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Air Force Academy Spends $80k on Worship Center for Pagans

Seeded on Sun Nov 27, 2011 10:54 AM EST (The L.A. Times)

The academy this year dedicated an $80,000 outdoor worship center — a small Stonehenge-like circle of boulders with propane fire pit — high on a hill for the handful of current or future cadets whose religions fall under the broad category of "Earth-based." Those …

air-force, academy, religion, christians, first-amendment, respect, pagan, druids, tolerance, witches

The Moon & Jupiter rising over Bradford Pear trees.

Tue Nov 8, 2011 7:24 PM EST

By RDW-375737

Earlier this evening I managed to catch the Moon and Jupiter on the rise. It was a bit of a challenge due to partly cloudy skies which would just not give me a break. This picture was shot on a tripod with a Sony A350 @ f/6.3 an ISO of 100 on bulb for 10 seconds.

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science, moon, jupiter

Season for Nonviolence Coming up after the New Year

Seeded on Tue Nov 8, 2011 10:11 AM EST ()

Seeded by Angel_C

A season for Nonviolence, January 30 - April 4, is a national 64-day educational, media, andgrassroots campaign dedicated to demonstrating that nonviolence is a powerful way to heal,transform, and empower our lives and our communities.

religion, peacemaking, snv-2012

Thich Nhat Hanh, 11 Mindfulness Tips on Meditation and Life

Seeded on Thu Mar 24, 2011 5:59 PM EDT (Elephant Journal)

Seeded by Angel_C

Mindfulness is probably one of the most powerful stress busters out there. It's also a phenomenal way to become fully engaged with life.

religion, thich-nhat-hanh, mindfulness-techniques

Forgotten Graves, Home to the 'Invisible Dead'

Seeded on Sat Feb 26, 2011 11:24 AM EST (CNN)

Seeded by JCAtom

Shropshire, 51, clasps his daughter's hand and begins leading her into the Northwest Georgia forest. "This is where your ancestors are buried, back here," Shropshire says. "C'mon, I'll show you."

history, farm, slavery, gore, grave, cemetery, civil-war, appalachian, plantation, appalachia

Principles of Nonviolence from Gandhi and King

Seeded on Wed Feb 16, 2011 12:46 PM EST ()

Seeded by Angel_C

There are people everywhere who want to help create a better world – people deeply concerned about widespread suffering, environmental destruction, escalating materialism and the loss of our sense of community.

education, martin-luther-king, snv-2011, gandhian-principles

Cool Architecture Concept: Build a "Dragonfly" Wing Highrise Farm in NYC!

Seeded on Mon Feb 14, 2011 6:48 PM EST (http://inhabitat.com)

Seeded by ffeineandsugar

Modeled after the wings of a dragonfly, this incredible urban farm concept for New York City's Roosevelt Island intends to ease the problems of food mileage and shortage, and reconnect consumers with producers.

technology, new-york-city, farming, architecture, high-rise, highrise, glass, concept, urban-farming, dragonfly

How Banks & Investors are starving 3rd world-Egyptian tinderbox

Seeded on Sat Feb 5, 2011 10:52 AM EST (Truthout - All Articles)

Seeded by mary beth de poutiloff (Clipped by ffeineandsugar)

Follow the money. Playing with food. No bailouts for Main St. America.

wall, food, st, world-news, revolutions, bailouts

Photos of Uncontacted Tribe Previously Unreleased

Seeded on Wed Feb 2, 2011 2:36 PM EST (CNN)

Seeded by JCAtom

One photo shows five tribe members, some in red tribal paint, standing in front of a hut and looking upward. One man is holding a bow, and another, younger person, holds a machete. Foods including bananas, papayas and cassava can be identified near the tribe members.

brazil, peru, human, amazon, illegal-logging, logging, rain-forest, conflict, society, modern