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Trade Tensions vs. Life Tensions: Taiwan in Flux

It puzzles me that people who think signing a trade agreement with China is against their interests… who object to opening up their country’s economy… it puzzles me that they do not seem to advocate a reasonable alternative. We all know the current arrangements are producing low-growth, no real income growth, moderate inflation, and increased…

Inspiration in Flowers: Inspiration in Life

One writer wrote of her inspiration for arranging flowers, when asked: "My mother is the queen of floral arrangements. She was and is known for her diverse and unique floral arrangements. She has provided floral arrangements for weddings, baby showers, birthday parties, bridal showers, anniversaries, and just about any occasion you can think of. She…

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Life in a can?

CNN is running a report on living in a giant tin can, oops! I mean a grain silo… Soup can-shaped homes could be cropping up on a street near you very soon. Addressing affordable housing shortages across America, Philadelphia-based architects Aleksandr Mergold and Jason Austin, of firm Austin + Mergold, have come up with the…

AN Whitehead: Process Thought’s Challenge for Education and Life

Process Thought's Challenge for Education and Life Change, progress, and stability, who does not support this unlikely triumvirate? The founder of process philosophy Alfred North Whitehead believes in all three. For him, the art of progress is to preserve order amid change, and to preserve change amid order. Whitehead's work, The Aims of Education, starts…