self-sufficiency

The importance of self-sufficiency

Our failing economy presents an increasing need for all of us to become more self-sufficient and less dependent on all the conveniences that we have come to think we can't live without. I honestly...

What is the best character you learned from your parents?

From my dad I learned the quality of patience and love. He taught me how to keep our sadness in ourselves and how to smile with a crying heart.

Drought stricken, Iran buys US wheat for first time in 27 years

AFP - NEW YORK (AFP) - Wracked by drought, Iran has turned to the United States for wheat for the first time in 27 years, marking a setback for Tehran's search for agricultural self-sufficiency.

Causes and Remedies

George Handlery on the week that was. Human rights: the apes are in charge of the bananas. Citizens' rights to enemy combatants and the Supreme Court. Does work for support payments equal racism?...

India 60 years 60 words Green Revolution

India 60 years 60 words Green Revolution Among the basic needs of human beings surely food is the most essential one. Historically India was among the world lands with the higher rate of...

Iraq's latest battle

There has been a lot of commentary about how confusing the situation in Iraq has been over the past week or so. While there are some unanswered questions -- precisely how much influence the US had...

Duly Noted: The Cult of the Maverick Spreads

Our age is a mosaic. Its small bits are easily missed as we are taught to focus on the big chunks. This column presents some overlooked details that deserve attention. 1. Russia has voted to...

Modern Greece: Decadence Unbound

The Egnatia Motorway across the north of Greece is one of the ‘largest road construction projects in Europe’. Six hundred and eighty kilometers long and 24.5 meters wide, it requires the construction...

Shih Tzu Spirituality

She knows my voices: happy voice, playful voice, sympathetic voice, stern voice, and most of all, "bad girl" voice. She reacts to each voice with totally different bodily movements. I have to force...

India: 60 Years: 60 Words: [9] Corporate Agriculture

India: 60 Years: 60 Words: [9] Corporate Agriculture[India has competed 60 years of independence and to mark this, I am presenting this series of Articles, about the words, that are meaning a lot for...

India: 60 Years: 60 Words: [9] Corporate Agriculture

India: 60 Years: 60 Words: [9] Corporate Agriculture[India has competed 60 years of independence and to mark this, I am presenting this series of Articles, about the words, that are meaning a lot for...

India: 60 Years: 60 Words: [8] Co-operative Movement

India: 60 Years: 60 Words: [8] Co-operative Movement[India has competed 60 years of independence and to mark this, I am presenting this series of Articles, about the words, that are meaning a lot for...