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  • Ohio Coops Worth 3.7 Billion

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    Farming co-ops aggregate and market farm products, supply members with the fertilizer and other things they need in order to farm, and provide financial services. Local farming co-ops reach into bigger towns, too, by marketing meat, grain, fruits, vegetables, fiber — and even rock salt — produced by or for member farmers to processors, retailers…

  • Eco-Wrapping Paper Grows Vegetables

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    Andri Antoniades introduces Eden’s Paper – a gift wrap that grows organic vegetables. There are plenty of sustainable options for wrapping your presents this holiday season, but none are quite as delicious as the type that grows organic vegetables.  Designed by U.K.-based creative agency BEAF, the colorful wrap is made from 100 percent recycled paper and decorated…

  • Could Science Bring Dinosaurs Back to Life?

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    The Telegraph investigates the theoretical possibility of bringing dinosaurs back to life They bestrode the earth millions of years ago before dying out, but dinosaurs could theoretically be brought back to life, according to an Oxford biochemist. Dr Alison Woollard said it would be theoretically possible to recreate ancient animals, through the DNA of birds. By…

  • Reshma R.I.P.

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    Reshma, a well-loved singer in India and Pakistan, died in November of this year in Lahore. Subhash Ghai used her voice in the film Hero, which featured one of her most famous songs, “Lambi Judai”. During her career she was invited to meet Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. In October 2002, Reshma performed at the Brunei Gallery in London to a…

  • The Whole World Was His Monastery

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    Originally posted on The Dish: What made St. Francis of Assisi so revolutionary? Reviewing the political theorist Giorgio Agamben’s recently translated investigation of monasticism, The Highest Poverty, Nathan Schneider emphasizes that St. Francis dreamed of a way of living “beyond the reach of ordinary politics” – not by retreating from the world, but through engaging it:…

  • Blurry And A Little Scarry

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    Originally posted on Viewfound: I’ve been to Bhutan quite a few times, the nearest Bhutanese town is three hours drive from my hometown. But for the first time I witnessed a Bhutanese folk dance. Its a mask dance known as cham, and is said to bring blessings to onlookers.

  • Photo of the Day

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    This photo came from a story in the Woman of the World section of the Daily Beast.  You can find the whole story here.  Looking at those beautiful determined faces catches my breath. On Thursday, Congress took an unprecedented step to ensure women’s meaningful participation in the stability and democratization of their nation. In passing…

  • For Your Enjoyment

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    Backdoor Santa –  B.B. King

  • Co-op Provides Services for No Money

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    John Darling profiles  the Southern Oregon Time Cooperative in the Ashland Daily Tidings.  This regional co-op provides local services to its members without money ever changing hands. How would you like your hair done, house cleaned or computer fixed without paying any money? It’s happening now for 300 members of the Southern Oregon Time Cooperative…

  • Quote for the Day

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    The satirist: “To name the unnameable, to point at frauds, to take sides, start arguments, shape the world and stop it from going to sleep. And if rivers of blood flow from the cuts his verses inflict, then they will nourish him.” – Salman Rushdie, The satanic verses