Four degrees of separation? I just browsed through three links that interested me and suddenly noticed that they drew the banking crisis and the food crisis (which is barely on many people’s radar) together. Here it is: US banking system ‘open to abuse’ One of the US’s top fraud investigators is warning that America’s policing …
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BT Notes – It’s all about food
It’s all about food. Summer was busy because of all the work put in to the garden by our children in spring. And though it is not a commercially viable business in Ireland, growing fruit and vegetables on a small scale as we do is enriching. It beings me closer to Earth and nature. I’m …
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Inequality in America is stretched wider
The US Census Bureau’s report – Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the US: 2009 says the number of people in poverty increased by nearly 4m – to 43.6m – between 2008 and 2009. One in seven Americans was living in poverty in 2009 with the level of working-age poor the highest since the …
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The Economist on Drugs
God, the universe and everything else
God, the Universe and Everything Else is a good documentary interview from the 80s – watch it if you can. Back then Stephen Hawking and others tried to integrate their beliefs with their science, though as with many of us who are interested in the meaning of life, the idea of god was adapted to …
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Exercise prevents cancer
Another report released showing that healthy living is good for you. If you’ve had a friend or relation who’s had cancer you might take this to heart, and save your heart. The World Cancer Research Fund scientists say any moderate activity that makes the heart beat faster is all that is needed. The WCRF team …
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More or less incarceration?
My vote is for less incarceration. Incarceration is incongruous wth a species that understands space and time and can destroy planets. Rehabilitation is appropriate. Spend less on belligerence and more on education and community infrastructure. The report Prison, Community Sentencing and Crime released by the think-tank Civitas says that less incarceration and more community service …
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Beekeeping
Beekeeping section of the Telegraph offering news and honey bee care advice for beginner beekeepers and veteran apiarists. Check it out. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/beekeeping/
Mau Piailug
Mai Piailug connected to the world in body mind and spirit. Master seafarer. Inspiration for Nation. Mau Piailug by The Economist What a cool story.
Food, medicine or software for Africa?
from Linux Magazine.