World Futures: The List Of 18
World Futures: What Do We Need?
By ANDY ANDREWS
Los Alamos World Futures Institute
During the past 19 columns, each item in the List of 18 has been presented with, hopefully, enough background to better define each item and hint at the challenges in each area. Before moving on, a summary of the list is useful for contemplating the interaction between each item in affecting the future of earth and humanity.
In scanning the list, keep in mind Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and that the lowest or basic level includes air, water, food, clothing, shelter and reproduction. Do you want to know more? Read More
How The Hen House Turns: What Do Heron’s Taste?
Classical Music World: Notes From Cliburn 11 And Final
Yekwan Sunwoo of South Korea with his gold medal and the Van Cliburn trophy. Courtesy photo
Americans Daniel Hsu (bronze medalist) and Kenneth Broberg (silver medalist) share their excitement with gold medalist Yekwon Sunwoo. Courtesy photo
Gold medalist Yekown Sunwoo hugs his host mom. Courtesy photo
By Ann McLaughlin
Artistic Director
Los Alamos Concert Association
Fort Worth, proudly known as Cow Town, has been Piano Town for three weeks. The Fifteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition came to a close there Saturday and what a close it was!
Bass Performance
Fr. Glenn: Letting Go
“Letting go” … a phrase that has many contexts. “Letting go” may be literal, such as “Let go of the rope” or “He was arrested, but let go”, but very often we use it in one of many analogous senses. Negatively, we sometimes hear “He let himself go”, meaning a loss of care of one’s appearance. Certainly you may be able to think of more, but one of the most common uses of the term is, of course, the release of an obsession or grudge.
That ol’ forgiveness—that wonderful and magnanimous movement of kindness and love which we are quick to praise Read More
Pastor Granillo: Tapout
By Pastor Raul Granillo
La Vista Church
White Rock
Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything; what counts is a new creation. (NIV Galatians 6:15)
In 1997 Charles Lewis Jr. and Gary Fields founded Tapout, a mixed martial arts (MMA) focused sportswear company. By 2007, Tapout was the largest distributer of MMA merchandise in the world.
I wasn’t very surprised to learn this since, around that time, I recall seeing a lot of people wearing shirts or hats with “Tapout” written across them. Some wore them to support the growing sport of MMA, some wore them because they were fashionable Read More
Classical Music World: Notes From Cliburn 9
The “plays-well-with-others” round of the Cliburn Competition has begun.
First, Cliburn competitors are required to choose one of five piano quintets to play with the Brentano String Quartet. Next, each competitor will play a concerto, any concerto, as long as it meets the approval of Maestro Leonard Slatkin Read More