phoebe bird juliannabrion: A few new paintings.The two dog pieces are my contributions to Best in Show, a dog-themed exhibition at Double Punch, put together by Alison Dubois! (via waldeinsamkeiten) phoebewahl: A newly finished mobile! Freshly finished mobile! Decadent cultures of sex spread in NK <img src=' Sexual promiscuity has spread in North Korea involving prostitution, adultery, and the making and selling of pornography, according to a news report Sunday. Although the North regime had thoroughly controlled people’s private lives until the 1990s, this social phenomenon has been rampant with the regime’s power decreasing due to economic difficulties. “A growing number of women have rushed into prostitution to earn decent money to make a living and for luxuries,” said a close source to North Korea affairs quoting a defector who once lived in North Hamgyeong Province. “Some female students entered into prostitution to purchase cell phones.” As the act of adultery has become popular, the new term “8ㆍ3 husband and wife,” meaning unlawful relationships, has been created. North Korea leader Kim Jong-il ordered on Aug. 3, 1984, that people should make daily necessities by recycling by-products of factories and companies.
The Political Notebook America I'm putting my queer shoulder to the wheel Black and unarmed.Remember the names of unarmed Black men who were killed by police or vigilantes. This is only a short list, please reply with other names so we may remember these men.Trayvon Martin.The fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman took place on the night of February 26, 2012, in Sanford, Florida. Martin was a 17-year-old African American high school student. He was unarmed and headed home after buying skittles and sweet tea from a gas station close to his home.
Culture in humans and apes has the same evolutionary roots Culture is not a trait that is unique to humans. By studying orangutan populations, a team of researchers headed by anthropologist Michael Krützen from the University of Zurich has demonstrated that great apes also have the ability to learn socially and pass them down through a great many generations. The researchers provide the first evidence that culture in humans and great apes has the same evolutionary roots, thus answering the contentious question as to whether variation in behavioral patterns in orangutans are culturally driven, or caused by genetic factors and environmental influences. In humans, behavioral innovations are usually passed down culturally from one generation to the next through social learning. Humans are not the only ones to exhibit culture Anthropologists from the University of Zurich have now studied whether the geographic variation of behavioral patterns in nine orangutan populations in Sumatra and Borneo can be explained by cultural transmission.
Where the wild roses grow dijetesvemira: Sanjala sam Blakea Sheltona. Bio je u Hrvatskoj. Govorila sam mu kako volim njegovu glazbu. Išli smo na faking cajke u Viroviticu. U jednom trenutku nikog više nije bilo i netko me pokušavao ubit. totalno sam zaboravila na ovo :D lom :D Digging Up The Dirt, and Throwing Some Seeds In. Alvaro Castagnet is one of the world’s most highly respected watercolor artists. He has been recognized with top international honors for his painting and his art graces the walls of many private and corporate collectors worldwide.Alvaro is in constant demand for solo exhibitions, workshops and instruction. His expert eye is highly sought after as a juror of prestigious art shows.
World leaders discuss ways of building a culture of peace Discussions at the Forum are focused on “How does UNESCO contribute to building a culture of peace and to sustainable development”. It provides an opportunity to explore bold and innovative ideas and ways of promoting peace and prosperity in a globalized world, through UNESCO’s fields of competence. These ideas will feed into the current session of General Conference as it considers UNESCO’s programme and priorities for the next two years. The Forum was opened by the President of the General Conference, Katalina Bogyay, the Chairperson of the Executive Board Eleonora Mitrofanova and UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova. Keynote addresses were made on the opening day by Pal Schmitt, President of the Republic of Hungary, Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of the Republic of Gabon, Alassane Ouattara, President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, Tillman Thomas, Prime Minister of Grenada, Pascal Irenée Koupaki, Prime Minister of the Republic of Benin. <- Back to: All news
Masonry Dirty Squatter We in the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) have been approached by a group of hundreds of people currently incarcerated in Alabama who are launching a nonviolent prison strike beginning this Sunday April 20th to demand an end to slave labor, the massive overcrowding and horrifying health and human rights violations found in Alabama Prisons, and the passage of legislation they have drafted.This is the second peaceful and nonviolent protest initiated by the brave men and women of the Free Alabama Movement (F.A.M.) this year building on the recent Hunger Strikes in Pelican Bay and the Georgia Prison Strike in 2010. They aim to build a mass movement inside and outside of prisons to earn their freedom, and end the racist, capitalist system of mass incarceration called The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander and others.
15 Least Visited Countries Tourists Should Visit More Often Where were you dreaming of travelling to this summer? Spain, Greece or Turkey? Perhaps somewhere more exotic, such as Morocco or Sri Lanka? While millions of people ponder these tried and true holiday spots, it’s worth sparing a thought for the nations for whom the arrival of a tourist is a genuinely newsworthy event. It might be hard to believe in this globalised world but some countries – whether for reasons of isolation, war or just a lack of obvious things to do – have slid completely off the tourism map. So, if you like the idea of boasting that you’ve been to places your friends haven’t even heard of, we’ve hunted down the world’s 15 least visited countries for you. Begin our countdown of places you probably never thought of going to, finishing with the least visited country of all. 15: Mauritania Image Source: Feargus Cooney/LP Tourists per year: 30,000 Why it’s worth visiting: The dunescapes here are among the most remarkable on the planet. 14: Guinea-Bissau 13: Bhutan 12: Chad
Fuck Yeah Green Anarchy My Law, by Tieme Ranapiri (ancient Maori poem). The sun may be clouded, yet ever the sun Will sweep on its course till the Cycle is run. And when into chaos the system is hurled Again shall the Builder reshape a new world Your path may be clouded, uncertain your goal: Move on - for your orbit is fixed to your soul. And though it may lead into darkness of night The torch of the Builder shall give it new light. You were. Your spirit has travelled both long and afar. It came from the Source, to the Source it returns - The spark which was lighted eternally burns. It slept in a jewel. It roamed in a forest. It took on strange garbs for aeons of years And now in the soul of yourself It appears. From body to body your spirit speeds on. It seeks a new form when the old one is gone And the form that it finds is the fabric you wrought On the loom of the Mind from the fibre of thought. As dew is drawn upwards, in rain to descend Your thoughts drift away and in Destiny blend. Or evil or noble, they fashion your fate.