SEABED MINING
Fifteen years ago, there was little resource exploitation on the ocean floor. Now 460,000 sq. mi. (1.2 million sq km) of sea bottom is under contract to mining operations.
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Poem – Writer/Schizophrenic (By Alfonso Colasuonno)
Hey you Yeah you I heard your conversation You’re leaving us? Yeah, well just know one thing This isn’t such a sweet little town Oh, believe me, it’s not a sweet little town This town has some crazy shit going on Would you believe me if I told you– Wait, you’re not going to believe me Come on, look at […]
Read moreFamily Life
Percentage of U.S. children in 1960 who lived in households headed by heterosexuals in their first marriage: 73 Who do today: 46
Read morePope John Paul II Quote – Joyful Family
“To maintain a joyful family requires much from both the parents and the children. Each member of the family has to become, in a special way, the servant of the others.” ― Pope John Paul II
Read morePolitical Donation Limits For 2016 Federal Elections
Washington, D.C. Under current FEC political donation limits, which are adjusted for inflation in odd-numbered years, individuals can give up to $5,400 to candidates—$2,700 for their primary campaigns, and another $2,700 for the general election—and up to $33,400 per year to national party committees in the 2016 cycle. Previously, the limit was $2,600 to candidates and $32,400 to national party […]
Read moreFrançois de Salignac de la Mothe Fenelon Quote – All Men Are Brothers
“All wars are civil wars, because all men are brothers.” – François de Salignac de la Mothe Fenelon
Read moreConsequence of Choice
“With every choice that we make there is a consequence no matter how good or bad it may be.”
Read moreIsaac Newton Quote – Tact
“Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy.” – Isaac Newton
Read moreEconomic Gains
Ninety-five percent of all economic gains in the U.S. since the Great Recession went to the top 1 percent.
Read moreHunters for the Hungry (Budget Cuts Affecting Food Pantries)
Hunters for the Hungry Fred has been working with an agency called Hunters for the Hungry for five years. During that time, his food bank has received thousands of pounds of venison to feed the poor. This year, however, when Fred received no call from the agency saying it was ready to deliver the meat, he called the organization himself. The answering machine […]
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