanity lives - many of them in poverty - that climate change is hitting now and hitting hardest' (Bailey, 7/6).
Shifting seasons are destroying harvests resulting in widespread hunger, according to the report, which warns that multiple climate effects could reverse 50 years of work to end poverty, Xinhua reports. The report, which 'combines the latest scientific observations on climate change, and evidence from the communities Oxfam works with in almost 100 countries around the world,' predicts that by 2020, maize yields will drop by 15 percent or more in much of sub-Saharan Africa and in most of India, Xinhua writes (Ooko, 7/6)."
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
The Female Orgasm
This is actually a very good and informative video. I'd encourage you (women AND men) to go ahead and watch it - even if just for future reference or "for a friend". :)
You can't know too much about the female orgasm! ;->
The Female Orgasm (Love & Dating: Sex Problems)
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Tuesday, July 07, 2009
United breaks guitars
Cynthia Beernink This is GENIUS. You gotta watch it, even if you don't like country music. I read about this video here.
Sunday, July 05, 2009
Happy 5th of July
Happy 5th of July
Originally uploaded by MikeJonesPhoto.
Click on the photo to see the photographer's backstory to how he got this shot. Pretty cool.
The Best Kids’ Books Ever! - Nicholas D. Kristof Blog - NYTimes.com
The Best Kids’ Books Ever! - Nicholas D. Kristof Blog - NYTimes.com
For the parents* out there - this may help with the summer boredom. :)
(* Also for the teachers and those who simply enjoy children's literature for themselves.)
Saturday, July 04, 2009
Getting behind curtain of purdah no easy task - The Globe and Mail
Getting behind curtain of purdah no easy task - The Globe and Mail
Stephanie Nolen, again - one of my heroes.
Pakistan's female refugees live between freedom and fear - The Globe and Mail
Pakistan's female refugees live between freedom and fear - The Globe and Mail
Stephanie Nolen is an amazing journalist.
