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There has been a paradigm shift in many Western countries over the last few years. Wrongly or rightly many European countries have been moving away from manufacturing and businesses that involve heavy industrial plants and instead trying to create wealth through services; especially IT and financial services. The nitty gritty of making things, smelting, iron [...]
Thailand may be the land of the free; it may also be a paradise Kingdom for tourists who flock in large numbers to Phuket, Chaweng beach in Koh Samui, Ban Niang beach in Khao Lak. the Full Moon Party in Haad Rin and to countless other popular traveller destinations in Thailand. But the truth is [...]
It is one of those sad facts in life that the local people in a tourist location often lose out. What was once their home gradually over the years becomes somewhere alien to them. How did it happen? The common history is that a place is first ‘discovered’ by intrepid travelers who aren’t worried by [...]
There is an enormous leap in the amount of investigation which is being carried out through pupils, lecturers, and researchers. Even though their task has increased, there is still more business which sometimes choose never to utilize online sources, or perhaps don’t know just how to use it. There’s also a huge number of individual, [...]
I had never heard of Chief William and it was with a great deal of pleasure that I increased my knowledge of North American Indian history, something that has long been overlooked by historians of the period between 1700 and the 20th century. But I was even more surprised to see a large number of [...]
The world today is becoming smaller by the day. People are interacting and communicating across boundaries, thanks to the technological advancement. However, amongst all these improvements and innovations that the world sees, there is a small tribe of people known as the Secwepemc people who are struggling to rebuild their nation and their community. The [...]
North America is a place that is rich in history. There are a lot of different environments. Places like woodlands, where they are elk and deer that is the east side. On the far Midwest is the grass plains where animals such as the camel, mammoth and horse. In the Southwest, human dependence used to [...]
In this fast pace economy we live in, most of us tend to forget one important aspect in our lives that could affect our entire being and loved ones. What I’m talking about is our health conditions in general and how we can lengthen our lives? Although aging cannot be prevented, since it is a [...]
The Secwepemc people who are also none as the Shuswap, are a collection of 17 tribes who live in the Province of British Columbia in Canada. They are a very ancient people and in fact ancestors can be traced back to the interior of British Columbia for over nine thousand years. When they first encountered [...]
Ever since rather romantic writers and early American settlers like Longfellow, Parkman and Thoreau first wrote about the idea many people interested in the history of North America have believed in what is now known as “The Pristine Myth”. This theory was that before the European settlers arrived the Native American Indians lived here in [...]
As a teacher at one of the nation’s top gunsmithing schools, I like to discuss the history of guns in North America with my students. Inevitably, a discussion starts about the introduction of guns to the Indian people of North America and whether or not it was a good idea. Is it good to introduce [...]
If you complete a Walmart application and are hired you will very quickly realize that you are working for a big company. You may have even heard or seen some pretty amazing sales figures. But these comparisons really put how large Walmart has become into perspective: Walmarts Take up a Lot of Space – If [...]
For many people sleep apnea can be treated in a rather easy manner. For some it’s just a matter of learning a new sleeping position or losing a few pounds. But for most the sleep apnea treatment method of oral appliance therapy is working quite well. The dental sleep appliances help to position the tongue [...]
Due to the horrible events that have taken place in the economy over the past few years many people have been devastated financially. This only worsens our economy even more than it already is, and will greatly prolong the day when we can recover from this nightmare. One thing that will surely help people to [...]
What makes an internet marketing company stand out? This is one of the most important questions we need to answer before exploring the potential earnings of online marketing. With so many companies offering similar products or services, we should always go for those that are ahead of the pack and on top of the game. [...]
In the late 1970’s, when the rest of the world’s scientists and political leaders were fast asleep to the ensuing issue of global warming- James E. Hansen was wide awake and publicizing his alarming scientific findings. Dr. Hansen is the director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies and one of the countries foremost climate [...]
It’s a small world. Just back from BC and we visited the Williams Lake area while on our tour paid for as one of our golden wedding anniversary gifts from our family. There’s not much at Williams Lake other than the golf and tennis club and a few houses to the west of the lake. [...]
When I think about the trials and tribulations of native people’s in North America, I can hardly believe the history and the horrific events which occured to them so many years ago and continue to happen today. In that vein, I’ve always asked myself, what is the most responsible way to bring about policy change? [...]
It is a shame that the coconut palm only grows in the tropics as the plant cannot survive frost. I say it is a shame because if we grew up around coconut palms we would all be so much healthier. People in Northern Europe and Northern America would not have such high rates per capita [...]
In October 2011 the International Energy Agency issued a warning about carbon emissions. In its report it wrote that ‘the door is closing’. It said that any more energy inefficient factories and homes built would tip the carbon content in the atmosphere beyond the critical 450 parts per million. One of the first effects of [...]
Today the Full Moon Party in Haad Rin attracts up to 30,000 people. It has spawned many imitators. On Koh Phangan now there are parties for nearly every phase of the moon – the half moon and the black moon. On other islands in Thailand they now hold monthly moon parties. The Black Moon Party in [...]
Over three centuries ago a tribe of people fled political turmoil in Indonesia and adopted a sea bound life. They slowly moved north into both the Gulf of Thailand and also up the Andaman coast. They are found in Thailand and Myanmar. They are a semi nomadic people that call themselves the Moken. In English [...]
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