Charles de Gaulle Quote – In Order To Become The Master
“In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.” – Charles de Gaulle
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Overdosing On Exercise – Harmful Extreme Workouts
Training for a marathon and other extreme workouts may be more harmful than healthy. After reviewing over 50 studies, researchers at the Mayo Clinic found that more than an hour of intense aerobic activity per day put runners and cyclists at heightened risk of serious heart problems, including an irregular heartbeat, clogged arteries, and scarring. Habitual marathon runners and professional […]
Read moreWilliam Stafford Quote – A Better Gift For The World
“Will you ever bring a better gift for the world than the breathing respect that you carry wherever you go right now?” – William Stafford
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Cost of War
$6 trillion – Upper estimate of the cost to the U.S. of conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan
Read moreChasing Happiness Might Be Making You Unhappy
In America most people are chasing happiness in getting a better job, living in a better place, and purchasing stuff to make them happy. Studies show that this type of searching may be leading to unhappiness. If you are buying books that are supposed to help you find happiness you may not find it there. Americans are spending around $9 […]
Read morePoem – WHERE NONE HAS GONE BEFORE (By Ray Gallucci)
WHERE NONE HAS GONE BEFORE Though we arrived just yesterday In geologic time, Appears we’ve had too much to say, And none of it sublime. Repeated cometary blasts, The forces needed to Turn species into fossils past When time was overdue. Like plague of locusts, we can scourge Wherever we alight. Primeval ecosystems purge. We’re quite […]
Read moreCAN TREES DEFEND THEMSELVES AGAINST DEER?
Our forests start to wake up during the Spring Season because warmer weather is upon us. This time of year is for growing new buds that eventually grow into branches for new leaves. These buds store the energy over the winter for the trees to grow more leaves in the spring. This process helps the tree to produce as many […]
Read moreHenry Ward Beecher Quote – Judging People
“We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.” – Henry Ward Beecher
Read morePoem – The CPU of Your Soul (By Uduak Uwah)
THE CPU OF YOUR SOUL Elevated above all the hungry kids Scrambling for food like starving chicks Is an innate black hole The CPU of your soul Seated majestically on a throne deep within All the senses bring food like tributes to him He gives orders to the organs They bow at his feet for mercy like […]
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