From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look likemuch. [ …]   But viewed from high up in one of the growingnumber of skyscrapers in Sri Lanka’s capital, it is clear that somethingextraordinary is happening: China is creating a shippinghub just 200 miles from India’s southerntip.
These are not minorissues because the regionalextinctions of smallmammals are a widespreadphenomenon in southernSouth America and have involvedseveral sigmodontine and caviomorph rodentspecies.
Anothersenatetalkathonshaped uptoday as southern solons fashioned a vocalonslaughtagainstnewanti-lynchinglegislation.
There was a musician on tabla and tamboura, EdFeldman, a reminder that Ms. Coltrane mademusic for Vedicmeditation for abouthalf her life, eventuallyfounding an ashram in SouthernCalifornia.