Events
A Brief History of Black History Month
By Jessica Vandelay · 15 years ago
African-Americans contributed in every aspect of American culture including literature, art, agriculture, arts, and entertainment, social and technological among many others. February is designated "Black History Month," also referred to as African-American History Month, or ...
A Brief History of New Orleans Mardi Gras Celebrations
By Jessica Vandelay · 15 years ago
Mardi Gras, which is French for Fat Tuesday, is the final day of Carnival, a festival that involves public celebrations such as parades and masquerade balls. Carnival began on Jan. 6 and Mardi Gras is ...
A Brief History of Presidents’ Day
By Felicity Grant · 15 years ago
Presidents’ Day is a federal holiday in the U.S. that honors President Washington and President Lincoln, arguably two of the best presidents in U.S. history. Presidents’ Day is celebrated on the third Monday of February. ...
Ram Must Be Cringing
By Saara Jahan · 15 years ago
Valentine's day has become the most opportune day for the Hindu moral police [i resist using Taliban because they are much more unleashed]. Though they have a right to be heard, the means they are ...
Competition in Iranian Presidential Elections
By Rahman Mehraby · 15 years ago
When it comes to the competition in Iranian presidential elections, it is often interesting to see how the electoral candidates for the presidential position stack up against each other. Iran is the first and only ...
Censorship On Magazines And Periodicals
By Ben Tan · 15 years ago
There is just as much variety in magazines and periodicals as there is creativity to come up on with ideas for publications. Magazines and periodicals covers interests ranging from political, business, trade, auto, electronics, computer, ...
What causes the ongoing Palestinian Israeli Conflict
By Eric Kaad · 15 years ago
If someone asked you what significance the Temple Mount location has to do with the ongoing Israeli – Palestinian conflict how would you answer?
The conflict between Palestine and Israel is probably the least understood ...
Veterans Day, What does it mean in todays America?
By Eddie Hill · 15 years ago
Veterans Day continues to be observed on November 11, regardless of what day of the week on which it falls. Veterans Day is a celebration to honor
America's veterans for their patriotism and their service ...
Drinking Water Purification Systems: Don't Wait for Another Hurricane Ike!
By Olivia Romero · 15 years ago
Have you read about this recently? Thousands of victims of Hurricane Ike are still without basic services like electricity and clean water. This devastating event certainly puts the spotlight on inadequate drinking water purification systems. ...
How Hurricane Ike Underscores the Importance of an Effective Water Purification Process
By Olivia Romero · 15 years ago
I'm shocked. I was listening to a radio news story about the aftermath of Hurricane Ike in the south Texas area. In an effort to provide local citizens with clean drinking water, a spokesman was ...
The Effects of Condensation on Windows
By Greg Ringer · 15 years ago
Condensation is caused when the water from the skies starts going back to the earth, it can be through snow, rain or dew. It creates an effect of coolness, but it can be very damaging ...
Some Reflections on Bob Woodruff's China White Wash
By Peter Navarro · 15 years ago
"So near to the truth, yet so far." That’s the feeling I came away with after watching Bob Woodruff’s recent China Inside Out documentary for ABC news. It’s regrettable that a journalist of such a ...
Local Firm Cleaning the Air for Beijing Olympics
By Larry M Edwards · 15 years ago
Posted: 03/10/2004 at 12:00:00 AM PST
by Larry M. Edwards
SAN DIEGO -- Four years from now, when athletes from around the world descend on Beijing, China, for the 2008 Olympics, the air quality will ...
2009 Bank Holidays - Get List of 2009 Bank Holidays in USA, Canada, India and UK
By Kunal Singh · 15 years ago
2009 bank holidays are all public holidays and are observed across the various countries. The 2009 bank holidays are expected to be great occasions for merriment and planning for lovely vacations to ones dream destinations. ...
The Flood of The Century
By Mark Boardman · 15 years ago
In April and May of 1997 the Red River, bordering North Dakota and Minnesota flooded across the Red River valley causing $3.5 Billion worth of damage, making it one of the most expensive natural disasters ...
Fallen Mann
By Karen Abbott · 15 years ago
The Mann Act, long relegated to the status of bawdy Frank Sinatra punch lines and literary asides—Lolita’s Humbert Humbert deplores the law as "lending itself to a dreadful pun"—was serious news recently for the first ...
The News Media Whispers the Truth about the Petit Family Massacre
By Michael Edward Loftus Sr · 15 years ago
Article Description: A Focus in the Petit Family Massacre No One is Talking About
Article Title: The News Media Whispers the Truth about the Petit Family Massacre
Keywords: Petit, unlocked door, Crime, security, Walk-Ins
Word ...
When Church Autonomy Is Tyranny
By Marci Hamilton · 15 years ago
Ignorance is the enemy of liberty. That truth has never been so forcefully made as it has been with the rescue of the hundreds of children from the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints compound in Eldorado, ...
America’s Growing Energy Crisis
By David Brooks · 15 years ago
The following are excerpts from a - now seemingly prophetic - article I wrote in August, 2005 about the pending fuel crisis in America while I was living in Iceland.
August, 2005: I read an ...
Healing Justice Celebration Kicks Off Global Kindness Revolution
By Lindee Rochelle · 16 years ago
Saturday, April 19-Philadelphia—A Sagewriters Event
SWARTHMORE, PENN.—April 8, 2008—Music soothes the soul and Sagewriters Inc. is out to prove it heals, too. In an evening of music, dance, films and poetry, the first "Healing Justice ...