Saturday, May 11, 2013

Spices Of Life From Your Kitchen Shelf: Are You Passionately Developing Your Unique Miracl...

Spices Of Life From Your Kitchen Shelf: Are You Passionately Developing Your Unique Miracl...: Hello my friend, My friend and mentor, Nick Williams has founded "Miracle Brands" which is based on the belief that we each hav...

Friday, January 18, 2013

Poverty in America: Why Can’t We End It?



There are so many examples of dire poverty worldwide and in spite of great advances in technology and development strategies moving towards poverty alleviation, one would expect  some signs of it letting up, we are worse off now than ever before.RONALD REAGAN famously said, “We fought a war on poverty and poverty won.” With 46 million Americans — 15 percent of the population — now counted as poor, it’s tempting to think he may have been right.

Look a little deeper and the temptation grows. The lowest percentage in poverty since we started counting was 11.1 percent in 1973. The rate climbed as high as 15.2 percent in 1983. In 2000, after a spurt of prosperity, it went back down to 11.3 percent, and yet 15 million more people are poor today.Read on...

ANTARCTIC SUNRISE (Tol & Tol)

"I have often found this particular melody by Tol & Tol  to possess the awesome power to inspire me to action.From the snow-bound Icebreaker breaking free and setting sail, to the majestic Emperor penguin youngsters taking their first swimming lesson. Perhaps it may inspire you also."
 Andre

BEAUTIFUL MINDS


"This is a day in our lives, and it will not come again." Live every day with this in mind.

On Sept. 3, 2012, James K. Flanagan of West Long Branch, N.J., died unexpectedly of a heart attack. He wrote this letter to his five grandchildren just months earlier and it is reprinted here with the permission of his daughter Rachel Creighton.
Dear Ryan, Conor, Brendan, Charlie, and Mary Catherine,
My wise and thoughtful daughter Rachel urged me to write down some advice for you, the important things that I have learned about life. I am beginning this on 8 April 2012, the eve of my 72nd birthday. Read on...