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The tragedy of the Arabs
"A THOUSAND years ago, the great cities of Baghdad, Damascus and Cairo took turns to race ahead of the Western world. Islam and innovation were twins. The various Arab caliphates were dynamic...
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My Mom Fooled the Doctor about her Memory--How does that happen?
Stephen Zimmett's insight:@Sandy Williams SpencerProSharing about Alzheimer's and Dementia in memory of my Mom, about COPD just for me. A few other interests include Sewing and Selling Online. I Enjoy...
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China’s hungry cattle feasting on alfalfa grown on Utah farm
strong>Seth Dixon's insight:China has long depended on the U.S. breadbasket, importing up to $26 billion in U.S. agricultural products yearly. But increasingly, Chinese investors aren’t just buying...
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This Is the Traffic Capital of the World
There are only 650 major intersections here—but somehow only 60 traffic lights.Stephen Zimmett's insight:seth dixon:This is an excellent article to explore some of the problems confronting...
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Welcome to Baku, the Fiercely Modern, Millennia-Old, Capitalist-Socialist,...
"Since 2006, when the opening of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline prompted a surge in crude oil exports -- up to a million barrels a day travel through neighboring Georgia and on to Turkey and the West...
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The world's megacities that are sinking 10 times faster than water levels are...
Scientists have issued a new warning to the world’s coastal megacities that the threat from subsiding land is a more immediate problem than rising sea levels caused by global warming. A new paper from...
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Perseid meteor shower kicks off! Fireballs detected this weekend | EarthSky.org
Earth has just entered the stream of debris left behind by Comet Swift-Tuttle, the parent comet of the Perseids. Now is the time to start watching for meteors.Stephen Zimmett's insight:Earth/Sky news...
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Why Finnish babies sleep in boxes
"For 75 years, Finland's expectant mothers have been given a box by the state. It's like a starter kit of clothes, sheets and toys that can even be used as a bed. And some say it helped Finland achieve...
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Continuing our fight for more #transparency | Twitter Blogs
Specifically, if the government will not allow us to publish the actual number of requests, we want the freedom to provide that information in much smaller ranges that will be more meaningful to...
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Why John Judis’ ‘Genesis’ Matters
Judis’ history of Zionism in America is directly relevant to the Obama administration's relationship with Israel.Stephen Zimmett's insight:Also the nest articleIsrael’s Moral Justification for Killing...
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15 Unbelievable Ancient Weapons
The mambele (also known as the hunga munga) is an African throwing knife that consists of a curved blade section and a spike. They co...Stephen Zimmett's...
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@WhatTheFFacts
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Discover. Share. Present.
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Discover. Share. Present.
Stephen Zimmett's insight:CloseJame Foley and Other Photojournalists That Have Been KilledSee it on Scoop.it, via Things People want to see
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@WhatTheFFacts
Stephen Zimmett's insight:interesting stories about factsSee it on Scoop.it, via Things People want to see
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‘My Crazy Century,’ by Ivan Klima
Ivan Klima, the Czech novelist and playwright, reflects on a life spent under Nazi and Communist regimes.Stephen Zimmett's insight:Jane Miller Interesting...
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Jane Miller: Interesting Reads
http://inthesetimes.com/community/profile/143719Stephen Zimmett's insight:http://inthesetimes.com/community/profile/143719See it on Scoop.it, via Things People want to see
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The 9 biggest myths about ISIS
If you want to understand the Islamic State, better known as ISIS, the first thing you have to know about them is that they are not crazy. Murderous adherents to a violent medieval ideology, sure. But...
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Iraqi town vows death before giving in to Islamic State
Residents of a besieged Amerli have said they have prepared graves for their families in a pact to kill their wives and children if the city falls to the Islamic State group. Jane Arraf...
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How To Find Great Relevant Content for Your Niche Audience
Content curation: tools to help you find and share great content from other people alongside your own content.Stephen Zimmett's insight:Some good informaionSee it on Scoop.it, via Things People want...
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Scottish Independence
"Scotland is about to vote on whether to secede from the UK. There are solid arguments on both sides."Stephen Zimmett's insight:The Vote is inSee it on Scoop.it, via Things People want to see
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Squatters on the Skyline
"Facing a mounting housing shortage, squatters have transformed an abandoned skyscraper in downtown Caracas into a makeshift home for more than 2,500 people."Stephen Zimmett's insight:Venezuela some...
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Gas Prices of Yesteryear
"Gas Prices, 1939 http://pic.twitter.com/o8R1lmPd9X "Stephen Zimmett's insight:the good old daysSee it on Scoop.it, via Things People want to see
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Peak Oil: The End of the Oil Age
"It has taken between 50-300 million years to form, and yet we have managed to burn roughly half of all global oil reserves in merely 125 years or so."Stephen Zimmett's insight:the fact that oil is...
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Media and Culture--Perspective and Bias
"Religious scholar Reza Aslan took some serious issue on CNN Monday night with Bill Maher‘s commentary about Islamic violence and oppression. Maher ended his show last Friday by going after liberals...
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Malala and Nabila: worlds apart
Unlike Malala Yousafzai, Nabila Rehman did not receive a welcoming greeting in Washington DC.See it on Scoop.it, via Things People want to see
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Solidarity had the might to move the mountain of prison torture that kept uz...
by Sitawa Nantambu Jamaa and Jabari Scott CDCR deliberately lied about their implementation of the Security Threat Group (STG) Step Down Program (SDP) sanctioned by Gov. Jerry Brown. We prisoners,...
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A Landsat Flyby
"The Landsat program is the longest continuous global record of the Earth's surface, and continues to deliver both visually stunning and scientifically valuable images of our planet. This short video...
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History vs. Christopher Columbus
But was he an intrepid explorer who brought two worlds together or a ruthless exploiter who brought colonialism and slavery? And did he even discover America at all? Alex Gendler puts Columbus on the...
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How the Berlin Wall Fell
When TIME sent photographer Anthony Suau to cover the opening of the border between East and West Berlin in 1989, he knew it could be the story of a lifetime In 1961, the communist government of East...
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