What Is 4thKingdom?
We are a small, private online community going strong since 1998. People from countries around the world discuss topics ranging from relationships to politics, cooking to technology, and more.
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The 4thKingdom site offers a unique experience, having been designed and built from scratch. Several RPG elements have been added, such as an in-site currency and item collecting. But what our members come back for day after day is the high-quality, fun, private environment for sharing and debating.
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The Latest Links Shared by 4thKingdom Members
One aspect of our community is sharing and commenting on articles, videos and other content. Below we've made public some of the latest links showing the interests of our members. Enjoy!
- Massive tornado hits elementary school in Moore, Oklahoma; search is on for survivors +1MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- Authorities say an elementary school in an Oklahoma City suburb took a direct hit from a mile-wide tornado. Gary Knight with the Oklahoma City Police Department says there is no word of injuries from the elementary school. ... kjrh.com
- Population Bomb? So Wrong -- How Electricity, Development, and TV Reduce Fertility +1This link talks about an important, yet under-reported story: the global decline of fertility rates. Environmentalists who once warned of exponential population growth were wrong. thebreakthrough.org
- Waist to height ratio 'more accurate than BMI' - Telegraph +2Measuring the ratio of someone's waist to their height is a better way of predicting their life expectancy than body mass index (BMI), the method widely used by doctors when judging overall health and risk of disease, researchers said. telegraph.co.uk
- Ingress +1The world around you is not what it seems. Our future is at stake and you must choose a side. Join my faction in Ingress - a global game of mystery, intrique and conquest. ingress.com
- Auditory Hallucinations of Schizophrenia (Warning: super creepy) +2This is designed to provide the listener with some understanding of what it might be like to experience auditory hallucinations. Content in this presentation is based on things our clients tell us they hear through my experience as a mental health ... youtube.com
- 10 Things Most Americans Don't Know About AmericaImagine you have a brother and he's an alcoholic. He has his moments, but you keep your distance from him. You don't mind him for the occasional family gathering or holiday. You still love him. But you don't want to be around him. This is how ... thoughtcatalog.com
- Obamanomics vs The RestRemember that the GOP wants the US to pursue the blue and red lines, not the yellow one. andrewsullivan.com
- How Fast is the NBN? +2Fibre to the Premises Your house is connected to the internet via an optic fibre. The expected minimum lifetime of this fibre is 60 years. The NBN is completely passive, all that lies between your house and the exchange is strands of glass and ... howfastisthenbn.com.au
- Tragedy as 5-year-old boy shoots dead his sister, 2, with child size .22 caliber rifle he was given as a GIFT +2Caroline Starks, 2, was fatally shot in the chest after the children's mother stepped outside for a few minutes according to police Firearm used is designed for little kids called 'My First Rifle' Kentucky sheriff: Not unusual for children to ... dailymail.co.uk
- To whom does Wounded Knee belong? +3Part of the historical site at Wounded Knee is up for sale. Should it be developed as a landmark or left in peace out of respect for the Sioux people who died there? Almost as soon as the 1890 massacre at Wounded Knee was over, the battle to define ... bbc.co.uk
- Harsh Asessment of SimCity by Tom's Hardware +5I'm glad I passed this one up. SimCity 4 was one of my favorite games of all time. But it looks like EA has really destroyed this new version, in every possible way. tomshardware.com
- Moment of zen for the weekend. +1Manhole cover lifted by air pressure in Houston downpour. youtube.com
- Gun crime has plunged, but Americans think it's up, says study +1Despite the remarkable drop in gun crime, only 12% of Americans surveyed said gun crime had declined compared with two decades ago, according to Pew, which surveyed more than 900 adults this spring. Twenty-six percent said it had stayed the same, ... latimes.com
- Should We Sell Citizenship? +1Gary Becker thinks so: Elsewhere (see my monograph, " The Challenge of Immigration: A Radical Solution ", 2011) I use as an illustration a price of $50,000. I show that such a price would attract young, skilled, and ambitious men and women since ... andrewsullivan.com
- The Guantánamo Memoirs of Mohamedou Ould Slahi +1For nearly 11 years, Mohamedou Ould Slahi has been a prisoner in Guantánamo. In 2005, he began to write his memoirs of his time in captivity. His handwritten 466-page manuscript is a harrowing account of his detention, interrogation, and abuse. ... slate.com
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