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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…
Overcoming the Threshold of Censors via the Soul's Sensors
Define art. Art is the transmutation of that which is abstract into that which is material, or it is the transformation of that which is felt by an artist beyond the ordinary realm into an observable form or practice. Art may…
Are you the sort of parent who pushes your child to do all sorts of activities? According to Dr Caplan, a well known parenting guru from the George Mason University in Virginia, America, if you do so then you’re probably wasting your time. In his new book to be published…
Charlie Sheen gets fired via text message. That’s the latest, and I’m sure there is more to come. In recent weeks, the world has been watching the “Charlie Sheen debacle” and today there is another story added to the mess.
Last week Sheen created a Twitter account and in less…
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…
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…
A lot of people these days LOVE to shop at Wal-mart and the mall and K-mart and all these chain stores and think that $20 for a hoodie that barely fits is a good deal. Well, for those that only have $20 to their name, such as I, think that…
From IPods to Iphones Apple products have always seemed to amaze the customers. Apple has not only out done itself with its computers the Mac and Mac book pro. Apple is now come out with a newer and better Iphone. The Iphone 4s not only has a sleeker look but…
Another day and another super injunction. The UK newspapers are full of discussions about the latest super injunction. Yesterday judges put in place a super injunction to protect the family of a well known married actor who has allegedly been having an affair. The judges have said that this injunction…
I was reading an article earlier today about ‘celebrities’ and their New Year’s resolutions. Like most people they seemed to make and break a lot of them throughout the year. Anyway, I decided to write this tongue in cheek article about the resolutions that I wish that certain celebrities would…
Poor Julia Gillard. The Prime Minister of Australia has had some poor press over the last few days and fallen foul of critics when she was accused of disrespecting Queen Elizabeth II, by not following some rather archaic royal protocol and etiquette and not curtseying to her. In fact some…
It was a usual routine evening walk at the Sukhna lake , Chandigarh. It was a full moon night on the eve of Shri Guru Nanak Dev jis birthday !. Reflection of the Moon in the still waters of sukhna Lake was making the experience a serene one . Its…
It is hard enough to work every day for your living, but I may assure you that there is much more difficult when you start working in a country that is not the one in where you were born. Yes, I am one of the millions who left his mother…
"My Way" This song was always been a classic and VERY popular in urban areas. It seems Filipino people is applying the word 'My Way' in every road or 'kalye o kalsada", they always be the one who decides what will they do in the road. These are the samples…
What's the connection between 17 humans being beheaded by the Taliban and U.S. Soldiers urinating on dead Talibans? Let's investigate!
Here we civilized humans are court marshalling our own soldiers who urinated on already dead Talibans—shame on those soldiers. Too bad they weren't also able to urinate on every live…
Santorum, et. al. are claiming that America’s freedom of religion is impinging on the freedom of their religion—this is a sophistry that lies almost entirely in the semantics, guaranteeing that any arguments over this ‘issue’ will be emotional, irritating and endless. The GOP seem to have embraced racism, xenophobia, religious…
Are there no orphanages? Are there no workhouses? Bah! Humbug! I fear change—it makes me something of a Scrooge—change is always upsetting, disorienting, even dangerous. So how doubly frightening is future shock for me and others like me. When I was a child, I was indoctrinated to respect The Future…
In the middle of the Second World War people were born, a simple fact, was that not a terrible time to bring a child into the World? Thankfully not or most of us would not be here.
It is worth sparing a thought though, there are countless periods in the…
What caused a man to buy 4 weapons and six thousand rounds, and then to use them on innocent people? These, bought legally, all within a reputed sixty days, managed to pass any form of suspicion, within a system in a country where the right to bear arms, protected.
The…
A couple of minutes ago I decided to pop over to google news to see what was shaking, and turns out the entire east coast was shaking. About an hour ago(from when I wrote this) a 5.8 magnitude earthquake with it's epicenter in virginia hit at 1:51pm according to the…
Greetings from 'rainy' Brisbane,
Do we all have 'donation fatigue'?
Is giving to charity a thing of the past in modern day Australia?
The number of charities with their hand out seems to have exploded in the past ten years, demanding a constant sometimes daily contribution from the average Australian.…
Remember when you were a kid and going out to watch a movie was something you really got excited about? The anticipation of getting together with your friends to see a show, away from your parents, sent your ‘can’t wait’ meter revving? The prospect of seeing people you like to…
ive been walking down the aisle way
wondering when things would go my way
what to do and how to get it done?
sometimes all i want to do is run
than i see the setting sun
and for a moment i thought i won
then i wake up and…
The Wedding between Catherine Middleton and Prince William had many notable highlights, including the beautiful dress, the composure of the bride and groom, the specially composed music, the crowds along the mall, and the newlywed couple driving away from Buckingham Palace in the newly decorated Aston Martin. Everyone who enjoyed…
One of the problems of our modern society is the need for some people share their thoughts or give details of their private lives, which would best be kept private. From reality stars to royalty, there are some people who just can’t seem to resist the urge to share their…
Global warming is something we all think about. Maybe as a matter of fact all the disinformation was a good thing to motivate the populous into recycling and driving clean cars. Maybe the deceitful intentions are good. Unfortunately they are not. Yes it is true that some good has come…
Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher have announced the end of their six year marriage. It’s hardly surprising as their deteriorating relationship has been played out on twitter and in the media. Moore has just issued a statement saying that she hopes that people would show her the compassion and privacy…
I went to coffee today with a couple of old friends this morning and as we talked about old time the subject changed to Private Schools. My old friend thought that we should have school vouchers that we could use for private schools instead of sending children to public schools.…
Imagine the Oxford dictionary with its 20,000 words and imagine all these words were exchanged for images. You can say well, it is a picture dictionary then. Not really as the images used were searched for in Google. The first one which appeared in a search for the word was…
How would you feel if you are sending your son or someone you knew and cared about back to college and he is arrested for wearing baggy pants? As crazy as this sounds, Deshon Marmon, was returning to the University of New Mexico for football practice from San Francisco aboard…
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