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Author Archives: M Mauchline
Corporate greed: the plight of Indian Alphonso mangoes and the message of the Occupy movement.
What do the spate of Occupy movements around the world have to do with a group of protesting Indian fruit growers back in the mid 1990’s? Well, at first glance, perhaps nothing. But for me, it is probably closer to … Continue reading
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Tagged corporate greed, Dabhol Maharashtra, Dabhol power plant, economic inequality, Enron, equality, Occupy movement, Occupy Vancouver
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Soul sport: much more than the Tour de France.
Bastille Day has come and gone. It’s mid July and cycling aficionados the world over are having to adjust their much-varied, geographical time clocks. For people who follow this sort of thing, it is the height of the professional season, and … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyle, Sport, Travel
Tagged bicycling, cycling, lifestyle, soul sport, spirituality of sport, sport of the soul, Tour de France, travel
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Chiang Mai’s custodians of tradition.
Ten years ago, I was in northern Thailand bicycling, taking in the vibe, and hanging out with a group of young artists as I escaped a portion of a Vancouver winter. My thoughts returned to that time recently, as my … Continue reading
Reading the leaves after Three Cups of Tea.
It is a sad day indeed when our heroes fall from grace. The publishing of Greg Mortenson’s novel Three Cups of Tea provided readers with inspiration, hope and a desire for positive change; a counterweight to Bush-era foreign policy in … Continue reading
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Tagged education in northern Pakistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Greg Mortenson, Greg Mortenson controversy, long term effects of Three Cups of Tea, northern Pakistan, Pakistan's Northern Areas, Passu Pakistan, rual children in northern Pakistan, schools in northern Pakistan, Three Cups of Tea, three cups of tea controversy, villages along the KKH
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The greatest gift, and the point of no return.
The point, at which my life changed irrevocably occurred in December 1972. I was 10 years old. My mother, in one of the many examples of her loving, and forward thinking nature, had decided the previous year that she would … Continue reading
Our Democratic Responsibility.
The people of North Africa and the Middle East continue to protest for their democratic rights, willing, and often paying for that decision with their very lives. Yet, in my seemingly stable, and decidedly more democratic world of Canadian society, … Continue reading
The Face of Gaman.
Gaman is a Japanese term roughly referring to forbearance, and is often translated as the easier to comprehend perseverance. It is a trait that has allowed the people of Japan to survive, and come to grips with the death and … Continue reading
“Yes We Can” can become “Yes We Have”.
The news that India is on the verge of eradicating polio is just the type of inspiration we need more of in this age of information overload. We seem to live in a time where even the most well-intentioned of … Continue reading
The Human Spirit
Today, the balancing act that is life, highlighted by poignant examples of the strength, and resilience of the human spirit, is happening on opposite ends of our earth. The people of North Africa and the Middle East continue to mass, … Continue reading
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