What is plant medicine? Simply put, it is the use of some variation of leaves, roots, or stems to treat ailments. In the United States, the most common way for people to utilize plants is through the use of essential oils. In other parts of the world plants may be steeped or soaked to make […]
Is Your Life One Big Race Course?
Article from Barbara Kasey Smith’s Corner of the World: There are many people in today’s society who are living under constant stress and pressure in their daily lives. They’re rushing to get children off to school, hung in a traffic jam while they should be attending a meeting at work, facing a series of tests on […]
Unraveling Justice
That portion of the public that follows the process of high-profile criminal trials has been gripped in recent months by the capital murder trial of 32-year-old Jodi Arias. Arias, who killed her lover, Travis Alexander, in June 2008, was convicted in May of first degree premeditated murder with aggravating circumstances, a conviction that “qualified” her […]
New Year communication: The Nepalis and the Global Village
The Nepalis observe the Gregorian calendar-meant new year once a year and their internal new years several times a year. The Nepalis, as part of the larger humanity, adopt the 1st of January as a global phenomenon attached to them in terms of international fraternity. It is an obvious trait of their intercultural relationship with […]
Fighting an Ideological war
History of terrorism is as old as history of man. Terrorism was used by states as well as groups to further their strategic goals throughout the history. Terrorism is use of Force / violence to incite fear in order to force government or group to do or abstain doing something which is desired by the […]
Twittering the Indonesian Election
Throughout June, Twitter users brought the world’s attention to Iran’s disputed election. With the curbed media on ground, protesting Iranians have been relying on Twitter and other social tools to get the word out. As trending topic, hashtagged #iranelection, New York University professor Clay Shirky noted the phenomenon as “The big one. This is the first revolution that has […]