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‘I ♥ NY’ Designer Milton Glaser Tries to Create an Iconic Logo for Climate Change
Is it hot in here, or is it Milton Glaser?
Source: www.adweek.com
Is this the end or is it the beginning? Is it the birth of something new or the death of something old? Not even Milton Glaser, its creator is sure. But just to make sure that everyone is paying attention, he coined the phrase, "It’s not warming, it’s dying", to get everyone’s attention. Good work from one of the world’s greatest graphic designers.
No, climate change won’t kill the planet. But it’ll kill plenty of people.
This new slogan — “It’s not warming, it’s dying” — is bad in so many ways.
Source: grist.org
Milton Glaser’s latest geography campaign is not like the uplifting, “I ♥ NY”. It is quite the opposite. "it’s not warming, it’s dying" is his response to what is happening to our planet. This article also pin points the insights of some other very wise and funny people.
Tuvalu family cites global warming on accepted refugee application
On a refugee application recently accepted by New Zealand, a Tuvalu family claimed they’d be forced out by global warming if they returned home.
Source: www.upi.com
We will not be in time to stop the effects of global warming. But we can find ways to receive refugees and provide them with a new homeland.
The world’s first official climate refugees land in New Zealand
New Zealand accepts a refugee family from Tuvalu hoping to escape their sinking island nation.
Source: grist.org
We won’t be in time to stop global warming. But there is always time to stop adding to its affect and help those already impacted by it.
Why Denver is trucking its homeless to the middle of nowhere
A Colorado program diverges from the “Housing First” mainstream
Source: www.washingtonpost.com
Not the popular solution to homelessness that ‘Housing first is, this ‘isolated in the middle of nowhere approach’ may provide some very positive support to long term recovery.
Saddle Shoes from the Lula Scrapbook
“Perhaps most readily associated with a patently American 1950s nostalgia – recalling varsity football game nights, wholesome cheerleaders, and spiffy sock hops – saddle shoes (or oxfords) were actually first conceived as a men’s athletic golfing shoe in the early 1900s. During the 1930’s stagflation, saddle shoes swiftly became a unisex sensation when high school girls deemed them ideal for the snazzy new Jitterbug’s accompanying acrobatics, sliding, and spinning.”
Source: lulamag.com
I have always loved saddle shoes, had them in high school and still have a pair now.
See on Scoop.it – Avant-garde Art & Design
This organic food company is refusing to pay for employees’ birth control
Just like Hobby Lobby, Eden Foods has sued the Obama administration, claiming its owner’s religious rights should trump employees’ rights to access contraception.
Source: grist.org
Has this country gone mad? Are we regressing to a place we fought so hard to get beyond? What is this reactionary craziness
? We have the constitution right to keep church and state separate. What does SCOTUS plan to do? Return us to a ‘church state’? This is the real issue and it really concerns those of us who are conscious that this is the direction things seem to be going in and will go in if people do not wake up in time.
Allentown homeless shelters could see change after controversial pastor resigns
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The pastor who has run the much-criticized Safe Haven shelter is resigning, and a proposal for an alternative shelter is under discussion.
Alison D. Gilbert‘s insight:
How to solve homelessness is controversial. There is no simple or quick answer.
See on www.lehighvalleylive.com
Koch Brothers Buy PBS Silence – YouTube
See on Scoop.it – The Cultural & Economic Landscapes
Alison D. Gilbert‘s insight:
The Koch Bothers buy PBS’ silence. Citizen Koch will not air on PBS TV. How disappointing that PBS, the pillar of ‘public owned’ TV, caved in to their pressure. How public is PBS or are they the private domain of The Koch Brothers and other millionaire donors.
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Give Yourself Flowers and Feel Good
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Do you want to feel good? Do you want someone else to feel good? It is well known that flowers have a positive impact on us. Why do we bring flowers to raise someone’s spirits when they are sick or down?
Alison D. Gilbert‘s insight:
Flowers are like angels incarnate.
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