Halcyon Highlights is a bi-weekly round-up of some of the most compelling trends that we have spotted over the past fortnight. + , - or = indicate whether we consider each trend/development to prove mainly positive, negative or neutral/too early to judge...
A new study into food security called for urgent action to avert global hunger, claiming that the current system is unsustainable and will fail to end hunger unless radically redesigned.
Whenever you are faced with a choice between liberty and security, choose liberty - Benjamin Franklin
Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life. Security is an insipid thing, through the overtaking and possessing of a wish discovers the folly of the chase - William Congreve
Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing - Helen Keller
Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing - Helen Keller
Most people never feel secure because they are always worried that they will lose their job, lose the money they already have, lose their spouse, lose their health, and so on. The only true security in life comes from knowing that every single day you are improving yourself in some way, that you are increasing the calibre of who you are and that you are valuable to your company, your friends, and your family - Anthony Robbins
At the bottom of all the hate-isms -- egotism, racism, sexism, ageism, etc., I believe is fear - insecurity. We are, after all, alone in our heads. We need imagination to conceive how others may feel and think (compassion). We `know' nothing but ourselves, and our longing to understand and give meaning to all that we perceive. When we ask logical questions of the universe it answers only with the poetry of physics and time,or the non-answer that: all is chance! Blood dust and iron! We are in Camus' church of the absurd! And he tells us that the only defence against absurdity is passionate and permanent revolt for one's own liberty! - Oxford Muse, 2005
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort - Herm Albright
Worries about food security have led to new public advice on waste reduction, storage, recipes and tips for leftovers.