Sunday reading: scientists are finding evidence that faith has all kinds of health benefits. http://ad.vu/4end
via time.com
"The Biology of Belief" http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1879016-2,00.html
Excerpt from Time Magazine:
Here's what's surprising: a growing body of scientific evidence suggests that faith may indeed bring us health. People who attend religious services do have a lower risk of dying in any one year than people who don't attend. People who believe in a loving God fare better after a diagnosis of illness than people who believe in a punitive God. No less a killer than AIDS will back off at least a bit when it's hit with a double-barreled blast of belief. "Even accounting for medications," says Dr. Gail Ironson, a professor of psychiatry and psychology at the University of Miami who studies HIV and religious belief, "spirituality predicts for better disease control."
But don't just take scientists' word – discover the benefits for yourself. I have!
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Chup by Zeb & Haniya |TweetTune for Feb 13, 2009
Caught the radio story on these two Pakistani cousins, Zeb Bangash and Haniya Aslam, on BBC The World. Read the transcript or listen to the story here. Then enjoy their music.
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The "Haka" belongs to the Maori!
via news.bbc.co.uk
Excerpt from BBC Radio transcript:
The New Zealand government has agreed to acknowledge Maori ownership of the haka war dance used by the national rugby team, the All Blacks.
The agreement comes after protracted negotiations between the government and several Maori tribes seeking compensation for historic grievances.
Millions of dollars are being paid in a comprehensive settlement.
The move follows concerns the Ka Mate haka, known to rugby fans world-wide, was being commercially exploited.
In 2006, an advertisement for Fiat cars featured Italian women doing a version of the haka.
The challenge has also featured in a cinema film about rugby called Forever Strong.
The government has now agreed that the Ka Mate haka belongs to a Maori tribe, the Ngati Toa.
Its chief, Te Rauparaha, was recognised as the originator of the haka, written to celebrate his escape from death in a battle in the 1820s.
Note: I grew up in Hawaii watching the haka performed but never knew its origins until now. The University of Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Football team performs their own haka before every game, but a Hawaiian version. Makes the adrenaline rise, probably the testosterone, too.
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Life looks different seen through others' eyes. Video: On the Bund by Dan Chuang
via shanghaiist.com
Another beautiful video. Thank you to @Shanghaiist for posting. You're one of my favorite go-to sites.
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