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The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis.

Little Pandani. Pandani Grove, Lake Dobson, Mount Field National Park. April 2013. As you know, the Internet is a wonderful place filled with the rich and varied treasures of the world holds (and RSS feeds.) The following are some things that I've had a look at in the last week. I call this: a Compendium of Click-throughs for Monday Morning... The most curious thing about the DSM-5, the “psychiatric bible,” is that anyone would view the scientific-seeming manual with reverence… Puffins! The Skeleton Lake of Roopkund, India Confessions of a Sociopath. Key point: "Parents are paying for more than a good education understood in academic terms when they shell out for independent school fees. But I suspect that many take it for granted that their money will also be buying superior teaching. They might be shocked to learn that on average the schools are turning out what they took in: children who were already well placed educationally but have not become more so....