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Famous Caricatures

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 06:06:52 GMT

clipped by: dakotayii
clipper's remarks: It's the eyes . Brilliant.

Clip Source: members.shaw.ca

Bruce Willis

Demi Moore

Hugh Grant

Jack Nicholson

John Travolta

Michael Douglas

Michelle Pfeiffer

Robert Deniro

Samuel L. Jackson

Sean Connery

Antonio Banderas

Mick Jagger

Tina Turner

Sylvester Stallone

Madonna

George Clooney

Arnold Swartzenegger

David Bowie

Goldie Hawn

Clint Eastwood

Rod Stewart

Bette Midler

Harrison Ford

Humphrey Bogart

The Wizard of 'OZ'

Mr. Bean!

Tags: cartoon

NONE OF US ARE FREE ...until we all are free

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:41:50 GMT

clipped by: NonStatQuo
clipper's remarks: I am glad that the media keeps reminding us that Tibet and China are still an issue.

I think we should vote with our wallets and not support China or the Olympics in China.

Clip Source: news.bbc.co.uk

Shops on fire amid Tibet protests

Fires have broken out in the Tibetan city of Lhasa amid reports of rioting, as rare street protests led by Buddhist monks appeared to gather pace.

One eyewitness told the BBC how large groups of people were setting fire to cars and shops and destroying anything of Chinese influence.

Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, released a statement expressing deep concern, saying the protests were a "manifestation of the deep-rooted resentment of the Tibetan people".

The Dalai Lama, who heads Tibet's government-in-exile in India, called on the Chinese leadership to stop using force and begin dialogue with the Tibetan people.

He said about 300 monks had tried to leave the Sera monastery to protest but security forces brandishing clubs stopped them and at least one monk was beaten to the ground.

Tibet enjoyed long periods of autonomy before the twentieth century,

many Tibetans remain loyal to the Dalai Lama, who fled in 1959 and currently lives in exile in India.

Out of Africa, Not Once But Twice

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 23:36:14 GMT

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Clip Source: dsc.discovery.com

Modern humans are known to have left Africa in a wave of migration around 50,000 years ago, but another, smaller group -- possibly a different subspecies -- left the continent 50,000 years earlier, suggests a new study.

While all humans today are related to the second "out of Africa" group, it's likely that some populations native to Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia retain genetic vestiges of the earlier migrants, according to the paper's author, Michael Schillaci.

Schillaci, an assistant professor in the Department of Social Sciences at the University of Toronto, also found the earlier group of emigrants had some genetic similarity to Neanderthals, a hominid that left Africa much earlier, settling in Europe and parts of western and central Asia.

Tags: anthropology, humans, migration, africa, neanderthal, prehistory, science

More LOLZ !!1!

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 05:30:42 GMT

clipped by: CrazyRedHead
clipper's remarks: Sry I cant help it....okthxbai

Clip Source: icanhascheezburger.com

Tags: lolcats, humor, funny, animals

Thou And Thou Only

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:30:00 GMT

clipped by: debbyski
clipper's remarks: Well, first there is denial. You gotta get them well. Then there is anger. Why me? I didn't sign up for this; well, whoops, actually I did. THEN, comes the guilt. Like the guilt of wanting to do things together like you used to when your spouse was well. The guilt of having feelings that you have to close down like feeling sorry for your God damned well ass. But they forget to mention the shame. You are in another closet of sorts, pretending to everyone that everything is ok so people don't feel "sorry" for you in their smug superiority of comparing your life which sucks to their oh so much better one. And of course the fear and isolation, even though you are around ppl all the time; it never goes away. Sexual fears slowly become your reality. Ah, and then comes acceptance. Oh wait, maybe your spouse will get better? As you can see, dear readers, I'm not there quite yet.

Clip Source: marriage.about.com

Chronic illness can and probably will happen to all married couples. One spouse will get sick. Very sick.

The Feelings and Reality of Chronic Illness in a Marriage

The well spouse will have to learn how to cope with many feelings and realities. These include:

Anger

Denial

Guilt

Fear

Isolation

Grief

Sexual fears

Spirituality issues and doubts

Coping Strategies for a Well Spouse

Create balance between love and independence.

Take time to pursue the things that renew you.

View the experience as a spiritual journey.

The challenges that life can present have the potential of bringing you closer or tearing you apart. Flexibility and openness are keys to remaining close to one another during the challenge of a chronic illness.

Tags: it, can, fucking, suck, at, times

Why doing nothing may sometimes be the best action of all

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:41:37 GMT

clipped by: Aribeth
clipper's remarks: By taking action — even if it’s neither rational nor likely to be successful — they can at least be seen to have done something.If they stand and wait until the ball is kicked and then fail to stop it, they feel worse because of their inaction; and others are far more likely to criticize them for not appearing even to try. It’s better to try a poor action than try a better — but seemingly passive — response if both fail; even though the “inactive” response is more rational and based on a better likelihood of success.

In today’s business world, action is preferred over the alternatives and is more likely to result in forgiveness when a mistake is made. You can always say that you tried. The person who does nothing is doubly damned: once for the mistake and again for not “doing something.”This urge to action — to get things done — is more emotional than rational. “Wait and see” risks your credibility and reputation, even where it can be shown to be the optimal course.

Clip Source: www.lifehack.org

Fresh research suggests our bias for action is emotional, not rational.

Ofer H. Azar at Ben-Gurion University of Negev in Israel

is interested in

how investors make high-stakes decisions.

Rather than construct some artificial experiment, Azar decided to study professional soccer goalkeepers and how they deal with the toughest, highest-stakes decision they are forced to make on a regular basis: how to act to stop a penalty kick at goal.

By analyzing data on more than 300 kicks, the researchers calculated the action most likely to prevent a goal being scored. Surprisingly, it is standing in the center of the goal and doing nothing until the trajectory of the ball can be seen. This resulted in a 1 in 3 success rate — far higher than the average.

Yet goalkeepers almost never act in this way.

Fearing censure more than failure

Others value action, even when it’s wrong

The researchers suggest that the answer lies in the goalkeepers’ emotions and the response they meet from others after failing.

Tags: economics, football

'Interbeing':Fourteen Guidelines for Engaged Buddhism

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 09:49:57 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Do not lose awareness of the existence of suffering in the life of the world. Find ways to be with those who are suffering, including personal contact, visits, images and sounds. By such means, awaken yourself and others to the reality of suffering in the world.

5
Do not accumulate wealth while millions are hungry. Do not take as the aim of your life fame, profit, wealth, or sensual pleasure. Live simply and share time, energy, and material resources with those who are in need.

6
Do not maintain anger or hatred. Learn to penetrate and transform them when they are still seeds in your consciousness. As soon as they arise, turn your attention to your breath in order to see and understand the nature of your hatred.

7
Do not lose yourself in dispersion and in your surroundings. Practice mindful breathing to come back to what is happening in the present moment.

From the book 'Interbeing':Fourteen Guidelines for Engaged Buddhism by Thich Nhat Hanh

Clip Source: buddhism.kalachakranet.org

THE FOURTEEN PRECEPTS
OF ENGAGED BUDDHISM

1
Do not be idolatrous about or bound to any doctrine, theory, or ideology, even Buddhist ones. Buddhist systems of thought are guiding means; they are not absolute truth.

2
Do not think the knowledge you presently possess is changeless, absolute truth. Avoid being narrow minded and bound to present views. Learn and practice nonattachment from views in order to be open to receive others' viewpoints. Truth is found in life and not merely in conceptual knowledge. Be ready to learn throughout your entire life and to observe reality in yourself and in the world at all times.

3
Do not force others, including children, by any means whatsoever, to adopt your views, whether by authority, threat, money, propaganda, or even education. However, through compassionate dialogue, help others renounce fanaticism and narrow-mindedness.

4
Do not avoid suffering or close your eyes before suffering.