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January 2014 Blog Posts (4)

Herbal Antibiotics, Superbugs and the Herbal Integration Course

One of the most common reasons that I hear as to why people want to learn about herbal medicines is some version of “I want an alternative to antibiotics.”

Some folks are looking for something that won’t give them diarrhea. Others don’t like getting a yeast infection after every course of antibiotics regardless of what they were for. And…

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Added by garliq on January 30, 2014 at 10:26am — No Comments

Tipping Point Action Proposal now up at MIT Climate CoLab Crowdsourcing Platform

The Community Peacebuilding and Cultural Sustainability (CPCS) Initiative provides research for critical challenge alerts, and support for collaborative problem solving initiatives which seek to maximize citizen participation.

Beginning in December, 2013, The CPCS Initiative launched a new and comprehensive campaign called “Tipping Point Action: Citizen Participation in Times of Unprecedented Challenges”.

Tipping Point Action Campaign Entering New Phase

The…

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Added by Stefan Pasti on January 26, 2014 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Open Letter to Green Party Representatives (Subject: Tipping Point Action Campaign)

The Community Peacebuilding and Cultural Sustainability (CPCS) Initiative provides research for critical challenge alerts, and support for collaborative problem solving initiatives which seek to maximize citizen participation.

Beginning in December, 2013 The CPCS Initiative launched a new and comprehensive campaign called “Tipping Point Action: Citizen Participation in Times of Unprecedented Challenges”.

As a way of sharing information about the Tipping Point Action Campaign, I…

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Added by Stefan Pasti on January 7, 2014 at 10:00am — No Comments

How to save your fish during a black out in a temperate climate

Well I hate to be annoying and tell you what you already know, but it is much easier to be prepared ahead of time. If you didn’t think of it, hopefully these tips will help.

Stop feeding

The first rule with fish. If you have a problem of any kind, stop feeding your fish until the problem is resolved. This may seem cruel but its not. Fish are cold blooded and do not need to eat everyday. They can go without food for even a month.

Humans are warm blooded and most of the…

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Added by Tamar Oziel on January 5, 2014 at 5:41am — No Comments

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