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climateadaptation:

Road crews tear down Mayan pyramid to make gravel.

Belizean police are investigating a construction company that has destroyed most of one of the largest Mayan pyramids in the Caribbean nation to make gravel to dump on village roads, according to reports from the Caribbean.
Archaeologists and a local TV station witnessed the destruction Friday as bulldozers and excavators continued to demolish the 60-foot-tall main temple at Nohmul — “great mound” — one of the tallest structures in northern Belize, along the Mexican border in the Yucatan Peninsula.
“We can’t salvage what has happened out here,” John Morris, of the Institute of Archaeology, told 7 News Belize. “It is an incredible display of ignorance. I am appalled.” A news crew was threatened by a man with a machete as dump trucks hauled away rock and limestone from the temple, which has been “whittled down to a narrow core,” the TV station said.
A Caterpillar excavator was photographed tearing down what was left of the limestone-rich ruins. “It’s like being punched in the stomach, it’s just so horrendous,” Jamie Awe, head of the institute, told the Associated Press. “These guys knew that this was an ancient structure. It’s just bloody laziness.”
The pre-Colombian site is about 2,500 years old and consists of twin ceremonial clusters surrounded by 10 plazas and connected by a raised causeway. Mayans used stone tools to quarry the rock and build the complex by hand. An estimated 40,000 people are believed to have lived there between 500 and 250 BC.

More of these incidents to come in the years ahead as population growth outweighs the need to protect resources.

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bisexual girls are assumed to be secretly straight

both are assumed to secretly like men

see what i’m getting at?

(Source: daryancrescendshair, via festivaloffuckery)

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shorm:

ohgoditsrabid:

crisium:

sweetyhigh:

This is what happens when you fill a tub with packing peanuts… and ferrets.

Today I will be as happy as a ferret in a tub of packing peanuts.

OMG. ;w;

THIS IS THE HAPPIEST GIFSET

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hopefully raw: The Case for Heirlooms: More than Just a Pretty Plate

festivaloffuckery:

hopefullyraw:

Growing heirlooms is a great way to preserve the flavor, sustainability, and legacy of these unique varieties for generations to come.

Of all the types of seeds, heirloom seeds are my favorite to grow, each with a story all its own. From striped beets to purple carrots, heirloom varieties…

Heirlooms are awesome but beware, Monsanto distributes a lot of them and has patented some of the names. If you want to avoid GMOs, do your research.

(Source: The Huffington Post)

hopefully raw: The Case for Heirlooms: More than Just a Pretty Plate

hopefullyraw:

Growing heirlooms is a great way to preserve the flavor, sustainability, and legacy of these unique varieties for generations to come.

Of all the types of seeds, heirloom seeds are my favorite to grow, each with a story all its own. From striped beets to purple carrots, heirloom varieties…

(Source: The Huffington Post)

viperine:

myencephalonjourneys:

Each morning, like clockwork, they board the subway, off to begin their daily routine amidst the hustle and bustle of the city. But these aren’t just any daily commuters. These are stray dogs who live in the outskirts of Moscow Russia and commute on the underground trains to and from the city centre in search of food scraps.
Then after a hard day scavenging and begging on the streets, they hop back on the train and return to the suburbs where they spend the night.
Experts studying the dogs, who usually choose the quietest carriages at the front and back of the train, say they even work together to make sure they get off at the right stop – after learning to judge the length of time they need to spend on the train.
Scientists believe this phenomenon began after the Soviet Union collapsed in the 1990s, and Russia’s new capitalists moved industrial complexes from the city centre to the suburbs.
Dr Andrei Poiarkov, of the Moscow Ecology and Evolution Institute, said: “These complexes were used by homeless dogs as shelters, so the dogs had to move together with their houses. Because the best scavenging for food is in the city centre, the dogs had to learn how to travel on the subway – to get to the centre in the morning, then back home in the evening, just like people.”
Dr Poiarkov told how the dogs like to play during their daily commute. He said: “They jump on the train seconds before the doors shut, risking their tails getting jammed. They do it for fun. And sometimes they fall asleep and get off at the wrong stop.”
The dogs have also amazingly learned to use traffic lights to cross the road safely, said Dr Poiarkov. And they use cunning tactics to obtain tasty morsels of shawarma, a kebab-like snack popular in Moscow.
With children the dogs “play cute” by putting their heads on youngsters’ knees and staring pleadingly into their eyes to win sympathy – and scraps.
Dr Poiarkov added: “Dogs are surprisingly good psychologists.”

and humans think we are so special
more photos here

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austintic:

Harvesting & Storing Onions
via Austin Urban Gardens
photo credit: net_efekt via photopin cc

Looking For A Non-Quinoa Grain?

nuestrahermana:

Try Millet instead of Quinoa

While millet might not currently be “all the rage” it packs 15% protein, is gluten free, high fiber, is full of b-complex vitamins and is relatively inexpensive and can be cooked and incorporated in to many dishes.

Also, you won’t be decimating the supply of quinoa for the people who relied on it as a staple to their diet for years. You also won’t be paying sky rocketing prices to do so.

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