Sciences > Atmosphere & Weather Is weather manipulation beneficial

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Weather manipulation research has received some $2bn of investment over the past two decades. It is expected that within the next five to ten years these technologies will begin to be deployed to combat drought, with the further potential to reseed deserts, divert potential floods and make weather "to order". So why would any... More..

Education > Teachers & Administrators Why a sense of humor is key to surviving as a teacher

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As Nelson Muntz once said "Ha ha!"Humor is vital for teachers for two reasons. First, because teaching is a sterssful job and a good sense of humor is a great antidote to stress. And second, because humor is an amazing tool in the classroom.Kids love humor. The best classes are the ones where there is laughter and humor. One ... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Comparative Religion Gaining knowledge and understanding by reading different religious texts

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Did you know that the Koran describes Allah as Mother? Or that The Bhagavad Gita gave us the philosophy of the "Middle Way"? That's just two of the many things I've learned from reading sacred texts.There are so many misunderstandings about religion, and often the quickest route to a good grasp of what a given religion is all... More..

Sciences > Sciences (Other) The place of science in our society

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It is often assumed that the natural place of science is at the top of our hierarchy of studies because of the certainty it provides. I would like to challenge this idea. Science can claim an extraordinarily sound basis for its knowledge. The skeptical method, in which every possibility is tested before something can be said ... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Testimonies: Why the Christian cross is important to me

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"When man is God/ and love is sin/ and life is death/ and lose is win/ I give in." I wrote these words to a song when I was 17 and have sung it since to thousands of people, young and old, black and white, rich and poor, powerful and meek. Many have responded with understanding for the first time. One lady, who had been going... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Religious Concepts (Other) How we relate to religious symbols

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Why does the cross mean so much to me?The key to understanding any symbol is to realise that it is arbitrary and works only by convention. In other words, we have to put the meaning into them. The letters of the alphabet are sound-symbols. They are shapes which only mean something because English speakers agree on it. The sam... More..

Autos > Driving & Safety Reasons not to drive

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The most compelling and obvious reason not to drive is because of the overwhelming evidence from scientists that we are harming the atmosphere upon which we depend for our survival. So far, replacement technologies have either not been invested in or simply displace the problem rather than solving it. Arnold Schwarzenegger's... More..

Religion & Spirituality > Comparative Religion How different are different religious texts, really?

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The 66 religious texts in the Bible are all incredibly different from each other, yet share vital common ground. They are written in different langauges, by authors who were kings, scholars, doctors and shepherds. Some consist of poetry, others of history, wisdom, genealogical records, laws, visions, letters... How different ... More..

Sciences > Ecology & Environment Global warming: Cause and effect

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The averager temperature of planet Earth has gone up by 0.7 degrees Celsius over the past century. This may not sound like much, but a in your body this would cause you to feel ill. So it's natural to want to know what has caused this temperature rise.In the early twentieth century a Swedish physicist named Arrhenius calculat... More..

Sports & Recreation > Sports & Recreation (Other) How to maintain a cricket bat

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The first stage in maintaining a cricket bat is to choose one which suits your style of play. A good timer of the ball, who can push quick singles and make his (or her) boundaries seem effortless will probably want a lighter bat, whereas a big-hitter will want a heavy bat. Lighter bats will not endure constant "slogging". Als... More..

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