June 2011
42 posts
Jun 1st
Another way of thinking
I assume my rol and I choose to not be a victim anymore, I am the only thinker in my mind and the only one that feels in my heart. I am happy with God as my guide.
Jun 1st
May 2011
63 posts
The Bilingual Advantage →
A cognitive neuroscientist, Ellen Bialystok has spent almost 40 years learning about how bilingualism sharpens the mind. Her good news: Among other benefits, the regular use of two languages appears to delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease symptoms. Dr. Bialystok, 62, a distinguished research professor of psychology at York University in Toronto, was awarded a $100,000 Killam Prize last year for...
May 31st
Love is that which is without condition, it...
Why is so hard to say I love you? I have been always scared to say I love you.  I guess that I was not scared really about the words, but about the reaction and feelings that those words would stir the person that the words were intended to. I had said it a few times and my fear had dominated me (before, during, and after).  I used to over-analyzed every single action and word, so I guess those...
May 31st
May 31st
May 31st
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My love for my android
I do love my android, I have cut my nails really, really short so I can use it more.  I have spent quite a few nights searching for cool apps… however, the fact that I do not really know what it is doing makes me feel uncomfortable… For example, I installed the adobe flash player to play some online games, (after some hours of searching and the help of my dear friends from LG)… I...
May 31st
Etty Hillesum →
“I do believe it is possible to create, even without ever writing a word or painting a picture, by simply molding one’s inner life. And that too is a deed.”
May 31st
Cucumber victims 'will increase' →
A deadly E.coli outbreak linked to contaminated cucumbers is expected to affect more people in the coming days, a German scientist says.
May 31st
Sir Winston Churchill →
“It’s not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what’s required.”
May 30th
Thousands 'lack social care help' →
800,000 people who need social care in England receive no support from the state or private sector, campaigners say - and the numbers are rising.
May 30th
Car seat for 'the older driver' →
Car manufacturer Ford is developing a car seat for older drivers that keeps a check on their heart.
May 29th
George Bernard Shaw →
“You are going to let the fear of poverty govern your life and your reward will be that you will eat, but you will not live.”
May 28th
Poorer girls start periods early →
Girls from poorer backgrounds are more likely to start their periods at a younger age, thereby increasing their risk of breast cancer, says a study.
May 28th
Doc Searls →
“We play the hands of cards life gives us. And the worst hands can make us the best players.”
May 27th
Liz Friedman →
“If you really want to do something, you do it. You don’t save it for a sound bite.”
May 26th
Alcohol hospital patients top 1m →
The number of alcohol-related hospital admissions in England has topped 1m for the first time, according to the NHS.
May 26th
Atheists Have Best Sex Lives
“HealthHive: Atheists Have Best Sex Lives, Claims Psychologist http://bit.ly/kWoW7w” —http://twitter.com/HealthHive/status/73395277456883712
May 25th
Heywood Broun →
“A technical objection is the first refuge of a scoundrel.”
May 25th
Winter flu death toll topped 600 →
Last winter’s flu outbreak claimed more than 600 lives in the UK, with the majority of deaths among the under-65s, official figures show.
May 25th
“The greatest gift that you can give to others is the gift of unconditional love and acceptance. ~ Brian Tracey ♡”
May 24th
McCallister Dodds →
“Real strength is not just a condition of one’s muscle, but a tenderness in one’s spirit.”
May 24th
Worried parents 'bypassing GPs' →
Rising numbers of parents are bypassing GPs and taking children to hospitals’ A&E departments for non-emergency treatment, researchers say.
May 24th
Jane Austen →
“Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously…. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us.”
May 23rd
Ash-cloud alert for lung patients →
Medical experts are advising people with lung conditions like asthma to be prepared for the ash cloud expected to reach the UK on Tuesday.
May 23rd
Publilius Syrus →
“A gift in season is a double favor to the needy.”
May 22nd
'Face death head-on' →
Why we all need to plan properly for our demise
May 22nd
Social care cuts plan is unlawful →
Birmingham City Council’s plans to cut care for vulnerable people were unlawful and breached UK disability legislation, High Court judges rule.
May 21st
Luris Higuera (@luriselisa) has shared a Tweet with you: “HayHouseUK: “I open my heart and let the love in.” - Louise L. Hay” —http://twitter.com/HayHouseUK/status/71497609730203648
May 20th
Kathryn L. Nelson →
“Passion is seldom the end of any story, for it cannot long endure if it is not soon supplemented with true affection and mutual respect.”
May 20th
Paralysed man can move legs again →
A man who was paralysed from the chest down after being hit by a car is now able to stand with electrical stimulation of his spinal cord.
May 20th
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe →
“Science arose from poetry—when times change the two can meet again on a higher level as friends.”
May 19th
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe →
“Science arose from poetry—when times change the two can meet again on a higher level as friends.”
May 19th
“Never bother about other people’s opinions. Be humble & you will never...”
–  Mother Teresa
May 19th
“No matter what the situation, remain connected to the stillness inside you”
–  Deepak Chopra
May 19th
Do not sell your soul
“HarvardBiz: Don’t Sell Your Soul, Market It http://s.hbr.org/lK73Gh” —http://twitter.com/HarvardBiz/status/70913519511543808
May 18th
Takayuki Ikkaku, Arisa Hosaka and Toshihiro... →
“Fresh clean sheets are one of life’s small joys.”
May 17th
Bowel cancer check 'misses cases' →
Cases of bowel cancer may be missed because of the cut off level used with the current NHS screening test, a study suggests.
May 17th
Ann Faraday →
“In forming a bridge between body and mind, dreams may be used as a springboard from which man can leap to new realms of experience lying outside his normal state of consciousness.”
May 16th
Swiss vote backs assisted suicide →
Voters in Zurich, Switzerland, overwhelmingly reject proposed bans on assisted suicide and “suicide tourism” in a local referendum.
May 16th
Asking for What You Want
So many of us are taught to accept what we are given and not even to dream of anything more. Most people don’t always fully realize that we all have within us the ability to cocreate our lives with the universe. So many of us are taught to accept what we are given and not even to dream of anything more. But our hopes and dreams are the universe whispering to us, planting an idea of...
May 15th
Sickle cell drug 'helps children' →
A drug to treat sickle cell anaemia is safe for use in children and should be made available, according to doctors in the US.
May 15th
Etiquette and respect for other...
I was queueing up to fill some gas, and in front of me there was a Suzuki Vitara, license plate #713648. Waited for 5-7mins… and there was a woman getting into the car with two bags of groceries….and then filled the car with gas… very disrespectful… meanwhile there were 3 cars waiting in line. .. I was one of those.
May 14th
Harry S Truman →
“Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a…
May 14th
IVF multiple births 'coming down' →
The proportion of risky multiple births during IVF treatment is falling according to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA).
May 14th
Long nails and touchscreens
Touchscreens are design for geekie women ans men….. you cannot type well with long nails… Solution: I cut my nails, and now it is much better!
May 14th
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Android...
Now that I have one, I get it! It’s awesome!!!!
May 13th
Jeff Mallett →
“Do what you love, love what you do, leave the world a better place and don’t pick your nose.”
May 13th
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divulge - May 12, 2011 →
(verb) to reveal.
May 12th
Drugs 'reduce' HIV transmission →
An HIV positive person can reduce the risk of spreading the virus to uninfected partners by 96% if they are given anti-retroviral drugs immediately, according to US scientists.
May 12th