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Flogsta Scream

File under: Local traditions. Every evening at approximately 10 p.m., the “Flogsta scream” (Flogstavrålet in Swedish) may be heard, when students individually or collectively let out screams and howls from windows, balconies and roof tops. According to Uppsala University, the collective screaming acts as “a much needed safety valve” and “a cry of angst” for […]

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A Question of Blame When Societies Fall – New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/25/science/25diam.html?ei=5087&em=&en=50ae1515000bcc70&ex=1198904400&pagewanted=print Philosophy as applied to history; Theory-presentation and debate amongst the anthropologist set.

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