extraordinary speech, about the importance of imagination in overcoming failure, about friendship, and also the lessons you learn from empathizing with others and appreciating the privileges we have, living in a democratic country in which people have the  freedom of speech.. we must learn from others less fortunate (torture victims) that our fears are driven by our incapability of assessing how lucky we truly are. these are my own words, what i personally chose to understand from this video.  I hope it will be as meaningful and eye opening  to you, as it was to me. One last observation, the organization Amnesty International plays quite an important role in her speech and what i now wish, after listening to this video, is for more people to actively engage in protesting/ fighting for human rights, because it you cannot appreciate what you have been born unless you imagine what it is like to live without it. i chose to appreciate my current status- not living in poverty, constant fear of being killed/tortured/raped, not living in a country where there is war s.o.. and also to urge you all who are benefiting of the same conditions as i am to join Amnesty International and inform yourself about recent conditions in other countries and get involved. stop thinking about why or how or when..just like an article or repost it or comment on it..stop protecting yourself from information, stop isolationg yourself from the world- closing your eyes to it will not make it go away and also, i think that  empathizing will help you deal with your own problems. thank you for reading this and i hope you stay safe and healthy!

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autumn, November 2012, a set on Flickr.

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Charles Bukowski, Ham on Rye

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Doctor Who challenge- taking my own shot of a weeping angel = check! :)

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Everyone feeling lost/purposeles..there might still be hope for us..i think we should move to Mars..that is the final solution to breaking this state of confusion, to clear this mist that limits our vision- move to another planet, find new challenges, get out of this vegetative state..break the vicious circle..no more dullness..no more limits or expectations for that matter..just take the plunge :)

moderation:

New Study Says Large Regions of Mars Could Sustain Life

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The question of whether present-day Mars could be habitable, and to what extent, has been the focus of long-running and intense debates. The surface, comparable to the dry valleys of Antarctica and the Atacama desert on Earth, is harsh, with well-below freezing temperatures most of the time (at an average of minus 63 degrees Celsius or minus 81 Fahrenheit), extreme dryness and a very thin atmosphere offering little protection from the Sun’s ultraviolet radiation. Most scientists would agree that the best place that any organisms could hope to survive and flourish would be underground. Now, a new study says that scenario is not only correct, but that large regions of Mars’ subsurface could be even more sustainable for life than previously thought.

Scientists from the Australian National University modeled conditions on Mars on a global scale and found that large regions could be capable of sustaining life – three percent of the planet actually, albeit mostly underground. By comparison, just one percent of Earth’s volume, from the central core to the upper atmosphere, is inhabited by some kind of life. They compared pressure and temperature conditions on Earth to those of Mars to come up with the surprising results.

The paper is currently available for free here.

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