Scottish Island Becomes Yoga Haven

Little Cumbrae, a small island in North Ayrshire, Scotland, is being converted into a yoga camp by Hindu yogis, and will now be known as Peace Island. India's most popular lifestyle guru Baba (Swami) Ramdev has blessed the purchase and conversion of the island, and was...

Van Duzer Takes Bicycle Advocacy to Washington D.C.

One month, 2,000 miles and countless friends later, Ryan Van Duzer is nearing Washington, D.C. on his two-wheeled, cross-country expedition.  On June 20, Van Duzer departed from San Diego on a three-speed...

The Vatican wakes up to the wisdom of Oscar Wilde

" With his outrageous wit, clear disdain for figures of authority and openly homosexual lifestyle, Oscar Wilde is an unlikely pin-up for the Catholic Church. Persecuted and imprisoned for his sexuality, gay rights...

Drought - Camrose Country Declares Disaster

This has been an extremely dry spring in Alberta.  The dry weather has fuelled wildfires early in the season.  Three major fires were burning close to my home in May.  Now we have major fires ...

Each morning the sun rises over the beautiful blue sea

Each morning the sun rises over the beautiful blue sea that laps this beautiful tropical island of Negros, that I now call home.   The traffic builds up past my home as the lucky Filipinos that are...

Arctic CO2 Levels Up - Methane Released. Do humans have time?

Carbon Dioxide levels up - its bad - Methane is worse. Recently scientist reported that humans have not reduced thier carbon footprint on this planet. If anything, we are increasing. This will lead to a relase of a...

Story of the rice cake

Emperor Hung-Vuong had many sons. Some pursued literary careers. Others excelled in martial arts. The youngest prince named Tiet - Lieu, however, loved neither. Instead, he and his wife and their children chose the countryside where they farmed the land. One day, toward the...

Not A Cougar

So, I am about to turn ‘The Big 40’...I always figured this would terrify me, but I'm weirdly excited. My daughter -Taylor is now 22 she is mature and responsible, and doesn't need my time much. So what now? I've identified as being “a Mom” for over 2 decades now, and...

Sign Language Translator

The camera captures the motion image of the speaker’s hand gesture. It translates it into an oral language and gives out the translated words.

Healthy Lifestyle May Prevent 1 in 3 Common Cancers

A new report from the World Cancer Research Fund and the American Institute for Cancer Research has found that roughly a third of common adult cancers in the US are preventable. Simply maintaining a healthy diet,...

Go Green Expo: A Review from LA

The Go Green Expo takes place this weekend in LA and here is one review of the event. Seems a big crowd turned out to look at the booths and listen to the speakers, and even do a bit of shopping. " There was a lot...

Revolutionary Outfit Designs Inspired by African Culture

Ugandan student of fashion and design has come up with a unique approach to creating outfits. Adio Irine Mildred Opio is just in her first year at Tina International School of Beauty in Kampala, however she thinks she has learned enough to be able to transform the fashion...

Take a dive, life is short

Young boys from a Team garden workers' society taking dive from flat land, running from a distance and jumping in the air to dive into the water with a twist of somersault. Celebrating the life and youth.Location:...

A quick look at the effects of economic crises on China now

A familiar troublesome site. Now it is closed like so many other factories and bussinesses. Few workers remain with high hopes that things will improve as there is little official news to the seriousness of the...

Journalists soon on same list as dodo hunters?

I love my work. Actually, journalism and writing are not just a source of income. Well, not to me anyway. Journalism is my passion, a crucial part of identity. I need to write like I need to breathe (or eat chocolate, as a matter of fact). Not too long ago I was asked what...

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