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[Neuroscience . . . where is it leading us?]

What if somehow, someone has managed to get inside the brain of Anders Behring Breivik, and has taken over his brain, has turned him into a robot?

What if this technology has been around for a while . . . say going back as far as the early 1960's?

What then?

Lee H. Oswald, in a letter to his brother:

'Happiness is not based on oneself, it does not consist of a small home, of taking and getting. Happiness is taking part in the struggle, where there is no borderline between one's own personal world, and the world in general.'

Am just about to begin reading Libra by Don DeLillo , , , and can't stop thinking about that line by Geldof :

'the silicon chip inside her head, got switched to overload'.

Stunning photos and an illuminating glimpse at what will soon be gone forever--more please!

Thank you so much for this unique insight into life in Yangon. I have often walked by these grand but run down colonial buildings in the center of the city and wondered about what's inside. Now you have given me a glimpse of it. Great photography.
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Delicious desire.

In a learned
memory you
can find the
atmosphere that
often appears
near a luminous
faith.

Francesco Sinibaldi

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This is a really fascinating interview. The fact that Mr. Terry rejects the term "African writer" really says something about how some Africans see their cultures positions in the world today: as cosmopolitans, with as much diversity as any other culture on the planet. I would love to read Mr. Terry's work. Where can I find this short story, "Stickfighting Days"?

La juventud de la palidez.

El sol duerme
en la eternidad
de un cielo
cristalino como
un grupo de
rosas que recuerda
silente la voz
de la vida.

Francesco Sinibaldi

La force du soleil naissant.

Quand le
souffle du
soleil trasforme
l'harmonie en
un chant silencieux
je sens, dans
la mer, la voix
perpétuelle d'une
rime délicate.

Francesco Sinibaldi

love this.

Lol, this reminds me of Pride and Prejudice. Good fun!

The bridge of your flowers.

A bright
melody is the
singing that
gives me the
trace of delicate
winds, with
a loving idea
near a persuasive
care.

Francesco Sinibaldi

Beautifully written.

this doesnt make any sense

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Hope these 4W tell us what changes taken place on the ground about the suffering and women in Egypt

Canción.

Como el
soplo del sol
que puro
regresa regalando
el amor, como
canto dichoso
en la flor de
la vida....

Francesco Sinibaldi

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Informative and sharp article that assists with religious vs. equal rights polemic. An interesting article in light of the kidnapping of the Syrian female blogger. It also helps highlight the democratic movement currently going on in the Middle East.

Thank you Lana for this informative article. It would be extremely sad if the Arab Spring revolutions end up by depraving women of rights they had gained over the years, instead of fulfilling the promise of a better life.

A perceptive, well written artcle which highlights the conttradictions between coservate Islam, democracy and equal rights.This issue will certainly be central in the future of the Arab Spring revolutions.

Another excellent piece of in-depth reportage by the writers working at Granta. Keep up the good work.

Thank you. An excellent, informative article.