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How You Can Spot A Republican: A Joke. The man consulted his portable GPS and replied, "You're in a hot air balloon, approximately 30 feet above ground elevation of 2,346 feet above sea level.

How You Can Spot A Republican: A Joke

You are at 31 degrees, 14.97 minutes north latitude and 100 degrees, 49.09 minutes west longitude. Direct from the source. Apr 17 2014 Scientists Find Experimental Support For Killer Whales' Ability To Learn New Dialects A team of scientists from Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute (HSWRI) and SeaWorld San Diego has provided the strongest evidence yet that killer...

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Grey And The World Wildlife Fund Use Snapchat To Raise Awareness Of Endangered Animals The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Grey Group ad agencies, 41? 29! Crystal's New Jewish Heritage Excursion Takes Travelers Into Istanbul's Diverse Spiritual Identity With continued growing interest in its Jewish Heritage excursions, Crystal Cruises is expanding its spiritual offerings ashore for 2014 luxury... SILICON HILLS Map Plots Austin as the Hotbed of Technology and Innovation in the Texas Capital City. How underdogs can win. When Vivek Ranadivé decided to coach his daughter Anjali’s basketball team, he settled on two principles.

How underdogs can win

The first was that he would never raise his voice. This was National Junior Basketball—the Little League of basketball. The team was made up mostly of twelve-year-olds, and twelve-year-olds, he knew from experience, did not respond well to shouting. He would conduct business on the basketball court, he decided, the same way he conducted business at his software firm. He would speak calmly and softly, and convince the girls of the wisdom of his approach with appeals to reason and common sense. The second principle was more important. Ranadivé looked at his girls. David’s victory over Goliath, in the Biblical account, is held to be an anomaly.

In the Biblical story of David and Goliath, David initially put on a coat of mail and a brass helmet and girded himself with a sword: he prepared to wage a conventional battle of swords against Goliath. Consider the way T. Those "socialist" countries? Theyre happy! I had to laugh as I read this article in Forbes magazine, of all places (OK, it was originally on Yahoo Travel): "World's Happiest Places: A new report reveals where people feel most positive about their lives" So America is #1, right?

Those "socialist" countries? Theyre happy!

Hmmm. You know those horrible "socialist" European countries that the wingnuts are always screeching about? They're hell, right? Oddly enough, Forbes magazine (whose motto is "The Capitalist Tool") reports that: ...happiness levels are highest in northern European countries. How can this be? Answers: 1) Read the article. 2) Never. The Top 10 list of Happiest Countries is as follows: Denmark Finland Netherlands Sweden Ireland Canada Switzerland New Zealand Norway Belgium. Capitalism on we heart it / visual bookmark #814886. Münchausen by proxy | We Heart It on the coast of maine.

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Everything you ever wanted to know about anarchism

There is probably more rubbish talked about anarchism than any other political idea. Actually, it has nothing to do with a belief in chaos, death and destruction. Anarchists do not normally carry bombs, nor do they ascribe any virtue to beating up old ladies. It is no accident that the sinister image of the mad anarchist is so accepted. The State, the press and all the assorted authoritarian types, use every means at their disposal to present anarchy as an unthinkable state of carnage and chaos. The alleged necessity of authority is so firmly planted in the average mind that anarchy, which means simply 'no government' is almost unthinkable to most people.

Yet there are a limitless range of possible societies without the State. The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. Latest news, comment and reviews from the Guardian.

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