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must-go-to gig-alert..!..for today..(and it’s free..!)..it’s the bfm summer-series..at albert park today..starting at high-noon..
“..95bFM Summer Series March 7th, 12-7pm Albert Park FREE TIMETABLE 12 – 12.30 – Bandicoot 12.50 – 1.20 – Rackets 1.40 – 2.30 – An Emerald City 2.45 – 3.30 – O’Lovely 3.45 – 4.35 – Bang Bang Eche 4.50 … Continue reading
“..More Than Tofu: Delicious Meat Alternatives for Vegetarian Recipes..”
“..When you get hungry, and I mean hungry, it’s your body calling out for protein. .. many people are surprised to learn that simply cutting back on meat consumption is one of the most significant ways to help the planet. … Continue reading
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“..Vegan – What is a vegan? – What do vegans eat?..”
“.. What is a vegan? What is veganism? Veganism is a type of vegetarian diet that excludes meat, eggs, dairy products and all other animal-derived ingredients. Many vegans also do not eat foods that are processed using animal products, such … Continue reading
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“..Humping the Big Lie..”
“..Meanwhile, somebody has to hump The Big Lie .. maintain the appearance to the rest of the world that American cowboy capitalism is stable. Also keep Americans sold on The Big Lie’s flip side, the number two tune: “We are … Continue reading
(wanna go vegan..?..here ya go..!..a 21-day kickstart-program..starting march 1st..)
“..Get Ready to Kickstart Your Health on March 1! Based on research by Neal Barnard, M.D., one of America’s leading health advocates .. .. this program is designed for anyone who wants to explore and experience the health benefits of … Continue reading
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“..The Warning..”(a must-watch..!..)
“..Veteran Frontline producer unearths the hidden history of the nation’s worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. At the center of it all he finds Brooksley Born .. .. who speaks for the first time on television about her failed … Continue reading
“..Who Shot Rock & Roll..” (photo-essay..)
“..Behind a generation’s iconic images..” (there is some very cool stuff in this one..) recommended-look..) go to source/story>>Who Shot Rock & Roll | Who Shot Rock & Roll | Mother Jones
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“..Mark Twain, Animal Rights Activist..”
“..Mark Twain wasn’t just a riverboat pilot, a raconteur, a mustache pioneer, and one of the great early American celebrity-authors:.. .. He was also an animal rights activist. The new Twain compilation Mark Twain’s Book of Animals (University of California … Continue reading
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“..Crafting a New World..(..how working with our hands enhances critical thinking, radicalizes labor, and makes us proud)..”
“..There is a craftsperson in everyone, according to Richard Sennett. But don’t spend too much time plumbing your psyche for a latent woodworker, quilter, or metalsmith. Craftsmanship, according to Sennett, a sociologist at New York University and the London School … Continue reading
“..Why Essays Are So Damned Boring..”
“..The essay is in a bad way. It’s not because essayists have gotten stupider. It’s not because they’ve gotten sloppier. And it is certainly not because they’ve become less anthologized. More anthologies are published now than there have been in … Continue reading
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comment@whoar:..how obama will ‘save’ his presidency..(and is he (successfully) playing ‘the long game’..?..)
i’d like to go out on a limb here…and present what i think is obamas’ plan to prevent what is looking like a trainwreck of a mid-term election.. one that threatens to derail his presidency..forever.. there is one certainty around … Continue reading
the proposed ‘robin hood tax’..on the international finance community..to finance help for the poorest countries/peoples..is explained..by bill nighy..
now..i don’t know about you..but i am a big bill nighy fan-boy… and here he does a clever turn.. ..as a shifty banker.. ..trying to wriggle his way around/out of any idea of a ‘robin hood tax’.. (this is an … Continue reading
“..Food for Life TV: Interactive Wecasts for Anyone Who Wants a Healthier Diet..”
“..If you’re new to a vegan diet, do you need to get rid of your favorite cookbooks? Not necessarily. On this week’s episode, “Favorite Cookbooks Turned Vegan: Martha Stewart Put to the Test,†Food for Life TV co-hosts Susan Levin, … Continue reading
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“..An Organic Community Transformation..”
“..Writing for Toronto’s Spacing, Joe Clement shares a genuine community-building super story: .. .. the organic transformation of the city street he grew up on into a robust gardening district. Clement himself got the ball rolling. As a young gardener … Continue reading
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“..A Bit Rich..”
“..Calculating the real value to society of different professions This report takes a new approach to looking at the value of work. We go beyond how much different professions are paid to look at what they contribute to society. We … Continue reading
“..Twelve amazing shipping container houses..”
“..Invented more than five decades ago, the modern shipping container is the linchpin in our global distribution network of products. In the containers go toys from China, textiles from India, grain from America, and cars from Germany. In go electronics, … Continue reading
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“..The Encyclopedia of Life..”
“..E.O. Wilson has a dream. In 2003 the eminent Harvard biologist sketched out his vision for what he called “a single-portal electronic encyclopedia of life.†This encyclopedia—a website, essentially—would grant each of the documented 1.8 million species on Earth its … Continue reading
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“..Time Is Running Out..”    Â
“..We’ve now lost 8.4 million jobs in this recession, and a vast majority of them are gone for good. The politicians are clambering aboard the jobs bandwagon, belatedly.. .. but very few are telling the truth about the structural employment … Continue reading
“..Animation: Watching Empires Disappear..”
“.. An animation by Pedro Cruz, Visualizing empires’ decline, charts the rise and fall of four European colonial empires during the 19th and 20th centuries; .. .. it’s not strictly cartographic, but it is fun to watch— –colonies become independent … Continue reading
“..How personal actions can kick-start a sustainability revolution..” (reasons to be vegan..number 53..)
“..The environmental movement is divided over the importance of small steps— – are they a critical starting point .. or a distraction from needed policy and institutional changes? A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, but … Continue reading
“..do our children deserve to live..?..(though we wish to be remembered well .. we will be cursed)..”
“..It’s clear from the outcome of the Copenhagen talks that the world’s political leaders are not going to lead the way in fighting climate change. What is needed instead, Fred Branfman writes in Sacramento News & Review, is a broad-based … Continue reading
“..Democracy in America Is a Useful Fiction..”
“..Corporate forces, long before the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, carried out a coup d’état in slow motion. The coup is over. We lost. The ruling is one more judicial effort to streamline mechanisms for … Continue reading
“..Vegan 2010: Cookie Recipes, Protein Myths, Non-Leather Boots, & a Darker Shade of Green..”
“..Just about everything you’ll need to start appreciating the plant-based life If it seems like veganism is catching on .. maybe that’s because it is. Hey, when a writer at Forbes.com declares, “My health care plan is a vegan diet,” … Continue reading
“..I.O.U.: Why Everyone Owes Everyone .. and No One Can Pay..”
“.. The curious thing about money is that as much as we covet it, obsess about it and chase after it, most of us have a hard time understanding it. At any level above a basic household budget, money becomes … Continue reading
“..The Obama Brand: Feel Good While Overlords Loot the Treasury and Launch Imperial Wars..”
“..Brand Obama makes us hopeful. We like our president and we believe he’s like us. But we’re being duped into doing a lot of things that are not in our interest. Barack Obama is a brand. And the Obama brand … Continue reading
“..7 Keys to Organic Gardening..”
“..A Kentucky farmer passes on his wisdom to other gardeners who want to grow organic. Implementing organic gardening methods will make your garden’s vegetables healthier, tastier and heartier, says organic farmer Jerome Lange. If the next step in your gardening … Continue reading
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“..Chocolate, Cheese, Meat, Sugar: .. Physically Addictive Foods ..”
“..Neal Barnard MD discusses the science behind food additions. Willpower is not to blame: chocolate, cheese, meat, and sugar release opiate-like substances. Dr. Barnard also discusses how industry, aided by government, exploits these natural cravings .. .. pushing us to … Continue reading
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“..The Battle for the American Soul is Over .. and Jay Leno Won..”
“..Holy smoking Jesus, America is losing its middle class! “We’re taxing the middle class out of existence,” charge the conservatives. “The middle class is being hollowed out,” wail the liberals, pouring forth great mock turtle tears .. ..(although one wonders … Continue reading
“..Is Anyone Telling Us The Truth?..”
“..What are we to make of the failed Underwear Bomber plot, the Toothpaste, Shampoo, and Bottled Water Bomber plot, and the Shoe Bomber plot? These blundering and implausible plots to bring down an airliner seem far removed from al-Qaida’s expertise … Continue reading
“..How to Write a Perfect Sentence..”
“..The American Scholar Winter 2010Last August William Zinsser gave a talk, “How to Write English as a Second Language,†to incoming international students at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. Reprinted in The American Scholar, his advice on how to … Continue reading
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“.. The degrading effects of terrorism fears ..”
“..I never thought I’d hear myself say this, but David Brooks actually had an excellent column in yesterday’s New York Times that makes several insightful and important points. Brooks documents how “childish, contemptuous and hysterical” the national reaction has been … Continue reading
wanna go vegan..?..here’s how..
“..Food for Life TV is a weekly nutrition webcast designed to improve and maintain your health. Tune in each week for nutrition lectures by health experts, such as PCRM president Neal Barnard, M.D., as well as cooking demonstrations, nutrition tips, … Continue reading
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John Pilger:..”..Welcome to Orwell’s world 2010..”
“..In Nineteen Eighty-Four, George Orwell described a superstate called Oceania .. .. whose language of war inverted lies that “passed into history and became truth. ‘Who controls the past’, ran the Party slogan, ‘controls the future: who controls the present … Continue reading
“..Call meat happy .. but it is never humane..”
“..More people are becoming aware of the atrocious conditions that factory farmed animals live in, as well as the shocking cruelty inflicted on them. This is largely due to revelations in the media showing what really goes on behind the … Continue reading
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“..the year in crazy..”
the cartoonist tom tomorrow gives his take on 2009.. go to source/story>>This Modern World – Salon.com
meat-eating cowboy turns vegan for 28 days..
check out the transformation..! ..whoar..! go to source/story>>YouTube – Dr. Oz Turns Meat-Eating Cowboy Vegan
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‘top ten viral-videos of the decade’..
“..Long ago — the 90s — the word “viral” applied strictly to illness .. .. and we had only an inkling of how awesome it is to dance at weddings, defy gravity .. and laugh at the funny things cats … Continue reading
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“..Chronicling of the Arrogance and Tragedy of Empire..”
“..Excuse the gloom in the holiday season,” writes Tom Engelhardt in the latest essay at his site, TomDispatch. The gloom is thick as he revisits the history of his site in his final post of 2009. It’s a look back … Continue reading
“..Umberto Eco and the Love of Lists..”
“..Oh the joys of enumeration. In the recent issue of Bookforum, Albert Mobilio waxes poetic about the benefits of lists and list-making .. .. with the sort of reverence only a true list lover could put forth. He touches on … Continue reading
dennis kucinich tells america to ‘go vegan’..
“..Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) recently sat down with reddit.com to answer 10 questions from website visitors. The 28 minute interview included topics on gun control, health care, voter reform, and special interest groups. Finally the congressman answered a question that … Continue reading