Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they ought to be. — William Hazlitt
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Success
If A equals success, then the formula is A = X + Y + Z. X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut. — Albert Einstein
California Running Dry
CALIFORNIA — Jay Famiglietti, a senior water scientist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California said, “As our ‘wet’ season draws to a close, it is clear that the paltry rain and snowfall have done almost nothing to alleviate epic drought conditions. January was the driest in California since record-keeping began in 1895. Groundwater […]
Posted in Environment, Global Warming, Science, weather
Tagged climate change, drought, extreme weather events, global warming, water
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Bombing Of Tokyo
On March 10, 1945, the United States sent 334 B-29 bombers to raid Japan with 279 of the planes dropping 1,665 tons of bombs on Tokyo. Approximately 15.8 square miles of the city was destroyed and some 100,000 people are estimated to have died. Operation Meetinghouse — “The bombs were mostly the 500-pound E-46 cluster […]
Posted in History, War And Peace
Tagged bombing, children, civilians, Operation Meetinghouse, U.S.
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What if God is a Girl?
Father John Micheal O’neal, a seventy-one year old Catholic priest from Massachusetts, was declared dead for approximately forty-eight minutes. Doctors were able to re-start his heart. Father O’neal claims to have had a “near death” experience in which he met God. He believes God is a “feminine, mother-like Being of Light”. The Father said, “I […]
Copyrights And Patents
by Daniel Brouse Though copyrights and patents are generally thought to protect the creator from the public, sometimes they may be thought to protect the public from the creator. A copyright offers protection to literary and musical works. In the United States a copyright’s duration is usually for the life of the author plus 70 […]
Posted in freedom, Government, Law, Media, Philosophy, Politics, War And Peace
Tagged Adolf Hitler, copyrights, dangerous book, expires, farmers, Mein Kampf, Monsanto, Nazi, patent, Roundup Ready, soybeans
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Graupel
Recently, parts of Pennsylvania witnessed graupel. Graupel is not snow, nor is it hail. Wikipedia defines graupel as: Graupel (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁaʊpɛl]; English /ˈɡraʊpəl/, also called soft hail or snow pellets) is precipitation that forms when supercooled droplets of water are collected and freeze on a falling snowflake, forming a 2–5 mm (0.079–0.197 in) ball […]
Prayer
pray, n: To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled on behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy. — Ambrose Bierce
1,000th Exoplanet Discovery
NASA reports finding another Earth-like planet: NASA Kepler’s Hall of Fame: Of the more than 1,000 verified planets found by NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope, eight are less than twice Earth-size and in their stars’ habitable zone. All eight orbit stars cooler and smaller than our sun. The search continues for Earth-size habitable zone worlds around […]
Why Do Vegaterians Seem Brain Damaged?
By Daniel Brouse “Vegans eat only food of plant origin. Because animal products are the only food sources of vitamin B12, vegans must supplement their diets with a source of this vitamin.” — USDA Lack of B12 and amino acids results in neurological disorders. (eg Brain Damage) “Also, the vegan diet is a poor choice […]
Posted in Agriculture, Education, Environment, health and wellness, Science
Tagged B12 and amino acids, diet, eating, fitness, health, meat, omnivores, vegans, vegetarians
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