Author: Daniela
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The Dharma Of Proust?
Originally posted on The Dish: Pico Iyer argues that Proust was an “accidental Buddhist,” quoting from Within a Budding Grove to illustrate his point: “We do not receive wisdom,” [the painter] Elstir tells the narrator (who has just realized that “this man of genius, this sage” is a “foolish, corrupt little painter” in another context),…
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For Your Enjoyment
I adopted a Lab/Basset Hound mix in May. His unbounded joy playing in the snow seems to be shared by all breeds.
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Tuarag Festival
The Irish Times Gallery section has a series of arresting photos from the Tuarag Festival held in the Libyan desert in late December. You can view the whole series here. The Tuareg people are about 2 million nomadic people who live across the Sahara Desert, including in the North African countries of Mali, Niger, Libya,…
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Pope Francis’ Criticism of Capitalism Has Long History in Catholic Church
Like so many others, I am taken with our new Pope and agree wholeheartedly with his criticism of capitalism and globalization. After all, that message is the foundation of this site. I was thrilled, therefore, when I came across the following article by Walter G. Moss in George Mason University’s History News Network because it mirrors…
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Earth Friendly Gardens
I stopped by my friends Fred and Deb’s house the other day and noticed they had their seed catalogs out with pages of heirloom plants already bookmarked. As early as it seems, within the next couple of months Fred will have his grow light going and his heat mats out warming spinach, kale and lettuce…
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Organic Seed Banks Preserve Genetically Diverse Food Supply
Seed Activism In a recent study titled “Seed Freedom: A Global Citizens Report,” Shiva’s research showed the ways that genetic contamination is rapidly spreading and, specifically, how India has lost organic cotton seed varieties due to contamination by Bt Cotton. The report also points to other places, like Mexico, facing similar challenges. “Mexico, the historical…
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Monsanto Seed Patents Create Modern Day Zamindari System
In an interview with Darshan Kakri at the Mahesh Chandra Regmi Lecture series, Vandana Shiva was asked, “Why should countries like Nepal with a predominantly traditional agricultural base be concerned about the entry of a company like Monsanto in its territory?” Regardless of how you feel about the safety of their genetically modified seeds, Shiva’s response provides one of…
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The End Of The Milky Way
Originally posted on The Dish: Our galaxy is set to merge with its closet neighbor four billion years from now, give or take: Recent observations confirm that Andromeda is heading straight toward us at about 60 miles per second, and will traverse the 2.5 million light-year distance currently separating our galaxies in about four billion…
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