COMPASSION

Affirmation of life is the spiritual act by which man ceases to live thoughtlessly and begins to devote himself to his life
with reverence in order to give it true value.
— Albert Schweitzer

12/07/2013

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Squirrels use their tail as an umbrella to protect from snow

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The SEC’s Questions for Twitter Ahead of Its IPO - MoneyBeat - WSJ

Twitter released its letters about its communication with the SEC before its Nov. 7 initial public offering. 

 
 
 
Ahead of its IPO, the SEC asked Twitter to address the consequences of Instagram no longer working in tweets.

 
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  This is what we like to call an Arctic cuddle puddle. 

 
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Experts urge US to measure, pursue our happiness

A panel of experts thinks the U.S. government should be more in touch with Americans' feelings. 

 
Experts urge US to measure, pursue our happiness 
 
 
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Bank of America deems Bitcoin the next big thing
 
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Bank of America deems Bitcoin the next big thing

 
In a new report, the bank says that the virtual currency could ultimately be worth $1,300 per coin and become a 'major means of payment for e-commerce.' Read this article by Dara Kerr on CNET News. 

 
 
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 Pushed Out of a Job Early
 

Age discrimination claims are on the rise as members of the post-World War II baby boom enter their 60s. 

 
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21 Apocalyptic Images of Shanghai's Disapperaing Skyline



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Entire City Of Shanghai Pretty Much Living In Massive Cloud...

SHANGHAI (AP) — Shanghai authorities ordered schoolchildren indoors and halted all construction Friday as China's financial hub suffered one of its worst bouts of air pollution, bringing visibility... 

 
LOOK: Shanghai pretty much living in massive cloud of smog



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Americans Aren't Sure If They Like The Idea Of Amazon Drones

Americans aren't so sure they like the idea of allowing Amazon to deploy a fleet of miniature delivery drones, according to a new HuffPost/YouGov poll. 
Most of them also believe the plan could become... 

 
Americans are torn on whether or not they like the idea of Amazon's delivery drones
 
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Not fully inflated

TALK of bubbles is in the air again. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has hit an all-time high. A loss-making technology firm (Twitter) has floated its shares on a... 

 
Many investments are becoming expensive. But there is little sign of the mania that accompanies most bubbles

 
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Reinventing the wheel: how MIT sees us all cycling into the future -...

For any cyclist who knows the hell of a steep hill, here is a glimpse of a better future
 
 
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Good art bristles with razor blades.
 - Pablo Picasso (attr.)
 
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"Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom." ~Theodore Rubin


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  They are able because they think they are able. - Virgil

 
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From the Philosophy Bites podcast archive: on Hume and Buddhism 
 
 
 
Awesome Mindfulness With Jon Kabat Zinn

 
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  The long, strange case of an Arctic whistleblower
 
 

The Long, Strange Case Of An Arctic Whistleblower

WASHINGTON -- The long, strange story of Charles Monnett, a wildlife biologist who spent 14 years working in Alaska for the Department of Interior, is finally over. But it hasn't gotten any less... 

 
 
 
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How to Read About Science

  by jrichler 

A quick guide to becoming a more discerning science reader.
 
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"Giving is like love; to experience its full reward, it must be offered freely."

 
 
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Colon Cancer Linked to Low Diversity of Gut Bacteria 

 
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14 Signs You're Emotionally Intelligent

 
What makes some people more successful in work and life than others? IQ and work ethic are important, but they don't tell the whole story. 
 
 How emotionally intelligent are you? 
 
 
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Stoner: How the story of a failure became an all-out publishing...

 
There is something you should have done in 1965, but likely didn’t. You had to have been old enough, of course; and of a certain sensibility, perhaps. And no, it didn’t involve sex. Or protest... 

 
 
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Everyone you meet has something to teach you.
 
A friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere else. -Len Wein

Posterity—what you write for after being turned down by publishers. 
- GEORGE ADE

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Get out from under the mountain of info that crosses your path with sorting and organization strategies


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4 habits of punctual people


 

This Is Why You're Always On Time

We've made the case that late people are not in fact rude or inconsiderate or intentionally messing up your plans. But then again, if everybody was late, we'd have some problems. 



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Some wealthy New Jersey residents are renting out their mansions for the Super Bowl for up to $10,000 a day.

Luxury homeowners hope to score big with rentals during Super Bowl.

High-end homes in the New York metro area are being offered for thousands of dollars a day, but aspiring landlords face a long shot. 

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 This is why procrastinators procrastination


 

Why Procrastinators Procrastinate

The thing that neither the dictionary nor fake procrastinators understand is that for a real procrastinator, procrastination isn't optional -- it's something they don't know how to not do.
 
 
 
 
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Stunning gems! But our holiday party budget is more moonstone beret... Dec'51
 

Stunning gems! But our holiday party budget is more moonstone beret... Dec'51

 
 
 
 
 
 

Strippers, Elvis + gang wars in 's wild short film Tropico – you need to watch this
 
 
 
 
 
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 "I am an optimist. It does not seem too much use being anything else." - Winston Churchill  
 
 
 
 

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