Patri Oikonomia: London's Daily Telegraph reports that Pope Francis criticized consumerism and said that, "Throwing away food is like stealing from the table of the poor and the hungry." It is no surprise that economics is a vague and distrusted discipline by both the Pope and the average citizen given that neither has studied the subject very much. While his predecessor was a scholar, Bergoglio has focused his years on obtaining resources for the poor.Scholars like James Twitchell ("Lead Us into Temptation: The Triumph of American Materialism") have long clashed with the mass of Catholic theologians who hold that consumerism is bad, perhaps because its narcissism is perceived to deflect from the church's emphasis on charity. However, Rom...
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An Ankylosaurus lumbers along the shore of what’s now eastern Montana. Walking low to the ground, the dino uses its flat, leaf-shaped teeth to tear at ferns lining the water. Suddenly, a shadow looms over the herbivore—a Tyrannosaurus rex is hungry. But Ankylosaurus won’t be a...
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A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
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Like all marmots
An adult Vancouver Island marmot typically measures 65 to 70 centimetres (26 to 28 in) from the tip of its nose to the tip of its tail.