Wangari Maathai, the first African Woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize passed away
today(September 25, 2011) after a battle with cancer. May she rest in peace.
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Keep the Lights On Wins at the Berlinale
“During the explosion of New Queer Cinema in the early 1990s, a talented crop of directors emerged, including Todd Haynes,Tom Kalin, Gregg Araki and Rose Troche, bringing boldly stylized approaches to telling gay and lesbian stories. But as that movement dispersed, gay-themed film largely has either inched toward the mainstream or retreated further into the margins.
Like recent indie discoveries Weekend and Pariah, Keep the Lights On operates in a kind of poetic realism that feels fresh and culturally specific. It also marks a return of sorts for Sachs to the hypnotic mood-piece quality of his first feature, The Delta.”
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Camera Trap Images Tell Anti-Poaching Success
Camera trap photo stills and video footage suggest that anti-poaching efforts in the forests of Thailand are paying off, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society.
The cameras, set up at several locations across Thailand’s Western Forest Complex over the last year, have captured tigers, Asian elephants, gaurs, sun bears, and many other species in off guard moments. Video footage shows a tigress and her cubs feeding on an animal carcass, leopards marking their territory with scent, wild pigs nursing their young, and even Asian elephants mating.
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Economy strains neighborly feelings in North Carolina: The town clerk of Roper, population 617, knows the community has suffered from layoffs and foreclosures. When they don’t pay utility bills, she has to cut off their services — a job she hates.
Photo credit: David Zucchino / Los Angeles Times
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"If the unions win the recall, there will be no stopping union power."
— Billionaire David Koch • Speaking about the Wisconsin recall efforts against Gov. Scott Walker. Koch made the comments during a recent speech after a benefit dinner, and were quickly backtracked by his spokeswoman, who clarified, “[Koch Industries thinks] the best workplace relationships are fostered when the employer works directly with its employees. It is a mischaracterization of our principles to say this means we oppose unions or want to dismantle all unions.” The Koch brothers find themselves under ever-increasing scrutiny for supporting political causes around the country, most notably the recall campaign of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker. source (via • follow)
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withrevolutionarycries replied to your post: Why do people always expect you to know “basics ” ? why are they called basics anyway ?
gawd yes. the number of things that apparently everyone learned to do as a child that i missed out on is staggering. and i hate when people say ‘you don’t know how to….” all incredulous. all incredulous. no i don’t. and what now.^^^^^^
THIS. ALL THIS.
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