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Without seeking, truth cannot be known at all. It can neither be declared from pulpits, nor set down in articles, nor in any wise prepared and sold in packages ready for use. Truth must be ground for every man by itself out of it such, with such help as he can get, indeed, but not without stern labor of his own: John Ruskin

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The truth that makes men free is for the most part the truth which men prefer not to hear: Herbert Sebastien Agar

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The jaws of power are always open to devour, and her arm is always stretched out, if possible, to destroy the freedom of thinking, speaking, and writing: John Adams


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They thought about it for a minute and then one child asked his grandfather, "Which wolf will win?" The old Cherokee simply replied..."The one I feed."
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http://new.music.yahoo.com/daniel-barenboim/news/israeli-conductor-barenboim-gets-ovation-in-egypt--61987306;_ylt=Ao.ZdkC.Enk9PpaVR8zWcXnasyUv

Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim stirred a sold out Cairo Opera House Thursday with a performance of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, drawing ovations in his first visit to Egypt.The famed musician's enthusiastic welcome in a major Arab capital reflected his years of advocacy for peace with the Palestinians and Arab world and his efforts to use music to bring people together in a region where conflict otherwise keeps them apart.
Egyptian actor Omar Sharif introduced Barenboim to the crowd filled with Egyptian high society and foreign diplomats, saying, "I love his work and I love his opinions. He is a man who cultivates tolerance."
Barenboim began with a solo piano performance of Beethoven's "Pathetique" sonata before conducting the Cairo Symphony Orchestra.
He is believed to be the first prominent Israeli musician to perform in Cairo, and his visit was not entirely without criticism from some Egyptian intellectuals and artists who felt the time was not right to accept such a visit, especially with anger over Israel's offensive in Gaza still so potent.
In one act of protest, the secretary-general of the Arab League, Amr Moussa, refused an invitation to attend from Egypt's culture minister.
Barenboim himself has referred to the three decades of peace between Israel and Egypt as "ice cold," and many in Egypt prefer to delay closer cultural and other ties until the Jewish state reaches a final peace deal with the Palestinians.
Much of Egypt's intellectual community, however, appeared to look beyond that sentiment for Barenboim, who is well-known for his outspoken support of Palestinian statehood, criticism of the Israeli government and his contention that there is no military solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
In defending his visit, Egypt's Culture Ministry also highlighted the fact that Barenboim has honorary Palestinian citizenship, which he accepted in 2007 despite criticism from fellow Israelis.
It was only Barenboim's second time in an Arab country — his first was a 2003 trip to Morocco, where he led a group of young musicians from Israel and the Arab and Muslim worlds in the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra.
He has also played in the West Bank city of Ramallah, where, he likes to recall, a young Palestinian violinist pleaded for his autograph because, as she said to him, "You are the first thing that comes from Israel that is not a soldier or a tank."
The 66-year-old Barenboim called his first visit to Egypt, at the heart of the Arab world, an important moment in his life.
"This visit of mine to Egypt, though much too short — barely 48 hours — has given me so much pleasure," he told the audience.
The Argentinian-born conductor moved to Israel at age 9 and says he was always curious about the Arab world just beyond his tiny country and saddened that many other Israelis did not share that curiosity.
Through music and discussion, he has tried to break down the "ignorance" that he says exists on both sides.
In Egypt, after his first rehearsal, Barenboim said he had "found an orchestra full of curiosity, full of goodwill." After the performance, he warmly shook hands with each player, as the audience applauded and whistled.
In the crowd, painter Samir Fouad, 64, said the orchestra's performance under Barenboim's direction was the best he had heard.
The one-time child prodigy pianist and Grammy Award winner led the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for more than a decade starting in 1991 and has worked closely for many years with the Staatskapelle Berlin and the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra among others.
Responding to his critics among both Arabs and Israelis, Barenboim told the audience that his efforts to bring musicians from both sides together was not a political project, but a human one aimed at encouraging people to express their opinions.
Khaled el-Ghayesh, a 23-year-old Egyptian computer engineer and classical pianist, said at Thursday's concert that Barenboim's music should be appreciated apart from politics.
"He's coming for music and not for political speeches," he said.
Egypt's culture minister, Farouk Hosni, backed the visit, the result of an invitation from the Austrian Embassy.
The minister, who is campaigning to become the next head of UNESCO, also used the occasion to demonstrate a willingness to have dealings with Israel as chief of the U.N. cultural body.
"The maestro is known to be against Israeli aggression and is among the moderates and peace-loving people and is for the Palestinian cause," Hosni said.
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Christianity: All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them.: Matthew 7:12

Islam: No one of you is a believer until he desires for his brother that which he desires for himself. Sunnah

Buddhism: Hurt not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful.: Udana Varga 5:18

Judaism: What is hateful to you, do not to your fellowmen. That is the entire Law; all the rest is commentary.: Talmud, Shabbat 31:a

Confucianism: Surely it is the maxim of loving-kindness: Do not unto others that you would not have them do unto you.: Analects 15:23

Taoism: Regard your neighbor's gain as your own gain, and your neighbor's loss as your own loss.: T'ai Shag Kan Ying P'ien

Zoroastrianism: That nature alone is good which refrains from doing unto another whatsoever is not good: for itself. : Dadistan-i-dinik 94:5
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—Susan Sarandon]]> Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:20:00 EDT http://dodidove.tigblog.org/post/623631 http://dodidove.tigblog.org/post/614951
—Marvin Bell, poet]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:07:00 EDT http://dodidove.tigblog.org/post/614951 http://dodidove.tigblog.org/post/612693
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War creates peace like hate creates love: David L. Wilson
]]> Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:37:00 EDT http://dodidove.tigblog.org/post/612693 http://dodidove.tigblog.org/post/609921 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 08:17:00 EDT http://dodidove.tigblog.org/post/609921 http://dodidove.tigblog.org/post/609507 oh my GOD it's been long time but i'm back and i'm so happy to write here again and i hope to get connected to all of you again and be part of TIG action .
i missed you so much ]]> Sun, 08 Mar 2009 15:20:00 EDT http://dodidove.tigblog.org/post/609507 http://dodidove.tigblog.org/post/454317 —Thich Nhat Hanh]]> Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:03:00 EDT http://dodidove.tigblog.org/post/454317 http://dodidove.tigblog.org/post/438559 Annual water savings: 2700 gallons

Just one leaky faucet can waste almost 3,000 gallons of water per year. If each of us fixed our faucets, it would be equivalent to saving more than 300 million glasses of drinking water.


Wrap It Up
Annual CO2 savings: 250 pounds

Wrapping your water heater in an insulated blanket could save you from 4 to 9 percent in annual water heating costs -- just be sure to check your manufacturer's Web site for more information. If we all completed this task for a year, it would be equivalent to taking almost 160,000 cars off the road.

Go for the laptop
Annual CO2 savings: 495 pounds

If buying a new computer has you stuck in a desktop-laptop debate, go for the laptop. The portable model uses less energy and many carry the Energy Star label. If each of us did this, it would be equivalent to taking more than 300,000 cars off the road for a year.

Fix your running toilet
Annual water savings: 4800 gallons

Don't let our water supply go down the drain. You can help put an end to wasted water by repairing your leaky or running toilet. Bonus: you'll save almost 5,000 gallons of water per year.

Buy in bulk
Annual CO2 savings: 1,354 pounds

Buy at least 15 percent of your groceries in bulk this year. It saves CO2 and money that would be wasted in the packaging process. If we all did this, it would be equivalent to taking more than 850,000 cars off the road for a year

Kick your tires
Annual CO2 savings: 250 pounds

Take a moment to check the air pressure in your tires. Under-inflated tires cut gas mileage and pump up CO2 emissions. If we kept our tires in good shape, we’d have the same planet-saving effect as pulling more than 150,000 cars off the road -- for a year!

Give your car some (clean) air
Annual CO2 savings: 800 pounds

Check out your car's air filter monthly and replace it when necessary. If just 1 percent of all U.S. car owners properly maintained their cars this way, we'd keep almost a billion pounds of CO2 out of the atmosphere!]]> Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:23:00 EDT http://dodidove.tigblog.org/post/438559 http://dodidove.tigblog.org/post/437989 —Joy Harjo]]> Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:34:00 EDT http://dodidove.tigblog.org/post/437989 http://dodidove.tigblog.org/post/400427 —Tolstoy]]> Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:36:00 EDT http://dodidove.tigblog.org/post/400427 http://dodidove.tigblog.org/post/384033 Annual CO2 savings: 280 pounds

Try planting shrubs around your air conditioning unit to shade it from direct sunlight -- it can help reduce your air conditioning bill by up to 10 percent!]]> Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:06:00 EDT http://dodidove.tigblog.org/post/384033 http://dodidove.tigblog.org/post/384039 —Edward Abbey

My beauty comes from having my own style, living my own way and knowing my own mind.
—Lee Damsky

Stop looking for something out there
And begin seeing within.
Open your arms if you want an embrace.
Break the earthen idols and release the radiance.

—Rumi, from 'Empty the Glass of your Desire'

No matter what our age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new beauty waiting to be born.
—Dale E. Turner

]]> Fri, 06 Jun 2008 08:00:00 EDT http://dodidove.tigblog.org/post/384039 http://dodidove.tigblog.org/post/370777 Annual CO2 savings: 2,500 pounds


Have an old refrigerator in your basement or garage? Unplug it if you can -- refrigerators are one of the biggest energy drainers in the house and older models can output more than a ton of CO2 annually. If we all completed this task for a year, it would be equivalent of taking almost 1.6 million cars off the road.
]]> Tue, 13 May 2008 14:22:00 EDT http://dodidove.tigblog.org/post/370777 http://dodidove.tigblog.org/post/370775 spirit, not on the surface. Stop defining yourself by what you see--or
think you see--when you look in the mirror.

"When you tend to your surface, you are making a statement of faith.
You are saying, I matter. You are saying, The world is worth dressing
for. You are engaging in the best kind of optimism, an optimism that
propels you out of bed in the morning, that directs you to the day. When you
put on nice clothes, you are putting on hope; you are saying, Here I
am. This is fun. Look at me." -- Lauren Slater


O, The Oprah Magazine]]> Tue, 13 May 2008 14:19:00 EDT http://dodidove.tigblog.org/post/370775 http://dodidove.tigblog.org/post/361581 Annual CO2 savings: 80 pounds


Get your lawn into tip-top shape using a manual mower. You'll work off calories as well as save fuel and CO2.
]]> Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:05:00 EDT http://dodidove.tigblog.org/post/361581 http://dodidove.tigblog.org/post/342491 necessary to have deserved it." -- Victor Hugo
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