News & Society
Taking Shape – The Geometric Keys to Joy and Success
By Moshe Sharon · 14 years ago
"Why do I need to learn this Stuff?" Tobias, a fifteen year-old boy, was talking in group family therapy about how much he hated school. A teenager who hates school; what a surprise! But his ...
Balancing World News and Muslim Views
By Jim Fry · 14 years ago
With a world of mass-media and internet reaching every single household, it is becoming increasingly difficult to feed the entire human race with a single world view of global events. Anyone can easily surf the ...
Common Mausoleum Conditions
By Chris Zikmanis · 14 years ago
Mausoleums, in general, tend to be beautiful buildings, standing as majestic monuments to the loved ones who are encoffined in them. These decorated architectures, frequently decorated with bronze and gold accents, marble columns and stained ...
The Regression of Secular Progression
By Moshe Sharon · 14 years ago
As a Jew, I find it both fascinating and alarming to watch the political/philosophical/moral debate raging in this country between the leftist secular progressives and right wing Christian fundamentalists. As most of us know, the ...
Gen. Stanley McChrystal-Hard Questions
By Rabbi Major (Ret) Fishel Jacobs · 14 years ago
Gen. Stanley McChrystal is in the news. He just resigned, or was sacked for Petraeus. We all know that.
What bothers me is not the fact that he was 'loose lipped.' Or any of that. ...
Rains wont wash away water crisis in Texas
By Gene Hall · 14 years ago
Mark Twain is often given credit for the old saying, "Whiskey is for drinking. Water is for fighting." Actually, it's not clear he ever said that, but it's true nonetheless. The Texas Legislature is gearing ...
Public Request for Changing the Draft Welsh Language Law
By Steve Greenwood · 14 years ago
A group consisting of 14 different organisations has come together to publish an open letter to have changes made to the draft Welsh language law.
The group wishing to make changes to the Welsh language ...
The Necessity of an Event Checklist
By Mike Barlow · 14 years ago
If you are planning an event, then having an event checklist is something that will come in very handy. Anything requiring a lot of organisation can quickly become overwhelming unless you find a way of ...
Case Study—Obtrusive Intervention-Israeli Supreme Court
By Rabbi Fishel Jacobs · 14 years ago
It’s about an alleged segregation policy. Or is it about quality in the school?
Regardless—hundreds of thousands of orthodox Jewish protestors have been rioting the streets of Jerusalem. Last week, eighty of them, law-abiding parents—mothers ...
British Ex-Minister Says French Is a Useless Language
By Steve Greenwood · 14 years ago
"Unless we have sufficient numbers of people who speak modern foreign languages - and not just the useless modern foreign languages like French" said British Minister Chris Bryant. With the changing world we live in, ...
Book Review: General James Longstreet: The Confederacy's Most Modern General by Lieutenant Colonel Harold M. Knudsen
By Johnny Kicklighter · 14 years ago
I'm a novice when it comes to Civil War history. I get lost in the details of the major military campaigns of the war, much less the smaller skirmishes, and even the geography at times. ...
Choosing a Party Planning Checklist
By Mike Barlow · 14 years ago
Choosing a party planning checklist will naturally be based upon the kind of function you plan on throwing. Your event planner will want to know exactly what your theme, budget and likes are in order ...
Compulsory English Language Proficiency Exam for Immigrants Outside Of EU
By Steve Greenwood · 14 years ago
Immigrants originating from outside the European Union will now have to take the compulsory English Language Proficiency Exam, introduced by the Coalition Government
The newly elected Conservative Liberal Democrat coalition government has made it a ...
The Role of State Governments in Preventing Medical Errors
By Moshe Sharon · 14 years ago
On August 7, 2008, the Chicago Tribune posted a blog entitled "Illinois ponders how to treat medical errors" (chicagotribune.com). It was a scathing commentary on the lackluster performance of the Illinois Department of Healthcare and ...
Spice Up Your Events with Audio Visual Hire
By Kathryn Dawson · 14 years ago
Do you find your events lacking sparkle? Do the attendees at your conferences, ceremonies, fundraisers or product launches look less than enthralled? If so, you need to spice up your presentations with the right AV ...
Legal Herbal Highs Created with Party Pills
By Percy Pilling · 14 years ago
When a person goes out at night to party they're usually trying to escape the monotony of their day to day lives. Regardless of whether they are a stay at home mom, a career focused ...
The Different Benefits Of Party Pills And Herbal Pills
By Percy Pilling · 14 years ago
Party pills are rapidly becoming a highlighted encounter for any individual who is trying to intensify their partying experience. In the past this was only possible by the consumption of enormous amounts of alcohol or ...
Surviving cataclysm in 2012
By Shaman Tito · 14 years ago
According to several prophecies, the end of the world would be scheduled for December 21, 2012, on the winter solstice of that year. How to survive the disaster of 2012? The answer is given here. ...
What’s in a Name?
By Jason Lapene · 14 years ago
I am certain that you have heard the names Tom Cruise and Julia Roberts? What if I told you Tom was a Computer Software Consultant in Chicago, Illinois and Julia was a Dental Insurance Representative ...
Shanghai World Expo Provides a Free SMS Translation Services
By Steve Greenwood · 14 years ago
The World Expo 2010 is open to visitors in Shanghai. The Shanghai World Expo sponsor has rolled out a free SMS translation service for Mandarin speaking visitors. This article explains what it's all about.
The ...