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  • Isfahan Seven Color Tiles – A Hallmark of Persian Culture

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    Seven-color tile making, particularly notable during the Safavid era, has been a prominent aspect of traditional Iranian architecture in Isfahan. Historic sites in Isfahan, such as the Imam Mosque and Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque in Naqsh-e Jahan Square, showcase the exquisite use of seven-color tiles.  They are integral to the cultural identity of Isfahan and serve…

  • Iron Age Bronze War Trumpet

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    The Carnyx of Tintignac (France), a Celtic war trumpet from the Iron Age, made of bronze in an elongated S shape and with the head of an open-mouthed boar (or other animal?). First century BC.

  • Sunday Prayer

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    In one of his best-known poems: ‘The Guest House,” Rumi uses the metaphor of the human being as a kind of ‘guest house’, which every day must accept new arrivals: joy, meanness, melancholy, and so on. Rumi’s lesson is that we should welcome and entertain all of these unexpected guests, for they all serve a…

  • Japan’s samurai city that chose art over war

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    Kanazawa has 22 kinds of traditional arts, including kutani-yaki (pottery), urushi (lacquerware), Kaga yūzen (silk kimono dying) and Kaga zougan (inlay metalwork). It is also the national capital of the production of kinpaku (gold leaf) and the many glittering things made with it, from Buddhist shrines to facial masks. Throughout history, Kanazawa’s promotion of crafts…

  • The Language of Flowers

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    Discover the language of flowers with The Old Farmers Almanac’s complete chart of Flower Meanings. When selecting flowers—for a Mother’s Day bouquet, your garden, or even a tattoo—know the symbolic meaning of your favorite flowers.

  • Planet Wild

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    The elephant population in Tanzania has declined massively since the 1970s. In search of usable land, farmers are expanding into elephant territories. This leads to conflicts between elephants and humans, resulting in casualties on both sides. In their tenth mission, Planet Wild is protecting the elephants in Tanzania — using a fascinating fact about elephants…

  • Women’s Cooperative Transforms Village Life

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    In the village of Fapaha in the north of Ivory Coast, women have formed a cooperative to grow vegetables and sell their produce on the market, allowing them to raise money for their families without relying on handouts.

  • Lambi Judaai – Reshma

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    Lambi Judaai – Reshma Lambi Judaai – Reshma Reshma was born in Bikaner, Rajasthan to a Banjara (Gypsy) family around 1947. She did not receive any formal education and spent much of her childhood singing at the mazars (shrines) of the mystic saints of Sindh. She once said in an interview, “I was born in a family of saudagars (traders) in…

  • Can a Plant-Based Diet Improve Erectile Dysfunction?

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    The new issue of vengconomist dives into the recent research carried out by Dr. Stacy Loeb, a urologist at New York University in the Manhattan Veteran Affairs and board-certified in lifestyle medicine. Dr. Loeb’s research has shown that “men who consume more plant-based and less animal-based foods have better scores for erectile function, even patients with prostate…

  • Growing Food Out of Thin Air

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    While we quibble about climate change here in the United States, the green economy continues to grow and innovate. I came across an article today in the vegconomist, about Solar Foods, a company that produces protein out of thin air. Solar Foods claims their flagship product Solein® “is the purest and most sustainable protein in…