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God bless the saint at Hy-Vee who dreamt up this brilliant...

Sun, 19 May 2013 01:33:21 -0400

God bless the saint at Hy-Vee who dreamt up this brilliant product.

impededstream: pipud: ut4ps: Race matters. Must reblog. All...

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:48:34 -0400

pipud:

ut4ps:

Race matters.

Must reblog.

All we did was find something more insidious to replace slavery and Jim Crow.

npr: (via Lady Mechanic Initiative Trains Women For ‘The Best...

Fri, 10 May 2013 23:49:55 -0400

npr:

(via Lady Mechanic Initiative Trains Women For ‘The Best Job’ : NPR)

In Nigeria, the Lady Mechanic Initiative trains women to fix cars. Founder Sandra Aguebor-Ekperuoh started the initiative after having a vision from God.

She has trainee mechanics all around the country. Some of the young women are from disadvantaged backgrounds, some former sex workers and others just hugely enthusiastic.

Faith Macwen, who graduated from the Lady Mechanic Initiative in 2009, now works for a top automobile company in Nigeria.

Macwen says men at work were initially dismissive. “Actually, at first, the male were feeling, ‘You can’t do it, that it’s our world.’ But we made them realize — I made them realize — we can do it. I want other ladies to take up the opportunities. Go out. When you have a flair for something, go in for it,” she says. “Don’t let anybody tell you you can’t do it. You can do it.”

Photo: Ofeibea Quist-Arcton/NPR

hanguknamja: mirrorontheworld: This machine allows anyone to...

Sun, 05 May 2013 19:12:27 -0400

hanguknamja:

mirrorontheworld:

This machine allows anyone to work for minimum wage for as long as they like. Turning the crank on the side releases one penny every 4.97 seconds, for a total of $7.25 per hour. This corresponds to minimum wage for a person in New York. This piece is brilliant on multiple levels, particularly as social commentary. Without a doubt, most people who started operating the machine for fun would quickly grow disheartened and stop when realizing just how little they’re earning by turning this mindless crank. A person would then conceivably realize that this is what nearly two million people in the United States do every day…at much harder jobs than turning a crank. This turns the piece into a simple, yet effective argument for raising the minimum wage.

this effectively pays more than minimum wage considering you don’t pay the payroll and income taxes.

rob bell: A bit from What We Talk About When We Talk About God

Sun, 05 May 2013 18:01:39 -0400

rob bell: A bit from What We Talk About When We Talk About God:

robbellcom:

Gospel is the shocking, provocative, revolutionary, subversive, counterintuitive good news that in your moments of greatest

despair,

failure,

sin,

weakness,

losing,

failing,

frustration,

inability,

helplessness,

wandering,

and falling short,

God meets you there-

right there-

right…

derrickgoold: 1913-style Cardinals cap that club will wear on a...

Sun, 05 May 2013 01:20:42 -0400

derrickgoold:

1913-style Cardinals cap that club will wear on a throwback Sunday against Brewers.

"Money makes you more of what you were before you got it."

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:19:36 -0400

“Money makes you more of what you were before you got it.”

- Trent Dilfer

impededstream: chrisgriswold: Donald Glover talking about the...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:24:18 -0400

impededstream:

chrisgriswold:

Donald Glover talking about the comments he received during his campaign to be the next Spider-Man (x)

“I was talking about it with Dan Eckman, who directed my Bonfire video. Can you imagine that trailer? That would be dope. Like it makes sense… a poor black kid in Queens. Like it just fits.”

I totally supported Donald Glover as Spider-Man. I’m really glad they based the Puerto Rican Ultimate Spider-Man character Miles Morales on the idea.

Racism makes me sad.

Crazy.

I see you, moon.

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:25:03 -0400

I see you, moon.

Lemme go oooonnnnnn

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:52:20 -0400

Lemme go oooonnnnnn

Small things on white

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:42:39 -0400

Small things on white

Baby’s first bruises. You should see the other baby.

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 16:35:44 -0400

Baby’s first bruises. You should see the other baby.

Winter-time fish nap

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:08:13 -0400

Winter-time fish nap

"Why do you hate animal print so much?"

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:13:34 -0400

“Why do you hate animal print so much?”

- My wife

rob bell: Here's another section from What We Talk About When We Talk About God.

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:33:01 -0400

rob bell: Here's another section from What We Talk About When We Talk About God.:

Loved this book…

robbellcom:

This book is deeply, deeply personal for me. Much of what I’ve written here comes directly out of my

own doubt, skepticism, and dark nights of the soul when I found myself questioning—to be honest—

everything. There is a cold shudder that runs down the spine when you find yourself face-to-face…

impededstream: ilovecharts: I started using Gmail in January...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:41:12 -0400

impededstream:

ilovecharts:

I started using Gmail in January 2005, my first year in college. It replaced the AOL account I’d been using since middle school. Before that, I shared an AOL account with my parents for a year or two. Before that, we didn’t have the Internet. I can tell you blood-curdling tales of pre-Internet. I was there. Never forget.

I was one of the early adopters in 2004. I love Gmail.

nationalpost: How a team of conservationists poisoned a pond...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:39:01 -0400

nationalpost:

How a team of conservationists poisoned a pond full of black-market fish to save a threatened salamander population
Chris Firth-Eagland, head of the Hamilton Conservation Authority, was alone on a midnight walk near an inauspicious pond in a protected oasis when he stumbled upon a group of men with spotlights, fishing nets and enormous plastic bags, caught in the act of harvesting carp from the water.

It was, he realized instantly, the solution to a distressing mystery: how the sensitive, protected, public pond and another one nearby – two of the few remaining homes for an endangered species of salamander – had become so infested with invasive carp that the rare amphibians had all but disappeared, especially since the pond had no connection to any stream.

To Mr. Firth-Eagland, it was now clear: someone was stocking the pond as a black market breeding pool in a commercial fishing operation, with the koi carp likely being sold either as ornamental fish stock or as food to restaurants.

Outraged, he confronted the men, chasing them off into the night with his walking stick.

Discovering the source of the conservation disaster was the easy part. Trying to bring the Jefferson salamanders back to two of its few remaining homes required more ingenuity. It led the conservation authority to break its own rules; it poisoned both ponds. (Wikimedia Commons)

This is awesome.

"Amid heightened speculation that a male athlete in one of North America’s four major professional..."

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:36:08 -0400

“

Amid heightened speculation that a male athlete in one of North America’s four major professional leagues will soon publicly declare his homosexuality, the National Hockey League and its players announced Thursday what appears to be the most comprehensive measure by a major men’s league in support of gay rights.

The N.H.L. said it had formed a partnership with the You Can Play Project, an advocacy group pledged to fight homophobia in sports, and planned training and counseling on gay issues for its teams and players. The league will also be involved in the production and broadcast of public service announcements.

“Our motto is Hockey Is for Everyone, and our partnership with You Can Play certifies that position in a clear and unequivocal way,” N.H.L. Commissioner Gary Bettman said in the statement. “We are delighted to reaffirm through this joint venture with the N.H.L. Players’ Association that the official policy of the N.H.L. is one of inclusion on the ice, in our locker rooms and in the stands.”

In a telephone interview Donald Fehr, the chief executive of the players’ association, said: “Bottom line, it’s the right thing to do, and that’s what we’re all supposed to do in this world.”

You Can Play will help run seminars for N.H.L. rookies to educate young prospects on gay issues and make resources and personnel available to each team, as desired. The league and union will also work with You Can Play to integrate the project into its behavioral health program, enabling players to seek counseling regarding matters of sexual orientation confidentially. Burke said the joint venture would also step forward when players make homophobic remarks.

Patrick Burke, a founder of You Can Play and scout for the Philadelphia Flyers, said laying the groundwork for an openly gay player was not an official part of the program.

“But we’re ready to do whatever that player wants,” Burke said. “If he wants to do a thousand interviews and march in pride parades, we’re equipped to handle that. And if he wants us to pass-block for him so he never has to do another interview in his life, we’re equipped to handle that too.”

”

- The New York Times, “National Hockey League Announces Initiative to Support Gay Athletes.”

Historic. Good for the NHL.

(via inothernews)

This is awesome. Way to go, NHL!

(via wilwheaton)

Good on them.
(via impededstream)
Phenomenal.

Now that’s a full moon.

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:46:39 -0400

Now that’s a full moon.

"All these piggers and all these toes on here… Somebody’s got a foot!"

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:33:19 -0400

“All these piggers and all these toes on here… Somebody’s got a foot!”

- Me, as Dre, as a dad putting lotion on baby feet