Tag: nepal
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#GoodNewsNextWeek: West Virginia Weed For The Win (Video)
This week on #GoodNewsNextWeek: Making glyphosate-free lemonade out of life’s lemons; unsettling the elite with talk of menstruation, crowdfunding; plus some great, hemp-growing news out of WV.
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#GoodNewsNextWeek: Glyphosate-Free, Horseback Library, WV Weed (Audio)
This week on #GoodNewsNextWeek: Making glyphosate-free lemonade out of life’s lemons; unsettling the elite with talk of menstruation, crowdfunding; plus some great, hemp-growing news out of WV.
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Death Ritual Found in Himalaya
from news.nationalgeographic.com: The remains of 27 ancient men, women, and children have been found in cliffside caves in Nepal. Many of the bones bear cut marks that point to a previously unknown Himalayan death ritual, experts say. The corpses—many of which had been stripped of flesh—were placed in the high mortuaries some 1,500 years ago,…
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#PopOcculture: Cardinals, Remains, Traditions
22 Cardinals Join Club to Elect Pope’s Successor // ‘Pope will be assassinated within next 12 months’ // Vatican dismisses pope assassination threat document // MEPs Question EU Funding of ILGA Over NAMBLA Ties // Nepal villagers burn ‘witchcraft’ suspect alive // More Human Remains Found on Long Island // Mardi Gras Indians share tradition;…
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Holy Smoke: Nepal Sadhus Banned from Selling Cannabis at Temple
Thousands of sadhus – or holy men – have been banned from selling cannabis to festival-goers at an ancient temple in Nepal. They are gathering at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu to celebrate the Hindu festival of Shivaratri.
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Eugenicists Unleash ‘Flying Syringes’ to ‘Save’ Humans From Disease
Bill Gates funds GM mosquitoes to combat dengue // An outdoor trial of mosquitoes genetically engineered to sabotage Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which spread dengue fever, has been declared a success by scientists in the field.