Shahbaz died in a car accident yesterday. He is a wonderful person whose legacy lives on in the spirit of his family and all the friends that he touched with his intelligent, balanced, honest approach to life. I miss him. It is difficult to face death from life. Grief is a part of that process. …
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Category:7 Holonics and Life
Earth Day
We still need reminding. Earth. Nature’s home. Our home. Care. Earthday.org Earth Day on Wikipedia Earth Day Network
Jaime Escalante inspirational educator.
“The day someone quits school he is condemning himself to a future of poverty” “Determination + Discipline + Hard Work = Way to Success” The California maths teacher who inspired the film Stand And Deliver, Jaime Escalante, has died aged 79. Escalante, a Bolivian immigrant, transformed a tough high school in Los Angeles by motivating …
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So civilised, that you’ll kill a man for €40 and a laugh.
Yesterday a French “reality” TV game show imitated the experiment by Stanley Milgram in which people off the street, ie you and me, electrocute another innocent person because they are told to by someone else. In the TV show 64 out of 80 contestants continued electrocuting (and smiling as they did so) until the man …
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Peak Oil – it’s here! The IEA confirms, unofficially
Discussion about Peak Oil heightened in the past decade as many proponents reckoned that the supply of fossil fuels is now being overtaken by use. The oil industry decries the claim suggesting that Peak Oil won’t happen for a couple more decades. In fact, as with the cover-up over the health risk of smoking, the …
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Uncyclopaedia, the content-free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.
Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia that anyone can edit. Actually its quite insightful and funny. Reminds me of Yes Men or Onion. Worth a look for a reality check or when you’re searching for the meaning of life. For Example: Earth (or The Earth as it is known by its self-absorbed inhabitants) is the third planet …
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Beyond the web … with Savage Chickens
OK, maybe I do spend a lot of time on the computer. But media really can get in the way of human development. And a virtual interaction is always controlled, rather than natural. So try to give up the computer/mobile phone for a day a week, and you might stay sane.
Reacting to change
From Sabre Corportate Development There are 6 major stages that can easily be identified in a response to change. People will progress through them at different rates and the introduction of new change initiatives atop existing ones can actually force people to go up and down these stages or to regress. Stage 1 – Shock …
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Happiness or a broken heart – your choice
Science is joining the enlightened, yogis and holonics in confirming that being happy is healthy. A US study shows that being happy and positive has an impact on the risk of heart disease. They also said that it is the ability to be happy that is the challenge. The excuse – that it is difficult …
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Prisoners have sentences reduced if they practice yoga. Yes!
Prisoners in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh are being freed early if they complete yoga courses. For every three months spent practising posture, balance and breathing the inmates can cut their jail time by 15 days. The authorities say the lessons help to improve the prisoners’ self-control and reduce aggression. Some 4,000 inmates across …
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