Trust yourself.

Gratitude: Commit Random Acts of Art

Seeded on Tue Dec 15, 2009 9:22 AM EST (Psychology Today)

Since childhood, I have been engaged in what I now call "random acts of art." My mother started me on this path by encouraging me to make artistic creations for others, including the homeless, residents of nursing homes, and patients in hospitals.

arts, gifts, compassion, gratitude, giving-to-others, making-art

An Ideal Teacher - Inside Higher Ed

Seeded on Thu Dec 10, 2009 11:16 AM EST (Inside Higher Ed)

I used to strive to be an ideal teacher, but I gave up, because not only could I not satisfy a single classroom, I couldn't even maintain my ideality for smitten students who took me for a second course.

education, ideal-teacher, satire, higher-education, professors, college

Scitable

Seeded on Thu Dec 10, 2009 11:12 AM EST (Jane's E-Learning)

Scitable is a free science library and personal learning tool brought to you by Nature Publishing Group, the world's leading publisher of science.

education, science-libraries, science-information, libraries, online-resources

BibliOdyssey: The War Book

Seeded on Thu Dec 10, 2009 11:07 AM EST ()

The seventy or so illustrations in this paper manuscript probably functioned in the same way as a resume or portfolio does today - to showcase Mönch's talents and abilities for prospective employers.

history, graphic-arts, military-history, old-books, medieval-times, war-machines

International Human Rights Day 2009

Seeded on Thu Dec 10, 2009 11:04 AM EST (Human Rights Watch)

As we mark Human Rights Day this month―the 61st anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights―we are distressed to note that human rights and human rights defenders are under attack around the world.

world-news, human-rights, activism

Zombie Disney Cosplay

Seeded on Tue Dec 8, 2009 2:28 PM EST ()

Here's an Undead Disney cosplay that will make Walt spin in his cryogenically frozen tank.

odd-news, zombies, disney-satire, costumes

"Be Grateful to Everyone." ~ a Lojong teaching via Pema Chodron

Seeded on Tue Dec 8, 2009 11:23 AM EST (Elephant Journal)

"Often it's the tough ones that teach you best." "Be grateful to everyone" is a way of saying that we can learn from any situation, especially if we practice this slogan with awareness… "Be grateful to everyone" is getting at a complete change of attitude… …

religion, be-grateful, gratitude, lojong, pema-chodron, meditations, spirituality, buddhism

Caffeine Is Not A Remedy for Intoxication

Seeded on Tue Dec 8, 2009 11:20 AM EST ()

A new study sets straight the common belief that caffeine can be used to reverse the effects of alcohol intoxication. In fact, the effect of caffeine may be counterproductive as a cup of coffee may make it harder for people to realize they're drunk.

health, intoxication, alcohol-and-caffeine, drinking

Family Fun in a Box

Seeded on Tue Dec 8, 2009 11:18 AM EST (Psych Central)

It's not news that getting the family together regularly to share some fun is a good idea. It's also not news that it's hard to fight the pull of the ever-present screens in kids' lives and their ever-present need to be connected.

home-garden, family-game-night, families, parenting, communication, connection, relationships, parents-and-kids

Male and Misunderstood

Seeded on Tue Dec 8, 2009 11:11 AM EST (Psych Central)

Why do men so often find themselves in the doghouse with women? They try to please. They try to say the "right" thing. They do favors, buy gifts, work hard, and aim to live up to their responsibilities as men.

home-garden, relationships, men-and-sacrifice

Why Women Stay with Controlling Men

Seeded on Tue Dec 8, 2009 11:08 AM EST (Psych Central)

Why would a woman stay in a relationship with a guy who puts her down, hems her in, and perhaps even physically abuses her? Why would a woman hold down two jobs to keep the rent paid and food on the table while her boyfriend sits around smoking weed all day? Why oh why would a wo …

home-garden, relationships, controlling-me, why-stay

Top New Species of 2009: Nat Geo News's Most Viewed

Seeded on Tue Dec 8, 2009 11:05 AM EST (National Geographic)

Strange beasts—including a giant rat, a lungless worm, and a vegetarian spider—dominated National Geographic News's most popular new-species coverage of 2009.

science, strange-animals, weird-beasts, new-species, 2009-lists

Is Tom Waits A Hobbit? And Who Is This New Hobbit Lady?

Seeded on Tue Dec 8, 2009 11:00 AM EST ()

There's a flood of Hobbit news: Peter Jackson sounds determined to release his Tolkien adaptation next year, in spite of all the delay rumors. There may be a new female character, and Bilbo Baggins may be an unknown.

entertainment, hobbit-movie, peter-jackson, who-is-bilbo, tolkien-movies

Ancestry site puts Hitler's war service online

Seeded on Tue Dec 8, 2009 10:51 AM EST (Reuters)

A British genealogy website has put Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler's World War One military service records online, alongside those of more than a million other soldiers who fought for Germany.

history, ancestry, adolf-hitler, german-war-records, military-service-records, world-war-one, ww1

Scavenger Hunt Could Net You 40 Grand

Seeded on Fri Dec 4, 2009 12:57 PM EST (Discovery.com)

Be the first to find ten tethered red weather balloons and you could win $40,000.

technology, internet, social-networking, department-of-defense, communication, team-building

Facebook More Popular than eBay, Wikipedia, and U.S.

Seeded on Fri Dec 4, 2009 11:39 AM EST (Switched)

It's only been a couple of days since Facebook revealed that it had topped 350 million users -- exceeding the population of the United States. But that wasn't the end of the shocking statistics about Facebook usage.

technology, facebook, online-time, internet-usage, social-networking

To Deflect an Asteroid, Try a Lasso, Not a Nuke

Seeded on Fri Dec 4, 2009 11:33 AM EST (Wired News)

To save the world from the real threat of a major asteroid impact, one engineer has imagined a scheme similar to George Bailey's wish to lasso the moon for his sweetheart in "It's a Wonderful Life." The plan is to attach a gigantic weight to an Earth-bound asteroid using …

science, space, meteors, asteroids, danger-to-earth, planetary-risks

Where To Buy A Freeze Ray And A Spiffy New Cape

Seeded on Thu Dec 3, 2009 4:30 PM EST (io9)

This is a rare photograph of the mystery-shrouded exterior of Brooklyn's only superhero supply store. Want to see what they have inside?

odd-news, super-hero-store, where-to-buy, mysteries, sci-fi, costumes, caped-wonders

Which comes first: happiness or gratitude?

Seeded on Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:39 PM EST ()

"All happy people are grateful. Ungrateful people cannot be happy.

religion, living-in-the-present, gratitude, thanksgiving-thoughts, personal-growth

The Beatles: A Retrospective From The Year 3000 (VIDEO)

Seeded on Wed Nov 25, 2009 12:57 PM EST (The Huffington Post)

How will we look back at The Beatles in 1000 years? How will John Lennon, Paul Mackenzie, George Hutchinson, and Scottie Pippen stand the test of time? This retrospective from the year 3000 fills us in (though it seems that the details from the 20th century as a whole have become …

odd-news, history-in-1000-years, beatles, alternative-history, laugh

Improv Group Ballroom Waltzes Through Supermarket (VIDEO)

Seeded on Wed Nov 25, 2009 12:52 PM EST (The Huffington Post)

It's feels like it's been forever since we've seen some quality supermarket ballroom dancing.

odd-news, ballroom-dancing, improv-theatre, funny-videos

Police 'sceptical of rape victims from poor areas'

Seeded on Wed Nov 25, 2009 12:49 PM EST (BBC News)

Police are less likely to believe a rape victim if she lives in a deprived area, according to a report. The report, "Rape: The Victim Experience Review", used interviews and focus groups with victims, police officers and prosecutors.

world-news, rape, victims-of-rape, policing, womens-issues

Help a Needy Astronomer's Play the "Cosmic Slot Machine"

Seeded on Wed Nov 25, 2009 12:45 PM EST (discovermagazine.com)

Astronomers want you… to help them match pictures of cosmic collisions, which are known as "galactic mergers." Studying these mergers could explain why the universe has the mix of galaxy types – from those with wound-up spiral arms to compact balls of stars – that it do …

science, crowdsourcing, astronomy, cosmos, galactic-mergers, galaxies

1 in every 2000 babies are born with one of these

Seeded on Wed Nov 25, 2009 12:43 PM EST (Funny Fact)

Click to see what it is!

odd-news, funny-facts, babies

Rare Darwin Book Found in Toilet

Seeded on Wed Nov 25, 2009 12:41 PM EST (Discovery.com)

A first edition of Charles Darwin's seminal "The Origin of Species" will be sold this week after it was found in a family's toilet in southern Britain, an auction house said Sunday.

odd-news, darwin, old-books, lost-and-found

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Gratitude: Commit Random Acts of Art
Source: Psychology Today
Since childhood, I have been engaged in what I now call "random acts of art." My mother started me on this path by encouraging me to make artistic creations for others, including the homeless, residents of nursing homes, and patients in hospitals.
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An Ideal Teacher - Inside Higher Ed
Source: Inside Higher Ed
I used to strive to be an ideal teacher, but I gave up, because not only could I not satisfy a single classroom, I couldn't even maintain my ideality for smitten students who took me for a second course.
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Scitable
Source: Jane's E-Learning
Scitable is a free science library and personal learning tool brought to you by Nature Publishing Group, the world's leading publisher of science.
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BibliOdyssey: The War Book
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The seventy or so illustrations in this paper manuscript probably functioned in the same way as a resume or portfolio does today - to showcase Mönch's talents and abilities for prospective employers.
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International Human Rights Day 2009
Source: Human Rights Watch
As we mark Human Rights Day this month―the 61st anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights―we are distressed to note that human rights and human rights defenders are under attack around the world.
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