Most of us ignore the spiritual dimension. The pressures of daily life, the pursuit of material objectives, the desire for new things and experiences take up all our thoughts. But sometimes we feel the invisible. We have empathy for another. Or we reflect on friendships, family or love. Perhaps we feel fulfilled by a religious …
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Category:Living
Personal and shared ownership at the same time.
We had a wonderful treat last night. We went to a fishing village on the coast of Gozo, rode bumper cars and had fresh pizza and ravioli for supper. We also had sweet, fizzy drinks. At first the drinks were distributed one to each of us. We were mostly abstemious with “our” drinks, one of …
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Energy prices peaking and still rising.
They say that the peak in oil prices is caused by the unrest in the Middle East. The data doesn’t necessarily support that. In fact some might say that what is happening in the middle east is good for trade and efficient pricing because oil producing countries will become more democratic and transparent rather than …
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Has economics reached its sell-by date?
A note by Richard and Stella, voicing frustrations many of us feel in the imploding Irish economy. How far will things have to disintegrate before we cop on that we cannot continue to do things in the same way? At the moment, issues of the economy are determining political decisions, and consequently, are affecting decisions …
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Banking, Budgets, Inflation, Food prices
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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The Economist on Drugs
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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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.
Synthetic life – It’s just about money.
It would be comforting to believe that the production of synthetic bacteria in the laboratory is going to accelerate cures for disease, replacement body parts and sympathetic engagement with nature. But that is not happening. The positive hopes are the marketing headline. The reality, proven by the track record of Venter and his hairy faced …
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