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Things Don't Make The Man
DAILYSTOIC.COM -- It's very easy to associate our possessions and our positions with our identity. There's even an expression to that effect: The clothes make the man. When we have a powerful job, we feel powerful. It's only when the screw turns that we realize how dangerous this has all been. The Stoics remind us that things don't make the man. Not now, not ever. Just because someone has more money than you doesn't make them superior. You're you. And you're not measured or made by externals, or anything that is outside your control. What matters is what you do with the choices and situations that are inside your control. ...
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In Cells and Whole Organisms, Repair Mechanisms Imply Foresight, Not Evolution
[H/T MOHIB EBRAHIM] -- EVOLUTIONNEWS.ORG -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: Mawlana Sultan Muhammad Shah, 1956: "The young Waezin should each try and find new arguments based on the discoveries in all branches of science for keeping the human soul like [sic] the ocean with the Divine wisdom and power."] ARTICLE: Cells and organisms come pre-equipped with repair mechanisms. It takes foresight to make complex tools and procedures that can restore the functions of other tools. But can a blind, unguided process -- like evolution -- recognize a problem? Furthermore, blind process can only see the immediate present; they are unconcerned about what happens next. Repair implies something worth saving. The easiest thing for evolution, when a problem occurs, is to let the organism die. Uncaring evolution owes it no further existence. Life comes equipped with repair mechanisms far more complex than ever expected. "It is remarkable that embryos can do this," Caltech scientists said. Lawrence Berkeley scientists were surprised by a "master sculptor" surgically straightening DNA before their eyes. If they assume these wonders ...
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The Ismaili - Nutrition Centre Oats Poha
Nutrition Centre -- Healthy Hints Hesitant about trading in the flaky texture of flattened rice for oats? It's worth the trade! Oats are a type of wholegrain, high in fibre that helps to maintain a healthy weight. Whole grains also provide B vitamins, vitamin E, minerals, healthy fats and antioxidants. People who eat more whole grains have shown to have a ...
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Harmful Habits and Healthy Living
IICANADA.ORG -- ISMAILI INSTITUTIONS CANADA -- [ISMAILI DIGEST ED: By Aleem Karmali. Originally published in The Ismaili (UK)] ARTICLE: Unhealthy Habits: Alcohol, Drugs and Smoking In discussing the ethics of healthy living, Mawlana Hazar Imam has consistently warned the Jamat to avoid engaging in activities that cause harm to the self and to others, such as drinking alcohol, using drugs, and smoking. These ...
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Majlis 22 -- How to Make a Request to the Imam -- Qadi al-Nu'man's Code of Conduct for the Followers of Imam
GOOGLE.COM -- The good of this world and of the world to come lie in the hands of the Imam. He who asks for one of the two gets the one he longs for and he who asks for both will get both of them. When any one of us makes a request to the Imam for himself or for some one else for a worldly gain or for a spiritual elevation, let him put the request in the proper form and make it in its proper place. He should always be within the reasonable limits. If his request concerns his promotion to a higher stage in his spiritual career, his persistence is justified, but if it concerns some worldly affair, then he has no right to persist in it. In both these cases ...
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News Flash for Digest + Ignition Clearing up Myths about Creativity and Generating New Ideas for the Community | Ismaili Digest's Team Talks to You
"While conventional wisdom suggests group brainstorming is the best approach to creativity, innovation and insight, real world experience, research from the last 40 years, and even the greatest creative minds in history, all testify that real creativity, real innovation, real insight first happens when we work with our thoughts, alone, not in groups, teams or committees. Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, famously said in his memoir, 'I don't believe anything really revolutionary has ever been invented by committee.' Often we think we don't have the confidence or knowledge or experience to do think for ourselves, or that only 'experts' should think about such things, but that, in my view, is fundamentally mistaken."
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Tuesday's Teachings (From Life) How Alex Trebek's Memoir Explains The Enduring Success Of 'Jeopardy!'
THEFEDERALIST.COM -- In revealing how "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek developed his kind, humble heart, his new memoir also provides the story behind the remarkable and steadfast success of "Jeopardy!" The book also contains Trebek's reflections on life, and living, since his pancreatic cancer diagnosis over a year ago. He writes about wearing a hairpiece -- which he has worn since a December 2017 fall required cranial surgery to remove blood clots in his brain. Trebek's description of the pain he has suffered from cancer and chemotherapy will elicit sympathy from readers. While disclosing in publicity interviews for the book that he (briefly) contemplated suicide, Trebek continued his hosting duties, refusing to delay "Jeopardy!" tapings, despite excruciating pain during some of them. The memoir's first 100 pages contain ...
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NanoWisdoms - Extend. Quotes Wisdom: The Qur'an's advices for personal conduct
Be just, honest and straightforward. Give full measure and full weight, in justice. We task not any soul beyond its scope. And if ye give your word, do justice thereunto, even though it be (against) a kinsman; and fulfil the covenant of Allah. This He commandeth you that haply ye may remember. (6:152) Confound not truth with falsehood, nor knowingly conceal ...
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12 Delicious Egyptian Desserts You Should Try
THECULTURETRIP.COM -- They have the power to change the most gloomy day into a bright one with just a single bite. Yes, you guessed correctly - we're talking about desserts. Egypt, home to some of the most delicious food in the world, boasts seemingly endless dessert options. Many desserts here are a mixture of diverse cultures coming together, while some are purely Egyptian. In any case, Egyptians are famed for putting their touch on anything that falls under their hands. Read on to know more about some delicacies that will certainly satisfy your sweet tooth. ...
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VIDEO: Les bénévoles - De tout coeur
Afin de mieux comprendre les problématiques dans les domaines de la santé et de la parité, nous suivons des volontaires en santé communautaire dans leurs tournées au Kenya et en Tanzanie. On découvre leur impact sur l'amélioration de la santé familiale.... notamment en luttant contre les pratiques nocives pendant la grossesse et les soins aux nouveaux-nés, et en s'assurant que les femmes ...
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News Flash for Digest + Ignition Amanna (via Ismaili Digest)
Established in late 1995, Amaana is tied with ismaili.net as the oldest public Ismaili website -- private or institutional -- and we're proud to say that a woman, Nina Jaffer, founder of Amaana, was one of these two pioneers, that led Ismailis on to the Internet. Their vision and resolute determination, in the Internet's early years, when many had doubts, fears and pressures, echoes the courageous spirit of earlier Ismaili pioneers. And just as they paved the way for others to follow, our Internet pioneers also paved the way for all the other Ismaili websites who followed them onto the Internet, a decade or more later, when it had become "safe" and "normal" to publish Ismaili websites. Amaana has published hundreds of articles about Ismailism and Islam, however, due to technical reasons, only a fraction are available on Ismaili Digest, so do spend time browsing Amaana itself. All their pieces are all as relevant today as when originally published.
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