“There is no doubt that it is around the family and the home that all the greatest virtues, the most dominating virtues of humans, are created, strengthened and maintained.”
– Winston Churchill
Archive for May, 2016
Allan Murray of Fortune Magazine quoted Jeremy Grantham as saying that environmentalists “all underestimate, either by a little or a lot, how fast technology is moving” to solve key energy issues, while the tech crowd “underestimates the speed at which weather, population, climate are moving against us.” A snipet of the interview with Grantham is quite sobering and worrying.
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More bad news for honeybees: Beekeepers lost nearly half their colonies in the past year
Published under Global, Life, Science and Technology May 16, 2016Bee colony collapse is a major issue that society should be concerned about and focused on.
WSJ: FDA Seeks to Redefine ‘Healthy’
Published under Food Industry, Health, KIND Snacks May 10, 2016
FDA reverses stance, affirms KIND can use “healthy” on labels
Published under Food Industry, Health, KIND Snacks May 10, 2016By now we hope you know that there’s nothing more important to us than the relationship we share with you—our fans. You’ve been the fuel on this now 12-year journey to make healthy andtasty snacking a way of life.
You’ve also stood by us when we’ve faced challenges. One of these challenges came last year when KIND received a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Most notably, the letter asked us to remove healthy from the back wrapper of four KIND bars, stating that our use of the term was in violation of a regulation (more info here). Fast forward 13 months. The FDA has now affirmed KIND can use healthy on our wrappers again—just as we had it before. While we’re pleased the FDA has reversed its stance, it doesn’t change what is and always has been our focus – to create delicious snacks made with wholesome ingredients.
Our epiphanies were someone else’s before us
Published under Anthropology, Interesting Random Stuff, Introspection May 02, 2016Back in 2011, when I gave a commencement talk at Trinity University, I spoke about the importance of “talking to yourself” and understanding yourself, of pausing to truly reflect about what gives you meaning. Of course this is not a revolutionary thought, and many Western thinkers have shared similar concerns in much deeper and more eloquent ways, though I feel the concern has gained critical importance as the internet and electronic devices increasingly inundate our lives and steal away any remaining time for us to connect with ourselves and “do nothing.” Then a while back (about 2 years ago, but I hadn’t gotten to blog about it, because I have no time to myself!) I came across this very interesting article in The Atlantic, sharing how Eastern/Chinese philosophies had shared similar concerns millennia ago. It goes to show me/us that all our revelations and lessons have precedent and all interesting thoughts have been had by someone smarter than us in the past. Part of what I want to adjust in my life is carving out time to be able to read more historical books, to soak up some of that wisdom.
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