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The Environmental Holocaust of Grass Lawns

    Hello, I'm "Penguin" Pete, the guy with the indignant rant about palm trees you all seem to love. I'm back today to talk about an even worse environmental blight, and even more pervasive intrusion on our living space: GRASS!  You don't notice grass. Those of you who live in cities are barely even accustomed to seeing plants anymore, so you never stop to think that our obsession to coat the Earth in a fuzzy layer of green micro-plants is anything abnormal. But we have all grown up used to suburban…
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Android Utility Apps

Useful Apps On Android You Never Knew You Needed

   Penguin Pete here again! Previously, we talked about the top Android games that have proven themselves over the years as solid gaming. This time, we'd like to devote a whole other article to non-game apps on Android that are also well worth your time - for certain purposes and interests.  Non-game apps are a different ballpark. We all know there's a Twitter app and a Facebook app and even an IMGUR app, so why waste everyone's time posting them? The Twitter app is the only game in town for…
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Politicians

John McCain: The End of Civil Politics?

It has been a rough year. From the fashion community, we lost Kate Spade; from television and culinary, we lost Anthony Bourdain. And now recently with the loss of the superstar Aretha Franklin, some people were shocked to learn that just a few days later John McCain had passed away.  Before I go any further, let me say that this is completely an opinion piece so you do not have to agree with me, all I ask is that you read and try to understand my perspective as a young person and maybe try to…
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Tips

How to get Shared Link URL of a IMGUR post

by Makio

It is a bit cryptic to get a shared link of an IMGUR post.  You can do it in 4 steps.   1) Click “…” beside the social link icons of an IMGUR post        2) Select “Embed Post”        3) Click Share in the Popup window        4) Get the shared link under LINK tab    
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Moving to Asia

Thailand VS Philippines in language, culture, money, and love

Moving to Thailand or the Philippines and how the English language, cultural influence, cost of living, and relationships could affect your choices.        It is never as easy as choosing a pros and cons list or just doing what works for others.    If one is considering the possibility of moving to Asia and becoming an official Expatriate (or expat for short), two popular choices are:   Moving to Thailand Moving to the Philippines   I use these two more specifically because I have lived in both countries.  In…
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Thailand VS Philippines by Food

Food, one of the key happiness factors of living in Southeast Asia   It can be said for those looking to live in the Philippines or Thailand that:     "a way to a Expat's heart is through their stomach."      When choosing to move to a country to live in Asia, people often consider between moving to Thailand or moving to the Philippines.  They are both unique in their own right.  When deciding between moving to Thailand or moving to the Philippines, we often look into some of the bigger issues between the two…
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No Job, No Apartment, No Problem, Graduating and Moving to Asia

In my senior year of college, I still didn’t have much of a plan for what to do after graduation.   Studying writing and psychology didn’t provide the clearest of paths and I wasn’t one of those kids who’d had an internship every summer. But I did know three things:  I liked working with kids.  I liked traveling abroad.  And I didn’t want to move back in with my parents.        Taking A Risk   I wanted to take a risk and do something out of the ordinary.   There’s no better way to grow than getting out of your…
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Passive money

3 ways to Earn Passive income Online from Scratch

by Kami

To earn passive income, you will have to understand the difference between active and passive income first of all. Active money is very volatile and requires continuous effort to keep building and increasing. On the other hand, passive income requires skill, passion, mentor, the right mindset, confidence, and hard work. Passive income for your coming generations is a healthy sign that you availed the right opportunity at the right time. I am going to tell you the methods which can make you earn…
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Trump Impeachment

The Impeachment of Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States

  I don't volunteer to write about politics, you know. They make me here. I am of course glad to rave about the circus clowns as much as the next guy, I have my tweets and stand by them.  But in the big picture, I know it doesn't do any good. The United States has transcended politics now. Elections, primaries, democracy, laws, impeachment, parties, these things mean nothing in the United States. They mean nothing because that's what the people want them to do.  It doesn't matter at this point…
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Diving travel

Can you believe that you can dive with sharks near Tokyo?

by Jetfin200

  What kind of scene do you imagine when you hear shark diving?        Were you watching the Great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758), from inside the special cage offshore South Africa? Or diving with Blacktail reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1856)), or Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)) in the colorful coral reef of Micronesia?  You can enjoy shark diving near Tokyo, Japan.    The exact place is Ito, Tateyama, Chiba, Japan. Ito is the…
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Can you believe I took these photos in mainland Japan?

by Jetfin200

       The Japanese archipelago is located on the eastern side of the Pacific Ocean and is composed of many islands. The names of the main islands are, from north to south, "Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu."  This photo was taken in Owase, in the southeastern part of the Kii Peninsula in the middle of Honshu.  If you visit the city of in mainland like Osaka or Kobe, Kyoto, If you like scuba diving,  I recommend the southern area of the Kii Peninsula as the traveling destination. It is a coral paradise…
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Digestive System

Signs And Symptoms Of Gallstones

For several years I had gallbladder attacks quite often because I had gallstones but unfortunately, I didn't have any health insurance so I couldn't afford the surgery to have my gallbladder removed. After suffering for about 5 years I was finally able to get the surgery and I've been doing well ever since. But needless to say, I became very familiar with all the signs and symptoms of a gallbladder attack. Here are some things you should know about them.      Your gallbladder is a tiny organ that…
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World History

Notre Dame Will Be Restored. Look At How These Destroyed Buildings And Cities Came Back

The tragic fire which devastated the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is seen as a symbol of the loss of civilization as a whole by many. But the beloved church, like many historic buildings and structures throughout the world, knows the touch of wanton destruction throughout the centuries. Now that the funding for Notre Dame reaches over $1 billion dollars, there will be no problem with its famed being placed at some point in the future.    A Parisian history of catastrophes By definition, Notre Dame…
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Netflix

Review Of Altered Carbon

I've been watching a new show on Netflix called Altered Carbon. It's based on a book by Richard K. Morgan and takes place in a futuristic society where rich people can live for hundreds of years (or possibly forever). A new technology has allowed people to be implanted with a disk called a "stack" in the back of their neck which stores their personality and memories. When your body dies, as long as your stack is still intact, it can be put into another body. When someone is put in prison, their…
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