tems, I would offer this singularly most important independent source of Aviation News to those who would wish to follow related events as they unfold into the next decade particularly in regard to Raf S's comment that... "I recognize the importance of Boeing in the economy and aviation and the many contributions to the aeronautical trades. I wish Boeing the best. BUT, after the MAX “accidents” appearing to be a consequence from bad management and bad product design – Boeing needs to clean up their act."
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Added by Michael Grove at 22:44 on December 30, 2019
, FEAR, ANGER and RECRIMINATION. In his near-century of life, Albert Murray's experience of ALL these issues, led to his confrontation of race by re-constructing American identity as omni-American, such that OUT of MANY • WE ARE ONE.
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as self-isolation, social distancing, and flatten the curve. OED editors are continually monitoring linguistic developments, and one of the ways of doing this is through analysis of language corpora. In this article we summarize some recent trends, using data from our monitor corpus of English. This corpus contains over 8 billion words of web-based news content from 2017 to the present day, and is updated each month.
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ccount of this meeting offers fresh insights into
how we can recognise and change the emotions that pose grave
danger to our individual and collective fate.
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and was far less likely to survive if it belonged to this arm of the state than if it was in private hands. Even as private property, much of this kind of woodland was often “commercialised” with conifers at the behest of the FC. Belatedly, the commission has tried to turn itself into the guardian of ancient woodlands, but it still encourages the planting of exotic species rather than regeneration of native trees. This needs to change. The woodlands we want are not closed-canopy forests of trees all the same age, but patchy woods with glades where oaks can spread their branches, while scrubby birch, hawthorn and rowan jostle with bracken and heather for sunlight, views can be glimpsed from hill tops and butterflies dance in the sunny clearings."…
e philosophers, scientists, and mystics exploring its implications.
To many, it is simply a compelling philosophy, uniting the revelations of science and spirituality in a way that no other theory can. But others, like Aurobindo before them, are beginning to reach beyond a theoretical discussion to wonder: What might human life and culture look like if we fully took to heart the reality of this view?
Freed from the mythic dogmatisms of premodern religion, transcending the materialistic biases of modern scientific thought, and liberated from the narcissistic self-absorptions of postmodernity, what kind of new world could human beings aligned with the trajectory of a spiritually evolving cosmos actually create?
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ble, Linnie & I have been reflecting on how those changes have already begun to manifest themselves over the last few months, here in the UK, in consideration of the marvellous weather that we have enjoyed since our stay in Cornwall back in early June. ALL of which relates yet again to my long standing connessione with Buckminster Fuller. …
Added by Michael Grove at 11:05 on November 14, 2022
e incapable of acting without losing political support (dumbed-down electorates, even in so-called 'educated democracies') and growth-oriented fascist and communist dictators in the rest. Too corrupt and in bed with corporations (limited corporate tax/ limited resource rent taxes etc) in virtually ALL governments, and where they do have a Sovereign Wealth Fund (Norway for example) they're still dependent on oil wealth and the vagaries of a complacent electorate... We are in collapse ... and need to start acting in accordance with reality.
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Added by Michael Grove at 10:28 on December 19, 2022
we also have to say 'thou shalt not' to an economy of exclusion and inequality.
Such an economy kills,” the Pope wrote. “As long as the problems of the poor are not radically resolved by rejecting the absolute autonomy of markets and financial speculation and by attacking the structural causes of inequality, no solution will be found for the world's problems or, for that
matter, to any problems.”
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s are uninterpreted sensory impressions created by the detection of environmental stimuli, whereas perception refers to the set of processes whereby we make sense of these sensations. Perception enables us to literally navigate through the world, avoiding danger, making decisions, and preparing for action. VISUAL PERCEPTION has received the most attention from researchers, and then speech.NEED I SAY ANY MORE !!!???
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Added by Michael Grove at 14:23 on November 13, 2010