A Brexit domino effect could effectively end the European Union once and for all as five more countries may seek to follow Britain’s lead, according to the German newspaper Die Welt.

http://thefreethoughtproject.com/brexit-domino-effect/

The EU…

The city of Jerusalem is probably one of the most widely depicted images from the Middle Ages. This view is the oldest surviving original cartographic depiction of the city - it can be found on a mosaic in the Byzantine church of Saint George at Madaba, Jordan. The map depicts Jerusalem on how would have looked in between the years 542 and 570.

Created by Matthew Paris in the 1250s, this is the earliest…

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Shunko-in

Entrance to Shunkoin – image © Michael Lambe

Shunko-in (“Spring Light Temple”) is a private sub-temple of Myoshin-ji which dates from 1590 and is not open to the public. However, it is possible to join one of the regular morning meditation sessions here. I highly recommend doing this. For 2,500 yen, along with the meditation, you will be given a talk on Zen mindfulness, a tour of the temple and garden…

Can digital technology make the Herculaneum scrolls legible after two thousand years?

BY JOHN SEABROOK

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/11/16/the-invisible-library…

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