Racial Profiling - The Right Accelerator?

Racial profiling is of present interest because of the increasing demand for security around the world. (Racial) Profiling is practiced especially at airports at the moment, or at least that is where the critique is.

Spare Pluto, Save The Future

This furthers the Internet-based move to save the Planet Pluto. What do we expect future generations to day-dream about when we shrink their Universe? A persuasive plea to grandfather Pluto back on to the list of planets.

Ernesto is Earning Its Early Efforts and Effectively Encouraging Evacuations?

Well Hurricane Ernesto as predicted has winded down to a mere 40 mph Tropical Storm and yet somehow many believe we have not seen the end of Ernesto quite yet? Once Ernesto hits those warm waters all bets are off and the pressure will drop and the eye-wall will reform. Question is will Ernesto be able to grow back into a Hurricane before reaching the Great Sandbar or the Great State of Florida as they call it?

Hezbollah Nasrallah Sorry for War; Apology Not Accepted

Mr. Nasrallah the International Terrorist or should we say a Moderate International Terrorist now says he is sorry for the war and would have never captured the two Israeli Soldiers. He is therefore somewhat sorry for the scale of the war. Yet, he is also recorded as saying; You want full-scale war, open war, we will give you full-scale war.

Media Wrong on Karr

John Karr will not be charged with the murder of JonBenet Ramsey, as was reported endlessly by the cable news media. The big question that came out of today was how could the prosecution get the case so wrong. Here’s a better one: How could the media once again be so wrong?

Pluto - Cast Off and Treated Like a Bum

I am in mourning for an old friend. I am depressed. Along with his eight siblings, Pluto is the guy I grew up with. Like the unwanted weakling of a herd of wildebeest roaming the Serengeti plains of East Africa, dear Pluto has been racially profiled a dwarf, stripped naked, nudged out of the family, discarded and condemned to eternally wander the vast emptiness of space, alone and forgotten. Having spent years of my youth at the wondrous Hayden Planetarium, kid sister to an older brother's passion for astronomy, I too developed a strong sense of connection to the mysteries of what's out there. Comets and asteroids come and go, but a planet is a thing of beauty forever.

Fund Raising - Bowl-A-Thons

If you want a fund raising event that will be about the most fun you could want to have, host a bowl-a-thon. If you're thinking it's too expensive with rising alley costs, this article may just change your mind.

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.

Police Equipment

United States has a compound level of policing and law enforcement services. These refer to the federal police, state police and county police. Along with this, there also includes special-purpose district and local police. There are approximately 18,000 independent police agencies in the US. Law enforcement varies on different degrees at different levels of government agencies. It is also commonly entrusted with the responsibilities of discouraging criminal activity and preventing the occurrences of crimes. Other functions provided by them include the service and enforcement of warrants, writs and other orders of the courts, providing first response to emergencies and other threats to public safety. They are also required to protect certain public facilities and infrastructure, maintain public order, protect public officials, and work on some correctional facilities. This is usually at the local level.

Disability Social Security -- Where to Look For

For individuals who have a disability and satisfy the prescribed medical criteria, there are Federal Programs available to provide assistance to these people. The Social Security Administration implements two programs for the welfare of such disabled people.

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.

What are Carbon Fuels?

In any discussion of energy, the subject of carbon fuels comes quickly to the forefront. Are they good or bad for us? Do they cause global warming? Before entering the debate, just what are carbon fuels?

Positive Aspects of Carbon Fuels

Ah, the evil carbon fuels. Carbon fuels that were once exalted as the power source for the industrial revolution are now demonized because of global warming. There are, however, positive aspects to carbon fuels.

India At 59: How Free, How Independent

On the eve of our 59th independence day, the country need not look back to all its problems to decide on whether these post independent years were a success or failure. All we need is a little change

Power For Africa - Solving The Problem Of Daily Power Cuts On The Dark Continent

Africa will simply not be able to generate enough power to meet National demand over the next decade, energy management is not an option – it is a must! Daily power failures shows that there simply is not eneough power to satisfy the needs of business and communities. What to do?