Author: Daniela

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Billie Holiday, 1938 The “Lady Sings the Blues” myth was strictly for people who don’t get the music and don’t care to, part of a pervasive worship of tragic artists who die young, for the sake of the bad habits, not the art. Billie Holiday’s force of personality comes through on the records regardless, and…

Why Global Warming Should Keep You Awake at Night: Dr. Jennifer Francis Gives Chilling Testimony to Congress

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Originally posted on robertscribbler: In a July 18 testimony to Congress, Dr. Jennifer Francis, an atmospheric scientist from Rutgers and key innovator to understanding how climate change has brought about dangerous alterations to the Northern Hemisphere Jet Stream, provides five compelling reasons why we should all be quite concerned about human caused global warming.…

Why The Septuagint Is Important To The Study of Christianity

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Timothy Michael Law, author of When God Spoke Greek: The Septuagint and the Making of the Christian Bible explains what the Septuagint is, and why it is so important to the study of Christianity. The name Septuagint refers to what is mostly a collection of ancient translations. The Jewish scriptures were translated from Hebrew and Aramaic into…

All good things are wild & free

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The Poetry Society of New York Holding Third Annual Festival

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The 3rd Annual New York City Poetry Festival Saturday & Sunday, July 27th & 28th, 2013 11am-5pm Governors Island, Colonel’s Row For directions to Governors Island FREE ($10 Suggested Donation) Featuring Lara Glenum, Cornelius Eady, Dorothea Lasky, Catherine Wagner, CA Conrad, Paul Legault, Todd Colby, Anne Waldman, Geoffrey Nutter, Andrew Durbin, Miguel Algarin, J. Hope Stein,…

Monsanto Feeling Pressure from the Public

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Mandy Adwell at The 9 Billion blog notes that “it has been a rough year for Monsanto, especially in Europe.” After several countries banned the use of genetically modified seeds and several others banned the use of certain pesticides, the company has announced it will withdraw all pending approval requests for new genetically modified crops…

Rosalina Tan – An Inspiration to All

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Oliver Samson presents the story of Rosalina S. Tan, a 70 year-old advocate for organic farming. An inspiring person and an inspiring story: ROSALINA S. TAN, owner of Nature Wonders Enterprises, a company engaged in making organic cosmetic products, is still active at 70. She is an epitome of a healthy and active septuagenarian. Her…

Transforming 120 acres Of Barren Land Into A Self-sufficient Organic Farm

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Originally posted on CHENNAI YOUTH TIMEZ: Transforming 120 acres of barren land into a self-sufficient organic farm: The story of Rajesh Naik and Oddoor farms By : Aarti Kelkar-Khambete thebetterindia.com A visit to Oddoor farms near Mangalore, Karnataka, provides an inspiring example of the efforts made by Rajesh Naik to transform 120 acres of barren land into a lush…

Organic Agriculture – Best Way to Reduce Dead Zones

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Karen Adler at the Organic Farming Research Foundation reports on how organic agricultural practices can reduce dead zones that are increasing around the world: Did you hear that the area in the Gulf of Mexico known as the dead zone is soon expected to reach the size of New Jersey? Due to heavy spring flooding in the Midwest,…

Agribusiness advocacy organizations work to block “time-tested” strategies to increase crop yields in drought conditions

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