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New United Nations FAO Report: Animal Agribusiness Bigger Polluter than Cars
WASHINGTON - The Humane Society of the United States today praised the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization for detailing the widespread and significant environmental problems posed by animal agribusiness in its newly released report, Livestock's Long Shadow -Environmental Issues and Options. The report examines how animal agribusiness ( Read more... ) -
the dialogue continues
Was man's last act message or madness ( Read more... ) -
email regarding malachi ritscher
i got this email this morning from someone who saw the my pics of the demonstration. i don't know if it's worth wasting my energy responding to this, because the person is obviously ignorant and hateful. i don't want to stoop to their level by just lashing back, but damn, this person needs to be shoved back into reality. i find their use of "peace ( Read more... ) -
phpmysqlarghhhhh
wow, maybe i should have taken some computer programming classes before attempting to teach myself "everything at once". i've had some very basic exposure to javascript from web stuff, but now i'm tackling php, mysql and content management, and i'm having a rough time. they all seem to hinge upon one another, but there isn't really a "double-click ( Read more... ) -
meniny
my dad just sent me an email wishing me a happy name day. i didn't know people celebrated that kind of stuff anymore, though my parents have often given us little presents and such. so i looked it up. it's called a "meniny" in slovakia, and it's considered more important than a person's birthday. neato. of course, it's all about those crazy ( Read more... ) -
i need a backpack for my macbook pro and textbooks
i've already dented/scratched my new macbook pro cuz i'm just throwing it in my old scuba backpack with my books and lunch and such. i need a big strong backpack that will protect my fragile darling while accomodating all my heavy crap.
i checked out this bag but even the guy at the apple store said the straps break. this one by the same ( Read more... ) -
thanks-taking
i was posting a "who wants to come hang out with me on thanks-taking" note to see who else was on their own this week. but my mom caught me off guard just now, asking, "so, will you be out of town for thanksgiving or not ( Read more... ) -
self immolation
What would you do for the cause?
I didn't see anything about this man in the news. I kinda wonder what effect extreme actions such as this can/do have. I'd hate to think that no one noticed... The media will stifle anything that could make people feel and do other than what the system wants. Otherwise actions like this could potentially be the ( Read more... ) -
factoid of the day
In French, the word "avocat" is used for both lawyer and Avocado, which can lead to some zany mix-ups in computer translation... "slice the lawyer in half..." [practicallyedible.com] -
quote of the day
an email from one of the field office managers:Sorry if I was to veg.
Not really a quote, just a goofy typo/misspelling. I was like, "Veg out? Go vegetarian? What would those have to do with your design request? Ohhh... too vague."