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- It's Time to Prepare For Another Dalton Minimum
[News-and-Society:Weather] The increasing length of this solar cycle is becoming very similar to the solar cycles preceding the Dalton Minimum in the late 1700s and early 1800's. A period of time often described in the writings of Charles Dickens as filled with extreme cold and snow. In fact, the history of solar observation clearly shows a close relationship between the length of the solar cycle and subsequent global temperatures.
- The United Nation's Historic Failure in Myanmar
[News-and-Society:Politics] The United Nation's has just ruled that the continued detention of Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi legally violates the country's own laws as well as those of the international community. Of course, the legal opinion of the United Nations means very little to the military government of Myanmar. The sad reality is that Suu Kyi, has now spent 13 of the last 19 years under house arrest, with the ruling junta annually extending her detention despite years of intervention of...
- A Global Disaster From the Perfect Solar Storm
[News-and-Society:Environmental] The average solar cycle lasts for eleven years. The cycle includes a minimum of solar activity and a maximum. The sun is unusually quiet right now and has been for some time but there should be an increase in solar activity at some point in the near future.
- Follow the Sun to the Landscheidt Minimum
[News-and-Society:Weather] He was a scientist that predicted the current lack of sunspot activity in cycle 24 and the prospect of much colder times ahead. The climate experts of the time predicted a cycle 24 sunspot maximum as high as those in the preceding cycles but that was not the opinion of Theodor Landscheidt. It's not hard now to understand who won that scientific argument.
- An Increase in Government Surveillance Through CCTV
[News-and-Society:Politics] There is estimated to be more than 4 million surveillance cameras throughout the United Kingdom, with about 1.5 million closed circuit television cameras (CCTV) in city centers, train and subway stations, airports, and major retail areas. In London alone, there are 500,000 surveillance cameras and an average Londoner can be seen on camera 300 times every day. Cars are also automatically being monitored using cameras that check registration plates. CCTV is also being used in 85 primary and secondary schools and colleges across the country. It is being used in schools as a way to monitor children who are disrupting lessons.
- Life Jackets Are Not Polar Bear Gear This Year
[Reference-and-Education:Science] Last May global warming alarmists were very concerned about the fate of the polar bear. Melting Arctic Sea ice due to man-made global warming was highlighted in numerous newspaper and magazine articles as the reason that polar bears would soon become an extinct species. It was thought that melting Arctic icebergs would result in starving polar bears.
- Another Bid to Build a Flying Submarine
[News-and-Society:Military] Submarines that can fly like airplanes have been promoted in science fiction entertainment for many years. As early as the 1960s, in the Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea movie and television series, a flying sub often used for exploration, was contained in the belly of a larger submarine called the Seaview.
- A Promising Future For an Invisible Man
[Reference-and-Education:Future-Concepts] The concept of a man becoming invisible was introduced by H.G. Wells over one hundred years ago. Through the years, science fiction has often used the idea of a fantasy cloaking device to provide object invisibility. In fact, it is a term that has become so common that it is found in the Star Trek Encyclopedia.
- Giving a Hand to a Real Bionic Man
[Reference-and-Education:Science] In 1974, there was a futuristic television show called The Six Million Dollar Man. The popular show ran for four years and featured the adventures of astronaut, Steve Austin (Lee Majors). The show began with the astronaut near death but with science fiction and Hollywood creative thought readily available to provide an interesting story line.
- Cars in the Future Will Think and Change Shape
[Automotive] Over one million people worldwide die in motor vehicle accidents every year. Studies have found that more than 90% of all motor vehicle accidents involve some degree of human error. So, we should all just face the hard cold facts.
- A Deep Recession in a Global Economy
[Finance:Personal-Finance] Fear and emotion are the rule every day in the global financial markets. We have seen shock and awe financial bailout plans, the overnight consolidation of many troubled financial services giants, and a liquidity crisis that impacts markets across the globe. In Germany, the collapse of the rescue plan for Hypo Real Estate may mean a disaster in that country similar to the recent bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers in the United States.
- The Large Hadron Collider Journeys Into the Unknown
[Reference-and-Education:Science] Three hundred feet below the ground in a seventeen mile long circular tunnel on the border of France and Switzerland is the home of an eight billion dollar machine that took more than twenty years to build. In fact, this complex machine was designed to advance the scientific knowledge of the Universe. The machine known as the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is made of a unique construction of super conducting wire, iron, and steel.
- Voting Before the Presidential Race is Over
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] If you were on trial, would you want the jury verdict before your defense was heard? If you are making a very important personal decision, would you want to decide before considering all the pertinent facts and information? The answer to these two questions for most of us would be a resounding, "no."
- The Last Mission to the Hubble Telescope
[Reference-and-Education:Science] The Hubble has given us pictures of merging galaxies, asteroids, new galaxies, the rings around Uranus, and other planets. It has given scientists insights into star formation and star death. The Hubble Deep Field has produced pictures of distant galaxies nearly ten billion years ago.
- To Predict Global Climate Change Look to the Sun
[News-and-Society:Weather] A trip to the beach during the summer requires the use of proper suntan lotion to prevent a very bad sunburn. In fact, a hot summer day makes us often retreat from the sun into the cover of nearby shade. However, a cold winter day will often make us long for the warmth of the sun's direct rays.
- Mexico's Military Invasion of the United States Border
[News-and-Society:International] We usually get to the airport for our flight a couple of hours early. Long lines indicate that we have found the right boarding gate. We walk through a metal detector.
- Rhetoric Meets Reality For No Child Left Behind
[News-and-Society:Politics] The No Child Left Behind Act certainly had an ambitious goal. It mandated that all students tested in reading and math would reach grade level by the year 2014. Six years ago, when the law was passed, almost no one believed that this standard for success was realistic.
- Internet Inventor Tries to Discover the Perfect Soldier
[News-and-Society:Military] The Russian satellite Sputnik was launched into space at the height of the Cold War in the 1950s. In America, the Sputnik satellite was met with complete national security fear. In response to the national threat posed by the Russian satellite launch, President Dwight Eisenhower created DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency - it was initially just called ARPA).
- Colony Collapse Disorder and the Human Bee
[Reference-and-Education:Wildlife] The honey bee continues to disappear at a dramatic rate worldwide. Many beekeepers estimate that, at the current rate of bee loss, there now may be only a ten year window to find a cause and a cure for this malady. In fact, the British Beekeepers Association has warned that honeybees could disappear entirely from Great Britain by 2018.
- America's Best Days - Gone Or Yet to Come?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] In a Rasmussen telephone poll taken recently, voters were asked whether America's best days were ahead or behind it. In the poll's findings, 32% of those polled thought that the nation's best days were yet to come. However, more than 50% of Americans thought that the country's best days were already in the past.
- Future Cities Will Move and Change Shape
[Reference-and-Education:Future-Concepts] Every day millions of people all over the world go to the office to work at the same location. It is another work day at the same address in the same office building. The structure may be old or it may be new, but the structure does not change.
- The Bear Rules the Stock Market in 2008
[Investing:Stocks] Most major international stock indices are dropping fast. In fact, stock markets in Asia, the United Kingdom, and Europe have all now seen the fury of the bear. A bear market is generally defined as a drop of twenty percent from the market's previous high.
- Solving the Mystery of the Disappearing Honey Bee
[News-and-Society:Environmental] Research continues on the agricultural and environmental mystery known as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). However, finding a cause and a subsequent cure for the problem is fast becoming a race against time for scientists. The number of disappearing honey bees in recent years is indeed staggering.
- Hubble and James Webb Search For the Edge
[Reference-and-Education:Science] Its price tag was 500 million dollars in 1990. It certainly was a lot of money to pay for a telescope that circled the Earth and could not focus. A faulty mirror on the Hubble was the reason the expensive space telescope could not see.
- The Twelve States That Will Decide Election 2008
[News-and-Society:Politics] Between now and Election Day, you will see both Barack Obama and John McCain campaigning almost exclusively in these twelve states. If you happen to live in any of these states, you should be preparing yourself for a media blitz that will surely make you dream of a quiet, remote vacation long before Election Day. Over the next several months, political pundits will refer to these dozen states as the battleground for the 2008 Presidential election.
- An American Holiday on the Fourth of July
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] John Adams thought that America's birthday would be celebrated every year on the 2nd of July. Adams thought that the vote by the Continental Congress on July 2, 1776 to secede from British rule would become the date that Americans would honor throughout the ages. Ultimately, he would be proven wrong on his prediction of the day each year that America celebrates its independence.
- The Pentagon's Battle Plan is to Go Green
[News-and-Society:Military] The vote was 324-84 as the United States House of Representatives recently approved legislation allowing the Justice Department to sue members of OPEC . The House bill blames OPEC for limiting oil supplies and working together to set crude prices. In effect, it says that gas and oil prices in America are too high and that OPEC should therefore produce more product.
- A Republican Vice President For the Next Generation
[News-and-Society:Politics] The Republicans are in trouble in the 2008 Presidential election. John McCain is the nominee for a political party that has lost its brand identity. In fact, public opinion polls show that McCain is only competitive with Barack Obama because of his history of independence from the Republican Party mainstream.
- Disappearing Bees, Dying Bats, And Endangered Polar Bears
[Reference-and-Education:Wildlife] There are several stories of science and nature that have been featured in the national news over the last few months. For scientists, an explanation for disappearing bees and dying bats still remains elusive. The risk to the polar bear is a function of continued global warming with the potential for its extinction still over a century away.
- The Ron Paul Revolution And Republican Renewal
[News-and-Society:Politics] There may be a disaster coming in the 2008 election in November for the Republican Party. The recent defeat in the special election for Louisiana's Sixth Congressional District where Republican Woody Jenkins lost to Democrat Don Cazayoux is just the latest confirmation of how precarious the situation has become. Consider that Louisiana's sixth Congressional district had been held by a Republican for more than three decades.
- Fighting The Next War With Insects And Sharks
[Reference-and-Education:Science] There is a long history of the use of the honey bee in war. Roman catapults, with bee hives as projectiles, unleashed the fury of angry bees on an advancing enemy. Bee hives booby trapped to topple over with trip wires were used to the advantage of both sides during battles in World War I.
- Taking The Temperature Of Global Climate Change
[News-and-Society:Environmental] The daily observation from the Solar & Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) clearly highlights a potential global problem. In 2008, nearly every day of each of the first four months of the year has recorded an observation of sunspot activity that is equal to zero. In fact, there have been only two days in the last four months when there has been any sunspot activity at all and each small event disappeared very quickly.
- Another Year Of Disappearing Honey Bees
[Reference-and-Education:Wildlife] The 2008 calendar indicates that another spring has arrived in North America and the signs of the new season are everywhere. Buds have appeared on trees, heralding the arrival of new leaves. The increased daylight and the warming sun act as harbingers for the appearance of flowering plants that will soon begin their summer cycle of growth.
- A Congestion Tax Will Not Save The Planet
[News-and-Society:Environmental] It's an election year in the United States. The politicians of both major political parties continue to outline their initiatives for their first Presidential term in office. Democratic candidate Barrack Obama outlines a long list of new spending promises under the slogan "Yes we can".
- A New Era Of Space Travel Is On The Horizon
[Business:Entrepreneurialism] Data from public opinion polls indicate that nearly fifty million people would like to visit space. In fact as many as two million people each year would take the journey beyond the outer limits of Earth's gravity. The public's fascination with space travel means the potential development of a space travel tourism industry with revenues that could amount to $10 billion or more every year.
- Consumers Need Protection From Products That Contain Lead
[News-and-Society:Economics] In 2008, products that contain lead continue to arrive from China and appear everyday on American store shelves. The purchase of many of these products can result in a variety of potential health risks to the unsuspecting consumer. The danger inherent in the lead in the product is not identified on the product label.
- Beijing 2008 Was A Bad Bet By The IOC
[Recreation-and-Sports:Olympics] The 2008 Summer Olympic Games and events in Beijing are still several months away. However, sad and disturbing world headlines concerning China and these Olympic Games are everywhere. Last week the Chinese government reported that air pollution in Beijing reached its highest level on record as a sandstorm from the north shrouded the capital in dust, choking pedestrians, and delaying flights.
- RFID Clothing Tags Would Not Be Private Labels
[News-and-Society] Imagine a time in the near future when you enter a mall for a day of shopping. As you enter that mall, a tiny RFID scanner near the entrance captures the pulse from the hidden RFID tag sewn into the jacket that you are wearing. The information captured by that scanner is sent to a transactional database and within seconds your complete identity, and the location and date that you purchased that jacket, is captured.
- A Webkinz Is A Small Toy Pet With Huge "Grass Roots" Appeal
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews] Have you ever heard of a toy that sold more than one million units in it first fourteen months without the parent company ever spending any money to advertise it? How about the fact that it is only sold in certain specialty stores (and cannot be purchased in many popular toy stores) yet these toy pets are selling at the rate of over ten thousand each week. When I last checked Ebay, the site had over ten thousand of these toys for sale.
- A Second Place Finish Does Not Mean Victory
[News-and-Society:Politics] The Democratic primary campaign for the party's nomination will continue at least until the Pennsylvania primary in about six weeks. Hillary Clinton may continue to contest the race into the beginning of the summer and maybe even right up until the August convention. However, the race for the Democratic nomination in the 2008 Presidential election is, by every measure of democratic due process, over and Barack Obama has won.
- Planning For The Worst In A Nuclear World
[News-and-Society:International] Weapons of mass destruction have been with us since the bombing events of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War Two. The fear of the "wrong weapons" falling into the "wrong hands" is now an everyday consideration in our world. Unstable governments in North Korea and Pakistan have nuclear weapons.
- The Year of Sun-Made Global Cooling
[News-and-Society:Environmental] The man-made global warming crowd is at it again. Global warming will kill the fish and destroy the coral reefs during the next fifty years according to a new report released last week by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The report, the work of UNEP scientists in collaboration with universities and institutes in Europe and the United States, was released during the meeting of the UNEP Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum taking place in Monaco.
- Kepler's Hunt For Another Planet Earth In Space
[Reference-and-Education:Science] The United Nations has named 2009 the International Year of Astronomy. The year was chosen by the United Nations because it marks the four hundred year anniversary of Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei's first observations using a telescope. The International Year of Astronomy will feature a number of interesting international space projects and events.
- Presidents' Day - America's Top Presidents
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Presidents' Day is a national holiday in America. It is a day of honor for all the men who have served in the office of President of the United States. As I researched how people rank the men that have held the highest office in this land, I was somewhat surprised to be challenged by the definition of the term "rank".
- Obama Appears Inevitable While Clinton Only Has Hope
[News-and-Society:Politics] Political pundits are beginning to sense an end to the Presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton. Last week Peggy Noonan wrote a column questioning how gracious Hillary Clinton would be in defeat. This week Dick Morris predicted an eventual nomination victory for Barack Obama and the end of the pursuit of the White House by the former First Lady.
- Worry About Disappearing Honey Bees Not Polar Bears
[News-and-Society:Environmental] Many people are worried that the cute furry polar bear will lose its ice habitat due to global warming later in this century. The polar bear does not have a real problem today, but many people worry about their future without ice nevertheless. The same concern is shared about global warming's undesirable future impact on tigers, penguins, turtles, birds, and many other species later in this century and next.
- Navigating The Economic Recession Of 2008
[News-and-Society:Economics] Panic and fear are everywhere in early 2008. An economic recession in the United States is now the topic on everyone's mind. Most of the world's stock markets have already lost more than twenty percent of their value in the last couple of months.
- Man-Made Global Warming Is Tulip Bulb Mania
[News-and-Society:Environmental] Global warming research has become a very big business throughout the world. Each year billions of dollars are spent studying climate change. The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), now has an annual budget that has reached more than $136 million.
- Beijing 2008 - Human Rights Are A Propaganda Game
[News-and-Society:Politics] Beijing's loss of the 2000 Olympics Games to Sydney, Australia was attributed mainly to it's poor human rights record. After sitting out the bidding for the 2004 Olympic events, China made a promise of improving it's human rights record as the centerpiece of it's successful bid for the 2008 Olympics.
- The Best Political Speech Of The Last Century
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Politicians give speeches to rally support from voters. Some have a gift for oratory. Many politicians do not. In 2008, it's election season in America and the speeches come at us from every side of the political spectrum. We can see excerpts from candidates' speeches on television commercials, in debates and, on the nightly news.
- Surviving The Hype Of The Apocalypse of 2012
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] 2012 will be a very interesting year. The United States will have a Presidential election. Across the world, elections will also be held in France, Mexico, and Ireland.
- Ron Paul May Have Ignited A Political Movement
[News-and-Society:Politics] Six months ago I glanced at the political campaign sign of this little known candidate on the corner of my street and thought he was running for the local school committee. A few weeks later I learned that the man is a doctor and military surgeon. He is 72 years old and a ten term Republican congressman from Texas running for President of the United States in the 2008 election.
- The War On Terror Has Always Been In Pakistan
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] The problems in Pakistan came into every living room across the world last week. The assassination of Benazir Bhutto was the lead story on every news channel. The event of her assassination ended any hope of democratic rule in the country.
- The Last Man Standing Could Be John McCain
[News-and-Society:Politics] His Presidential campaign was left for dead by almost everyone in the late summer of 2007. Many of his senior advisors had quit his campaign or had been fired. In just six months, his campaign had run through its sizable financial war chest ($25 million) and was broke.
- The Voters' New Year's Resolution
[News-and-Society:Politics] January is the month whose name indicates reflection and planning. The first calendar month is named after the two-faced Roman god Janus. It is a month when we look back at the past year and forward to the year to come. It is a time when more than 70 percent of us make New Year's resolutions. We remember what worked or didn't work for us in the past. We take stock of ourselves and assess our need for change in the new year. We remember past relationships and we assess potential new ones. We contemplate our future course. We either like the path we are on or decide a fresh new path is our best answer.
- Global Warming Is An Issue, Not A Crusade
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Article on the United Nations and the issue of global warming. The problem with the true believer is that an issue becomes black and white. There is no room for discussion. The true believer is right and if you do not agree with him/her, you are dead wrong.
- An Education Long Overdue For Hugo Chavez
[News-and-Society:Politics] Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is not known for his political polish. When thinking of Chavez, the words hyperbole and bluster easily come to mind. The former tank commander often sounds paranoid about the possibility of his assassination or overthrow. In fact, in 2005 he made world news by telling the press that America was developing plans to assassinate him. The United States Department of State would reject his accusation as "wild."
- A Lunar Outpost For A Journey To Mars
[Reference-and-Education:Science] In the year 2004, American President, George W. Bush, outlined goals for NASA after the completion of the International Space Station in 2010. Bush stated that " our... goal is to develop and test a new spacecraft, the Crew Exploration Vehicle, by 2008, and to conduct the first manned mission no later than 2014. The Crew Exploration Vehicle will be capable of ferrying astronauts and scientists to the Space Station after the shuttle is retired. But the main purpose of this spacecraft will be to carry astronauts beyond our orbit to other worlds. This will be the first spacecraft of its kind since the Apollo Command Module".
- A Political Firestorm For Prime Minister Gordon Brown
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Article on current events in the United Kingdom. In June of 2007 Gordon Brown became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. After a decade working as the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Brown had developed a reputation of competence. Low national unemployment, reform, and a decade of growth of nearly 3% per year can work wonders for a political resume, especially for a politician in charge of the Treasury.
- A Survival Guide For This Holiday Season
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] This was the first year in some time that I was out shopping on Black Friday. I usually get most of my holiday shopping done prior to Thanksgiving. Completely avoiding the annual post-Thanksgiving rush has been an objective of mine for some time. It is not the case in 2007.
- The Secret Scientific Debate On Global Warming
[News-and-Society:Environmental] The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) gave a grim assessment of the impact of global climate change in a new report dated November 17, 2007. According to the Panel's latest report, the build-up of carbon dioxide on Earth already imperils islands, coastlines, and a fifth to two-thirds of the world's species.
- The Hubble Telescope Pictures Space Through Time
[Reference-and-Education:Astronomy] Article on the discoveries of the Hubble Telescope. It has been seventeen years since the launch of the Hubble Telescope. The cost to the United States and the European Union was originally projected at about 500 million dollars. The program's costs are now estimated to be over 5 billion dollars.
- Health Care And The Fairness Of High Cigarette Taxes
[Health-and-Fitness:Quit-Smoking] Article on the fairness of high cigarette taxes. Smoking currently is a massive health-care problem which dramatically impacts the lives of people and puts tremendous stress on the health-care system for smokers and non-smokers alike. The latest statistics for cigarette smoking are as follows.
- A Reminder Of Gordon Sinclair's Broadcast
[News-and-Society:Politics] Article on the recent speech given to Congress by French president Nicolas Sarkozy and the broadcast tribute to "Americans" by Gordon Sinclair. French President Nicolas Sarkozy's speech gave tribute to America in a Congressional event on Wednesday, November 7, 2003. His speech was well received by Congress and certainly timely as the United States prepares to honor its war veterans on Monday, November 12, 2007.
- Freedom Tower Will Highlight The New York Skyline
[News-and-Society] Construction has begun on the Freedom Tower in Lower Manhattan in New York City. Article on the construction of the Freedom Tower and 9/11 Memorial in New York City.
- The Insecurity of the RFID Chip
[News-and-Society] The more the federal government passes laws to insure my security, the more insecure I feel. Let's take the government's proposed use of RFID technology as an example of my concern. Article on the potential use of RFID chips in passports, drivers licenses and healthcare.
- The Road To The White House Needs Repair
[News-and-Society:Politics] It's late October 2007 and we still do not know when the New Hampshire primary and the Iowa Caucuses will be held. Twenty states have been moving forward into early 2008 their primary election voting date.
- The Politics Of Illegal Immigration
[News-and-Society:Politics] The problem of illegal immigration exists today in large measure because the last two Presidential administrations have not enforced the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, which provided for penalties against companies that hire undocumented workers. In 1999, under the Clinton Administration, the U.S. government collected a meager $3.69 million from 890 companies in fines. In 2004, under George Bush, the amount collected in fines from companies hiring undocumented workers was zero.
- The Media Age Of Celebrity Faux News
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] It's all over the Internet. It's prominent on the cable news stations. It's become popular on the network news. You can see it in the tabloids in the newsstands. Everywhere you can see the tragic mistakes of the modern celebrity. It's all celebrity bad behavior all the time. The media's sensational stories of celebrities' personal, sad, and tragic problems have created its own industry of faux news.
- The I-35W Was A Bridge Too Far
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Then there is the story of the collapse of the I-35W bridge over the Mississippi River in Minnesota on August 1, 2005 at 605pm.(CDT). There were thirteen deaths due to this bridge collapse and the victims, eight males and five females aged 22 months to 60 years, who were all Minnesota residents.
- The Silent War Between Israel And Syria
[News-and-Society:Military] So what happened on the morning of September 6, 2007? Israel has instituted a news blackout beyond saying that Israeli soldiers demonstrated unusual courage in acting against Syria. Syria indicates that Israel violated its airspace and fired missals on ground targets. Iran has been absolutely quiet, very unusual for them. There has been no comment across the Middle East. Europe is quiet on the issue.
- In Myanmar - Its Not Power That Corrupts, But Fear
[News-and-Society:Politics] You may have never heard of Myanmar until you read about the violence against monks that has been making world headline news over the last few weeks. Just what are the problems in the country? Why are monks under attack? Lets examine these questions about the country called Myanmar.
- The Games Of The XXIX Olympiad
[Recreation-and-Sports] The Games of the XXIX Olympiad are now less than a year away, with the opening ceremonies scheduled to begin in the host city of Beijing, China on August 8, 2008. The Olympic games will be held between August 8, 2008 and August 24, 2008 in Beijing and surrounding cities. The games will feature three hundred two events covering twenty eight sports.
- The Distinguished Guest "Was A Petty And Cruel Dictator"
[News-and-Society:Politics] Sometimes, college and university administrators invite tyrants, terrorists, and other highly controversial people to speak at their schools. The guest arrives and is given a friendly welcome. The speech is made, several hostile questions are taken from a few protesting students in attendance, and the forum concludes.
- Cell Phone Ban for Restaurants?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] The cell phone had just come boldly out of his pocket and I just hoped he would be discreet. Article on the ban of the use of cell phones in the dining area of restaurants.
- America's Youth Are Getting A Kick Out Of Soccer
[Recreation-and-Sports:Soccer] From my seat in the stands, I could see that these qualifying soccer drills were a test of a player's dexterity, power, speed, agility, practice and coordination. Article on the growing popularity of soccer with the youth of America.
- Fred Thompson Finally Enters The Race
[News-and-Society:Politics] After privately considering the race for a year, publicly mulling the race for six months, and testing the waters for three months, former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson has finally entered the race for the Republican Presidential nomination. He entered the race with an announcement on the Tonight Show and with campaign rallies in Iowa and New Hampshire.
- Remembering Luciano Pavarotti
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Performing-Arts] Article on the recent death of Luciano Pavarotti. Article highlights the accomplishments of the man.
- The "Straight Talk Express" Will Not Reach Its Final Destination
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Article on John McCain's campaign called the "Straight Talk Express" during 2007.
- Four Months To Go And Hillary Clinton Is The Show
[News-and-Society:Politics] Article on the Democratic primary for the 2008 Presidential election
- The Four Horsemen Of A Potential Sports Apocalypse
[Recreation-and-Sports] In this summer of 2007, there are three major professional sports that have scandals developing while over at the Tour de France, the leader was just disqualified for lying and probable drug use. The nature of the scandals in the sports of baseball and basketball threaten the integrity of each respective game. Lets review the actions of the individuals which have created the problems this summer in sports. Lets look at the four horsemen of a potential sports apocalypse.
- The Savings Crisis In America A Generation Of Americans Who Can't Save Money
[News-and-Society:Economics] Recent newspaper stories have reported that the U.S. savings rate is the lowest in seventy three years, that is since 1933. Within the last twelve months, the personal savings rate has actually turned negative. The data indicates that people in the United States are not saving money. So why can't some people save more money? There are several reasons as follows and we will briefly examine each one.
- Illegal Immigration In The United States
[News-and-Society:Politics] There are currently between ten and twenty million illegal immigrants in the United States. Illegal immigration has become greater than legal immigration over the last several years (700,000 per year vs. 600,000 per year).
- Barry Bonds And Major League Baseball's Home Run Record
[Recreation-and-Sports:Baseball] During the 2007 baseball season, Barry Bonds will hit career home run seven hundred fifty six and break Henry Aaron's all time career home run mark. Barry Bonds will become baseball's new home run king and sultan of swat. Barry Bonds will have achieved this record by being a great athlete, having marvelous hand/eye coordination and timing and acquiring great strength through performance enhancing steroids.
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