May 25, 2013

The Journal of Steffanie Rivers: The Evolution of Me

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*When I graduated from college the first time followed my dreams and became a newspaper and television news reporter. I traveled across the country covering stories, one of the most memorable was when I met Nelson Mandela during his visit to the United States after his release from a South African prison. When I graduated [...]




African American Women Should Become ‘Ayurveda’ Goddesses for the Health of Our Community

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*The 5000 year old, ancient art of Ayurveda in India is the natural science of balance. Indian medicine’s long history makes it one of the oldest catalogued systems of medicine in the world.  In fact, Greek and Chinese medicine are both based upon ancient Ayurvedic arts. The earliest concepts of Ayurveda are documented in the [...]




Baby Breeding Farm in Thailand Busted

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*People in America and throughout the world who want infants are not digging deep enough into these foreign adoptions to find out the origin of their baby’s mother. They simply know that their prayers have been answered and the fee, in some cases, is minimal.  But, the price is much higher for the mother who [...]




2,000 Fetuses Found in Thailand Buddhist Temple

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*A Buddhist temple is not where anyone would look for a fetus, especially not multiple fetuses numbering in the thousands. The smell was so overwhelming that it led authorities straight to their mortuary where they discovered 300 fetuses last Tuesday. But when they returned on Friday they had multiplied by more than five times that amount, [...]




The Journal of Steffanie Rivers: There Is No Substitute for Living Life With Passion

*When you have a passion for something you’ll do it for free. And that’s how she knows writing is her passion. Her first role model was her mother who has authored and published three books. She remembers how her mother would write letters and ask her to critique them. And long before there were on-line [...]