Seemingly of many forms, religion is in reality uniformly believed and practiced in the village and is a unifying and integrating force in the life of the community. The scriptures of the various faiths notwithstanding, belief in Dharma and karma as well as a non- scientific cosmology and magic practice is shared by all. […]
On Establishing a Tenable, New World View — It’s Time
by Donald Croft Brickner Hello everyone. It’s been some nine months since I’ve last published an essay — there’s lots of reasons for that — and while what will follow quickly has very little to do with greed and avarice, the two key already-locked-into-play reflections of these times, I wish to open with but a […]
New York City: Property Tax Haven
Andrew Cuomo announced in Pleasantville, five miles North of my home, as he signed the Property Tax Cap, that the “madness is over”. But Governor Cuomo should know better. The tax cap addresses the ‘top line’ of a problem, not its underlying inequities. The biggest problem with property taxes in New York State is that […]
J&K Govt to promote export of Basmati Rice
Jammu, October 20 (Scoop News) –The Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA) Jammu district organized the Block Level Exhibition cum Kisan Mela near here at R S Pura today. Minister for Agriculture, Gulam Hassan Mir inaugurated the Kissan Mela, while Minister for Medical Education & Sports, R S Chib, Minister for Relief and Rehabilitation, Raman […]
Viomak releases Supreme Leader protest album to escort Mugabe to the land of Kings for 86th birthday
Written By Harriet Chigege (Viomak’s publicity Officer) On 27 February 2010, President Mugabe’s 86th birthday celebrations will be held in Bulawayo, the land of Kings and protest singer Viomak is escorting the Supreme leader with the release of her 6th protest music album Happy 86th birthday President R.G Matibili (Supreme Leader). Now a well known […]
On Coincidences and ‘Plot Points:’ How to Enter the Astonishing World of Synchronicities
by Donald Croft Brickner America has a big-time World View problem: Selective blindness. It does. And, yes, yes: this is a philosophical issue — World View is how one views their world and universe, and their place in either (or both) — but please read on. I’m going to do my very best, right […]