I have just come across across a prose poem by Mark Twain called The War Prayer. Apparently it was a bit too provocative for his publisher and it was never published until after his death (and World War 1). It is set during the wartime and the townsfolk have gathered to pray before sending soldiers […]

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Amnesty International have released a CD to raise awareness and funds for their save Darfur campaign. Featuring a wide number of popular artists from across the musical spectrum (Green Day, Jack Johnson, REM, Black Eyed Peas, Aerosmith and of course U2) they are covering a bunch of John Lennon songs which Yoko Ono has generously […]

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It looks like São Paulo has become the first non communist city to place radical restrictions on billboards and other outdoor advertising. The city mayor was one of the major driving forces behind the ban and despite fierce opposition from the advertising industry it has met with support from 70% of the general public.
Advertising has […]

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To reduce climate change, the Kyoto Protocol commits industrialized nations to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide by 5%; but a reduction of 50% is needed. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
from www.goodplanet.org
After seeing An Inconvenient Truth and reading an article every now and then I thought I had a reasonable understanding on climate […]

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On my last night in Europe after the pilgrimage I went for a walk along the Seine to see the Eiffel tower and stumbled upon an open air exhibition of nature photography from Yann Arthurs Bertrand. I had seen his previous ‘The earth from above’ exhibition in Wellington last year and this was […]

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