People everywhere are the same – people are people. We have far more in common than we have differences between us. And all the differences, or at least the great majority, are on the surface only. That being said, we do have some significant differences in psychology, views, values and
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THE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: So That’s It! How To Be Happy
Recently I had a conversation with our family GP. “Why do you take all the complex patients?”, I asked. “You are amazing – I’ve heard you advocating on the phone for frail seniors who have no one else and when other GPs turned our family down because Nick is too
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: If A Fiscal Cliff Kills, Canada Should Tax Death
“In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” – Benjamin Franklin The fiscal cliff in the United States did not just endanger its own country’s economy but the world’s, including Canada’s heavily dependent one. But in the American problem lies, at least partially, a
Continue readingThe Quantum Buddha's Blog: Einstein’s Estimation of the Age of the Universe
According to Einstein, when objects approach very near the speed of light (one of the boundary conditions of the universe) the passage of time will slow, among other bizarre effects. The universally accepted theory (proven by atomic clocks) is that if you had two identical twins, and one climbed into
Continue readingThe Quantum Buddha's Blog: Einstein’s Estimation of the Age of the Universe
According to Einstein, when objects approach very near the speed of light (one of the boundary conditions of the universe) the passage of time will slow, among other bizarre effects. The universally accepted theory (proven by atomic clocks) is that if you had two identical twins, and one climbed into
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