Feb 26, 2009

INDEPENDENT MEDIA by Steve Anderson On February 17, hearings that could well decide the future of Internet broadcasting in Canada will begin in a small room in Gatineau, Quebec. There, the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) will decide whether or not to roll back its 1999 decision to exempt Internet content from regulation. Some...

Feb 26, 2009

NUTRISPEAK by Vesanto Melina The scrumptious aroma of potatoes baking in the oven on a winter afternoon. Minestrone soup simmering, bringing an invitation from onion, garlic and herbs. The vibrant reds, greens and purples of a rainbow-hued salad. The explosion of flavour when you bite into an avocado and tomato sandwich. If the word “vegetables”...

Feb 26, 2009

ON THE GARDEN PATH by Carolyn Herriot I spent a full year searching for a property where I could grow as much of my own food as possible. From the moment I stepped foot on the land we bought, I started visualizing my new garden 10 years down the road. Amazingly, it only took five years to achieve year-round self-sufficiency in fruits and vegetables. Now I know...

Feb 26, 2009

THE POWER OF NOW by Eckhart Tolle If someone is seriously ill and completely accepts their condition and surrenders to the illness, would they not have given up their will to get back to health? The determination to fight the illness would not be there anymore, would it? Surrender is inner acceptance of what is without any reservations. We are talking...

Feb 26, 2009

UNIVERSE WITHIN by Gwen Randall-Young Nothing is more precious than peace. Peace is the most basic starting point for the advancement of humankind. – Daisaku Ikeda A ubiquitous quality among humans is the tendency to judge others, regardless of age, culture or geographical region. Of course, this is the work of ego. Interestingly, the judgment of...