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September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. The World Health Organization estimates that over 800,000 people die by suicide each year – that’s one person every 40 seconds. Every suicide is preventable. “Connect, Communicate, Care” is the theme of the 2016 World Suicide Prevention Day which falls on September 10. This reporter will be in Colorado…
The USS Indianapolis was hit by two Japanese torpedoes and sank within minutes a few days before the United States nuked Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Of the 1,196 aboard, about 900 made it into the water before the ship sank. Shark attacks began at sunrise and continued for five days until the remaining 317 were accidentally discovered on…
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USS Liberty Veterans are teaching Americans how to help treat Post Traumatic Stress and End 49 years of USA Govt. Coverup On the 49th anniversary of Israel’s June 8 attack on America’s then premier Spy-Ship which killed 34 Americans and physically wounded 70% of the crew, USS Liberty Veteran, Donald Pageler told the crowd in Berkeley,…
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Millions unite on 2nd International Yoga Day By Eileen Fleming India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s brainchild inspired the United Nations to establish June 21 as International Yoga Day, which united millions on Tuesday On the 2nd International Yoga Day, Prime Minister Modi led 30,000 people in a 45-minute yoga session at the Capitol Complex in…
June 21 was declared International Yoga Day by UN Resolution 69/131 in Dec. 2014 By Eileen Fleming The word ‘yoga’ means to unite. The practice of Yoga as a physical, mental and spiritual practice originated in India 5,000 years ago and focused on breathing, meditation and stillness. The yoga positions/poses/asanas that are practiced in the…
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The Pulse was known as Orlando’s Premiere Gay Ultra Lounge, Nightclub, and Bar until Omar Mateen and his AR-15 terrorized patrons early Sunday morning killing 49 and injuring 53. By Eileen Fleming The Pulse and Orlando will never be the same because of Omar Mateen’s tortured soul and “hatred of gay people” Mateen regularly visited…
Israel’s nuclear time-bomb exposed in ultrasound examination of Dimona reactor: 1,537 defects seen in the aluminum core By Eileen Fleming In April a Scientific forum in Tel Aviv released the ultrasound examination of Israel’s Nuclear reactor which revealed 1,537 defects in the aluminum core of the Dimona. On Tuesday, Israel’s Haaretz reported: Fears for the condition of…
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International Women’s Day began in the early 1900’s as a Socialist political event, primarily in Europe and especially in the Soviet Bloc. By Eileen Fleming International Women’s Day has lost much of its political flavor however, the political and human rights theme designated by the United Nations still runs strong. Among the women who raised…
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New Book by Senior Non-Arab Correspondent and Health Reporter for The Arab Daily News is a political, medical and spiritual memoir New book by Eileen Fleming began in 2013 when medical experts recommended the then 59 year old undergo bilateral total knee replacements to relieve pain due to bone on bone grinding. Instead the retired…
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OEWG stands for Open Ended Working Group By Eileen Fleming On Monday 22 February, world governments have the opportunity to participate in the Open Ended Working Group “taking forward multilateral nuclear disarmament negotiations” in Geneva, Switzerland. Through resolution 67/56 the UN General Assembly decided in December 2012, to convene an OEWG to develop proposals for…
The Abrahamic Reunion joined musician James Twyman for peace in Syria at the border of Israel on Monday. By Eileen Fleming The Abrahamic Reunion is a group of spiritual leaders–Jews, Christians, Muslims, and Druze who have been working together for over a decade promoting inter religious harmony in the Holy Land. On February 1st James Twyman…
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Mindful Loving-Kindness reaps peace within and undergirds the curriculum in the social media “Peace Ambassador Training 2.0” course. By Eileen Fleming On 13 January 2016, over 180 global citizens from over twenty countries such as Pakistan, Turkey, Bosnia, Egypt, Bangladesh, Ireland, Germany, Australia and America united in a twelve week “Peace Ambassador Training 2.0” online…
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“The Revolution starts now, when you rise above your fear and tear the walls round you down.”-Steve Earle By Eileen Fleming “Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures” as President John F. Kennedy said. Pieces of Peace include a state of tranquility…
With gratitude to YOU for reading this Senior Non-Arab Correspondent for USA’s The Arab Daily News this post serves as my Leave of Absence Notice. By Eileen Fleming When my baby brother James A. Kasmir died by suicide last February, I embarked upon a mission to help end the stigma of mental illness in the…
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Two millennia ago Jesus embodied the Christ Consciousness. This year’s Christmas cries from the Holy Land come by way of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem from his annual Christmas press conference: In a few days we will celebrate the birth of Christ; Christmas, the mystery of the Incarnation, the mystery of the Eternal Word who…
While it takes a labor of love, and time, to make stuffed grape leaves and stuffed zucchini, an faster recipe alternative is stuffed green peppers. Stuffed with small lamb chunks and rice in a spicy pre-broth, stuffed green peppers make for an exciting meal. By Ray Hanania Arabs love to stuff vegetables with spiced lamb…
Thanksgiving season took a left to the liver on Friday night in the worst peacetime attack in France since World War Two. By Eileen Fleming Friday night in France three Islamic State jihadist cells coordinated near simultaneous attacks in bars, a concert hall and soccer stadium in unconscionable acts of revenge for French military action…
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International CANNA PRO EXPO unites Health Care Community and Cannabis Industry with patients, caregivers and activists calling for cannabis to be regulated just as alcohol is. By Eileen Fleming [Orlando, Fl.] The International Canna Pro Expo ran from Oct. 2-4th and united the Health Care Community and Medical Cannabis Industry leaders, entrepreneurs, medical marijuana patients,…
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