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Bursts by Albert Laszlo Barabasi

I must be suffering from dementia. When I was young and impressionable, I had no trouble understanding the news. Nowadays, I’m totally lost when I see things like: “The PA is non-political. It does not allow political activities on its premises but the guidance must be from somebody who is working on behalf of the

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Sons, Lovers, Mothers

Over lunch a few days ago, my uncle said that wayward youths don’t always come from broken homes. They also come from well-sheltered families where the parents don’t share the same upbringing and values. My heart skipped a beat when I heard that. Stark reminder or rude awakening? I couldn’t decide, but I can’t help

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The Science Of Fortune Telling

Taoism, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fengshui and fortune telling all originated from Yi Jing. Most people understand Yi Jing as a book, but it is actually a collection of philosophies by many authors including mythological Fuxi, Zhou Yi and Confucius. All the words and explanations associated with Yi Jing were actually the ancients’ interpretations of a

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