Monthly Archives: September 2011

Crossroads

The world we live in now is in such a precarious state. What we are observing  is not just fundamental changes to the way we used to live -moreover,  the sweeping changes affect the very structures that have influenced our … Continue reading

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Sunday

A Sunday trip to the country… Schubert: Improptu No 3 in G flat ( D Barenboim)

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Reclining Buddha

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A modern monastery

A small example of what I said before. Monasteries today are modern institutions, often very active in terms of keeping faith and tradition alive – for everyone.

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Call for disobedience

My little country is a deeply catholic one. Cathedrals, monasteries and rituals have shaped communities over many centuries. Religious faith as well as superstitious beliefs are deeply engrained in the culture and daily life of the people living here. However, … Continue reading

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Harvest Moon

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Bank run

By Paul Krugman On Thursday Jean-Claude Trichet, the president of the European Central Bank or E.C.B. — Europe’s equivalent to Ben Bernanke — lost his sang-froid. In response to a question about whether the E.C.B. is becoming a “bad bank” … Continue reading

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A day in September

It was a beautiful day in early September. Blue, translucent sky and crisp air. I was on my way to a meeting and I had to walk to another building across the compound. That was when I first heard the … Continue reading

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I felt terrible

Colin Powell on making a case for war with Iraq  at the United Nations

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A day in September

“What happens, changes what happens next”  Sir Karl Popper A full issue of the New Yorker dedicated to 9/11 and how it changed New York, America and the world. The New Yorker, Sep 12, 2011 Enjoy !

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