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Penguins attempt to go to a seagull party - Adult SweatShirt 2XL
$36.19
Penguins attempt to go to a seagull party Sweatshirt is commercial quality 9.3-ounce high resolution heat transfers garment. 50-50 cotton-poly NuBlend fleece, fully coverseamed, ribbed collar, cuffs and waistband with spandex, set-in sleeves. Our image transfer produces professional matte finish with Premium Quality and Superior image resolution. Colors do not bleed and the image is sharp and crisp.

Rich Diesslins Funny General Cartoons - Penguins attempt to go to a seagull party - Greeting Cards-12 Greeting Cards with envelopes
$19.95
Penguins attempt to go to a seagull party Greeting Card is measuring 5.5w x 5.5h. Greeting Cards are sold in sets of 6 or 12. Give these fun cards to your frieds and family as gift cards, thank you notes, invitations or for any other occasion. Greeting Cards are blank inside and come with white envelopes.

No Impact Man: The Adventures of a Guilty Liberal Who Attempts to Save the Planet, and the Discoveries He Makes About Himself and Our Way of Life in the Process
$25.00
As a "skimmer" of No Impact Man, I have issues about the fundamental fundamental muscular/skeletal structure of the entire book itself. I am greatly concerned about the lack of mentioning of the "ultimate source" of environmental problems: too many humans. Having kids. Population. It is the HUMAN MIND that generates the notion of "problems" in the first place, and the fewer humans, the less problems in the world. I am surprised that family planning agencies have not associated their campaigns with environmental problems. For the birth of every child in this world equates to the death of thousands of millions of plants and animals, the excavations of how many tons of rocks and minerals... the sculpting of so many parcels of landscapes... all occurring in a very indirect manner to the life of that child.

The fundamental human-environmental paradox assumes this: as long as you exist, occupy space and time, consume resources, excrete wastes, and especially replicate yourself, you by default as a human, a living organism, are impacting the environment (I invented this paradox on my Biologically Incorrect Blog). The concept of "zero impact" is a farse. The question is how can this level of impact be minimized, or at most be "perceivably beneficial" at an individual and collective scale, such that the individual does not sacrifice his/her own health and survival (aka become an "environmental Jesus Christ") and the collective network of human society won't fall apart all together?

I don't see this book being addressed at a more systematic level with a fundamentally strong premise such as the statement above. It seems to be more at a "trendy" level--such as alternative transportation and going to farmers' markets and using recycled grocery bags. At least it's a start.

As for my own personal values, I choose to not have an Isabella (having kids is sooo cliche) and will take the right to using toilet paper. And if there's no more TP, I've used sticks and leaves before, and they seem to work fine. I also choose to catch my own fish and tend to my own garden. No problem.

I don't think birth control and family planning should be the invisible 800-pound gorilla in the room anymore.

Rawsthorne: Film Music
$18.98
This was one of the first releases in Chandos's Movies series, and although it might not seem an obvious choice, it has sterling merits. There is excellent conducting and playing throughout, and Chandos's sound is rich and warm, if less detailed than on the contemporaneous Georges Auric CD. That recording was made in 24 bit, while the Rawsthorne for some some reason was still recorded in 20 bit. Still, second rate Chandos sound is better than just about anyone else's, and is most helpful for enjoying such rich movie scores as Rawsthorne's. All the music here was receiving its premiere recording, and the quality is so high that the music's neglect is rather startling. Rawsthorne excels at rich, dramatic music, although the Nocturne from The Cruel Sea is quite haunting. There is nothing generic about this music; everything has a specific filmic application. Still, it can be enjoyed as absolute music. I know very little about Rawsthorne, but after hearing this disc I am very interested in investigating his concert repertoire. His film music is of the highest caliber, almost comparable to Walton and Vaughan Wiliams's.