Pathless Land
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Mohandas Gandhi: Professor Muhammad Yunus Receives Congressional Gold Medal ![Professor Muhammad Yunus poses for a portrait at the Gibson Guitar Lounge during Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on January 24, 2010. [AP File Photo]](http://blogs.state.gov/images/Dipnote/behind_the_scenes/2013_0423_yunus_m.jpg)
About the Author: Robert Blake serves as Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs.
Last week, I had the honor of attending the Congressional Gold Medal ceremony for Professor Muhammad Yunus. Eight Members of Congress representing the…
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Parliament rejects NDP motion to stop FIPA The Canadian House of Commons voted 170-88 Monday against an NDP motion to stop the Canada-China FIPA. […]Opponents of the FIPA treaty say it favours China’s interests, while leaving Canada’s natural resources vulnerable to being controlled by foreign interests. The FIPA treaty would allow Chinese companies to sue local governments for implementing environmental regulations that harm the profits of foreign investors on projects such as the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline. […]“The only hope we have now is with the Hupacasath First Nation,” said May, referring to an ongoing court case, in which the Hupacasath are challenging FIPA. Their case is that FIPA infringes on traditional aboriginal rights to resources without adequate consultation.
As the treaty has already been signed, Stephen Harper’s government has the option to ratify the agreement anytime they like, although they have had this option for five months and still have not done so. They have been holding out on signing it due of fierce public opposition last year. Defeating Davies’ motion may give them the confidence they need to move forward with FIPA.
Liberals side with Tories on FIPA
The Liberals, who sided with the Conservatives on the motion, do not support FIPA as it stands. They are in favour of having a FIPA, and they would prefer to work with the existing agreement rather than scrapping it and starting over […]
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A conversation between Sal Khan and Elon Musk.
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As the world revolves the sun
I hope the light that I become can
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Roof top patio show with The Lumineers performing “Stubborn Love”
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The future according to Mr Google Eric Schmidt is worth $8.2bn, he runs one of the most powerful companies in the world â and he knows what you’re going to do next. Alan Rusbridger talks to Google’s executive chairman
‘I would prefer to not spread and democratise the ability to fight war to every single human being.’
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Miraculous - see you in Vancouver.
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Can feel the warmth.
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life:
Yogi Berra takes issue with the umpire’s “safe” call after Robinson’s electrifying steal of home in Game 1 of the 1955 World Series. Six decades after it was taken, this picture reminds us of what an intense competitor Berra, like Robinson, really was. Today, he’s often regarded a cuddly old ambassador for baseball. But back then, when the game was on the line, Yogi Berra was a warrior.
See more photos here.
(Grey Villet—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)
“this picture reminds us of what an intense competitor Berra”, I disagree. This picture is entirely about, “Robinson’s electrifying steal of home in Game 1 of the 1955 World Series.” And the crowd losing-their-minds in the background.
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“People disappeared, reappeared, made plans to go somewhere, and then lost each other, searched for each other, found each other a few feet away.” — F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (via soul-surfer)(via soul-surfer)
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Treehouse Community
Finca Bellavista (FBV) is a sustainable treehouse community situated on 600 acres of land in the mountainous South Pacific coastal region of Costa Rica. FBV is the brainchild of Mateo and Erica Hogan, a married couple from Colorado who fell in love with Costa Rica.
Next vacation.
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“It is okay to be at a place of struggle. Struggle is just another word for growth. Even the most evolved beings find themselves in a place of struggle now and then. In fact, struggle is a sure sign to them that they are expanding; it is their indication of real and important progress. The only one who doesn’t struggle is the one who doesn’t grow. So if you are struggling right now, see it as a terrific sign — celebrate your struggle.” — Neale Donald Walsch (via truthloveandunity)(via truthloveandunity)
