Maya Angelou Quote – How You Made Them Feel
“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou
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Stopping elephant poachers
Radioactive residue from the Cold War could provide a valuable tool for stemming the deadly trade in illegal ivory, National Geographic News reports. Poachers killed an estimated 30,000 African elephants last year alone for their tusks—an ongoing slaughter that threatens the long-term survival of the species, whose population numbers about 500,000. Ending poaching has been nearly impossible because it is […]
Read morePoem – My Awkuzu Mistake (By Emmanuel Stephen Ogboh)
My Awkuzu Mistake Maybe it’d been a perfect end That time we shared at Awkuzu On crumpled cotton bedsheets— Testimony of what we called love Or maybe we should’ve just ended it That infamous night in February You confessed I was not the only one And yet you called it love That was not the only lie […]
Read moreRonnie Shakes Quote – I Fear One Day I’ll Meet God
“I fear one day I’ll meet God, he’ll sneeze, and I wont know what to say.” – Ronnie Shakes
Read moreMargaret Thatcher Quote – Standing In The Middle Of The Road
“Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.” – Margaret Thatcher
Read moreShannon L. Alder Quote – Dignity
“Your dignity can be mocked, abused, compromised, toyed with, lowered and even badmouthed, but it can never be taken from you. You have the power today to reset your boundaries, restore your image, start fresh with renewed values and rebuild what has happened to you in the past.” – Shannon L. Alder
Read moreShort Fiction – The Girl In The Window (By Melissa R. Mendelson)
The Girl In The Window by, Melissa R. Mendelson I first noticed her one night before dark. She hovered in front of the window, staring outward. At first, I thought that she was staring at me, but she wasn’t. It was as if she were looking at something else, but what? We were surrounded by woods. Was it something in […]
Read moreReef madness
It seemed like a good idea at the time. In 1972, Broward County, Fla., organized more than 100 boats to dump an estimated 700,000 tires into the Atlantic Ocean in hopes of sparking the growth of an artificial reef. Ultimately corals never grew on the bundles of tires, and over time the bundles became loose, causing damage to nearby natural […]
Read moreHow were the white cliffs of Dover, England, formed?
The white cliffs of Dover located on the southeastern coast of England, are composed of a variety of calcite shells, including single-celled plants called coccolithophores (a type of algae) that formed on the seafloor. The conditions in the ocean were perfect to form these coccolithophores because the nitrite levels, low silicate concentrations, and the right amount of iron enabled them […]
Read moreMillions of Spiders Invade Tennessee Town
Imagine waking up to your worst fear…. A spider in your bed!!! Well, residents in Memphis, Tenn. woke up this week to MILLIONS of them. In fact the entire town of Memphis, TN has been overrun by the 8-legged invaders. A spider apocalypse, if you will. Millions of little spiders have infested the yards of the city Some of the […]
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