Holstee, a company that is dedicated to design with a conscience.
This is their quote.
"To deliver on this, we hold every design accountable for the impact it has for on all people, our planet and the product's quality. 10% of all Holstee revenue is used to empower entrepreneurs in the developing world through micro lending."
This is their manifesto. 
This is their address.
http://shop.holstee.com/
This is what I love.
Several months ago, I watched an incredibly informative documentary regarding genetically mutated food crops, the motivation behind them, and the danger we're facing because of it. It became a sort of obsession with me, mostly because I really had no idea how much we are threatening the survival of our future generations with these seed modifications, as well as our own. Yesterday, I came across a blog posting regarding the very company held responsible for the majority of these genetic mutations and that some of their corn has recently been linked to organ failure in lab rats. Everyone (note : if you eat, and chances are you do, then I'm talking to you) needs to be aware of what is happening with our food.
It concerns me that the majority of the public is ignorant (as I was before The Future of Food kick started my research into other GMO claims) that among the crops in the US : 89% of all Soybeans, 60% of all corn, 75% of all canola, and 83% of all cotton are GENETICALLY MODIFIED. I dare you to go one full day without coming across an American made food product that doesn't contain corn syrup. Guess where that corn syrup is coming from? Well, we already know it's bad for us, but add on top of that that there is a 60% chance that corn was genetically modified, and of that roughly an 80% chance it was modified by the Monsanto Corporation. And remember, Monsanto's GMO corn was just linked to organ failure in lab rats. Here's what's even scarier : Monsanto has seed patents. What that means in layman's terms, every time one of their GMO seeds is picked up by the wind and accidentally cross-pollinates with a non-GMO crop, not only is that crop now infected with the genetic mutation, but Monsanto has the legal right to put the newly infected crop's farm & farmer out of business for patent infringement. And that's exactly what they are doing.
What I don't know is what we can do to stop this. What I do know is that light desperately needs to be shed on this issue before any hope for change can exist.
- C.
I read a lot, mostly non-fiction. Every once and a while, I come across a written page (or series of) that forever changes my course; I equate it with those tiny intersections on the palm's life line. I picked this book up recently and the instant I started skimming the pages, I was affected by the relevance that it held with my own current personal battles.
In Russia circa 1882, Tolstoy's memoir discussing his struggles between belief in nothing vs. faith in something; a journey to understand the meaning of life, was subject of such controversy that it led to his eventual ex-communication from the Catholic church. What I have found is nothing less than a letter of recognition of sorts, a piece I feel has been written specifically for my guts to devour, my brains to absorb; one that defines my own internal conflicts, and couldn't hold more relevancy some 100 years after it was written.
- C.
Since last Friday's Iranian Presidential Election, cities across Iran are are up in arms over suspicions of fraudulent voter tallying in order to re-elect Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the president. Supporters of reform candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, are taking to the streets with both peaceful and violent protests against the Iranian government. In Tehran, amongst other cities in Iran, police and security are attempting to forcibly control and end all demonstrations. As of right this moment, 19 civilians have been confirmed deceased, but hospitals report the tolls could be as high as 150. News organizations around the world are airing footage of protesters being arrested, beaten and injured by Iranian police forces. Keep in mind, that many of the protests are peaceful and some even silent.
- C.
Read about the current situation here : http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/20/iran.election/index.html
Sign the petition urging the United Nations to step into the crisis : http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/omidadvocatescom/
Visit the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran website : http://www.iranhumanrights.org/
Watching this situation the past few days has allowed me distance from any of my own personal troubles, and to reflect on precisely how fortunate I truly am. In a time when there seems to be so many things wrong with my own country, I've never been more thankful to be an American.
What Would It Look Like?
What if the world embodied our highest potential? What would it look like? As the structures of modern society crumble, is it enough to respond with the same tired solutions? Or are we being called to question a set of unexamined assumptions that form the very basis of our civilization?
This 25-minute retrospective asks us to reflect on the state of the world and ourselves, and to listen more closely to what is being asked of us at this time of unprecedented global transformation. - excerpt from the Global Oneness website
Be a catalyst for peace, respect, unity and transformation. Spend just 25 minutes today wisely : http://www.globalonenessproject.org/videos/whatwoulditlooklike
Recently, I came across this article about the importance of setting goals...
http://www.associatedcontent.comarticle/349963/setting_goals_and_having_dreams_makes.html
Aaaand...I've decided to follow the lead of comedian Demetri Martin (skip to 5:53 in the following video)...
...by setting up my very own personal point system. Currently trying to decipher what exactly I want to include in my goals, whether on a daily, weekly, life-long basis. This should be an interesting challenge to undertake, especially when being fully committed to following what really lies at the center of it all, what the true purpose of evaluating and achieving goals really is. Imagine what kind of changes would come about in this world if we all were to take just a little bit of time to physically assess (on paper) the true achievements we desire to make every day. For one, I have no doubt that Earth would be filled with a lot more positive and focused energy. For now, I'll focus on doing my own tiny part to be ultimately integrated into the better, bigger picture.
Report from the Hubble 3/12/09 :
"When it comes to finding dark matter in space, astronomers need to go on sort of a ghost hunt. Dark matter can't be directly seen or isolated in a laboratory. Yet it makes up the bulk of the matter in the universe. It (DARK MATTER) is the invisible scaffolding for the formation of stars and galaxies. Dark matter is not made of the same stuff that stars, planets, and people are made of. That stuff is normal 'baryonic' matter, consisting of electrons, protons, and neutrons. For 80 years astronomers have known about dark matter's 'ghostly' pull on normal matter. They've known that without the gravitational 'glue' of dark matter galaxy clusters would fly apart, and even galaxies would have a hard time holding together."
Interesting.
Even contemporary physicists, such as David Bohm, protege of Einstein, tells us: "When physicists calculate the minimum amount of energy a wave can possess, they find that every cubic centimeter of empty space contains more energy than the total energy of all the matter in the known universe!" In fact, Bohm tells us that "space is NOT empty, it is FULL, a plenum as opposed to a vacuum, and is the ground for the existence of everything, including ourselves."
And what exactly does that tell us? That even on the most basic, scientific level (without even grazing the surface of existentialism) that what we know to be emptiness (or empty space), contains not only energy and light, but the potentiality for all unseen outcomes.
...Coming full circle back to the study of quantum physics, as usual.
- C.
Word on the street is that Indie 103.1 FM has been taken off the air effective immediately, and there may something we can do about it...
EMAIL! CALL! FAX! Do what you HAVE TO DO to let them know what you think of this.
Jeffery Liberman
President, Radio Division
jliberman@entravision.com
ENTRAVISION
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Suite 6000 West
Santa Monica, California 90404
Tel: 310-447-3870
Fax: 310-447-3899
From the Indie 103 website :
BYE INDIE, HELLO DIGITAL INDIE !!
This is an important message for the Indie 103.1 Radio Audience :
Indie 103.1 will cease broadcasting over this frequency effective immediately. Because of changes in the radio industry and the way radio audiences are measured, stations in this market are being forced to play too much Britney, Puffy and alternative music that is neither new nor cutting edge. Due to these challenges, Indie 103.1 was recently faced with only one option --- to play the corporate radio game.
We have decided not to play that game any longer. Rather than changing the sound, spirit, and soul of what has made Indie 103.1 great Indie 103.1 will bid farewell to the terrestrial airwaves and take an alternative course.
This could only be done on the Internet, a place where rules do not apply and where new music thrives; be it grunge, punk, or alternative � simply put, only the best music.
For those of you with a computer at home or at work, log on to www.indie1031.com and listen to the new Indie 103.1 - which is really the old Indie 103.1, not the version of Indie 103.1 we are removing from the broadcast airwaves.
We thank our listeners and advertisers for their support of the greatest radio station ever conceived, and look forward to continuing to deliver the famed Indie 103.1 music and spirit over the Internet to passionate music listeners around the world.
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