Copyright 2006 David Maillie The average price of gasoline has now reached an all time high in the United States at $3.03 per gallon. Higher even than in the Hurricane Katrina aftermath. The recent cease fire and UN agreement between Israel, Lebanon,...

The Prohibition act took effect in 1920, there were a series of laws in the states that tried to restrict consumption of alcoholic drinks . These are some of the laws before Prohibition and also the 18th amendment and Volstead Act. In 1697, the first a...

In this article I will discuss the dangers children face in the internet, and the solutions to thesedangers. Today, almost every child has access to internet. This comes thanks to the advance in technology, but has also risks involved. Did you know tha...

As much as individuals in a wheelchair live ordinary lives, the issues of accessibility always seem to make an appearance. Even the simplest of things - such as everyday transportation - can be a burden without the proper services. That's why I was excite...

In the 1990s headlines suggested baby boomer would have the greatest wealth of any generation in history. Inheritances and created wealth would make this generation wealthy. In 2004 AARP did a study based on federal data. They found nearly eighty per...

The ghazal in Urdu represents the most popular form of subjective poetry, while the nazm exemplifies the objective kind, often reserved for narrative, descriptive, didactic or satirical purposes. Under the broad head of the nazm we may also include the cl...

I fail to understand how this great country of ours is constantly attacked by civil liberties groups, in an attempt to abolish all forms of God from all government institutions, or anything that is government subsidized, like our public schools. ...

The concept of global village came to the social, economic and politic arenas by the end of the twentieth century when the World Wide Web, international politic and economic organizations (EU, United Nations, Monetary Fund etc.) developed their policy for...

Look around. Today, more than ever before, it has become fashionable to cheat. One could say, and come away without too much criticism, that everyone expects it. The funny thing is the person who expects it, or observes it, or knows someone who does it, n...

Copyright 2006 Nancy O'Connor PhD If the richer developed Nations don't help the poorer undeveloped nations on planet earth we are just speeding up the extinction of our species. People from the underdeveloped countries will continue to move legally or...

Cracks wrap their way around and across the white marble monument. The cracks are growing larger and deeper as time passes. The monument is seventy-four years old and was created from Marble cut from a quarry in Colorado. The monument stands across...

The African Union (AU) and the New Partnership for Africa's Development (Nepad) have been holding meetings to explore how biotechnology can contribute to Africa's development. The latest of these meetings took place in Kenya last week. Participants, wh...

In an independent survey in 2005, 70% of the Main Stream Media (MSM) admitted to being Liberal in their leanings. MSM is comprised of the so-called Big-3 Networks: CBS, ABC, and NBC. How did Media go from no one knowing the political and social leanin...

You've probably heard the adage "familiarity breeds contempt" several times already but are you aware that it is also applicable for dating? If you live in a relatively small neighborhood, you tend to be sick and tired of seeing the same people day after ...

Looking hesitantly at the blue and white cruiser through squinted eyes, he nervously shifts as he stands near his porch rapping to his friends who decided to stop over. As the car parks and two cops emerge, he feels a nervous butterfly sensation in his st...