Author: Daniela

  • Fab Abs Found on Ancient Fossil Fish

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    Palaeontologists have discovered an ancient fossil fish that shows surprising signs of having abdominal muscles, previously thought to have only developed in land animals. Mapping the oldest fossilized vertebrate muscles ever seen — in Gogo fish thought to be 380 million years old — researchers worked out the position of the muscles and the orientation…

  • The Crocodile Dundee of Permaculture

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  • Another State to Require Labeling of GMO Foods

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    Steve Mistler reports on the status of a new bill, requiring the labeling of GMO products, making its way through the Main State Legislature.  The emphasis at the end of the post  is mine.  The fact that the FDA would “assume” the products are safe until proven otherwise and that the industry can dictate the…

  • 50 Year Anniversary Of First Woman In Space

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    Victoria Loguinova-Yakovleva’s article in The China Post marks the 50 year anniversary of Valentina Terehkova’s historic flight: On June 16, 1963, Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to fly into space…She remains the only woman ever to have made a solo space flight. In April 1962, officials narrowed down the candidates for the flight to…

  • A European Perspective on Government Data Surveillance

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    By Christopher Kuner The recent revelations concerning widespread US government access to electronic communications data (including the PRISM system apparently run by the National Security Agency) leave many questions unanswered, and new facts are constantly emerging. Thoughtful commentators should be hesitant to make detailed pronouncements before it is clear what is actually going on. Nevertheless,…

  • Jallikattu (bull taming sport)

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    Originally posted on Joshi Daniel Photography: Jallikattu (bull taming sport) | Palamedu, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India Jallikattu, one of the oldest existing ancient sports is a bull taming sport played in the villages of Tamil Nadu as a part of Pongal (harvest festival) celebrations.

  • Okyntt – a romp through the dark woods of Norse folklore.

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    Oknytt, the debut project from Swedish developer Nemoria Entertainment, is shaping up to be a gorgeous point-and-click adventure romp through the deep dark woods of Norse folklore. As revealed by a new trailer, Oknytt will lead the player through a dark world full of puzzles and flashes of color and light.

  • What causes the tides?

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    By: Marcus Goodkind Gravity and inertia are the major forces responsible for creating tides. The moon’s gravity and proximity to the earth pulls water toward it. The moon’s gravity causes a “bulge” in the oceans facing it. Inertia (a body in motion tends to remain in motion), acts to counterbalance the moon’s effect and causes…

  • Carl Sagan on Science and Spirituatlity

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    by Maria Popova “The notion that science and spirituality are somehow mutually exclusive does a disservice to both.” The friction between science and religion stretches from Galileo’s famous letter to today’s leading thinkers. And yet we’re seeing that, for all its capacity for ignorance, religion might have some valuable lessons for secular thought and the two need not be regarded as opposites.…

  • A Better Way to Die

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    Bringing together medicine and spirituality for end-of-life care AMELIA MARTYN-HEMPHILLJUN 12 2013, 9:03 AM ET   Roberto Trm/Flickr The Journal of Palliative Medicine reported in 2010 that only around 20 percent of terminally ill elderly patients had their end-of-life wishes documented in their medical records. Much of the painful end-of-life decision-making is then shifted onto family…