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 […]
The Complexity of Caring for California’s Uninsured Pregnant Women
By Deborah Stokol Images by P. Kim Bui As long as she is pregnant, a woman living in the United States may receive medical care. So even the homeless, the undocumented, “the tired [and] poor,” may visit a doctor while expecting. Yet for the inhabitants of Los Angeles County, health continues to accompany wealth. L.A.’s […]
Witnessing the Greek Riots Through Foreign Eyes
Athens: Last night I saw a nine-year-old boy wearing a black hood, with his mouth covered by a bandana, hurl glass bottles at the riot police in the heart of the anarchist stronghold, Exarchia. It was 2am, and no one seemed to wonder where the hell this little boy had come from. Watching his single […]
Blogging World
Every day, blogs are created by people of all ages and from all walks of life, but when it comes to blogging, teen writers are truly on the cutting edge of the movement. Because today’s teenagers are the first generation of people to have grown up using the internet at every stage of their development, […]
STD Rates Double for Older Adults
Posted by Devin Felter to FindingDulcinea Safe-sex policy campaigns tend to focus their efforts on teenagers and young adults, but recent studies suggest that older adults would benefit from sex education, too. In a study appearing in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections, England’s West Midlands Health Protection Agency researchers reported that sexually transmitted disease (STD) rates […]
Britney Spears in News Again
Britney Spears is always in the news for wrong reasons. It is reported that she was involved in a car crash on last Saturday night but escaped major injuries. California’s highway patrol officer Patrik Kimball stated that the collision with another car occurred in the Northbound freeway in the San Fernado valley. However, it is not […]