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Why the Obesity Epidemic is Like Modern Art

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 07:04:51 -0400

PETA: You’re fat because you eat meat. We can cure fat by making meat-eating illegal.
ENVIRONMENTALISTS: You’re fat because you drive everywhere instead of bike. We can cure fat with higher gas prices.
LOCALVORES: You’re fat because you eat fast food and over-processed junk instead of cook with local ingredients. We can cure fat by taxing fast food and processed food, and by subsidizing local farms.
ACADEMICS: You’re fat because you’re not educated enough. We can cure fat with widespread campaigns teaching people what to eat and how much to exercise.
INTERVENTIONISTS: You’re fat because bad food and gas is too cheap and poor neighborhoods are too unregulated. We can cure fat with tougher zoning laws and price regulation.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT FANS: You’re fat because you drive everywhere. If you used public transport you’d burn those extra calories taking stairs from train levels and walking to your train/bus stop. We can cure fat by expanding public transportation options.
WALKING/BIKING/RUNNING FANS: You’re fat because you sit on a bus, then sit at a desk, then sit at home. We can cure fat by building more bike lanes, walking trails, and parks.
LIBERTARIANS: You’re fat because you lack personal responsibility. We can cure fat by engendering a sense of individual pride in people.
RELIGIOUS FOLKS: You’re fat because you display the sin of greed. We can cure fat by teaching our children the correct values.
POLITICIANS: You’re fat because the previous administration didn’t care about the health of the nation and the costs of healthcare. You can cure fat (and save the economy!) by voting for me.
EMPLOYERS: You’re fat because you have a poor work ethic. We can cure fat by refusing to hire fat people, thus forcing them to lose weight in order to get a job.

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Sun, 17 Mar 2013 06:46:41 -0400

islamic-art-and-quotes: Old Mosque in Travnik, Bosnia and...

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 06:46:23 -0400

islamic-art-and-quotes:

Old Mosque in Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina
www.IslamicArtDB.com » Islamic Architecture » Bosnia and Herzegovina » Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina

opusoptica: فنجان قهوة Bedouin culture dictates that...

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 06:45:34 -0400

opusoptica:

فنجان قهوة

Bedouin culture dictates that hospitality is first and foremost among personal values. The coffee ritual is symbolic both of welcoming a guest into one’s own home and of communication and resolution between two conflicted groups.

salamalaikum: Steve McCurry AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. 2002. Art...

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 06:45:11 -0400

salamalaikum:

Steve McCurry

AFGHANISTAN. Kabul. 2002. Art student.

chadalogy: Morocco Essaouira 1988

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 06:44:59 -0400

chadalogy:

Morocco Essaouira 1988

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Sun, 17 Mar 2013 06:42:05 -0400

luminousabeer: Celebrating the memory and awesomeness of Rachel...

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 06:38:27 -0400

luminousabeer:

Celebrating the memory and awesomeness of Rachel Corrie in Palestine.

collectivehistory: A Palestinian woman pleads with a Christian...

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 06:36:59 -0400

collectivehistory:

A Palestinian woman pleads with a Christian Phalangist during the Karantina massacre where an estimated 1000-1500 people were killed, Lebanon, 1976 by Francoise Demulder

"I can’t stand it to think my life is going so fast and I’m not really living it."

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 06:36:03 -0400

“I can’t stand it to think my life is going so fast and I’m not really living it.”

- Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises (via its-salah)

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Sun, 17 Mar 2013 06:35:14 -0400

america-wakiewakie: You know, when Osama Bin Laden worked with...

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 06:29:45 -0400

america-wakiewakie:

You know, when Osama Bin Laden worked with the CIA in the Cold War years as an ally… That part of our imperialist history your textbooks keep hush hush.

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Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:57:34 -0500

vanoos: The UN is a joke, a very bad joke.

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:56:58 -0500

vanoos:

The UN is a joke, a very bad joke.

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Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:54:09 -0500

hamdoullahcava: Muhammad Ali’s conversion to Islam

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:53:46 -0500

hamdoullahcava:

Muhammad Ali’s conversion to Islam

9 Characteristics of a Great Teacher

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:50:27 -0500

9 Characteristics of a Great Teacher:

gjmueller:

Respects students

Creates sense of belonging in classroom

Warm, accessible, enthusiastic and caring

High expectations for all students

Own love of learning

Skilled leader

Flexible

Collaborative

Professional