Scientists cure cancer but no one takes notice!

Canadian researchers find a simple cure for cancer, but major pharmaceutical companies are not interested.
The method employs dichloroacetate, which is currently used to treat metabolic disorders. So, there is no concern of side effects or about their long term effects.

This drug doesn’t require a patent, so anyone can employ it widely and cheaply compared to the costly cancer drugs produced by major pharmaceutical companies.

This seems worth knowing about! Here's a link to the whole article.

Living the Dream

Living the Dream, originally uploaded by Robbi Baba.

This last weekend we took a holiday down in Santa Cruz, visiting our dear friend Jay. He scored us free tickets to the Beach Boardwalk and we had a time.
I discovered I'm not much good at rides anymore. The rollercoaster hurt my neck and the whirly ones made my stomach unhappy! Oh well.
It was much more fun visiting Jay and cruising the wonderful Pacific Garden Mall downtown.

Half Dome and Yosemite Valley

Half Dome and Yosemite Valley, originally uploaded by Robbi Baba.

Flying back from teaching an EFT workshop in Minneapolis, I happened to look out the window as we were crossing the Sierra Nevada and down below I saw Yosemite Valley! There was Half Dome! It's such a tiny little place in the vastness of the Sierras. I felt so incredibly lucky to have seen this!

There are some more photos from the air over on my Flickr page.

2012 - A Message of Hope

This is really worth watching full screen, if you can (just double click the image). It's about 25 minutes of inspiration. There are a few bits of rather questionable archeology in this--don't know why they put that in actually. And there are quite a few typos! Our family enjoyed spotting them together, even whilst soaking up the positive vibes. Enjoy!

The Wayseer Manifesto

Watch This!

Light Up The Christmas Tree

I just found this great logic game that involves lighting up a Christmas tree. Check it out!

Krista's Open Studio :: Deva Luna

This weekend is Krista's open studio. She's got it so nice in there, I decided to take a little video. I hope people come by tomorrow to enjoy it.

Psychological Disorders - Disney Style!

Heroin Chic has a nice collection of gifs illustrating common mental ailments, along with the seven deadly sins and particular drugs. Enjoy.

The Empathic Civilization

Plastic Back to Oil?

el radio fantastique

Krista and I saw this band for a Halloween show down in Pt. Reyes Station at the Green Barn. It was epic!

A Trip to Mongolia

Untitled from Saad on Vimeo.

Changing Education Paradigms

Avatar AMV -- "Get in Line"

MOBA - The Museum of Bad Art

Louise Sacco at Gel 2010 (Museum Of Bad Art - MOBA) from Gel Conference on Vimeo.

Cob Bench Project

Finished For Now, originally uploaded by Robbi Baba.

Yesterday I led a cob bench workshop for my friends Meredith and Steve. Inspired by the City Repair movement up in Portland, they wanted to offer a nice place for people in the neighborhood to sit and congregate.
Our bench is build right on the sidewalk and I think it will become a neighborhood landmark. This is a neighborhood where people are replacing lawns with food gardens, and redwood fences for bamboo. Lots of nice, conscious folks around here, so maybe this will be the start of another round of community building.

I had posted to our homeschooling newsletter for this free workshop, and was hoping for some strong teens. Instead I got five girls: three eight year olds, one six and one five! At first I was a bit discouraged, expecting them to last less than an hour, get bored or too tired, and drag away their parents.
Not a bit of it. These kids worked SO HARD, and they worked well, actually contributing a lot. I loved working with these families. It was just about the most fun I've ever had cobbing.

I'm very happy with the design and proportions and the whole feel of the bench. We were lucky to have two sets of excellent clay soil (you can see the bottom layer of black clay peeking out the bottom). In a few weeks we'll plaster the bench and it will be even prettier!

Even more photos on my Flickr site.

All Done (do we have to go?)

All Done (do we have to go?), originally uploaded by Robbi Baba.

These two sisters, Lucie and Alice stayed until the bench was done, a full hour after we were supposed to end. They were having a blast and felt totally invested in the outcome. Their mom finally had to drag them away, with promises they could come back and sit on the bench when it was dry.

Building Up The Bench

Building Up The Bench, originally uploaded by Robbi Baba.

Youngest Cobber

Youngest Cobber, originally uploaded by Robbi Baba.

Even a five year old can really contribute!

First Batch of Cob

First Batch of Cob, originally uploaded by Robbi Baba.

Photo by Jamie Davis-Meyer. I demonstrated how to mix a batch and then had all the kids try it out. These eight year old girls were just heavy enough to stomp their own batches of cob!