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iHollaback Is the New Rape Whistle: Shaming Street Harassers with Cellphone Pics - Technology - GOOD
Seeded on Sat Dec 3, 2011 4:09 PM EST (good.is)
Enter iHollaback!, a movement, a blog, and now an iPhone app that not only fights street harassment on the spot, but crowdsources an indelible "Holla Shame" on the Internet.
Concerned About Facebook Privacy? Drink Up
Seeded on Sat Dec 3, 2011 4:00 PM EST (Fast Company)
A new campaign from South American beer brand Cerveza Norte promotes an improbable new product the company developed with Buenos Aires-based agency Del Campo Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi.
Bill McKibben: "I Dare the Media to Cover This"
Seeded on Sun Oct 3, 2010 8:10 PM EDT (good.is)
We're holding a Global Work Party on 10-10-10. All over the world, people will be putting up solar panels, digging community gardens, and laying out bike paths, all in an effort to show some actual leadership in fighting climate change.
South Africa hides its homeless ahead of World Cup
Seeded on Fri Jun 11, 2010 4:51 PM EDT (NPR)
As Friday's kickoff to the 2010 World Cup approaches, some of South Africa's host cities are going to great lengths to clean up their images.
US Army 'viideo game' killings tape goes viral
Seeded on Tue Apr 6, 2010 7:53 AM EDT (crikey.com.au)
Whistleblower website Wikileaks.org has released 'decrypted' video from a US Apache helicopter that appeared to show US forces in Iraq firing upon and killing at least 11 unarmed civilians who stopped to inspect an injured insurgent in 2007.
Indiana University celebrates role in physics milestone
Seeded on Wed Mar 31, 2010 2:16 AM EDT (idsnews.com)
The second floor of Swain Hall West was a scene of celebration Tuesday morning.
Large Hadron Collider Finally Smashing Properly
Seeded on Tue Mar 30, 2010 1:57 PM EDT (The New York Times)
After 16 years and $10 billion — and a long morning of electrical groaning and sweating — there was joy in the meadows and tunnels of the Swiss-French countryside Tuesday: the world's biggest physics machine, the Large Hadron Collider, finally began to collide subatomic par …
Bloomington buys Waldron, Arts Council to pay off all debt within 30 days
Seeded on Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:54 PM EST (idsnews.com)
After several months of financial turmoil and negotiations, the city has formally announced its decision to take ownership of the John Waldron Arts Center, effective March 31.
Defining 'sex'
Seeded on Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:22 PM EST (idsnews.com)
A new study from the Kinsey Institute finds that the definition of "sex" remains largely ambiguous. In the study, 204 men and 282 women ages 18 to 96 were asked to explain what constitutes "having sex."
Questions remain in Indiana University COAS dean's exit
Seeded on Thu Mar 11, 2010 12:12 PM EST (idsnews.com)
Bennett Bertenthal's surprise resignation from the position of dean of the College of Arts and Sciences on Tuesday left many questions unanswered. Bertenthal will step down Friday at the request of University administrators, just days after announcing he will leave the post.
Waldron still open despite March 1 closure deadline, talks continue
Seeded on Tue Mar 2, 2010 4:58 PM EST (idsnews.com)
After warnings the Bloomington Area Arts Council did not have enough money to keep the John Waldron Arts Center open through March 1, the building was still open and will continue to be.
Waldron in debt; artists still have faithd
Seeded on Tue Mar 2, 2010 4:53 PM EST (idsnews.com)
For Moss, the Firebay in the John Waldron Arts Center is home – a home that might be closed March 1 if the Bloomington Area Arts Council, the organization in charge of the center, cannot raise $120,000.
Facebook group saves a long-time local business
Seeded on Fri Jan 15, 2010 2:14 AM EST (idsnews.com)
A little more than a year ago, local businessman Tim May announced that his ice cream shop, The Chocolate Moose, might be closing its doors for good. Bloomington resident Kara Oltman found out about the news when May brought a flyer into her workplace.
Bishop to skip Notre Dame commencement over Obama
Seeded on Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:52 PM EDT (idsnews.com)
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The Roman Catholic bishop whose diocese includes the University of Notre Dame says he will boycott President Barack Obama's May 17 commencement speech at the Catholic school because of Obama's support for abortion rights and embryonic stem-cell research.
Washington Times - Obama may overturn abortion rule
Seeded on Sat Feb 28, 2009 6:05 PM EST (The Washington Times)
President Obama has began the process of rescinding a last-minute rule by George W. Bush that strengthened legal protections for health care workers who refuse to perform abortions because of religious or moral objections.
IU moves to 11th in donations nationwide
Seeded on Sat Feb 28, 2009 5:55 PM EST (idsnews.com)
IU ranked 11th in Total Voluntary Support among all U.S. colleges and universities for the 2008 fiscal year, according to an annual survey conducted by the Council for Aid to Education.
Indiana flirts with coal catastrophe | The Bloomington Alternative
Seeded on Thu Feb 12, 2009 11:50 PM EST (bloomingtonalternative.com)
The spill of coal fly ash from a holding pond in Tennessee on Dec. 22 dumped 1.1 billion gallons of sludge, according to the Knoxville News Sentinel.
Honor the dead, light a candle for the living | The Bloomington Alternative
Seeded on Thu Feb 5, 2009 8:32 PM EST (bloomingtonalternative.com)
Insights from Deema Dabis' blog feature at the Bloomington Alternative, "Dancing with Fire in Palestine." This installment focuses on the conflict in Israel and the voiceless struggle of the Palestinian people.
Medical pot backers say LA raids betray Obama vow
Seeded on Thu Feb 5, 2009 8:14 AM EST (Reuters)
Several recent federal raids on medical marijuana dispensaries in California have betrayed President Barack Obama's campaign pledge to halt such busts if elected, medicinal cannabis advocates said on Wednesday.
Crucifixes and Cigarettes
Sat Jan 24, 2009 9:30 PM EST
The sun filters through colored windows staining the sheets of dust deep reds, blues, and yellows. My footsteps echo on the floor. Runners of carpet snake up and down the aisles, cutting-up the tile floors into neat rectangles, one for each column of pews.
Continue reading this entry ...
The Box: Prologue
Thu Jan 22, 2009 3:13 AM EST
I step through the doorway trembling. You should understand something-- in the box, you've got two options. Sun filters through colored windows, staining the sheets, Soaring like maniacal birds through the pews. My grandfather stumbles to his seat. He is born...so am I.
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Big Idea: A Steady-State Economy
Seeded on Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:52 AM EST (Adbusters: The Magazine)
The remaining natural world is no longer able to provide the sources and sinks for the metabolic throughput necessary to sustain the existing oversized economy – much less a growing one.
How the CIA handles the U.S. media
Seeded on Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:43 AM EST (alJazeera Magazine)
The CIA has never been consulted about the nomination of a CIA director nor should it be. It is unlikely that Foreign Service Officers were asked to vet the selection of Sen.
IU President Michael McRobbie's son arrested for marijuana possession
Seeded on Wed Jan 14, 2009 2:36 PM EST (idsnews.com)
ooh, boy... IU President Michael McRobbie's son was arrested Saturday after police found him in possession of marijuana, said IU Police Department Capt. Jerry Minger.
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iHollaback Is the New Rape Whistle: Shaming Street Harassers with Cellphone Pics - Technology - GOODEnter iHollaback!, a movement, a blog, and now an iPhone app that not only fights street harassment on the spot, but crowdsources an indelible "Holla Shame" on the Internet.
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