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infinityc0re: mvnchies: Monks Are Fucking Swag As Fuck...

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:36:53 -0400

Monks Are Fucking Swag As Fuck Nigga

jordannamatlon: thesmithian: malformalady: Eleven year old...

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:36:28 -0400

jordannamatlon:

thesmithian:

malformalady:

Eleven year old Elsa Armindo Chela, is from Angola, she was picking mangoes with her cousin when she lost her eye to an anti-personnel land mine accident. Her cousin died. Kuito, Angola.

Photo credit: © Tim Grant.

[look of the hour]

sadly preventable. i look at the flower elsa holds and think of the landmine-detecting flowers that could have been planted to keep this from happening, but the research was never completed:

Several years ago, Danish biotech company Aresabegan to develop a series of products based upon the idea of usingbiotechnologyto overcomeenvironmental issues. It’s a common thread running through many organizations wishing to leverage technology to solve business problems, and in many ways, parallels much of what we currently see in the real estate industry as it moves along the glacial path of digital adoption.

Aresa’s product development centered around thegenetic modification of plants. In their case, the re-engineering of a small weed-like plant, to create a product called“Red Detect,”a modified type of thale cress that reacts to nitrogen dioxide in the earth where it’sgrowing. It became important because it could be used to detect the presence ofunexploded ammunitionandland mines, free of the logistical and economic problems currently associated with bomb disposal. The premise being, plant the seeds (from the air or by using cleared strips of land), wait three to four weeks, and the plant would grow quickly and rampantly. Where mines had been buried, the plants would growred.In other places, they would grow their natural green.

This promised seismic advances in the fields of humanitarian effort in post-war countries, where it’s estimated, despite the outlawed use of land mines by the 1997 Ottawa Convention in more than 90 countries, that there still existmore than 100 million unexploded land mines inmore than 45 countries. Land mines have a brutal legacy not only of loss of life, but continued loss of limbs, especially amongchildren, long after a conflict ends. In many ways, Aresa’s product truly promised to be that often-abused term,a game changer.

…

Instead of continuing to develop the land mine-detecting flower, Aresa decided that it was too cost prohibitive to maintain and implement the genetic engineering side of their business,and began the process of transforming itself from a biotechnology company, into a commercial real estate investment firm, focused on the purchase and development of land mine-infested areas of the Balkans. That same land that they had attempted to cover with land mine detecting plants. As they mention in their (now deleted) online statement on the decision to pivot their business, the change came as part of a “far less risky” investment strategy, because the “business model behind the land mine plant had become outdated.” Namely, Aresa was left with a number of downgraded patent technologies that were unable to be validated, and were therefore of no value.

…see One Step Beyond for Lukas Einsele’s powerful artistic rendering of the experience of landmine victims in Angola, Afghanistan, Bosnia and Cambodia.

From the project, photos of mines and mine victims (see the project website for names, regions and injuries of those pictured here, as well as detailed information about the mines):

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flor-de-muerto: those: The age of green is upon us. We have...

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:36:23 -0400

flor-de-muerto:

those:

The age of green is upon us. We have reached a point in our human evolution where science, math, and creative genius have discovered a way to suspend a living forest in mid air. The answer to city pollution is now Stefano Boeri’s Bosco Verticale, the world’s first 27-story microclimate apartment towers currently under construction in Milan, Italy. Built to function as city air purifiers, these lush apartments will include over 900 trees, 5,000 bushes, and 11,000 plants throughout the tower balconies. Each perch of life will aid in reducing city noise, moderating atmospheric temperatures, absorbing CO2 emissions, and acting as an energy sustainer for seasonal weather shifts.

Read more: http://genyhub.com/page/the-vertical-forest#ixzz2Qg4ONZSa

I think this should be everywhere

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v-is: v-is: pus-sy: my girls They are seriously perfect and...

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:36:12 -0400

v-is:

v-is:

pus-sy:

my girls

They are seriously perfect and their whole outfits are perfect, omg

Still perfect

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umrobably: fine, do it give me a blowjob see if i care

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:35:29 -0400

umrobably:

fine, do it

give me a blowjob

see if i care

manhatten-s: femalemodels: 28. JOURDAN DUNN. love herrrr

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:35:20 -0400

manhatten-s:

femalemodels:

28. JOURDAN DUNN.

love herrrr

punksnskins: doctor-donna-detective: bemeans: Each morning,...

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:35:20 -0400

punksnskins:

doctor-donna-detective:

bemeans:

Each morning, like clockwork, they board the subway, off to begin their daily routine amidst the hustle and bustle of the city.

But these aren’t just any daily commuters. These are stray dogs who live in the outskirts of Moscow Russia and commute on the underground trains to and from the city centre in search of food scraps.

Then after a hard day scavenging and begging on the streets, they hop back on the train and return to the suburbs where they spend the night.

Experts studying the dogs, who usually choose the quietest carriages at the front and back of the train, say they even work together to make sure they get off at the right stop – after learning to judge the length of time they need to spend on the train.

Scientists believe this phenomenon began after the Soviet Union collapsed in the 1990s, and Russia’s new capitalists moved industrial complexes from the city centre to the suburbs.

Dr Andrei Poiarkov, of the Moscow Ecology and Evolution Institute, said: “These complexes were used by homeless dogs as shelters, so the dogs had to move together with their houses. Because the best scavenging for food is in the city centre, the dogs had to learn how to travel on the subway – to get to the centre in the morning, then back home in the evening, just like people.”

Dr Poiarkov told how the dogs like to play during their daily commute. He said: “They jump on the train seconds before the doors shut, risking their tails getting jammed. They do it for fun. And sometimes they fall asleep and get off at the wrong stop.”

The dogs have also amazingly learned to use traffic lights to cross the road safely, said Dr Poiarkov. And they use cunning tactics to obtain tasty morsels of shawarma, a kebab-like snack popular in Moscow.

With children the dogs “play cute” by putting their heads on youngsters’ knees and staring pleadingly into their eyes to win sympathy – and scraps.

Dr Poiarkov added: “Dogs are surprisingly good psychologists.”

Holy butts dogs are freaking smart

“Holy butts”

-ponyboy-: itsonlyyforever: honk-kong: jillbiden: the queen...

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:35:12 -0400

-ponyboy-:

itsonlyyforever:

honk-kong:

jillbiden:

the queen wearing a hoodie whilst driving a range rover

[x]

“the thug life chose me”

this is the greatest thing ever

live fast die young bad girls do it well

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ski-nnylatte: girlannachronism: Dolce & Gabbana spring...

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:34:53 -0400

ski-nnylatte:

girlannachronism:

Dolce & Gabbana spring 2012 rtw backstage

They are all so stunning

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razorshapes: Emma Rodzik - Untitled (2011)

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:34:42 -0400

razorshapes:

Emma Rodzik - Untitled (2011)

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jewsex: wow kms

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:34:34 -0400

jewsex:

wow kms

hometown-unicorn: My eye caught a dark form lying on the river...

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:34:33 -0400

hometown-unicorn:

My eye caught a dark form lying on the river bottom. It took me a few moments to comprehend what I had stumbled upon. Lying peacefully in the shallow waters of the river, only a few meters from shore, was a full-grown cougar. The contrast between the serenity of the scene I was witnessing and what must have played out here in the cougar’s final moments made me shiver. It was the first shiver of many, as I stripped down and waded out into the icy water to get this shot. x