In a new paper, researchers argue that a tendency towards self-sacrifice among humans is adaptive in some situations - for instance, a firefighter willingly risking his or her life to save someone from a burning building. But when individuals mistakenly view their own deaths as being worth more than their lives, the results can be needlessly lethal...

I have been busy at work, and I've been neglecting this site for the past few months. I looked at the forums today, and I was shocked to see that there were over 500 spam messages here. I have cleared out the spam and I also programmed a captcha system to prevent spam in the future. Captchas are those images where you have to type the letters in the image when you fill out a form. So now the spam should not come back.

This is part of an illustration by Frank Hoban of Tarzan And The Leopard Men, a story by Edgar Rice Burroughs in the September 1932 issue of Blue Book magazine: Elsewhere on Bondage Blog: Bondage Blonde: Rescue In Progress King Of The World, King Of This Girl Captured In Africa Pretty Saddle Bitch Another African […]

Technology to aid you in living a blue zone lifestyle, a long and healthy life.

Cheap Computers Guide - A Laptop/Notebook or a Desktop - Which one is right for you?

Choosing a cheap laptop computer that is right for you.

Podcasting is becoming the fastest growing audio platform in the world, with new shows created each week.

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Illustrating how podcasting have captured the interest of people all over the globe in recent years, research company Grand View Research suggested that the global podcasting market size valued at USD 9.28 billion in 2019 and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 27.5% from 2020 to 2027. During the pandemic, listeners worldwide are observed to be spending more time at home due to work-from-home and social distancing policies – changing the entire dynamics of the market for podcasts, which used to have a pre-pandemic target audience of people listening to broadcasts during their commute. The industry is now expected to grow with engaged listeners who are stuck indoors while working from home.

As more and more people desire flexibility while getting their education so they can keep their full-time jobs or raise their family, many are pursuing online programs. Though some people are skeptical about their effectiveness, online programs have mastered the use of technology to ensure that students have easy access to learning. That said, there are a few techniques employers can use from online programs that can help during new hire training, especially for remote workers.  Let’s take a look at these techniques.

I dreamt that I was in the middle of the ocean in a rowboat that was tossing and turning on a rough sea. The wind howled, lightning split the sky, the rain fell in buckets and the tiny boat spun around and around until all of a sudden, just as the waves began to swell higher and higher, the rowboat turned into one of those flat saucers that I had seen towed slowly behind ski-boats with children riding on them.

[African Arguments] With the Global South hoping COP29 can bring progress on the $215-387 bn per year needed for adaptation, we spoke to the head of the Adaptation Fund.

[Nile Post] Uganda's delegation is taking a proactive stance at COP29 in Baku, presenting ambitious strategies in climate finance, sustainable energy, and climate adaptation--key areas for developing nations.

[ISS] More attention should be given to how remittances can help African countries withstand and adapt to climate change.

In Europe the audiobook still lurks in obscurity. With the emergence of podcasting and the attention that brings to 'all things audio', many people will give it a first or fresh look. Getting 10, 15 or even more hours of mp3 automagically pumped into your pod (of whatever kind) obviously won't do the trick. 'Books by Chapter' could though, as could short stories, columns, editorials, magazine

Noisy environments pose a challenge to deaf people, particularly when they're trying to discern what a specific person within such a setting is saying. AirCaps glasses are designed to help, by providing real-time captioning to the wearer.

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We're kicking off this week with a treat for your peepers. Unlike their usual settings, Harvard University staff photographer Niles Singer pointed a camera and a strobe flash at some of the school's athletes and performers as they ran, jumped, and danced in the dark.

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Frederica offers an introductory guide to the services of Baptism and Chrismation.

Frederica reads from the fourth chapter of her book First Fruits of Prayer: A Forty-Day Journey Through the Canon of St. Andrew. This chapter covers days 13 to 16 of Lent, and the entire book will soon be available at Audible.

There are radical differences in John's baptism, the baptism that Jesus' disciples were doing before Jesus was crucified, and the baptism that came afterward. Fr. Tom helps us understand how our baptism is a baptism with fire.

With the Feast Day of the Beheading of St. John approaching (August 29), Fr. Thomas examines the Prophet, Forerunner and Baptizer, John.

In commemoration of the Feast of his beheading, Fr. Tom continues his discussion of the Prophet, Forerunner and Baptizer, John.

In this final installment in his Darwin and Christianity series, Fr. Tom Hopko compares the task and method of natural science with the task and method of Christian theology.

In this 100th episode of her "Introduction to the Bible," Dr. Constantinou explains (among other things) the connection between St. John the Baptist and the Prophet Elijah.

At St Simeon Mission/Santa Clarita, California, Fr John delivers a teaching sermon on the season of Pascha and how it relates, every Sunday, to baptism -- for the newly illumined and all who are baptized into Christ. Christ is Risen!

Keeping the Faith alive when "God is dead"—and why do we baptize babies of families we rarely, if ever, see at Church?

Fr. John shares his homily on the 1,025th anniversary of the Baptism of Russia.

Fr. John shares his homily on Theophany.

Fr. John talks about the meaning of the sacrament of Holy Baptism.

Fr. John makes a connection between the beheading of St. John the Forerunner and 9-11.

Fr. John Whiteford speaks about the Nativity of St. John the Baptist from Luke 1:5-25,57-80.

Fr. John Whiteford discusses the Theophany and the role of Christ's baptism in our lives. Fr. John discusses this through Matthew 3:13-17.

Fr. John reflects on the beheading of St. John the Baptist in light of current events.

Join Michael as he talks about how to capture and protect our mind from the world of false images we live in, and how doing so also supports our mental, physical and spiritual health.