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As a youngster growing up in the Los Angeles area, Larry Smart developed interests in astronomy, chemistry, and the physical sciences. At the age of ten, he began studying electronics and building several different projects with his father.

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Health & Fitness > Emotional Health & Wellbeing A beginner's guide to meditation: 2 of 16

There has been a lot of news and talk lately about the health benefits of meditation. Meditation has been shown to reduce stress, anxiety, blood pressure, and depression as well as all the health problems that come with these. Science has also shown improvements in cognitive abilities that come from incorporating meditation ...
Personal Finance > Taxes Democrats vs. Republican on taxes: 1 of 8

"The power to tax involves the power to destroy." This statement made by John Marshall in 1819 is a fundamental truth too long ignored by politicians on both sides of the aisle. While the Republican party tends to side towards lower taxes and the Democrat party tends to favor higher taxes (and for this reason I usually favor...
Politics, News & Issues > US Politics (Other) Why I would align with the Republican party: 1 of 6

The founders of the United States built this nation on a foundation of Liberty, Freedom, Opportunity, and Freedom of conscience and religion. None of these things can exist in a society that is heavily regulated, taxed, and micro-managed from afar. The complaints against King George cited in the Declaration of Independence s...
Religion & Spirituality > Self-Healing Best ways to deal with anger: 7 of 38

Anger results when there is a disparity between what is and what you want things to be. Since we resign ourselves to the idea that there are things outside of our control, we are limited to changing only the things we can control. When one experiences anger, it is best to take some time without speaking and focus on what it ...
Politics, News & Issues > US Elections Commentary: Campaign finance reform: 3 of 16

An Analysis of Presidential Candidate's Fund-raising and Expenditures In the 2008 Presidential Campaign new records are being set in fund-raising by several of the candidates. On the side of the Democratic Party, two candidates are locked in a heated battle for the party's nomination, which has resulted in an on-going, costl...
Health & Fitness > Cancer Skin cancer symptoms: 1 of 5

Skin cancer is probably the most easily treatable form of cancer when caught early, but left untreated can be just as deadly as any other cancer. Fortunately, catching skin cancer early is easier than many other types of cancer. To help you identify suspect moles, just remember "ABCD". A is for ASYMMETRY - A healthy mole or ...
Politics, News & Issues > War & Terrorism Has America gone too far with anti-terrorism?: 11 of 39

Permitting injustices, evil, and unwarranted suffering does nothing to bring peace. Too many people these days see no value in ridding the earth of terrorists and evil dictators. Virtually every news story about the Israeli-Palestinian "conflict" tries to equate the military actions of the Israelis with the terorist actions ...
Religion & Spirituality > Comparative Religion Understanding Sabbath: 4 of 13

In Judaism, the Sabbath (or Shabbat) is a day of rest which begins on Friday evening at sundown and extends through Saturday until Sundown. According to Jewish law, the Sabbath begins precisely at the moment that two stars become visible at dusk on Friday, and ends when three stars become visible on Saturday evening. The Chr...
Arts & Humanities > Political Philosophy Theory of Karl Marx: 3 of 9

According to Karl Marx, private property is the necessary and inevitable result of alienated labor or the product of the worker who is estranged from himself. The basis for this idea is found in the notion that the working class labors to produce products that belong to someone else, and that the compensation the working cla...
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture The mystery behind the legend of Jesus: 1 of 3

Introduction In the following essay I present many of the tenants of Christianity as mythological ideas rather than historical events. I do not do this to belittle the faith of Christians, but to (hopefully) add to its meaning. Christianity as a syncretization of many older mystery schools and mystery religions is a matter o...