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"Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance." - Confucius.

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You type "Bird Flu" and "Symptoms" into Google ...

INDONESIA | Monday, 7 Jul 2008 | Views [915]

To walk to the Sultan's Water Palace in Yogyakarta you have to pass through the bird market. As you approach, many of the shops only display bamboo bird cages and it passes through your mind that maybe they have removed all the birds because of the ... Read more >

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The philosphy of life ...

CHINA | Saturday, 11 Mar 2006 | Views [2993] | Comments [3]

Do you ever wonder how fragile our lives are and how they can turn on a dime? I mean really wonder? In 1918 one of my Grandfathers was fighting in WWI and leading a group of young men in the trenches in France (I think). A mortar round landed ... Read more >

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