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Catastrophes strike our world with increasing frequency. Or so it seems. Earthquakes, tidal waves, uprisings, plants and animals going extinct, and global warming have garnered headlines across the globe. What stands at the core of humankind’s challenges, however, is not caused by our inability to manipulate our world, but our failure to understand it.

In “Constraints to Leisure,” Edgar L. Jackson and David Scott provide an overview of the field of leisure constraints research as of the late 1990s. They point out that originally researchers in the field studies what was then called “barriers to recreation participation,” but the word “barriers” refers to what is now considered only one type of constraint – something that intervenes or prevents one from participating in an activity. But now other kinds of constraints are recognized, including one’s interpersonal and intrapersonal influences, which lead one not to take part in leisure.

There is an amazing wealth of ‘Stone Age’ art available in cave paintings around the world that most people are unaware of. A study of these cave paintings reveal much about prehistoric man and his capabilities that may make us rethink the truth about our past.

Have you ever asked yourself where socialism comes from? It makes sense that it would be a popular concept, and it does sound quite sexy, but in practice much like communism, quite frankly it just won’t work. It’s amazing how many different spins on socialism have been tried, but alas, in human history they’ve all failed.

Over the past few days I’ve been watching the main news bulletins. I watched the aftermath of the worst earthquake New Zealand has experienced in decades. And I watched ordinary unarmed people in Libya gather together to demand their freedom only be killed by their own soldiers. What strikes me as remarkable is how human beings still support each other in the very worst of situations, how together they don’t give up.

In “Critique and Emancipation: Toward a Critical Theory of Leisure,” John L. Hemingway urges the adoption of a critical theory of leisure. He begins by pointing up the weaknesses of the traditional theories and then argues for using the critical theory of leisure to better understand both leisure and society and then to use that understanding to take political action to change society.

An increasingly symbolic culture has developed due to information technology and these changes in our culture have created a more narrowly specialized type of education for professional careers which is increasingly taught electronically. In turn, these changes in education have undermined the traditional community of scholars concerned with values and contributing to the public good.

Can the clues we find in two of the most ancient recorded civilizations hold the key to proving the Tower of Babel confusion of languages as a true historical event? Studying the structure and composition of the writing of these ancient languages, do we find evidence that would seem to say so?

The realisation of the simple fact – that by helping my neighbour, I’m helping myself – lies at the root of the corporate social investment explosion which has swept through the business world these last 10 years. In South Africa alone, $750 million is spent annually on corporate social investment – on projects centred around education, job creation and development, HIV, community building, sport, arts and culture. SAB contributes $150,00 annually, Harmony Gold Mine $12 million, Standard Bank $11.

When talking about temples, most people would think about sacred places for Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, and Taoists. Most temples allow visitors to come into the places, but they need to follow certain rules. Here’s the top 10 list of most famous temples in the world.

Do you ever stop and pause long enough to allow the wisdom from your child to come forth? I often stop my day and quietly turn on the recorder and engage my children in conversation, just to allow the well of their wisdom to come forth and with that process I am always blessed and I gain a greater respect for each one of them. Here I share one of those conversations.

It seems like now more than ever there are hundreds of different lifestyle choices a person can make. It is a good thing there are so many options because a person’s lifestyle choice has a direct bearing on the things they do, the people they hang out with, the clothes they wear, and the things they consume.