He made a long eulogy on his dog Tiger | Nathaniel Hawthorne’s journal entry for August 26th, 1838

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A rough-looking, sunburnt, soiled-shirted, odd, middle-aged little man came to the house a day or two ago, seeking work. He had come from Ohio, and was returning to his native place, somewhere in New England, stopping occasionally to earn money to pay his way. There was something rather ludicrous in his physiognomy and aspect. He was very free to talk with all and sundry. He made a long eulogy on his dog Tiger, yesterday, insisting on his good moral character, his not being quarrelsome, his docility, and all other excellent qualities that a huge, strong, fierce mastiff could have. Tiger is the bully of the village, and keeps all the other dogs in awe. His aspect is very spirited, trotting massively along, with his tail elevated and his head likewise. “When he sees a dog that’s anything near his size, he’s apt to growl a little,”–Tiger had the marks of a…

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Was it just a dream?~by rldubour

OUR POETRY CORNER

Was it just a dream?

“Why?” is not a question I will ever say.
For now I sleep~ and of heaven I will dream.
Hear the Angel’s voice? ~ Like poetry it seems.
She speaks of life beyond my mortal day.
I must be dreaming~ as she leads me away.
Allowed to look around feeling self esteem.
I see many faces~ with their eyes agleam.
The pain now gone~ I fall to my knees to pray.

As I kneel~ I can hear my brother’s voice say.
“Come with me now~ everyone is here waiting.”
I know it’s Heaven everything is right.
I heard another voice but said I could not stay.
My eyes now open~ I was only dreaming.
I wonder?~ Was it more than a dream last night?

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PODERIA A MATEMÁTICA MENTAL IMPULSIONAR A SAÚDE EMOCIONAL?

Novo estudo pode informar a formação do cérebro para uma melhor saúde mental.

Uma sobreposição de uma ressonância magnética mostra as partes do cérebro que estão envolvidas em fazer cálculos frios e lidar com emoções quentes. A nova pesquisa da Duke mostra que a matemática mental nesta parte do cérebro pode ajudar a saúde emocional. A imagem de NeuroscienceNews.com é creditada a Annchen R. Knodt.

Uma parte específica do cérebro durante exercícios mentais de matemática está conectada com melhor saúde emocional, de acordo com um novo estudo do cérebro de varredura publicado por pesquisadores da Universidade Duke na revista Clinical Psychological Science.

A pesquisa dá um passo preliminar informando novas estratégias de formação do cérebro para evitar a depressão e ansiedade. Embora a relação entre a matemática e a emoção necessite de mais estudos, as novas descobertas podem também levar a novos testes de aferição da eficácia das terapias…

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VENEZUELA TIENE UN PUEBLO Y UN EJÉRCITO UNIDOS FRENTE AL TERRORISMO ESTADOUNIDENSE

RE-EVOLUCIÓN

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A parte central

Laion Monteiro

“Seria melhor dizer que, toda vez que tomamos uma decisão, tornamos um pouco diferente a parte central do nosso ser, a responsável pela decisão tomada. Considerando então nossa vida como um todo, com as inúmeras escolhas feitas ao longo do caminho, aos poucos vamos tornando esse elemento central numa criatura celeste ou numa criatura infernal: uma criatura em harmonia com Deus, com as outras criaturas e consigo mesma, ou uma criatura cheia de ódio e em pé de guerra com Deus, com as outras criaturas e consigo mesma. Ser uma criatura do primeiro tipo é o paraíso, é alegria, paz, conhecimento e poder. Ser do segundo tipo é a loucura, o horror, a idiotia, a raiva, a impotência e a solidão eterna. Cada um de nós, a cada momento, progride em direção a um estado ou ao outro.”

C. S. Lewis em Cristianismo puro e simples

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POR QUÉ NO DEBE CONFUNDIRSE ISLAMISMO CON TERRORISMO YIHADISTA (Mª Jesús Vigo Pastur)

RE-EVOLUCIÓN

Desde principios de año, cerca de 8.300 personas han perdido la vida en más de 820 atentados yihadistas perpetrados en todo el mundo, y menos de 1 % de las víctimas han sido europeas.

HOMENAJE A LAS VÍCTIMAS DE BARCELONA EN EL QUE PUEDE LEERSE “NO, A LOS ACUERDOS DE SHENGEN” (Foto: Albert Gea)

Los atentados de Cataluña, que la semana pasada produjeron 15 muertos y más de un centenar de heridos, no sólo han dejado consternación y dolor. También han derivado en ataques violentos contra la población musulmana y sus mezquitas, así como en discursos islamófobos proclamados en redes sociales y foros.

Desafortunadamente, ya es algo habitual. A cada atentado de signo yihadista que ha sufrido Europa, le han seguido multitud de reacciones xenófobas, que sólo han demostrado ser útiles para fomentar el odio y la división en las sociedades atacadas. Es este, sin duda, uno de los principales…

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34 Minutes

Heed not Steve

Two nights ago, I set my phone to wake me at 3:15am (1:15am Arizona time) so I could catch the 4am shuttle to the airport.

Yay, going home!

But, booo!  That’s so early, right?

It’s early, sure, but, fear not!

I didn’t actually wake up so early.

No.

Instead, I slept through my alarm.

yeah

I don’t quite know what happened there.  Did I turn it off in my sleep?  Did I just sleep through it?

I need a scientist to study this.

Anyhow, luckily, I half-woke before the shuttle departed.  I glanced at my room’s alarm clock and couldn’t decipher what I saw:

3:49

What?

3:49?  What does that….

OH CRAP!

I total-woke.

I jumped out of bed, turned on the lights, got dressed, slapped some pomade in my hair, packed all my toiletries, gathered and packed all my electronic devices, gathered and packed all the charging cables for…

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Amazingly well preserved 3,500-year-old lunch box discovered in Swiss Alps

Ancientfoods

Ibtimes.co.uk

By Martha Henriques

The wooden box still has traces of the grains it carried in 1500 BCE.

An incredibly rare wooden container from the Bronze Age has been discovered on the Lötschberg mountain in Switzerland, still with detectable traces of the grains that the box contained.

The box was found at the summit of the Lötschenpass, a transit through a glacier, at an elevation of about 2,650 metres above sea level. It’s thought to have remained frozen since it was lost or abandoned by its owner in 1500 BCE.

Such discoveries are rare. Only one other similar artefact has been discovered, found in another alpine pass, the Schnidejoch, about 25km to the west of the Lötschenpass. Perhaps the most famous discovery from the ice-packed Alps is Ötzi the iceman, a human discovered dating from about 3300 BCE.

Analysis of the box showed traces of spelt, emmer and barley, according…

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