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<title>Introduction to Islamic Banking</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:26:44 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[  The most distinguishing feature of the Islamic economic system is the prohibition of interest. Islamic economic principles have prominently been applied in financial industry especially in banking. Islamic Finance is growing in multiple dimensions and is now spreading in other financial sectors like insurance, structured finance, project finance, mutual funds, syndicated finance, investment banking etc.]]></description>
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<title>Groundhog Day - A Little Science</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:00:20 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Groundhogs day is the second of February, where groundhogs emerge from their burrows early in the morning. Once they're out of the burrow they do one of two things: either they continue with what they started, or they go back for 6 more weeks.]]></description>
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<title>News Media Trends for 2012</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:16:50 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Well, they say election years are great years for the news media, and since 2012 is an election year, and there looks to be a heated race between the GOP and President Obama's reelection committee, you can be sure that lots of dollars will be flowing into the news media. Indeed it couldn't come at a better time, or at a more crucial time as media outlets have been laying off, and watching their viewership and readership dwindle. As you probably know most of the reason for this has to do with online social networks and the amount...]]></description>
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<title>The Media in the US Is Much Better Than in Other Nations - But Still Not Good Enough</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:31:32 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you are a reporter in some countries, you are a marked man and the government is watching you, and one slip up and you are history, you disappear, or are thrown in jail. In the United States we have freedom of the press thankfully, and although we export our products, know-how, and services all over the world, don't expect us to be able to export that as a "new found freedom" to ports afar. In fact, many nations are busy tightening down the reins on the media, and not just newspapers and TV either.]]></description>
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<title>Sound and Fury, Media, Sports, and Distraction of the Mindless Masses</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:34:24 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Some might love to use social networks, and who can blame them as they are designed for people to communicate in a way that makes them feel good about themselves. In China, the government wants to limit the time spent on social networks, as they want a productive and obedient society. That makes sense.]]></description>
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<title>Global Newswire</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:14:09 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This articles speaks about what a global newswire is and how does it work, what is its importance along with its various benefits. It talks about how the transition took place from the common newspapers to this digital newswire.]]></description>
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<title>Fire Department Equipment - The Wise Choice of Obtaining Hydraulic Rescue Tools Part I</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:16:47 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Is your fire department active in vehicle and accident rescue? If so, you might consider requesting rescue tools from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant in 2012. An excellent set of equipment in this category should consist of all hydraulic rescue tools.]]></description>
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<title>Thermal Imaging Cameras - How They Can Help Firefighters in Action</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:42:30 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Thermal Imaging Cameras are quite valuable for fighting fires. They offer safety features to firefighters and victims alike as well as having the ability to reduce economic loss to structures during a fire.]]></description>
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<title>Why Charitable Giving Decreases In A Tough Economy</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:59:30 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Given the state of the economy, American consumers have changed their discretionary spending habits. Because of that many businesses both large and small have felt the crunch of declining sales and lower profits. Included in that crunch have been charities and non-profit organizations. Anyone who relies on charitable giving is feeling the pinch as both businesses and individuals have reigned in their donations and financial support.]]></description>
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<title>What Is the Red Shirt Friday Tradition?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:43:49 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Red Shirt Friday Tradition started in 2005 to encourage people to wear a red shirt on Friday to show the young guys and gals who joined the Military after 911 our continued support and appreciation. The Red Shirt Friday Tradition is neither political nor does it show support for against the Global War on Terror!]]></description>
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<title>It's Hard to Find Reliable Sources on the 2012 Predictions Phenomenon</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:05:55 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Reliable sources are difficult to find on the meaning and importance of the so-called 2012 predictions. The predictions as well as the mounting number of "debunkings" has swelled but not improved substantially.]]></description>
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<title>What We Don't Know About America's Most Famous Secretary</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:16:40 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Warren Buffett wants critics to focus on facts about his secretary, but facts are not forthcoming. Are her taxes typically middle class?]]></description>
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<title>Top Five Most Popular Videos of the Queen Online</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:31:53 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The beautiful thing about the internet is that anyone has access to a plethora of stock footage beneath their fingertips. Any person is able to look back through time and watch and hear key moments in history from the comfort of their homes, gaining knowledge and understanding about our own history as humankind. As we move into 2012 in the UK, it is important to note that Queen Elizabeth II approaches the 60th anniversary of her reign; we can take a look back through her defining online moments - which have proved most popular with audiences all over the world....]]></description>
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<title>Are the New Girl's LEGO's Politically Correct?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:43:25 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Politically correct has finally "jumped the shark!" It has gone way to far and is infecting too many areas of our lives. It should be a simple principle that you may or may not agree about but now it is contaminating everything we touch. Enough is enough and it's time to speak up and take action!]]></description>
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<title>History of Valentine's Day - How It Came to Be</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:03:08 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Valentine's Day on February 14 is, in some countries, the day of lovers. The traditions of this day go back to the story of one of several Christian martyrs named Valentine who, according to history, was martyred by beheading.]]></description>
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<title>A Year of Manifestation (5)</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:59:58 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When God knew that He had caught Moses' attention through the strange fire in the bush, He then introduced himself. He told Moses that He was (is) the God of his ancestors - the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Great!]]></description>
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<title>Diaries Of A Disgustingly Rich Individual</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:17:24 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Many plebeians (or "plebs" as we high-society folks call them) often ask me (from a distance, of course, since I don't go next to poor people) what is it like being so disgustingly wealthy? Buying all those rich people things, doing all that rich people stuff. Despite what you have heard about being rich, and how money can't buy you happiness, let me tell you.]]></description>
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<title>Garrett A Morgan Technology and Transportation Education Program</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:34:01 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Federal Highway Administration, otherwise known as the FHWA, is an agency operating in the United States Department of Transportation that is largely answerable for the management of the country's road transportation system. The programs and initiatives of the FHWA are constantly steered by its general agency mission which is to"improve mobility on our Community's highways through nationwide leadership, innovation, and programme delivery.]]></description>
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<title>Jail Resource Management: Review and Revision Program</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:37:18 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Federal Bureau of Prisons, more usually known as BOP, is a federal law enforcement agency operating within the United States Department of Justice that's essentially accountable for the administration of the country's federal prison system. The grants and programs of the BOP are all geared towards the achievement of its general agency mission which is to"protect society by confining offenders in the controlled environments of prisons and community-based facilities that are safe, humane, cost-efficient, and suitably secure, and that provide work and other self-development opportunities to assist offenders in becoming law-abiding citizens." As per this...]]></description>
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<title>Is There Prejudice Against Dark Skin Jamaican Women?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:06:28 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The plantation regime of slavery had a major impact on the Jamaican society long after the abolition of slavery.The lighter the skin,the more valuable you were during slavery and even today,after coming such a long way, that mentality still stands.Darker skinned Jamaican women are still getting a negative treatment from our men and the workforce.]]></description>
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<title>Beware of the Media, It Will Melt Your Mind and Make You Stupid He Said</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:04:38 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[All it is, is mass brainwashing - dummying down society, he told me. Then he explained last year how he went down to the local newsstand right after the Giant Earthquake and Japanese Tsunami and what was on the cover? One headline about the mega-disaster and several stories about such things as "some football star having an affair with a prostitute and this is not an isolated incident it happens every day worldwide.]]></description>
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<title>Young People Not the Only Ones to Fall Victim to a Cyberbully</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:43:55 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Most people associate the word cyberbully with a disgruntled young person texting and emailing the object of his malice 30-50 times per day and setting up smear campaigns on social networks to destroy said object's social life. While this is the accepted portrait of the young cyber bully, there are also other, older people being victimized as well.]]></description>
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<title>What Kind of Capitalism Is Good for America?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:24:17 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The year was 1945, two forces joined together to beat the biggest threat in the world, fascism. To put it in simple terms, fascism was a form of government used by Nazi Germany. The forces that joined together were communism and capitalism. In today's world this would seem to be an impossible mix of ideology due to the "Cold War"...]]></description>
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<title>Reinventing the 312 Home Improvement Loan Program</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:23:32 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Section 312 Home Improvement Loan Program can provide an outstanding tool to support the much needed rehabilitation of our nation's older housing stock. This article discusses how this program might be adapted to the current situation and outlines the substantial benefits of a national home improvement loan program.]]></description>
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<title>Press Releases - Useful In Promoting Your Business</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:46:56 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Press release is a news story, written in third person to reveal the details of any important ceremony, event, service or a person. Oct 28, 1906 was a landmark day in the history of formal communication, when Ivy lee drafted the 1st press release to report a railway accident. Since then, the press release has been a formal way of communication directed at print and electronic media for the purpose of announcing something ostensibly newsworthy.]]></description>
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<title>How Volunteer Opportunities Prove Beneficial for People of All Ages</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:28:22 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Volunteer opportunities are sought by those people who take a great sense of pride in rendering their services to the under-privileged ones. These opportunities pave the right track for individuals that are passionate about sharing their time and knowledge.]]></description>
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<title>Giving to Charity Trends</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:24:09 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This article looks at some statistics regarding giving to charity in the UK. This includes the numbers giving, average donation amounts, and interesting trends.]]></description>
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<title>Pitching Journalists Via Email</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:49:29 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[  According to the 2010 PRWeek/PR Newswire Media Survey, more than 70% of around 1600 PR practitioners still consider that using email is the most effective way to pitch journalists. However, journalists receive a lot of emails and they may not have enough time to read them all. Here you are some guidelines to increase your email chance to be read.]]></description>
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<title>Prophecies and Predictions for 2012 - When and What Will Happen?</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:23:06 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Many experts around the globe are predicting our world will likely end by the year 2012. From culture to culture, to scientific pundits, the prediction is the day will probably come in the year 2012. Some reasons given are natural disaster or the effect of humans on the Earth.]]></description>
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<title>The Watchdogs</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:18:02 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Watchdogs of media ethics today may not be who you think. Read this informative article to find out how the audience can influence the news it gets.]]></description>
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<title>On-Line Censorship: Controlled By the Fuzzy Line</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:54:12 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One of the biggest deterrents to online expression in countries that censor the Internet is uncertainty. This is leading to impoverished official online spaces and small, inaccessible pockets of resistance.]]></description>
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<title>The Year 2012</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:16:39 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[2012: Will we wake up and find part of the earth has been struck by a mysterious planet or has experienced a sudden shift in the position of the north and south poles thus triggering several cataclysmic events? There are several theories and predictions around the year 2012. Nothing has brought the beliefs around the 2012 phenomenon to the limelight more than the movie 2012- so much so that even government agencies such as NASA (North American Space Agency) came out to make statements in an effort to reassure the general public.]]></description>
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<title>Reaching Out To Japan: Interview With Noriko Chapman</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:50:06 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In most cases, individuals are not hurt by giving to others. For Noriko Chapman, it has created an international collaboration between a local U.S. nonprofit organization and a global leader in the automobile industry which led to the empowerment and economic independence of disabled workers.]]></description>
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<title>Why Did Americans Turn Off Their Minds?</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:45:19 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The other day, I was talking to an acquaintance and I asked a simple question; "Why did Americans turn off their minds?" and then I thought to myself, did Americans knowingly do this or were those minds turned off for them? In other words, is it a fault of the media, the political structure, their employment, the education system, or the proverbial; all of the above?]]></description>
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<title>The Nigerian Awakening</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:31:10 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Now that the Nigerian government has suddenly enforced the fuel subsidy removal policy, the Sleeping giant of Africa is finally waking up from her slumber. The cost of transportation and other services and goods have expectedly risen astronomically. The nation is paralyzed by strike and protesters have taken over the streets.]]></description>
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<title>Media Ethics: Inside Out</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:01:00 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[An "inside out" look at media ethics and how the news is made. Where do you get your news, and do you ask the tough questions? Here's why you should!]]></description>
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<title>Making Money Is Not Enough</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:48:39 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I want to widen the conversation about business & work. As I've posted earlier, my CV has far more than details of work and skills achieved. My CV includes being active in addressing important social, environmental and health needs in my community. This 'work' [in my view this is real work] is significant for me, and for the outcomes that improve other's lives.]]></description>
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<title>The Humble Pawn Shop Gains Mainstream Acceptance</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:47:20 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Has the lengthy recession helped to create a fundamental societal change in how the American middle class views pawn shops? This and many other factors may have played a factor in the pawn shop becoming an accepted and popular alternative to many traditional financial services providers.]]></description>
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<title>Commuter Travel Price Hikes in London</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:45:49 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The first days of 2012 were opened by something very unpleasant for British commuters: a 6% price hike average, which even reached up to 11% on some routes, making London the most expensive place to commute in the world. In fact, the 3.60 that a London commuter needs to pay nowadays for a Zone 1-4 single journey is more than double the cost of similar rides in cities such as Milan, where the price is at 1.]]></description>
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<title>Remembering Lake Charles, LA the Day of John Kennedy's Assassination</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:24:57 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Almost anybody alive on November 22, 1963 remembers where they were when the news broke that President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Yet, not everybody knows what happened in Lake Charles.]]></description>
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<title>The Rise of Incivility</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:08:48 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[We all witness uncivilized behavior on a daily basis, whether on the highways, in gyms, offices, airports, or supermarkets. Is it getting worse and, if so, what has caused the rise in incivility?]]></description>
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<title>They Call This a Public Library</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:44:54 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Public libraries are sending policemen to the homes of little children to retrieve overdue books that children have borrowed. One boy was sentenced to ten days in jail for failing to return his overdue library books after several months and multiple overdue notices.]]></description>
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<title>Curating Your Own Festival of Films</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:48:07 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Now that almost every computer can watch free full movies online, anyone with a few friends, some popcorn, and an interest in film can curate their own festival of films. It's a fun thing to do with your friends and great way to meet people who share your passion for film. The first thing you need to do is make sure your home is prepared for guests to watch free new movies online.]]></description>
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<title>Cops Can't Afford to Confuse Hesitation With Patience</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:19:27 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As part of a recent DOJ censure of some of the nation's big city police departments, reviewers assessed cops as too quick to move to force, and determined that when they do use force they use too much. How they arrived at this conclusion no one knows. The DOJ's not saying.]]></description>
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<title>The Darker Side Of Homeless Shelters</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:04:19 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When a person tells someone that they're about to become homeless most people have the preconceived notion that the unfortunate soul will just be able to show up at a homeless shelter and that they will be housed for as long as is necessary. The reality is far from this.]]></description>
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<title>Homeless Shelters Are More Than A Roof And A Bed</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:35:28 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Homelessness can affect anyone. Even if you believe that your job is secure and your life is stable today it doesn't mean that things will remain the same in the future.]]></description>
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<title>How Volunteer Services Prove to Be Constructive for Human Race?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:13:21 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Volunteer services are enormously needed all around the world to make a difference in the lives of disadvantaged ones. Such services are sought by passionate individuals that want to contribute for the development of needy.]]></description>
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<title>Steve Jobs Was An Institution By Himself And He Epitomized Success In His Own Unique Style</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:42:07 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Those who use iPod, iPhone and iPad may know Steve Jobs very well because these products are from the stables of Apple for which he was the CEO. He was the co-founder of Apple also. If you do an in-depth study of how he could achieve success in all his endeavors, you will realize that throughout his life, he stayed true not only to himself but to his visions also. His visions used to be different from those of others. That is precisely the reason for the phenomenal success he could achieve.]]></description>
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<title>Libertarianism and Marxism</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:20:12 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Like Communism, libertarianism is an ideology that looks good on paper. According to libertarianism, everyone is responsible for themselves and nothing else. The question becomes whether this ideology is as good in practice as it appears in writing. And the verdict for that is mixed.]]></description>
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<title>Stay Tuned Next Year For the Arab Perennial</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 14:20:15 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If you thought the Arab Spring was only for springtime, then you haven't been watching the news throughout 2011. It seems that the Arab Spring is now perpetual, and therefore, I have dubbed it; the Arab Perennial. It seems one thing that the protesters love to do, whether it is the occupy protesters in the United States, Greek citizens challenging austerity programs, or Arab populations - is to get on TV.]]></description>
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<title>Psalm 56 - Walking In The Light Of Life</title>
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<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6786749</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:13:10 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The psalmist has vowed to render thank offerings to the LORD; and such behaviour is not simply a distraction from the enemy, but faith in full glow. The light of life is the walk of faith before our God, perhaps not because of, but in spite of the harshest of conditions. Intimacy with the LORD counters our fear.]]></description>
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<title>How the Economy and Technology Are Changing Our News</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6765312</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6765312</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:52:38 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[After the economy crashed in 2008, new technology in media brought big changes in how we get our news and the type of news we get. It is fast. It can be viral. It can be dead wrong.]]></description>
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<title>Candidates From the People - How Americans Can Select Their Own Candidates for Office</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6776244</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6776244</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 08:51:26 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Americans are in a heap of trouble. No matter who we vote for, the government remains the same or gets worse. It's understood these days that most congressmen are career politicians who have pledged their allegiance to the sponsors that keep them in office. This article shows how the people can select their own candidates directly from the voter lists.]]></description>
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<title>Preparing for the Uncertain Future</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6785177</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6785177</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:50:28 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are speculations that there will be a global food shortage before the end of the year 2010. This may or may not be the truth. The truth is that the prices you pay for food and for all of the other things you use in your daily life are steadily increasing. The truth is that unemployment is at an all time high and there does not appear to be a solution to that on the horizon.]]></description>
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<title>The Importance of a Good Vocabulary</title>
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<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6785119</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:45:26 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When you are in school the teachers and instructors work hard to teach you a good vocabulary. It is important in life to know how to use the words and to know different words that mean the same thing. Having a strong vocabulary will enable you to understand other people better and will improve your ability to communicate with others.]]></description>
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<title>The Importance of Teaching Children Gun Safety</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6785072</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6785072</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:40:09 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Nine times out of ten when you hear about a child shooting another child the story will go something like this: the child will have been playing with a weapon that was left within their reach. The child will be a child that was not raised around guns and have more than likely never touched a gun in their life. Their entire knowledge of these weapons will be what they have seen in the movies and on television.]]></description>
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<title>The Decline of the Red Light District</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6754361</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6754361</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:54:59 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As a tour guide in Amsterdam tourists ask me this very often. The plans to 'close down' the Red Light District have reached even the remotest of regions and everyone asks me to explain this peculiar plan. I can tell you this, no, the Red Light District is not going to be closed down completely.]]></description>
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<title>2012 - Flowing With Change</title>
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<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6783895</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:04:40 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I am excited about the year 2012. So many have predicted doom and destruction through the years, and they are right, there will be doom and destruction of the dense, heavy energies of the 3rd dimension. This will not be an easy time for those stuck in that density. This next year will be a year of change, change and more change. If we can flow with the changes and allow them to occur, it will be much easier on us. If we fight the changes, it will be much more difficult.]]></description>
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<title>What Is Freedom of Speech?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6781757</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6781757</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:57:30 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What really constitutes Freedom of Speech? In this fast paced society, we often forget that other tyrannic governnments censor your voice.]]></description>
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<title>Engineering Unlimited Energy Resources and Value</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6778263</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6778263</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:19:30 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[  Put enormous magnifying glasses on the outsides of Egyptian-like pyramid structures focused towards the center of a geodeisic dome. Change ocean water into into hydrogen gas and oxygen gas.]]></description>
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<title>The Attacks on Obama Are Silly</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6779879</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6779879</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:01:29 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Obama is now the favorite punching bag of a lunatic fringe who sometimes refer to him as a Marxist or a communist in disguise and worse a friend of the Moslems (as he is one of them). Reminds me of the time when white supremacy was the watch word in the USA and organizations like KKK ran amuck, capturing and killing blacks. This facet of American history cannot be denied.]]></description>
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<title>The Liberty Village Phenomenon</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6777146</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6777146</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:01:38 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Liberty Villages provide a calming and relaxing alternative to urban living. Springing up in remote locations and even suburban areas all over the country, they are offering people a means to remove themselves from the oppression and repression of the normal way of living in America.]]></description>
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<title>Doomsday 2012 Innovations: Asteroid Defenses, Cyborgs, the LHC and Genetic Experiments</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6776438</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6776438</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:53:42 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The year 2012 is said to be the end of mankind. But can science validate this or is this just another mythical stories?]]></description>
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<title>God Says All I Want For Christmas Is You</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6776922</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6776922</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:34:51 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Christmas story is about love: the Son of God coming as a mortal to convey and commit the Father's redemption plan for humankind - the plan hatched in the unity of God. The living God, resplendent in the Holy Spirit, has one request for Christmas (and every other day): All I want for Christmas is you... to redeem you, to love you, to restore you, to make you into all you can become.]]></description>
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<title>The Fulfillment of 'Peace on Earth Good Will Toward Men'</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6778341</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6778341</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:51:13 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Back at the birth of Christ, the angel announced to the shepherds, "Peace on earth, good will toward men." But what was meant by that declaration, and when will it finally be fulfilled? This article shows what the Bible says about this.]]></description>
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<title>Volunteering Services and Their Outstanding Benefits</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6771240</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6771240</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:25:24 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Volunteering services are those services that are carried out by those keen individuals that want to make the world a better place to dwell in. These services are immensely sought by several people across the globe.]]></description>
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<title>A Christian's Response to the Banning of Prayer in Public Schools</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6772712</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6772712</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:37:20 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA["All that is required for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing." said Edmund Burke. How should Christians respond when the government or the courts strike down their liberties? There seems to be a hypersensitive concern for the rights of homosexuals or certain ethnic groups but no concern at all for the rights of Christians. One thing certain, doing nothing is the wrong thing to do.]]></description>
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<title>If The EU Breaks Up - Does That Mean WW III Comes Much Sooner?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6773695</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6773695</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 07:33:01 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Indeed, I certainly hope history will not repeat itself in our modern age. However, I do recall when the League of Nations broke up, and the Treaty of Versailles didn't exactly work out for the Europeans, World War II was just over the horizon. The euro zone and European Union seemed to be a good idea, keeping everyone happy, trading together, and acting as one big nation.]]></description>
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<title>Are Cell Phones Making People Act Ruder?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6771893</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6771893</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:38:17 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There was a time in history when people did not have cell phones. They did not even know what a cell phone was. When people were in a waiting room with other people they either made polite conversation with the others or they quietly read a book.]]></description>
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<title>Southern Hospitality</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6771845</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6771845</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 13:36:27 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In the United States it has been said that the southern states are the most hospitable. When you visit a southern state in this great country you are sure to be met by more than one person who extends hospitable greetings and follows some of the southern hospitality etiquette.]]></description>
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<title>Deja-Vu in Frankfurt Airport</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6764269</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6764269</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:24:09 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I would like to share with you an experience I had many years ago in Frankfurt Airport. I had flown there via Lufthansa, which is an airline I avoid, when possible. This is in no way a reflection on them as an airline, or on their staff. It is just difficult for me to hear so much spoken German or listen to the pilot or cabin crew starting their announcements with "Achtung!"]]></description>
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<title>2011 Tornado Season: A Devastating Lesson</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6757997</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6757997</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:26:15 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[2011 was a tornado season for the record book. Monster storms plagued much of the Midwest and South Eastern United States with severe weather and killer tornadoes. An astounding number of lives changed forever as a result of this unprecedented past severe weather season. In the coming years, there will be a number of articles, books and documentaries released that will revisit different aspects of the 2011 tornado season. I would like to submit my contribution.]]></description>
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<title>Santa Better Be Packing A Howitzer! Time Fading for Christmas Rally</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6762799</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6762799</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:02:47 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As the end of the year approaches, seasonal factors typically help boost the stock market. After all, the Christmas rally is one of the staples of Wall Street. However, if there is going to be a Santa Clause rally this year, it better start soon... and the big man had better be packing that howitzer that many say Europe needs.]]></description>
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<title>Solar Joins the Right Price Energy Club</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6763275</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6763275</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:02:20 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Solar parity is here. Honest. That's what a new study from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario says. That and technological innovation, which is driving up solar system efficiencies, could open new markets and spur significant development of projects focused on harvesting the sun's energy.]]></description>
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<title>Birthing Gently Into the New World Age</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6759337</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6759337</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 08:11:57 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Is there anybody who has not yet heard about the significance of 2012? What is it? What is fact, what is fiction? Without a doubt, the world is changing rapidly. The very survival of our species may be at risk if we ignore the present signs and those of the past.]]></description>
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<title>An Ivy League Course In Buying Government Power</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6760134</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6760134</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:28:04 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Want an Ivy League course in cynical politics? Look at the $76 million slush fund Columbia established to get the nearby land it wanted.]]></description>
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<title>Various Community Development Volunteering Programs</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6757094</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6757094</guid>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:02:48 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Volunteering is an activity intended to enhance human quality of life. But these days, people volunteer for making more and more contacts, skill development and fun. Community development is one of the popular areas for volunteering services these days that include a wide range of programs.]]></description>
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<title>Media Menace In India</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/4759478</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/4759478</guid>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 09:33:47 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Come prime time, you like it or not, you got to taste the bitterness of the freshly "fabricated" news presented almost everyday by 24-hour news channels. The world has witnessed rulers of different kind. But it has never been tormented the way it is subjected to now in the hands of the extremely powerful, yet highly irresponsible ruler, MEDIA. Media is ruling the world and today it is ruthlessly powerful. They can make a demigod out of dust and can dump heaps of diamond as garbage... yes! Media is ruthlessly powerful.]]></description>
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<title>Proposals for the Regeneration of Blackburn in Lancashire</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6717443</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6717443</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:35:13 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Following the closure of the 'old' market in Blackburn as the prospects of the 'new' market underneath the Mall is as yet unknown, although we hope it thrives, as Blackburn surely needs this. What are the options for the old market site? There is a concern that Blackburn with Darwen council will fall into the trap of allowing one of the big supermarket chains to redevelop the site.]]></description>
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<title>Volunteering Services Give a Life to Destitute Societies</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6740568</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6740568</guid>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:12:22 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Volunteering services are immensely needed around the world because deprived societies need a hand to uplift them. Such devout services are undertaken by numerous passionate individuals.]]></description>
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<title>Future Generations Expected to Be Less Well Off Than Their Parents</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6751321</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6751321</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:14:02 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Over the course of the last few generations each generation has had more disposable income, relatively speaking, than the last. This trend could soon change though. According to a PWC study, those born in 1993 will be 25% poorer when they retire than those born in 1963.]]></description>
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<title>There Is No More Time</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6735473</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6735473</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:02:06 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[FOR A LONG TIME ALREADY, several essays have been written by me indicating that we are at the threshold of a new era. I have cited prophecies from all over the world, the organized religions and other esoteric works that refer to this time, given different names by different cultures. It is variously called the dawn of a new age of Aquarius, the transition to the fifth world; end of the age of iron,dawn of the golden age,the Kali yoga age, end time and so on.]]></description>
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<title>The Contingent Valuation Method - University of West Florida Football</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6731545</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6731545</guid>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:51:05 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Valuing public goods is sometimes difficult due to the influences of hypothetical bias, and even a lack of historical pricing, but techniques have been established for estimating the value of these types of goods. Contingent Valuation and Willingness to Pay are the two biggest techniques for valuing public goods with Contingent Valuation being the biggest. The Contingent Valuation Method is used to estimate economic values for public goods and is used to estimate both use and non use values. For example, this method can be used by a university wishing to add a new varsity sports program to their athletic department, like a college football team.]]></description>
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<title>Burn, Baby, Burn</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6744257</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6744257</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 18:28:22 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What would it be like to watch your home burning down to the ground and you escaping with just the clothes on your back while a team of firefighters stand around refusing to put out the fire, and seeing their fire trucks sitting in the distance doing nothing to help? Unbelievably, this is what happened to a couple who hadn't paid a $75.]]></description>
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<title>Fair Tax: Good for Everyone?</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6741175</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6741175</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:44:47 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Fair tax is a tax proposal that would replace all federal income taxes on personal and corporate income with a new consumption based tax system. The fair tax would tax us only on what we choose to spend on new goods and services, used goods would be exempt under this proposal. While the fair tax might sound like a good idea at first.]]></description>
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<title>Poland and Everything Polish: The Modern Look</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6736574</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6736574</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:59:09 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Poland is not only about pierogies, vodka, and sausage. I wanted to share some modern, polished, and interesting things about contemporary Poland, its culture, fashion, design, food, and heritage. Polish pronunciation is also interesting, but I will try to spare your tongues.]]></description>
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<title>Prophecy 2012: America in the Valley of Decision</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6744634</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6744634</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:17:19 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[This message is less about the denouement of America than it is about the deliberations of a nation at an urgent and critical moment in its history. I urge Americans to carefully consider the course they are choosing in the very near future.]]></description>
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<title>Animal Suicide</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6742201</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6742201</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:15:21 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Animal suicide is a topic that sparks robust debate among scientists and animal behaviorists. Obviously people have the ability to end their own lives voluntarily, but do animals? When animals go off to die is it suicide or some instinctual habit of sickness or old age?]]></description>
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<title>San Diego Elephant Dies</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6742188</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6742188</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:14:45 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Since the beginning of human settlements have been altercations between people and elephants and it's led to a lot of deaths on both teams. Elephants are destructive animals: it's what they evolved to do. You don't get a 4-5 ton animal without a little muscle. African elephants tear down trees and destroy vegetation, which can be good for the environment as it fosters new growth and allows much smaller animals the chance to eat the leaves of felled trees, but it's not so good for human farms. And eight years ago in Swaziland there was an elephant population problem.There were so many on preserves that they were overcrowding and could damage the populations of other animals.]]></description>
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<title>Texting Lions</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6742106</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6742106</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:10:36 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Back in my day a cell phone (when it became affordable for the non-wealthy) was for emergencies. As a sophomore I used 30 minutes each month on my Nokia to call my mom to pick me up from practice, and occasionally let my friends do the same so there wasn't a long line at the school phone. When that phone died I didn't have another until I was in college and was able to sign my own contract. A few years later when my little sister was in high school and everyone had a cell phone I warned my dad to put her on an unlimited texting plan, which he did after the first bill. Now everyone really does have a cell phone and texting is the new way to communicate. Even my mom ditched her house phone a few years ago because she just didn't use it anymore...]]></description>
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<title>Circus Abuse</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6742089</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6742089</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:08:24 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Even at 6 years old animal welfare was a big passion and elephants had been my favorite animal since before I knew what that meant (I recently cleaned out some old storage boxes from my childhood and found half a dozen elephant stuffed animals and books). Before we went inside the tent there was an Asian elephant in her own small tent where we could all see. There was probably someone there answering questions about her. All I noticed was the chain around her back leg, keeping her from moving. There was a thin layer of straw on the ground, but she was kept very still by that chain. During the performances I wondered about that chain: I don't remember the actual circus acts.]]></description>
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<title>Horse Meat: Not As Banned As You Think</title>
<link>http://EzineArticles.com/6742067</link>
<guid>http://EzineArticles.com/6742067</guid>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:59:50 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It's been a while since Americans have had horse meat. Sure we eat cows by the million, but horses are our symbol of the freedom of the Wild West, our quintessential cowboy mode of transportation and trusty companion. And now horse meat is back on the table. In 2006 Congress stopped federal funding from going to the inspection of horses for slaughter, and because all animals and slaughter houses must be inspected by law it effectively banned horse meat from the United States.]]></description>
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<title>2011's Ten Biggest, Most Memorable Events</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:59:09 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What was the biggest event of 2011? The Japanese tsunami, the US or European debt crises, or the deaths of Osama bin Laden, Kim Jong-Il, Muammar Gaddafi, or even Steve Jobs? Or was it something else?]]></description>
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<title>Is Ethnocentrism a Dirty Word?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:59:02 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Ethnocentrism: "An unbridled and unfiltered belief that one group is superior to another." Ethnocentric though, and ethnocentric prospective can be a prism through which cultural structure, cultural diversity, and cultural competency may be shaped and unquestionably, evaluated. Essentially, there are pros and cons, as with any provocative issue, and this one claims no exception.]]></description>
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<title>Michigan Bill Would OK The Sale and Possession of Stun Guns</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:15:03 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A measure working its way through the Michigan Legislature would make the state the nation's 45th to allow residents to carry stun guns as a means of self defense. Wisconsin became the 44th on November 1. Stun guns, which discharge an electrical current between two frontal prongs to temporarily disable an attacker when they make contact is differentiated by Tasers, which shoot out a pair of electrically charged probes up to 15 feet, more like a handgun. The Taser has more often been in the news stemming from lawsuits resulting in death, but proponents insist they are far less dangerous than firearms. According to Sen. Rick Jones, a Republican from western Michigan, who is introducing the legislation, he states that "You could use it when you could use a gun, and you must have all the training that goes into a concealed pistol license. I think it's just common sense that someone would rather use electricity rather than a gun when they can."]]></description>
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<title>World-Food-Programme 1-4</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:45:13 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[World Food Programme (part1) Ideas for: Haiti, Pakistan, Somalia, Africa, Brazil, Nepal etc. Make a collection at your local branch of 'free cycle' on the internet! Need a driver to collect the vast amount of unclaimed free children's toys, children's clothes, children's books, etc.]]></description>
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<title>A Look At The Contentious Human Hair Trade In India</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:14:20 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Just over three hundred miles south of Hyderabad, the hub of all the IT giants including Microsoft and Google in India, nestled amidst the rocky hills lies the temple city of Tirupati. Not only does this obscure place on the map attract millions of Hindu pilgrims from across India and the world, it also plays the starting point of to an intriguing multi-million dollar business - trade of human hair. Surpassing Mecca, Jerusalem or Rome in terms of pilgrim numbers, every year more than 30 million pilgrims make a visit to the temple in quest of the blessings of...]]></description>
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<title>Celebrating Canada and Canadians</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:45:05 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Canada is a great country with enormous potential. Canadians have a lot to be proud of and thankful for.]]></description>
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<title>Why Is Air Superiority So Paramount in Modern Periods of Political Impasse?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:08:53 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A nation that has the ability to attain air superiority in short order, also possesses the negotiation power through the principle of "negotiating from a position of strength" - almost to the point that nearly guarantees that in international diplomatic matters the other side will yield far in advance of political impasse. This is a good thing, and for the United States, it's a great thing. It's also a wonderful thing for freedom and liberty around the world as long as we hold to our ideals.]]></description>
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<title>Education - One Of The Leading Debate Issues In The UK</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 08:20:16 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Education is one of the few subjects that generate the biggest number of debates and controversies in the UK. Schools and university education system are pivotal for shaping the future generations, and any lacking in these areas is strongly reacted to by people, offline and across online platforms too.]]></description>
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