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Ancient Uses of Spikenard

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Over the course of history, spikenard has acquired a reputation as a highly desirable plant not only for the healing and aromatic oil that is produced from it, but also the flavoring powder produced from grinding its roots. Despite its remote growth in the Himalayas, royalty and wealthy alike have c

Why I Left South Africa

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This essay describes how, growing up white under the Apartheid regime, and in a non-thinking family, I became a typical, self-centred South African who had little regard for the feelings of black persons - until somehow in my early 20's I woke up and began to realize how blind i was. I left Sou

Volunteer Conservation Groups

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Some conservation groups have volunteer opportunities in national parks like Yosemite.Yosemite National Park image by Bobby4237 from Fotolia.comMany conservation groups rely on volunteers to keep their operations running. Some conservation groups are organized purely through volunteer...