MAPPING THE EMERGING POST-CAPITALIST PARADIGM AND ITS MAIN THINKERS On: Dec 02Categories: Articles, Blaq, Celine Trefle, Peer Production 20 Comments “We do not live in an era of change, but in a change of eras” is the way Jan Rotmans from the University Rotterdam describes the structural changes impacting our societies. This is also the phrase Michel Bauwens chose to … Continue reading THE EMERGING POST-CAPITALIST PARADIGM
SEARCH GOOGLE LIKE A PRO
Samuel Gibbs @SamuelGibbs Friday 15 January 2016 04.23 ESTLast modified on Friday 15 January 2016 04.25 EST Search engines are pretty good at finding what you’re looking for these days, but sometimes they still come up short. For those occasions there are a few little known tricks which come in handy. So here are some tips for better googling … Continue reading SEARCH GOOGLE LIKE A PRO
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Nanoparticles in Tattoos May Cause Cancer
Nanoparticles in Tattoos May Cause Cancer November 20, 2013 | 162,122 views http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/11/20/nanoparticles-tattoo-ink.aspx?x_cid=20160113_ranart_nanoparticles-tattoo-ink_facebookdoc%3Fx_cid%3Dfacebook-os-ce By Dr. Mercola I don't know about you, but I've never gotten a tattoo and after reading this study I am glad I avoided them. If you've ever gotten a tattoo, or thought about it, chances are high that you weighed the artistic and … Continue reading Nanoparticles in Tattoos May Cause Cancer
Major General Smedley Butler
Smedley Darlington Butler (July 30, 1881 – June 21, 1940) was a United States Marine Corps major general, the highest rank authorized at that time, and at the time of his death the most decorated Marine in U.S. history. During his 34-year career as a Marine, he participated in military actions in the Philippines, … Continue reading Major General Smedley Butler
Richard Halliburton
Richard Halliburton was a hero and mentor of mine during my childhood. I love his adventures, his books, his attitudes and thought I would live mu life much the way he did. I am so happy to read this little article from The Writer's Almanac that I had to share it. Perhaps his books … Continue reading Richard Halliburton
STEPHEN HAWKING
Brief note: I had both an uncle and an aunt who died quite cruelly with this horrible disease that Stephen has. It is nothing less that a miracle that Hawking has been able to live with ALS for 50 years and is still creating ideas and works of great importance. Today is the birthday of British physicist Stephen … Continue reading STEPHEN HAWKING
HENRY FORD DOUBLES WAGES
It was on this day in 1914 that Henry Ford announced that he would pay his workers $5 for an eight-hour workday, up from an average of $2.34 for a nine-hour workday. This announcement was met with disbelief and criticism. The financial editor of the New York Times ran into the newsroom and said in a whisper: "He's … Continue reading HENRY FORD DOUBLES WAGES
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Iceland’s Crystal Cave
http://timewheel.net/Image-Iceland-s-Crystal-Cave-Is-A-Scene-Of-Pure-Magic Beneath the Breiðamerkurjökull glacier in Iceland's Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon, there is an enormous natural cavern of unbelievable beauty. The cave has been delicately sculpted from years of underground lava flow and geothermal heat emissions interacting with the hydrologic cycle, resulting in this breathtaking natural formation. The ice that forms the walls of the cave … Continue reading Iceland’s Crystal Cave
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