Douglas Adams Quote – Intent
“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I I think I have ended up where I intended to be.” – Douglas Adams
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THE FUTURE OF RELIGION
The Pew Research Center forecast that by 2050 the number of Muslims globally will nearly equal the number of Christians. Here is how major religions are projected to grow from 2010 to 2050: Islam: +73% Christianity: +35% Hinduism: +34% Judaism: +16% Buddhism: – 0.3%
Read moreCollege Athlete Retires To Donate Bone Marrow
■ A star college athlete has turned down a chance at sporting glory to donate bone marrow to a stranger. Cameron Lyle, a shot-putter at the University of New Hampshire, added his DNA to the federal bone marrow registry two years ago and promptly forgot about it. But this month, he discovered his marrow matched that of a 28-year-old leukemia […]
Read moreI’ll Keep Going Until My Heart Stops
“I’ll Keep Going Until My Heart Stops”
Read moreWeather Becoming Freakish: Proof of climate change?
Even in a world where extreme weather is becoming more common, said Sarah Lyall in The New York Times, the past week has been truly bizarre. In China, now suffering through its coldest, harshest winter in memory, the roofs of houses in Xinjiang collapsed under the weight of deep snow. It was so hot in Australia, meanwhile, that forecasters added […]
Read moreWinston Churchill Quote – You Have Enemies
“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.” – Winston Churchill
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Giant church in shape of shoe in Taiwan
CHIAYI COUNTY, Taiwan – Budai, a township in southwest Taiwan, has built a church in the form of a giant high-heeled shoe, made of metal and blue glass tiles, seeking to attract more tourists to the area. It is mainly used for weddings by locals. The structure is some 17 meters (55.77 ft) tall at the highest point, the heel. […]
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Audrey Hepburn Quote – The Beauty Of A Woman
“The beauty of a woman is seen in her eyes, because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides. True beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It’s the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she shows and the beauty of a woman only grows with passing years.” ― Audrey Hepburn
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