Sometimes, regret is a deadweight that we carry through life, slowing us down and making our shoulders ache. But other times, it turns into a kind of fuel; it propels rather than hinders, motivates rather than distracts. What’s the difference between these two outcomes? A new paper by researchers at UC Berkeley suggests that […]
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Have You Thought About Permablitzing Your Yard?


What is a Permablitz? The term permablitz is a contraction of permaculture and blitz, where a blitz simply means a focused effort to get something done. Permablitzes are always free, public events, with free workshops and shared food, where you get some exercise and have a good time. To be defined as a permablitz each […]
Patriotic Australians Protest Mosque-Building in Bendigo, Victoria


The populist “United Patriotic Front” movement in Australia has received a boost after a highly successful anti-Islamification rally yesterday in Bendigo, Victoria, despite controlled media efforts to incite violence against the organizers. The anti-Islamification crowd turned out to be far larger than the rag-tag collection of communists opposing them, bitterly disappointing the media which […]