Tag: food-for-thought

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10 Awesome Reminders of Nature’s Elegance

' Every once in a while we need to remind ourselves that the Earth’s beauty doesn’t just rely on human beings and human creations and that Mother Nature produces things that go above and beyond what we can »
by on 10th May 12
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From Lunch to Landfill

' This mini-film, brought to us by Mae Ryan at KPCC, shows the path that our food takes from plate to landfill. Despite 65% being recycled in the LA area (a considerably higher rate than in less developed rural areas) watch in awe at the immense amount of waste our »
by on 1st May 12
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Poster of the Week: Fruit of the Spirit

' Whether you follow a religion or not, there are values instilled in many of the texts that can provide wisdom for the good. Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control are »
by on 22nd Apr 12
Mike Daisey  before This American Life Retractions (photo credit: Aaron Webb)

Food For Thought: Are We Being Too Literal?

' We have just heard about the retraction of Mike Daisey’s Apple Factory story from WBEZ’s This American Life due to a lack of thorough fact checking, as well as a statement from Mike Daisey saying that he did indeed »
by on 17th Mar 12
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Food For Thought: Wayseeing

' Garret John LoPorto has founded a movement called the Wayseers. It is dedicated to all those willing to use their minds to stand up for what they believe in. He has also made an uplifting music video clip to describe what Wayseeing is all about. »
by on 2nd Mar 12
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Food for Thought: Toxic Nutrition?

' You are What You Eat. Previous Food for Thought: To Whom is Our Beauty Beholden? In January 2012, Environmental chemist Brian P. Jackson, and his research team at Dartmouth Toxic Metals Superfund Research Program found »
by on 22nd Feb 12
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Food for Thought: To Whom is Beauty Beholden?

' Beauty is in the eye of the Beholder. Previous Food For Thought: Turtles All The Way Down There has been much buzz in the media lately regarding the safety of cosmetics. On January 31 2012, Consumer Affairs reported »
by on 2nd Feb 12
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Food For Thought: Turtles All The Way Down

' 'A well-known scientist (some say it was Bertrand Russell) once gave a public lecture on astronomy. He described how the earth orbits around the sun and how the sun, in turn, orbits... »
by on 18th Jan 12
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Our Dreams Start From A Spark

' Inspiration strikes in a moment of absolute purity. A flawless harmony, or the brilliant light from a full moon (or rising sun) might be all that it took for creation to take wing. Sometime in the distant past, one of our ancestors looked outside of the familiar and »
by on 3rd Jan 12
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Occupy The Walls

' Walls have a twofold function. They keep things out as well as in. They protect and serve as well as imprison and restrict. We know this well, so the next question is, What are our walls all about right now? Where do we stand in relation to them? »
by on 17th Dec 11
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Gandhi’s Top 10 Fundamentals [Infographic]

' Although only an abridged list of Gandhi’s fundamental belief structures, this infographic outlines the ideal methods for changing the world. The central theme to his wisdom is an internal set of changes that, if »
by on 14th Dec 11
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