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24 Goes Carbon Neutral

“Jack Bauer can do anything!” – Everyone
“Can he kick Global Warming’s butt?” – Me
“The show is going carbon neutral.” – Everyone
Well that might be a long way away from saving the planet from man made destruction, but the effort should be applauded none the less. And I mean, come one, he has his hand full [...]

August 1st, 2007
Topic: Environment Tags: , ,

The Grinch Strikes Hollywood

Gift baskets at the Academy Awards and Golden Globe Awards will become a thing of the past, according to recent news reports.   Ceremony reps for both shows confirmed that, starting in 2007, presenters will not be given extravagant grab bags, which have totaled up to $100,000 (US).
A Golden Globes rep alleged that all attendees (even [...]

December 19th, 2006
Topic: Equality, Good Fact, Mind Space Tags: , , , , ,

A Buzkashi Renaissance

Kabul is mad for buzkashi, a sport involving riders, fast horses … and a decapitated animal corpse.
Imagine: groups of men dressed to ward off the chill, wearing heavy coats, woollen hats, and thick boots; impatient horses churning towards their goal: in this case, a decapitated calf corpse.  The crowd hunkers on an overlooking cliff, and gets up to [...]

December 1st, 2006
Topic: Fun Tags: , ,

Cloud Appreciation Society

I LOVE CLOUDS!
They are quite amazing and very often overlooked because we just see them day by day. And I looked into clouds and found there is something called the Cloud Appreciation Society and they have a great website full of amazing images of clouds, cloud art, cloud poetry and memorabilia!
Check it out!

November 1st, 2006
Topic: Environment, Mind Space Tags: , , , ,

Disney Ditches Unhealthy Diets

The Walt Disney Company has said no to unhealthy food in marketing. No longer will Disney use foods that are too unhealthy and have created guidelines that define what they will sponsor and what they wont.
“For instance, added sugar in those foods will not exceed 10 percent of calories for main and side dishes and [...]

October 18th, 2006
Topic: Body & Mind, Good Fact Tags: , , , ,