///////////////////You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. -- C.S. Lewis
//////////////////Spend less. Spending money usually takes time and effort away from making money. It can substantially weaken your power base if you squander your financial resources and leave yourself dependent
/////////////////////Spend LessIn the second section, Bach offers some pretty straightforward advice on spending less and reducing debt. Unsurprisingly (for anyone who has read other Bach books), he leads off with the “latte factor” (calling it the “double latte factor”, but it’s the same idea). For those uninitiated, the “latte factor” refers to the idea that over the long haul, you can save a lot of money if you cut out very small routine expenses from your life - like a daily latte at Starbucks, for example. Using the repetitiveness of a $4 latte, if you were to buy one every weekday for a year, you would have spent $1,040 on lattes in a year. If you take that $1,040 and put it somewhere where it earns 7% a year (say, a retirement account), you’ll have just shy of $100,000 after thirty years. Obviously, not everyone overspends on lattes, but everyone does have something that they spend a little more than they should on routinely. I had a whole pile of “latte factors” before my financial meltdown… in fact, I’ll be talking about this later today.
Bach also addresses credit card debt - basically, that credit card debt will eat you alive, but it’s not because of the amount you owe. You’ll be eaten alive by the interest (and possible late fees). You do have some leverage, though - so many companies are in this business that they’re cutthroat with each other, thus it’s not too hard to talk a credit card company into reducing your interest rate to keep you as a customer.
Two other good suggestions: don’t devote all of your resources to debt elimination if you’re this late in the game, and also don’t use credit counseling services for things that you can figure out yourself (and most consumer debt situations can be figured out on your own with some time and care).
////////////////////Save MoreThere’s really two principles in this section.
First, make your investing and savings automatic. This is the big principle behind Bach’s book The Automatic Millionaire. Simply put, instruct your bank to directly sock some money away for you in an investment or savings account. That way, that money isn’t even there in your checking account to tempt you into spending it. I agree wholeheartedly with this idea - it’s a big part of how I manage my own money.
Second, buy a house. Even in today’s terrible housing market, this still makes a lot of sense over the long haul because you’ll wind up holding an asset rather than putting money in someone else’s pocket. My feeling is, though, that many people in Bach’s audience already do own their own home (or are close to it).
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An artist's imagination of Saturn's largest moon Titan
Titan’s surface organics surpass oil reserves on Earth
13 February 2008Saturn’s orange moon Titan has hundreds of times more liquid hydrocarbons than all the known oil and natural gas reserves on Earth, according to new Cassini data. The hydrocarbons rain from the sky, collecting in vast deposits that form lakes and dunes. The new findings from the study led by Ralph Lorenz, Cassini radar team member from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, USA, are reported in the 29 January 2008 issue of the Geophysical Research Letters.
An artist's imagination of Saturn's largest moon Titan
Titan’s surface organics surpass oil reserves on Earth
13 February 2008Saturn’s orange moon Titan has hundreds of times more liquid hydrocarbons than all the known oil and natural gas reserves on Earth, according to new Cassini data. The hydrocarbons rain from the sky, collecting in vast deposits that form lakes and dunes. The new findings from the study led by Ralph Lorenz, Cassini radar team member from the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, USA, are reported in the 29 January 2008 issue of the Geophysical Research Letters.
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////////////////////Elderly couples 'can stay together in care'Telegraph.co.uk - 2 Mar 2008By Rosa Prince, Political Correspondent Elderly married couples will be able to stay together when they go into residential care under plans announced yesterday.
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/////////////////Bhagavad Gita Selection Number 257, for Wednesday, March 5, 2008From Chapter XI: The Yoga of the Vision of the Cosmic FormXI.37. KASMAACHCHA TE NA NAMERAN MAHAATMAN GAREEYASE BRAHMANO'PYAADIKARTRE; ANANTA DEVESHA JAGANNIVAASA TWAMAKSHARAM SADASATTATPARAM YAT. (Arjuna speaking to Krishna)And why should they not, O great soul, bow to Thee who art greater (than all else), the primal cause even of (Brahma) the creator, O Infinite Being! O Lord of the gods! O abode of the universe! Thou art the imperishable, the Being, the non-being and That which is the supreme (that which is beyond the Being and non-being). COMMENTARY: The Lord is Mahatma. He is greater than all else. He is the imperishable, so He is the proper object of worship, love and delight.
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/////////////////............Finally, there is the issue of the swarm metaphor that both Alda and Rushkoff, in different ways, evoke. This metaphor is both appealing and apt, and it is related to the notion of a "super-organism" mentioned in my original Edge interview. Like other investigators, Fowler and I have no doubt that human societies do, at least at times, evince swarm-like properties. However, as Alda suggests, a swarm of ants or bees or birds or fish might actually be closer to the synchronous beating of heart cells than to the behavior of people. A riot is a kind of human swarm. But the more sustained social networks in which we are all embedded (i.e., the kind of social organization that is both less ephemeral than a riot and more complex in terms of the ties between the actors) exhibits properties that hives and swarms do not; and the reason for this is that humans are conscious of their social network embeddedness (and conscious of much else too). So, the kind of emergent properties seen in ant hills or bee hives might actually better resemble those seen in networks of inanimate objects (such as networks of power stations or computers) or networks of non-sentient items (like heart cells) than they resemble networks of humans. Nevertheless, some of the phenomena seen in human societies (like riots, and also like markets) might indeed be just like swarms.
Hence, in some aspects of our lives, no doubt, we may indeed resemble ants, simply following the person in front of us. And this in turn does raise the concerning possible link to an individuality-crushing, soul-effacing "tyranny of the masses" that Rushkoff notes. Of course, even here, we should not set up false dichotomies: for people may have both an individual and a collective existence, be both disconnected and connected. Since it is hard to believe that we are connected for no reason, I myself of am of the view that social networks, and our embeddedness in them, serve a valuable and — I will go out on a limb — good purpose.
/////////////////////Animal behaviorist Temple Grandin believes extraordinary animals think much like autistic geniuses. Now, some neuroscientists say it simply isn't true.http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe3715777660077f741473&ls=fdf51573746004747d127877&m=ff3310707762&l=fef61c7471640d&s=fe2615717c670774721775&jb=ffcf14&t=
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////////////////////Elderly couples 'can stay together in care'Telegraph.co.uk - 2 Mar 2008By Rosa Prince, Political Correspondent Elderly married couples will be able to stay together when they go into residential care under plans announced yesterday.
///////////////////////PISTACHIO,PEANUTS,WALNUTS,ALMONDS-HEALTHY
/////////////////Bhagavad Gita Selection Number 257, for Wednesday, March 5, 2008From Chapter XI: The Yoga of the Vision of the Cosmic FormXI.37. KASMAACHCHA TE NA NAMERAN MAHAATMAN GAREEYASE BRAHMANO'PYAADIKARTRE; ANANTA DEVESHA JAGANNIVAASA TWAMAKSHARAM SADASATTATPARAM YAT. (Arjuna speaking to Krishna)And why should they not, O great soul, bow to Thee who art greater (than all else), the primal cause even of (Brahma) the creator, O Infinite Being! O Lord of the gods! O abode of the universe! Thou art the imperishable, the Being, the non-being and That which is the supreme (that which is beyond the Being and non-being). COMMENTARY: The Lord is Mahatma. He is greater than all else. He is the imperishable, so He is the proper object of worship, love and delight.
PANGON -PRIMAL CAUSE-BBTBR
/////////////////............Finally, there is the issue of the swarm metaphor that both Alda and Rushkoff, in different ways, evoke. This metaphor is both appealing and apt, and it is related to the notion of a "super-organism" mentioned in my original Edge interview. Like other investigators, Fowler and I have no doubt that human societies do, at least at times, evince swarm-like properties. However, as Alda suggests, a swarm of ants or bees or birds or fish might actually be closer to the synchronous beating of heart cells than to the behavior of people. A riot is a kind of human swarm. But the more sustained social networks in which we are all embedded (i.e., the kind of social organization that is both less ephemeral than a riot and more complex in terms of the ties between the actors) exhibits properties that hives and swarms do not; and the reason for this is that humans are conscious of their social network embeddedness (and conscious of much else too). So, the kind of emergent properties seen in ant hills or bee hives might actually better resemble those seen in networks of inanimate objects (such as networks of power stations or computers) or networks of non-sentient items (like heart cells) than they resemble networks of humans. Nevertheless, some of the phenomena seen in human societies (like riots, and also like markets) might indeed be just like swarms.
Hence, in some aspects of our lives, no doubt, we may indeed resemble ants, simply following the person in front of us. And this in turn does raise the concerning possible link to an individuality-crushing, soul-effacing "tyranny of the masses" that Rushkoff notes. Of course, even here, we should not set up false dichotomies: for people may have both an individual and a collective existence, be both disconnected and connected. Since it is hard to believe that we are connected for no reason, I myself of am of the view that social networks, and our embeddedness in them, serve a valuable and — I will go out on a limb — good purpose.
/////////////////////Animal behaviorist Temple Grandin believes extraordinary animals think much like autistic geniuses. Now, some neuroscientists say it simply isn't true.http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe3715777660077f741473&ls=fdf51573746004747d127877&m=ff3310707762&l=fef61c7471640d&s=fe2615717c670774721775&jb=ffcf14&t=
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//////////////////...........freegans.” Here’s Wikipedia’s description of freeganism:
Freeganism is an anti-consumerism lifestyle whereby people employ alternative living strategies based on “limited participation in the conventional economy and minimal consumption of resources. Freegans embrace community, generosity, social concern, freedom, cooperation, and sharing in opposition to a society based on materialism, moral apathy, competition, conformity, and greed.” The lifestyle involves salvaging discarded, unspoiled food from supermarket dumpsters that have passed their sell by date, but are still edible and nutritious. They salvage the food not because they are poor or homeless, but as a political statement.
In other words, it’s a political movement that basically scavenges the garbage for stuff that’s still good but has been deemed by modern society to be “unacceptable
////////////////////..............The biggest difference between frugality and freeganism is the belief structure behind it. Both freegans and frugal people would agree that minimizing your expenses and minimizing the amount of “stuff” you buy are noble goals, but frugal people primarily look at the options that improve their personal quality of life, while freegans are primarily making a political statement. As a frugal person, I might point out to someone that I have CFLs installed in my home, but my reasoning would be that they’re more energy efficient and thus more cost efficient - the environmental aspect is nice, but secondary. On the other hand, a freegan would likely be much more interested in the political nature of a CFL - they’re making a lifestyle choice that reflects their politics.
///////////////////Head Injuries Result In Widespread Brain Tissue Loss One Year Later (March 4, 2008) -- In a rare, large-scale study of traumatic brain injury patients who span the full range of severity from mild to moderate and severe, researchers have found that the more severe the injury, the greater the loss of brain tissue, particularly white matter. ... > full story
////////////////////Car Crash Deaths Increase Starting At Age 12 (March 4, 2008) -- Child passengers, ages 12 to 16, are more likely to die in a car crash than younger children, according to a new study. This risk increases with each teenage year. The study offers evidence-based guidelines for parents and policymakers to help protect this vulnerable age group. Researchers examined 45,560 crashes involving 8- to 17-year-old passengers. ... > full story
///////////////////Tighter Tummies: A New Way To Combat Weight Gain (March 3, 2008) -- Two cell proteins that relax the gut and help accommodate a big meal have been identified. The proteins could offer a future drug target against weight gain, by preventing the stomach from expanding. ... > full story
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Copy and paste this code into a new post in Blogger, MySpace, or any other blog tool. It will display this Onion headline, picture, and teaser copy on your page, depending on what you select above.It's up to you to write the rest of the blog post.
WORCESTER, MA—Area 7-year-old Douglas Castellano's unbridled energy and creativity are no longer a problem thanks to Ritalin, doctors for the child announced Monday. "After years of failed attempts to stop Douglas' uncontrollable bouts of self-expression, we have finally found success with Ritalin," Dr. Irwin Schraeger said. "For the first time in his life, Douglas can actually sit down and not think about lots of things at once." Castellano's parents reported that the cured child no longer tries to draw on everything in sight, calming down enough to show an interest in television.
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/////////////////////Radiation linked to heart diseaseIndependent - 4 hours agoBy Steve Connor, Science Editor Workers in the nuclear industry are more likely to die from heart disease if they are exposed to radiation, according to the first study to establish a link between disorders of the circulatory system and radiation in ...
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//////////////////...........freegans.” Here’s Wikipedia’s description of freeganism:
Freeganism is an anti-consumerism lifestyle whereby people employ alternative living strategies based on “limited participation in the conventional economy and minimal consumption of resources. Freegans embrace community, generosity, social concern, freedom, cooperation, and sharing in opposition to a society based on materialism, moral apathy, competition, conformity, and greed.” The lifestyle involves salvaging discarded, unspoiled food from supermarket dumpsters that have passed their sell by date, but are still edible and nutritious. They salvage the food not because they are poor or homeless, but as a political statement.
In other words, it’s a political movement that basically scavenges the garbage for stuff that’s still good but has been deemed by modern society to be “unacceptable
////////////////////..............The biggest difference between frugality and freeganism is the belief structure behind it. Both freegans and frugal people would agree that minimizing your expenses and minimizing the amount of “stuff” you buy are noble goals, but frugal people primarily look at the options that improve their personal quality of life, while freegans are primarily making a political statement. As a frugal person, I might point out to someone that I have CFLs installed in my home, but my reasoning would be that they’re more energy efficient and thus more cost efficient - the environmental aspect is nice, but secondary. On the other hand, a freegan would likely be much more interested in the political nature of a CFL - they’re making a lifestyle choice that reflects their politics.
///////////////////Head Injuries Result In Widespread Brain Tissue Loss One Year Later (March 4, 2008) -- In a rare, large-scale study of traumatic brain injury patients who span the full range of severity from mild to moderate and severe, researchers have found that the more severe the injury, the greater the loss of brain tissue, particularly white matter. ... > full story
////////////////////Car Crash Deaths Increase Starting At Age 12 (March 4, 2008) -- Child passengers, ages 12 to 16, are more likely to die in a car crash than younger children, according to a new study. This risk increases with each teenage year. The study offers evidence-based guidelines for parents and policymakers to help protect this vulnerable age group. Researchers examined 45,560 crashes involving 8- to 17-year-old passengers. ... > full story
///////////////////Tighter Tummies: A New Way To Combat Weight Gain (March 3, 2008) -- Two cell proteins that relax the gut and help accommodate a big meal have been identified. The proteins could offer a future drug target against weight gain, by preventing the stomach from expanding. ... > full story
/////////////////Ritalin Cures Next Picasso
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WORCESTER, MA—Area 7-year-old Douglas Castellano's unbridled energy and creativity are no longer a problem thanks to Ritalin, doctors for the child announced Monday. "After years of failed attempts to stop Douglas' uncontrollable bouts of self-expression, we have finally found success with Ritalin," Dr. Irwin Schraeger said. "For the first time in his life, Douglas can actually sit down and not think about lots of things at once." Castellano's parents reported that the cured child no longer tries to draw on everything in sight, calming down enough to show an interest in television.
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/////////////////////Radiation linked to heart diseaseIndependent - 4 hours agoBy Steve Connor, Science Editor Workers in the nuclear industry are more likely to die from heart disease if they are exposed to radiation, according to the first study to establish a link between disorders of the circulatory system and radiation in ...
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Sunday, 2 March 2008
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Co-enzyme Q10 is an anti-oxidant which fights against cancer and also provides the body with energy. It is found that in cancer patients the concentration of co-enzyme Q10 is very low. This is found to be effective on patients with colon, prostate, lung, rectum and pancreas cancers. Taking whole foods and fruits help to beat cancer. If beating cancer with nutrition is the aim, then it is advisable to include berries and tomatoes in the diet. The ellagic acid from berries and lycopene from tomatoes are very successful in reducing cancer. Green, leafy vegetables contains glutathione which are highly effective in suppressing the growth of cancer.
Anybody who thinks of beating cancer with nutrition should include lots of natural foods in their diet which are rich in anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals and fibers. Including more colorful raw vegetables and fruits in the diet can help in reducing or curing the cancer. It is necessary to consult a dietician or medical practitioner before incorporating the nutritional diet regime, as some of the nutrition can cause adverse effects on the health if taken in high quantities.
///////////////////////Spanking Kids Increases Risk of Sexual Problems as Adults, New Research ShowsChildren who are spanked or victims of other corporal punishment are more likely to have sexual problems as a teen or adulthttp://www.brainmysteries.com/research/Spanking_Kids_Increases_Risk_of_Sexual_Problems_as_Adults_New_Research_Shows.asp
////////////////////Children's under-achievement could be down to poor working memoryChildren who under-achieve at school may just have poor working memory rather than low intelligence according to researchers.http://www.brainmysteries.com/research/Childrens_under-achievement_could_be_down_to_poor_working_memory.asp
////////////////////Snoring 'linked to heart disease'Heavy snorers are more at risk of suffering heart attacks or strokes, Hungarian scientists have found.
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Anybody who thinks of beating cancer with nutrition should include lots of natural foods in their diet which are rich in anti-oxidants, vitamins, minerals and fibers. Including more colorful raw vegetables and fruits in the diet can help in reducing or curing the cancer. It is necessary to consult a dietician or medical practitioner before incorporating the nutritional diet regime, as some of the nutrition can cause adverse effects on the health if taken in high quantities.
///////////////////////Spanking Kids Increases Risk of Sexual Problems as Adults, New Research ShowsChildren who are spanked or victims of other corporal punishment are more likely to have sexual problems as a teen or adulthttp://www.brainmysteries.com/research/Spanking_Kids_Increases_Risk_of_Sexual_Problems_as_Adults_New_Research_Shows.asp
////////////////////Children's under-achievement could be down to poor working memoryChildren who under-achieve at school may just have poor working memory rather than low intelligence according to researchers.http://www.brainmysteries.com/research/Childrens_under-achievement_could_be_down_to_poor_working_memory.asp
////////////////////Snoring 'linked to heart disease'Heavy snorers are more at risk of suffering heart attacks or strokes, Hungarian scientists have found.
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////////////////////////Kill a man, and you are an assassin. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill everyone, and you are a god.~ Jean Rostand
//////////////////////I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.~ Stephen Roberts
//////////////////////Man is certainly stark mad: he cannot make a worm, yet he will make gods by the dozen.~ Michel de Montaigne
//////////////////Which is it, is man one of God’s blunders or is God one of man’s?~ Nietzsche
///////////////////We, on our side, are praying to Him to give us victory, because we believe we are right; but those on the other side pray to Him, too, for victory, believing they are right. What must He think of us?~ Abraham Lincoln
///////////////////////All great truths begin as blasphemies.~ George Bernard Shaw
///////////////////////Religion, comprises a system of wishful illusions together with a disavowal of reality, such as we find in an isolated form nowhere else but in amentia, in a state of blissful hallucinatory confusion.~ Sigmund Freud
//////////////////////If you talk to God, you are praying. If God talks to you, you have schizophrenia.~ Thomas Szasz
///////////////////One man’s magic is another man’s engineering. Supernatural is a null word.~ Robert Heinlein
///////////////////Could a being create the fifty billion galaxies, each with two hundred billion stars, then rejoice in the smell of burning goat flesh?~ Ron Patterson
///////////////////I read about an Eskimo hunter who asked the local missionary priest, ‘If I did not know about God and sin, would I go to hell?’ ‘No,’ said the priest, ‘not if you did not know.’ ‘Then why,’ asked the Eskimo earnestly, ‘did you tell me?’~ Annie Dillard
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Walking and Diabetes
One hour of brisk walking a day cuts your Type II diabetes risk by 50% according to the Nurse's Health Study. Many physicians recommend walking and exercise to help diabetics with weight and maintaining their blood sugar levels.
////////////////////Isn’t it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?~ Douglas Adams
/////////////////In every country and every age, the priest has been hostile to liberty.~ Thomas Jefferson
///////////////////'ALWAYS AWAKE, ARISE AND DO NOT STOP TILL YOUR GOAL IS NOT ACHIEVED'
////////////////////I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.~ Galileo Galilei
/////////////////// I never made a mistake in my life. I thought I did once, but I waswrong."-- unknownNever ruin an apology with an excuse. ~Kimberly Johnson
///////////////////Theology is never any help; it is searching in a dark cellar at midnight for a black cat that isn’t there. Theologians can persuade themselves of anything.~ Robert Heinlein
////////////////To use the term blind faith, is to use an adjective needlessly.~ Julian Ruck
////////////////////Mythology is what we call someone else’s religion.~ Joseph Campbell
Beware the man of one book.~ Saint Thomas Aquinas
////////////////////Today is Mar 2, 2008.The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.~Lord Alfred Tennyson, motto for Mariana, taken from Shakespeare "Comedy of Errors", III, i (Vincentio, the Duke)~
/////////////////Bhagavad Gita Selection Number 254, for Sunday, March 2, 2008From Chapter XI: The Yoga of the Vision of the Cosmic FormSRI BHAGAVAAN UVAACHA: XI.32. KAALO'SMI LOKAKSHAYAKRIT PRAVRIDDHO LOKAAN SAMAAHARTUMIHA PRAVRITTAH; RITE'PI TWAAM NA BHAVISHYANTI SARVE YE'WASTHITAAH PRATYANEEKESHU YODHAAH. The Blessed Lord(Krishna) said(to Arjuna): I am the mighty world-destroying Time, now engaged in destroying the worlds. Even without thee, none of the warriors arrayed in the hostile armies shall live. XI.33. TASMAAT TWAM UTTISHTHA YASHO LABHASWA JITWAA SHATROON BHUNGKSHWA RAAJYAM SAMRIDDHAM; MAYAIVAITE NIHATAAH POORVAMEVA NIMITTAMAATRAM BHAVA SAVYASAACHIN. Therefore, stand up and obtain fame. Conquer the enemies and enjoy the unrivalled kingdom. Verily, they have already been slain by Me; be thou a mere instrument, O Arjuna!
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/////////////////British boy spots dinosaur tracks
SCARBOROUGH, England, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- An 8-year-old boy found a pair of 160-million-year-old dinosaur tracks on the beach near his home in England, it was reported.
Related Headlines
New dinosaur species found in Mexico (February 12, 2008) -- The fossilized remains of a new species of dinosaur have been unearthed in Mexico, providing new insights into the ancient history of western North ... > full story
Study: Dinosaurs had early pregnancies (January 16, 2008) -- U.S. scientists have discovered dinosaurs often became pregnant as early as age 8, long before reaching their maximum adult size. Ohio University ... > full story
Dinosaur tracks attract a crowd (January 14, 2008) -- More than 100 people gathered in Kane County, Utah, to see fossilized footprints pressed into the sandstone by dinosaurs 185 million years ago. The ... > full story
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Study: Dinosaur had crocodile-like skull (January 14, 2008) -- British scientists using computer modeling techniques determined an unusual fish-eating dinosaur -- the Baryonyx -- had a crocodile-like ... > full story
Tiny mites may have killed dinosaurs (January 3, 2008) -- A U.S. zoologist says dinosaurs may have been killed off by tiny, biting, disease-carrying insects. George Poinar Jr., a professor of zoology at ... > full story
Rhys Nichols was walking with his father on the beach near Scarborough, North Yorkshire, when he
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////////////////////////Kill a man, and you are an assassin. Kill millions of men, and you are a conqueror. Kill everyone, and you are a god.~ Jean Rostand
//////////////////////I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.~ Stephen Roberts
//////////////////////Man is certainly stark mad: he cannot make a worm, yet he will make gods by the dozen.~ Michel de Montaigne
//////////////////Which is it, is man one of God’s blunders or is God one of man’s?~ Nietzsche
///////////////////We, on our side, are praying to Him to give us victory, because we believe we are right; but those on the other side pray to Him, too, for victory, believing they are right. What must He think of us?~ Abraham Lincoln
///////////////////////All great truths begin as blasphemies.~ George Bernard Shaw
///////////////////////Religion, comprises a system of wishful illusions together with a disavowal of reality, such as we find in an isolated form nowhere else but in amentia, in a state of blissful hallucinatory confusion.~ Sigmund Freud
//////////////////////If you talk to God, you are praying. If God talks to you, you have schizophrenia.~ Thomas Szasz
///////////////////One man’s magic is another man’s engineering. Supernatural is a null word.~ Robert Heinlein
///////////////////Could a being create the fifty billion galaxies, each with two hundred billion stars, then rejoice in the smell of burning goat flesh?~ Ron Patterson
///////////////////I read about an Eskimo hunter who asked the local missionary priest, ‘If I did not know about God and sin, would I go to hell?’ ‘No,’ said the priest, ‘not if you did not know.’ ‘Then why,’ asked the Eskimo earnestly, ‘did you tell me?’~ Annie Dillard
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Walking and Diabetes
One hour of brisk walking a day cuts your Type II diabetes risk by 50% according to the Nurse's Health Study. Many physicians recommend walking and exercise to help diabetics with weight and maintaining their blood sugar levels.
////////////////////Isn’t it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?~ Douglas Adams
/////////////////In every country and every age, the priest has been hostile to liberty.~ Thomas Jefferson
///////////////////'ALWAYS AWAKE, ARISE AND DO NOT STOP TILL YOUR GOAL IS NOT ACHIEVED'
////////////////////I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.~ Galileo Galilei
/////////////////// I never made a mistake in my life. I thought I did once, but I waswrong."-- unknownNever ruin an apology with an excuse. ~Kimberly Johnson
///////////////////Theology is never any help; it is searching in a dark cellar at midnight for a black cat that isn’t there. Theologians can persuade themselves of anything.~ Robert Heinlein
////////////////To use the term blind faith, is to use an adjective needlessly.~ Julian Ruck
////////////////////Mythology is what we call someone else’s religion.~ Joseph Campbell
Beware the man of one book.~ Saint Thomas Aquinas
////////////////////Today is Mar 2, 2008.The slow, sweet hours that bring us all things good.~Lord Alfred Tennyson, motto for Mariana, taken from Shakespeare "Comedy of Errors", III, i (Vincentio, the Duke)~
/////////////////Bhagavad Gita Selection Number 254, for Sunday, March 2, 2008From Chapter XI: The Yoga of the Vision of the Cosmic FormSRI BHAGAVAAN UVAACHA: XI.32. KAALO'SMI LOKAKSHAYAKRIT PRAVRIDDHO LOKAAN SAMAAHARTUMIHA PRAVRITTAH; RITE'PI TWAAM NA BHAVISHYANTI SARVE YE'WASTHITAAH PRATYANEEKESHU YODHAAH. The Blessed Lord(Krishna) said(to Arjuna): I am the mighty world-destroying Time, now engaged in destroying the worlds. Even without thee, none of the warriors arrayed in the hostile armies shall live. XI.33. TASMAAT TWAM UTTISHTHA YASHO LABHASWA JITWAA SHATROON BHUNGKSHWA RAAJYAM SAMRIDDHAM; MAYAIVAITE NIHATAAH POORVAMEVA NIMITTAMAATRAM BHAVA SAVYASAACHIN. Therefore, stand up and obtain fame. Conquer the enemies and enjoy the unrivalled kingdom. Verily, they have already been slain by Me; be thou a mere instrument, O Arjuna!
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/////////////////British boy spots dinosaur tracks
SCARBOROUGH, England, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- An 8-year-old boy found a pair of 160-million-year-old dinosaur tracks on the beach near his home in England, it was reported.
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Rhys Nichols was walking with his father on the beach near Scarborough, North Yorkshire, when he
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