zoearcher:

thenoobyorker:

Tehran, Iran - Iranian women gather in front of the Swiss Embassy in Tehran to show their support of anti-Wall Street demonstrators in the United States on October 22, 2011. UPI.Maryam Rahmanian [source]

Awesome, kick-ass Iranian women supporting Occupy Wall Street.

mellaexoticka:

hold that thought

OOOH. :0

canned:

I’ve read about the paper going around that maps the structure of stock ownership between all the major transnational corporations in the world. One thing they found was that a tight group of around 147 corporations owned a large proportion of all other corporations.  

I doubt I’m the only one who considers this in the context of 8 countries that control the world. 

thefuzzydave:

maggieblueberry: Man builds low-impact woodland hobbit house for under $5000.

Simon Dale’s home is a woodland construction that took just four months to build and the low-impact, environmentally-friendly home now allows his family to live close to nature.

The home, built with the help of his father-in-law and volunteers, is dug into the hillside for low-visual impact and shelter from the elements. The framework is made of spare oak fallen from nearby woodland. The reciprocal roofing makes the home safe and aesthetically pleasing to the eye. The walls and flooring are insulated with straw bales to keep the Welsh winter elements at bay and the roof was made with mud and then turf finish with a plastic sheeting base.

philulzophy:

ilovecharts:

-inlandwest

…but you’re right, there’s probably no way we could cut that defense budget.

why are all of these popular posts wrong? There’s no doubt that we have too many nuclear weapons, but since 1982 there have been several nuclear weapons reduction treaties.  

@_@

occupygso:

Saturday’s march: Occupy Greensboro members and supporters pause in front of Bank of America. Via Keith Warther.

peecharrific:

ELLE Cover Lightens The Most Beautiful Woman in the World

Leave it to ELLE Magazine to photochop the world’s most beautiful woman. Aishwarya Rai, the reigning queen of Indian cinema, model and classically trained dancer is currently on the cover of ELLE India—several shades lighter. Rai’s skin has been lightened and her dark brown hair appears to have a red tint to it.

The Times of India reported the former Miss World is “furious with the bleaching botch-up” and is considering taking legal action against ELLE.

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nicefigure:

Folding principles of the human genome +citation