Xiao Zen

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Xiao Zen started a topic in General Area

11 years ago

VE Day - 8 May 1945

" My dear friends, this is your hour. This is not victory of a party or of any class ... I say that in the long years to come not only will the people of this island but of the world, wherever the bird of freedom chirps in human hearts, look back to what we've done and they will…

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Xiao Zen started a topic in General Area

11 years ago

Mentally ill woman coerced into sterilisation

Eunice Diaz de La Vega suffers from schizophrenia (a mental illness that can cause visual and auditory hallucinations & an altered perception of reality. One that can be managed fairly easily with medication and therapy), a treatment program that Eunice follows.

So when she di…

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Xiao Zen started a topic in General Area

11 years ago

Swedish rape trial controversy

Earlier this month in Sweden Judge Larson acquitted a man accused of rape saying "its only rape if he thinks it is" sparking widespread controversy and protests.

I'll summarize the facts of the case:

The victim yelled "no" so loud she lost her voice. “I expressed very clear…

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Xiao Zen started a topic in General Area

12 years ago

mounting CIVILIAN death toll

There have been 2 stories recently that have been making headlines for ever mounting civilian casualties in military conflicts. Ukraine and Israel.

Now I'm sure everyone has their opinions for or against whatever parties are involved in either conflict, either way politics is…

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Xiao Zen started a topic in General Area

12 years ago

No good deed goes unpunished

Jennifer Mitts, a teacher from Tennessee (USA), was allegedly forced to resign her post at Red Bank High School after taking a sick student to the emergency room and footing the bill.

The 20 year old student became very ill during class and since this student had no health ins…

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Xiao Zen started a topic in Factual Zone

13 years ago

Mount St. Helens

Mount St. Helens is an active stratovolcano in Skamania County, Washington (US). Its part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, a group of 160 active volcanoes.

Mount St. Helen is most famous for its May 18, 1980 eruption, the deadliest and most economically destructive volcanic event…

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Xiao Zen started a topic in Factual Zone

13 years ago

Bonneville Salt Flats

The Bonneville Salt Flats, also known as the Bonneville Speedway, borders on Utah and Nevada (USA, North America). Essentially its densely packed salt desert left over from a lake that dried up several thousand years ago. Whereas most deserts have at least some sort of life, salt…

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Xiao Zen started a topic in Factual Zone

13 years ago

Sierra Redwood / Giant Sequoia

Sierra Redwood

Kingdom: Plantae
Family: Cupressaceae
Species: Sequoiadendron giganteum
Conservation Status: Endangered

Giant sequoias are the worlds single largest tree species, growing to an average maximum height of 160-280 ft and about 26 ft across. The oldest Sequoia…

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Xiao Zen started a topic in Factual Zone

13 years ago

Star-Nosed Mole

The Star-nosed Mole (Scientific name: Condylura cristata) is a small, black-furred amphibious mole found in the wetlands of eastern Canada and the north-eastern United States.

Its most distinctive feature is a ring of 11 fleshy tentacles around each nostril forming a star patt…

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