January 2010
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December 2009
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An Introduction to Permaculture
I was recently asked exactly what permaculture is. Now, many people have their own definitions of how it works, what it is, and the best ways of carrying it out, but I thought the best way would be to post an introduction written by the original permaculturist himself: Bill Mollison.
Introduction to Permaculture
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The Myth of Self Reliance
by Toby Hemenway (view original article here)
A mass emailing went out a while back from a prominent permaculturist looking for “projects where people are fully self sufficient in providing for their own food, clothing, shelter, energy and community needs…” There it was, the myth of “fully self sufficient,” coming from one of the best-known permaculturists in the world. In most US...
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WatchSilver Lines, Dark Water
This is one of my favourite videos anywhere online. It’s created with photography by an Ontarian photographer/canoeist named Peter Bowers, with music by artist Shawn Stephenson, and assistance from Christopher Drost.
Check out Peter’s Photostream on Flickr for more great photography.
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Kiva - Loans That Change Lives →
I don’t think I’ll be able to describe this very well, so I’ll snitch some text from the “about” section of their website:
Kiva’s mission is to connect people through lending for the sake of alleviating poverty.
Kiva is the world’s first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend to unique entrepreneurs around the globe.
The...
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“What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step. It is always the same...”
– Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (via psychotherapy)
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“I saw a man pursuing the horizon;
Round and round they sped.
I was disturbed...”
– Stephen Maria Crane
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“Only after the last tree has been cut down,
Only after the last river has been...”
– Cree Prophesy (via hollythiessen)
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Chopin - Etude in C minor, op.10 no.12:...
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“Many people feel they are powerless to do anything effective with their lives....”
– Rollo May (via myserendipities) (via melodyinn)
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Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas! Geseënde Kersfees! Gëzuar Krishtlindjet! عيد ميلاد مجيد! З Калядамі! Весела Коледа! Bon Nadal! 圣诞快乐! 聖誕快樂! Sretan Božić! Veselé vánoce! Glædelig jul! Vrolijk kerstfeest! Häid jõule! Maligayang Pasko! Hyvää joulua! Joyeux Noël! Feliz Nadal! Frohe Weihnachten! Καλά Χριστούγεννα! חג מולד שמח! क्रिसमस की शुभकामनाएँ! Boldog Karácsonyt! Gleðileg jól! Selamat Hari Natal! Nollaig...
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“One basic weakness in a conservation system based wholly on economic motives is...”
– Aldo Leopold in “A Sand County Almanac”
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Great Possessions
by Aldo Leopold
One hundred and twenty acres, according to the County Clerk, is the extent of my worldly domain. But the County Clerk is a sleepy fellow, who never looks at his record books before nine o’clock. What they would show at daybreak is the question here at issue.
Books or no books, it is a fact, patent both to my dog and myself, that at daybreak I am the sole owner of all the...
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“I know a painting so evanescent that it is seldom viewed at all, except by some...”
– Aldo Leopold in “A Sand County Almanac”
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“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient...”
– Dr. Seuss
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WatchThis video was shot just a few days ago in Candoshi, Peru. The Advent Conspiracy movement has brought their community clean water. Join the movement!
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“Earth is crammed with Heaven, and every common bush is afire with God. But only...”
– Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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Full Text of the Copenhagen Accord
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“[Barack Obama] and Stephen Harper should get together and roast marshmallows...”
– Ameena Bajer-Koulack
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Reexamining Academic Examination
by Benjamin Pries
It’s time that we reassess standardized assessment. By now, we should have realized that trying to measure up to a rigid set of numbers is not going to assist us in a quest for success, especially when the interpretation of those numbers is different to each person with the authority to dole them out.
Marks have never been, and will never be, sufficient motivation for students...
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WatchLive streaming video of the climate-change talks in Copenhagen
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“So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the...”
– Christopher Johnson McCandless (AKA Alexander Supertramp)
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Einstein Logic Problem
Today I received an email from a friend with a logic problem, purportedly by Einstein. Here it is:
There are 5 houses painted 5 different colours. In each house lives a person of a different nationality. These 5 homeowners drink a certain type of beverage, smoke a certain brand of cigar, and keep a certain pet. None of them have the same pet, smoke the same brand of cigar or drink the same...
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Advent Conspiracy →
The Advent Conspiracy is a movement dedicated to turning the Christmas season (specifically Advent) into something more meaningful. They promote spending time instead of money, and giving more meaningful gifts. The Advent Conspiracy is also taking steps towards solving the global water problem. Check them out, you won’t be sorry.
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