Cartoon – Hostage Crisis
Author: Antarctica Journal
Almost Half of Americans Don’t Have $500 in Savings
If you don’t have money in your savings to cover an emergency bill of at least $500 you are not alone. About 46% of Americans don’t have the money to cover any emergency which is lower than it was in 2013 when it was 50% according to a Bankrate report. Some Americans say that they have enough in their savings, […]
Read morePoem – After the Snowstorm (By Danny P. Barbare)
After the Snowstorm On a sunny day I see Nandina berries plump and red that were once covered with snow.
Read moreCartoon – Woke up and decided to be….
Audrey Hepburn Quote – Elegance is the only beauty that never fades
“Elegance is the only beauty that never fades.” – Audrey Hepburn
Read moreCan the Power of Touch Help You Relax?
A study was conducted with couples to see the effect of touch on how they reacted to pain. They were either touching hands, sitting next to each other and not touching, or separated into different rooms. The couples that were holding hands found that when subjected to slight pain they were able to relax better than the ones that were […]
Read moreMargaret Mead Quote – You Are Absolutely Unique
“Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.” – Margaret Mead
Read moreCartoon – And Then God Created Man
Poem – In Transit (By David Russell)
In Transit Unemployed’s tube journey: For those safe, definable few minutes there is the duality Of oneself and the comfort of the seat – the circle; Seal; it chops perfectly, crossing the antilinear. It induces connexity; the most complete awareness of the toil and monotony which went into making the tube, and the seat inside the train inside […]
Read moreHow “stop-and-frisk” backfires
Young people who are randomly stopped for questioning by the police—even if they’ve done nothing wrong—are more likely to engage in criminal behavior later than those who aren’t stopped, a new study has found. University of Missouri researchers say that “stop-and-frisk” programs intended to deter crime may actually create more criminals. Researchers followed 2,600 students for seven years and recorded […]
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