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Skeleton Shows Ancient Brain Surgery

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:12:55 GMT

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Archaeologists have unearthed the skull of a young woman in northern Greece who is believed to have undergone head surgery in the third century, Greek news media reported Wednesday.

A Greek team discovered the skeleton at an ancient cemetery in Veria, with the skull including an injury that led them to conclude the surgery had been performed.

"We think that there was a complex surgical intervention that only an experienced doctor could have performed," said Ioannis Graikos, the head of the archaeological dig.

"Medical treatment on the human body in the Roman Veria is part of a long tradition that began with Hippocrates up to Roman doctor Celsus and Galen," he said, cited in the Ta Nea newspaper.

Hippocrates is believed to have lived in the fifth century BC, Celsus between 25 BC to 50 AD, and Galen from 131 to 201.

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The Mission Statement That Changed The World

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:37:03 GMT

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clipper's remarks: His first response was one of anger.He was so angry that he wanted eye for eye justice. He wanted to respond violently to the people that humiliated him. But he stopped himself, and said ‘that’s not right.’ It was not going to bring him justice. It might make him feel good for the moment, but it wasn’t going to get him any justice.

From that point onward, he developed the philosophy of non-violence and practiced it in his life, as well as in his search for justice in South Africa. He ended up staying in that country for 22 years. And then he went and led the movement of India. And that movement ended up with an independent country, something that no one would have ever envisioned.”

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The Mission Statement That Changed The World

“Let the first act of every morning be to make the following resolve for the day:
* I shall not fear anyone on Earth.
* I shall fear only God.
* I shall not bear ill will toward anyone.
* I shall not submit to injustice from anyone.
* I shall conquer untruth by truth. And in resisting untruth, I shall put up with all suffering.”
- Mahatma Gandhi

Gandhi’s granddaughter

Arun Gandhi

about his life

“Ironically, if it hadn’t been for racism and prejudice, we may not have had a Gandhi. See, it was the challenge, the public need for the public victory that developed the private victory. He may have been just another successful lawyer who had made a lot of money. But, because of prejudice in South Africa, he was subjected to humiliation within a week of his arrival. He was thrown off a train because of the color of his skin. And it humiliated him so much that he sat on the platform of the station all night, wondering what he could do to gain justice.

Freedom of Speech - Al Jazeera banned in Baharain

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:17:25 GMT

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clipper's remarks: There is a wonderful mythical law of nature that the three things we crave
most in life -- happiness, freedom, and peace of mind – are always attained by
giving them to someone else.

PEYTON CONWAY MARCH
(1864-1955 an American chief of staff)

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Bahrain bans Al Jazeera TV

Bahrain has banned the Arabic television channel Al Jazeera from reporting from inside the Gulf state, Information Minister Nabil al-Hamr said on Friday.

According to a news bulletin on the Qatar-based channel, Mr al-Hamr said the ban was being imposed because the station was biased towards Israel and against Bahrain.

The television station was denied permission to cover Bahrain's first election for almost three decades, which took place on Thursday, despite the presence of Arab and world media organisations.

Al Jazeera was barred from covering the local elections because it "deliberately seeks to harm Bahrain" Al Jazeera quoted Mr al-Hamr as saying.

Mr al-Hamr is said to have accused the station of being infiltrated by Zionists.

On Thursday Bahrain held landmark local elections in the first stage of the country's new move towards democracy.

Al Jazeera was not allowed to cover Bahrain's elections

Hey everybody, wish Willhelm a happy birthday

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:14:56 GMT

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clipper's remarks: My sources tell me it's willhelm's birthday today. Make it a good one, dude.

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