December 2011
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“Mental illness is so much more complicated than any pill that any mortal could...”
– Elizabeth Wurtzel (via dispatchesfromdenver)
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Fifty more to 300!!
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“Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science.”
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
(via cwnl)
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NASA's GRAIL-A Spacecraft 24 Hours Away From Moon →
“Using a precision formation-flying technique, the twin GRAIL spacecraft will map the moon’s gravity field, as depicted in this artist’s rendering. detail. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.”
“PASADENA, Calif. – NASA’s Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL)-A spacecraft is within 24 hours of its insertion burn that will place it into lunar orbit. At...
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“I’m just someone who is in love with the universe. And as Carl Sagan said, “when...”
– Neil DeGrasse Tyson (via rwhelan)
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“The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains it’s original dimensions.”
– Oliver Wendell Holmes (via theanonymoustraveler)
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“Don’t gain the world and lose your soul. Wisdom is better than silver and gold.”
– Bob Marley (via saddest-summer)
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“Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the...”
– C. S. Lewis (via ermarty)
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It really irritates me when I'm talking religion...
Really? You know ALL about that?
Are you so close minded and dismissive that you refuse to listen to any potentially different or new knowledge from people who are not as ‘religiously active’ as yourself?
If I do not believe in your God does that mean I am ignorant of everyone’s God[s]?
Personally, even as a non-religious being, I completely love hearing about people’s...
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“On behalf of American consumers, we’re concerned about Verizon’s actions and are...”
– The FCC, in a statement saying they’ll look into Verizon’s controversial new $2 bill-pay convenience fee. 2011 has not been a good year for nickel-and-dimers — between Bank of America and Ticketmaster, “convenience charges” are starting to look like something consumers will not stand for, and will...
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The Science of Reality on twitter!! Follow! →
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I love books. The ability to be sitting in a crowd...
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First Gray Wolf in 80 Years Enters California. →
“In 1924, the last Gray wolf in California was killed by a trapper, marking a sad end for a species long embroiled in conflict with humans in the western United States. But now, following years of dedication on the part of conservationists to reintroduce the animals to their native habitats, things are looking up as a single, adventuresome wolf has entered back into the Golden State...
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GRAVEWISDOM: The people killed at Wounded Knee... →
badlandspolaroid:
“Indians killed at Wounded Knee, December 29, 1890”
(From “The Wounded Knee Interviews Of Eli S. Ricker”; p. 176-178) 1. Chief Big Foot 2. Mrs. Big Foot 3. Horned Cloud 4. Mrs. Horned Cloud 5. William Horned Cloud, son 6. Sherman Horned Cloud, son
7. Pretty Enemy, niece 8. Mrs. Beard, daughter-in-law 9. Thomas Beard, grandson 10. Shedding Bear 11. Trouble In Front, son 12....
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nicoletterose replied to your link: Yes?
beautiful :)
you always entertain me little lovely rose. Alliteration! I’m procrastinating so hard with these photos. I suppose I SHOULD get them done before the new year.. [haha]
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Genetically Modified Crops Banned in Peru →
mamitah:
andygootz:
PERU has banned GM production for 10 years.
In a bid to protect its local food producers, the country has approved a law establishing a moratorium on income and production of genetically modified organisms.
Peru’s President Ollanta Humala said the decision was made after hearing ‘the cries of agricultural organisations and civil society to take this important step...
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239 Palestinians Killed By Israel this Year →
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Activate the Mechanism!: Congress Plugs... →
abaldwin360:
by Jason Mick (Blog) | DailyTech
Do as we say, not as we do… The U.S. House is currently debating the Stop Online Piracy Act (H.R. 3261), better known as SOPA. As mentioned in our previous analysis, SOPA has the potential to create devastating harm to internet businesses, as it allows sites to be taken down if any user posts links to infringing content. For example, if a site’s...
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abaldwin360:
Fun fact, in your prefrontal dopaminergic cortex and of the parts dorsal and ventral, one structure helps to incorporate emotion into your decision making. So there may very well be a good reason why some people are more likely to make decisions based on emotion.
Extra fun fact. Due to the differences in melatonin due to hours of light in winter vs summer, babies born in different...
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Watch
Comet Lovejoy above the Andes
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From the Farmers Mouth: Why We Must Learn to... →
[By: Sami Grover]
“When I was a kid, I dressed up as a farmer for a school costume party. From the beat up straw hat to the denim overalls, it was (as are most attempts at kids’ dress up) an exercise in cliche repetition. Nevertheless, it strikes me that many people still have a pretty 2-dimensional, stereotypical view of your average farmer.
Yet from the backyard SPIN farmers making...
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start-the-riot asked: the thing you posted on the tees is so on the money .. and i sell my tees at 13 bucks and im still having a slow year
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