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1) A Touch of Magic: The Future of Oyster's Contact-Free Technology
Author:
Adam Singleton
Category:
News and Society
It is now second nature to the vast majority of Londoners: walk up to the ticket barrier, wave your hand at the pad, and away you go. It sounds so simple and convenient, yet not many people contemplate the absolute genius of design that allows that tiny card they're waving to recognise their particular journey from 1.83 million different options, in just one fifth of a second!
With such science like that behind it, it's not difficult to identify why the Oyster card has made suc...
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2) W.E.B Dubois, the first African American to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard University and noted Black Leader
Author:
Arthur Edgar E. Smith
Category:
News and Society
A noted scholar, lecturer, editor, public intellectual, Pan-Africanist, sociologist, educator, historian, writer, poet, and African American civil rights activist, William Edward Burghardt Dubois (W.E.B.Du Bois) was born on February 23, 1868 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.
He was one of the most influential black leaders of the first half of the 20th Century. A founding member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP -- the largest and oldest civil rig...
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3) Environmentally Friendly Buildings
Author:
Jenny Andrew
Category:
News and Society
There is a large emphasis at present for businesses to be taking environmental issues into consideration, from the methods its employees travel to work, to recycling and business premises.
Businesses can help to make a huge impact in the fight against global warming due to their size, power and ability to gain green credentials that benefit their business, for example the ISO14001 accreditation. The ISO14001 proves a company's environmental credentials which in this day and age enhances the...
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4) Wild Parties and the Bank of England
Author:
Leslie Hardy
Category:
News and Society
Mervyn King, Governor of the Bank of England, is normally noted for his restrained and diplomatic language in statements concerning interest rates and the general performance of the UK economy.However, this reserve and restraint appears to be changing. During the Northern Rock banking crisis in the summer of 2007, he justified his reluctance to intervene and save the bank by reference to 'moral hazard'. By this he meant that banks, like every other private sector organisation, should...
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5) Congress Passes Bill to Educate Realtime-Certified Court Reporters
Author:
Christine Harrell
Category:
News and Society
The Senate and the House have passed a bill that will provide grants to educate court reporters specializing in realtime communication. These reporters will provide captioning for live television broadcasts, improving access for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers.A Short History of CaptioningIn 1980, American television started broadcasting the first closed-captioned programs. These broadcasts had subtitles so that deaf and hard of hearing viewers could enjoy programs along with...
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6) Alternatives to Communication
Author:
Mike Scantlebury
Category:
News and Society
There are many ways to communicate, but there are even more ways to fail to communicate. The most important of these I call, 'The Curse of FaceBook'. It's a mysterious thing, and, on the face of it, should never happen. After all, Social Networking sites are all about 'communication', in the widest sense. How could they lead to non-communication? Or worse, misunderstandings and antagonism?The first problem is the very ease with which communications are possible on sites like FaceBook....
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7) Communities Severely Damaged by Storms Will Get CDBG Assistance From HUD
Author:
Zeus John Martinez
Category:
News and Society
Weeks ago, President Bush almost didn't sign the housing bill that would provide a remedy for the housing slump, because of a particular provision in the draft where about $4 billion in funds are slated to shoulder the costs for redeveloping and rehabilitating foreclosed properties in communities hit hard by the foreclosure wave. Fortunately, succeeding events led to the eventual signing of the housing bill in the latter part of July.Because of this, communities will now be able to he...
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8) The Law Of Attraction and Feng Shui In The Bedroom
Author:
Conett Systems
Category:
News and Society
Take a good look at your bedroom as it is now. Is your bedroom welcoming to new partners? Does your bedroom suggest that you are open to sharing your life? Is your bedroom depressing? No one is going to want to spend time in your bedroom with you if it is not pleasant. Use these simple strategies to encourage loving and healthy relationships:
* How big is your bed? This is an obvious, but often overlooked factor. Is your bed big enough to comfortably accommodate another? A tiny bed is tellin...
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9) The Great American Tragedy
Author:
Brian Pray
Category:
News and Society
The American Education System is great- I truly believe that. I personally come from a family of educators (I even married one) and I would never discount the importance of a good education. I think teachers are some of the most undervalued and under appreciated individuals in this country.With that said, I will also argue that the American Education System is flawed and here's why... Our education system only teaches people how to become employees, nothing more. The system was create...
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10) For Every Sunrise There is a Sunset - Lives on the Street
Author:
Anshul Tewari
Category:
News and Society
Day before yesterday I was travelling to a local mall by car, it so happened that I got stuck at every traffic light and waited atleast 200 seconds each. In those 200 seconds what I saw literally made my eyes red. At each red light, wherever our car stopped, a bunch of street children came rushing to beg. I strictly believe in not giving money to the beggars because they should earn a living, not beg. I must have seen around 5 to 10 children at each red light, and there are 8 traffic lights...
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11) Remarkable find at Littlecote House could end 350 year dispute
Author:
Adam Singleton
Category:
News and Society
The recent discovery of a leather-bound notebook could be the solution to a debate that has been rampant within the Royal Society for 350 years. The argument revolves around English politician Alexander Popham - who was born deaf and mute around 1650 and was taught to speak by a distinguished scientist. But who?
Controversy has since centred around which of the two scientists Popham's mother hired - William Holder and John Wallace - was the actual man who succeeded in teaching the boy to sp...
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12) Charlotte News - What Newspaper is Best?
Author:
Blake Abel
Category:
News and Society
I have read all of the newspapers in the Charlotte area. This article will address the pros and cons of all of them and I will tell you which one I used to subscribe to, before relocating to Seattle. The dominant Newspaper in the region is obviously the Charlotte Observer. However there are some other great newspapers you should be aware of, the Rhinoceros Times, and Creative Loafing. No one reads the Post!Charlotte Observer
The Observer is the largest newspaper in terms of...
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13) The Bias Continues
Author:
Dr. Mohammad Iqbal Siddiqui
Category:
News and Society
He was on his house's roof, when he heard people shouting and running for shelter towards their houses. "There is riot in the city" someone shouted. Abdul Ghani's house was in the Keer Khera mohalla of Chittore Garh. He thought his house was safe, as he had enmity with none. There were two more houses in the mohalla which belonged to the Muslims.Suddenly he saw a crowd of fanatic people shouting slogans against Muslims heading towards his house. Now he was a bit anxious, as he had an...
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14) Red Cross Foolishness
Author:
Dennis Siluk Ed.D.
Category:
News and Society
First of all I was not going to write the article, but the Red Cross is kind of forcing it, and my wife is pushing me, Rosa. I mean, they got their say, now leave it alone, it is old business, and the Red Cross on the man's sleeve may have saved the lives of fifteen people, in what is considered a war zone. You can't get anything better than that.The question comes up: Was the Red Cross emblem used with improper intent?Perhaps it was, and I'm sure it is not the first time this...
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15) Why Does OPEC Control Our Economy With Its Fuel Production Control?
Author:
John Fagan Jr.
Category:
News and Society
OPEC is Crude:Crude oil prices ($127.00 Aug 01, 2008) are determined by global supply and demand conditions in International markets. The production policies of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries or (OPEC) help determine global supply availability and these policies have an important influence on World oil prices. OPEC attempts to maintain the oil prices by restricting oil production. With OPEC's ability to restrict production, which depends on prevailing market conditi...
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16) How Could Parents Forget?
Author:
Johnny Summerton
Category:
News and Society
It's a question that has preoccupied many here in France over the past month, and sadly made the headlines far too often. It's also one to which it's difficult to provide an answer.Over the past four weeks there have been three separate incidents of young children or babies - being left alone in locked cars. In two of the cases, the infants died, in the third a passerby was able to intervene, break a window and save the child from probable death.YannisOn July 15, two-and...
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17) Leadership Development is Essential For Our Communities
Author:
Dr. Mario Barrett
Category:
News and Society
What is a community? A community is a group of individuals linked together by underlying similarities such as culture, race, geographic location, economic status, age grouping, sexual orientation, and gender. These similarities unify a community's members. For this reason, the issues or concerns that face a given community tends to have a significant affect on the lives of its members. Whether it be fighting against police brutality of minorities in the urban inner cites, protesting the movi...
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18) Lessons Learned?
Author:
John Hayes Jr
Category:
News and Society
With fuel prices dropping like a stone, and a huge difference in gasoline pricing just 10 miles apart in these northeast towns, I can't help but wonder, have we learned anything about the current trends and events that have a huge impact upon our lives?I certainly hope so, but only time will tell.Here's my take.1. Fuel prices soared, and stayed up because they could, without significant repercussions from any government authority. If you or I did that, we'd lose our lice...
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19) Race to the US Presidency: How to Deal with a Multicultural Generation
Author:
Daryl Green
Category:
News and Society
Introduction
As more voters focus on the United States presidential election, the media continues to highlight the importance of race in this election. The political boxing match has already begun. The two candidates now face off in a racial controversy. Senator John McClain accused his Democratic opponent of playing the race card. Media commentators started the process of breaking down each and every word. With a white mother from Kansas and a black father from Kenya, Barak Obama mak...
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20) Are Cell Phones Really Worse Than Smoking and Driving?
Author:
Joseph Palmer
Category:
News and Society
There is a huge push to make talking on a cell phone while driving illegal. Many states have already passed laws that make it so. But when you think about it, what really is the reason for this attack on cell phone users?There are many things that people do in their car while driving which can be considered as distracting and dangerous. Smoking is an activity that is surely just as distracting as talking on your cell phone. How many times have you pulled up to a traffic light to see t...
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