The Dubious Immorality of Online Gambling

The US stance on online gambling is a smokescreen. The real reason the legislation was passed was to give control of US gambling back to the established land-based casinos.

The Tradition of Stepping Moves from College Campus to the Church

The tradition of stepping has been popularized by Black fraternities and sororities and combines different elements of dance, singing, and rhythm. That tradition has also been enjoyed by black churchgoers. In addition to choirs, dance troupes, and mimes, black churches also show praise in the form of stepping.

Fire Safety Standards In Ireland - How Safe Are We

A leading Fire Safety expert has recently queried the soundness of statutory fire safety regulations. Lack of enforcement of Fire Safety regulations exposes the consumer to the consequences of outbreaks of fire in domestic and other buildings in this country.

Behind The Scenes Of Specialized Literature

Cheaper foreign editions can save you a lot of money !

African Cities Stinking, Littered – A Way of Life

One of the things that is very conspicuous as you traverse the cities and towns in Africa is litter and garbage. However, as development and the so-called 'social wellness' are causing ripples across some African economies, things are brightening up

The Inevitability of it All or (John Never Stood a Chance)

A short story on a cheesecake romance.

Pray For Families Of Our Servicemen And Women

With the Christmas holidays upon us, we must think about and pray for the families of the servicemen and women who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan. Help them, encourage them to get through this critical time with ur prayers and encouragement. Perhaps people in each state can pray for the ones who made their homes in that state. Lists by state are available on the Internet. The families of these volunteers who put their lives on the front lines for us need as much support as we can give them. All politics aside, we must make the effort to give as much support as possible.

I Hate Packaging

It's that time again (the holidays) when packaging will be getting top media coverage by its detractors. Those would be the people looking to complain about product packaging because it’s too difficult to open or there is too much of it or they think it doesn't do its job properly.

Death: A New Journey Towards Life

Death? Why this fuss about death. Use your imagination, try to visualize a world without death! Death is the essential condition of life, not an evil. Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

How The World Will Look Like In The Next 50 Years

People have always been intrigued of what the future will look like. The answers are quite simple and here you have them for the next 50 years.

Benefits Of Recycling

Recycling is an evolving environmental conservation procedure. It has become one of the best environmental success stories of the century. Recycling converts materials that would otherwise be wasted into usable products. Recyclable materials such as plastics, glass, paper, and metal are collected and transported to facilities to convert them to finished products. Recycling offers a large number of environmental, financial, and social benefits.

Why Donate Your Car to Charity?

Although most charities receive cash donations, the number of car donors has been steadily increasing through the years. Most car donors opt to donate their old cars instead of selling them since the resale value of their cars are way lower than they expect. Also, it can be hard to find buyers. Donating your car does not only give you a feeling of altruism and self-accomplishment (for being able to help others); it also earns you great tax deductions.

Punks...Dead?

After the Second World War, adolescents felt a need for identities, to be identified with their peers. The socialist view is the one mentioned in the question, that the working class are oppressed by the ruling class, which results in social and economic conditions such as joblessness and poverty. This leads the working class to revolt against certain aspects of the social order.

Trends in Crude oil Prices

Crude oil prices have been capturing many news headlines worldwide, be they are falling or rising. Crude oil has been demonstrating a sense of its importance to global consumers for the past couple of years. In the past, many economies had failed to adeptly face crude oil price shocks of 1974 and again in 1979. This time around the shock was building up steadily.