Cahuenga Press has just come out Red snow fence by Harry E. Northup (Cahuenga is a cooperative press and Red snow fence is the 15th book they have published since their inception in 1989). The collection includes poems written between October 2002 and September 2005. Reading Northup’s poetry I would have felt like a voyeur … Read more
Dissertation processes break down when students can’t find their reading or are poorly organized. Lack of initial organization leads to wasted time throughout the dissertation process, and time is your most valuable asset throughout graduate school. This article covers the initial organization of dissertation reading and writing, focusing on the common question, “Why should I … Read more
dr Anthony Sweeting is not only the mentor and childhood friend of motivational speaker Les Brown, he is also an accomplished actor, director, producer and trainer. dr Sweeting is the writer, star, director and producer of The Soul of Nat Turner, winner of the Donald Davis Playwright Award. His production company, Multi-Cultural Arts Enterprises, successfully … Read more
Shahnawaz Zaidi is one of Pakistan’s most talented and well-known artists. He was born on May 24, 1948. His parents immigrated to Mandibahaudin near Gujarat, Pakistan from India, Muzafarnagar and Uttar Pradesh. Zaidi was the fifth of eleven siblings. He was not allowed to go to school until the fifth grade, but learned from a … Read more
At the end of your action research project, or even as a formative assessment in the middle, you need to revisit your data and analyze what you really did. This article is the last of five articles outlining the process of analyzing research findings and analyzing and reporting action research. Analysis and reporting are alchemical … Read more
Small stars like our sun die with great beauty, surrounded by beautiful shells of multicolored gases that were once their outer layers – leaving only their relic cores as silent testimonies to the universe that they once existed. Our sun, like other small stars, initially becomes a bloated star red giant which will swell to … Read more
This much-maligned high-fat avocado might be better for you than you think. Certain good fats help absorb key nutrients important to your health. In a study published in the Journal of Nutrition, Ohio State University researchers reported that avocados, which are high in omega-3 monounsaturated fatty acids, help the body absorb up to 15 times … Read more
Summer is coming… plan ahead Ultraviolet (UV) rays on unprotected skin can cause first and second degree burns to the skin, commonly referred to as sunburn. Long-term damage from overexposure can include premature aging and even skin cancer. Using commercially available sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or higher is an effective protection. However, a … Read more
When Professor FO Kwami was appointed Vice Chancellor of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana in 1982, the School of Engineering lost the services of an exceptionally talented engineering educator. A German-trained engineer and natural teacher, Frank Kwami was a natural choice for rapid promotion to full professor and then vice-chancellor. … Read more
Strange things were happening in the outer solar system when it was first born. That ice giants, Uranus and Neptune are the two outermost major planets of our Sun’s family, and they are very similar in size, mass, composition and great distance from our star. Both distant worlds are distinctly different from the quartet of … Read more