Amazing photos of recent Greece riots

The Boston Globe has some amazing photos up of the current civil unrest in Greece.

On December 6th, 15-year-old student Alexandros Grigoropoulos died of a gunshot wound inflicted by a police officer during altercation. Since then, young people around the country have been rioting.

Full story and pictures over at the Boston Globe

Portland Street Art

As a prelude to theposts that will be up soon of our group trip to Portland, Oregon – here are some snapshots I took of some outstanding urban art in the area.

There are more pics that will be uploaded over the next few weeks to the PinkonBrown photostream.

Mantis

Sorry its been taking so long to update. We we’re on an extended trip to Portland, Oregon. We got back recently after being delayed from crazy events that led to both cars we used being totalled. We will be updating you with all the events and pictures of our trip over the next week or so.

Until then,  here’s an excited mantis!

From Lawraa (via Cute Overload)

American College of Physicians push for rescheduling of Cannabis

Purple Kush from jimmyjoints

A large and respected association of physicians is calling on the federal government to ease its strict ban on marijuana as medicine and hasten research into the drug’s therapeutic uses. [...]In a 13-page position paper approved by the college’s governing board of regents and posted Thursday on the group’s website, the group calls on the government to drop marijuana from Schedule I, a classification it shares with illegal drugs such as heroin and LSD that are considered to have no medicinal value and a high likelihood of abuse. Link

The ACP is the largest medical-specialty organization with over 124,000 members. It’s very good to see an organization like this supporting the rescheduling of cannabis. The closer we get to accepting the truth of the matter – that cannabis is not harmful. The only harm imposed by smoking ‘reefer’ is the harm that the government causes by prohibiting US citizens from deciding what to ingest.

Even federal judge Francis Young ruled:

…Marijuana’s therapeutic ratio, like its LD-50, is impossible to quantify because it is so high.

In strict medical terms marijuana is far safer than many foods we commonly consume. For example, eating ten raw potatoes can result in a toxic response. By comparison, it is physically impossible to eat enough marijuana to induce death.

Marijuana, in its natural form, is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man.

Have you seen this man?

Link (via Pink Tentacle)

Fanciful Photos of Jennifer Zwick

I love these striking narrative photos done by Jennifer Zwick. Absolutely delightful! I think my favorite one is called “The Dream”.

(via Right Some Good)

Cutest Possum Ever

Is it possible? Apparently, it is:

Alright – I think the bow sends it over the edge into the word of uber-cute. I didn’t think that “cute” and “possum” could be used in the same sentence. I was wrong. (via Cute Overload)

[Image] – [unknown]

(unknown title and author…found on image-link site)

I don’t know what it is with them, but dots rule. I love dots.

[Image] – Happy Birthday! 365 Day 314

via 62uolegnaiam on flickr

[Photo] – Colored Smoke

via Andreas Reinhold on flickr