Aung San Suu Kyi Quote – Women Are Valued
“In societies where men are truly confident of their own worth, women are not merely tolerated but valued.” – Aung San Suu Kyi
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ABUJA, NIGERIA BANS COUGH SYRUP
Cough syrup with codeine has become a high black-market item in Nigeria where one pharmaceutical company stated that they can sell one million cartons a week. Since alcohol is banned in Nigeria the people have gone to getting high on cough syrup with codeine. They mix it with soft drinks and consumed by students. Codeine addiction is at epidemic levels […]
Read moreSimone Weiss Quote – Sins
“All sins are attempts to fill voids.” – Simone Weiss
Read moreSaint Francis of Assisi Quote – Preach The Gospel At All Times
“Preach the Gospel at all times, and if necessary, use words.” – Saint Francis of Assisi
Read moreThe evolutionary roots of monogamy
As an evolutionary strategy, the evolutionary roots of monogamy have long puzzled scientists: When a male pairs off for life with one female, he limits how many offspring he can produce, thus reducing his chances to pass on his genes. Few species are monogamous, yet 5 percent of mammal species are, including wolves and beavers—and about a quarter of primates. […]
Read moreHarriet Tubman Quote – Reach For The Stars
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” ― Harriet Tubman
Read moreDeceased Dad’s Son Gets Unexpected Gift
Tanner Brownlee and his brother, Chase, had been hoping to raise enough money to buy their deceased father’s patrol car at a local auction following his death. Sam Brownlee, their father was killed in the line of duty five years earlier while working for the Weld County Sheriff’s Office. The two sons gathered thousands through their Gofundme page to buy […]
Read morePoem – The Closing Stage (By Adebesin Ibraheem)
The Closing Stage I’m afraid the end-time is near See the maddening impunity of depraved heads The mediocre misfit manning our stolen mandate – The perfidious president, the gluttonous governors, The crooked councillors, the law-breaker law-makers: All self-seeking merchants of loot! See the opportunistic stratocrats Patriotically riding on the civilians’ profligacy I’m afraid the end-time is near See the jagged […]
Read moreOur culture’s worship of celebrity
It was in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Jazz Age that the modern concept of celebrity was born, said George Packer. But if the worship of gaudy wealth and fame began in The Great Gatsby era, we’ve taken it to new, “perverse” heights in 21st-century America. Today, celebrity demigods dominate every field: There are celebrity chefs, bankers, computer engineers, chief executives, hip-hop […]
Read morePoem – What We Know (By Gil Hoy)
What We Know – By Gil Hoy It can truthfully be said that: regarding all the world’s matter of which we think and know, the whole lot is infinitely large and infinitely small. For a pinhead can— and does— boast a whole universe within it, and the galaxy is but a child’s spinning top. The same is true of man’s […]
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