Welcome to the ezine produced by SGI Buddhists that prompts the positive, kindles the constructive, highlights the hopeful and leaves you feeling - well, up!
Published on Tuesday, 13 September 2011 13:16 | | 
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A 13-year-old boy in New York State has used the so-called "divine" mathematics of the Fibonacci sequence to create a more efficient way to collect solar energy.
His tree-shaped design outperforms the standard flat panel model, particularly during winter months, and has been awarded a provisional US patent.
Submitted by Annie Peck
Published on Monday, 02 July 2012 16:21 | | |
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I’ve just returned from a few days holiday in the South of France. Holiday? It was hell on earth, writes Julia Stephenson.
Published on Thursday, 08 September 2011 14:43 | | |
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The images still haunt us on TV replay, as does the reality that such death and destruction can be wreaked by such a small but clever cell of fanatics.
New York has come back stronger but irreparably rocked, as the healing mission of therapist, Dr Paula Madrid proves
New York Memorial Garden that commemorates
the British killed on 9/11/01
Published on Saturday, 03 September 2011 18:28 | | |
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Brilliant documentary that tells you all you need to know - but probably don't want to hear - about how the money system dominates and distorts our lives.
Published on Friday, 02 September 2011 00:00 | | |
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On the first day of class, teacher Marva Collins approached a boy who refused to work and told him:
‘I am not going to give up on you. I’m not going to let you give up on yourself. If you sit there leaning against this wall all day, you are going to end up leaning on something or someone all your life. And all that brilliance bottled up inside you will go to waste.’
Photo by Mladen Penev
Published on Friday, 26 August 2011 00:00 | | |
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Brazilian policemen work in a child-care centre in the favela to strengthen community ties and try to overcome the distrust engendered by years of police corruption.
Published on Thursday, 28 July 2011 15:02 | |
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Repressing anger can lead to depression and relationship breakdown, but how do we get it out of our systems without running the risk of being banged up? Perhaps a visit to a Smash Shack is the answer...