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SOCIAL BENEFITS OF GREEN SPACES: Reduce road rage, enhance mood and build community

Social Benefits of Green Spaces

The benefits of natural and landscaped green spaces are not just limited to the environment, say officials at Landscape Ontario. According to research gathered by the not-for-profit organization…

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LOOK IN YOUR BACKYARD: Discover the hidden perils of indifference

Mindless Inaction: Indifference destroys the world - Cole Thomas Landscape with Dead Tree 1828

Last night I put my head down on my keyboard and wept. I had been reading an article sent to me that was posted on To Be a Travel Agent website regarding…

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DO PLANTS FEEL?: These sentient plants show that plants have feelings too

Sentient plant - Mimosa Pudica

Who says plants don’t have feelings? Mimosa Pudica, also known as the Touch-me-not or Sensitive Plant, remarkably demonstrates a plant’s sentience…

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DISTRESSED DENIM: Fashion that puts the Earth under stress

Distressing denim - at what cost to the environment

This season’s hottest fashion, introduced under the Pierre Balmain designer label, are acid washed distressed jeans, designed by Christophe Decarnin…

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PARKS CANADA AT 100: The Successes and the Threats

Cabot Trail - Cape Breton National Park

Parks Canada is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Established as the Dominion Parks Branch in 1911, it is the oldest and one of the largest national park services in the world…

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HOLY: A prose poem by Max Reif

HOLY: Prose poem by Max Reif

The word Holy had lost its way. It was speaking on a soapbox in the park. People passed by, oblivious. A few stopped to gawk or jeer. Only one little boy stood listening, enrapt…

MY DENNY’S “AMERICANA” ADVENTURE: Two essays by Max Reif

My Denny's Americana Adventure - two essays by Max Reif

Americans know Denny’s, the chain of so-so diners that in many areas are the only places to go after a night of carousing or, conversely, upon very early rising, as the only places open all night…

GHEE: A healthier alternative to butter (with ghee recipe)

To Ghee or not to ghee: Clarified butter - a healthier alternative

To some it’s known as clarified butter, to others the golden elixir of healing—ghee is a staple ingredient in Indian cooking and Ayurvedic healing known for its versatility, great taste, and many…

BANGALORE: One foot dangling in the future, one hoof rooted in the past

BANGALORE: One foot dangling in the future, one hoof rooted in the past - image roadsigns

Sadar Patrappa Road is commonly abbreviated to S.P. Road, nice and short for those wanting to save some time saying the extra syllables. This is Bangalore after all—the hub of India’s fast-paced…