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Support Our 60K Walk for Burma

On May 11^th I’m walking 60 km to raise funds for Burma Campaign UK.

(LONDON) - When the generals in Burma exchanged military uniforms for suits it seemed to me that campaigning for democracy and human rights in Burma would be needed more than ever.

I wanted to make sure that changes would not just be cosmetic, but were followed through with fundamental constitutional reform.

Entropy

Sometimes mistakes can lead to profound change and understanding.

(PORTLAND, OR) - I wish I could impart some practical words of wisdom from my experience such as “don’t marry a soldier returning from war” or “don’t get married 4 months after meeting a person” and “definitely don’t marry just because you know it won’t last.”

I can't offer comfort in these conventional words of wisdom because I sought to defy this wisdom.

Alan Hart`s Farewell

I have been in this game a mere 8 years – nothing compared to Alan Hart’s great commitment – and I'll not leave the battlefield just yet.

(LONDON) - I join everyone else in saluting Alan Hart. He has given half a lifetime - and his considerable professional skills - to the Palestinian struggle. Now he's calling it a day.

I find the news indescribably sad, but at the same time it should serve as a wake-up call to Palestinians...

Homicide Investigation: Winchester Bay South of Reedsport

Anyone with information regarding this reported crime is asked to call the Tip Line set up through the OSP Southern Command Center dispatch at (541) 664-4600.

(REEDSPORT, OR) - The Douglas County Major Crime Team is investigating the homicide of an unidentified adult female found Sunday morning.

Her body was located in the vicinity of Winchester Bay Wayfinding Point located along Highway 101 about three miles south of Reedsport.

Pakistan Christian Congress Will Boycott 2013 Election

PCC will hold press conferences in different cities to convince the religious minorities to boycott the 2013 Election.

(LAHORE, Pakistan) - The Pakistan Christian Congress (PCC) in Lahore will boycott elections in an effort to draw attention to the violent attacks taking place at Pakistani voting places.

The head of LEAD and President of the PCC Women's Wing in Lahore, held a meeting with the European Union Election Observation Mission Pakistan 2013.

Pastor Tells of How He Overcame Porn Addiction

‘Hiding sin never provides us with the power to overcome it’

(WASHINGTON DC) - Three years into our marriage, my wife, Trisha, woke up in the middle of the night and realized I wasn’t in bed.

She walked out into the living room and as soon as she looked at the TV, I quickly changed the channel.

No Need to Change Law on Rohingya Citizenship: Myanmar Panel

The law classified eight races and more than 130 ethnic minority groups which could qualify as Myanmar nationals, but excluded the Rohingyas from the list.

(CHENNAI ) - Myanmar’s 1982 citizenship law that made a Muslim ethnic minority stateless does not need to be amended, but should be applied fairly, a commission set up to assess last year’s sectarian violence in the Rakhine State said Monday.

Fighting that broke out between Buddhist and Rohingya communities in the state killed at least 192 and left about 1,25,000 homeless.

Boston: the Unanswered Questions

Investigative journalist David Southwell, documentary maker Tom Secker, 911 best selling author Ian Henshall.

(LONDON) - It's too soon to be sure what the real story of the Boston bombs will turn out to be but already the unanswered questions cast a sinister light on the official story.

The paper trail is suspicious. The accused Tsarnaev brothers turn out to have been well known to the FBI.

Why Many Value More Than `Validation`

Stagnation is the weakest "nation" on Earth.

(SALEM) - Many of my online articles tend to question blind "tradition", and this one readily falls into that category.

In this case, the somewhat automatic response most folks offer in giving feedback is the challenge confronted.

Monsanto`s Food Paradigm is Over!!

There are answers and there are ways to combat this dangerous cycle.

(SALEM) - There is a tremendous shift, a food revolution, if you will, taking place across the entire food system.

Countermeasures are overtaking the toxic destruction of Monsanto and company each and every day, as consumers are waking up to the fact that they’ve been duped.