TONIGHT’S EARLY MORNING I open my window in the middle of tonight’s Early morning after the nightly thunderstorms To hear the cry of a lone bird flying through the fog And looking for a place safe and dry, his wings Weighted down with water and sleepiness The way I am weighted down with the memories Of her laughter […]
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“The only boring people I know are bored people.” – Elizabeth Gilbert
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Factor by which a placebo for Parkinson’s disease is more effective when the patient is told it costs $1,500 rather than $100: 2
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“The seat of knowledge is in the head, of wisdom, in the heart.” – William Hazlitt
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Democratic Republic of Congo: 6 of 71 million are dead since 1996 34 armed groups fighting 85% unemployment 2 million raped 1 woman victimized per minute Sexual violence used as weapon to humiliate & discourage
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“All children are artists. The problem is to remain an artist once he grows up.” – Pablo Picasso
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Ophelia’s Blues (By John Biscello) her sad sea-green dress, an epitaph, rippling quietly, as if in a dream. the small history of a fresh wraith, white fingers forever separating the bones from the silt. Originally from Brooklyn, NY, author, poet and playwright, John Biscello, has lived in Taos, New Mexico for the past thirteen years. He is the author […]
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Children who attend schools near busy roads could see their brain development hindered by air pollution, according to a new study by Spanish scientists. Researchers in Barcelona spent a year tracking the developmental progress of more than 2,700 children ages 7 to 10 at 39 schools in the city. They found that the cognitive skills of students at schools near […]
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