| SACRED SPACE: Speak with Care
He whose speech is unwholesome cuts himself with his axe. When a person praises someone who should be blamed, or attacks someone worthy of praise, then this man is accumulating evil with his mouth and this evil will not lead to
happiness. It is little harm if one loses money in gambling with dice, even losing everything, including oneself; but if one bears ill-will towards well-conducted ones it is greater harm indeed.
Insulting men of real worth, bearing ill-will in thought and speech, leads to aeons upon aeons in the states
of misery.
Sutta Nipata
The Messenger of God... took hold of his tongue and said, "Restrain this". I said, "O Prophet of God, will what we say be held against us?" He said, "Is there anything that topples people on their faces into hell-fire other than the harvests of their tongues?"
Hadith of an-Nawawi
The tongue is an unrighteous world among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the cycle of nature, and set on fire by hell.
A Pacific Odyssey
Caspar Henderson visits a remote atoll in the Pacific Ocean state of Palau to help protect coral reefs against the effects of global climate change. In the process he encounters a world of natural beauty, enriching humanity, and surprising history that makes him reflect on lifes fundamentals. .
New Global Study From MTV, Nickelodeon and Microsoft Challenges ...
Our groundbreaking report highlights our commitment to engaging with kids and young people globally. It will help us build stronger and more innovative alliances with business partners across our 137 TV channels and 260 web and mobile services. We're delighted to have joined forces with Microsoft on this major project." "Digital communications -- from IM, SMS, social networking to email -- have all revolutionized how young people communicate with their peers. We wanted to understand more deeply how young people interact with these technologies and consequently what this means for our advertising partners focused on reaching this highly engaged and influential audience. Working with MTV Networks globally on this study enabled us to do so," said Chris Dobson, Vice President, Global Advertising Sales, Microsoft Digital Advertising Solutions.
Denis Callinan dies of heart condition at 53
Callinan, 53, passed away yesterday from a heart condition, which his best friend and Association of Surfing Professionals president Wayne "Rabbit" Bartholomew said came as a total shock. "This is a complete surprise," Bartholomew said. "He lived a super-healthy lifestyle." Callinan, a family lawyer based in Burleigh, was known as the "surfing solicitor" on the Queensland tourist strip. He had over 40 years of surfing experience and travelled the world instructing surfers of all levels. As well as playing a leading role in the establishment of the Wayne Rabbit Bartholomew Academy of Surfing and Surfers Against Nature's Destruction (SAND), Callinan worked tirelessly to raise almost $1 million for charities assisting disadvantaged youth.
Web Site Archives the Dead of MySpace
Anyone with any insight tell me if it would be possible for 2 people to shoot each other in the heads at the same time?"
MyDeathSpace veers into the dark underbelly of memorializing, says Lisa Takeuchi Cullen, author of "Remember Me: A Lively Tour of the New American Way of Death."
"Some people rejoice in steamy details," Cullen says. "The unpleasant thing is that it's not fictional, it's not like watching CSI. These aren't concocted by some scriptwriters in Hollywood who wanted to get a thrill of seeing prostitutes get murdered on the strip."
For some users, death is just a starting point for discussions of their own lives.
"I just enjoy talking with other members," Brittany Oliver, 18, of Tucson, Ariz., writes in an e-mail. "I occasionally still read about the deaths, but more so, I enjoy chatting with fellow MDSers about life."
A subset of newspaper readers who turn first to the obituary page has long existed, explains Thompson, but sites like MyDeathSpace allow such people to interact with each other.
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