February 2012
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“In my mind I am eloquent; I can climb intricate scaffolds of words to reach the...”
– Isaac Marion (via myheadisweak)
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Nature Lyceum: Parks Canada to Take More Time for... →
comedyofthecommons:
Jasper National Park, Alberta, January 31, 2012 -- Today, Parks Canada announced that it would take additional time to complete its determination regarding an environmental assessment of Brewster Travel Canada’s proposed Glacier Discovery Walk on the Icefields Parkway in Jasper National Park. …
Watchplantedcity:
Dr. William Rees on ‘The Dangerous Disconnect Between Economics and Ecology’
From The Institute for New Economic Thinking:
The world economy is depleting the earth’s natural resources, and economists cling to models that make no reference whatsoever to the biophysical basis that underpins the economy. That’s why ecological economics is needed, says William Rees in this INET...
“Why didn’t I learn to treat everything like it was the last time. My greatest...”
– Jonathan Safran Foer (via soul-surfer)
No man for any considerable period can wear one...
paxmachina:
Nathaniel Hawthorne
“When a young person is moved by a passion and feels compelled to go on this sort...”
– Jon Krakauer (via accidentalism)
“If we all understood that everyone has their own battles to fight, insecurities...”
– (via soul-surfer)
“If you’re twenty-two, physically fit, hungry to learn and be better, I urge you...”
– Anthony Bourdain (via thefreenomad)
“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.”
– Henry David Thoreau (via soul-surfer)
The opportunity cost of going to college is what...
letsnevertalkaboutthisagain:
You’re right, AP Macro review book. Fuck college. Who needs it anyway.
“What makes us think that there’s only one way to make a commitment to another...”
– - Charlie Glickman: Open Relationships, Infidelity & Cheating.
(I really like the basketball analogy)
“I don’t know why people are afraid of lust. Then I can imagine that they are...”
– C Joybell (via soul-surfer)
“What dose censorship reveal? It reveals fear.”
– Jullain Assange (via placeboseverywhere)
Tea & Anthropology: Why do we call China...China? →
tea-and-anthropology:
My professor informed us as to why China is called China. It always fascinates me learning about why we call countries different names.
If you take away the “a” in China you get Chin…
China’s first dynasty was the “Qín” dynasty. In Chinese…”Q” is pronounced like the English “Ch”
Using…
“With money you can buy a house, but not a home.
With money you can buy a clock,...”
– Chinese Proverb (via dirty-hyunbin)
“Sex is more than an act of pleasure, it’s the ability to be able to feel so...”
– Abbey Brooks (via kenistyles)