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Threadcakes 2013 winners
Fri, 06 Dec 2013 15:26:27 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.threadcakes.com/winners
Cake recreations of T-shirts. These are some amazing cakes!
Via Kyla Myers.
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KKK Member Walks up to Black Musician in Bar-but It’s Not a Joke
Fri, 06 Dec 2013 15:24:28 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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http://guardianlv.com/2013/11/kkk-member-walks-up-to-black-musician-in-bar-but-its-not-a-joke-and-what-happens-next-will-astound-you/>
"Today, Davis is not only a musician, he is a person who befriends KKK members
and, as a result, collects the robes and hoods of Klansmen who choose to leave
the organization because of their friendship with him."
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Sunday Sweets: WHO LOVES YA?!
Fri, 06 Dec 2013 15:22:30 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
Thu, 05 Dec 2013 15:20:53 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01m3kfy
"With the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who about to film, the 'Classic' Doctors
are keen to be involved. But do they manage it?"
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Noam Chomsky: America Is a Terrified Country
Thu, 05 Dec 2013 15:18:51 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.alternet.org/noam-chomsky-america-terrified-country
"Noam Chomsky discusses American terror abroad, dire income inequality at home,
and what to do next."
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Kano: A computer anyone can make
Thu, 05 Dec 2013 15:16:41 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alexklein/kano-a-computer-anyone-can-make
"A computer and coding kit for all ages, all over the world. Simple as Lego,
powered by Pi. Make games, learn code, create the future."
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How to be a non-conformist
Wed, 04 Dec 2013 18:23:36 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
"Why do you have to be a nonconformist like everybody else?," James
Thurber
<
http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2013/08/23/is-sex-necessary-e-b-white-james-thurber/>
asked in the caption to a 1958 /New Yorker/ cartoon depicting a woman
fed up with her artist partner. It remains unknown whether the cartoon
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The Moon As a Giant Solar Plant
Wed, 04 Dec 2013 18:12:21 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Shimizu Corporation, a Japanese architecture and engineering firm, has a
plan <
http://www.shimz.co.jp/english/theme/dream/lunaring.html> to
effectively turn the moon into a giant solar power plant, reports
Inhabitat
<
http://inhabitat.com/japanese-corporation-plans-to-turn-the-moon-into-a-massive-solar-power-plant/>.
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My experience as a nurse on Christmas Island changed the core of my being
Wed, 04 Dec 2013 12:25:44 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/21/my-experience-as-a-nurse-on-christmas-island-changed-the-core-of-my-being>
'I first worked on Christmas Island as a mental health nurse. It was a real
culture shock. I had always referred to the people I cared for as "patients",
now I had to learn to call them "clients". I was quick to realise that the
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Climate talks: Should rich countries pay for damage caused by global warming?
Wed, 04 Dec 2013 12:10:01 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/nov/20/climate-talks-rich-countries-pay-damage-global-warming>
Quote from Saleemul Huq, senior fellow at the International Institute for
Environment and Development (IIED):
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