Amusing, but kind of weird quotes...
A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother. What is a committee? A group of the unwilling, picked from the unfit, to do the unnecessary. -- Richard Harkness, The New York Times, 1960 Slogan of 105.9, the classic rock radio station in Chicago: "Of all the radio stations in Chicago ... we're one of them." With every passing hour our solar system comes forty-three thousand miles closer to globular cluster 13 in the constellation Hercules, and still there are some misfits who continue to insist that there is no such thing as progress. -- Ransom K. Madness takes its toll. The graduate with a Science degree asks, "Why does it work?" Karate is a form of martial arts in which people who have had years and years of training can, using only their hands and feet, make some of the worst movies in the history of the world. -- Dave Barry I am not a vegetarian because I love animals; I am a vegetarian because I hate plants. -- A. 668: The Neighbor of the Beast Boundary, n.
Noocracy
Noocracy (/noʊˈɒkrəsi/ or /ˈnoʊ.əkrəsi/), or "aristocracy of the wise", as defined by Plato, is a social and political system that is "based on the priority of human mind", according to Vladimir Vernadsky.[citation needed] It was also further developed in the writings of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin.[citation needed] Etymology[edit] Development[edit] One of the first attempts to implement such a political system was perhaps Pythagoras' "city of the wise" that he planned to build in Italy together with his followers, the order of "mathematikoi." As defined by Plato, Noocracy is considered to be the future political system for the entire human race, replacing Democracy ("the authority of the crowd") and other forms of government. Publications[edit] In the European Commission Community Research publication, Art & Scientific Research are Free: Towards a Culture of Life, it states several commentaries by Hans Jonas and especially Ladislav Kovác about Noocracy.[1] See also[edit] References[edit]
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Ishmael.org
Ishmael Meet IshmaelComments and Reviews of IshmaelThe Ishmael Companion -- Ishmael in the classroomThe Annals of Ishmael -- History and Memorabilia of Ishmael Ishmael excerpts Meet Ishmael Ishmael is a half ton silverback gorilla. In 1989 Ted Turner created a fellowship to be awarded to a work of fiction offering positive solutions to global problems. The book opens with a deceptively ordinary personals ad: "Teacher seeks pupil. Ishmael's paradigm of history is startlingly different from the one wired into our cultural consciousness. That tyranny is now hurtling us toward a planetary disaster of pollution and overpopulation. Since Bantam first published Daniel Quinn's utterly unique novel Ishmael in 1992, the novel has grown into a bestseller. Quinn's first version of the award-winning novel was written in 1977 and was followed by seven more complete and distinct versions. Quinn says Ishmael is a story about hope. Comments and Reviews of Ishmael "Wonderfully engaging...
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40 maps that explain the world
By Max Fisher By Max Fisher August 12, 2013 Maps can be a remarkably powerful tool for understanding the world and how it works, but they show only what you ask them to. So when we saw a post sweeping the Web titled "40 maps they didn't teach you in school," one of which happens to be a WorldViews original, I thought we might be able to contribute our own collection. [Additional read: How Ukraine became Ukraine and 40 more maps that explain the world] Click to enlarge.
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BIM - Mission
The mission of the (B)IM Project is to make theatre accessible in Lebanon by performing for free, in site -specific locations across Lebanon. The (B)IM Project uses free productions and collaborations with artists from around the globe to cross divisions between local groups within Lebanon and boundaries between Lebanon and the international community. We devise and adapt stories rooted in the culture, history and literature of Lebanon. All productions are in colloquial Arabic. (B)IM is an acronym for "Books in Motion," the name of the first project, where we adapted Lebanese books into plays. We inserted parentheses around the B to indicate flexibility and to indicate that adapting books is not our only activity. Under the umbrella of the 2009 UNESCO World Book Capital City Festival, we launched the first, free, traveling theatre festival in Lebanon in 10 public streets across Lebanon.
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Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Order: Most Recent First | By Name National Public Radio delivers breaking national and world news. Yamaha Gateway for home entertainment products. Literature, comparisons, technical information, customer support and dealer locator. The Daily Beast A leading online news magazine. Newsweek A leading news magazine Oregon Live The website of The Oregonian newspaper. Legal Torrents LegalTorrents is an online community created to discover and distribute Creative Commons licensed digital media. QuestionBin QuestionBin is a unique question and answer site that accepts video and audio questions and answers. Like Or Hate Like Or Hate is a service to get information, rate and talk about everything and anything. fPcN interCultural Friends of Peoples close to Nature is a global movement of individuals and groups dedicated to the survival of tribal peoples. Slashdot
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Maine Man Boffed By Booby-Trap Maine Man Boffed By Booby-Trap Ronald Cyr, 65, was shot dead on Thanksgiving evening in the rural town of Van Buren. Upon investigation, it was determined that the shooter was none other than Ron Pilot Patrick's In-Flight ShowerWith 10,000 hours of flight time and an instructor certificate, when aviation fuel (AVGAS) entered the cockpit and sloshed around his feet Patrick's attitude was, 'What, Me Worry?' Rhino Poacher Killed By ElephantIt makes a funny headline, but it's no laughing matter. Two Texans Die Trying May their experiment be a warning to you, my friend. The Missionary PositionJohn Allen Chau, a self proclaimed world explorer inspired by Livingston and Jesus, was killed by the very tribe of natives he was offering eternal life. Wacky WelderThe tale of Howard Miller, 39, professional welder, illustrates the pitfalls of ignoring high school chemistry with a time-saving invention. GEOcaching Out! Road-Rage-AholicsA Darwin Double! Zap! Story (4496) 77%
