Cartoon – You Think you’ve Got Problems
“Of all the liars in the world, sometimes the worst are your own fears.” – Rudyard Kipling
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“One of the greatest pains to human nature is the pain of a new idea.” – Walter Bagehot
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“Each one of us is special and it’s because of who we are inside. We’re all different and we all have something to offer our world.” – Fred Rogers
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THE UNITED STATES has the highest incarceration rate in the world. In fact, according to the most recent data, the U.S., while having only 4.5% of the world’s population, holds 21 percent of the world’s prisoners. The last few years have shown a slight decrease in incarceration rates, but law enforcement policies continue to both target racial minorities and to […]
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A magnetic levitation passenger train set a world speed record of 375 m.p.h. (603 km/h) on a test track in Japan on April 21. Here are top operating speeds, in miles per hour, of some of the world’s other fastest trains: Shanghai Maglev Train, China: 268 TGV, France: 199 AVE, Spain: 193 Sapsan, Russia: 155 Acela Express, U.S.: 150
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“No one can build his security upon the nobleness of another person.” – Willa Cather
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