Websters dictionary defines discipline in part as “training that corrects, molds, or perfects the mental faculties or moral character.” It can be seen as the rejection of instant gratification, even though it may seem harmless enough, in favor
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October, 2011
Let’s all set aside a moment and just go with the flow… actually, let’s kick it up a notch and double the flow to a level of Flow 2… Now what in the world is Flow 2, and
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March, 2011
Imagine 18 tons of plastic materials being diverted from a landfill. Imagine this 18 tons of waste being converted into a mouldable liquid compound that can be poured like concrete. Imagine taking this mixture of plastic concrete and
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February, 2011
So there’s a good ol’ fashioned social experiment going on in Sweden right now. Sure, we may be aware of this in the shape of beautiful blonde people enjoying all the bounties that a fully functioning social democracy
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August, 2010
New York City artist Adrian Kondratowicz talks trash in a very colorful way… over the past two years, he has partnered with local businesses to draw attention to environmental awareness through his installation entitledTRASH: anycoloryoulike. The concept is
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August, 2010
I just worked my way through Shopping Our Way to Safety by Andrew Szasz and some really interesting and relevant ideas were laid on the table. The key concept was centered around a term Szasz himself coined, ‘inverted quarantine.’ We’re
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July, 2010
If you’re dialed into the transit scene here in America, you’d probably know that Minneapolis is where it’s at for bikers. Bicycling magazine recently named the City of Lakes the #1 bike-friendly city in the country, dethroning the