The cost of cooking for rural communities has a heavy burden on the environment and on the health of women and children who are most at risk from the toxic smoke and fumes caused by the open fires, so the invention of a biomass burning stove that uses a fraction of the wood normally used to cook a family meal and that reduces smoke emissions by up to 70% is being hailed as a miracle solution.
Pranic Healing in SA
Although extraordinary results are constantly being reported, Pranic Healers only claim is to treat and bring relief to stress related illness that manifests in the body. Prana is a Sanskrit word th...
Understanding Heritage
When a new baby enters the world, they bring with them genetic characteristics that elicit oodles of joy. The act of recognition of a parent with its beloved offspring is miraculous. Our heritage is a...
Say No to battery chickens and eggs
Despite the obviously complex logistics behind such a move, Woolworths has heeded the call for free-range eggs to be used in prepared foods (they already sell only free-range eggs) and the rollout of ...
I was shown an interesting site a few days ago that draws statistical information from a variety of big agencies worldwide http://www.poodwaddle.com/clocks2.htm . Despite its hilarious name the information that you are able to view – in real time - gives pause for sober thought.

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