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  • 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…

  • Hanging In Mesilla Valley

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  • GMO Foods and US World Supremacy

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    This is an interesting and, for some, possibly controversial article by Odilim Enwegbara in Leadership, a Nigerian publication.  He believes GMO Foods are synonymous with what he refers to as the “rigorous pursuit of American ascendancy,” and posits that like his oil monopoly, “Rockefeller’s agribusiness…was built on vertical integration [so] that four giant chemical multinational companies – Monsanto,…

  • Edinburgh Festival of Spirituality and Peace

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     Interior of St John’s Church, Edinburgh The Caledonian Mercury brings news of the thirteenth Edinburgh Festival of Spirituality and Peace that promises to unveil a “vibrant and engaging programme of culture and conversation”. At the launch, there will be music from harpist Mio Shapley; a blend of Balkan folk, Classical Arabic and Medieval Italian music from…