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French have 8 weeks of Vacations: are french lazy ?

by thecounterpunch

I'm French and I've been in vacation since two days that's why I'm writing this article :) There's the current myth that the Frenches are lazy because they have a lot of vacations (8 weeks more or less... published 17 months ago

23 comments    business life politics

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Near Death Experience Testimonials

by thecounterpunch

"To doubt everything, or, to believe everything, are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection." -- Henri Poincar published 16 months ago

10 comments    life science spirituality

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A Universe of Consciousness: How Matter Becomes Imagination by Gerald M. Edelman (Nobel)

by thecounterpunch

In this book Nobel laureate Gerald Edelman, director of the Neurosciences Institute, and his colleague Giulio Tononi present their findings and theories. Much about how the brain works has become clear in... published 18 months ago

4 comments    education life science

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[Incredible but True ?] The Art of Seeing by Aldous Huxley

by thecounterpunch

I felt upon an ads about a program called "Program for Better Vision" which pretends to improve your vision so that you could get rid off your eyeglasses even at an old age - I'm not yet very old but do wear... published 11 months ago

0 comments    health education life

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[Book] The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

by thecounterpunch

I read this book - the french version - about 20 years ago. History never repeats like a parrot but often occurs again with some variants. The Grapes of Wrath is a classic book published in 1939 and written... published 17 months ago

8 comments    family life debt

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Is being an idealist an handicap in life ?

by thecounterpunch

A few weeks ago, I met the elder son of my boss (she's a woman). He was six year's old and so nice. Later, I talked about him and she told me that she feared for him that when he will grow he would have the... published 11 months ago

0 comments    life people personal

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[Videos] To the old people

by thecounterpunch

Old people are not respected any more as they used to be. They're fragile like Children but some have been abandonned and when I see that, I really feel so sad. published 13 months ago

0 comments    life retirement young

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The New Kind of Science by Stephen Wolfram is free online: about the incompleteness of Darwin Theory

by thecounterpunch

I made my scholarship in two engineering schools, the first one being a biological engineering school so I learned quite a few about Darwin Theory and Genetics. Especially I learnt about the limit of Genetics... published 17 months ago

0 comments    technology education life

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How to restore America the Deming way

by thecounterpunch

How General MacArthur invited Deming to Japan - part I As some of old readers of my hubs know, I'm a big fan of W. Edwards Deming. He's not only a great Qualitician Guru, he also had a vision for what a Great... published 11 months ago

4 comments    business technology life

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todolistblog: From Buying Milk to Finding a Soul Mate, What Our Lists Reveal About Us

by thecounterpunch

This blog was featured on blogger.com so I clicked on it telling myself wow people can really blog about anything ... as long as it is done with talent and dedication well it can be worth to read. And she has... published 11 months ago

0 comments    business life blog

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