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Magazines. OZY - Welcome to the New News. Mode. 18 Maps That Will Change How You See The World. Technology Transfer Network Air Toxics Web site. After losing her leg to Toxic Shock Syndrome, this model is speaking out. At age 24, model Lauren Wasser experienced a nightmare no woman should ever endure.

After losing her leg to Toxic Shock Syndrome, this model is speaking out

Squidoo : Welcome to Squidoo. Uruguay First To Fully Legalize Marijuana. On July 31st 2013 Uruguay’s lower house successfully passed a marijuana legalization bill.

Uruguay First To Fully Legalize Marijuana

Setting Uruguay in position to become the first country that will legally regulate the production, distribution and sale of marijuana. All 50 members of the governing Broad Front coalition approved the proposal in a party line vote just before midnight Wednesday, keeping a narrow majority of the 96 lawmakers present after more than 13 hours of passionate debate. The President of Uruguay, Jose Mujica, has been on a mission to deal with the rise in illegal drug trade and trafficking which has plagued the region. An Institute for Regulation and Control of Cannabis would be created, with the power to grant licenses for all aspects of a legal industry to produce marijuana for recreational, medicinal or industrial use. The government will purchase marijuana from licensed growers and distribute it to pharmacies, while private citizens will be permitted to grow the plant for personal use. Learned Social Classism, Is Working Usually Even Ethical?

As explained in the article Learning Careerism As A Moral Reward System; our society, specifically our education system teaches and prepared us for a careerist lifestyle.

Learned Social Classism, Is Working Usually Even Ethical?

Or simply put, working for money is considered success in our societies. But not only does it teach us to work for currency. Just as we are put down in school for having poor grades, in society we are put down and even ridiculed, almost as criminals, for having low paid jobs, and even more so for having no paid job at all. 20 Snacks That Help Burn Fat. Girl has lived only on Ramen noodles for 13 years - Atlanta Healthy Trends. Ramen noodles remind most of us of sitting in our college dorm room, adding water boiled on a hot plate, to a cup of dry crinkly crunchy salty bits.

Girl has lived only on Ramen noodles for 13 years - Atlanta Healthy Trends

Something we were forced to eat due to a tight budget. But for one teenager, Ramen noodles are her food of choice - her only food of choice. The Onion - America's Finest News Source. Geekologie - Gadgets, Gizmos, and Awesome. The Largest Companies by Revenue in Each State. 801 9ShareNew Click to enlarge.

The Largest Companies by Revenue in Each State

Smart Cups Detect Date Rape Drugs. 10 controversial ingredients found in Coca-Cola. Coca-Cola has been at the center of controversy ever since the fizzy drink first graced the shelves.

10 controversial ingredients found in Coca-Cola

Myths and rumors are abound about the ingredients used to make Coke. While some of this is either unproven, or blown out of proportion, many of these stories are quite true, and quite disturbing. Let’s take a look at 10 of the most controversial ingredients/contaminants found in Coca-Cola and analyze what scientific studies reveal. Is there a gene for race? By Jack J.

Is there a gene for race?

Copy Music from Your iPod to Your Computer/ 100 Tips About Life, People, and Happiness. INTJ Personality (“The Architect”) It’s lonely at the top, and being one of the rarest and most strategically capable personality types, INTJs know this all too well.

INTJ Personality (“The Architect”)

INTJs form just two percent of the population, and women of this personality type are especially rare, forming just 0.8% of the population – it is often a challenge for them to find like-minded individuals who are able to keep up with their relentless intellectualism and chess-like maneuvering. People with the INTJ personality type are imaginative yet decisive, ambitious yet private, amazingly curious, but they do not squander their energy.

Nothing Can Stop the Right Attitude From Achieving Its Goal. What Are The Effects Of Poverty? Worrying about money can put a strain on you in the short-term, but new research shows that living in poverty can affect you for life.

What Are The Effects Of Poverty?

Related Videos What Living on Food Stamps Is Really Like How Do Food Stamps Work? Several scientific studies indicate that poverty, in addition to impacting your day-to-day life, has major effects on the brain as well. A 2013 study published in Science looked at any relation between poverty and overall cognitive function. 23 Nikola Tesla Quotes That Will Electrify Your Life. Nikola Tesla was a Serbian American inventor, engineer, futurist and physicist best known for his contributions to designing modern alternating current electric supply.

23 Nikola Tesla Quotes That Will Electrify Your Life

He was born on the 10th of July in 1856 and passed away on the 7th of January, 1943. Tesla’s legacy lives on today in books, radio, film, tv, music, live theater, comics and even video games. The Disease of Being Busy. By Omid Safi / onbeing.org I saw a dear friend a few days ago. I stopped by to ask her how she was doing, how her family was. She looked up, voice lowered, and just whimpered: “I’m so busy… I am so busy… have so much going on.” Almost immediately after, I ran into another friend and asked him how he was. The Odd Parallels Between Kennedy and Lincoln.

11-18-02 tags: Abraham Lincoln, JFK, JFK assassination by Valerie Klein Ms. Klein is a student of the JFK assassination whose researches have taken her to Dealey Plaza and the Texas School Book Depository on several occasions. Her latest article on the subject was published in the American Journal of Legal History. IRISH: THE FORGOTTEN WHITE SLAVES. IRISH: THE FORGOTTEN WHITE SLAVESSource: They came as slaves: human cargo transported on British ships bound for the Americas.

They were shipped by the hundreds of thousands and included men, women, and even the youngest of children. Plants Can Hear You! Pope: 'Revolution' needed to fight climate change. While slamming a slew of modern trends -- the heedless worship of technology, the addiction to fossil fuels, our compulsive consumerism -- the Pope said humanity's "reckless" behavior has pushed the planet to a perilous "breaking point.

" "Doomsday predictions," the Pope warned, "can no longer be met with irony or disdain. " Citing the scientific consensus that global warming is disturbingly real, Francis left little doubt about who to blame. Big businesses, energy companies, short-sighted politicians, scurrilous scientists, laissez faire economists, indifferent individuals, callous Christians and myopic media professionals. 20 Things You Were Successfully Distracted From While Obsessing About Caitlyn Jenner. What The U.S. Can Learn From Finland, Where School Starts At Age 7. Finland, a country the size of Minnesota, beats the U.S. in math, reading and science, even though Finnish children don't start school until age 7.

Despite the late start, the vast majority arrive with solid reading and math skills. By age 15, Finnish students outperform all but a few countries on international assessments. Krista Kiuru, Finland's minister of education and science who met with education officials in Washington recently, chalks success up to what she calls the "Finnish way. " Every child in Finland under age 7 has the right to child care and preschool by law, regardless of family income. Stop everything and read Amy Poehler's advice on failing up. Mascarpone cheese - Recherche Google.