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Marijuana: Excellent, Effective Replacement for Lethal Opiates and Opioids

Narcotics Kill Thousands!

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - It is daunting to try to write an article like this when the references go back about 5,000 years to 2700 BC, when Cannabis/Marijuana was written up in Chinese medical texts. If I make some errors, please do not be too tough on me.

Cannabis/Marijuana (C/MJ) was introduced into western medicine about 1840 when Dr. William Brooke O'Shaughnessy (1809-1889)  brought it to England from India. Actually, Roman emperor Nero's surgeon Dioscorides in 70 AD praises Cannabis for its medical properties.

Registration for Cover Oregon Application Fairs Filling Up Quickly Across the State

Prior to arriving at a fair, Cover Oregon asks that people pre-register online for a specific time slot.

(SALEM) - Cover Oregon is kicking off the first of six application fairs across the state today to help people apply for health insurance. Interest in the fairs is high and registration time slots are filling quickly. Space is limited and Cover Oregon encourages people who wish to attend an event to pre-register at Application Fairs Registration. Pre-registration is encouraged, but not required. There may also be wait times.

In addition, Oregonians are encouraged to start their application now by downloading and printing it at CoverOregon.com and bringing it to the fair.

Myanmar Authorities Should Stop Sending Boatloads of Rohingyas to Sea

Women and children are sent to sea from Kunia Village in Maungdaw - too many are dying...

(DHAKA, Bangladesh) - This is a request to the Myanmar Government Authority to stop sailing boats with Rohingya women and children to Malaysia.

It is learned from reliable sources that at least two boats a week sail loaded with not only Rohingya youths but also Rohingya children and women to Malaysia by risky sea route.

CoreLogic® Releases November MarketPulse Report

—Report Examines U.S. Residential Mortgage Performance—

(IRVINE) - CoreLogic® (NYSE: CLGX), a leading residential property information, analytics and services provider, today released its November MarketPulse report. In this report, CoreLogic economists discuss significant trends in residential mortgage performance in 2013.

Key findings in the CoreLogic November MarketPulse report include the serious delinquency rate (90 or more days delinquent, in foreclosure or real-estate owned) peaked at 8.5 percent in January 2010 and has since declined to 5.4 percent as of July 2013.

BURMA: Declaration to Submit Petition for the Confiscated Land of Rohingya

There are hundreds of villagers who have lost their land; they are from Kin Daung, Atwin nga tay, Sein Daung, Tankyak kan, Lay Myro, Dabru Chaung, Nanra Goon villages and so on.

(RANGOON Burma Times) - According to the villagers of Atwin Nga Tay village tract, City peace and development council (Ma-Ya-Ka) and land registry has released a notification to submit petition for the confiscated Rohingya land.

The land was confiscated for the military and for a Buddhist pagoda, in 1988 and 1994. There were hundreds of acres of land that were confiscated for battalions and one hundred acres for the pagoda that is located in a Buddhist village.

Kabul`s School of Rock Offers Lessons for Life

"It is very difficult and it is not very common here, particularly for girls, to learn music. Girls can go to school to learn how to read and write, but music is an unreachable desire" - Meena Yousufzai, 22

(KABUL AFP) - With a sense of showmanship that would have impressed Freddie Mercury, Salahdeen, aged seven, struts his way through a passionate rendition of "We Will Rock You" - all part of the learning process at Kabul's "school of rock".

Founded two years ago in a living room in the Afghan capital, the school has grown into a busy youth club based at an arts centre with a recording studio and 35 students mastering singing, the guitar and drums.

Afghan Senators to Boycott Jirga

The Taliban and Hezb-e-Islami Party condemned the Jirga last week, saying that even considering prolonging U.S. involvement in Afghan affairs was a crime against the country.

(KABUL) - A number of Afghan Senators on Sunday voiced criticisms of the upcoming Loya Jirga and said that they would not participate in the gathering.

The Loya Jirga, which will convene on Thursday, will bring together thousands of government, religious and tribal leaders from around the country to discuss the Kabul-Washington Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA).

Afghan Newspapers Back Security Pact with U.S.

Iran and Pakistan are against inking security pact between Kabul and Washington, believing that U.S. bases in Afghanistan threaten national security.

(KABUL Xinhua) - Afghan newspapers on Monday expressed support for the proposed security pact known as Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) with the United States.

"Inking security agreement between Afghanistan and the United States of America would not pose any security threat to the neighboring countries; rather helps to have long-term U.S. support which is necessary for having viable security in the country," the daily Etilaatroz writes...

London`s Tamils Want to Share Their Horror Stories with David Cameron

There is a structural problem in the Sri Lankan constitution: Tamils just aren’t recognised as equal.

(LONDON Vice) - If you've heard anything about the persecution of Tamil people in Sri Lanka, it's likely you've only been exposed to the tip of a very large, very depressing iceberg.

The country's authorities have systematically attacked the Tamil population for over 60 years, engaging in a prolific campaign of sexual and human rights abuses, most notably the murder of at least 40,000 Tamil civilians in 2009. The Tamils believe that their people have been the victims of a genocide.

Portland AIDS Activists Named to `POZ 100` List

National list of "Unsung Heroes" all live with HIV.

(PORTLAND, OR) - POZ magazine, an award-winning print and online brand for people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS, today announced the fourth annual POZ 100.

This year, POZ asked individuals and organizations to nominate an HIV-positive person in their community who is an unsung hero in the fight against AIDS.