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Charles Q. Choi in his article entitled The Real Science of ‘Avatar’ in SPACE.com states that “the movie is set on the fictional Pandora, one of the many moons of a fictional Saturn-sized gas giant, Polyphemus, which is located in the real Alpha Centauri system, which at nearly 4.4 light-years away is the closest star system to Earth. [...]

The conservation of wild lands is well documented and neatly archived in history. Eviction of indigenous people from their homeland in the wild for the sake of conservation is only found in collective memory and oral history. Through a hundred years, indigenous people have often been seen by conservationists as a problem, and the solution has always [...]

There are common trends in this global business of hatred. Tensions, escalating numbers of deaths, and the very reason behind the violence are all the same. All for the occupation of land. Singur and Nandigram in India have been hotspots of violence because corporate mafias grab land for the sake of putting up Special Economic Zones (SEZs). Violent [...]

The Roman Empire reached its greatest geographic/territorial, economic, and cultural extent during the reign of what is called the ‘Five Good Emperors’ (96 A.D.-180 A.D.): Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius. These leaders were known for their more judicious rule and reasonable policies. In contrast, their successors were [...]

Ngugi wa Thiong’o successfully wrote in English but eventually turned to writing in Gikuyu, his mother tongue. He wants other writers to follow his example. ‘Decolonising the Mind’ is both an explanation of how he eventually decided to write in Gikuyu, as well as an encouragement for African writers to write in their native languages. Ngugi [...]

After the warm camaraderie that resulted in the boy’s club handshaking and all-around friendly truces and reconciliations in the recently held Summit of the Americas, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez announced that diplomat Roy Chaderton is appointed new ambassador to the United States. After gleaning that US President Barack Obama is an ‘intelligent [...]

Burger King’s latest promotional poster has pissed off Mexicans and the ad has been forcefully withdrawn. It shows the Texican Whopper being promoted in a bad light. The food product shows an American cowboy standing next to a short Mexican man draped in the country’s flag. The Mexican ambassador to Spain said that the such an act is illegal [...]

Pakistan seems to be literally in soup these days. The country has come under attack from many sides, including the notorious Talibans, the Americans and also militants within the country. Pakistani government stands helpless while all these ‘outsiders’ have taken the country for a ransom. The recent attack on the Sri Lankan team has left [...]

America today is the sum total of a great many development factors that were finetuned over time. In the mid-nineteenth century, the country seriously started on the road to industrialization with the aim of becoming a world economy. Two significant moves were made: the installation of an expansive railway system and territorial expansion. These led [...]

The slave figure has never ceased to be enigmatic. History is full of it. More than the moral context of slavery, the slave should first be seen as a historical figure and a cultural phenomenon. The Bible teaches unity through faith where there should not be any distinctions or discriminations in race, sex, or creed. It contradicts itself, though. [...]