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Who will save the polar bears?
Groups take first steps toward polar bear protection lawsuit
By The Associated Press
ANCHORAGE - Three conservation groups began legal action today to force the Bush administration to list polar bears as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
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Attention Facebook users...
I've deactivated my account. Yes, whacking you with sheep is fun and all that, but really, it's mostly just annoying. If you want to contact me, best way to do it is through my profile here, if you don't already have my private contact info. kthxbye! -
Culling my flist
I just did a bit of cleaning of my friends' list. Reasons are varied. If you don't post very often (or at all), or tend to post only memes/quizzes, or I don't know who you are, or we haven't really connected online, whatever, chances are I dropped you off my flist. Please don't take it personally. -
In Memorium: Elaine Comegys 19?? - 2007
I only just today learned that Elaine Comegys, former Assistant Dean of Students at Antioch College, passed away in her sleep the evening of November 22. I had the honor of working with her when I worked in the Dean of Students office for several quarters at Antioch. She was a warm and genuine person, had a great big smile and an even bigger heart ( Read more... ) -
I learned something new: microfinance
Just found out about this (OK, so maybe I'm a little slow, I don't watch Oprah, and I don't read books by former U.S. presidents...): Kiva.org. "Kiva lets you lend to a specific entrepreneur in the developing world - empowering them to lift themselves out of poverty." -
What Laptops Should Be
Ganked via schwap23, but it's too cool not to help disseminate widely:
What Laptops Should Be
Kids in a Montessori school, ages 7 to 9, who did not have computers in their classroom started to make their own "laptops" out of construction paper. original article is here.
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Friday Funny (probably NSFW)
"...and a girl in a guy's sleevless undershirt without a bra makes me horny."
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Mmmmm, Guinness!
New Guinness ad featuring a Rube Goldberg-style domino effect using everything from, well, dominoes to refrigerators, cars, and flaming hay-bales. The finale is truly a thing of beauty. Brilliant! Check it out! -
A is for the A in dear old Antioch...
Listening to the streaming feed of the emergency community meeting. The suspension order that would have closed Antioch College as of June 30, 2008 has been lifted. I'm not ashamed to say that I sit here with tears streaming down my face. There may be a lot of things wrong with Antioch, but she didn't deserve to die.
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Woman bitten by bear near Eagle River Nature Center
A sow with a cub nearby. I'm glad they didn't go after the bear they way they normally do when a bear attacks a human. Read more