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MoEF Says NO to Dolphinariums in India
Offbeat  (tags: conservation, ecosystems, endangered, wildlife, protection, destruction, environment, nature, oceans, world, safety, prevention, healthcare, research, treatment, protection, culture, safety, violence, sadness, animalwelfare, animaladvocates, conservation )

Kelly
- 2 days ago - victoriesfortheanimals.wordpress.com
FIAPO thanks MoEF for releasing the policy stating that they will not allow dolphinariums to be established in India
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Alabama City Destroying Ancient Indian Mound for Sam's Club
Offbeat  (tags: Sams Club over Tribal Site, culture, environment, ethics, protection, humans, crime, society, safety, government, arts, design, americans, culture, ethics, family, religion, rights, news )

Roxie
- 4 days ago - earthfirstnews.wordpress.com
Oxford, Ala. have approved the destruction of a 1,500-year-old Native American ceremonial mound and are using the dirt as fill for a new Sam's Club There are concerns that human remains may be present at the site, though none have been found yet.
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So, Venezuela Has a Toilet-Paper Shortage (Don't Laugh--Seriously) Okay, I Guess You Can Laugh. At Socialism.
Offbeat  (tags: odd, off-beat, culture, environment, humans, unusual, police )

Carlene
- 5 days ago - theatlantic.com
Remember when you first learned what socialism was and somebody explained that it was nice in theory, but bad in practice? Here's the sort of thing they were talking about.
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Take Action/Video:Student Freaks Out In Front Of His Class And Says What We're All Thinking About Our Education System
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JL
- 9 days ago - upworthy.com
Duncanville High School student Jeff Bliss got in trouble in class for talking out of turn. What was he talking about? Basically everything that's wrong with our education system today. It's a mic-droppingly epic speech.
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Video:Service Warriors: Students Collect More Than 1,300 Pieces of Trash
Offbeat  (tags: conservation, environment, GoodNews, nature, humans, oceans, pollution, protection, Sustainabililty, water, wildlife, society, culture, interesting, children )

JL
- 15 days ago - blog.oceanconservancy.org
Cleaning up the ocean starts in your own backyard! Watch this video and see how local students are working with Ocean Conservancy to help keep our ocean healthy.
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NEWS YOU CAN USE: 10 Dumbest Excuses People Give to Traffic Cops
Offbeat  (tags: funny, culture, police, news, interesting )

Cal
- 19 days ago - mnn.com
Did you think saying 'everybody was doing it' would help you avoid a ticket? Or 'I had to go to the bathroom'? Surprisingly, people use these well-worn tactics every day, a new survey shows.
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US Sailor Thwarts Dubai Bus Driver Rapist After Putting Him in Strangehold With Her Thighs and Then Beating Him Into Submission
Offbeat  (tags: americans, US Navy, Dubai, Muslims, Islam, culture, humor, interesting, protection, safety, society, women )

G
- 20 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
An off-duty US navy sailor wrestled a bus driver to the ground and beat him into submission after he attempted to rape her at knife point, a court heard yesterday. Prosecutors said that she knocked the knife from his hand, broke it in two, bit him in
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Best Words Ever: Sustainable Art Garden (PHOTOS)
Offbeat  (tags: Sustainabililty, trees, nature, world, GoodNews, arts, interesting, protection, pictures, unusual, society, culture )

JL
- 22 days ago - takepart.com
Inhotim is a sprawling botanical garden that also serves as a showcase of some extraordinary modern art.
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"Batgirl" to Feature First Transgender Character
Offbeat  (tags: americans, culture, ethics, gayrights, freedoms, safety, society, rights, usa, arts, goodnews, interesting, society, pictures, unusual )

JL
- 26 days ago - salon.com
The comic world takes yet another step toward becoming one of the most artistically inclusive mediums
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Stephen Colbert Wins Late Night Television With His Hilarious Critique Of Brad Paisley's Racist Song
Offbeat  (tags: abuse, americans, culture, ethics, freedoms, tv, usa, society, rights, sadness, news, interesting, funny, humor )

JL
- 26 days ago - upworthy.com
This whole thing is great, but at 3:06, it gets really good, and at 3:56, it gets FANTASTIC.
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Heads Up! Media Buy-Out! Conservative Koch Brothers Turning Focus to Newspapers
Offbeat  (tags: Koch Bro's, Media Takeover, business, humans, protection, news, society, unusual, world, safety, government, ethics, crime, culture, off-beat, technology, interesting )

Roxie
- 30 days ago - nytimes.com
Koch Industries, is exploring a bid to buy the Tribune Company's eight regional newspapers, including The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, The Baltimore Sun, The Orlando Sentinel and The Hartford Courant.
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The Man in the Cowboy Hat: Meet Carlos Arredondo, a Hero of the Boston Bombings
Offbeat  (tags: activists, americans, culture, crime, children, ethics, freedoms, humans, media, rights, sadness, safety, society, violence, usa, philanthropy, unusual, news, interesting, goodnews )

JL
- 31 days ago - motherjones.com
One of the responders in the photograph--the man in the cowboy hat--has been identified as Carlos Arredondo, a Costa Rican immigrant (originally undocumented) whose Marine son died in action in Iraq in 2004.
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Video/Take Action:I Pledge to Take a Stand for Parks and to Share This Video.
Offbeat  (tags: conservation, destruction, environment, forests, politics, humans, nature, wildlife, habitat, government, society, protection, pictures, unusual, culture, environment )

JL
- 33 days ago - causes.com
Today, there's just one park for every 14,000 Americans. And with the U.S. losing 3 million acres to development each year, the places home to some of our fondest memories are at risk.
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Video:The City Of Boston Sings The Most Heartfelt Rendition Of The National Anthem I'Ve Ever Heard
Offbeat  (tags: unusual, society, safety, protection, performance, culture, goodnews, humans, ethics, americans )

JL
- 33 days ago - upworthy.com
Two days after the Boston Marathon attack, the city got back to living life with its first sporting event, a Boston Bruins hockey game. Usually, fans will mildly lip sync when the singer goes through the motions of the national anthem. This night wasn'
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Life in Color Galleries -BEAUTY
Offbeat  (tags: pictures, colors, beauty, interesting, environment, off-beat, humans, animals, culture, wildlife )

Julie
- 37 days ago - photography.nationalgeographic.com
Life in Color: Kaleidoscope, Life in Color: Red, Life in Color: Orange, Life in Color: Yellow, Life in Color: Green, Life in Color: Blue, Life in Color: Purple, Life in Color: Gold, Life in Color: Silver, Life in Color: White, Life in Color: Brown,
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