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An innovative initiative is taking place in the Philippines to bring sustainable lighting to homes in impoverished communities. Empty plastic bottles are installed in the roof, filled with water and bleach they refract sunlight. These “solar light bulbs” provide light equivalent to a 55watt light bulb.

See how they’re made here. From Visual News

Reblogged from Tralalere !

Reblogged from Capturing Moods

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From birth we’re taught that we’re owed a beautiful girl. We all think of ourselves as the hero of our own story, and we all (whether we admit it or not) think we’re heroes for just getting through our day.

So it’s very frustrating, and I mean frustrating to the point of violence, when we don’t get what we’re owed. A contract has been broken. These women, by exercising their own choices, are denying it to us. It’s why every Nice Guy is shocked to find that buying gifts for a girl and doing her favors won’t win him sex. It’s why we go to “slut” and “whore” as our default insults — we’re not mad that women enjoy sex. We’re mad that women are distributing to other people the sex that they owed us.

Yes, the women in these stories are being portrayed as wonderful and beautiful and perfect. But remember, there are two ways to dehumanize someone: by dismissing them, and by idolizing them.

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David Wong, 5 Ways Modern Men Are Trained to Hate Women (via chirart)

That last line is right on the money.

(via thingsthatscareme)

Woah, when did Cracked get intelligent about these issues?

(via fangirlingforeverz)

Reblogged from Bob Loblaw's Law Blog.

goodshipophelia:

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betzine:

BEST.

can I just mention how much I love that Monty Python would never end sketches

I think we forget how groundbreaking that was at the time

but like

oh man

they turned comedy on its head in a whole lot of ways

and it was great

they are like

theatre of the absurd

played closer to straight farce

ish

and it’s perfect