Monthly Archives: March 2011

Heart and Mouth and Deed and Life

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Michaela

JS Bach: Cantata BWV 147.1 Concentus Musicus Vienna. Arnold Schoenberg Choir. Nikolaus Harnoncourt, conductor. I. Coro. Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben Muss von Christo Zeugnis geben Ohne Furcht und Heuchelei, Dass er Gott und Heiland sei. English: Heart … Continue reading →

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Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Michaela

“Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned;” This is a verse from Yeat’s enigmatic poem ” The Second Coming” and … Continue reading →

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The New Humanism

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Michaela

by David Brooks Over the course of my career, I’ve covered a number of policy failures. When the Soviet Union fell, we sent in teams of economists, oblivious to the lack of social trust that marred that society. While invading … Continue reading →

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State of emergency

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Michaela

Japan in the wake of the disastrous earthquake, that  was one of the strongest ever recorded. It  triggered a devastating tsunami, up to 10-metre-high along parts of the country’s northeastern coastline. Media reports estimate at least 1,300 people may have been … Continue reading →

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Spring

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Michaela
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No room for complacency

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Michaela

A tsunami hitting Japan, after a 8.9 magnitude earthquake about 80 miles off the shore of Japan. The tremor hit at 1446 local time (0546 GMT). Seismologists say it is one of the largest earthquakes to hit Japan for many years. … Continue reading →

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Loving it !

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Michaela

“We love our fish!” says Ina Bouker, a Yupik native and teacher from Dillingham who opposes the mine. “The salmon always run. But if their habitat is destroyed, they will not come back.” Source: National Geographic

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Sacred Contexts

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Michaela

This is a most wonderful interactive, educational, insightful, creative project by the British Library, which has the best and most resourceful website ever…. Check it out… Understanding Sacred Text Sacred Context Home

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Flame of Truth

Posted on March 11, 2011 by aralannow

You can take it all, burn it up, no longer is it needed. a name, a place, a job, a life, an anchor to something solid. I am nothing and no one Fire of truth consume me I rest in … Continue reading →

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Upon Seeing You Cry

Posted on March 11, 2011 by aralannow

           Love is like water. I am love. You are too. If you crack me open, I do not break rather, picture a pebble momentarily splitting the water’s surface and then, the quiet stillness resumes. Water, … Continue reading →

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