Medical plants, their different parts and therapeutic effects are documented in the Vedas. Sandalwood has always been very widely used by Indians in incense, beauty preparations and in holy pastes used to anoint the heads of kings and high priests. The aim of the rasayana or rejuvenation therapies was to maintain youth and long life […]
Crime Documented on YouTube: Executed by Hanging in Tehran
By Hooman Askary Two young men, Alireza Mafiha and Mohammad Ali Sarvari, were executed by hanging in Tehran, Iran in the early hours of January 20, 2013 before the eyes of public spectators [1] [warning: graphic photos] who had gathered to watch, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) [2]. Crime and YouTube The […]
The Struggle for Undocumented Youth
By Robert Valencia Hundreds of thousand of young undocumented immigrants rejoiced at the news: President Barack Obama’s Government authorized registration for the deferred action plan, which allows them to resolve their immigratory and laboral status for two years. Some of the requirements to qualify for the plan are [1] [es]: applicants must be not more than 31 years old by June […]
Obama Targeting Undocumented Students for Deportation
The Houston Chronicle has reported that the Obama administration is targeting undocumented DREAM Act eligible students for deportation confirming what many of us in the trenches of the immigration war have been suspecting. The Chronicle reports that evidence is "piling up" that President Obama’s administration has "ratcheted up" deportations of undocumented DREAM Act students. It was further […]
Undocumented Students Begin DREAM Action Week on February 22
Despite the arrival of another year without a pathway for citizenship for undocumented students in the United States, activists continue to rally. During the week of February 22, supporters of the DREAM Act — a proposed federal bill that could assist more than 65,000 students who arrived in the United States as children to obtain […]
Dubai building collapse documented via Twitter
A high-rise building under construction collapsed in Dubai on Sunday afternoon, though there were no immediate reports of casualties, per the Emirates News Agency. @MaliZomg of Dubai provided live tweets from the scene. MaliZomg (Dubai, UAE) HOLY SHIT THE BUILDING COLLAPSED! The specialist canadian hospital in deira! IT COLLAPSED! 16 Aug 2009 from txt MaliZomg […]
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