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picturesofwar: “You don’t know the horrible aspects of war. I’ve been through two wars and I know. I’ve seen cities and homes in ashes. I’ve seen thousands of men lying on the ground, their dead faces looking up at the skies. I tell you, war is Hell!” - William Tecumseh Sherman

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“You don’t know the horrible aspects of war. I’ve been through two wars and I know. I’ve seen cities and homes in ashes. I’ve seen thousands of men lying on the ground, their dead faces looking up at the skies. I tell you, war is Hell!”

- William Tecumseh Sherman

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Just an amazing picture to share with you. thedailywhat: Endangered Species of the Day: A sedated Black Rhino is transported by air from South Africa’s Eastern Cape to a new habitat in the northeastern province of Limpopo as part of the WWF Black Rhino Range Expansion Project — an ambitious conservation campaign that aims to “increase the range and numbers of black rhino in South Africa.” Nature conservation organisations are fighting an uphill battle to save the critically endangered species, as rumors of the rhino horn’s cancer-curing abilities fuel poaching that has claimed the lives of over 350 rhinos in South Africa this year alone. There are believed to be fewer than 4,240 Black Rhinos remaining. [greenren / ecology.]

Just an amazing picture to share with you.

thedailywhat:

Endangered Species of the Day: A sedated Black Rhino is transported by air from South Africa’s Eastern Cape to a new habitat in the northeastern province of Limpopo as part of the WWF Black Rhino Range Expansion Project — an ambitious conservation campaign that aims to “increase the range and numbers of black rhino in South Africa.”

Nature conservation organisations are fighting an uphill battle to save the critically endangered species, as rumors of the rhino horn’s cancer-curing abilities fuel poaching that has claimed the lives of over 350 rhinos in South Africa this year alone.

There are believed to be fewer than 4,240 Black Rhinos remaining.

[greenren / ecology.]

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infoneer-pulse: At Waldorf School in Silicon Valley, Technology Can Wait The chief technology officer of eBay sends his children to a nine-classroom school here. So do employees of Silicon Valley giants like Google, Apple, Yahoo and Hewlett-Packard. But the school’s chief teaching tools are anything but high-tech: pens and paper, knitting needles and, occasionally, mud. Not a computer to be found. No screens at all. They are not allowed in the classroom, and the school even frowns on their use at home. Schools nationwide have rushed to supply their classrooms with computers, and many policy makers say it is foolish to do otherwise. But the contrarian point of view can be found at the epicenter of the tech economy, where some parents and educators have a message: computers and schools don’t mix. » via The New York Times (Subscription may be required for some content)

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At Waldorf School in Silicon Valley, Technology Can Wait

The chief technology officer of eBay sends his children to a nine-classroom school here. So do employees of Silicon Valley giants like Google, Apple, Yahoo and Hewlett-Packard.

But the school’s chief teaching tools are anything but high-tech: pens and paper, knitting needles and, occasionally, mud. Not a computer to be found. No screens at all. They are not allowed in the classroom, and the school even frowns on their use at home.

Schools nationwide have rushed to supply their classrooms with computers, and many policy makers say it is foolish to do otherwise. But the contrarian point of view can be found at the epicenter of the tech economy, where some parents and educators have a message: computers and schools don’t mix.

» via The New York Times (Subscription may be required for some content)

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Where are we?

Remembering all the people in Iraq and Afghanistan who have died since September 11, 2001 - all the orphaned children, the bride at a wedding bombed by Americans, the family of the Reuters photographer shot down by an American helicopter, the centuries-old villages bombed into rubble, the broken minds and lives of veterans on all sides of the conflict. Mourning the deadly combination of imperialism on our side and corruption and greed on the part of leaders in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. Wondering where we are moving on the great arc of history.

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Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea is grreat literature and also a great book for reluctant readers - it’s short, the language is simple, the hero is poor and Hispanic, his struggles are epic, the messages of perseverance and endurance are powerful. I did not know it was first published in Life Magazine until seeing this photo essay by Alfred Eisenstadt that brings the book and its author alive.

Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea is grreat literature and also a great book for reluctant readers - it’s short, the language is simple, the hero is poor and Hispanic, his struggles are epic, the messages of perseverance and endurance are powerful. I did not know it was first published in Life Magazine until seeing this photo essay by Alfred Eisenstadt that brings the book and its author alive.

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An image of cultural diffusion: Portuguese traders depicted by a Nigerian ivory carver. From a wonderful Web site, Art Through Time: A Global View. This site explores world history through art according to thirteen themes, such as converging cultures, history and memory, the body, death, dreams and memories, and more. Many beautiful and rare images.

An image of cultural diffusion: Portuguese traders depicted by a Nigerian ivory carver. From a wonderful Web site, Art Through Time: A Global View. This site explores world history through art according to thirteen themes, such as converging cultures, history and memory, the body, death, dreams and memories, and more. Many beautiful and rare images.