A 10-year study of the physical, health and social activities of 2,700 men in Tecumseh, Michigan found that those who did regular volunteer work had death rates two and one-half times lower than those who didn’t.... posted on Jan 04 2002, 521 reads

Read about some everyday heroes:... posted on Jan 03 2002, 407 reads

Deeper interpretation of U2 songs:... posted on Jan 02 2002, 1,064 reads

The movie 'Waking Life' is being heralded by critics as a one of a kind and is even filmed in a unique way (animation superimposing live actors). Theme of the movie -- perhaps we are all dreaming right now.... posted on Jan 01 2002, 734 reads

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Often called 'Father Teresa', Vidyakar transformed a horror filled childhood into compassion for his fellow men. Less than 50 years young, he started Udavum Karangal in Tamil Nadu (India) that is safe haven for over 1800 people that society has no time for -- the newborn, the sick, the lost, the abused, the crazed, the dying.... posted on Dec 30 2001, 689 reads

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According to the A.C. Nielsen Co. (1998), the average American watches 3 hours and 46 minutes of TV each day (more than 52 days of nonstop TV-watching per year). By age 65 the average American will have spent nearly 9 years glued to the tube.... posted on Dec 28 2001, 470 reads

A few thousand years ago, rain forests covered about 14 percent of the Earth's land surface. Half of this has now been destroyed by people.... posted on Dec 27 2001, 507 reads

In the book "Your Emotions and Your Health" by Emrika Padas, Dr. Harold Wise argues that family togetherness is a crucial factor for the well-being of individuals. "For a million years people have lived in families, and only in the last hundred or so years have people split up."... posted on Dec 26 2001, 453 reads