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Chantal
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12/10/07 2:44pm
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A controversial (of course, as anything with Michael Moore) documentary about the public health care system in the US versus the UK, France, Cuba and the rest of the Western world. A truly painful journey, especially with the cases of 9/11 volunteers.
Sicko, as must see:
http://www.tvokay.com/documentary/Sicko.htm
I really liked what he said at the end, with the problem being that we have too see each other more as as "we" than as a "me", and herein lies the problem and solution.
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Chantal
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1/20 4:40am
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Watch these amazing creatures, the dolphins, playing around with air bubbles turned into circles. They are one of the most beautiful and intelligent mammals on Earth:
http://www.glumbert.com/media/dolphinbubble
And now imagine how a lot of people (especially Japanese), look at that vid and think of sushi:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/Whaling_in_the_Faroe_Islands.jpg
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Chantal
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Date Posted:
1/21 2:13am
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UNAIDS and the WHO (World Health Organization) estimate that AIDS has killed more than 25 million people since it was first recognized in 1981, making it one of the most destructive epidemics in recorded history. Despite recent, improved access to antiretroviral treatment and care in many regions of the world, the AIDS epidemic claimed an estimated 2.8 million (between 2.4 and 3.3 million) lives in 2005 of which more than half a million (570,000) were children.
Globally, between 33.4 and 46 million people currently live with HIV. In 2005, between 3.4 and 6.2 million people were newly infected and between 2.4 and 3.3 million people with AIDS died, an increase from 2003 and the highest number since 1981.
See the map of HIV prevalence:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/HIV_Epidem.png
Go to http://www.unaids.org/en/ - Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS to find out more.
Every 10 seconds, someone dies of an AIDS-related illness. See this great awareness-raising ad:
http://www.lepoison.com/sidaction/
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Chantal
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Date Posted:
1/30 1:09pm
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Un documentar socant despre copiii institutionalizati din Bulgaria, cu imagini ce din pacate au ecouri familiare noua. Imagini ce par desprinse din anii '90, imediat dupa revolutie - o saracie si ignoranta absolute. Bulgaria este tara europeana cu cei mai multi copii institutionalizati, si este membra cu drepuri depline a Uniunii Europene.
Produs de BBC, merita vazut, desi imaginile sunt foarte dureroase:
http://www.totallycrap.com/magazine/comments/bulgarias_abandoned_children/
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Milena_Syan
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Date Posted:
2/5 10:32am
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A cute clip:
Why can't we be friends?
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CyberFaust
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2/6 5:43pm
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ortolan_Bunting
The eating of the ortolan has ethical eating groups baying for blood. First, it is caught with a net in the forest. Taken alive, its eyes are poked out and the bird is put in a small cage. It's then force-fed oats, millet and figs until it has swollen to four times its normal size. Then the bird is drowned alive in fine cognac. Then, it's roasted whole, in an oven at high heat, for six to eight minutes. Once it reaches the table, a napkin is placed over the eater's head. The technique of eating the ortolan is to put the whole bird into the mouth, with only the beak protruding. Here sadism mingles with masochism. The first taste as you crunch on the bird is the brandied flesh and fat. Then, the bitterness of the guts follow and finally, as the tiny, delicate bones are being chewed on, they will lacerate the diner's gums, with the salty taste of the bleeding gums mingling with the richness of the fat and the bitterness of the organs. Chewing the ortolan takes approximately 15 minutes.
– The Connoisseur's Series, The Global Gourmet
Denny Crane 
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Chantal
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The Saudi masses were recently struck by a video clip that spread across mobile phones of an anonymous Saudi girl, kidnapped and raped by 5 Bengali men, the video shows four Bengalis tightly holding an adult girl despite her resistance and heart-breaking screams.
Read the story and see the video - WARNING: it contains images that can be hard to view.
http://arabilluminist.wordpress.com/2008/01/19/shocking-video-saudi-girl-raped-by-5-bengalis/
I am truly appalled that there are men out there who can do that, who can derive pleasure from inflicting humiliating pain in the extreme. I do hope they get punished to the full extent of the law - in this case is Sharia Law, so it will be harshest.
For more information about help to rape victims, visit:
http://www.rapevictimadvocates.org/
http://www.justicewomen.com/help_special_rape.html
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Chantal
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3/4 1:15pm
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Sometimes, things so revolting and dehumanizing happen that leave you lost for words.
Such as this:
http://www.glumbert.com/media/dogiraq
Who am I supposed to bash now? The US military? The Iraq troops surge that lowered the standards for military enlistings? The human race for being a mindless cruel killer?
I just... No.
Later edit: To expand on the devastating effects of the War in Iraq on the human side, check out these facts:
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2007/03/iraq_by_the_numbers.html
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A very interesting, yet haunting vid: What would happen on Earth after the human species is gone? Check it out, a projection from National Geographic:
http://www.glumbert.com/media/afterhumans
Something struck me: it would take the planet over 100 years to recover from the present effect of global warming and the accumulation of CO2 in the atmosphere. 100 years in the absence of humans. That is the extent of the damage we have caused.
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CyberFaust
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3/6 2:37pm
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that's actually very fast. Credeam ca ar tine mult mai mult.
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3/8 3:15am
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Probabl ca plasticul ar ramane mult mai mult.
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Milena_Syan
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Actually the whole infrastructure would exists far longer than that...and the influence on climate is permanent, though I suspect it will 'try' to resume its normal course (see asymptote).
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Chantal
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4/4 4:08am
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Hey, you guys! This is incredible!
http://www.glumbert.com/media/penguins
How weird would it be to walk around the beach, palm trees, sun, coconuts and... penguins?!
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Pai daca stiu sa zboare, inseamna ca au scapat de toate problemele legate de inghetatul puilor. 
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Chantal
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4/15 10:57am
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You gotta love kitties! And the engineers' sense of humor:
http://www.glumbert.com/media/engineercat
Meow!
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