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The World of 100 (Toby Ng Design)If the world were a village of 100 people
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Brain Food: Hungry Planet (Brain Pickings)What $347.98 and $1.23 have in common, or why we should be embarrassed to even worry about “the recession.” © Peter Menzel www.menzelphoto.com from the book "Hungry Planet: What the World Eats"
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The secret of self-control (The New Yorker)Most of the children were like Craig. They struggled to resist the treat and held out for an average of less than three minutes. “A few kids ate the marshmallow right away,”
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An Epidemic of Fear: How Panicked Parents Skipping Shots Endangers Us All | MagazineThis isn’t a religious dispute, like the debate over creationism and intelligent design. It’s a challenge to traditional science that crosses party, class, and religious lines. It is partly a reaction to Big Pharma’s blunders and PR missteps, from Vioxx to illegal marketing ploys, which have ...
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Republican Gomorrah: The Shattered GOP, Taken Over by Authoritarian Radicals, Is Incapable of Compromise | Politics | AlterNetMax Blumenthal, author of Republican Gomorrah, argues the right is incapable of anything but scorched-earth politics, and are trying to delegitimize the Obama presidency - R.J. Rushdoony was a survivor of the Armenian genocide, who came to this country and became a theologian. He's the ...
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2Republican Gomorrah: The Shattered GOP, Taken Over by Authoritarian Radicals, Is Incapable of Compromise | Politics | AlterNetThe Talibanization of the Republican party (a head-long and barely secret move toward a totalitarian theocracy) began long ago (early 1900s) and is now coming to fruition. The cast of characters reads like a who's-who of the religious and political right-wing of the Republican party.JDP added 3 weeks ago
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2Most Politicians and the Insurance Industry Already LOVE "Socialized Insurance""Socialized" Federal flood insurance is a handout to the insurance companies (they assume NO risk) and a boon to coastal real estate development, which largely benefits a few well off (if not rich) businesses and individuals. IRONICALLY, the main states benefiting from this insurance are some ...JDP added 5 weeks ago
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The Reflexology Handbook by Laura Norman [3362] - £29.99 : Sacred Enchantments, New Age Shopcheck out this great book on reflexologyshannon klein added 7 weeks ago
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Numerology, the Romance in Your Name [3346] - ?25.49 : Sacred Enchantments, New Age Shoplearn more about numerologyshannon klein added 7 weeks ago
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Pendulum Dowsing by Cassandra Eason [3329] - £17.99 : Sacred Enchantments, New Age Shoplearn pendulum dowsing!shannon klein added 7 weeks ago
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