Brian Tracy Quote on Goals
“People with clear, written goals, accomplish far more in a shorter period of time than people without them could ever imagine.” – Brian Tracy
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Antarctic Fish Have Ice In Their Veins
Scientists have revealed that some fish that thrive in the freezing cold waters of the Antarctic actually have ice in their veins. A protein in their system called notothenioids not only keep the fish from freezing to death, but also keeps ice crystals in their veins. Although the ice crystals would melt at temperatures just slightly above freezing, the fish […]
Read moreIt’s all about the cheese
Due to the high demand of the “dip season,” a national shortage of Velveeta has shoppers hunting stores for the gooey, bright-yellow “cheese product.” People planning Super Bowl parties are calling the shortage of the dip-friendly substance a “cheesepocalypse.” One fan tweeted, “If this is true, I’m going to die.”
Read moreClimate change slows onset of next ice age
The planet’s inexorable warming means there will be no new ice age for at least the next 100,000 years, scientists say. Human beings have not just started to leave a unique geological stratum that will announce their existence long after the species has been extinguished. They may have altered a climate cycle that has been stable for millions of years and even […]
Read moreCartoon – When Seeing Eye Dogs Go Astray
Is there life on two Earth-like planets?
The two most Earth-like planets ever found have been spotted in a single solar system 1,200 light-years away. Astronomers monitoring data from the Kepler spacecraft said the two worlds, dubbed Kepler 62e and Kepler 62f, were the two outermost planets circling a star about a third dimmer and smaller than the sun. Both orbit within the habitable zone within which […]
Read moreF. Scott Fitzgerald Quote – Defeat
“Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.”― F. Scott Fitzgerald
Read moreAbraham Lincoln Quote – If I Had Six Hours
“If I had six hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend the first four hours sharpening the ax.” – Abraham Lincoln
Read moreMignon McLaughlin Quote – The Past Is Strapped To Our Backs
“The past is strapped to our backs. We do not have to see it; we can always feel it.” – Mignon McLaughlin
Read morePainkillers – Deadly Risk To Women
Overdoses of prescription painkillers have become one of the leading causes of death among women. More women now die from overdoses of prescription pills like OxyContin, Vicodin, and Percocet than from cervical cancer, homicide, or street drugs such as heroin and cocaine, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows. “We need to better understand how […]
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