Monthly Archives: February 2007

27 Feb

La Chute

Jumping: a stunning photo set by World Press Photo 2007 LaureateDenis Darzacq. Related items Act of Faith New Magazines Round-up ‘Domestic Landscapes’ by Bert Teunissen Looking East – by Steve Mc Curry Manufactured Landscapes
26 Feb

Hydrology vs. the Apocalypse

In Jacques Leslie’s prologue to his book Deep Water: The Epic Struggle Over Dams, Displaced People, and the Environment, excerpted here at AlterNet, we learn that “between Hoover and the end of the century, more than 45,000 large dams — dams at least five stories tall — were built in 140 countries” and that “the [...]
26 Feb

Report reveals the strong traditions in discrimination of Dalits in India

‘Making things worse’ Lessons on caste discrimination from post-tsunami relief An in-depth report on caste-based discrimination in the aftermath of the tsunami that hit the coast of Tamil Nadu, India, shows that many providers of recovery programmes unwittingly, carelessly or cynically contributed to a widening divide between caste fishermen and neighbouring Dalit communities. The study, [...]
26 Feb

Mountains

Beautiful, unreal photographs by Daniel Gustav Cramer. People who looked at this item also looked at… How on earth do we want to live together? Report reveals the strong traditions in discrimination of Dalits in India Devon The world’s water future 350: 24 October is the day Related items HOME: It’s Too Late To Be [...]
26 Feb

What Leads to Success

Here’s a three minute answer from TED Related items Happiness we are multicolored International Youth Day 2009 Number games: 2 degrees Celsius, 2050 and the G8. But does it all add up? HOME: It’s Too Late To Be A Pessimist