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Canola and rapeseed

I asked my seatmate in the bus to Edmonton, Alberta, last week if the yellow field abundant by the highway was planted with “rapeseed.” I was told it was “Canola,” the rich vegetable oil with a healthy dose of Omega-3 widely used for cooking. From the fields in Manchuria toward...
Posted On Jul 24 2014 04:00
, By Jaime R. Vergara

A new journey

I start anew. The safety rails of academia’s steady support and income is gone. I am left to my own devices again. A close friend once quipped: “I am not worried. You have always managed to survive your transitions.” The gift of articulating wit and wisdom grace our keyboard...
Posted On Jul 23 2014 04:00
, By Jaime R. Vergara

Coming home

The Zhang Yimou-Gongli tandem that combined talents as director and actress in films like Red Sorghum and Raise the Red Lantern, joined forces again in a film titled Coming Home. The movie is set during China’s Cultural Revolution, an era in Chinese history that still invites...
Posted On Jul 22 2014 04:00
, By Jaime R. Vergara

United in grief

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak is back before the crowd in a press conference. The world is united in grief, he said, this time over the downing of MH17, a 777-Boeing flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur. Unfortunately, inclement weather rerouted its normal flight pattern...
Posted On Jul 21 2014 04:00
, By Jaime R. Vergara
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