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Good evening, readers!

I've been away, so haven't been able to post anything recently. Hopefully the posting will resume sometime soon, once I have things to add.

Speaking of which, please refer to the previous post, which contains a link to stop aerial gunning of wolves in Alaska, the Northern Rockies, and Yellowstone. I am subscribed to the National Geographic Magazine, and the last issue (March 2010) had a very good article (Wolf Wars, which you can read  here ) explaining the tensions between ranchers/livestock owners and the wolves. If you don't have a subscription, you can ask your library to get one, or order it yourself (although, the library is a good place to share interesting articles with other readers.) The magazine is very informative, and always has well-written articles on varying topics around the world. The website is: www.nationalgeographic.com The website itself is a great resource to check out. It is also one of the few magazine sites that posts feature articles online, and does not tie you into getting a subscription.

(Note: for the ng website to work, just post it into your browser.)

Wolf-Saving petition

If you would like to help in stopping the mass aerial gunning of wolves in Alaska, Yellowstone, and the Northern Rockies, you can sign the below petition. Thanks! note: just click the orange "take action" button, and choose one of the three actions listed. 

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Title Explanation

I tried to think of good names, and came up with a few, but wanted something original. The idea came from the image of drawing water, or knowledge, out of a well.

Consumerism/wants and needs

Think about it-wants and needs have been completely switched. The only things one really needs for survival are clothes, food, and shelter, not electronics, large companies, and fancy restaurants (though the latter is nice). Today’s society, however, is completely programmed to buy things, completely centered on money: new clothes, shoes, and accessories before the previous ones are worn out, Wiis, iPods with more gigabytes, videogames, unhealthy food, popular music, new furniture. These are all based on wants. There is a major difference between “I need that new computer” and “I want that new computer”. In everyday conversation you will hear ‘need’ being used in ‘want’s’ place. Advertisements are directed toward making you want things.See:http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=C58AE7D1E8681076&search_query=the+century+of+self&rclk=pti Edward Bernays, the man who “created want”, was the first to break down the minds of the people. The British Broadcasting Corporation’s television series, “The Century of Self”, follows Bernays’s exploits in America, and how he changed the sense of democracy in this country. The series is very good, and has many facts about history in England and Germany, as well as America’s economic progression. I will try to find a link to the full series and post it.

Intro Post

The Well is an online blog, also being produced as an independent newspaper, which documents news that may or may not be getting into the mainstream media.
It is just getting started, and hopefully will earn a few followers. I also consider recommendations of topics; however, don’t count on them appearing in the blog. Please provide feedback on what you think! As long as you are not rude in expressing your opinion, you may continue to post. Also, if you find an article that you want me to look into, feel free to post the link or email the newspaper at: thewellnewspaper@gmail.com. This blog is a sort of experiment! It might have random posts, links, and videos. It is very small, so please don’t expect any huge stories or anything! I’m not a professional at writing newspapers, or a reporter, I just thought it would be interesting to write about things I would like to share with other people. I will write feature articles and reports when I can (which may not be particularly often). I appreciate comments! Thanks, The Well Staff