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News and Society
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Charity Donations
Charity donations are a great way to help the world's less fortunate while getting a tax break. A charity is defined as a legally incorporated nonprofit organization. This organization operates for the benefit of the public and has federally registered charitable status. A charitable status allows an institution to issue tax receipts for donations. Strict rules and regulations about the governance, advocacy and operations of a trust provide a higher level of accountability than non-charities. A charity can be an institution, organization, a single person or a group of people. Charity is an act of a kindness, which demonstrates love for a fellow human being.
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Waste Management And Recycling
Collecting, transporting, processing and disposing waste material is known as waste management. The aim is to clean up the surrounding environment and see that the waste does not have a detrimental effect on our health. Nowadays waste management has gone a step further and not only plans proper disposal but also attempts to see whether we can reuse and recycle certain materials from waste matter.
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Drunk Driving Accidents
First, let us acquaint ourselves with some alarming statistics: 250,000 people have died in alcohol-related accidents in the past 10 years; 25,000 people die each year in alcohol related accidents; 500 people are killed weekly and 71 people daily in alcohol-related accidents; one American life is lost every 20 minutes in an alcohol-related car crash; and one out of every two Americans is likely to be involved in an alcohol-related accident in his lifetime. Every year, 708,000 persons are injured, 74,000 of them seriously, in alcohol-related crashes. About 2,000 people receive injuries each day in alcohol-related accidents.
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Point of No Return
November, 2000, on the doorstep of a new millennium, America elected a new president, planet earth passed the point of no return and there is no such thing as coincidence.
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Recreational Vehicle Donations
Recreational vehicles, or RVs, are large vehicles designed to move from place to place, or in which people live temporarily. Normally it is used for the purpose of leisure, like vacations and camping. There are many types of recreational vehicles, such as truck camper, folding camping trailer, travel trailer, fifth wheel travel trailer, park model, motor home and tote home. They even serve as a permanent home for some retirees, or those who are on the move often. To donate a recreational vehicle is to garner a tidy tax break for you. Vehicle donations are tax deductible in many states.
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Media Overblows JonBenet Murder Story Again
As if one round of shoddy reporting, speculation and guilt before innocence reporting wasn't enough, the mass media is at it again in the latest round of the JonBenet Ramsey murder saga.
The media, which widely cast blame on JonBenet's parents, John and the late Patsy, is laying blame on a man who made a confession that has not even been confirmed.
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Casket -- All You Need to Know
When we talk of caskets, we mean funeral caskets. The word casket is the derivative of Greek word kophinos. That explains why word coffin is in use is some parts of the world. To some Americans, there still exists a difference between a casket and a coffin. Coffin thus is a hexagonal or an octagonal box tapering at one end and used for burial. A simple rectangular box with split lid used for viewing the deceased is a casket.
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Pluto Decides Astronomers Are Not People
Well, they did it.
A conclave of astronomers officially downgraded the ninth planet, Pluto, into something less.
So, officially, we have eight planets instead of nine.
Imagine having the time on your hands to debate, over the course of years, whether something constitutes a planet. What a luxury!
If there was ever an argument that academics, such as these astronomers, have their heads in the clouds, well this decision of theirs is it.
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Fund Raising - Bingos
If you really want to have a fund raising event that will pack a real punch, you might want to consider running a bingo. Don't know how? No problem. This article will give you everything you need to get started.
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Do Working Women Make Lousy Wives?
The recent controversy of whether or not working women make lousy wives has created a fire storm that is serging across the country. It's got men worried about their own wives and women steaming mad about the criticism. Here are a few tips to keep the fires flaming at home, while still keeping the bank account full.
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Recycling - It Just Makes Sense
Recycling makes sense because it helps the environment, but there are many other benefits to recycling, including economic gains. Read more about the exciting benefits of recycling.
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