April 2009
The weather is making uc Berkeley tolerable. Almost the home stretch!
I am glad Annie is alive! I can’t comment on your thing because I am on my iPod.
Environmental impact= population x affluence x technology
Happy Earth Day!
The term "hipster" dates back to the Neolithic Era where a group of distinct, prehistoric hippopotami would snub the other animals by neglecting popular notions like food, water, and self-sufficiency. Ultimately, this particular genus of hippopotami became extinct.
-Anatomy of a Hipster #107.
I got the iPhone app for tumblr. Could be bad news.
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What will kill you (USA)
Heart disease 1 in 5
Cancer 1 in 7
Stroke 1 in 23
Motor vehicle 1 in 100
Suicide 1 in 121
Firearm 1 in 325
Fire 1 in 1116
Natural disaster (EQ, volcano, storm, cold) 1 in 3357
Electrocution 1 in 5000
Drowning 1 in 8942
Air travel 1 in 20,000
Earthquake 1 in 131,800
Dog attack 1 in 147,700
Asteroid 1 in 200,000 to 500,000
Fireworks discharge 1 in 615,400
SOURCES: National Center for Health Statistics, CDC; American Cancer Society; National Safety Council;
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; World Health Organization; USGS; Clark
Chapman, SwRI; David Morrison, NASA; Michael Paine, Planetary Society Australian Volunteers
After a little research, I am going to have to say that I am surprised how environmentally friendly H&M is.
http://www.hm.com/us/corporateresponsibility/environment__environment.nhtml
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IRVING CARSON
News Organization: CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Died 1862
Location: THE UNITED STATES
War: U.S. CIVIL WAR (1861-1865)
Bio:
Decapitated by a six-pound cannonball April 6 as he stood within seven feet of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant while covering the battle of Shiloh (Pittsburg Landing) for his newspaper.
” —Newseum
“John Wagnon, 45, a bartender working on a bicycle in his garage, said they often cheered him up. “Some days,” he said, “you have a bad day at work, you turn the corner and you say, ‘Bunnies!’ ”
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“Miss Boyle’s apparently complete lack of formal training fits more purely into the archetypal talent-competition narrative: Unknown From Nowhere Reveals Extraordinary Gift and Stuns World.”
—NYT
