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- Has Education Today Become a By-Word for Our Indoctrination? - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2016 from Christopher EvansIt was Albert Einstein who once had this to say about education, “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” The education system remains an exercise in micro-management that provokes memories of the ...
Views: 1579 - The Near-Death Experience: Evidence of the Afterlife? - by Submitted on May 04, 2016 from Christopher EvansThe near-death experience (NDE) remains a phenomena that continues to be an object of fascination for many. There are now thousands of documented cases with similar salient features as their central theme, that of travelling through a tunnel of bright light, being reunited with loved ones, ...
Views: 1142 - Is there Definitive Proof Alien Life really does Exist? - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2015 from Christopher EvansPaul Hellyer was the former Minister of National Defence for Canada who sensationally announced that world governments were deliberately covering up ‘secret files’ that reveal aliens have been visiting Earth for thousands of years, and are already integrated into society. These aliens he claims ...
Views: 1371 - The UFO and Crop Circles Mystery: Have we been Contacted? - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2015 from Christopher EvansIt takes courage to deviate from the most accepted world-view. Anything that appears to fly in the face of our mundane daily reality is usually dismissed as a hoax or fantasy in our majority rule society. Many people will simply not consider other possibilities, seemingly outlandish at ...
Views: 1352 - The Holocaust Remains an Enduring Reminder for Future Generations - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2015 from Christopher EvansThere have been many tyrannical rulers throughout history. Joseph Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union, had killed many people during the Great Terror, coolly dispatching with his political opponents and other Russians, and also as a consequence of his economic policies, caused the famine in the ...
Views: 1189 - Media-Ocrity: Why impartiality is not their concern - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2015 from Christopher EvansThe late Terence McKenna, the American ethnobotanist and mystic, once exclaimed, “We have to create culture, don't watch TV, don't read magazines, don't even listen to NPR. Create your own roadshow. The nexus of space and time where you are now is the most immediate sector of your universe, and ...
Views: 2525 - The Crop Circle Hoax just doesn’t Ring True! - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2015 from Christopher EvansCrop circles have been appearing in fields across the world as far back as 1667, “Strange News Out of Hertfordshire” ran the headline of the earliest find, now known as ‘The Mowing Devil’. The crop circle phenomena has been increasing exponentially since the 1970’s and the response from the ...
Views: 1112 - Inside the Benighted Regions of the Arab World - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2015 from Christopher EvansThere have been many adjectives used to describe the region we call the Middle East. One such description given by David Keyes, the executive director of Advancing Human Rights, a non-profit organization promoting human rights around the world, was the ‘Kingdom of hate’. Harsh perhaps, but be ...
Views: 1152 - Who Exactly are Fanning the Flames of the Syria Crisis? - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2015 from Christopher EvansThe ongoing Syria crisis, described as the ‘greatest humanitarian disaster since WWII’ continues to shock and appal in equal measure, and it’s not hard to see why. As the world wakes up to the realisation that these refugees are not freeloaders after all, but are literally fighting for their ...
Views: 1014 - The Unsolved Mystery Surrounding the Death of Bruce Lee - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2015 from Christopher EvansWith the 1973 film release of Enter the Dragon, film-goers were treated to an experience that created a seismic shift in the world of cinema that spawned a craze for all things Kung Fu, and a new film hero named Bruce Lee was born. A relative unknown in western cinema, Lee was already enjoying ...
Views: 1675 - A Scarlet Letter of a Sex Worker - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2015 from Christopher EvansThe sex industry is an often misunderstood profession that in all actuality can be a lucrative, convenient and viable career option for those brave enough (or fool-hardy depending on your point of view) to pursue this line of work. We have all heard of the time-worn cliché that prostitution ...
Views: 1078 - Making the Case for the Existence of Extraterrestrial Life - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2015 from Christopher EvansAre we alone in the universe? This is a question that has always remained a source of unending intrigue, which is understandable when you consider the enormous distances across the far reaches of space and time, of which we are but a fraction. The evidence speaks for itself: Our galaxy, the ...
Views: 1145 - Remembering a Reluctant Hollywood Star - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2015 from Christopher EvansThe 1960’s was a decade that heralded a new wave of film stars such as Paul Newman, Sydney Poitier, Audrey Hepburn, Clint Eastwood and many others. But for a twist of fate, one actor may well have ranked amongst such prestigious talents had he not made the decision to forgo his acting career ...
Views: 1360 - Denials Recriminations and the Bloated Fat Cats of Fifa - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2015 from Christopher EvansSepp Blatter, who was once reluctant to incorporate goal line technology into football despite already being an established and successful addition to other sports including rugby and tennis, was quoted as saying, “Other sports regularly change the laws of the game to react to the new ...
Views: 1234 - Game Set and Mismatch: Disparities in the Drive for Gender Equality - by Submitted on May 19, 2015 from Christopher EvansThe Tennis clay court season is almost upon us, so a good time perhaps to revisit one peccadillo and often debated issue, that of prize money, specifically the correct amount that should be awarded to both men and women within the higher echelons of the game. With equal prize money in Grand ...
Views: 1141 - Accusations of Sexism: And the many who would Gladly Trade Places! - by Submitted on May 11, 2015 from Christopher Evans23-year-old Poppy Smart of Worcester UK, grew so tired of being the recipient of wolf-whistling builders as she made her way to work each day that she saw no option but to report this to the police. Describing their behaviour as disrespectful and sexist she simply refused to tolerate it any ...
Views: 1038 - We often learn more valuable lessons from our failures than from our successes. - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2015 from Christopher EvansAn interview on LBC radio in London with the Green Party leader Natalie Bennett raised many eyebrows for all the wrong reasons. Nick Ferrari, the radio interviewer, questioned Ms Bennett on the issue of housing, and the Green Party’s proposal to build 500,000 new social rent homes funded by ...
Views: 1059 - Why we may Never Stamp out Racism - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2015 from Christopher EvansThe scene in Paris where a black man was prevented from boarding a train on the Paris Metro by a number of Chelsea football supporters was proof that despite being 2015, very little has changed. A bystander at Richelieu-Drouot station recorded the event on his mobile phone, capturing the ...
Views: 1150 - Gay Marriage: Why all the Hullabaloo? - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2015 from Christopher EvansWith the first gay marriage to take place last year, I did struggle to understand the widespread opposition to this historic event. Time after time I would listen to the familiar arguments put forward by prominent members of the clergy and theologians, that marriage is a union between a man ...
Views: 1419 - The Sentient Beings that could one day have Rights - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2015 from Christopher EvansIt was Charles Darwin that said, "Animals, whom we have made our slaves, we do not like to consider our equals". Recently in Thirsk, a town in the north of England, workers at an abattoir were caught on secret camera abusing and taunting the animals in their care. They were filmed as they ...
Views: 1186 - Great Britain? Welcome to Egocentric UK - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2015 from Christopher EvansAnne Leitrim’s mummified remains were recently found at her home in Bournemouth, Dorset. The 58 year old former neonatal nurse had been laid beside her bed for 7 years. Neighbours said they believed she had moved away, this despite her windows being left open. She was only found after bailiffs ...
Views: 1312 - Do Numerology and Astrology hold the key to our deepest questions? - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2015 from Christopher EvansFollowers of Christianity have been falling away over the past century right across the world, with many societies becoming more and more secular. For many, religion simply has not been able to satisfy their concerns and answer those fundamental questions: Why are we here? If there is a God, why ...
Views: 1596 - Robbed of Womanhood: The Silent Pain of Childlessness - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2015 from Christopher EvansChildlessness, or the inability to conceive, is an often unappreciated source of pain amongst much of the general public. A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found the number of women aged 15-44 with impaired fecund city (impaired ability to get pregnant or carry a ...
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