Indians from Kerala and the Malayalee community will be celebrating the final few days of Onam this weekend, and Masala Delight wants people in Halifax to try a traditional meal called sadhya. Sadhya—which means feast—originates from Kerala, a state on India’s southwest coast. Traditionally, it consists of 26 dishes that are prepared with more than […]
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Maggie MacCormick and Sarah Sears say bye to summer
When we were all buried up to our earlobes in snow last winter, designer Maggie MacCormick and jewellery-maker Sarah Sears were sweating bullets in India. The pair spent four months not just travelling, but getting inspired by the people, places and materials they discovered along the way. “It was pretty amazing,” says Sears. “More inspiring […]
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The Fossil’s Revenge
On Day 5 of Cop15 in Copenhagen, here are some of the most interesting developments emerging: Small Island States Want MoreTuvalu stopped the show on Tuesday when it demanded a legally binding agreement for everyone. The very rich countries and very poor countries were divided. The big poor countries like India, China, and Indonesia were opposed, and probably appalled. Yesterday, Tuvalu teamed up with the Alliance of Small Island States to release a proposal for a two-protocol, legally binding outcome. That proposal would amend and extend Kyoto until 2017 (it is currently set to expire in 2012). At the same