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The Nordic Choice hotel chain announced this week that it has removed pay-per-view pornography from its 171 establishments – and in its flagship hotel, contemporary art videos will be shown instead. The chain’s owner, Petter Stordalen, Norwegian businessman and philanthropist, said he had decided on the change after becoming involved in Unicef’s campaign against the …
“In my quest, I found and then became active in Jewish Voice for Peace. I would describe my involvement in JVP as a spiritual journey of thought and action, which empowers me to live according to the principles at the core of my Jewish identity: What is hateful to you, do not do to others. …
Many Chinese people tend to seek the help of mysterious powers. and the rich and powerful are no exception. A snake-summoning mystic and “qigong master”, Wang Lin, has for years been duping famous entertainers and politicians into giving him money. Last week saw film star Jackie Chan and other celebrities weeping at news of the …
“When Saddam Hussein drained the Mesopotamian marshes in southern Iraq – said to be the site of the Garden of Eden – the UN called it the greatest engineered environmental disaster of the last century. Yet now, thanks to an Iraqi-born engineer, more than half of the 7,700 square-mile wetlands have been restored. Azzam Alwash, …
Atheists are smarter than those who believe in God. At any rate, a couple of surveys suggest they tend to have higher IQs. But when it comes to who lives a healthier and more fulfilled life the advantages are all on the side of religious folk. in 2006, researchers at the University of Texas found …
