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About Michaela

I am a wanderer and a wonderer, like you are. I love our journey and to walk in the company of friends – to learn, experience, share, laugh, cry and above all I simply love this marvelous, magical, mysterious life. I have no plan (cannot believe I am saying this) and my only intention is to be truthful to myself and others.

Harvest Moon

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Michaela
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Bank run

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Michaela

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

Posted on September 11, 2011 by Michaela

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

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Michaela

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

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A day in September

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Michaela

“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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The megaphone

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Michaela

The media, war on terror and failing to ask the tough questions.

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The Intelligence War

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Michaela

This is the story of the secret war behind the ‘war on terror’.

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Tell the truth

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Michaela

 By Kishore Mahbubani Dictators are falling. Democracies are failing. A curious coincidence? Or is it, perhaps, a sign that something fundamental has changed in the grain of human history. I believe so. How do dictators survive? They tell lies. Muammer Gaddafi … Continue reading →

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Inner work life

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Michaela

By Teresa Amabile Labor Day is meant to be a celebration of work. Yet, on this Labor Day, few have reason to rejoice. Even those who have jobs. The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, which has been polling over 1,000 adults every day … Continue reading →

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Falling down

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Michaela

By Malcolm Fraser If the broad post-World War II prosperity that has endured for six decades comes to an end, both the United States and Europe will be responsible. With rare exceptions, politics has become a discredited profession throughout the West. … Continue reading →

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