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March 10, 2010
I was never a history buff. I was the kid in high school who got caught napping instead of listening. “So?” I would ask. “Why does this matter?” Now my tweenage daughters ask the same question and I struggle to explain why.
“Because,” I say. And it’s not one of those “Because I said so’s”. It’s [...]
March 9, 2010
Sustainable palm oil production shouldn’t be an [...]
March 7, 2010
American Al Qaeda is Captured
By Alan Caruba
The news on Sunday, March 7th, is that Adam Gadahn, an American who became a Muslim and then joined al Qaeda, was arrested in Pakistan by intelligence officers and the only question I have is how long will it take to ship his sorry ass back to the land [...]
March 3, 2010
Posted by Muhammad Cohen in: Business, Business Management, Cancer, Congress, Current Events, Economic Crisis, Health & Fitness, Healthcare, Interview, Medical, Wellness, World Issues
While politicians fiddle and patients get burned, Americans’ best bet for affordable, quality medical care right now is in [...]
February 26, 2010
At what point does comedy become hate speech? How free is free speech? Do we still have lines that comedians and other entertainers can’t cross?
Comedian Guy Earle
Canadian comedian Guy Earle is dealing with all these questions lately. Earle is being taken to the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal to face charges of hateful speech. [...]
February 23, 2010
I am waiting for the morning when I look out my bedroom window and see a pack of coyotes traipsing down the street like they own the place. Their paws making prints in the snow, their presence making those hanging out after a night on the town take a second look at the number of [...]
February 16, 2010
Things change a lot. Like the four seasons of the year, things come and go, rise and fall, sparkle and fade. We live in an uncertain world, where we lose things we hold dear without any warning. Luckily, there are some things that stay the same and will never, ever change.
Glenn Beck is one of [...]
February 13, 2010
What do you think of Body Piercing, Tattoos, and Branding?
We welcome your thoughts and comments.
February 12, 2010
The Death of One Stephen Sangirardi Bard715@aol.com
Every year at the Oscars, there is a segment commemorating the stars who have died in the past year. Their picture flashes on the giant Academy screen, cinematic music plays in the background, and people applaud in noticeably ascending degree of the deceased star’s importance. From least important [...]
February 12, 2010
A break from the government makes it a happy year of the tiger for Singapore’s first casino [...]
February 12, 2010
Do we need the United Nations?
We welcome your thoughts and comments
February 4, 2010
Posted by Bob Grant - Editor in: Books, Creative Writing, Current Events, Fiction, Freelance Author, Journalism, Literature, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Publishing, Short Stories, The Writer's Corner
What is a Writer? Is is someone who has been trained as one or someone who believes they are one? Is is someone who uses big words and knows proper grammar or is it someone who writes the way they feel with spelling and grammatical errors? Is it someone who has published books, articles, and [...]
February 3, 2010
WHEN YOU CAN’T SHOW THEM THE MONEY:
HOW TO MOTIVATE AND APPRECIATE EMPLOYEES IN A RECESSION
by Peggy Klaus
It looks like 2010 is off to a cautiously optimistic start. We’re told the economy is rebounding. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is above 10,000 points and many Wall Street banks are expecting a blockbuster year. On the flip [...]
February 1, 2010
Below are the results – from Google Analytics – for our SWI site showing the countries where visits have originated over the past 12 months:
Visits
53,629
% of Site Total: 100.00%
Pages/Visit
The average number of pages viewed during a visit to your site. Repeated views of a single page are counted.
Pages/Visit
2.40
Site Avg: 2.40 (0.00%)
Avg. Time on Site [...]
January 26, 2010
The First of all Virtues – Part 1
by Lloyd Lofthouse
I read ‘any damn fool can be a parent‘ in an e-mail recently, and it made me think that North America is not a comfortable place to be if you become a geezer. Geezer is the endearing term our teenage daughter once called me–but not again–once was enough.
When [...]
January 24, 2010
The Bill Comes Due for Socialism in America
By Alan Caruba
“The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money.” — Margaret Thatcher, former British Prime Minister
It began as a beautiful cruise to a land of “hope and change”, but it has become a nightmare in which the ship of state is [...]
January 23, 2010
Observing the Obvious
By Alan Caruba
For the past two years, it has been obvious to a lot of conservatives and independents that we have a President whose elevator doesn’t go to the top floor. This is a seriously flawed person.
Anyone in law enforcement will tell you that there are few people, including serial killers, who “look” [...]
January 22, 2010
On cold and wet North West UK night we decided to find a warm cinema to bide a few hours. Avatar in 3D sounded interesting, nay compelling! The piece that Tim had written (……….Scoundrels) was very much in my mind and a comment by Prentiss on ‘History’ and the English psyche.
I was thinking about the [...]
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NEW UK DIGITAL BILL TO FOLLOW US’S DMCA RIGHTS AND SPELL DISASTER FOR YOUTUBE?
NEW UK DIGITAL BILL TO FOLLOW US’S DMCA RIGHTS AND SPELL DISASTER FOR YOUTUBE?
by Jorge Paez
THere is a report out from Guardian news, that the very unpopular Digital Bill in the UK has just been updated to include several copyright additions, some of which may lead to the closure of user generated content sites like [...]