What Is Krav Maga? Krav Maga literally means “contact combat.” It is a system of defense created in Israel. It combines elements from several systems like grappling, wrestling, jiu-jitsu, muay-thai and boxing. Krav Maga involves powerful counter-attacks and focuses on situations that can occur in the real world. The philosophy of Krav Maga emphasises […]
Mental Illness is Treatable
The tragic shooting last month in Newtown…the Aurora shooting…the shooting in Tucson…the Virginia Tech massacre…all involved mental illness. Nuts, crazy, mad, wacko – words I frequently hear used to describe the mentally ill. These people have a brain disorder, they are mentally ill, and like people with any other illness, they need medical […]
The Center for Productive Longevity Announces Winners of the Nationwide Later-Life Story Contest
The Center for Productive Longevity (CPL) is pleased to announce the winners of its Later-Life Story Contest, which was created to demonstrate that older people can continue to lead successful and inspirational lives. Barbara M. Traynor was chosen for the Inspirational Life Story category and Lynn Brooks for her Entrepreneurship Success Story. Both entries are […]
New Year communication: The Nepalis and the Global Village
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 […]
Whose Navy Killed Five Somalis at Labad ?
THE COWARDS OF LABAD (ecop-marine) WHOSE NAVY KILLED FIVE SOMALIS AT THE BEACH OF LABAD ON 24. OCTOBER 2010 ? Incident Date: Sunday, October 24, 2010 early nightly hours Location: off Labad (about 30 kilometers from Hobyo at the Central Somali Indian Ocean coast) Casualties 4 Somali Nationals killed instantly Wounded: 3 Somali Nationals (one […]
Intermediaries in Peril
By Katy Glassborow in The Hague (AR No. 180, 28-Jul-08) Lawyers at the International Criminal Court, ICC, are seriously concerned over the absence of protection for so-called intermediaries who communicate between victims in Africa and lawyers in The Hague. For the first time in international law, victims of war crimes can take part in investigations […]