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Mark Reigelman designed these “Bite” silverwares to draw attention to the ongoing problem of global hunger. “Each day millions of individuals lay in hunger while millions more are wastefully overeating,” Reigelman says. “This set of ‘bitten’ silverware highlights the daunting reality of both worldly plagues.”

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The United Nations Foundation presents a film by Bobby Bailey: When The Night Comes

Bobby Bailey, co-founder of Invisible Children, takes us on an epic journey into the heart of humanity’s greatest killer. Tracking three years of friendship, adventure and investigation, his friends, writer Michael Hobert and model, Jodie Smith, see the effects of malaria for the very first time. Follow this unusual trio to Northern Uganda on a trip that is as emotional as it is enlightening, and see firsthand the effects of a plague that has ravaged humankind since the beginning of time. Malaria.”

Visit the When The Night Comes site here.
Find out more about malaria and what you can do to help end the disease at the Nothing But Nets website.

This article from the October issue of GQ is really interesting and definitely worth the read. Check it out:

“Let’s say you run a multibillion-dollar football league. And let’s say the scientific community—starting with one young pathologist in Pittsburgh and growing into a chorus of neuroscientists across the country—comes to you and says concussions are making your players crazy, crazy enough to kill themselves, and here, in these slices of brain tissue, is the proof. Do you join these scientists and try to solve the problem, or do you use your power to discredit them?” … read the rest here…

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Man, this is crazy, and it just goes to show that we need to be educated about what we’re eating and make better choices with food.

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Yesterday, Nike launched their (Nike) Red campaign in London. Buying (PRODUCT) RED laces, which are specifically designed for football boots but can be worn by anyone, is just one of the things you can do to help fight AIDS in Africa: 100% of the proceeds go to the Global Fund and to Nike football-based programs.

So get involved, y’all. You can shop one of the many (RED) partners, from Nike to Converse to Apple OR you can donate directly to the Global Fund. But most importantly you can get tested, know your own status, and TALK ABOUT THE ISSUES.

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This is a hilarious way to make a point.

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Created By Chris Boardman. 

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What’s up y’all I’ve been out working a lot looking forward to going out on the hennesey dates with the roots and drake and keri hilson plus we may do this maxwell tour that would be incredible his new music is right and his band is fresh anyway much love  I’ll talk to you soon. 

1. Reduce The Toxic Load: Keep Chemicals Out of the Air, Water, Soil and our Bodies
With only 0.5 percent of crop and pasture land in organic, according to USDA that leaves 99.5 percent of farm acres in the U.S. at risk of exposure to noxious agricultural chemicals.

Our bodies are the environment so supporting organic agriculture doesn’t just benefit your family, it helps all families live less toxically.

2. Reduce if Not Eliminate Off Farm Pollution
Pesticide drift affects non-farm communities with odorless and invisible poisons.

3. Protect Future Generations
Before a mother first nurses her newborn, the toxic risk from pesticides has already begun. Studies show that infants are exposed to hundreds of harmful chemicals in utero. Numerous studies show that pesticides can adversely affect the nervous system, increase the risk of cancer, and decrease fertility.
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