tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148482316708389482024-03-06T08:24:35.882+07:00LuxuriousThere's something luxurious about having a girl light your cigarette. In fact, I got married once on account of thatAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17291227594454162695noreply@blogger.comBlogger198125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414848231670838948.post-61443777257466222642014-08-29T20:30:00.002+07:002014-08-29T20:32:43.573+07:00Do We Need God to be Moral?
Do We Need God to be Moral? - One of the world's leading primatologists believes his decades of research with apes answers a question that has plagued humans since the beginning of time.
Are we moral because we believe in God, or do we believe in God because we are moral?
ABC News - Do We Need God to be Moral? (ABC News)
Frans de Waal argues in his latest book that Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17291227594454162695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414848231670838948.post-5967362519251269142013-04-19T17:50:00.003+07:002013-04-19T17:50:46.914+07:00Ancient site unearthed in Iraqi home of Abraham
This photo taken on March 31, 2013 photo provided by Manchester University professor Stuart Campbell shows excavation in progress at Tell Khaiber, Iraq. A British archaeologist says he and his colleagues have unearthed a huge, rare complex near the ancient city of Ur in southern Iraq, home of the biblical Abraham. Stuart Campbell of Manchester University's Archaeology Department says it Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17291227594454162695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414848231670838948.post-43998828665861674462013-04-19T17:38:00.002+07:002013-04-19T17:38:51.207+07:00The terror plot involved targeting British reserve troops using a toy-car packed with explosives
4 UK men jailed for toy-car terror plot — The terror plot involved targeting British reserve troops using a toy-car packed with explosives.
But investigators said Thursday Britain's domestic spy agency of MI5 and police were able to stop Zahid Iqbal, Mohammed Sharfaraz Ahmed, Umar Arshad and Syed Farhan Hussain before they could launch the deadly attack.
Iqbal and Ahmed were Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17291227594454162695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414848231670838948.post-25704147452121673832013-04-18T20:01:00.004+07:002013-04-18T20:01:47.253+07:00Priceless 14th century Latin 'dictionary' that let nuns translate the Bible and survived the Dissolution of the Monasteries goes on display for the first time
Priceless 14th century Latin 'dictionary' that let nuns translate the Bible and survived the Dissolution of the Monasteries goes on display for the first time - History enthusiasts will be able to see Expositiones Vocabulorum Biblie - Priceless book helped nuns to understand the holy book centuries ago - It is incredibly rare because it survived Henry VIII's monastery purge
A Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17291227594454162695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414848231670838948.post-4703987128641003752013-04-07T12:31:00.002+07:002013-04-07T12:31:42.691+07:00Myanmar fire kills 13 Muslim students, adding to Buddhist-Muslim tensions
Myanmar fire kills 13 Muslim students, adding to Buddhist-Muslim tensions - Police are blaming the blaze in Yangon on an electrical short, but some of Myanmar's Muslims are suspicious following religious violence around the country.
Myanmar police say an electric fire is at fault for the blaze that killed 13 youth in an Islamic school in Yangon today. But on the heels of widespread religious Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17291227594454162695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414848231670838948.post-75205877640622875362013-04-07T12:24:00.001+07:002013-04-07T12:24:20.237+07:00Myanmar riots raise concerns about escalating sectarian tensions
Myanmar riots raise concerns about escalating sectarian tensions - The clashes have intensified fears that last year's sectarian violence between Buddhists and the Muslim Rohingya minority in western Burma is now spreading to the Burmese heartland.
Rights groups are asking Myanmar lawmakers to "change their approach" on how they handle sectarian violence after three days of fighting Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17291227594454162695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414848231670838948.post-65339783757454757012013-04-07T12:04:00.000+07:002013-04-07T12:04:33.690+07:00Myanmar Communal Unrest Threatens Reforms
Myanmar Communal Unrest Threatens Reforms - Few imagined Myanmar would embrace democracy when the U.S. began its historic engagement with the military regime. The country's rapid changes were lauded by visiting Western leaders, and the nation's president was hailed as a hero. But spasms of spreading, communal violence show the reform path is bumpier than expected and have taken the sheen off a Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17291227594454162695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414848231670838948.post-68818462762256120732013-04-07T11:55:00.000+07:002013-04-07T11:55:08.308+07:00Buddhist, Muslims from Myanmar brawl in Indonesia
Buddhist, Muslims from Myanmar brawl in Indonesia — Buddhist and Muslim asylum seekers from Myanmar brawled with rocks and knifes at an immigration detention center in Indonesia early Friday, leaving eight people dead and 15 injured, police said.
The fight broke out at the center in North Sumatra province, where more than 100 Rohingyamigrants — most intercepted off Indonesia's coast in Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17291227594454162695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414848231670838948.post-68358534974823311772013-04-07T11:34:00.001+07:002013-04-07T11:34:17.570+07:00How Myanmar's Buddhist-Muslim conflict has reached into Indonesia
How Myanmar's Buddhist-Muslim conflict has reached into Indonesia - In Indonesia, a brawl between Muslim and Buddhist detainees from Myanmar left eight dead today. Both sides are caught in a painful cycle of events.
In a severely overcrowded Indonesian detention center, a brawl broke out today between Muslims and Buddhists that left eight of the latter group dead.
Indonesia, an Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17291227594454162695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414848231670838948.post-34113177174642814232013-04-07T11:24:00.003+07:002013-04-07T11:24:25.652+07:00Buddhist, Muslims from Myanmar clash in Indonesia
Buddhist, Muslims from Myanmar clash in Indonesia - Sectarian and ethnic tensions running high in Myanmar boiled over far outside the country's borders Friday, when Buddhist fishermen and Muslim asylum seekers from the country brawled with knives and rocks at an Indonesian immigration detention center, leaving eight dead and another 15 injured.
The melee broke out in North Sumatra province, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17291227594454162695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414848231670838948.post-27646884537131716642013-04-03T12:24:00.000+07:002013-04-03T12:28:19.551+07:00Nature’s Drone, Pretty and Deadly
Nature’s Drone, Pretty and Deadly - African lions roar and strut and act the apex carnivore, but they’re lucky to catch 25 percent of the prey they pursue. Great white sharks have 300 slashing teeth and that ominous soundtrack, and still nearly half their hunts fail.
Dragonflies, by contrast, look dainty, glittery and fun, like a bubble bath or costume jewelry, and they’re often grouped withAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17291227594454162695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414848231670838948.post-10531294546198396672013-03-30T11:25:00.001+07:002013-03-30T11:25:22.970+07:00Rogue Dentist May Have Exposed 7,000 Patients to HIV, Hepatitis
Rogue Dentist May Have Exposed 7,000 Patients to HIV, Hepatitis - The Tulsa Health Department is warning 7,000 patients of a local dentist's office that they could have contracted HIV, hepatitis B or hepatitis C from poor sterilization practices.
Dr. Wayne Harrington, an oral surgeon with a practice in Tulsa, Okla.,
is being investigated by the state dental board, the state bureau of
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17291227594454162695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414848231670838948.post-48620841115912258152013-03-30T11:10:00.000+07:002013-03-30T11:10:34.311+07:00Google to deliver goods quickly to online shoppers
Google to deliver goods quickly to online shoppers — Internet search leader Google is taking another step beyond information retrieval into grocery delivery.
The new service, called Google Shopping Express, will initially provide same-day delivery of food and other products bought online by a small group of consumers in San Francisco and suburbs located south of the city. The company, based Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17291227594454162695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414848231670838948.post-59635507991454140662013-03-18T14:57:00.001+07:002013-03-18T14:57:13.415+07:00Ovation for Pope Benedict at final public mass
Ovation for Pope Benedict at final public mass - A capacity crowd in St Peter's Basilica gave Pope Benedict a thunderous standing ovation on Wednesday at an emotional last public Mass before he resigns at the end of the month.
"Thank you. Now, let's return to prayer," the 85-year-old pontiff said, bringing an end to several minutes of applause that clearly moved him. In an unusual gesture, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17291227594454162695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414848231670838948.post-78155299183552153242013-03-18T14:51:00.004+07:002013-03-18T14:51:48.611+07:00Francis pays tribute to Benedict, reflects on age
Francis pays tribute to Benedict, reflects on age - Pope Francis paid a heartfelt tribute Friday to his predecessor Benedict XVI, saying his faith and teaching had "enriched and invigorated" the Catholic Church and would remain its spiritual patrimony forever.
Francis offered the respects during an audience with the cardinals who elected him to succeed Benedict, whose resignation set in Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17291227594454162695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414848231670838948.post-5079411761234135552013-03-07T20:01:00.003+07:002013-03-07T20:01:55.572+07:00Philippines Catholics hope, pray for Asia's first pope
Philippines Catholics hope, pray for Asia's first pope - With attention turning from Europe to the "new" world, worshippers in the Philippines prayed quietly and took to social media on Tuesday in the hope their cardinal might be chosen as the next leader of the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics.
Many Catholics in the Philippines, the largest Christian community in Asia, were shocked by Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17291227594454162695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414848231670838948.post-13100527887432060032013-03-07T19:37:00.001+07:002013-03-07T19:39:52.910+07:00Catholics shocked as pope resigns, but little emotion
Catholics shocked as pope resigns, but little emotion - Catholics reacted with shock on Monday to the sudden abdication of Pope Benedict, although the mood among many was one of respect rather than the outpouring of emotion which greeted the death of his beloved predecessor John Paul II.
In Benedict's home country, where eight years ago the election of the first German pontiff in more than Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17291227594454162695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414848231670838948.post-14998201726026171772012-12-28T20:08:00.000+07:002012-12-28T20:08:07.506+07:00'Shroud of Turin' Author, Tradition Wrong About Image of Christ
'Shroud of Turin' Author, Tradition Wrong About Image of Christ - The Shroud of Turin, the alleged burial cloth of Jesus Christ and bearing his image, has been generating debate for decades. Thomas de Wesselow, formerly of Cambridge University, is the latest to throw his scholarly oar in, says LiveScience. De Wesselow says, in his book "The Sign: The Shroud of Turin and the Secret of the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17291227594454162695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414848231670838948.post-78653832416705248392012-12-28T19:50:00.002+07:002012-12-28T19:50:44.276+07:00Mayan Temple Damaged by PartiesMayan Temple Damaged by Parties - An ancient stone temple in Guatemala suffered significant damage from "end of the word" party goers earlier this month.
Tikal, where the temple is located, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and, according to AFP, "the largest archaeological site and urban center of the Mayan civilization."
Image credit: Getty Images
"Sadly, many tourists climbed Temple II andAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17291227594454162695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414848231670838948.post-54920683357768143212012-12-01T21:40:00.002+07:002012-12-01T21:41:31.877+07:00Mayas hope for better Baktun, complain of government banning rituals at archaeological sites
Mayas hope for better Baktun, complain of government banning rituals at archaeological sites - Mayan priests started off ceremonies aimed at marking the end of the current era in the Mayan long-count calendar Thursday, with dancing, incense and rituals designed to thank the gods.
The Mayas performed the "New Fire" ceremony at a park in Mexico City, but complained they have been barred by Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17291227594454162695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414848231670838948.post-30961710598727916432012-11-30T21:48:00.001+07:002012-11-30T21:48:12.920+07:00Gay Mosque to Open in Paris
Gay Mosque to Open in Paris - Ludovic Mohammed Zahed is braced for controversy, maybe even worse. A gay Muslim and an expert on the Koran, Zahed plans to open Europe's first gay-friendly mosque in Paris at the end of this month. He calls it a place of shelter as well as a place of worship.
"We need to have a safe space for people who do not feel comfortable and at ease in normal mosques," Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17291227594454162695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414848231670838948.post-25378067268606897332012-11-13T21:20:00.000+07:002012-11-13T21:22:56.872+07:00Will ‘It’s Thanksgiving’ Match ‘Friday’ in Viral Popularity?
Will ‘It’s Thanksgiving’ Match ‘Friday’ in Viral Popularity? - It's Monday, Monday, gotta get down on Monday. Just kidding. Everyone knows that Friday is the day to get down now, all thanks to Rebecca Black's hit song "Friday," which made her an overnight sensation when the song went viral. Black's video achieved unparalleled success at the time, racking up over 200 million views on YouTube and Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17291227594454162695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414848231670838948.post-49571041890675637002012-09-26T21:09:00.000+07:002012-09-26T21:12:50.951+07:00World Muslim group demands laws against "Islamophobia"
World Muslim group demands laws against "Islamophobia" - The world's largest Islamic body called on Tuesday for expressions of "Islamophobia" to be curbed by law, just as some countries restrict anti-Semitic speech or Holocaust denial.
Pakistan, speaking on behalf of the 56 countries that form the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), condemned a video made in the United States that Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17291227594454162695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414848231670838948.post-10315642900491786802012-09-21T20:10:00.002+07:002012-09-21T20:10:51.713+07:00Salman Rushdie and the Conflict Between Creative Expression and Blasphemy
Salman Rushdie and the Conflict Between Creative Expression and Blasphemy - In the last week, violent protests spread across Libya, Egypt, Tunisia and countries across the Middle East and Asia, targeting U.S. diplomatic missions. The provocation: a 14-minute trailer posted on YouTube for "Innocence of Muslims," a low-budget film depicting the Prophet Muhammad as a degenerate, a womanizer and a Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17291227594454162695noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414848231670838948.post-68827722412250354442012-09-11T19:25:00.003+07:002012-09-11T19:30:52.537+07:00Religious music for the commitment - phobeReligious music for the commitment-phobe - Eric Whitacre’s 'spiritual’ sincerity offers his legions of young fans instant uplift at no emotional costIt’s hard to believe the Last Night has now come and gone, and another Proms season is over. It has inspired many responses: bliss (quite often), boredom (now and then), wonderment, laughter. But only one Prom gave me a feeling of unease, a distinct Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17291227594454162695noreply@blogger.com0