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Not This Time Kenny
BY Michael Jae
So Kenny took over the organization in 2001. He has been to the playoffs ONCE since then. Grant it, the Sox won the WS that year, but do the math. He went once in six years. 1/6=.2. Do know what .2 is? It’s 17%; a failing grade so roughly speaking Kenny Williams has failed as a GM.
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Chapter 2- The Magical Baby and the Kitchen Girl
BY Crystal Tein
The duck, chicken and pig spirits were dancing happily in a circle, anticipating the ransom due them. The duck was particularly happy. He was rich but he loved money and was a scrooge.
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Who should be the next U.S. President?
BY John Deeds
With the costs of the war in Iraq and the multiple people in both Parties running for the office, who SHOULD be the next President and will they be able to handle the job amd the mess left behind by the presnt President?
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Muslim Decapitation: Bad, or Simply Misunderstood?
BY Steve Harvith
Why do we jump to conclusions and assume that Islamo-Fascist decapitation of American civilians is bad? Here are some of the many reasons why Muslim decapitation of non-Muslim civilians is a good and humane practice.
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US Treasury invites responses on improvements to the US Capital Markets regulation
BY Bhaskar Dasgupta
Financial and economic laws and regulations provide the rules of the game. It is the game of accepting, giving and managing money.
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WORLD WAR 111?
BY Stephen John Morgan
Last week Bush stunned reporters when replying to a question he stated that "if you're interested in avoiding World War 111, you ought to be interested in preventing Iran from having the knowledge necessary to make a nuclear weapon.
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Great American Dumb Ideas: Gang Phobia
BY Julian I. Taber, Ph.D.
America has a long history of gangsters, leaders of gangs that form in economically depressed urban areas. In human evolution, no behavior was more adaptive than a tendency to form close-knit work groups.
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Republicans DROPPING Like FLYS!
BY Lue Deck
With all its gadflies (and their cash) The Grand Old Party must feel like they've flown into a colossal "Time for a Change!" bug-zapper!
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Receive a letter or postcard in Prison and Change a Life!
BY Stephen John Morgan
Doctor Kamal Al-Labwani was condemned to 12 years in prison in July 2007 following an unfair trial.
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Those frogs have a better Middle East foreign policy than the ross-bifs or yanks.
BY Bhaskar Dasgupta
French - Middle East Foreign Policy is much better than the British and American one!
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Behind the Turkey-Kurdish Conflict
BY Stephen John Morgan
At the end of the 1st World War their territories fell victim to the redrawing of the map of the Middle East leaving them dived and stateless.
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The Green Eye of the Magical Family
BY Crystal Tein
This is an age-old song. And it delves through the ages of history to a kingdom.
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SAVE LIVES!
BY Stephen John Morgan
The former student activist Hla Myo Naung has been arrested in Yangoon (ex-Rangoon) on the morning of the 10th October, while he was looking for treatment for a ruptured cornea.
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What is it about Strong women that makes us feel uncomfortable?
BY Reece Pocock
Perhaps we are not as removed from the times when women were thought to be submissive, stayed home had children and looked after their family as we think we are. Maybe Helen Reddy should dust off her vocal cords and bring out a new song. I am a bloody strong woman, instead of just ‘I am woman’.
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Turkish Tanks Attack Iraq
BY Stephen John Morgan
Turkish tanks and artillery have begun shelling suspected PKK guerrilla positions in towns and villages in Kurdish Northern Iraq.
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Voting and Town Hall Meetings
BY John Deeds
In our everyday working lives, one barely has time to catch up on home projects that need our attentions, although, our towns, cities, and villages where we do our living need us as well. Perhaps more so than we every thought.
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If you want independence, then you need to make a better case than a vague and limp “it sounds like
BY Bhaskar Dasgupta
Scotland's idea of independence is ill thought out and needs to have much more passion and logic in it
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Junk Food Marketing and the Kansan Connection
BY Joe Cheray
For those of you who have been following amything that I have been doing on the internet you know I have been reporting on the battle to reform the media’s influence on childhood obesity. Last Wednesday was the day that the joint commission of the Fe...
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Howard Australian Government in Trouble.
BY Reece Pocock
You would expect if you were a democratically elected government, the economy is the best in the region, there is almost full employment, your people are prosperous, the poor are well supported by social security, the prime minister is well regarded by other leaders, you’ve just survived the worst drought in history with hardly an economic ripple, you’re exporting more goods than ever before, and by any test taxation is low you would expect to be re-elected.
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The Misshaping of a President
BY Stephen John Morgan
On the surface, Bush’s decision to stop drinking at the age of forty, would be the first independent, mature decision he had taken in his life.
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“Missing, Wounded or Injured—A Place for Iraqis to go for Answers and Compensation.”
BY Caleb Schaber
The Government Information Center (GIC) in Taji Iraq provides a service to the Iraqi people to locate missing or detained family members and to seek compensation for damages caused by US troops in the Raji area.
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Stay out of the Sudanese bear pit, Prime Minister.
BY Bhaskar Dasgupta
If the people who are directly impacted by or are related to the Sudanese don't care, I see no reason why the UK should be involved in Darfur.
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The Downing Street Documents
BY Gina-Marie Cheeseman
Part Three in a continuing series about the reasons to impeach President George W. Bush. This week's installment looks at eight British government documents leaked to the press which provide damning evidence against Bush.
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Somalia – Al Qaeda’s New Base – America’s Next War?
BY Stephen John Morgan
Much in the same way that the superior forces of US were initially victorious over Iraqi resistance, the Ethiopians, Africa's largest, most experienced and battle-hardened army, has apparently quelled large-scale fighting for the moment.
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Combat Art in Iraq
BY Caleb Schaber
War's come and go these days with CNN footage. Combat Artist Steve Mumford travels to Iraq to paint the war and tell a story with his paintings. Caleb Schaber talks with Steve in this exclusive.
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Najaf - now forwards towards an Iraqi revolution!
BY Stephen John Morgan
American and British flags burned and were trampled under foot by hundreds of thousands of Iraqis in Najaf last weekend. A crossroads has been reached from which this could be the spring board to a genuine revoutionary struggle against the US occupation and sectarianism. More of these actions are the only chance for Iraq to remain united and to drive out the occupiers as soon as possible.
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CUBA - The Road to Democracy
BY Henk Luf
    Much has been said as to what might happen to Cuba beyond the Castro era and, as per usual, vested interests have muddied the waters to the extent that those who are likely to eventually run the country have, with the blessing of the ...
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Will the Real David Hicks Stand UP
BY Reece Pocock
Most of the news reports have been about how badly the US and Australian Governments have handled the capture and subsequent incarceration of Hicks. But, what about the man?
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Politics and Corruption
BY Linda Lycett
    What is it with Men? What makes it so difficult to say 'no' to corruption? Greed perhaps? Lack of self-esteem? Fear?   The likes of Bush, Howard, and Cheney, working things to meet their own political ends; the world's dictator...
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Iraqi Police Graduate--War still not over
BY Caleb Schaber
Every week Iraqi Police and Army graduate from Coalition run training. The exit strategy for Coalition Forces relies on the Iraqi people taking over the security of Iraq. Western media ignores many of these graduations, but this article takes front row to one of these ceremonies.
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Exchange Deal for U.S. and Australia?
BY Henk Luf
This is a suggestion that Australians might like to consider. Perhaps it might be possible to do an exchange deal with the US. The US will get Australian Prime Minister John Howard and Australia will get Guantanamo detainee David Hicks in return. Australians will no doubt consider this a good deal.
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BUSH and Freedom, Liberty and Democracy?
BY Henk Luf
When young George talks about these lofty subjects, he is essentially talking nonsense. In other words, when it comes to the notions of freedom, liberty and democracy, George Bush is only capable of talking crap.
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The future of British Armed Forces
BY Bhaskar Dasgupta
The future of the British Armed Forces. Some musings on where it should go.
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I dare you to do this!
BY John Deeds
This week's offering asks us all who are we willing to be in a world that changes day to day, and are we capable of changes for the better, or the worse?
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Corruption, Dishonesty Runs Rife in Australian Government
BY Henk Luf
  The Australian Government Incompetent, Dishonest, and Corrupt.     The Australian Government has once again been proven to be incompetent, dishonest and even corrupt in relation to its accountability and other processes followin...
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Drought is on the Land
BY Reece Pocock
And it came to pass that the multitudes of Australia failed to understand how to save water in the driest inhabited continent in the world. Then the great God (John Howard) decreed that he would save the land. The mighty Murray Darling Basin will in future be controlled from Heaven, er, no, er Canberra
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Pakistan trapped, surrounded, quarantined or just reading too much into it?
BY Bhaskar Dasgupta
Pakistan is trapped and quarantined by all. Is it reading too much into the situation?
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Are we all actually being thieves and cheats?
BY John Deeds
There's good and bad in all of us. Let's look into the mirror and see whose face we see.
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AUSTRALIAN MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT KEEP DIRT FILES
BY Henk Luf
  It has been discovered that some Australian Members of Parliament are maintaining 'dirt files' on their constituents.   The discovery was made after a constituent of a Federal Liberal Party MP made allegations upon which an independen...
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Better Another Taliban Afghanistan, than a Taliban NUCLEAR Pakistan!?
BY Stephen John Morgan
The Soviets were prepared to fight to the death in Afghanistan because they knew the edge of their empire was crumbling and a domino effect on its other republics would follow. It took the Soviets 10 years and the loss of 15,000 troops before they admitted they admitted defeat in Afghanistan.
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The Great Satan, the wounded snake?
BY Bhaskar Dasgupta
The Mad Mullahs and The Great Satan, covert war is manageable but overt war is a disaster
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Private Contractors are Nothing New
BY Gina-Marie Cheeseman
Private contracts awarded by the federal government are nothing new. They are an old tool of the government, where those with special ties in the right government places are awarded lucrative contracts.
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Al Qaeda’s Hidden Weaknesses - Why Al Qaeda can't succeed
BY Stephen John Morgan
Highly dangerous cults of hate like Al Qaeda are social mutations that grow virulently and seem unstoppable. But they are not invincible and are bedeviled with contradictions that can eventually consume them. Much depends on them having the right conditions to flourish. To live they must kill, to survive others must die. But still they are ultimately doomed by the futility of their very existence.
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The Wild, Wierd and Ferocious Counter-Surge
BY Stephen John Morgan
Helicopters falling from the skies, cult uprisings, "Mission Impossible" adventures and "Grozny"-style battles all make this surge different. Already in preparation the insurgency is showing itself ready and prepared to fight back. The madness of war is everywhere in a reckless, belligerency, mixed with new found professionalism that threatens a great conflagaration.
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The Sisyphean Surge – Petraeus and the making a Greek Tragedy
BY Stephen John Morgan
They say that whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad. It is also said that madness can be defined by doing the same thing again and again and getting the same wrong result, without ever changing. Sisyphus was one such poor soul in question. Condemned by the Gods to roll a rock up and hill and watch it fall down again, and then continue to repeat the hopeless process for the rest of eternity. His crime had been to try to cheat the Gods, by cheating death and becoming one of them. Likewise the US is now condemned for trying to cheat defeat in Iraq, to repeating the same old mad policies over and over again. If once there was method in the madness, there is now madness in the method. This dysfunctional behaviour can only finally result in some unspeakable abomination.
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UNITED NATIONS DESPERATELY NEEDS HUMAN RIGHTS REFORMS. SURVIVAL OR COLLAPSE? TIME WILL TELL.
BY Henk Luf
To say that the United Nations human rights processes are a farce is to state the obvious rather mildly. Human rights abuses, war crimes and other crimes against humanity put the U.N. in danger of collapse.
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International Debt Forgiveness: Applying an Ancient Principle to a Modern Problem
BY Gina-Marie Cheeseman
Why is it that a quarter of the world possesses the majority of the riches? It is imperative for the economic growth of the Two/Thirds World that Western countries forgive the debts of the respective poorer nations.
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AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY - DEAD BUT NOT YET BURIED
BY Henk Luf
It seems to be becoming more and more obvious that the overall US foreign policy structure appears to have all but collapsed, and that all that remains is for someone to give it decent burial...
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Australian Parliament Members Exposed
BY Henk Luf
An airport somewhere in the Pacific. Tower: "E991, runway 16, proceed right to VIP terminal". E991: "E991 runway 16, turn right to VIP car park." Tower: "Negative, proceed right to VIP terminal with that Global Express. An allocated parking area has been set aside for you". E991: "Thank you tower. As we are not a Global Express but a 777, we'll take the VIP terminal, the car park, the allocated parking area and any other space that might be left-over after that". Tower: "E991, proceed left International terminal Gate 2".
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Australia's Secret Independence
BY Reece Pocock
Australia gained Independence on the 11th December 1931 when the British Parliament passed the Statute of Westminster. It’s a sad fact that most Australians reading that statement will be gaining the knowledge for the first time. It’s like finding out your father was once in prison, it’s a secret and has to be covered up.
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State of the Union: 2007
BY John Deeds
A 'State of the Union' public address from one of the backbones of the country called the United States.
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Spot the KGB Officer
BY Henk Luf
The American Presidential campaigning seems to be in full swing. A number of candidates have emerged already, all of them saying that they will be fixing the Iraq problem. For the American Government, I have a perfect way to fix the Iraq problem. It is known as the departure lounge at Baghdad Airport.
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A VERY ROUGH LANDING
BY Henk Luf
After a recent flight into Santo Domingo during a very rough day resulting in a very rough landing this was the announcement from the cockpit. "Ladies and Gentlemen. This is the co-pilot speaking. Welcome to Santo Domingo. Please remain seated while our Captain will attempt to taxi the undamaged bits of this aircraft to its allocated parking spot". Captain was not amused.
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Addictions Anonymous, 31: Does Prohibition Work?
BY Julian I. Taber, Ph.D.
Vulnerable Groups Experience and research show that gamblers and other addicts entering treatment are not exactly like the general population on a number of important psychological dimensions. Rather, addicts appear to be drawn from one or another s...
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Addictions Anonymous, 23: Group Traditions And Management
BY Julian I. Taber, Ph.D.
Not long after A.A. was founded in Ohio in the 1930s, meetings began to experience problems with personalities and procedures. Recovering alcoholics proved to be a tough group to lead without firm rules. They all knew they needed a group for suppo...
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Addictions Anonymous, 22: Continuing The Growth
BY Julian I. Taber, Ph.D.
The last three steps in the recovery program deal with personal growth, a renewed growth that is possible after some amount of clean and sober time. By now, if the reader has been following previous articles, the ideas behind steps ten, eleven and twelve should be rather obvious. Together, these three steps offer a plan for essential, continuing personality development. I will comment on each briefly in this chapter.
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Pop Tart: Too Thin?
BY Julianna Willis
No such thing as too thin? Not accoring to several goverments who decied that some models are just too thin to walk the runway. A victory for 'normal' women or is the government finding new ways to censor artists?
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Addictions Anonymous, 16: The Surrender Of Ego
BY Julian I. Taber, Ph.D.
Step Three: Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of this Program and to the loving care of this group. Hopefully, as you come to the third step, you have accepted one or more earthly higher powers. No spiritual or re...
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Addictions Anonymous, 15: Living With Higher Authorities
BY Julian I. Taber, Ph.D.
Step 2. Came to believe that The Program, as a power greater than ourselves, could help us toward normal living. The term higher authority, in the original context, referred the God of whatever nature the individual chose to believe in. In th...
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US Healthcare system
Joe is fine. Are you? - Healthcare and My Thoughts
Today as I sat in class listening to my professors lecture I was all too painfully aware that I was still in the have not’s category of life as I seam to be destined to stay on state funded health insurance. A staggering 43 million American’s do ...

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Addictions Anonymous, 13: A Universal Secular Twelve Steps
Addictions Anonymous, 13: A Universal Secular Twelve Steps
There are two important thoughts to keep in mind when we consider what have been called the Twelve Steps of Recovery. First, each step is really an important idea that can be incorporated into every aspect of life.

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Birth control cost, side effects and other things to consider
Sex, To Hook Up or Not and Things to Consider
There are many factors to consider when deciding on birth control - birth control pill side effects, birth control cost, etc.

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Behavior change
Joe is fine. Are you? - Prevention, and Behavior Changes; Your Keys to Good Health
Last week I talked a little about the difference between health and wellness and I touched on things such as behavior changes and how they can lead to a total overall state of wellness. This week I want to take that a step further and show you h...

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Health and Wellness
Health and Wellness, One in the Same? Take a Closer Look.
Health and wellness one would think are one in the same, however, even though they are closely related are still very different. Health is defined as a dynamic ever changing process of trying to achieve your individual potential in a variety of...

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Addictions Anonymous, 10: Dark Feelings
Addictions Anonymous, 10: Dark Feelings
Euphoria is a good word that today has a negative meaning; it is often used to describe the artificial high or altered state of mind produced by an addictive trigger. It’s earlier meaning was joy, excitement, enthusiasm, and exhilaration. Euphoria ...

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Pop tart - Are YOU a part of the interent revolution?
Pop tart - Are YOU a part of the interent revolution?
I need My Space. Are YOU a part of the interent revolution?

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Pop Tart - It’s not the cell phone’s fault. It’s the inconsiderate idiots talking into them.
Pop Tart - It’s not the cell phone’s fault. It’s the inconsiderate idiots talking into them.
  The world has officially become overly connected. We crossed the line last Tuesday, while I was at a shopping mall.  While enjoying the requisite Chinese food we all get at the mall, I watched children on the carousel.  That’s wh...

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In which a father brags about his daughter’s double D’s.
In which a father brags about his daughter’s double D’s.
Down with Dignity, Hooray for Hollywood...In which a father brags about his daughter’s double Ds

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Pop Tart - Enjoying life as a nobody
Pop Tart - Enjoying life as a nobody
You do not look good in those long shorts. Yes, you. You do not look good in those long shorts. I know it’s summer. I know it’s hot. The druids celebrated the solstice with dances and ceremonies. We go shopping. It’s time to pi...

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Joe is fine. Are you? - Practical Tips to Help Deal with Stress
Joe is fine. Are you? - Practical Tips to Help Deal with Stress
I thought this week I would write more on stress management as that has pretty much been a focus area for me for what seems like awhile now.

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Joe is fine. Are you? - Meditate to Bust Stress
Joe is fine. Are you? - Meditate to Bust Stress
Here I sit doing the one thing that is a major stressor, procrastinating on writing my column for this week. Why did I wait till tonight I have no clue? I had a whole four days to myself, no kid. I have the research here in front of me here and ha...

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Addictions Anonymous, 6: Triggers
Addictions Anonymous, 6: Triggers
What addicts do involves either a substance such as alcohol or a behavior like gambling, but that’s just the surface.

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Addictions Anonymous, 7: Common Elements In Addictions
Addictions Anonymous, 7: Common Elements In Addictions
Earlier I mentioned dark feelings and this, I think, is a common factor running through all addictions of whatever sort. Knowing how to live with, control and even eliminate unpleasant emotions is a survivor skill that people have in different amounts. Those who become vulnerable to addiction always seem to lack skills for handling emotions, but these simple skills are neither complicated nor difficult to learn.

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Joe is fine. Are you? Stress- Define It, Evaluate It, and Treat It
Joe is fine. Are you? Stress- Define It, Evaluate It, and Treat It
So, you're stressed out. You woke up to a blaring alarm clock, got up and went to the kitchen only to realize you forgot to get the coffee pot ready to go the night before.

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Joe is fine. Are you? - Introduction
Joe is fine. Are you? - Introduction
To start off I would like to thank Siim for taking me on as a health writer. I promise you will enjoy what you read from me or at least come away slightly more informed than you were before you turned on your computer.

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Government's keeping control. But without result
Government's keeping control. But without result
Some Ukrainian international non-governmental organisations like “Alliance against AID”, “Life plus” declared these about the threat to stop medical treatment for people, living with AID/HIV until 2008. So these people will be dying during period since this year to 2008. It was happened because the World Bank has broken off financial credit on 60 millions dollars , offered for treatment of Ukrainian people, living with AID/HIV. The World Bank administration did it , having accused Ukrainian Ministry of Public Health in corruption buying of medicine for people , living with AID/HIV.

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Addictions Anonymous, 5: They Sneak Up On Us
Addictions Anonymous, 5: They Sneak Up On Us
Addictions usually develop over time, and that’s why I think addictions are problems of human development. Although they can and do happen quickly, it usually takes time for an addiction to develop fully. Addictions tend to begin at critical life stages.

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Addictions Anonymous, 3: An Incident on the Boardwalk
Addictions Anonymous, 3: An Incident on the Boardwalk
I like to write about addictions and about how to live without them, but if you don’t happen to have an addiction, you may be reading this for the wrong reasons.

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The Political System’s Broken. Let’s Fix It!
The Political System’s Broken. Let’s Fix It!
Is our political system broken? Whew, is it ever! It’s in shambles! Let’s look at some of the brokenness. First, lawmakers at all levels continue to be caught illegally feathering their own nests at the expense of the taxpayer. It doesn’t matter the party.

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V for Vendetta (2006)
V for Vendetta (2006)
Movie Review: V for Vendetta (2006). “V for Vendetta” blends a solid script, stylish cinematography and beautiful locations to create a thought-provoking and highly entertaining film.

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When Women ruled Earth – the next matriarchate
When Women ruled Earth – the next matriarchate
The election of President Michelle Bachelet in Chile and that of Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf in Liberia revealed to the world the increasing role played at the highest levels by females in politics. But let’s face it, this is certainly not news…Given

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Outlook on Society Today
Outlook on Society Today
In today’s world, society has already far surpassed the limits and boundaries of international borders. Like a wildfire sweeping up and surging past everything before it, the definition of society today encompasses not only the regional sphere, but also the global arena. In the world of today, where information of just about everything is within reach of the public domain, information overload is an almost usual occurrence. There is so much information available within anyone’s grasp with just a short trip into cyberspace. Unfortunately though, the current outlook on society in near-future is a rather bleak one, as opposed to the commonly held fallacy that humanity is currently at its Golden Age.

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Designing America: #3: What Changed From 1776 to 2006?
Designing America: #3: What Changed From 1776 to 2006?
What would have happened in the year 2000 if the framers of The Constitution had included a sunset clause that cancelled their version in that year, a year more than two centuries in their future? I suppose we would have had to call a second constitutional convention in 1999 to draft a new version.

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Execution? 1st cross on the left
Execution? 1st cross on the left
Dumb choices could lead to death for Australians: A look at how the death penalty is in Australia's face for the first time since the 1960s.

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Where was I?
Where was I?
A down and out actress dropping out of school brings up the question of higher education in America

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American foreign policy | Leo Strauss | Neoconservatism
Some of My Best Friends Are Neocons
The term “Neocon” has been thrown about recently, almost always pejoratively. It usually refers to a non-descript, secretive group, usually without names, who influence American foreign policy in general and the Bush Administration, in particular. One comment about Leo Strauss...

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A Supreme Court For the Religious Right? Not If We Can Prevent It!
A Supreme Court For the Religious Right? Not If We Can Prevent It!
With the addition of a Catholic Chief Justice to the United States Supreme Court, and what appears to be a confirmation battle for an evangelical Christian, one has to wonder how long it will be until the Religious Right achieves its long-held drea...

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Free Exercise...Or Force?
Free Exercise...Or Force?
Religious conservatives argue their moral beliefs against contraception give pro-life pharmacists the right to refuse dispensing prescriptions for various contraceptive methods.

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Choldbirth - having children or not having children?
Having children. Yes or no?
Chrystal is asking which is better - having children or not having children? After all, childbirth is painful, isn't it?

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Federal Interference, Fourth Down
Federal Interference, Fourth Down
HELLO KIDDIES and welcome to the journal. This week I would like to discuss something very important which is freedom. This country was founded on the freedom of oppression from the British. Now the country is being destroyed by the oppression of our government, and the blindness of citizens who inhabit this great land.

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The United States of America's foreign policy-the objective truth
The United States of America's foreign policy-the objective truth
This is an independent and no-nonsense approach to take a look at the foreign policy of The United States of America. Perhaps people who read this will understand America's past and present actions.

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Secularism Beats A Theocracy!
Secularism Beats A Theocracy!
It is no secret that prominent religious leaders of the Christian Right have declared open war against secularism in all forms.  They've declared it responsible for all of society’s ills, ranging from the 9/11 attacks by Muslim fanatics to the ...

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Schiavo & jackson & Simpson & Kelly & Cruise
The Hooligan Hopscotch
What do these guys have in common? At least one thing. And at this point, this is crucial - Michael will be criticising all of them.

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Theocracy Vs. Secularism
Theocracy Vs. Secularism
It is no secret that prominent religious leaders of the Christian Right have declared open war against secularism in all forms, declaring it responsible for all of society’s ills, ranging from the 9/11 attacks by Muslim fanatics to the natural disas...

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What If?
What If?
Hello friends Doing something different this week, bear with me. What if George W Bush would leave office? Would we truly be free? Free from the muzzle, the right and tyranny Free from fear that is instilled into you and me What if Paris Hilton got a real job? Could she set the standard for all the little debutant bitches who rely on mommy and daddy for their money? Could she survive beyond the land of milk and honey? Would her IQ level still be so funny?

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My Birthday, MY RULES!
My Birthday, MY RULES!
Did someone pass a law saying that birthday celebrations are only for children? Some folks seem to have that feeling when it comes to their own birthdays, and the excuses are endless.

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The Question They All Missed
The Question They All Missed
One can’t help wondering why every journalist at the President’s press conference last month missed the obvious question. Which is, does the President support the separation between church and state or not?

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KENYA - What more do you want?
KENYA - What more do you want?
All right, let’s get it out in the open right from the start – I’m biased. I love Kenya, and I love Kenyans. In fact, if I ever meet the member of the American Embassy security staff who wrote an entry for an information website for potential expatriates which started with the words: “Most Kenyans smell and they can’t speak English,” I’ll … well, he’s probably bigger and tougher than me, so let’s just leave it at that vague, uncommitted elision.

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People hugging
Have You Hugged Anyone Today?
It's good to hug people, to show you care. However, nowadays hugging people has become a problem. Why?

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Return Of The Comstock Laws?
Return Of The Comstock Laws?
You’re a murderer. I will not help you kill this baby. I will not have its blood on my hands," the pharmacist is reported to have said. Michelle Long, who was interviewed by Channel 12 in Milwaukee, now denies ever making that statement.

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Three Cheers For FREETHINKERS
Three Cheers For FREETHINKERS
FREETHINKERS is a must-have for anyone who values liberty in America, for secularists and the religious alike.

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Religious Bias At Air Force Academy
Religious Bias At Air Force Academy
"The right to worship or not worship as the individual sees fit is a cornerstone of American life," said the Rev. Barry W. Lynn, Executive Director of Americans United. "All branches of our military must respect, not denigrate, this vital principle."

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Dutch community
Dutch community organization aids children in war zones
Even though they live thousands miles away from their own homes, they look comfortable, despite the fact that they are actually refugees living in another land in their own country. This pain alone is enough. These are the children from Northern Uganda areas striken by an 18-year-old war.

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Illegal Immigrants in America
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