Monthly Archives: December 2009

THE COCA-COLA COMPANY IS DELUSIONAL—BUT SO ARE MANY AMERICANS WHEN IT COMES TO COKE

By Nancy Deville | Published: December 31, 2009
March Against Coca-Cola in Mehdiganj Credit: Amit Srivastava An ad in Newsweek proclaims: “The world is changing. And so are we. Coca-Cola Enterprises was named #1 in the Food and Beverage sector in Newsweek’s Green Rankings.” Coca-Cola has signed the Copenhagen Communiqué! The ad goes on to say that the Coca-Cola Company is committed to [...]
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MEDITATION CHANGES YOUR BRAIN

By Nancy Deville | Published: December 30, 2009
I’ve been mediating for two a half years and it has changed my life dramatically. The reason is that meditation changes the brain in a positive way. Image: markuso / FreeDigitalPhotos.net First, high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has shown that meditation reduces the size of the amygdala, which is part of the “primitive” limbic system [...]
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I ♥ PRINCE CHARLES

By Nancy Deville | Published: December 29, 2009
Even when people were snickering about Prince Charles and his not-so-private phone chats with Camilla, I loved him. I have always thought he was one of the most underestimated people of our generation. Perhaps like Al Gore, he will prove that to the global population. Prince Charles has always been a supporter of the environment. [...]
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THE VIRGIN MYTH

By Nancy Deville | Published: December 24, 2009
In sex trafficking situations, little girls are sold to HIV/AIDS infected men who rape them hoping for a cure. Afterwards the girl’s vaginas are sewn up by their owners—not by a doctor and without anesthesia . . . and they are resold. The sewing up of freshly torn flesh insures that the next rapist will have the satisfaction and reassurance of hearing the girl’s screams and seeing blood.
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WHAT I KNOW FOR SURE ABOUT LOVE

By Nancy Deville | Published: December 23, 2009
Given my Life Mission and the fact that you are pondering yours, perhaps defining it, and I hope living it, I thought it would be fun, productive, and fascinating to have guest bloggers—women and men who I admire, who have something to contribute to our happiness and fulfillment. Arielle Ford, as you can see, is [...]
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