The Kurdish homeland has been invaded and occupied by those who consider themselves as the one and only. Throughout the history many invaders have occupied other people's land and many natives have left their homeland because of its occupation. A complete review of invasions is beyond the scope of this essay or the attention of many readers. Since all invasion and occupations have some common themes, the analysis of a fictional or red one might give insight into the real ones.

Upon arriving in Redland we, the whites, claimed the new frontier was ours forever. The red natives had a strange understanding of property ownership. They believed the land is owned temporarily on a first come first serve basis and returns to the community later. The natives expected their adult offspring to take care of themselves as soon as they could instead of becoming spoiled by inheritance without sweat.

Power in Your Pocketbook

An astounding number of green, not-so-green and toxic options vie for our attention each time we shop. To help cut through the confusion, D.C. area writer Diane MacEachern — who’s been figuring out how to live green for more than 30 years — has penned a manual.

By buying green we can keep ourselves and our families healthier, as well as make the world safer and influence business, even big ones, to go green.

OceanGrown International (OGI) Establishes Green Based Charitable Commitment with OceanGrown Trust

Cause marketing to keep the world green and ocean blue. New company OceanGrown™ International (OGI) kicks off their charitable commitment, OceanGrown™ Trust on Earth Day with a promise to sustain and preserve our environment, specifically the ocean.

"The green movement is becoming much more than a trend - it's a revolution," said Kerry Brown, OGI Founder.

FDA approves new drug to treat Crohn's disease

A new drug has been approved to help sufferers of Crohn's disease, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on Tuesday.

The drug Cimzia, which is manufactured by a U.S. company, received approval for adults with moderate to severe Crohn's disease who have not responded to conventional therapies, said FDA in a statement.

Crohn's disease is a chronic, inflammatory bowel disease that affects more than 1 million men and women worldwide. It has no cure and its cause is unknown. Crohn's can cause diarrhea, fever, rectal bleeding, narrowing of the intestinal tract, obstructions, abdominal pain, etc. It also can lead to abnormal connections (fistulas) leading from the intestine to the skin or internal organs.

Cimzia works to reduce the signs and symptoms of Crohn's, but it also carries risks that will require patients on it to be closely monitored by their physicians or other health care professionals, FDA warned.

New children's book addresses Mom's plastic surgery

Divorce. Bullies. Foster care. There are books for children on just about every tough subject these days. But Mommy's plastic surgery?

A Florida plastic surgeon has written about just that in "My Beautiful Mommy," a picture book due out April 28 that tries to calm the fears of kids with parents getting tummy tucks, breast-enhancement procedures and nose jobs.

Dr. Michael Salzhauer said so many moms brought kids to their appointments that he was motivated to stock up on lollipops in his Bal Harbour, Fla., office. In "My Beautiful Mommy," he explains mommy's recuperation, changing look and desire for plastic surgery.

"Many parents don't explain to their kids what's going on," said the father of four, with his fifth child on the way. "Children are very perceptive. You can't hide a major surgery from them.