6 Mass Shootings Take 47 Lives in 30 Days

Forty-seven people were killed in mass murders in the US in less than 30 days this year. Everyone is looking for reasons and to make sense of these tragic events. Research shows that there is not one thing that pushes a person over the edge into violence, but multiple risk factors and stressors and few or ineffective coping skills.

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A Look at Gold Through History

There are many precious metals that have been discovered over the centuries. For thousands of years the metals have been used to buy and barter with. They have been a symbol of elegance and power. People have fought and people have died trying to claim these precious metals for themselves. The most coveted one of them all is gold.

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Looking For Saints in the Palace

When I talk of palace here I look beyond the wall of a monarchs' seat. I am writing about the hall of fame in politics, education, music, church, Police, the military and many more. Over the years I have tried to study leadership formation and achievements, I have also in some way observed accomplishment of fame by various people.

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Every Generation Experiences Similar Challenges and Issues

Every generation feels misunderstood when they are young. As they mature, they are firmly ensconced in the belief that theirs is the right way - the only way. They are reluctant to accept younger coworkers and sometimes downright resentful of their younger colleagues suggestions for change. Generational mis-communication is the root of a lot of our workforce challenges today. Here's why.

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Mandatory Sale of Alcohol Code - What Does it Mean For UK Drinkers?

As the Government proposes to call 'time' on cut price drinks promotions we provide some need to know facts about the mandatory code. The Government is currently proposing a new era for the sale of alcohol, with laws prohibiting bars, clubs and pubs from offering alcohol promotions such as "All you can drink" and "ladies drink for free" to drinkers.

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Children - Commodity Or Community?

In the midst of the economic free fall that is affecting the United States and the rest of the world, people are beginning to question the philosophy that gives money precedence over all else. One area, often neglected, is the impact on our children. This article focuses on the importance of being aware, so that you have options and choice.

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An Introduction to New Technology

At the center of any group's material culture is technology. Anything that a member of the group makes, as well as the process that is used when making that object, is technology. It is clear that an aspect of culture that is this broad will have a profound impact on society. Emerging technologies continue to advance how people interact, from daily conversation to mass broadcasting.

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The Influence of Society on Adolescents', Views Towards Steroid Use

Over the past ten years, the most controversial topic surrounding the world of sports has been steroids. This hot topic has made an impact in almost every sport, especially in baseball, track, and football. Measures have been taken by our government to limit the use of steroids in sports including the ban of anabolic steroids and random drug testing throughout the season or before an event.

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Psychiatric Child Drugging - Another Fatality?

While outrage at last month's child suicide continues, the mother of a disabled boy contends in a new lawsuit that her son was lethally overmedicated by his psychiatrist. Amid controversy concerning the improper use of dangerous psychiatric drugs on children, a disabled boy who died was overdosed by a cocktail of psychiatric drugs, including two powerful anti-psychotic drugs, his mother claims in a lawsuit filed last week.

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Lindbergh and Flight 447 - What Has Changed?

Lindbergh flew the Atlantic over eighty years ago. He had a single engine plane with barely enough room for himself and his small lunch in a brown paper bag. The plane was filled with gasoline tanks and weight was so critical he couldn't even see ahead and had to use a periscope. When he flew over the ocean he had to use dead reckoning to figure out where he was going.

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Jpurnalistic Terrorism

The modern weapons of war are not only the missiles and atomic bombs but the words also. These do more harm than lethal weapons. These have become an authentic source of exploitation. The powerful states mix poison in the minds of their people against the target state or community through these weapons. The media is controlled by these powers and they play havoc with the realities just for their own interests.

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Teacher Student Sex Scandals Investigated - This Could Be Your Child's School

Such terms as: 'relationship,' 'dating,' [a fifteen-year-old child "...was allegedly dating one of her teachers,"] and 'romantic,' implies the student and teacher have equal say in negotiating the terms of a 'relationship.' The opposite is true. Teacher sex offenders rely on their easy access to children and a trusting bond of authority to get what they want--sexual contact with children. Children are taught and rewarded for being respectful of teachers and authority.

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Citizens Call Rally To Honor Dame Elizabeth Taylor With Presidential Medalof Freedom

She saved us from becoming hate filled bigots fueled by misinformation and transformed us into understanding caring individuals. Her second gifts amFar and later, The Dame Elizabeth Taylor HIV/AIDS Foundation both lead the way to find effective treatments for the many HIV/AIDS patients without hope. The impact of both of these gifts makes Dame Elizabeth Taylor the true face of freedom as her work freed so many from a certain death.

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They Rigged 'The Race' So I Would Win

Have you ever felt that you lost a competition because someone cheated? Probably. Have you ever felt that you won a competition because someone rigged it for you to win without telling you beforehand? Probably Not. This happened to me at a summer leadership camp. It also happens to be the moment that brought the realities of racism, privilege, and disadvantage to the forefront of my conscience. It was an activity called 'The Race'.

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Community Satisfaction Surveys - Evaluating City and Community Services & Government Performance

Towns and cities are under severe budget constraints. While the actual demand for municipal services is increasing, town and city councils, mayors, city managers and other municipal government leaders are under pressure to spend less and cut services. This article describes how conducting a community satisfaction survey can assess the performance of a wide range of municipal services and leaders, and provide information and insight for increasing performance and resident satisfaction, often without the need to increase spending.

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Amish Life - Maintaining Social Responsibility

As the world began to shift from an economy reliant on agriculture to one of industrial influence, so too did daily interaction among human beings. Community life that once hailed the virtues of work ethic and intimate interaction slowly gave way to a society corrupted by the destructive nature of self-achievement and individualism. To maintain a way of life that coheres with the principles of old, certain sects of people began to withdraw from the blooming of this new type of society.

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Board Room Gets New Life - Julie Christie

The board room will glow when Julie Christie, ex owner of reality TV, walks through the door. In 2006, Christie sold her reality-TV company, Touchdown Productions to a Dutch company Eyeworks. However, she retained the position of New Zealand's Eyeworks chief executive. Touchdown created such reality shows as Treasure Island, (contestants were isolated on a Fijian island), The Chair, (contestants were submitted to psychological shocks while attached to a heart monitor machine) and Miss Popularity (young female contestants were voted off an outback experience).

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Robert Burns Supper, Also Known As Burns Night - How and Why Did it All Start?

Did you celebrate Burns Night or Robert Burns Supper as it is also known, this year? This renowned poets anniversary is on the 25th January and if the answer was YES; Why did you? This age old tradition is followed throughout the world, but apart from your meal of 'Haggis, Neeps and Tatties', what else can you learn about this amazing man? Well, because I am living in the beautiful country of Scotland, maybe I can enlighten you on a few insights for this most celebrated event.

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'Searching For God at Ground Zero' - My Memories of the Twin Towers Devastation

The September 11 attacks were a series of coordinated suicide attacks by al-Qaeda upon the United States on September 11, 2001. On that morning, 19 al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners. The hijackers intentionally crashed two of the airliners into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, killing everyone on board and many others working in the buildings. Both buildings collapsed within two hours, destroying at least two nearby buildings and damaging others. These are my memories visiting the scene of the bombing a few weeks later

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Two Personalities of the Modern Man

We are all born into different circumstances and our upbringing materially influences our perception of the importance of maintaining control over our lives - something we call empowerment and self determination. The material conditions in which a child is raised - weather in poverty, in middle class comfort or within a high level of affluence - affect the later adult differently insofar as the way in which the individual perceives their need to self determine his destiny. Of these three classes, the poor and the wealthy, particularly when in their extreme, tend to gravitate toward placing little importance, or outright dismissing of such need. On the other hand, the middle class individual tends to cherish this right and value its importance in defining his life's course.

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New Leader of the "Moonies" Outlines Vision

Rev. In Jin Moon, the new President of the national organization of Unificationists, sometimes derisively called "Moonies," said at her inauguration last year, "The importance of media and the importance of how we package ourselves as a movement is of utmost importance and it's really, truly, my first priority at this moment. I feel like everything I was able to accomplish here at Manhattan Center was really standing on the shoulders of the brother that had gone before me. It is truly his inspiration and his passion that still resides in the walls of this building and it fills me everyday that I walk in here and I realize, you know what, it's just so satisfying to be able to fulfill and to carry on my brother's vision and my Father's vision."

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An Introduction to the Theoretical Perspectives of Sociology

Sociologists have covered a broad amount of material in their accumulated studies. Some, like Karl Marx, studied broad topics related to the whole of societies. He theorized that the root of human misery lies in the uneven distribution of wealth in society. Others, like Emile Durkheim, focused on more concise topics. He concentrated much of his effort on determining why certain sects of people are more apt to commit suicide than others. Still others, like Max Weber, studied patterns in culture throughout history to determine how much a social group can affect one's life. Though many sociologists study different topics, all use their recorded data to produce theories. These theories suggest how certain parts of the world fit together and how they work. If you break theories down further, you can sort them into three distinct categories: symbolic interactionism, functional analysis, and conflict theory. All three can use different observations to prove the same point.

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Common Potential Weapons

Even though this problem has been with us for some time now, recently, in my part of the world it has been brought to the forefront once again. I am talking about us transporting items in our vehicles that can become a weapon in the event of an accident. That is, items that we carry in our vehicles without securing them.

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Buy Your Car at a Local Police Auction

The government and the police department seize goods and vehicles which can be sold to the public in an auction. These goods are either seized by the officials in a raid or these can also be some lost or abandoned goods. Many of vehicles are confiscated. In order to avoid clogging of parking spaces, these vehicles are sold to the people.

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Famine, Affluence and Morality - An Analysis on the Topic of Giving Charity

The article will be presented by means of giving a brief explanation on the argument of Singer that giving charity is, to some degree, obligatory. After a detailed yet concise explanation of the same, an exploratory presentation will be given on account of the claim whether or not the number of people who give can affect how much a person is obliged to give.

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Canada's Attempt to Catch-Up

While many countries across the globe are beginning to resurface from the depths of a global recession, this is not the case for Canada. Needless to say, this has many Canadian economists concerned. Despite former positive statistics and promises, Canada is not on its way out of the recession. The fact remains that Canada is still more than knee-deep within the current economic state.

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Top 2 Things the Commercial Beef Industry Does Not Want You to Know!

Beef in the United States is one of the most sought after foods. Now many different organizations actually put beef down saying the more you eat it the higher your chance of cancer goes and the higher your chance of heart disease goes. The question is what is really wrong with the beef, and is the saturated fat really the most dangerous thing in it?

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Generation X (1965-1976)

1970 was the generation I was born into and our parents were either hippies or only one went to work for money each week and one stayed home to take care of the children. I think our generation deserves much more respect than we receive as we were in the beginning times of all this technology and changes in careers and what was expected of women today.

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The Establishment of a Structure

My examination of those old notes, revealed some information about the Recovery Center that I had mentioned in an earlier article. According to my notes, here is what the original plans were for the present Recovery Center. It was going to be called an Urgent Care Center. It was meant to reduce the caseload of mental patients being seen in the emergency room at Brotman Hospital.

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Judge, Jury and Executioner

A 40-year old man was revealed to be a "person of interest" in the abduction of a 4-year girl. His life was destroyed when the media published his picture and his profile. He turned out to be completely innocent but nobody bothered to offer apologies. How long will we tolerate that kind of injustice? When will the media be forced to be accountable for their actions?

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The Battle of Culloden

The battle that took place at Culloden on April 16, 1746, was the final clash between the Jacobites and the Hanoverians. This was the last battle fought on mainland Britain. The argument that led up to the fight was between Bonnie Prince Charlie (the Jacobites) who believed that his father had a claim to the throne, and the Duke of Cumberland (the Hanoverians) whose father was King George II.

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President Obama's Green Thumb - The Details on the White House Garden

In a recent push to promote healthy living through eating habits the Obama family has begun the process of growing a vegetable garden on the white house grounds. This white house garden will be the first of its kind since Eleanor Roosevelt's "Victory Garden" during WWII. Michelle hopes that by teaching children better eating habits it will enable her to teach their families and through them their communities.

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The Mother of All Surveys, the 2010 Census

The 2010 United States Census, may turn out to be the mother of all headaches for the new Census Chief, Robert M. Groves. Faced with the possibility of computer glitches, operational missteps, and skyrocketing costs, surveying the nation's population won't be an easy task. President Obama selected Groves in early April and passed him the hot potato that's expected to cost at least $15 billion, more than any previous count.

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Texas House of Representatives Discussing the Need For Scientifically Accurate Information in Sex

The state legislators in Austin are concerned with all aspects of education for the children in our state. Of course, we want to know that when we send our next generation of leaders to a public school in Texas that they are receiving the best possible education in math, science, humanities and the arts. This knowledge will allow our students to compete in the workplace and simply be well-rounded adults.

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It Hit Me - I Need to Know Who a Phone Number Belongs To Now - I Will Find the Prank Caller Quick

This guy kept calling our house and would not respect our request to stop calling us. We did not know the person he was looking for and he was leaving threats in our voice mail. This is when I decided Hey, I Need to Know Who a Phone Number Belongs To. This started my quest to find the person who owns that phone number and put a stop to those calls.

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20th Century in Literature

Over the period of time, literature has played a major role in our life. As it is, before the arrival of television and radios, literature was the only available mode of entertainment, as well as communication of ideas. As it is, the twentieth century is one of the most notable periods of world history and literature too was not left untouched by these vast developments, which took place during this period.

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Female Circumcision - Ethical Issues and Female Genital Mutilation

Female circumcision is still practiced in many countries despite the efforts of governments to make it illegal. Children in some immigrant families are being subjected to female genital mutilation because the cultural beliefs about female circumcision are so strong. Understanding the ethical issues in regards to female circumcision requires the acceptance of the moral obligation to protect weak and vulnerable members and many countries have passed laws making the practice illegal.

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Feeding the Hungry - Nourishing the Soul

It is indeed true that many of us may spend our entire lives searching for a religion, philosophy or spiritual leader to guide us upon our lifelong journey. Yet few people realize that the answer to many of the questions that challenge us, could be quite so simple. For Les Stott, for example, the decision to open Kampuchea House became an answer to a question that would change his life forever.

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Generation Gap and Its Effect on Vision of the Youth

The older generations like the baby boomers and the Generation X see things quite differently compared to the newer generations like generation Y and generation Z. This gap in generations is creating a gap in thinking and mind set also. At the same time, it allows the four set of generations to cope with each other's demands and is creating a completely different set of values to suit the modern living needs.

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Conneaut Ohio Web Site Falling Under Socialist Attacks

It certainly appears that one of the city of Conneaut's web site owners has stepped upon a few sensitive toes and perhaps scratched a few butts the wrong way. These people are appearing to be out for blood. When I went to the site in question, (everythingconneautohio.com) I was truly amazed and at the same time appalled when I read the letter which the city manager had sent to the site owner.

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Health Insurance - Is the Government's Number 1 Goal of One Free Nationwide Plan Doable?

Good news this article will point us in the right direction, present real life solutions and tell the truth about the free nationwide health care coverage plan that is in the works right now. Remember this was a key campaign issue in the 2008 elections. Will the politicians be able to deliver on their promises? Well, we know that past Presidents, Senators and Congressmen were not able to do it. Is it still possible today?

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Can You Really Change a Traffic Signal With Your Headlights?

Good morning readers, today I am going to talk about the popular belief that flashing headlights will change traffic signals to green. Not a day goes by that I don't see someone flashing their lights in hopes that the signal will turn in their favor. The theory is that the traffic signal will detect the flashing lights and assume that an emergency vehicle is trying to cross the intersection, thus changing the light to green.

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Swine Flu Virus - Is it Anything More Than Media Hype?

The Swine flu Virus seems to be a pandemic under construction, fueled by the Media, but where did it originate? European Newspapers reported already on April 28, that the numbers of casualties in Mexico were sharply corrected downward form "over 150" to a mere 5 confirmed deaths. The 2,500 suspected cases became 26 cases on April 29. Even those reports are not conclusive and anyone familiar with healthcare in Mexico knows that the conditions are conducive to rapid spread of any diseases.

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Costa Mesa Car Accidents Linked to Freeway Mentality, DUIs and Red-Light Runners

Costa Mesa car accidents are overwhelming the city. With a population over 110,000 and growing, Costa Mesa, California, continues to suffer too many car accidents, which experts blame on a variety of problems. Among these problems is a troublesome intersection--one of the busiest in Orange County--situated near several off- and onramps to the San Diego Freeway. Cars in the vicinity of South Coast Plaza, the Metro Pointe shopping mall, and several high-density residential areas often overload traffic arteries.

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A Healthy Habitat is Crucial in the Quest For Sustainable Salmon Stock

From NGO's to consumer groups to government entities, a new focus is being shed on Alaskan habitat protection by a number of different players. With evidence clearly illustrating that wild-caught species make for better food and healthier people, the quest for vibrant streams and oceans is essential. From private groups to public leaders, a sea of advocates, fishermen, retailers, and restaurateurs are joining forces to lobby for the protection and restoration of natural resources affecting salmon and other seafood populations.

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Scanning For Mob Tipping Points Prior to Riots - Is it Possible With Current Technology?

After watching the G-20 riots where self-proclaimed anarchists worked to destroy property and bank buildings one has to wonder if there is a solution. Of course, anyone who has ever studied riots or civil unrest realizes that a crowd or mob can change from a peaceful demonstration into a riot almost at a drop of a hat. But can we tell when that straw is about to break the camel's back, or exactly when that tipping point is about to occur.

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Pigs, Relativity, Statistics and What Sells

I am blown away by the psychosis going on worldwide about this new flu virus that very sadly killed a number of people in Mexico.  It is not at all my intention to undermine the danger or the gravity and tragedy for the families who lost their loved ones to this virus.  However, I would like a little bit of relativity and perspective in media coverage and allow people to live a normal life, without the phobia of some obscure virus.

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Swine Flu - How to Protect Yourself and How to Prepare For Hard Times

Wow! What is going on in the world these days? It seems that every time I turn around there is some sort of bad news about the economy or real estate market and now the infamous Swine Flu which has reached epidemic proportions! News and Panic of the Swine Flu is spreading like wild fire, but there are things you can do to prepare and protect yourself as well as clever ways to use this opportunity to make smarter decisions for your financial future!

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Print Newspapers Get Recycled As Digital Media

Recently, two major newspapers circulated their final print publications: The Rocky Mountain News in Denver and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Similar fates may await the San Francisco Chronicle and the Boston Globe, and several newspaper groups have already filed bankruptcy. These actions have re-sparked conversations about the future of print media in the face of growing digital outlets. How will you choose to get your news? Are you still getting a newspaper simply out of habit? What are the digital-age options, and what will work best for you?

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Idaho Amends Daycare Laws

People had long been complaining about the state of childcare centers in Idaho, one of the lowest ranked in the nation, where smaller care centers are not even required to have a working telephone or smoke detector and where the child-staff ratio is far from being ideal. In response to the complaints and dissatisfaction of the population, the Idaho Senate voted unanimously to approve a daycare licensing bill. Senate Bill 1112 was extensively amended by the House, causing many senators to pose strong objections to the House changes.

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Rabbit Out of the Hat

It's been a lot of fun to watch all the activity over the last 36 hours. The disbelief of critics at first was absolutely priceless. None of them had a clue that there was any type of mediation going on between YTB and the Attorney Generals office. No need to even think there would be, everyone of them were convinced that this case would go all the way to trial. Denial was the first reaction of many as if it were some cruel joke that YTB was playing on everyone.

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Should a Bomb Dog Know More Than Its Handler?

Prior to 9/11, Work Dogs International imported, trained, and sold approximately 14 explosive detection dogs to and from our bomb dog facility per year. More than half of these trained bomb sniffing dogs were export ed to the Middle East to work with military police and security units. After 9/11, however, requests for qualified dogs and handlers rocketed to 80 bomb dog detection teams per year. Currently that number stands at 30 per year. In short, the days of a sloppy looking handler shuffling up to search a building with an elderly bomb sniffing dog are over.

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