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Mobile Phones & our Children November 25, 2011

Filed under: health,life choices — Lucie40 @ 12:16 pm
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Better safe than sorry… I’m just passing thisEcologist article, and links, along:

http://www.theecologist.org/blogs_and_comments/commentators/other_comments/1130841/risks_of_mobile_phones_to_children_are_being_downplayed.html

 

Who is Lululemon? November 25, 2011

Filed under: life choices,lifestyle — Lucie40 @ 11:39 am
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I just came across a huge controversy over Lululemon, a Canadian yoga and athletics clothing company, for printing the slogan ‘Who is John Galt?’ on their bags. The question is from Ayn Rand’s book ‘Atlas Shrugged’ and the controversy arises because the ethos of the book, and Ayn Rand, is allegedly at odds with yogic philosophy, which Lululemon espouses.

Hundreds of reactions – indignation, praise, anger, appreciation, dismissiveness – have quickly surfaced, which is normal when something close to one’s heart is messed with.

But what the comments (from what I read, which was several dozen) miss is a simple fact: Lululemon is a company, therefore its existence is about profitiability. (more…)

 

 
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