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EPOD: Virga Over Okanagan Lake, BC
Earth Science Picture of the Day Photographer: Stu Witmer Earth Science Picture of the Day for July 16, 2009 Just after 1 p.m. on September 17, 2004 I shot this photo of a thunderstorm that had been looming all morning over Okanagan Lake, B.C.
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Instantshift Beautiful Graffiti Artworks
When I was a little kid my dad used to keep a scrapbook full of photos of graffiti. His own personal pics were of art around the Vancouver area but he also had snaps of graffiti from all around the world. I think some of my political interests were possibly spawned in those days, reading [...]
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“Twilight” Pushes the Harmful Gender Stereotypes We’ve Fought for Decades
AlterNet / Esté Yarmosh, The Women’s Media Center Young readers of the popular books encounter women shoved back into traditional gender stereotypes that have taken years of effort to overcome. Some make excuses for the immensely popular Twilight book series by saying, “well, at least kids are reading now.” I, too, think that it’s great [...]
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Russian pagans from ancient cult greet solstice
AP / SERGEI PONOMAREV MALOYAROSLAVETS, Russia – Tambourine throbbing in hand, Velislav chants to gods whose cult has almost been obliterated by a millennium of Christianity in Russia. Several hundred followers wearing linen, ancient Slavic ornaments and flower garlands circle around the high priest to celebrate the summer solstice, in an all-night festivity fought by [...]
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Vampires, Werewolves, and “Scary” Female Sexuality: the Sexist World of Twilight
AlterNet By Carmen D. Siering, Ms. Magazine. Posted May 19, 2009. Adults have an obligation to start a conversation concerning the darker themes and anti-feminist rhetoric in the extremely popular Twilight series. In Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight saga, a wildly popular four-book series of young adult novels, the protagonist Bella Swan — by all accounts a [...]
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Woman fought robbers with chili, broom
They’re going to need those blood pressure pills after the razzing they take, getting chased off with a broom and some chili…Fear The Bean! ———- Woman fought robbers with chili, broom – UPI.com TAZEWELL, Tenn., May 19 (UPI) — Authorities in Tennessee said a woman whose home was invaded by two men “fought them off” [...]
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Outing [11]
::OUTING:: Chapter 11 **Present Time** Gabriel’s POV “Stop doing that shit, you’re gonna give yourself a stiff neck.” I frown at Vin but keep craning my neck in all directions at once. “Where are they? I can’t see them.” I’ve been trying to spot Vin’s parents among the people that crowd the terminal but to [...]
Outing [10]
::OUTING:: Chapter 10 **Present Time** Vin’s POV As I close the door of the house I see Gabe talking with Lorna, our neighbor. I still don’t know how old she is, anywhere from 50 to 80 is my guess. She won’t tell us, anyway. Lorna doesn’t believe in ages, she says that knowing how old [...]
Virginity Fetish: How Our Obsession With “Sexual Purity” Hurts Women
AlterNet By Jessica Valenti, Seal Press. Boys are taught that the things that make them good are universally accepted ethical ideals; women are told our worth lies between our legs. Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from The Purity Myth: How America’s Obsession with Virginity Is Hurting Young Women by Jessica Valenti, published by [...]
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