It’s official: Abortion for gender selection is widespread in Britain, said Dominic Lawson. An analysis by The Independent shows that women from Indian and Pakistani communities in Britain are aborting their female fetuses at much higher rates than male fetuses, “resulting in the ‘disappearance’ of up to 4,700 girls.” Of course, this is what we should have expected, given that […]
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If we could shrink the earth’s population to a village of precisely 100 people, with all existing human ratios remaining the same, it would look like this: There would be 57 Asians, 21 Europeans, 14 from the Western Hemisphere (North and South) and 8 Africans 51 would be female, 49 would be male 70 would be non-white, 30 white 70 […]
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Should we be focusing on the future and not exclusively on the past to find life on Mars? Some microbes have been found in the Atacama Desert in Chile that have been dormant when the area is dry and come to life when it rains. It only rains there about a quarter of an inch a year which makes the […]
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“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” – Maya Angelou
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“There is only one success, to be able to spend your life in your own way.” – Christopher Marley
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cartoon – men stages of life.
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“Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.” – Mark Twain
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“If you are lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it.” – John Irving
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“Only when we are no longer afraid do we begin to live.” – Dorothy Thompson
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“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.” – Mohammad Ali
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