>1. a study at one prison showed
that owning a pet can charge a hardened prison inmate
into a more caring person.
another study discovered
that senior citizens,
both those living alone and those in nursing homes,
become more interested in life
when they are given pets to care for.
even emotionally disturbed children
have been observed to smile
and react with interest
if there is a cuddly kitten or puppy to hold.
aninals, then, can be a means of therapy
for all kinds of individuals.
2. eating a small,
1.6-ounce bar of dark chocolate every day
is good for the heart.
dark chocolate bars with a high-cocoa content
are loaded with something called epicatechin.
epicatechin is a particularly active member of a group of compounds
called plant flavonoids.
flavonoids keep cholesterol form
gathering a in blood vessels,
reduce the risk of blood clots,
and slow down the immune responses
that lead to clogged arteries.
dark chocolate contains more flavonoids
than any other known food.
3. early humans viewed nature
as inherently changeable,
ruled by fate.
in the search of order and security,
humans turned fist to religion,
then to science,
it was believed,
could unravel the mysteries of nature
by learning to predict causes and effects,
thus opening our eyes to the future.
but we now know that this mechanistic view of the world
is fundamentally off track.
we are learning
that we must predict limits to our predictions;
we must discover how little
as well as how much we can anticipate.
4. the recent increase in typhoons and hurricanes
is yet another sign of global warming.
with the melting of the polar ice caps,
many of our coastal cities could one day be under water.
another expected result will be lower snow levels
in our mountains,
along with faster snow melt in the spring.
the faster melting will undoubtedly cause
flooding in low-lying areas,
and therefore create a need
to keep the level of our reservoirs low enough
to accommodate the extra water.
we've heard enough political talk
on the issue.
it's time that our politicians actually DO something
about the problem of global warming.
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