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Thai Coup: Bangkok Still the Place to Visit
Thailand has seen coups before, but this is the first one in a long time. If you have been to Thailand recently, or follow the politics, this coup is not surprising for many reasons. Many people see to much corruption at very high levels, the extrajudicial handling of the drug problem, the sale of a major Thai communication asset to a foreign country, the way that the Prime Minister handles his opposition using whatever means to silence them, and for the military, the Muslim uprising in the three southern most provinces.Read more…Medium (Weight), Media and Models – Attention for Anorexia and Obesity
The brand "Dove" (from the company Unilever) is leading a new trend. They advertise with "real" and normal women rather than with exceptional models. I’ve not noticed other companies advertise like this, maybe there are, but Dove is sure one of the companies who have a stake in the ongoing catwalk-discussion; "Is the current norm for a catwalk girl still normal?Read more…Terrorism
Terrorism has deep historical roots as a threat to peaceful existence of nations and common citizens. Terrorism, as opposed to other forms of violence, is the system¬atically applied threat or use of illegitimate force with the designed intent of achieving a goal by means of such a method of coercion. It is violence used as a policy; it is fear or terror engendered on an organized basis.Read more…The Irish in Australia
It has been estimated that around 35 percent of today’s Australian citizens have Irish ancestry. Jackelin Troy cites that for most of the nineteenth century at least a quarter of the population of Australia was Irish or of Irish parentage. Therefore it can be agreed that the Irish were a dominant element in the pluralistic Australian society.Read more…The City Of Cardiff: Europe's Youngest Capital
The origin of the name of the city of Cardiff is subject to much ambiguity. Cardiff is the Anglicised version of the Welsh name “Caerdydd”. “Caerdydd” is split into two words; “Caer”meaning ‘fort, and “Dydd” or “Diff”, which is thought by some to refer to the river Taff on which the castle of Cardiff stands.Read more…Carwashes and Illegal Immigration; Some Businesses Just Do Not Get It!
Many carwash owners and operators at the International Car Washed Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada this year try to justify the hiring of illegal aliens. The hiring of the legal immigrants in any business in the United States is against the law just like sneaking over the border is against the law. It appears that some carwash owners and the industry itself just doesn't get it.Read more…Car Wash Industry Worried about Labor Supply
Many carwash owners who have been hiring illegal aliens for years are now worried of the impending labor shortage as the illegal immigration dries up. This is not to say that all the illegal aliens will be going back to Mexico, but rather they will not be able to work in such businesses as car washes, which are out in the open and under the public eye and scrutiny of their communities.What will the carwash industry do?Read more…Is the "Thin Is In" Crowd On Their Way Out
It’s said that everything has its place and time. Now it looks like the "Thin at any price" crowd has had its 15 minutes of fame and is on the way out.Earlier this Month (September 2006), organizers of the Pasarela Cibeles, or Madrid Fashion Week as many call it, banned 5 models for having a Body Mass Index (BMI) below 18.Read more…Poverty
The concept of poverty can be viewed from different points and aspects. One can have nothing according to general standards and still consider himself the happiest or the richest person in the world. In some way poverty is a personal issue and each one of us has a personal definition of it depending on the class we are in, personal values and way of life.Read more…US Economy – Imports – Ford Motor Company is Offering Buyouts
The US Economy is clearly affected by imports. As companies struggle to find their way back to the top of their industry, imports continually rise making this process harder. This is definitely true in the automobile industry.Read more…Beware of Your Imagination, It May Tell on You
Below is a wonderful story from the June 29, 2006 Sydney Morning Herald that shows how easily we are affected by pictures—subliminally. I want you to enjoy it and read it carefully. There are two very important points that I hope you make for yourself.Read more…9/11: The Psychological Fallout
Five years ago, our world view suddenly changed. We lost the sense of safety we had enjoyed in our long-held isolation from the rest of the world. Two enormous oceans no longer provided a buffer zone that the zealots could not cross.Read more…Atlantic City - The Steel Pier - Showplace of the Nation
The Steel Pier closed its doors on Labor Day Weekend for the final time. The smell of the ocean, sea air, cotton candy, popcorn and hot dogs is gone forever. The Pier extended into the Atlantic Ocean – almost 1,000 feet.Read more…Tragedy to Triumph: One Man's Story of How He Survived Katrina
Hurricane Katrina survivor and Louisiana native, Terry Fortia knew he was a good cook, but he never imagined his culinary skills, would someday make him one of Hollywood’s hottest chefs. Fortia has served up dishes to many celebrities including Justin Timberlake, Cameron Diaz, Ludacris, Kate Moss, Rachel Bilson, Adam Brody, Stevie Wonder, and more. As resident chef at L.Read more…Living Forward - Out of the Ashes of 9/11
We all have our own personal memories of the unthinkable, unspeakable, unimaginable events of that bright September morning five years ago today. Each remembers what they were doing at the moment of shocking realization that we had been attacked.We have fought for balance between ridding our minds of the nightmarish images, and vowing never to forget, to keep our resolve strong.Read more…Five Years On From Ground Zero
Five years on, I talked to Afshin Rattansi who worked on the Al Jazeera strand that first identified the 9/11 plot. His novel, The Dream of the Decade, deals with the issues of finance, terrorism and the media.What do you think about the conspiracy theories that linger about 9/11?"'I don't want to get into the conspiracy theories that maintain that 2,752 people died because of deliberate action by U.Read more…Twin Towers Lights Are Awesome To Behold
The symbolism of the twin beams of light as they thrust skyward from the site of the now ruined but once majestic twin towers in New York is obvious to all who see them.The first time I saw those twin lights on my television screen, I thought: what a wonderful tribute, what a magnificent way to celebrate and remember the lives of the nearly three thousand people who died there on 9/ll. As their families and friends know, those lights carry a heart-warming message of both encouragement and defiance that is far beyond the power of any of our well meaning attempts to comfort them.Read more…Senate Bill Aims to Deny Compensation to 9/11 Heroes
Washington-One by one, from veterans and their families to health organizations to doctors have come out against congressional plans to limit asbestos litigation. Yet members of the US Senate are defying their calls and continuing to push for corporate sponsored legislation against victims of asbestos exposure.The "Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2005" came to existence shortly after March of 2004 after Pres.Read more…Silent Epidemic More Devastating Than 9/11
As we Americans mourn the anniversary of 9/11 and the 2,973 people who were murdered on that day 5 years ago, an even more insidious homeland terror is scourging our nation. Every year in this country, more than 98,000* people die from an attack taking place in our local hospitals. This senseless terror is caused by medical negligence.Read more…Gulf of Mexico Earthquake Rocks; Wonder Why?
Fortunately the Gulf of Mexico has seen no major Hurricane this year in the 2006 Atlantic Tropical Hurricane Season, which is a good thing because those ocean surface temperatures are indeed pretty hot. But now instead of large Hurricanes we have a large Earthquake right off the coast of Tampa Bay, Florida. The biggest in over thirty years in fact; of course as this happened hundreds of thousands of residence were worried of a Giant Title Wave or Tsunami.Read more…
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