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The Treaty of Ryswick 1697
By Edrys Erisnor · 16 years ago
The Treaty of Ryswick came about as the concluding chapter to the European ‘War of Grand Alliance’. The war pitted France on one hand to a grand alliance of four powers, namely England, Spain, The ...
What’s the story with... Disappearing?
By Marissa Duffy · 16 years ago
Bemusement turned to disbelief this week as the tale of "presumed dead" canoeist John Darwin unravelled in the most dramatic fashion. Darwin was launched into the spotlight last Saturday as a missing man from Hartlepool ...
Dogged! Pluto Stripped of Planetary Status
By Gina Stepp · 16 years ago
Christine Lavin’s folk albums have been enjoyed in our house since before my oldest child was born. Of course, if you aren't familiar with the singer, you may well wonder why her name opens an ...
Subprime Woes: Are We Out of the Woods Yet?
By Dane Smith · 16 years ago
In the last week, many encouraging signs have been on the economic radar: The Bush administration has stated that a consensus has been reached about the impending $145 billion economic stimulus package, the Federal Reserve ...
US Recession Inevitable?
By Dane Smith · 16 years ago
As the sub-prime mortgage scandal continues to play out badly for many US companies, more and more questions have been raised as to whether the impact of a slowdown in one area will translate into ...
Essay Contest: Freeing Freedom of Expression
By Lindee Rochelle · 16 years ago
Annual writers’ competition invites exploration of First Amendment.
Freedom of speech: what works, what doesn’t work and when do we take our liberties too far? Featuring a provocative election year issue, "Freeing Freedom of Expression," ...
Effects of the UK Smoking Ban
By Chris Tyrrell · 16 years ago
In July of 2007, England banned smoking in public places with the "Smoke Free England" campaign. Second hand smoke causes numerous diseases such as heart disease, lung cancer, and SIDS. It really is unfair to ...
Through the Looking Glass: Mirror Neurons and Moral Nonsense
By Gina Stepp · 16 years ago
Scanning the past week's news, one gets the distinct impression there has been an unusually high number of "man's inhumanity to man" stories. Darfur, Iraq, Lebanon, Israel. Kidnapped children, boys arrested for planning an attack ...
Sluggish Fed, Why Are You So Sluggish?
By Dane Smith · 16 years ago
In recent months, fallout from the sub-prime mortgage scandal has been estimated in the hundreds of billions, up from figures of $100 billion maximum from the Federal Reserve only three months ago. While the Fed ...
Columbine High School Shooting
By Mario Palias · 16 years ago
To date, the columbine school shooting is one of the worst school shootings in the history of the United States. The shooting took place on April 20th, 1999 at the Columbine High School in Colorado. ...
Being Prepared for an Attack with Weapons of Mass Destruction
By Craig Elliott · 16 years ago
The truth is that terrorism isn't supposed to be predictable. By inflicting the maximum amount of damage to the maximum amount of people, terrorists win their game. So when we talk about being prepared for ...
Becoming Compliant with the National Incident Management System
By Craig Elliott · 16 years ago
Often in this new world of fears about terrorist attacks, the government creates systems of rules and regulations that most of us are unaware of. This is probably the case with the National Incident Management ...
Anhydrous Ammonia: A Dangerous and Widely Used Gas
By Craig Elliott · 16 years ago
In these days of heightened fears about our safety in relation to terrorists, it's only natural that we begin to look for ways that we might be threatened. While it might seem reasonable to look ...
Pellicano Spotlight on PI’s
By Georgia Simpson · 16 years ago
The federal indictment of Hollywood private investigator Anthony J. Pellicano for allegedly using wiretaps and police bribes to dig up dirt on celebrities and business executives has cast a spotlight on the often murky but ...
Atlantic Monthly - The magazine subscription that is better than a YouTube newscast
By Menlo Lippowski · 16 years ago
The Atlantic Monthly (or The Atlantic) has been providing cutting edge leading thinking editorial slices of life since 1857. It has done this by covering a wide range of topics including arts, culture and technology ...
Millionaire Cleared in Rape Case Calls Experience 'Devastating'
By Jackson Smith · 16 years ago
A millionaire businessman acquitted of charges that he sexually assaulted nine women, seven of whom allegedly were drugged, said today that the allegations have been "a devastating experience."
"The nightmare is over, absolutely. I'm looking ...
A Calamity of Justice The Genarlow Wilson Case
By Douglas Whalen · 16 years ago
Is it possible for a 17-year-old to go to jail for a decade for having consensual oral sex with a 15-year-old? In the state of Georgia-before they modified the law-the answer was yes. Every once ...
Europe Must Listen to Mandelson on GM Food
By James Wachai · 16 years ago
The European Union (EU) Trade Commissioner, Peter Mandelson, last week, and for the umpteenth time, appealed to European countries to adopt an open approach to agricultural biotechnology and genetically modified (GM) food.
In a speech ...
Front Sight and Concealed Weapons: The Solution
By Jayden Adams · 16 years ago
It is Front Sight Firearms Training Facility’s current mission to instruct teachers across the nation in concealed weapon use for free. Front Sight’s founder and owner, Dr. Ignatius Piazza, intends to get trained concealed weapons ...
The Massacre At Virginia Tech
By Tamir Qadree · 17 years ago
The bloodshed, tears and deep hurts were felt around the world on Monday April 16, 2007. Racial animosity, pride and belligerence rose as the news spread across the globe, of a young Korean male named ...