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Sending a Signal
Sometimes the smallest thing can speak loudly. In this case it is numbers an independent TV station in Munich, Germany, is broadcasting in a corner of it screen, the times of the beginning and end of the Ramadan fast. During the month of Ramadan, Muslims fast between sunrise and sunset. It is a gesture towards…
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A Good Thing
Food security is not something most of us think about. Yet it is a problem for over a billion people, some one sixth the planet’s population. That’s why what the United States did recently is noteworthy. Through the Department of Agriculture it will spend $3.5 billion over the next three years to boost food sufficiency…
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Frivolous?
The 99 cents Only Stores are being sued because despite their name they have raised their prices .99 of a cent. This way they could keep the 99 cents in the name with reasonable accuracy. That is not good enough for some, however, who feel that given their name of 99 cents since they are…
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