Read about Brighid, Bright Goddess of the Gael

Posted: 10:45:59 PM  

Enlightenment means rising above thought, not falling back to a level below thought, the level of an animal or a plant.
In the enlightened state, you still use your thinking mind when needed, but in a much more focused and effective way than before.

Eckhart Tolle

Posted: 10:44:23 PM  

Landslides and a tsunami destroyed the homes of about one-third of the population on a Solomon Island.

I R I S

Posted: 10:39:38 PM  

The snowfall, which continued through Monday afternoon, was the heaviest in a single day since Korea began conducting meteorological surveys in 1937, the state weather agency said.

Posted: 10:36:48 PM  

Amazing pictures of humpback whales taken by Whaleman Duncan Murrel

Duncan Murrell, 56, who has earned the nickname "Whaleman", approaches the 40-tonne animals in a folding kayak as they feed off the shores of Alaska.

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Posted: 8:16:01 AM  

Britain will be blanketed by up to six inches of snow today as the Arctic blast tightens its grip and brings more chaos to the roads, railways and schools.

Posted: 8:11:36 AM  

All negative consequences of 2010 will be shaped by a strong collaboration of planets, the Solar System giants. Particularly, the union of Uranus (revolutionary changes) and Jupiter (expansion, of religious doctrines and extremism) will enter in a strong opposition with Saturn (restrictions and discipline).

It is not ruled out that such configuration will provoke a peak in solar activity, which, in turn, will cause civil commotion, natural disasters and man-made accidents. The most significant events will occur in Japan (earthquakes and nuclear power plants), China (earthquakes and epidemics), Iran (earthquakes, opposition with Israel and the US).

Posted: 7:47:11 AM  

Boys should get the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to protect them against genital warts, and all children should receive the H1N1 vaccine to guard against swine flu, according to updated guidelines on childhood and teen vaccines.

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Try Love.

Posted: 7:33:08 AM  

The earthquake, about 2,800 kilometers (1,740 miles) east of the Falkland Islands, occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers (six miles) according to USGS.

Posted: 7:18:24 AM  

Retired U.S. General Promises An Airliner Will Be Downed Within 100 Days

A retired U.S. General has called for strip searches of all muslim men at airports and "threat-based" profiling, declaring that "in the next 30-100 days," there is "very high probability a US airliner will come down."

Posted: 7:16:37 AM  

A picture of Mr Bean was plastered on Spain's official website for its EU presidency after it was briefly hacked.

The country's prime minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero supposedly looks like the British comedy character.

And the apparent resemblance has been a running joke in Spain for several years.

The mock-up showed a smiling Mr Bean, the TV and movie character played by Rowan Atkinson, saying "Hi there".

An official at Mr Zapatero's office confirmed a security breach had affected the page specifically set up to mark Spain's six-month presidency of the European Union.

Posted: 7:15:49 AM  

Bonding round the campfire is the new winter trend. Winter campsites in and outside the Netherlands are drawing large crowds.

Posted: 7:07:40 AM