Music for Sleep & Relaxation

Nice ambient sounds to nod off to.

Set up your own choices. The ones above are mine.

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Maths for the Challenged

For those of us fascinated, but baffled, by Mathematics.
A new series of articles in the NewYork Times.

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Howard Zinn

Howard Zinn, The great American historian and activist died this week.
Here is a 5 minute tribute by Bill Moyers.

 

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Marc Emery

Help prevent the extradition of Marc Emery to the US. 
A cannabis activist and libertarian, Marc faces a politically motivated extradition to the USA in direct contravention of Canada's laws.
Please read the background and sign the petition, here:-
Online petition - Stop the extradition of Marc Scott Emery 

Bill Moyers Essay: Restoring Accountability for Washington's Wars

An excellent Bill Moyers essay on the responsibility of all, not just the poor, to accept their part in either stopping the war, or, stepping up to the plate.
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Thoughts on Illegal Drugs

Clive James gives his thoughts on the taking of illegal drugs.
Thought provoking stuff.
You'll find it [HERE]

Relaxing Music

Need to Chill? Need some music to send you of to sleep?
Look no further. Cryosleep (No Beats Guaranteed) is just the ticket.

I've taken to putting this on when I go to bed. Believe me, sleep comes in about 10 minutes. If you have a music player which has a sleep function (I use Media Monkey) set it for about 30mins. and I promise you, you won't hear it finish. 

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 Enjoy!

Did You Know?

Nice video, with all kinds of (unverified, at least by me) "facts".

Did You Know? from Amybeth on Vimeo.

A lesson in humility!

A video from the Hubble space telescope showing just how insignificant our little planet really is.

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A Statistician's Dream

I was looking for crime statistics and happened upon this site.
if you need to know the birth rates, crime rates, electrical voltage, literacy or any other useful stat. Then this is the place to go.

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