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Working hand in hand with the colour choices for 2008, decor trends are leaning towards a natural environment, cultural flare and sophisticated simpl read more »
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The majority of traditional Chinese medicines adopt two or more than two ingredients. They are particular about sticking to the analogy of a monarch read more »
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Geeks joke about having Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) all the time, and ADD expert Dr. Edward Hallowell says that's not too far off. In his book, CrazyBusy, Hallowell argues that Crackberry culture leads to ADD-like symptoms in people that don't officially have the disorder—a problem he calls Attention Deficit Trait (ADT). While Hallowell's fondness for making up words like "gigaguilt" and "screensucking" can be annoying, the overall message of CrazyBusy is that we all need to slow down and think in order to innovate instead of being constantly on the go in a frenzied (dumb) state of mind.Here's one of my favorite excerpts from the book, which discusses t read more »
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Wired writer Clive Thompson has a thought-provoking piece in this month's issue on the general decline in fixing and tinkering and how it affects our ingenuity, our thinking, and even our spending habits:You see this on a personal level. If you can't get under the hood of the gadgets you buy, you're far more liable to believe the marketing hype of the corporations that sell them. When things break, you toss them and buy new ones; you accept your role as a mere consumer. "I think it makes you more passive as an individual," says Matthew Crawford, a former motorcycle repair-shop owner (and postdoctoral fellow in cultural studies) who's writing a book on the demise of mechanical aptitude in America.Hit the link for a few upbeat signs about the growing resurgence in around-the-house aptitude, fostered by magazines like read more »
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Haunted houses are usually said to contain entities or spirits of deceased beings. Supernatural phenomenon inside homes are said to be mainly associated with violent and tragic events in the buildings such as deaths, murders or suicides. Many cultures and religions believe that the essence of a being such as the soul continues to exist. read more »
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Google and YouTube are once again in trouble after a video uploaded by the Dutch MP Geert Wilders caused protests in Indonesia as lots of Muslims considered the clip offensive for their nation. Geert Wilders became famous for his criticism of the Islam culture because he had always struggled to stop Muslims from moving into Netherlands. Here's one's of his statements in order to understand what I mean: "Take a walk down the street and see where this is going. You no longer feel like yo... read more »
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The idea that oil painting was invented in Europe is overturned today by a remarkable discovery made as a result of one of the worst examples of cultural vandalism in recent years. read more »
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Some companies are fining employees for smoking, while others reward non-smokers with healthcare benefit discounts, reports the NY Times. Think smokers should be penalized somehow at the office? Tell us what you think.
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