By Sam bot on February 26, 2015
art, contemporary, creativity, interior design, modern, new age
Art + Design, Culture
VIA “pulptastic.com” #1. Floating house, meet glass floor. source #2. Perfect reading cave. source #3. These blinds let you see a better view when closed. source #4. “Tree house” attic, probably an overprotective parent’s idea. source #5. Stairs that transform into an Autobot dresser. source #6. If your spouse always forgets to look at the time, build a giant […]
By Sam bot on February 26, 2015
energy, hollistic, light, natural healing, positive energy
Health, Stories
VIA “thespiritscience.net” by Jocelyn Daher I was fifteen years old at my best friend’s house, she had her family over for dinner. I was munching unassumingly on a salad, when the older man sitting across the table looked at me and said, “ I can see people’s Auras.” Coming from your typical American family, I […]
By Sam bot on February 26, 2015
acceptance, birthmark, good parenting, love, tattoo
Culture, Stories
VIA “elitedaily.com” by Sean Levinson Two British parents have gotten tattoos of the same red birthmark that covers their daughter’s body so she wouldn’t feel alone. The Mirror reports that 18-month-old Honey-Rae Phillips was born with a birthmark that has grown right along with her and now occupies nearly half of her entire right side. […]
By Sam bot on February 26, 2015
cuddling, health, love, positive energy, snuggle, synergy
Health, Stories
VIA “iheartintelligence.com” by Eveline Every human being has experienced the strong desire to cuddle with someone at least once in their life. That need can be caused either by affection, feeling comfortable with somebody or by loneliness. It’s a fact that cuddling strengthens our relationships and it is something we can strongly miss when we […]
By Sam bot on February 25, 2015
china, nasa, simulation, space, storm system, typhoon, weather
Science, Videos
VIA “the mad hatter” youtube channel Based off of real data, this NASA simulation depicts 7 days in 2005 when a category 4 typhoon developed off the coast of China. A sight to be seen.
By Sam bot on February 25, 2015
abuse, addiction, decriminalization, drug laws, legalization, portugal, war on drugs
Politics, Stories
VIA “attn.com” by Mark Provost In the 1990s, Portugal was faced with a drug epidemic. General drug use wasn’t any worse than neighboring countries, but rates of problematic drug use were off the charts. A 2001 survey found that 0.7 percent of its population had used heroin at least one time, the second highest rate […]
By Sam bot on February 24, 2015
congress, keystone, kxl bill, kxl pipeline, obama, president, veto
Politics, Stories
VIA “npr.org” by Krishnadev Calamur The White House has notified the Senate that President Obama has, as promised, vetoed congressional legislation to approve the Keystone XL pipeline project. “Through this bill, the United States Congress attempts to circumvent longstanding and proven processes for determining whether or not building and operating a cross-border pipeline serves the […]
By Sam bot on February 24, 2015
branch-out, college, dropout, entrepreneurship, wigo
Stories, Tech, U.S.
Left to right: Tyler Swartz, Giuliano Giacaglia (CTO/cofounder), Ben Kaplan (CEO/cofounder), and Claire Uhar VIA “businessinsider.com” by Julie Bort Since September an app called Wigo, the brainchild of 23-year-old college dropout Ben Kaplan, has become the hottest thing on college campuses. Wigo helps college kids find out where their friends are going to meet up […]
By Sam bot on February 24, 2015
courage, inspire, legislature, prodigy, youth
Inspiration, U.S.
VIA “huffingtonpost.com” by Jesse Rifkin The average age of a state legislator nationwide is 56, but that didn’t stop these folks from running for office. With differing political ideologies and representing a range of states, they share one uncommon characteristic: their youth. The youngest one was elected at 18, and even the oldest is only […]
By Sam bot on February 24, 2015
democrats, keystone xl, obama, oil, republicans, tar sands, veto
Politics, Stories
VIA “realclearpolitics.com” by James Arkin After years of debate, culminating in a messy, amendment-laden process in the Senate earlier this year, a piece of legislation authorizing construction of the Keystone XL pipeline will land on President Obama’s desk Tuesday. Then, he’ll veto it. It will be just the third time Obama has vetoed legislation during […]