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There is a question among the 2012 speculators as to whether the Mayan Long Count calendar ends on December 21st, 2012, or on October 28th, 2011.  Carl Johan Calleman, author of books such as “Solving the Greatest Mystery of Our Time: The Mayan Calendar” and a paper titled “The risks of believing that the Mayan calendar ends December 21, 2012!” which can be downloaded here, states that “two intellectual cultures have emerged around the two possible end dates, one based on belief, December 21st, 2012, and one based on evidence, October 28th, 2011.” Read the rest of this entry »

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Hardwick, Vermont was a booming granite town until the early 1940s, and when the resources were depleted, this small town found it difficult to sustain itself.  Today, Hardwick is reaching new heights, because it has attracted young, like-minded business owners who are working together to create a self-sustaining community.  Hardwick has had an unemployment rate 30% higher than the rest of the state, so the people of this town decided to get together to work in non-competitive, supportive cooperation to create their very own “food web.” Read the rest of this entry »

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When everyone realizes that we are all one and that we can’t harm someone without harming ourselves, all war will perish.

It has only been a few years since Iran was considered an enemy of the United States of America, part of the so-called “Axis of Evil.”  We were told, “They hate our freedoms,” and though radical extremists can be found in many countries, like this one, the majority of the people fall somewhere in the middle.  While our countries have their differences, the largest differences seems to be between our apparent leaders, and their rules. Read the rest of this entry »

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David de Rothschild, the host of “Eco Trip: The Real Cost of Living,” an eight-part series on the Sundance Channel, set out to examine the social, environmental, and health effects of iconic items such as chocolate, gold, light bulbs, and paper napkins.

Eco Trip does a good job at not only exploring the impacts of these products through their entire life cycle, but also promoting alternative methods of using these resources that allow us to enjoy them without the negative repercussions. Read the rest of this entry »

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