10 Creepy Mysteries You Haven’t Heard Of. Buddhism and the God-idea. Do Buddhists believe in a god?
No, we do not. There are several reasons for this. The Buddha, like modern sociologists and psychologists, believed that religious ideas and especially the god idea have their origins in fear. How Campaign Ground Games Have Been Revolutionized. This year’s Presidential election looks set to be, by a long shot, the most expensive ever.
The Romney and Obama campaigns (and their allies) have already spent more than four hundred million dollars on television ads, and are expected to shell out six hundred million more in the next seven weeks. Essence of Political Science. Sleepy-Time Smoothie. Free Social Teaching and Learning Network focused solely on education. Death By Scrabble by Charlie Fish. 10 Lesser Known Economic Issues.
Politics While not an economist in the traditional sense, I am very interested in the study of economics.
While not everyone shares this level of interest, I believe people should have an understanding of economics as the field is so important to understanding the world that we live in. Though this list contains ideas that are controversial, it is not intended to promote anger or controversy. Rather, these entries were chosen to shed some light on lesser known, yet important economic issues facing our world, and give readers something to ponder. Please give your opinions on these issues in the comments. THE ECONOMICS OF HIGH-END PROSTITUTES. PLASTIC FLOWERS AND MAWKISH SENTIMENTALITY | April 17th 2008 Lee Jordan/flickr The BBC is a national institution, supported by public funds.
How Knitting Behind Bars Transformed Maryland Convicts - News. 50 Most Influential Books of the Last 50 (or so) Years. In compiling the books on this list, the editors at SuperScholar have tried to provide a window into the culture of the last 50 years.
Ideally, if you read every book on this list, you will know how we got to where we are today. Girls Night Out Ideas - Fun Ladies Night Ideas. Women's Rights Quotes from Politicians - Stupid Things Politicians Say. Organic Food. Not sure which organic produce is worth shelling out the extra cash for?
Each year, the Environmental Working Group publishes its Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce to help consumers reduce their exposure to harmful pesticides by identifying the most contaminated fruits and vegetables. The guide includes EWG's “Dirty Dozen” list—the top foods laden with fungicides and pesticides—so you can make the best choices when it comes to going organic. Here are the current biggest offenders. Author Quote Posters - Design.
Being around a successful author would surely be exhausting and inspiring in equal amounts.
As well as all that wisdom they put into their books, their thought-provoking one-liners would literally be falling out here, there and everywhere. So while you'd beat yourself up for not possessing even a smidgen of that kind of talent, you'd also be maniacally scribbling it all down for dinner party quoting. The rather smart Evan Robertson has created a set of posters that combine iconic author quotes with genius design work. If you don't want at least two of these hanging on your wall then we need to have a serious chat. Minor Differences Part 5. The Top 10 Relationship Words That Aren't Translatable Into English. Here are my top ten words, compiled from online collections, to describe love, desire and relationships that have no real English translation, but that capture subtle realities that even we English speakers have felt once or twice.
Nutrition 101: Eat To Burn Fat. The 15 Best Fat-Burning Foods 1.
Walnuts All nuts do contain some amount of the omega-3 fat alpha-linolenic acid, but most only contain trace amounts. One ounce provides almost 3g of alpha-linolenic acid. 40 Photo-Illustrated Questions to Refocus Your Mind. Asking the right questions is the answer… It’s not the answers you get from others that will help you, but the questions you ask of yourself.
Here are 40 thought-provoking questions to help you refresh and refocus your thinking: Please share your thoughts with us in the comments section below. Also, check out our sister site, Thought Questions, for more photo-illustrated questions like these; and check out The Book of Questions if you’re interested in reading even more inspiring, thought-provoking questions.Title photo by: Helga Weber For all other photo credits please refer to ThoughtQuestions.com Related 40 Questions Everyone is Afraid to Ask Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers. April 13, 2012 In "Aspirations" 11 Awesome Hangover Cures. Hangovers are the worst. Things Women Do Better Than Men. If You Hate Taxes . . . Found at the excellent blog What Would Jack Do? : If you’re a conservative who hates taxes, please do the following. The fact is, we pay for the lifestyle we expect.
Without taxes, our lifestyles would be totally different and much harder. America would be a third world country. “I like to pay taxes. Link to original post.
The Downside of Cohabiting Before Marriage - NYTimes.com. 10 Books Taboo for Their Time. 5 Movie Romances That Won't Last (According to Science)