Born in a tiny cold shack in the woods, I raised myself, tending the fire and the soup pot with help from the resident wolves, ravens and mice. At age five, I gave birth to a wet furry version of myself, who said, "Don't walk on the thin ice," then disappeared into the fireplace, unburned by the flames. Years of this existence taught us to love each other. We moved to the city where we live in a cast-iron building looking over the taxicabs, prostitutes and drug dealers who call us The Trinity. We've never seen slavery or the Clinique counter at the department store, so I guess our existence is pretty circumscribed. We search the Internet to broaden ourselves.
Pope Benedict: "I would like to pause to acknowledge the shame Posted: 6 days ago by teresag
which we have all felt as a result of the sexual abuse of minors by some clergy and religious in this country."
Broken Rites, which represents abuse victims in Australia, has a list of 107 convictions for church abuse, but says there could be thousands of victims as only a few cases go to court.
The U.S., Australia, where next?
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Good-bye, Kiribati Posted: 2 months ago by teresag
The tiny island nation is doomed to submersion within the next 100 years due to rising ocean levels. The highest land in the island chain is less than 2 metres above water . Anote Tong, president of the threatened islands in the Republic of Kiribati, has appealed to the international community to take responsibility for rehousing the islands' 97,000 residents.
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Four Japanese crime bosses got liver transplants at UCLA Posted: 2 months ago by teresag
The same surgeon, an internationally known liver transplant expert, performed the procedures on four Japanese "yakuza" organized crime lords. The most prominent transplant recipient, Tadamasa Goto, had been barred from entering the U.S. because of his criminal history until the FBI helped him obtain a visa to receive the transplant.
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Picture of ghost in haunted Scottish castle! Posted: 2 months ago by teresag
The spectral vision was captured by 14-year-old Connor Bond at an ancient castle in the Scottish highlands famed for its ghostly residents. Tulloch Castle dates back to the 1200s and has a long history of ghostly activity.
Pic is not from story.
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Howard Zinn on war Posted: 2 months ago by teresag
A veteran of WWII and eminent "alternate" historian, Zinn presents his humanistic views on war.
"Whatever the justification...we must not resort to war."
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Salvador Dali, scientist Posted: 4 months ago by teresag
Salvador Dali carved out a reputation that was arguably as eclectic as his paintings: eccentric, exhibitionist, genius, showman, author, agent provocateur and – oh yes – the most successful surrealist painter in history.
But The Dali Dimension: Decoding the Mind of a Genius (2004) brings into focus another appellation befitting the Catalan master: man of science.
The page, unfortunately, shows but a fraction of the 75-minute video. Scroll down to the (self-important) quote from J.D. Watson. And definitely click to read the second page.
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Spanish nurses forced to wear skirts or face wage loss Posted: 4 months ago by teresag
Nurses in Cádiz, Spain, have been told that they have to wear a skirt if they want to earn a full wage. Those at the San Rafael Clinic who choose to wear trousers instead will lose a 30 € productivity bonus every month.
Sure, that makes perfect sense.
If percentage of visible skin is directly proportional to productivity.
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The unbalanced need not enter. Posted: 4 months ago by teresag
This house, designed by partners and artists Madeline Gins and "Arakawa", is off-limits to children, and adults are asked to sign a waiver when they enter. The creators believe its undulating floor will delay aging.
Sure. Yep. No doubt.
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Pattern Formation Syndrome Posted: 5 months ago by teresag
On the recombinant behavior of disparate video electronic devices. Or.....fascinating art for math nerds.
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Thursday by Morphine Posted: 6 months ago by teresag
In response to this . From my favorite all-time forever most bestest band, Morphine. (This explains my avatar.) Mark Sandman was one of a kind.
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GeoGreeting: the worldly way to say "Happy Valentine's Day!" Posted: 6 months ago by teresag
Link takes you to the example, then you can make your own! (The "T", however, said to be in Portland, Oregon, is indeed in Vancouver, Wa., to the north of our fair city.)
Stupid, stupid Google.
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Politics of Stem Cells Posted: 8 months ago by teresag
CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science presents a cogent description of Bush's interference in science. And what Congress can do about it.
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What is this? Find out at the ---- museum. Posted: 9 months ago by teresag
If you have one, I'll watch for your appearance on Antiques Roadshow.
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What's the point of Silbury HIll? Posted: 9 months ago by teresag
"...what archaeologists always say when faced with an object they don't understand: it must have something to do with religion." But maybe it's not that at all.
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"Kin you b'lieve that, honey?" Fluffy bunny bites snake. Posted: 2 years ago by teresag
I don't know if the bunny's behavior is really all that unusual, but the narration is strange enough to make it all worthwhile.
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on the design of Moral Treatment facilities for the mentally ill Posted: 2 years ago by teresag
"Once state-of-the-art mental healthcare facilities, Kirkbride buildings have long been relics of an obsolete therapeutic method known as Moral Treatment."
A study of lofty ideals, decay and abandonment.
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