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High on hemp seed, hemp oil and hempshakes
Want to be a rebel with a cause? Now you can buck the system while munching your leafy greens — just toss some of Nutiva's Organic Cold Pressed Hemp Oil on your salad, throw some Organic Shelled Hempseeds in your soup, and snack on a Chocolate Hempshake.
Hemp seed is the world's most nutritious seed — a rich source of omega-3s, GLA, vitamin E, iron and protein. Compare hemp seed to soy or flax seed — it wins hands down in both taste and nutrition. Also, try out Nutiva's unrefined, cold-pressed all-purpose Organic Extra-Virgin Coconut Oil.

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Prakash and Mandakini Amte win “Asian Nobel”
Prakash Amte and his wife Mandakini, doctors working among the Gond-Madia tribes in Bhamragarh, India, have been awarded the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership 2008. The Magsaysay Award, given annually by the government of the Philippines, is considered the Asian Nobel.
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Silent spring, again
Silence can be a source of healing, a refuge from the stress of modern life, a pathway to enlightenment. Or it can have a more sinister meaning. In 1962, Rachel Carson, an accomplished biologist and popular writer, published a book that would change our attitudes toward our planet.
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Pax fire
The simplest actions can have immeasurable impact. In the name of peace, Susan Corso calls us to send in pictures of license plates bearing witness to any aspect of peace. The plan is to get pictures from all 50 states of the U.S. and every country in the world.
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