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San Isidro commences its 4th year of the successful Singing Alive festival (Cantando la Vida) this weekend, January 14-16, at Finca Amrta (Organic Farm and Health Center) in the central-southern pacific coast of Costa Rica.

The right question held in the heart lights the way and moves human consciousness forward.Humility comes from asking a right question, but it also requires humility to ask a right question.Reason cannot win an argument against emotion, no matter...

Grab two of the biggest movie stars on the planet, throw in an internationally acclaimed filmmaker, set the action in romantic Venice, then just sit back and wait for the magic to happen. Right? In theory, The Tourist had all...

As a longtime admirer of neurologist Oliver Sacks, his bit of fluff in the New York Times recently, “This Year, Change Your Mind,” was a disappointment. The subject is very important, and the title is provocative, but the substance...

The Doomsday Clock originated in 1947 at the University of Chicago. Conceived as a barometer (to mix measurements) for the threat of nuclear war between the US and the USSR, it now reflects any development that “could inflict irreparable...

Ousted President Manuel Zelaya plans to return in 2011 from exile in the Dominican Republic to continue his political project of reshaping Honduras.

Summer's calm creek has become winter's raging river in this small city in northern California. The end of December deluge has brought inches of rain to the Central Valley, and feet of snow to the High Sierra.The ribbon of...

The economist Dilma Rousseff, 63, became the first woman president of Brazil on Jan 1, replacing the popular Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who paid tribute with a call to deepen the social reforms of his government.

The paradox of the Internet is that it increases one’s appreciation for holding and reading a well-written book printed on fine paper. Such is the case with “Extinct Humans,” by Ian Tattersall and Jeffrey Schwartz.The soft cover does not...