Leo Tolstoy Quote – Where He Ended And She Began
“He felt now that he was not simply close to her, but that he did not know where he ended and she began.” – Leo Tolstoy
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Cartoon – The Standoff
Poem – Missing You -for I (By Valentina Cano)
You are a gap in my room, a missing tooth my roving tongue of a mind keeps returning to. You are a voice missing from the house, the quieted flutter of your presence a flat-line through these rooms. You are missing. From me. Bio: Valentina Cano is a student of classical singing who spends whatever free time she […]
Read moreA star-devouring galaxy
New images of a galaxy located 60 million light-years from Earth have revealed that / it’s a cannibal. Composite pictures from the La Silla Observatory in Chile show that the NGC 1316 galaxy is strewn with dust N and small star clusters, space debris that astronomers say is the remains of another galaxy that was swallowed up by the black […]
Read moreCartoon – Fountain Of Youth
Dolphins stranded in Cape Cod
Wellfleet, Mass. Over a two week span, more than 85 dolphins had become stranded along the craggy Cape Codcoastline, including 30 in one day, said the International Fund for Animal Welfare. Typically, 120 dolphins beach themselves from January to April, the high season for stranding. They are regularly pulled by extreme tides into the U-shaped Cape Cod Bay, but never […]
Read moreD.H. Lawrence quote – Money
“It cuts us off from life, from vitality, from the alive sun and the alive earth, as nothing can. Nothing, not even the most fanatical dogmas of an ironbound religion, can insulate us from the inrush of life and inspiration as money can.” – D.H. Lawrence
Read moreMake A New Ending
“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.”
Read moreFrederick Douglass Quote – Repair Broken Men
“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” – Frederick Douglass
Read moreVines strangle carbon storage in tropical forests
Tropical forests account for a third of the total carbon fixed by photosynthesis. Lianas’ increasing abundance may be driven by changing climate, increased disturbance or by more severe seasonal drought. By reducing the ability of tropical forests to accumulate and store carbon released through burning fossil fuels, lianas could cause a positive feedback loop, accelerating climate change. “This study has […]
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