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karyn

I am here for Friends

About Me

the clumsiest person on earth.

My Interests



I'd like to meet:

dreamer types.

Music:



Movies:



Books:

the cash nexus, collecting men's belt buckles, the day of the locust, the division of labor in society, the food revolution, globalization and its discontents, the loved one, oh the glory of it all, optic nerve, the tropic of cancer.

Heroes:

you don’t get to choose how you’re going to die or when. you only decide how you’re going to live.

My Blog

brighton + charity: water

Brighton Love:Water from Brighton on Vimeo.this is what i have been up to for the past 6 months.... to help donate towards our goal of building 10 wells for hospitals in Kenya - please go t...
Posted by karyn on Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:04:00 PST

That Buzz in Your Ear May Be Green Noise

By ALEX WILLIAMSPublished: June 15, 2008 - NY TimesDESPITE the expense and the occasional back strain, Mary Burnham, a public relations consultant in San Francisco, felt good about the decision she ma...
Posted by karyn on Mon, 16 Jun 2008 04:51:00 PST

Governor Declares Drought in California

With water being diverted upstream, the Kern River in Bakersfield, Calif., is expected to remain dry. Reserve wells were opened this week in Kern County.By JENNIFER STEINHAUERPublished: June 5, 2008 ...
Posted by karyn on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:59:00 PST

Experts Revive Debate Over Cellphones and Cancer

By TARA PARKER-POPEPublished: June 3, 2008 NY TimesWhat do brain surgeons know about cellphone safety that the rest of us don't?Last week, three prominent neurosurgeons told the CNN interviewer Larry ...
Posted by karyn on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:47:00 PST

water proof - a bottled water criticized by environmentalists tries to detox is image

By ROB WALKERPublished: June 1, 2008 NY TimesIf you've come across any of the many media accounts of a consumer uprising against bottled water, you might well assume that makers and sellers of the stu...
Posted by karyn on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 05:02:00 PST

In Spain, Water Is a New Battleground

The combination of resort-building and intensive farming has put new pressures on the land and its dwindling supply of water.By ELISABETH ROSENTHALPublished: June 3, 2008 - NY TimesFORTUNA, Spain  Lu...
Posted by karyn on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:53:00 PST

the story of stuff

my good friend, miss dia (yes, from songs for the whippersnapper) passed along this interesting website the story of stuff. check it out. also, below you will see these interesting videos. ...
Posted by karyn on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 04:45:00 PST

U.S. using food crisis to boost bio-engineered crops

By Stephen J. Hedges | Chicago TribuneMay 14, 2008 WASHINGTON  The Bush administration has slipped a controversial ingredient into the $770 million aid package it recently proposed to ease the world ...
Posted by karyn on Fri, 23 May 2008 10:28:00 PST

One Countrys Table Scraps, Another Countrys Meal

By ANDREW MARTIN - ny timesMay 18, 2008Grocery bills are rising through the roof. Food banks are running short of donations. And food shortages are causing sporadic riots in poor countries through the...
Posted by karyn on Tue, 20 May 2008 03:25:00 PST

take back the tap

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Posted by karyn on Sun, 18 May 2008 04:38:00 PST