Short snowboard run towards the end of the season last year.

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My sciencey-type followers will get a kick out of this channel...

These guys do videos drawing pictures while explaining physics... Making learning fun!

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Happiness is your decision
Inspired by my relationship coach, +Aileen Santos.

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Stanford University is introducing five free online classes this month, to launch on March 12, following a successful pilot last fall that drew more than 350,000 participants from around the world. Read the article to learn more about signing up!

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This is an exceptional video... I've never seen anything like it. This single video is going to shape public policy in the next year.

This is the real life, carefully planned marketing of a supervillain. This will be amazing to watch.

KONY 2012

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IF Apple announces the iPad3 right now, here today... I'll give one away!

Here is how to enter:

1) You gotta have me in a Circle. Got that? Cool.
2) Publicly share this post!

That's it! So, if you want to be one of the first people to get your hands on an iPad3 here is your first chance!!!

Oh, and this is only for US and Canada folks. Sorry! I love you guys across the pond but shipping is very, very difficult and expensive for these types of things.

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Those against Invisible Children and the Kony 2012 movement

In the last 24 hours a video made by the organization Invisible Children has gone viral. It has been shared across the internet, even by me. Afters its release there has been a series of blog posts that are attempting to attack the video and the organization. Sadly most of those I see making outlandish comments have ZERO experience in a.) working in a 3rd world country or b.) have never worked or ran an NGO before. As usual, I can't just keep my mouth shut....

Here is the link to the video in question:
KONY 2012

Here is one of the articles in opposition:
http://visiblechildren.tumblr.com/

Here is a break down of the articles main points in opposition of IC and my responses. IC = Invisible Children for this post.

- IC only gives 32% to direct services

This translates to cash on the ground. One thing that most people do not realize or want to accept is that there are multiple different types of NGOs out there. There are those that focus on work on the ground for providing care, education, food and medical services and then there are those like IC. IC purpose is to effect change through movement. That is their power. They survive on viral marketing of their cause. So this means that where their finances are concerned, more money will be spent on movies like this, marketing campaigns and even staff salary to make it all happen, then providing direct services to those in Uganda and other parts of Africa. Both have a place in the humanitarian world. I have an organization I founded called "Lespwa Haiti" thats sole purpose was to provide free professional media for small local haitian organizations on the ground, allowing them to reach more donors and raise more money by having images and video that move people. Its all part of what is needed out there.

- Support for Military Intervention

While a touchy subject the article might be right, although it is not black and white but rather shades of gray. The reality is that humanity as a whole does not understand pacifism. Some times action is needed and rarely ( but sometimes) it is the only solution. The key is to make it about empowering the local people rather then fighting wars for them. Creating a cycle of dependance on NGO aid is a HUGE HUGE issue in the world. I always say "IDP camps are temporary solutions that turn into permanent problems". People have a right to oppose war, but if those same people think that action can not sometimes be beneficial and or required, they are living in a utopian dream world that does not exist. Yes there are other Kony's out there, but the world is a better place without Hitler, regardless if Stalin and his like rose up after his passing.

- Manipulating facts for film making purposes

Again, another touchy subject. Yes, I would love to live in a world where I could post something on Google+ about the plight of kids in Nepal, Rhinos being slaughtered in Africa and genocide in the Congo and have people stand up with me to help fight for these causes, but it doesn't work like that. We live in an "instant" world with instant coffee, instant messaging and others. Peoples attention spans are nano seconds these days. No one in the NGO world likes to tell a story in a way that grabs peoples attention when they have to create it in such a way, but it is reality. The frustration of screaming from the top of your lungs for help and having no one come is a good analogy. Viral helps movements that will in-turn help enact change. IC is about story telling and building a movement for people that had no voice. That is their purpose first and for most.

- Supporting the Uganda Military

When you work in a country like Uganda you have to make tough choices. When no one is listening to your cries for help, you sometimes have to do the best with what you have. This is certainly something that NEEDS looking into, but again the world is not always black and white. It would be nice to say...these are the good guys and these are the bad guys. But the world is not clean cut, since everyone is coming from a different prospective. Maybe there was no other options. Having worked mostly in 3rd world countries, I can tell you that I have had to pay many people off to do anything about anything. Not a fun situation, but reality. Seeing children starving to death in person changes you. You will never be the same. At times you will do what you feel is needed to change the situation.

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So there you have it. They are not perfect and they are not an organization for everyone. But it is hard to not get worked up when I see people make outlandish statements based on other peoples opinions without ever having had any experience working in the NGO world. Its a rough place to work, both physically and emotionally and often times your only option to help is to make the choice between the lesser of two evils. Utopia does not exist. Humanity destroyed it long ago....

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Google+ Test: Sharing our homepage to see if it shows up in ripples in real-time: https://plus.google.com/ripple/details?url=http%3A%2F%2Fdejanseo.com.au%2F

Hilarious.

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Who else thinks 'Daylight saving time' is idiotic and pointless?

I think Daylight saving time is an obsolete, idiotic waste of time, energy and attention. What do you think?

http://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-daylight-saving-time-20120309,0,4357567.story

Plus, Daylight saving time isn't good for your health:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120307162555.htm

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This is amazing. AMAZING.

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This is what amazon spent nearly 1 billion for.

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Funniest comedian I've ever seen.

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New tour dates: #NYC tomorrow, then #SanDiego, #Phoenix, #Tucson, #SanAntonio,#Dallas, #NewOrleans, #London Tickets: http://t.co/SKlMU8oO

If you see "The Hunger Games" this weekend be sure you eat something first. -- Steve Martin (@SteveMartinToGo)

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I'll have a look later

It's a shame this band is defunct. Great blast from the recent past.

#KimKanyeCoupleName Woman with TV show and musician who won't share an elevator -- Todd Barry (@toddbarry)

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How many people in your circles are people you know in real life... not ones you met as a result of being on Google plus? For me the number is 4.

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I shared some road stories with @BlackBook http://www.blackbookmag.com/art/todd-barry-s-very-strange-road-stories-1.47447

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http://www.cringely.com/2012/04/not-your-fathers-IBM/

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Great live Zappa.

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Enjoy some quality this morning.

Popular music is musically uninteresting. It's so boring. Listen to the percussion on anything you find on the radio and you'll see what I mean. Unless you like boring... then by all means, don't play or listen to this track.

PS -- I'm checking "Notify about this post" for a particular Zappa circle for posts like these. If you want to be in it or don't want to be in it, just say the word.

#KurtVonnegut yesterday, #FrankZappa today?

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56 episodes of Star Trek at the same time.

Now THAT's a YouTube video!

#startrek

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Very moving photo and story.

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[This story is the best]

Jacob spoke first.

“I want to know if my hair is just like yours,” he told Mr. Obama, so quietly that the president asked him to speak again.

Jacob did, and Mr. Obama replied, “Why don’t you touch it and see for yourself?” He brought his head level with Jacob, who hesitated.

“Touch it, dude!” Mr. Obama said.

As Jacob patted the presidential crown, Mr. Souza snapped. “So, what do you think?” Mr. Obama asked.

“Yes, it does feel the same,” Jacob said.

A copy of the photo hangs in the Philadelphia family’s living room with several others taken that day. Mr. Philadelphia, now in Afghanistan for the State Department, said: “It’s important for black children to see a black man as president. You can believe that any position is possible to achieve if you see a black person in it.” Jacob, now 8, said he indeed does want to be president. “Or a test pilot.”

#potus #obama

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I always think I'll get sick of this kind of autotuning. I never do.

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Andy Griffith has died. Here's one of his lesser known shows, but one I enjoyed as a kid: a vision of private space flight.

Always loved the way the narrator said, "And they went to the moon."

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Food Stamps And Welfare For Everyone: Revisited

I wrote a post in January (http://goo.gl/Zrvhe) about my idea to fix the economy and begin to prepare for a future in which very few people will be employed in the sense in which we normally use the term. This morning I found this article at The Atlantic discussing the economic forces pushing us in that direction, and in the article there is an intriguing link to another article at the Financial Times stating:

"[government] should institute an unconditional basic income for all citizens. This would aim to improve the choice between work and leisure. Critics say this would be a disincentive to work. That is precisely its merit in a society which should be working less and enjoying life more."

I think they've hit the nail on the head, and not just because I said essentially the same thing six months ago. This is a message that needs more mainstream promotion. Robots and Artificial Intelligence are day by day replacing more and more jobs. This trend will continue into the future to the point where there are virtually no traditional jobs remaining. Under our current economic model the result of that trend is that the very few people who own all those robots and AIs end up with essentially all the wealth and the system breaks.

The beginning of the process of fixing this problem consists of changing our cultural philosophy to recognize that we can and should provide a basic standard of living for all citizens. We have sufficient resources as a country to provide food, shelter, medical care, and education for everyone. We should begin acting like we do.

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We've added more than 20 U.S. museums to our growing collection of indoor maps. Locate the great whale hanging in the Museum of National History in New York, or find your way to a Picasso in the de Young in San Francisco. Across the country, plan your route from exhibit to exhibit and explore great museums with any Android device.

Led Zeppelin - Celebration Day Trailer can't wait for this!

Interesting Alzheimer's theory
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/25/bittman-is-alzheimers-type-3-diabetes/?hp

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3 bucks on google play today. One of my favorite R.E.M. albums.

http://www.slate.com/articles/life/culturebox/2012/11/new_york_times_trend_stories_what_happened_when_i_slept_with_30_pillows.html
Funniest thing I've read in forever. H/T to Diana.

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I URGE YOU TO READ & SHARE THIS; YOU COULD SAVE A LOVED ONES LIFE BY KNOWING THIS SIMPLE INFORMATION!!!

Find interesting posts at ► www.yesiknowthat.com

Stroke has a new indicator! They say if you forward this to ten people, you stand a chance of saving one life. Will you send this along? Blood Clots/Stroke - They Now Have a Fourth Indicator, the Tongue:

During a BBQ, a woman stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) ...she said she had just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes.

They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food. While she appeared a bit shaken up, Jane went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening.

Jane's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00 PM Jane passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Jane would be with us today. Some don't die. They end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.

It only takes a minute to read this.

A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.
>>RECOGNIZING A STROKE<<

Thank God for the sense to remember the '3' steps, STR. Read and Learn!

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.

Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:

S *Ask the individual to SMILE.

T *Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently)
(i.e. Chicken Soup)

R *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.

If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call emergency number immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

New Sign of a Stroke -------- Stick out Your Tongue

NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out his tongue. If the tongue is

'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other that is also an indication of a stroke.

A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this post share it to ur frnds ; you can bet that at least one life will be saved.

I have done my part. Will you?