Perils of indifference speech

Got to listen to the Perils of indifference speech by Elie Wiesel, and felt as if it was spoken in today’s context… still so relevant & making perfect sense – even today!

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Antarctica Ozone layer changes

Realizing that a change is needed, actually implementing a series of measures to trigger an improvement & seeing the improvement for our planet Earth is remarkable.

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Age and attitude

It is always interesting to see how people across age groups deal with day to day challenges and figure out a way to move forward. Sharing some of my interactions that inspired me in the past few weeks!

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Pandemic experience since last year

Pandemic and dealing with the unknown was tough last year, especially for those living in the hard hit zones, the initial phase was excruciatingly difficult as no one around the world & in other states could understand what we were going through!

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Prayers for families recovering

Many of our friends and families have been impacted and are trying to recover from the same! Being far away, we will be able to put in our best efforts and pray for them!

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Learning from trees

What can we learn from plants and trees that grow around us? Neural networks? Brain connections? Sharing what I learned from trees over the past few weeks!

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Polar vortex – severe weather

North east corridor is getting a lot of snow and some states have issued code blue asking residents to stay indoors, leaving place for emergency workers to do their jobs on the streets.

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Conservation of birds facing extinction

Birds facing extinction is a global phenomenon. Who can help fight and protect them? How does the state participate in these efforts? Let us take a look at it using the Bald eagle program at New Jersey.

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Planets Jupiter and Saturn – Great conjunction

Time to look at the skies for a rare conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn. Astronomers describe it as the great conjunction to describe meetings of the two biggest worlds in our solar system, mighty Jupiter and ringed Saturn.

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Impact of virtual conversations

How long has it been since you have had an in-person conversation with a friend? How has your relationship grown over the past few months?

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Community makes a difference!

All of us like to feel included, we need to feel wanted, that feeling comes together in a community when everyone strives to be there for one another! Got to witness it yet again…! Sharing my experience!

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Victoria Falls in Africa

Victoria falls is said to the largest curtain of falling water in the world, shared between the countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe in Africa. It is 1704 meters (about 1.05 miles) wide, making it the largest waterfall in the world.

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Back to school experience

Every year the back-to-school time is filled with fun, frolic and lots of shopping. Anything you can think of that is needed for school has to be shopped during this time. It is all about starting afresh with new resolutions and hoping for new beginnings. This year seems to be a bit different.

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High school & college students

School seniors and college freshmen/sophomores and their parents are evaluating these variables of late. When there are too many variables, it is hard to make a choice and stick to it for long.

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Learn to step outside with a mask

After being self-quarantined for the past few months, I ventured out to get a small plant from a neighbor in the community. My experience in the process made me rethink many aspects of life -as it is now.

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Every Gardener needs to know these this year

If you are gardening this season, you need to be aware of these three issues to save your harvest and health.

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