About asthma A person with asthma experiences inflammation of the bronchial tubes, even when symptoms are not present. This causes a narrowing of the airways and an increased sensitivity to allergens or other stimuli. Exposure to these triggers often produces symptoms such as coughing, wheezing and an inability to breathe normally (shortness of breath). Asthma […]
A US Visa for Dr. Amte
Some time back, to apply for the schengen visa to enter Europe, I was told that the German Embassy wanted a copy of my income tax returns for the last three years, bank statements for the last 6 months, evidence of a credit card apart of course from an invitation letter from my sponsors and […]
Hip Hop apologies
Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur of AllHipHop.com is calling for Hip Hop to apologise to all women especially women of colour for “bold misogyny and rampant sexism” – I would add to that an apology to the LGBT community for rampant homophobia which is conspicuously absent from Creekmur. Creekmur uses the analogy of the US Congress considering […]
Cheyenne – a story from the Great Plains– part 1
The Cheyenne Indians are one of the most notable of the western tribes who inhabited the Great Plains, the open country lying west of the Mississippi River and east of the Rocky Mountains. They were famous among early travelers for chastity of their women and the courage of their warriors, in later years, when everything […]
Britney’s vocally-challenged show in Florida
The recent revelation of Britney Spears lip-synching during one of her concerts isn’t anything new since Ashlee Simpson was guilty of doing the same exact thing. For those of you who were in high school between 1988 and 1994 remember Milli Vanilli when they were exposed for lip-synching on the now defunct show Club Mtv when […]
China’s murky legal system easing up
For many decades now, the People’s Republic of China is notorious when it comes to human rights violations and tortures. In most cases, complaints for these human rights abuses have reportedly not been addressed properly in accordance with the accepted norms set by the United Nations. International political analysts viewed these abuses, normally perpetrated by […]