ፍትህ ለሁሉም / Justice for All
According to the January 2012 USDA Cattle Inventory report, retained heifer numbers were up 1.4 percent. This increase indicates an attempt at cattle herd expansion. However, the cost of replacement females for a cow-calf operation is significant. Selecting replacement females is challenging, especially when you consider that decisions made now will impact your operation for …
As you approach a log blocking the trail, you notice something strange at the base of it. It looks almost like a snake…but not quite. What could it be? As you inch closer, you realize that it’s a long piece of snake skin! Read more
Snakes are unique among wildlife for many reasons, and one of those reasons is their ability to shed their skin in its entirety. We don’t see this from other animals, so why do snakes shed their skin whole? Put simply, snakes shed their skin because it doesn’t fit anymore or because it’s old or worn out. When …
centrifugal force is a fictitious force, peculiar to a particle moving on a circular path, that has the same magnitude and dimensions as the force that keeps the particle on its circular path (the centripetal force) but points in the opposite direction. Read more
Egypt has always been in need to control the Ethiopian Abay River (AKA Blue Nile) for good reason – its livelihood depends on it. But having a good reason does not support taking any action to control the river. Egypt does not seem to appreciate this wisdom and has been trying historically to control the …
The Estephanos Monastery is on an island in Lake Haik, part of the Tehuledere district in South Wollo where LIVES has one of its project sites. The first church was built in 862 AD; in 1262 AD a monastery was established. Since then, it delivers spiritual, social, and development activities for the inhabitants of the surrounding area. …
sociology, social science that studies human societies, their interactions, and the processes that preserve and change them. It does this by examining the dynamics of constituent parts of societies such as institutions, communities, populations, and gender, racial, or age groups. Sociology also studies social status or stratification, social movements, and social change, as well as a societal disorder in the form of crime, deviance, and revolution. Read …
Anthropology is the study of people, past and present, with a focus on understanding the human condition both culturally and biologically. This joint emphasis sets anthropology apart from other humanities and natural sciences. In a general sense, anthropology is concerned with determining what humans are, how they evolved, and how they differ from one another. …
in anthropology and sociology, the process whereby individuals or groups of differing ethnic heritage are absorbed into the dominant culture of a society. The process of assimilating involves taking on the traits of the dominant culture to such a degree that the assimilating group becomes socially indistinguishable from other members of the society. As such, assimilation is the most extreme form of acculturation. …
In its broadest definition, “civic education” means all the processes that affect people’s beliefs, commitments, capabilities, and actions as members or prospective members of communities. Civic education need not be intentional or deliberate; institutions and communities transmit values and norms without meaning to. It may not be beneficial: sometimes people are civically educated in ways …