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Daniel And His Companions

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The name "Daniel" means "Judgement of God", Dan means judgement, and "El" = God. At a young age, Daniel was carried off to Babylon where he was trained in the service of the court under the authority of Ashpenaz. Daniel became famous for interpreting dreams and rose to become one of the most important figures in the court and lived well into the reign of the Persian conquerors. He retained his high position there and had influence in the decision to restore the Jews to their homeland. His lived around 530 B.C. Daniel and his companions Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, did righteous exploits (An ... Read Full Story

3 Extraordinary Teachers from "the Secret" Come Together

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What Happens When 3 Extraordinary Teachers from "the Secret" Come Together to Teach the Science of Getting Rich? by SMZ The Science of Getting Rich is a timeless classic written in 1910 by Wallace D. Wattles. It is a bold title for a book and suggests that getting rich is a predictable outcome if one can master the principles outlined in the book. Here is how Wallace D. Wattles puts it in his own words, "The ownership of money and property comes as a result of doing things in a certain way. Those who do things in this certain way, whether on purpose or ... Read Full Story

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Moral Nihilism, Sadism & The Rise Of The Schizoid Machines...

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The values that sustain an open society have been crushed. A university, as John Ralston Saul writes, now "actively seeks students who suffer from the appropriate imbalance and then sets out to exaggerate it. Imagination, creativity, moral balance, knowledge, common sense, a social view-all these things wither. Competitiveness, having an ever-ready answer, a talent for manipulating situations-all these things are encouraged to grow. As a result amorality also grows; as does extreme aggressivity when they are questioned by outsiders; as does a confusion between the nature of good versus having a ready answer to all questions. Above all, what is encouraged is the growth ... Read Full Story

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On Breeding: Eremozoic Humanity-Biological Wasteland Earth...

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"If any other species behaves like Man we call it a plague." -Terminal Growth In A Finite World "All measures to thwart the degradation and destruction of our ecosystem will be useless if we do not cut population growth. By 2050, if we continue to reproduce at the current rate, the planet will have between 8 billion and 10 billion people, according to a recent U.N. forecast. This is a 50 percent increase. We are experiencing an accelerated obliteration of the planet's life-forms-an estimated 8,760 species die off per year-because, simply put, there are too many people . Most of these extinctions are the ... Read Full Story

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The American Theory Of Life: A Crisis Of Belief...

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In the fall of 1933, Sherwood Anderson left his home in New York City and set out on a series of journeys that would take him across large sections of the American South and Midwest. He was engaged in a project shared by many of his fellow writers -- including James Agee, Edmund Wilson, John Dos Passos, and Louis Adamic -- all of whom responded to the Great Depression by traveling the nation's back roads and hinterlands hoping to discover how economic disaster had affected the common people. Like many of his peers, Anderson had anticipated anger and radicalism among the poor and unemployed. ... Read Full Story

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Investment Philosophy, The Mystery Buyer, Trouble Brewing for Munis, NYS...

Investment Philosophy, The Mystery Buyer, Trouble Brewing for Munis, NYS Going ...HedgeCo.net“IF” you have had enough of philosophy let's get down to business. I have been writing about the rather disturbing trend of low volume rallies and high ...and more »

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Spiritualist sacked by police wins ruling over his faith in psychics

Daily MailSpiritualist sacked by police wins ruling over his faith in psychicsTimes OnlineJudge Peter Clark dismissed an appeal from Greater Manchester Police Authority that Mr Power's beliefs did not amount to a religious or philosophical ...Police worker fired for backing psychic investigations claims religious ...Telegraph.co.ukMan sacked for belief in psychics backed by judge (but, of course, he knew ...Independentall 9 news articles »

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NPR's “Philosophy Talk” to record at Pacific - Hillsboro Argus

NPR's “Philosophy Talk” to record at PacificHillsboro Argus - OregonLive.comBy The Hillsboro Argus As part of the 61st Annual Northwest Philosophy Conference, National Public Radio will be taping a live session of its public radio ...'Philosophy talk' taping packs centerCorvallis Gazette Timesall 2 news articles »

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MWC notes: Coaches differ on motivation philosophies, techniques

New York TimesMWC notes: Coaches differ on motivation philosophies, techniquesSalt Lake TribuneAs for Mendenhall, he said Monday that his general philosophy is that bulletin-board fodder "has no bearing" on motivating a team and that it hasn't ever ..."This Will Be a Great Football Game."KSL-TVall 115 news articles »

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Too many Chicago Bears castoffs find successful niches elsewhere

CBC.caToo many Chicago Bears castoffs find successful niches elsewhereChicago TribuneThe unreliability and unpredictability of young players has a lot to do with general manager Jerry Angelo's philosophy of trading future high draft picks ...Nothing like forward progressChicago Sun-Timesall 593 news articles »

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