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A New Theory of Human Nature
For at least 100,000 years, since modern man first emerged from Africa, humans have been as we are—tribal, self-centered, and dominated by the separative capabilities of ‘higher thought.’Now, as the fragmentation of the earth and humanity by the unwise...
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Grocery Shopping on a Costa Rica Retiree Budget
For people considering retiring to Costa Rica on Social Security income or an otherwise limited budget, one big factor in allocating your money is the cost of food, which is more complicated here than one might expect. For all...
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Exploring Meditation
A reader asks, “Can the people who have a natural talent to quiet their thoughts and clean their mind, not by effort and struggling, but only through insight, point the way for others?”I feel they can, or I wouldn’t...
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An Ode to America
We rarely get a chance to see another country's editorial about the USARead this excerpt from a Romanian Newspaper ... The article was written by Mr. Cornel Nistorescu and published under the title 'C'ntarea Americii, meaning 'Ode To America ')...
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The Pendulum is Broken
I was never much for Disneyland, and my least favorite theme park in the all-American franchise was Fantasyland. But America’s next election is shaping up to be Fantasyland vs. Obamaville. In other words, do you prefer delusion or illusion?The...
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SANDINISTA FEARS LOSING VOTERS
Ortega seduces in Nicaragua with its capitalist socialismPresident has Socialist discourse and excellent relationship with the private sectorTacit agreement: entrepreneurs deal with business, Ortega governsManagua. An afternoon on the mountainous city of Matagalpa. In a dusty square of this...
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Enlightenment Revisited
The question of enlightenment is so fraught with projection and tradition that it is almost impossible to use the word without getting caught in the web of interpretation. To some degree, the question boils down to the difference between...
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The Palestinian Vote: No More US/UN
The rap on the Palestinians has been that “they never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.” But after badly playing America and Israel’s game for decades, they may finally be wising up by ‘going global’ and putting their...
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Costa Rica: NGOs Help Fight Prison Overcrowding
Obras del Espíritu Santo is Working to Prevent Children from Entering Life of CrimeSAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica – Raúl, 12, is homeless.He doesn’t know why his parents are incarcerated.His brother, Jeffrey, 15, is a drug dealer.But Raúl doesn’t want...
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The Imperative of Un-Learning
The cabin is at a mile elevation (about 1600 meters) in a heavily logged and developed section of the central Sierra Nevada. John Muir called the Sierras “The Range of Light,” and despite the stumps and slash in the...
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Costa Rica to Once Again Host Main Regional Life Sciences Forum
The Coalition of Development Initiatives (Cinde) announced this Tuesday the return of the Life Sciences Forum to Costa Rica....