Rising demands for energy in the Asian region has been one of the focus of discussions during an open forum held at the 40th Annual Meeting of civil society representatives from the different parts of the world in Kyoto, Japan. Among the issues raised include hydropower, clean energy program, coal energy, and power sector privatization. If […]
SARAH KANE: LA PAROLE QUI TUE, LA PAROLE QUI AFFECTE
(…) seulement le langage et des images et les images aussi y sont purement du langage Sarah Kane Introduction subjective La parole est une question de vie ou de mort dans le théâtre de Sarah Kane ; car c’est une parole qui transpire une sincérité cruelle, explicite, directe, c’este […]
Forbidden oil, the “transition towns” spread over UK and Ireland
LONDON – In five years we will have used up half of the reserves of crude oil. This is a very worrying prediction affirmed by Rob Hopkins, university teacher and founding father of a movement which is quickly spreading over the UK and Ireland; it is called "Transition Towns" (http://www.transitiontowns.org), its aim is to ban […]
AB 87 to bring recognition to Paso Robles wines
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A bill written by Assemblyman Sam Blakeslee (R-San Luis Obispo) aims to make wine from Paso Robles internationally recognized by designating the area as the second official wine region in the U.S. to have label protections enacted. AB 87 is a conjunctive labeling bill, which means that it aims to connect wineries […]
Mohabat Khan Mosque:An elegant but neglected legacy
By Shaheen Buneri Mohabat Khan, the governor of Peshawar under Mughal Emperors Shah Jehan and Aurangzeb might have not thought that the elegant mosque that he built in the heart of Peshawar city in 1670 AD would be so brazenly neglected by the succeeding rulers of this region that it would lose its […]
Indigenous people of Tripura Para and their endangered life
Chota Kumira (A rural Hilly village of Bangladesh) is a place in Chittagong district, Bangladesh. Though situated beside the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway, it remains untouched by the touchstone of development. Rather the black smoke of the industries is polluting the environment of Kumira. Some aborigines live in the remote, mountainous area of Kumira. These peoples are […]