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161) Pfc Ross A McGinnis - Our Most Recent Winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor
Author:
John T Jones, Ph.D.
Category:
News and Society
The Congressional Medal of Honor America's highest medal to extremely brave military men and women is the Congressional Medal of Honor. Actions resulting in the award often resulted in the death of the hero. In the Korean war, my war, there were 131 winners and 94 paid with their lives.Before the award is presented by the President of the United States a stringent process is followed that takes up to 18 months. At times, the process has eliminated worthy individuals or d...
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162) Easy Steps in Supporting Prevention of Animal Cruelty
Author:
Rashel Dan
Category:
News and Society
Animal cruelty is a very real crime. Every year, there are several animals that are maltreated. Whether they are household pets like cats and dogs, or wild animals like bears and elephants, these animals are not safe from animal cruelty. However, only a few concerned citizens are aware of this crime. If you want to show your support for preventing animal cruelty, here are some easy steps that you can follow.Set an ExampleStart the change within yourself. If you own an animal, s...
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163) How You Can Help Stop Bear Farming
Author:
Rashel Dan
Category:
News and Society
Bear farming is one of the worst types of animal cruelty. It causes repeated agony, pain and suffering to bears. The bear farmers will say that it was all for the good: bear farms offer an abundant and renewable supply of bile for medicinal use and at the same time reduces pressure on wild bear populations. They argue that extracting bile from bears in captivity obviates the need to trap and kill wild bears, and thus contributes to their conservation. However, many people are becoming concer...
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164) Gas Savers - the 5 Tips For Saving Gas That You Must Know
Author:
Vince Martela
Category:
News and Society
1. Remove unnecessary items from your car
Check your trunk for unnecessary items and remove them, look for heavy items that just
take up space and have no practical use and remove them from your car. This will remove
weight from your car, and the lighter car your car is, the better the fuel economy is.
This is one of the more important gas savers if you have the habit to carry a lot of items
in your car.2.Check your tire pressure
One very important tip...
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165) Connemara Marble - Ireland's Natural Gem
Author:
Colin Fitzgerald
Category:
News and Society
Just as its name implies, Connemara marble is found in only one place in the world. Connemara is located on the west coast if Ireland. It is also one of the most picturesque places in Ireland, with a landscape full of rugged wonder and beauty. The coastline is spectacular with myriads of coves, natural harbors, and rock formations.Just inland is an area of 12 mountains, known as the "Twelve Bens." It is in this area that Connemara marble is found. The formation of this rock dates all...
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166) Leradership and Rise of Nations in the Contemporary World
Author:
Leopold A. Foullah
Category:
News and Society
Leadership and the Rise and Fall of Nations in the Contemporary WorldA poorly populated coastal area of Africa was developed into a city, which later expanded into the interior by enveloping a large inter-land. The piece of land adequately populated with a central administration, was later recognized as one of the countries of the World - Sierra Leone. What is the secret behind this accomplishment? How did it happen?Sierra Leone shares boarder with a developed country, which ha...
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167) The Police Uniform and Those Who Wear It
Author:
Steve Lott
Category:
News and Society
The police uniform is clothing of distinction. The uniform demands respect for the person wearing it. The men and women who put on the police uniform every day are individuals who have sworn to protect and serve our communities. Whether it is rescuing a cat from a tree, a dog from a well, or disarming the wild eyed gunman at the school, these officers put on the police uniform every day no matter what.The men and women who wear the police uniform should be commended for their bravery....
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168) Gender Equality
Author:
Patricia Dexheimer
Category:
News and Society
Other than in the work place how could there possibly be equality between males and females?Men are as different from women as guns are to roses. South American Indians believe that the soul of a woman comes from the moon, and the soul of a man comes from the soil. The more research I did for this article, the more I realized that truer words were never spoken. My best friend, who happens to be male, believes that women are superior beings in every way. He says women are more intellig...
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169) Discover Any Mystery Translating Your Dreams - The Entire Truth About Everything
Author:
Christina Sponias
Category:
News and Society
It is really impressive for a dream translator to verify how true the dream messages always are, even when they tell us things that seem to be absurd to our ignorant mind. We always verify that the unconscious mind shows us in dreams the entire truth about everything.Many times this truth is shocking and we don't want to see it... But only the truth can cure us with its wisdom.For example, if you suffer from constant nightmares, there is something wrong with you for sure. The n...
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170) Call on developing world to modernize agriculture
Author:
James Wachai
Category:
News and Society
Today, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) is meeting in Rome, Italy, to discuss the worsening food crisis. The conference aims to find ways of dealing with the worsening global food crisis, which has hit the developing world worst. I hedge that delegates attending the conference will explore both long and short term solutions. When the conference winds up on June 5, I expect to hear that this and that country has pledged so many millions for food aid to countries mostly affected by fo...
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171) Revengeful Swordfish May Stop Wedding Ceremony
Author:
Wendy Stenberg-Tendys
Category:
News and Society
31-year-old Mr. Robo Livo has lost a hand and may not be able to attend his wedding ceremony next month, following a swordfish attack.Though swordfish attacks are very rare, it is a serious business when a human being is attacked, as Robo found out when he went swimming with his friends. The deep waters between the main island of Santo and Tangoa has always been considered to be dangerous, the villagers believing them to be cursed. Recently a priest declared the curse had been lifted...
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172) Leadership and the Rise and Fall of Nations in Bible Times
Author:
Leopold A. Foullah
Category:
News and Society
This section is a historical reflection of specific periods of two nations in Bible times. These periods would be periods of success and failures. The goal of the reflection is basically to identify the roles played by the leadership during these periods and see the relationship between the roles and the rise or fall of the nations. The nations that will be discussed are Israel and Egypt.THE RISE OF ISRAEL UNDER GOOD LEADERSHIPDuring the long history of Israel between th...
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173) Barack Obama Shirts are a hit with the younger voters
Author:
James Smith
Category:
News and Society
When it comes to reaching out to the public Obama can achieve the unity he wants, as a candidate Obama was not even known less than a year ago. However, he was able to use the Internet to connect with millions of young people who are also voters who do not have a TV set or who do not watch the candidates in their debates. Obama has been known as saying we have not even scratched the surface of with this new political landscape, meaning the Internet and the computer users who might not hear from...
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174) Making Sure You Get The Best Redundancy Package
Author:
Paul McIndoe
Category:
News and Society
Many people have known what it is like to be made redundant. It can really knock your confidence and if it comes as a total surprise it can take a while to get back on your feet again.
But once that initial shock has worn off you need to make sure you find out what kind of redundancy package you are going to get - and you shouldn't be afraid to ask any questions you might have, since this is by far the best time to do it.
The first step you should take is to check yo...
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175) Global Change Could End the War
Author:
Aj Gentry
Category:
News and Society
What would it take to end the war in Iraq soon? That was a question I was asked yesterday by a close friend. I think it was intended to be politically inclined, but my answer stunned the listeners.Simply lay down the guns and go home to your families.War and other imbalances in the human living experience do not end through diplomatic process and negotiations. If that were possible we would have been able to end all war many years ago.War is a disagreement that has escal...
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176) Suicide - A National Epidemic
Author:
John Mark Ridings
Category:
News and Society
On a brisk day last fall in Prineville, Ore., Raymond and Deanna faced the unthinkable: They were losing their home to foreclosure and had days to move out.For more than two decades, the couple had lived in their three-level house, where the elms outside blazed with yellow shades of fall and their four golden retrievers slept in the yard. The town had always been home, with a lazy river and rolling hills dotted by gnarled juniper trees.
Yet just before lunch on Oct. 23, Raymond an...
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177) Use Umbrellas For Both the Rain and Shine
Author:
Jay Brandley
Category:
News and Society
The umbrella is a marvelous invention. The concept of the umbrella was perceived thousands of years ago as many historians have seen evidence of umbrella-like objects in ancient artifacts.Umbrella or Parasol?Umbrellas are sometimes called parasols, and parasols are often called umbrellas. So, are they the same thing? Well, in a nutshell, yes, they are in essence the same thing. According to the dictionary, the term umbrella or parasol can be defined as a lightweight and very po...
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178) Best in Class Finance Functions For Police Forces
Author:
Rakesh Sangani
Category:
News and Society
BackgroundPolice funding has risen by £4.8 billion and 77 per cent (39 per cent in real terms) since 1997. However the days where forces have enjoyed such levels of funding are over.Chief Constables and senior management recognize that the annual cycle of looking for efficiencies year-on-year is not sustainable, and will not address the cash shortfall in years to come.
Facing slower funding growth and real cash deficits in their budgets, the Police Service must adop...
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179) Democrats...Learned Anything in the Last 8 Years?
Author:
Bob Miller
Category:
News and Society
Mentioning John McCain and war hero in the same sentence is an oxymoron. Since I was shot down twice in Vietnam, I did at one time respect McCain until I started checking with those who spent time with him in North Vietnam. His nickname was "Songbird". McCain didn't volunteer to be a POW and he didn't begin to comply with Article III of the United States Code of Conduct after being captured. What he did do was sing like a songbird and whine day and night about being abandoned. This old guy is n...
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180) Is The Media Afraid Of Christine LaSala And The WTC Insurance Fund?
Author:
Irv Kaplan
Category:
News and Society
A general theme that I've tried to make over the last several posts is that not only are Christine LaSala and the WTC Insurance Fund squandering the $1 Billion they were granted by Congress and negligently allowing the health of WTC rescue workers to deteriorate, but also that the media has hardly reported these events. Certainly the inner workings of complex tort litigation isn't the first thing that people want to read in the morning paper, but with the memories of 9/11 so fresh in the min...
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