Author: Daniela

  • State of the Union Reax

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    As I’ve mentioned before, I try to stay away from politics.  However, every now and then I can’t help putting a toe in.  Watched tonight’s State of the Union and was pleasantly surprised by a seemingly liberated Obama.  I think this was his best SOTU to date.  It was simple and direct, but powerful.  Here’s…

  • It ain’t a fit night out for man or beast

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  • Photo of the Day

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    A self-trained textile artist who goes by the name of Mister Finch has crafted a miniature world of flora and fauna that looks as if it was ripped from a vintage store and tossed into Narnia.

  • Sunday Poem

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    For My Young Friends Who Are Afraid There is a country to cross you will find in the corner of your eye, in the quick slip of your foot–air far down, a snap that might have caught. And maybe for you, for me, a high, passing voice that finds its way by being afraid. That…

  • Tattoos Represent Status, Spiritual Devotion Among Haida

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    The Leader Post delves into the age-old practice of tattooing by the Haida peoples: …the Haida practiced tattooing for generations before European contact. “The tattoo marks themselves were indicative of status, spiritual devotion and decoration,” the centre explains on its website. Individuals expressed their part in a social unit, a moiety, or a lineage through…

  • Being There During Bad Times

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    Originally posted on The Dish: Catherine Woodiwiss offers guidance for those who want to help a friend or loved one going through trauma or suffering. Among her suggestions? “Do not offer platitudes or comparisons. Do not, do not, do not”: “I’m so sorry you lost your son, we lost our dog last year … ”…

  • Consumer Cooperative Movement on Iron Range

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    Cindy Kujala, a staff writer for the Community Information Network, writes about the consumer cooperative movement on the Iron Range in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s: The consumer cooperative movement on the Range was initially developed almost entirely by Finnish immigrant groups and although second and third generation Americans of other ethnic groups eventually contributed to the…

  • Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK): An Interview With Dr. Michael Hutchins

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    Reposted from National Geographic blog: Posted by Jordan Carlton Schaul of University of Alaska on January 11, 2014   Inuit man eating narwhal (NGS) The following interview is my 12th in a serieswith my esteemed colleague Dr. Michael Hutchins. Michael recently joined the American Bird Conservancy, as the organization’s National Bird Smart Wind Campaign Coordinator. The distinguished ecologist has agreed to answer my…

  • Notional Savings Accounts

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    I have to apologize for reposting whole articles today.  I’m too busy to condense them at this time, but do want to share some of the interesting ideas out there that I think my readers will enjoy. Pascal Emmanuel Gobry …Forced savings are a popular idea on the right, the center-left and among academic economists,…

  • Spirituality & Neuroscience.

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    Originally posted on danieltrump: I’m an ardent supporter of Neuroscience, and understanding human behaviour through brain architecture. The increasing wealth of data coming from fMRI, PET and CAT scans has changed much of our understanding of psychology and behaviour. However, Neuroscience does, potentially, present us with a range of problems, not least of which are…