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Buckminster "Bucky" Fuller's Wikiquotes
Richard Buckminster Fuller (12 July 1895 – 1 July 1983) was an American philosopher, systems theorist, architect, and inventor, known to many of his friends and fans as "Bucky" Fuller. He created and...
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Human beings' "formative years" are not 0 to 7. One's formative years are in...
Sarah and Jim, 1988 & 2011.For the past three years, Argentine photographer Irina Werning has been staging reenactments of old snapshots. The project, “Back to the Future,” includes 270 photographs...
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Ivy League Trained Black Physician Decides to "Slow Down"
Enlarge imageDr. Gregory McGriff, who serves a predominantly white community, says he finds he has to communicate a bit more than his white colleagues to earn his patients' trust.Courtesy of Gregory...
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Pope Francis Condemns 'Slave Labor' In Bangladesh: 'Goes Against God'
Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned as "slave labour" the work conditions of victims of a factory collapse in Bangladesh in which more than 400 people have been found dead, Vatican radio...
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Cardinal Bergolio taking the subway to work with the rest of the proletariat.Dear Fred,Thanks for sending this.A dignified living wage is crucial. Insistence on a dignified living wage has long been a...
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Paul Ryan Comes Out In Support Of Gay Adoption
Ryan changes his precious principles to line up votes for 2016.(Even if they don't know it yet, the rest of American conservatives are close...
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5-year-old boy shoots and kills 2-year-old sister in Kentucky
RELATED CONTENT View PhotoBurkesville, Ky. (NEWS RELEASE) …Play VideoOfficer Accidentally Shoots Self At Training Center In Conshohocken0:25Alan: Any single act of murder seems, on the surface, to be...
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Starving Virginia settlers turned to cannibalism in 1609: Study
Several sharp cuts to the bottom of a mandible excavated in James Fort, Jamestown, Virginia at the Jamestown Rediscovery Project are pictured in this December 2012 handout photo provided by the...
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"The only way to stop a 5 year old with a gun is a 2 year old with a gun." W....
A home in Cumberland County, Ky, is seen on May 1, 2013, where a 2-year-old girl was shot by her 5-year-old brother with a gun designed for children. Investigators say the Tuesday shooting was...
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Bionic Ear Enhances Human Hearing Beyond Normal Range
The Terminator may actually be able to exist--or at least part of him. Scientists have actually succeeded in printing a bionic ear that can "hear" radio frequencies far beyond the range of normal human...
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"Grace Like Rain," a variation on "Amazing Grace" by Tim Agnew, covered by...
John NewtonSlave traderSaw the lighthttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Newton***Amazing Grace(the...
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Views of Violence in Judaism
Views of violence in JudaismFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThe love of peace and the pursuit of peace, as well as laws requiring the eradication of "evil" using violent means, co-exist within the...
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"Europe has no exit..." Oh, really?
TurkeyNamibia***Dear G,Samuelson is a fellow who proves the dictum: "Economics is the dismal science."Like most conservatives, he is a frightful alarmist-pessimist.Note that Samuelson points to Italy's...
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The Republican Power Grab in North Carolina
President Obama, with Senator Kay Hagan (D-N.C.), center, and Asheville Mayor Terry Bellamy, left, waves upon his arrival at Asheville Regional Airport in 2011Alan: Since I live in North Carolina, the...
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Catholicism, Indulgence And The Celebration Of Life
Johann Tetzelhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_TetzelDear Fred,Thanks for your email.To Catholicism's credit, the church really does put Celebration of Life first.Rome even invented "indulgences" to...
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Back Against The Wall, GOP Runs "Democratic" Candidates In Hopes Of Winning
Gabriel GomezA Republican candidate who looks like Obama and thinks like a Democrat.The (supposed) "Party of Principles" is flip-floppier than Limbaugh without...
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