Category Archives: The Window Seat

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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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Old world or New Earth

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Michaela

Wooden models…or no gas ? Shift the way you move… or Romancing 125 years of combustion engine ?  

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The 2011 Oil Shock

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Michaela

THE price of oil has had an unnerving ability to blow up the world economy, and the Middle East has often provided the spark. The Arab oil embargo of 1973, the Iranian revolution in 1978-79 and Saddam Hussein’s invasion of … Continue reading →

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Making use of aloneness

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Michaela

42 The Tao gives birth to One. One gives birth to Two. Two gives birth to Three. Three gives birth to all things. All things have their back to the female and stand facing the male. When male and female … Continue reading →

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The Mauritius Miracle

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Michaela

by Joseph E Stieglitz Suppose someone were to describe a small country that provided free education through university for all of its citizens, transportation for school children, and free health care – including heart surgery – for all. You might … Continue reading →

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A new reality

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Michaela

A historic moment in the Arab world: Wadah Khanfar’s talk at TED As a democratic revolution led by tech-empowered young people sweeps the Arab world, Wadah Khanfar, the head of Al Jazeera, shares a profoundly optimistic view of what’s happening in … Continue reading →

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Greed and Growth

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Michaela

by Jeffrey D. Sachs India’s great moral leader Mohandas Gandhi famously said that there is enough on Earth for everybody’s need, but not enough for everybody’s greed. Today, Gandhi’s insight is being put to the test as never before. The … Continue reading →

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Old World or New Earth ?

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Michaela

                                  So what do you think ? Old world or New Earth ? Thats a difficult one…;.)

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This is just the start

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Michaela

  By Thomas L. Friedman Future historians will long puzzle over how the self-immolation of a Tunisian street vendor, Mohamed Bouazizi, in protest over the confiscation of his fruit stand, managed to trigger popular uprisings across the Arab/Muslim world. We … Continue reading →

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I am your son, so I will not judge you

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Michaela

This is a very touching account of a son journey to understand the life of his parents. He also discovers a period in history that played a crucial part in their marriage.  We all have to return from where we … Continue reading →

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