Phones vs. Toilets
Of the world’s 7 billion people, 6 billion have access to mobile phones, but only 4.5 billion have access to a working toilet.
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Rapid warming brings Arctic changes
Scientists in the US who have been checking on the health of the Arctic over the last year are worried by what they’ve learned: it’s warmer, has less ice, and some of its animals and fish are facing new stresses. And in a surprise finding , which they cannot yet explain, the scientists discovered that green vegetation over much of […]
Read moreRalph Waldo Emerson Quote – Life Is A Succession of Lessons
“Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
Read moreVoltaire – Those Who Make You Believe
“Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities.” ― Voltaire
Read moreTeen booted for mini-dress
■ A Virginia teenager was booted out of her prom after fathers acting as chaperones complained that her sparkly mini-dress would “cause the young men at the prom to think impure thoughts.”The 17-year-old had made sure the dress met Richmond Homeschool Prom’s regulations for length. But she said dads who were “ogling” her as she danced suddenly sent a security […]
Read morethings we were told to avoid
Facebook can make you unhappy. Researchers texted study participants five times a day with questions about their social-networking activity and how they felt, and found that Facebook visits directly correlated with negative emotions, such as depression and loneliness. While Facebook seems to fulfill “the basic human need for social connection,” says University of Michigan social psychologist Ethan Kross, it can […]
Read moreJamie Fox Quote – Notes Under Our Fingers
“Life is notes under our fingers. We just have to figure out what notes to play.” – Jamie Fox
Read morePoem – With One Eye (By Marieta Maglas)
A flight separates the sea from the sky. Her glance caresses the stillness. The flowers scathed by hail become bluish. They do not die, yet. This life without him is like the plenitude seen with one eye. Her right convictions sculpt in sadness as in a block of marble a rocky embrace. The sun is crying. There is only […]
Read morePope Francis Quote – Value of Life
“What must I do? What must I do to inherit eternal life?’ What must I do so that my life may have full value and meaning? The youth of each one of you, dear friends, is a treasure that is manifested precisely in these questions.” – Pope Francis
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