The Political Storm That Will Not Die

Each year, somewhere in America, families must struggle to rebuild what nature has taken away. It may be a tornado that rips off the roof of a family business, or a fire that leaves the family homestead in ruins.

To Detox or He-tox -- Turkish Super-model Deniz Akkaya Needs to Know

After an intense search, Turkish paparazzi found super-model Deniz Akkaya at the exclusive Richmond Nua Spa Detox and Yoga Camp in Sapanca near Istanbul -- undergoing detox and yoga treatment to relieve stress. But was Deniz really Detox-ing, or was she He-toxing...

Katrina: The Big One

Storm refugees, nearly all of them black, are on the move throughout the city. And they are refugees, as in, people fleeing misfortune and seeking refuge.

Since September 11, America Has Caught a Break

The five year anniversary of September 11 is nearly upon us. The media will ask lots of questions. Are we safer that we were before? Are we closer to smashing our terrorist foes, or have they multiplied so much that they pose a disproportionately larger threat than ever before? In one way, I believe America caught a break, according to Dr. Gary S. Goodman, top speaker, best-selling author, and Fortune 1000 consultant.

Why Balloon Gifts Are Exploding In Popularity

In recent years people have begun to fill balloons with trinkets and toys as another way of presenting your gift. There are many holidays celebrated around the world not to mention birthdays and special occasions.

The Aesthetics of Atrocity: Remembering 9/11

Getting the aesthetics of atrocity right by committee has taken five years with nothing to show for it. Estimated costs of completing the 9/11 memorial at Ground Zero is closing in on a billion dollars. It has been our contention from the beginning that the inspiration was always there right in the committee's collective faces, staring back in stark, abject horror at them and anyone who looks back at it: the still standing remnant of shattered dreams and lives in a building once known as the World Trade Center.

September 11th, 2001 - A Troubling Metaphor

At the time I watched the towers crumple from the sudden strike of the previously unimagined, I did not realize I was watching a metaphor for the great promise their soaring human achievement beaconed to the world. It is five years later, and I see the vast optimism our nation once promised the world at the tipping point.

Living Forward - Out of the Ashes of 9/11

September 11 is spent in remembrances, in commemoration ceremonies, in sharing what continues to haunt us in attempts to dispel the darkness. All of that is valuable and highly appropriate, but now let us take a slightly different approach.

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.

Beware of Your Imagination, It May Tell on You

How pictures affect our ethical behavior

Poverty

Poverty is being interpreted variously: some define it as a low level of profits and charges, others as impossibility of maintenance of the desired vital standards, also as a certain self attitude and place in the society. It depends on an author and from conception which he adheres to at consideration of this question.

US Economy – Imports – Ford Motor Company is Offering Buyouts

Ford Motor Company is offering buyouts to all United States hourly workers. Ford is struggling with the Asian competition.

The Irish in Australia

The end of the 18th -- and most part of the 19th century are marked with large immigration of the Irish born population to the British Colonies in Australia. About 50 000 Irish went there as convicts and many more thousands of people migrated due to personal connections with people already living in Australia as well as to the forced migrants.

How To Donate Your Car

Car donations can help a number of people acquire the basic amenities of life such as food, clothing, and shelter. It can help the distressed to a large extent by providing assistance and relief. The most important thing here is that there are no hassles involved in the donation of a car. Cars that are not run in years are also accepted after evaluating their value. The title to the car is extremely important when donating. But if there is no title, the organization can still make necessary arrangements. The Motor Vehicle Department of the donor?s state can also help in this regard. There should be no lien on the car.