Humans can justify almost anything
Cognitive dissonance is the extreme emotional discomfort we feel when two important beliefs, attitudes or perceptions collide. Humans cannot tolerate dissonance for long, so they ease the tension by making a change in belief or attitude—and justifying the change.

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Why Michael Moore’s SiCKO is a health care documentary every American must
America’s disastrous health care system is heaving the country head-first into near-certain economic collapse. Just about everybody’s either financially strained or going broke due to spiraling health care costs: the people, the employers, state governments and even the federal government. Multinational corporations are fleeing the United States du

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Power Napping: How To Fall Asleep Anywhere
The trick is the use sleep MP3s. They are essentially MP3s that play white noise for the duration of the nap, and then slowly wake you up by playing a variety of sounds. What’s great is that you can play them on your computer speakers, or make them portable by putting them on your iPod or cell phone.

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It’s something we’re all looking for — the perfect solution that will minimize our work life while still getting the stuff done that we need to get done. Well, that one solution doesn’t exist, but with a combination of strategies, you can get to where you want to be.

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“An article in science blog says we may have to rethink how genes work. So called “junk DNA” actually appears to be functional. What’s more it works in a mysterious way involving multiple overlaps that seems to be connected in some sort of network.” link..

Plants are able to recognise their siblings, according to a study appearing today in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters.

Researchers at McMaster University have found that plants get fiercely competitive when forced to share their pot with strangers of the same species, but they’re accommodating when potted with their siblings.

Plants ‘recognize’ their siblings

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Safari on Windows

14 juni, 2007

Title says it all.

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Hello everyone! I thought I would put this tutorial together, as it seems every time I post an image that I have processed in this way, everyone wants to know how I did it. Well here it is and check it out. Enjoy.

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Study Suggests Meditation Can Help Train Attention

In meditation, people sit quietly and concentrate on their breath. As air swooshes in and out of their nostrils, they attend to each sensation. As unbidden thoughts flutter to mind, they let them go. Breathe. Let go. Breathe. Let go.

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