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Originally posted on My Life as an Artist (2):
‘The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart’…..Helen Keller large oil on canvas..painted about forty years ago. A bientot

Goodbye colonoscopy – hello to the capsule… Goodbye Colonoscopy? Exam Uses Capsule to Take Pictures of the Intestine Anyone who has undergone a colonoscopy knows that it is a long and rather uncomfortable procedure. To prepare, many doctors advise the patients to undergo certain diet or fluid restrictions, often involving oral laxatives or limiting solid foods a few daysContinue reading

Originally posted on Pete's Writing Life:
by Lynley Ward SharVideo1m Grey District Mayor Tony Kokshoorn recalls the day of the Pike River Mine disaster Grey District Mayor Tony Kokshoorn became the face of the Pike River disaster… This story was originally published by?New Zealand Woman’s Weekly?and is republished with permission. It’s the phone call…

By Marco Margaritoff Hollywood starlet Natalie Wood was terrified of water, but supposedly took a dinghy out in the middle of the night when she drowned in 1981. Investigators fear her death was no accident. Before her untimely death, Natalie Wood was an Academy Award-nominated actress who was in some of the most famous films ofContinue reading “The Chilling Mystery Of Natalie Wood’s Death: ‘I Don’t Think She Got In The Water By Herself’”

Originally posted on My Life as an Artist (2):
Like a flying jewel, the hummingbird darts lightly through the world, teaching us to appreciate the wonder and magic of every day existence………. watercolour/gouache How does the creative process work? Initially the seed of an idea is sewn. The seed then enters into an incubation period which…

Chinese military officials made secret visit to Cambodia weeks before mysterious drone crashed – 30 year deal with China vehemently denied by Cambodia By Liam Cochrane PHOTO: The Chinese-made drone that crashed into a field in southern Cambodia. (Supplied: Khmer Times)RELATED STORY: Cambodia’s future uncertain amid casinos, Chinese capital and corruptionRELATED STORY: Cambodia ‘too busy’ for counter-terror exercise with AustraliaRELATEDContinue reading “Chinese military officials made secret visit to Cambodia weeks before mysterious drone crashed”

FairWarning Fields of Waste: Artificial Turf, Touted as Recycling Fix for Millions of Scrap Tires, Becomes Mounting Disposal Mess By Marjie Lundstrom and Eli Wolfe  Presented for discussion by Peter Petterson: Rolls of synthetic turf removed from a Bethesda, Maryland, elementary school were awaiting disposal (Photo by Amanda Farber). Nearly three decades ago, the federal governmentContinue reading “Fields of Waste: From scrap tyres to artificial turf as a recycling fix and back to the landfill?”