Americans spend six times as much on home video games (5.5 billion USD) as they do on school library materials for their children.... posted on Apr 04 2002, 1,117 reads

The Kiwi, national bird of New Zealand, can't fly, lives in a hole in the ground, is almost blind and lays only one egg each year. Yet it has survived for 70 million years. (Source: San Diego Zoo)... posted on Apr 03 2002, 1,187 reads

Architect Harold Fisher, still working at 100 years of age, was honored as America's "oldest worker."... posted on Apr 02 2002, 1,167 reads

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For a modern tour of an ancient perspective on the causes of all our suffering and the path to liberation, visit this interactive tour of the Wheel of Life.... posted on Mar 30 2002, 494 reads

Steve Dinan's Consciousness Timeline lists various key books and events that demarcate the growing Western interest in the nature of consciousness, from William James to Freud to Huxley to Yogananda to Allan Watts to Ken Wilber.... posted on Mar 29 2002, 561 reads

Fabio Selvig was hit by a huge truck while biking. He should have been dead on the spot. But he wasn't. He should have been crippled for life. But he wasn't. He should never have raced a bike again. But he did.... posted on Mar 28 2002, 1,071 reads

A Canadian couple is spending their honeymoon -- make that honeymoons -- traveling around the world, getting married. Kiran Pal and Geoff Pross have been through eight wedding ceremonies at last count, including Aboriginal nuptials in Australia, a Shinto ceremony in Japan, a Buddhist wedding in Thailand, and a Celtic wedding feast in Ireland. They've chronicled their 11-month journey on a Web s... posted on Mar 27 2002, 2,124 reads

You have heard of organization helping the youth and seniors but what about middle-aged men and women who are caught in an economic downturn? Operation ABLE was setup in Michigan to help folks over 40.... posted on Mar 26 2002, 674 reads