Onward and Upward!
In Mexico they say: “we build our homes so we have to go outside in the summer to be fresh, and in the winter we go outside to catch the rays of sun to be warm.” And so, the search is on for a concrete mix that is strong with a high insulation value. Air-entrained … Read more
A sugar that naturally occurs in animals but not humans could be the reason why people are at higher risk for cancer when they consume red meat, researchers at the UC San Diego School of Medicine reported Monday. The scientists found that feeding the sugar Neu5Gc to mice engineered to be deficient in it — … Read more
Wind power accounts for roughly 2.5 percent of total worldwide electricity production but is growing a rate of about 25 percent annually. For as long as ships needed to be propelled, sails have been employed to make use of wind energy. Windmills provided mechanical power for centuries and wind pumps lifted water out of the … Read more
Lives based on having are less free than lives based either on doing or being. — William James (1842-1910) Philosopher Lines of thought are literally laid down in the brain. “Mind over matter” is played out everyday. The higher in the mind one goes the more Freethinking one must be. In order for the intellect … Read more
People say that what we are all seeking is a meaning for life. I don’t think that’s what we’re really seeking or thinking. I think what we’re seeking is an experience of being alive. That the life experiences that we have on the purely physical plane will have resonances within … our own innermost being … Read more
A team of scientists has forecast the direction of nutrition research. The panel identified the following ten areas of research which they believe will be the focus of nutritional scientists in the next six years: (1) Global Food Security: The scientists predict that global food security, food safety, and sustainability will occupy the spotlight by … Read more
All the great things are simple, and can be expressed in single words: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope. — Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill ( 1874 – 1965 ) Statesman Prestige is usually a quality bestowed on one by others. But it begins with self-respect. If you are living up to your highest ideals, you will … Read more
You know, “nothing ventured, nothing won” is true in every hour. It is the fiber of every experience that signs itself into memory. — John Neville Figgis (1866-1919) Philosopher This week’s qualities can be taken too far thus you need other qualities to be added to your repertoire in order to keep them in check. What … Read more
The ideals which have lighted me on my way, and time after time given me courage to face life cheerfully, have been truth, goodness, and beauty. — Albert Einstein (1879-1955) Physicist ‘Tis the season. The hecticness of the holidays require and result in an interesting pair of qualities. In order to get through them we … Read more
These are the things I learned in kindergarten. Share everything. Play fair. Don’t hit people. Put things back where you found them. Clean up your own mess. Don’t take things that aren’t yours. Say you’re sorry when you hurt somebody. Wash your hands before you eat. Flush. Warm cookies and cold milk are good for … Read more