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(2004)
Today I came across a topic in the news that really resounded with me. A decision has just been made by the California Supreme Court to not ban retail stores from selling violent video games to minors, i.e. children under the age of 18. Again, they decided NOT to ban…
The U.S. Geological Survey upgraded the recent March 11, 2011 earthquake that hit Japan, to a 9.0 magnitude on March 14. The earthquake that rocked Tohoku in northern Honshu, Japan, was originally estimated at an 8.9 on the Richter scale, caused a massive tsunami that drove large schools of fish…
Breaking News: Earthquake In Myanmar 2011.
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake has just struck in the northeastern region of Myanmar, Thursday night, March 24 2011. This, just weeks after the 8.9 earthquake in Japan that has claimed the lives of more than 10,000 people.
Many living in the remote area are…
By:
S. Brown in
News and Society
Mar 25, 2011
His arrival was timely. The era of Thomas Edison like inventors had sprung anew. Only the outward appearances had changed Now there were young college entreprenues that were translating established forms of communication into a personal experience with NO HOLDS BARRED!
The sky was the limit and the only restriction…
Facebook is the number one social networking site world-wide, so when Vietnam starting blocking it in August 2009, it left many people hanging without a way to interact with their friends and loved ones and wishing they knew how to unblock Facebook in Vietnam.
Other Blocked Sites
Vietnam’s government has…
The searching for survivors in Joplin Missouri has started and people are coming from the neighboring towns to help. This has been the worse and deadliest U.S. tornado in 60 years. 30 percent of Joplin building's are gone and the death toll is at 122 and expecting to rise.
Some…
By:
Suheiwa in
News and Society
May 31, 2011
Mr. Abdul Manem Danish had found himself in the midst of an unexpected and peculiar predicament. Everyone around him was for a better word, behaving like animals. He was then beginning to see that his job as a surveyor was becoming more and more futile.
Mr. Danish's job was to…
By:
Claudio in
News and Society
Jul 28, 2011
Harold Camping, 89, says May 21 will be the end!
Such are the reports being heard. He is the head of the Christian radio network Family Stations Inc. His Family Radio has 66 stations across the country.
Should We Believe Camping?
First, He predicted Jesus Christ would return in 1994.…
Is this the beginning of the end? Have vpn's in China become obsolete? The recent attempt to block vpns in China by the government may be an omen for internet users in the country. For Chinese citizens and especially for expats living in China, a vpn is a must-have. A…
The royal wedding is due on Friday, April 29th, which is just around the corner. Most of the news sites are concerned with what Prince William thinks about the wedding, or what Catherine Middleton is going to wear. The ceremony itself is going to be broadcasted all over the world,…
By:
Gal in
News and Society
Apr 27, 2011
America's economy faces several serious problems like unemployment, huge debt servicing, health issues, and education, but the worst of these is the housing problems in the USA. The housing prices were at their highest in the early months of 2006, but from the mid 2006, there is a steady dip…
Yes, it is now possible to access Facebook in China. For those of you that might be waiting for China to open it's doors to western social networking sites, you can just keep on waiting, it's not going to happen. There are some rumors starting to circulate about Mark Zuckerberg…
Some people open a Twitter account and love it from the moment they start using it. No more so than some of the A list stars either side of the Atlantic. I’m curious about Twitter and celebrities, I really am. One minute they use it to inform their adoring fans…
By:
BIS_Coach in
News and Society
Apr 17, 2011
Faith is a terrible thing. It has the same condescending quality as “Because I said so”. To begin any other enterprise, we are required to do our ‘due diligence’, to analyze and double check the apparent facts of a certain case—it is considered the only way to assure that any…
There is no question about whether people want to watch Hulu in Sweden or not, as there is even a Facebook page called Open Hulu to Sweden! The copyright and licensing agreement with American networks create a major roadblock. They will sell the rights to air programs to local broadcasting…
Unfortunately we have suffered the loss of an incredible inventor, Steve Jobs. The CEO of Apple died at the age of 56 today (October 5th, 2011). Apple has lost a creative genuis and visionary while the world lost a great human being. His legacy lives on through Apple and the…
You can watch Hulu in Canada now. However, you're going to have to pay a fee and if you're looking for a freebie then you can stop reading now. If you'd be willing to pay about five bucks a month to get access to Hulu in Canada then keep reading…
The biggest current news event of the hour. Pakistan helps United States kill Osama Bin Laden on May 1st, 2011 in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Ok, so, according to the United States government, Bin Laden was the leader of al-Qaeda and head of the terrorist attack back on September 11, 2001. Ultimately,…
By:
Saytue Saye1 in
News and Society
May 02, 2011
Breaking News: Earthquake In Japan 2011!
A GREAT 8.9 magnitude earthquake has hit the northeastern coast of Japan, quickly followed by a 13-foot tsunami that has devastated the Miyagi shoreline. This major earthquake marks as the largest to hit in Japan's history, and is being added to an Earthquake in…
Roswell, New Mexico has long been the stuff of legend in the United States. Whispered stories about aliens and spaceship, alien autopsies and clandestine experiments have been the fodder of many conspiracy theories. The most popular of these of course, is that the US government is housing aliens plus their…
By:
Scott Newman in
News and Society
Jun 15, 2011
Who Is Jesus Christ?
This is a question that many will think should be posed as, who was Jesus Christ, for the simple fact that He died. However, it is clear to the world that Jesus has been depicted in many different ways by many different religions, Christian denominations, individuals,…
If you're looking for a good organic catalogue, I've compiled a list of some of the best out there. View them online or order a good old fashioned catalog. Most of the catalogs in this list have both an online and paper version.
So you served your country or are serving your country. You've been notified your commander is pressing through with recommending your seperation from the Military. Your emotions are going to vary from bieng angry, depressed, optimistic, delusional, and sad. I know from a personal standpoint how you feel. It's not…
The BP oil spill was caused by an explosion followed by fire on one of its drilling rigs in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20,2010. This occured by a blow out preventer which had failed to function to prevent crude oil from spilling. Several different attempts were made to…
The state of Missouri is no stranger to violent tornadoes. The state has been hit on several occasion. Last Sunday, May 23, 2011 at about 5:30 p.m. a massive, deadly tornado slammed into the city of Joplin, Missouri. Not fewer than 89 people lost their lives. Joplin is close to…
It is sad that one of the most influential people in the world passed. It is even more sad when people are trying to make a buck off of it. I'm here to notify of you of one good thing and one bad thing that I recently saw right now…
By:
Nessie in
News and Society
Oct 08, 2011
After several earthquakes in the Canterbury region of New Zealand, a first world class country you saw the tremendous gathering of the country rallying its resources to deal with this catastrophe. Earthquake devastations have been seen all over the world in places such as Haiti and Chile and it unrattled…
When the Federal Government starts spying on its citizens and harassing them for something you may have said, that is the beginning of a Police State. When police can arrest you and hold you indefinitely without charging you, that is the beginning of a Police State. If you are not…
What went wrong you may be asking? Well, only the Almighty God would have an answer to such a question as it is very complicated. Obviously, something went horribly wrong that no human in this world today knows what really happened. September 11, has gone down in our history books…
We often hear this phrase in Christian circles where it is said, we need to learn to love each other, love yourself, and love God. With many of the conflicts in the world today; one way to end it all would be to love each other and to love our…
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