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| If the world went vegetarian, world hunger would be cured overnight and be healthier than ever. |
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| Children suffer in US-war torn Afghanistan |
Showing posts with label world hunger. Show all posts
Showing posts with label world hunger. Show all posts
Monday, October 16, 2023
Afghans, Gazans starve on World Food Day
NationalDayCalendar.com, Oct. 16, 2023; Crystal Q., Seth Auberon (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
World Food Day is held every year on Oct. 16th. On this day, more than 150 countries unite to raise awareness of the issues surrounding poverty and hunger.
According to World Hunger Statistics, 785 million people across the planet do not have enough food to sustain a healthy life. The number equals about one in nine people in the world. Surprisingly, the majority of hungry people live in developing countries. Poor nutrition causes 45% of deaths in children under the age of 5. That means just over 3 million children a year die because they don't have access to enough nutritious food.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Starving for meaning in New York
Ashley Wells, Amber Larson, Wisdom Quarterly; Bhikkhu Bodhi (Buddhist Global Relief)
One day when I was talking about the importance of taking immediate
action on climate change, a good friend of mine said, “I just wish the
scientists would get together and tell us whether they think climate
change is happening.”
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| New York City: Reaching Youth Starved for Meaning (buddhistglobalrelief) |
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| Bhante |
The Reciprocity Foundation was
established in 2006 to address the plight of homeless youth in New York
City.
[Two years ago] in 2012, when they found that the homeless students were arriving
hungry and unable to focus, the RF team started a vegetarian meal
program called “Starved for Meaning.”
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| We won't stand for sexism, racism (FEMEN) |
Meals, prepared collectively and
served “family-style,” with a moment of gratitude before the meal,
fulfilled the students’ hunger for community, dialogue, and meaning.
Last year, with the help of Buddhist Global Relief funds, the number of meals doubled and
there was an increase in the number of youth coming to the center for
food.
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| Bombarded with propaganda from the NY Times |
In a questionnaire about the program, 100 percent of the youth
said that their life improved as a result of the meals, they felt a
greater sense of belonging, and they felt more optimistic about their
life.
[This is June 2014 and] over the next year, BGR funding will help the Reciprocity
Foundation increase the capacity of the vegetarian meal program for
homeless youth in NYC and expand the food program to reach young people
living on the streets. This and the next in the Bronx are annually renewable projects:
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| Engaged Buddhism: Buddhist Global Relief Charity (BuddhistGlobalRelief.wordpress.com) |
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| New York City: Community Garden Plots in the Bronx (Fiscal BGR Projects) |
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| Occupy Wall Street (Carolyn Cole/latimes.com) |
The Urban Community Food Project (UCFP) was started in 2011 as an initiative of the Urban Rebuilding Initiative.
Its mission is to build a sustainable food system throughout New York
in order to fight poverty and resultant food insecurity.
UCFP’s farms
are located in the 16th Congressional District of the US, an
area that has the lowest median income and the highest rates of
unemployment and [police state mass] incarceration in the nation. UCFP works with at-risk
youth, young adults, and formerly incarcerated men in local
neighborhoods to convert urban spaces into food production sites. The
food grown on these sites is donated to neighborhood food pantries and
homeless shelters. The BGR grant will help UCFP fulfill its goals for
2014-15, which include:
- Developing four inner-city farms that will produce 5,000 pounds of produce for local food pantries and soup kitchens;
- introducing a new fitness program called “good food and fitness go hand in hand”; and
- offering regular workshops on
sustainability, urban farming, green technology, and civic action.
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| Ayya |
One day when I was talking about the importance of taking immediate
action on climate change, a good friend of mine said, “I just wish the
scientists would get together and tell us whether they think climate
change is happening.”
Bhikkhu Bodhi (accesstoinsight.org); Dhr. Seven (ed.), Wisdom Quarterly
However much the modern world may pride itself on its triumphs
over the foolishness of the past, the progress
we credit ourselves with has been bought at a steep price.
The price is so steep that it throws into question the worth of our achievements. This price has been the shared conviction we've lost that our lives are endowed with any ultimate meaning.
Even though in earlier ages humans lived in a space populated largely by figments of the collective imagination, they could still claim a precious asset we sorely lack: a firm belief that their everyday lives had enduring significance stemming from a transcendent goal.
Present-day attitudes -- molded by scientific reductionism
and technocratic audacity -- have combined forces to sweep away from our
minds even the faint suspicion that our lives may possess any deeper
meaning than material prosperity and techie innovations.
For many people today the consequence of this militancy is a pervasive sense of meaninglessness. Cut loose from our living spiritual traditions, we drift on a sea of confusion where all values seem arbitrary and relative. We float aimlessly along the waves without any supreme purpose to serve as the polestar for our ideals or inspiration for our thoughts and actions.
Nature does not tolerate a vacuum, and humankind
does not tolerate a loss of meaning. So to escape the
plunge into the abyss of meaninglessness, we grasp after distractions.
We pursue pleasure and power, wealth and status, surround ourselves with contraptions, invest our hopes in emotional relationships that only conceal our own inner poverty.
At the same time as we become absorbed in distractions to cope with our psychological void, we stifle a deeper and more insistent need -- the longing for a peace and freedom that does not depend on externals.
The Buddha's solution
One of the great blessings of the Buddha's teaching is the remedy
it can offer for the problem of meaninglessness so widespread in human
life today.
The Dharma can serve as a source of meaning because it provides us with the two requisites of a meaningful life -- an ultimate goal in life and a clearcut and flexible set of instructions to advance toward that goal from wherever we are now [even if it's in Jay Z and Alicia Keys' overcrowded, concrete megalopolis of New York City]. More
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| The stupas of Pagan, Burma, the ancient "City of Pagodas" (Platongkohphoto/flickr) |
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| You hungry for meaning? Eat Chinese food! |
The price is so steep that it throws into question the worth of our achievements. This price has been the shared conviction we've lost that our lives are endowed with any ultimate meaning.
Even though in earlier ages humans lived in a space populated largely by figments of the collective imagination, they could still claim a precious asset we sorely lack: a firm belief that their everyday lives had enduring significance stemming from a transcendent goal.
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| "NYPD is a layoff away from joining us!" |
For many people today the consequence of this militancy is a pervasive sense of meaninglessness. Cut loose from our living spiritual traditions, we drift on a sea of confusion where all values seem arbitrary and relative. We float aimlessly along the waves without any supreme purpose to serve as the polestar for our ideals or inspiration for our thoughts and actions.
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| When in the Bronx, go back to Nature! |
We pursue pleasure and power, wealth and status, surround ourselves with contraptions, invest our hopes in emotional relationships that only conceal our own inner poverty.
At the same time as we become absorbed in distractions to cope with our psychological void, we stifle a deeper and more insistent need -- the longing for a peace and freedom that does not depend on externals.
The Buddha's solution
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| Calm and insight bring inner-light (flickr.com) |
The Dharma can serve as a source of meaning because it provides us with the two requisites of a meaningful life -- an ultimate goal in life and a clearcut and flexible set of instructions to advance toward that goal from wherever we are now [even if it's in Jay Z and Alicia Keys' overcrowded, concrete megalopolis of New York City]. More
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Buddhist Global Relief, L.A. (Bhikkhu Bodhi)
Dhr. Seven, Wisdom Quarterly; Bhikkhu Bodhi (BuddhistGlobalRelief.org)
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| Monastics in Theravada Burma tour by foot promoting generosity or dāna (mirror.co.uk) |
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| Buddha in walking pose |
Join Bhikkhu Bodhi, Wisdom Quarterly, Dharma Punx, Dharma Vijaya, Insight LA, and others for a day of compassionate action to promote food aid, sustainable farming, and education for girls and women in Asia, Africa, North America, and Haiti. Where? Santa Monica, California. When? Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013. How? Check in time begins at 8:30 am and continues until the walk starts at 9:30 am. We will begin and end at Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society (West), 1001a Colorado Blvd., Santa Monica 90401-2809. The distance we will cover is three miles looping through the beautiful beachside city and tourist mecca of Santa Monica (Los Angeles). Register online or donate. To give life a percentage of the proceeds will benefit the Westside Foodbank.
- Info: Tom Moritz (310) 963-0199 (tom.moritz@gmail.com)
(BGRelief) Ven. Bodhi presents the mission of Buddhist Global Relief
at Clodagh Design, New York City in November 2009.
Friday, September 7, 2012
American Buddhists walk to feed the hungry
Bhikkhu Bodhi (firstgiving.com); Wisdom Quarterly
This October the world's leading American Buddhist scholar-monk, advocate for women, and teacher of Wisdom Quarterly's editors, Bhikkhu Bodhi, will be walking, walking, and walking to feed the hungry.
This October the world's leading American Buddhist scholar-monk, advocate for women, and teacher of Wisdom Quarterly's editors, Bhikkhu Bodhi, will be walking, walking, and walking to feed the hungry.
Join the walk in New York, Los Angeles, and Escondido! Why? Every year hunger and hunger-related illnesses claim the lives of ten million people, half of them children. Knowing this breaks not only the heart of this preeminent monk and translator, but of all compassionate Americans. It's even worse knowing that instead of funding endless wars, just a few dollars can do much to relieve this needless human suffering.
Ven. Bodhi is an inspiration to Buddhists worldwide with his acclaimed translations of the Buddha's collection of sutras that have become the standard.
After giving so much of his life to studying and translating the Buddha’s discourses, he has gone a further step to show us the importance of putting compassion into action.
After giving so much of his life to studying and translating the Buddha’s discourses, he has gone a further step to show us the importance of putting compassion into action.
As the great empire of force, theft, and violence, we must also help -- really help -- where it’s needed most. Buddhist Global Relief (BGR) exists because of his efforts, and it continues to be guided by his wisdom, compassion, and virtue. BGR is dedicated to combating global hunger and effectively changing and saving lives.
Individual stories may break our hearts, but they also lift our spirits, inspiring us to keep on walking for the benefit of the helpless. Walks such as these give poor and hungry people the resources, tools, and hope they need to live healthy, productive lives and become a source of help to others.
Do something
Now you have the chance to support Bhikkhu Bodhi’s walk to help change the course of someone’s life. Every dollar given makes a real difference, enabling children to eat, girls to go to school, farmers to grow more crops, and women to support their families. Learn more about how BGR works and hear Bhikkhu Bodhi’s words of encouragement at buddhistglobalrelief.org.
Friday, March 23, 2012
"Hunger Games" (and other attractions)
I. Rony, Wisdom Quarterly (COMING ATTRACTIONS)
The great thing about the "Hunger Games" is the message that in the future, everyone is hot! This record breaker is a new Hollywood remake of old Hollywood's "Logan's Run." But now it's about starving teenagers under an elite 1% rather than a forever-young society where anyone who turns 30 gets killed by prior agreement -- unless one decides to run. That's where sandman Logan comes in. The tables are turned on the establishment. This cheesy futuristic film of the seventies looks a lot better here with its deleted scenes restored and alternative footage (thanks to Greathall75, who explains that the primary audience for this extended trailer was theater owners deciding whether or not to carry the film). "Logan's Run" became a classic, and the "Hunger Games" franchise is sure to be a massive blockbuster and golden goose. Read the books. More
The great thing about the "Hunger Games" is the message that in the future, everyone is hot! This record breaker is a new Hollywood remake of old Hollywood's "Logan's Run." But now it's about starving teenagers under an elite 1% rather than a forever-young society where anyone who turns 30 gets killed by prior agreement -- unless one decides to run. That's where sandman Logan comes in. The tables are turned on the establishment. This cheesy futuristic film of the seventies looks a lot better here with its deleted scenes restored and alternative footage (thanks to Greathall75, who explains that the primary audience for this extended trailer was theater owners deciding whether or not to carry the film). "Logan's Run" became a classic, and the "Hunger Games" franchise is sure to be a massive blockbuster and golden goose. Read the books. More
"4:44 Last Day on Earth"
(TrailerObsessed) The Dalai Lama appears along with many Buddhist images and references. A couple in love live in an apartment high above the city. He's an actor. She's a painter. This afternoon is like any other, except with one difference: The world will end tomorrow at 4:44 am. The final meltdown comes with a warning but with no means of escape. There will be no survivors. (Watch it at mubi.com).
Asura mythology: "Wrath of the Titans"
(MovieclipsCOMINGSOON) Perseus embarks on a treacherous quest into the underworld to rescue Zeus, who has been targeted for capture by his traitorous son, Ares, and his brother, Hades. Five years after his first adventure, Perseus rules Argos with Andromeda at his side and a newborn baby as their heir. But in the shadows lurks Calibos, the cursed "demon" thought dead now out for revenge. Not only the Greeks but ancient Indians and Buddhists believed in the lore of the titans (asuras) and demigods (devas), who mated humans. A collective or archetypal memory of advanced alien visitors, Annunaki or Nephilim, who descended from space to establish empires in ancient pre-biblical lands of Sumer, Egypt, Greece, Mesopotamia, Babylon, and the mysterious East. Teaser. The same theme was explored in the films "Immortals" (with beautiful oracles) and "Thor" (about Nordic space aliens). PROMETHEUS: A team of explorers (with Charlize Theron) discover a clue to the origins of humankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race. A movie by Ridley Scott.
Blaze of Glory: The Toulouse Gunman Story
(ITN) In a world where European jihadists go apesh*t on Jewish school children and innocent cops, where it takes a paramilitary force of 300 to try to bring in one man alive, Mo Merah ain't going out like that. Not with Al Qaeda's blessings and Sarkozy's political future on the line. Watch the gripping true life tale of an angry pretext for a French clampdown on civil liberties and Internet freedoms. It's all in the name of greater "security," so fear not Francophiles. The safety you demanded is now mandatory. Read more in the US and directly from the BBC.
"The Expendables II"
(AllBallsEntertainment) Can't get enough killing with your extra large popcorn? Ultra-violence is the playground of a sexually repressed society. So if you haven't gotten enough of war-glorifying movies (that quietly normalize empire), how about films with real soldiers as actors and the US military winning Hollywood's help to find recruits for the US/MIC's wars abroad and spying on the homeland? Here is the ultimate testosterone-poisoned movie event of the year: Sylvester Stallone (Rambo), McGarnical (The Simpsons), Chuck Norris (Texas Ranger), Arnold Schwarzenegger (aka "McBain," failed California governor), Ashton Kutcher's dad (that bald guy, Demi's ex), and every action star with, inexplicably, the exception of Buddhist Steven Seagal.
From "Top Gun" to disgusting acts of murder, preemptive invasion, war crimes, and imperialism collectively renamed an "Act of Valor," this *ick flick is sure to keep the men in the family cooing and calling their friends:
"Act of Valor" - How Hollywood Helps the M.I.C.
(MovieclipsTRAILERS) When the rescue of a kidnapped CIA operative leads to the discovery of a deadly "terrorist" plot against the US, a team of SEALs is dispatched on a worldwide manhunt. As the [mercenaries] of Bandito Platoon race to stop a coordinated attack that could kill and wound thousands of American civilians, they must balance their commitment to country, team, [apple pie], and their families back home. "Act of Valor" uses active-duty US Navy Seals as ham "actors." The characters they play are fictional and their thespian skills laughable, but the deadly weapons and tactics used are REAL. And now that the NDAA (the indefinite detention bill signed into law by Commander in Chief Obama) makes every American civilian a legitimate target simply under a secret allegation of anyone being a "belligerent," a "domestic 'terrorist,'" or an Occupy protester, the guns may be aimed at us.
"Hell and Back Again" (real life war)
(MovieclipsTRAILERS) Embedded with US Marines' Echo Company in Afghanistan, photojournalist and filmmaker Danfung Dennis reveals the devastating impact a Taliban machine gun bullet (shot by a jihadist trying to defend from infidel thieves after an oil pipeline, rare earth minerals, and world domination through strategic influence of the region) has on the life of an invading 25-year-old Sergeant Nathan Harris, an imperial soldier for the US military-industrial complex. The film seamlessly transitions from stunning war reportage to an intimate, visceral portrait of one man's personal struggle at home in North Carolina, where Harris confronts the physical and emotional difficulties of re-adjusting to civilian life with the love and support of his wife, Ashley. Masterfully contrasting the intensity of the frontline with the unsettling normality of home, "Hell and Back Again" lays bare the true cost of war.
"Last Days Here" - destruction turned inward
(MovieclipsTRAILERS) This documentary from Don Argott and Demian Fenton is a raw, real-life, yet unexpectedly touching portrait of cult metal legend Bobby Liebling, chronicling his bid to resurrect his life and career after decades of wasting away in his parents' basement. Liebling made his mark in the '70s as the outrageous frontman of Pentagram, a "street" Black Sabbath whose heavy metal riffs once blew audiences' minds. But various acts of self-destruction, multiple band break-ups, and botched record deals eventually condemned his music to obscurity. Now in his 50s, wasted by hardcore drug (heroin, meth, and crack) use and living on the charity of his ever-patient mother and father (a former Nixon advisor), Bobby's music is finally discovered by the heavy metal underground. For over three years filmmakers (and metal musicians) Argott and Fenton are witnesses to his unbelievable journey, following the triumphs and downfalls of this underground icon at the crossroads of life and death. More
Bjork's Army of Me ("Sucker Punch" remix)
(RobbieAlterno) Imagine if someone thought to mix senseless violence and demeaning sex? "Sucker Punch" explored the concept in a futuristic fantasy film about Nazis, strippers, and very strong girls who can at least dream of fighting and killing the way men are taught to heartlessly fight and kill. "Go along to get along," or what was the message being sent by Hollywood accompanied by a great Bjork song?
(TrailerObsessed) The Dalai Lama appears along with many Buddhist images and references. A couple in love live in an apartment high above the city. He's an actor. She's a painter. This afternoon is like any other, except with one difference: The world will end tomorrow at 4:44 am. The final meltdown comes with a warning but with no means of escape. There will be no survivors. (Watch it at mubi.com).
Asura mythology: "Wrath of the Titans"
(MovieclipsCOMINGSOON) Perseus embarks on a treacherous quest into the underworld to rescue Zeus, who has been targeted for capture by his traitorous son, Ares, and his brother, Hades. Five years after his first adventure, Perseus rules Argos with Andromeda at his side and a newborn baby as their heir. But in the shadows lurks Calibos, the cursed "demon" thought dead now out for revenge. Not only the Greeks but ancient Indians and Buddhists believed in the lore of the titans (asuras) and demigods (devas), who mated humans. A collective or archetypal memory of advanced alien visitors, Annunaki or Nephilim, who descended from space to establish empires in ancient pre-biblical lands of Sumer, Egypt, Greece, Mesopotamia, Babylon, and the mysterious East. Teaser. The same theme was explored in the films "Immortals" (with beautiful oracles) and "Thor" (about Nordic space aliens). PROMETHEUS: A team of explorers (with Charlize Theron) discover a clue to the origins of humankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race. A movie by Ridley Scott.Blaze of Glory: The Toulouse Gunman Story
(ITN) In a world where European jihadists go apesh*t on Jewish school children and innocent cops, where it takes a paramilitary force of 300 to try to bring in one man alive, Mo Merah ain't going out like that. Not with Al Qaeda's blessings and Sarkozy's political future on the line. Watch the gripping true life tale of an angry pretext for a French clampdown on civil liberties and Internet freedoms. It's all in the name of greater "security," so fear not Francophiles. The safety you demanded is now mandatory. Read more in the US and directly from the BBC.
"The Expendables II"
(AllBallsEntertainment) Can't get enough killing with your extra large popcorn? Ultra-violence is the playground of a sexually repressed society. So if you haven't gotten enough of war-glorifying movies (that quietly normalize empire), how about films with real soldiers as actors and the US military winning Hollywood's help to find recruits for the US/MIC's wars abroad and spying on the homeland? Here is the ultimate testosterone-poisoned movie event of the year: Sylvester Stallone (Rambo), McGarnical (The Simpsons), Chuck Norris (Texas Ranger), Arnold Schwarzenegger (aka "McBain," failed California governor), Ashton Kutcher's dad (that bald guy, Demi's ex), and every action star with, inexplicably, the exception of Buddhist Steven Seagal.From "Top Gun" to disgusting acts of murder, preemptive invasion, war crimes, and imperialism collectively renamed an "Act of Valor," this *ick flick is sure to keep the men in the family cooing and calling their friends:
"Act of Valor" - How Hollywood Helps the M.I.C.
(MovieclipsTRAILERS) When the rescue of a kidnapped CIA operative leads to the discovery of a deadly "terrorist" plot against the US, a team of SEALs is dispatched on a worldwide manhunt. As the [mercenaries] of Bandito Platoon race to stop a coordinated attack that could kill and wound thousands of American civilians, they must balance their commitment to country, team, [apple pie], and their families back home. "Act of Valor" uses active-duty US Navy Seals as ham "actors." The characters they play are fictional and their thespian skills laughable, but the deadly weapons and tactics used are REAL. And now that the NDAA (the indefinite detention bill signed into law by Commander in Chief Obama) makes every American civilian a legitimate target simply under a secret allegation of anyone being a "belligerent," a "domestic 'terrorist,'" or an Occupy protester, the guns may be aimed at us.
"Hell and Back Again" (real life war)
(MovieclipsTRAILERS) Embedded with US Marines' Echo Company in Afghanistan, photojournalist and filmmaker Danfung Dennis reveals the devastating impact a Taliban machine gun bullet (shot by a jihadist trying to defend from infidel thieves after an oil pipeline, rare earth minerals, and world domination through strategic influence of the region) has on the life of an invading 25-year-old Sergeant Nathan Harris, an imperial soldier for the US military-industrial complex. The film seamlessly transitions from stunning war reportage to an intimate, visceral portrait of one man's personal struggle at home in North Carolina, where Harris confronts the physical and emotional difficulties of re-adjusting to civilian life with the love and support of his wife, Ashley. Masterfully contrasting the intensity of the frontline with the unsettling normality of home, "Hell and Back Again" lays bare the true cost of war.
"Last Days Here" - destruction turned inward
(MovieclipsTRAILERS) This documentary from Don Argott and Demian Fenton is a raw, real-life, yet unexpectedly touching portrait of cult metal legend Bobby Liebling, chronicling his bid to resurrect his life and career after decades of wasting away in his parents' basement. Liebling made his mark in the '70s as the outrageous frontman of Pentagram, a "street" Black Sabbath whose heavy metal riffs once blew audiences' minds. But various acts of self-destruction, multiple band break-ups, and botched record deals eventually condemned his music to obscurity. Now in his 50s, wasted by hardcore drug (heroin, meth, and crack) use and living on the charity of his ever-patient mother and father (a former Nixon advisor), Bobby's music is finally discovered by the heavy metal underground. For over three years filmmakers (and metal musicians) Argott and Fenton are witnesses to his unbelievable journey, following the triumphs and downfalls of this underground icon at the crossroads of life and death. More
Bjork's Army of Me ("Sucker Punch" remix)
(RobbieAlterno) Imagine if someone thought to mix senseless violence and demeaning sex? "Sucker Punch" explored the concept in a futuristic fantasy film about Nazis, strippers, and very strong girls who can at least dream of fighting and killing the way men are taught to heartlessly fight and kill. "Go along to get along," or what was the message being sent by Hollywood accompanied by a great Bjork song?
Friday, January 28, 2011
Tragedies in Spaceflight
At 78 seconds after liftoff, this image shows Challenger's left wing, main engines (still burning residual propellant), and the forward fuselage (crew cabin) (NASA).
(FOX News/space.com) The dangers of human spaceflight will be on many people's minds during the next week as NASA and the nation commemorate three space tragedies. Twenty-five years ago, the space shuttle Challenger broke apart less than two minutes after launch, killing all seven astronauts aboard. On Feb. 1, 2003, the shuttle Columbia and her seven-astronaut crew were lost during re-entry into Earth's atmosphere. And on Jan. 27, 1967, a fire during a ground test killed three astronauts preparing for the Apollo I mission.
Fairytales, pseudo-science, conspiracy theories: There are no Nazis, there's no such thing as a "UFO," and to even say the word "aryan" is racist. Sure the government lies a little, sometimes, but they're just doing it to protect us.
COMMENTARY
Can anything be safe? When are they going to fix the planes, trains, and automobiles and make them completely harmless or at least a lot safer than they are now? More people die in a day on the highways than have ever died trying to get to space.
Like the world's nonexistent food shortage (there's currently more than enough, it's just a matter of allocating it to everyone in need), safety is a matter of ambition. Do we want it? Can we get it for the price we're willing to pay? Can we accept imperfection? We already launch stuff into space without rockets, fanfare, or wasteful consumption. (But that's a secret! And anyway, one would have to believe in Nazis and UFOs band lunar bases.) We already have unlimited sources of free energy. (But that's a secret, too! But one would have to believe in perpetual motion machines, cold fusion, space-time extractions, and physics not in the popular mind.)
So why would FOX News ask the question, Will human space flight ever truly be safe? To get us willing to spend more on space budgets in the name of safety? The Pentagon is siphoning off so much of the budget in secret black projects, plunging us into debt we can never legitimately pay off, that they must have a plan. (But that's secret, too!)
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Atheists Unveil Ad Campaign for Holidays
War on Earth and Goodwill to All
Israel not interested in peace: Syria's Assad
(Reuters, Dec. 23, 2009) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Wednesday that peace talks with Israel had been stalled because Israel was not interested in achieving peace.
World Hunger? 4 reasons you feel "fake hungry"
Eating meals made up of certain foods can leave you feeling hungrier. Energy-boosting foods - 5 major eating mistakes - Fruits with high fiber
Burma to buy Russian MiG planes
(BBC) Russia has signed a contract to deliver 20 MiG-29 fighter planes to Burma, Russian media reports say. The contract is worth 400m euros ($570m), sources close to the Russian arms firm Rosoboronexport say. Many countries in the West have imposed sanctions against Burma, in response to its poor human rights record.
Movement In Burma?
(VOA, Dec. 21, 2009) Detained Burmese democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi for the first time in nearly a year was allowed to meet with elder members of her opposition political party, the National League of Democracy. The Nobel Peace laureate was taken from her home in Rangoon where she is under house arrest...for a brief opportunity to...ask permission to reorganize the party.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Woman jailed for insulting Buddhist king
Thai jailed for insulting kingBANGKOK - A Thai court has sentenced an activist to 18 years in prison for insulting Thailand's beloved king in speeches during political rallies.
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