A Cultural Change We Desperately Need
All the laws in the world against every imaginable immoral act will not make any culture or nation better or more righteous. Instead, we need a cultural change that comes as a result of modifying our opinion about certain things in our society. Specifically, we must change the way we view violence, theft, foul language, and personal responsibility.
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Aero India
Indian army, navy, and airforce conducted a show in Bangalore. It was a fantastic show attracted millions in india and world all over...
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Baby Boomers -- Now Shredding The Rules for Retirement
Are you a member of that unique generation -- the Baby Boomers? If
you are, conforming to the rules of society hasn't always been your first
priority! In fact you have shredded the rules and made society conform
to your needs throughout your life. So, why should retirement be any
different?
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"Big Brother" TV Phenomenon - Lowering Society's Values
The so-called television reality shows such as "Big Brother" are catering to those in our society who prefer to "dumb-down" their intelligence. And just look at the size of the audience that programs like this command. This is actually very good news for those of us who detest trash like this. Find out why.
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Composite Materials; Is There a Downside?
Problems With Composite Ships, Pipelines, Airliners, Bridges, Aircraft and Buildings.
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Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts Will Help Army Recruiting Challenges
Over the last year the United States Army has been challenged in meeting their recruiting efforts. Many believe this is due to the media skew on the war and the bias against the reasoning for the war in Iraq.
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Innovation Management – Why Should the USA or EU Come Out on Top?
There is a momentum of thought in the USA and EU that implies that either of the two continents should come out on top in the innovation game. Perhaps this is related to the number of articles that appear in distinguished journals or the historic technological lead each has possessed in various fieldsÂ…who knows... but whatever the reason, this is not good thinking...
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Katrina: Nature's Deadly Rage
Living only two hours away on the north side of New Orleans, Dee relayed what news reports haven't told. While refugees are pouring into neighboring counties and states, she explained to me how rescue workers are being forced to arm themselves (for their own protection) in order to save lives; and how desperate people have become due to the treacherous circumstances...
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Logic Class 101 Applied to the Minuteman Project
Pre-Class Assignment:
1. Read "Phony-Baloney Detection Lessons #1-6" and "More on Phony-Baloney Detection" at the Blog footnoted below.[1]
2. Read L.A. Times article, "Border Watchers Gear Up for Expanded Patrol" at the website footnoted below.[2]
3. Using the principles of "Phony-Baloney Detection", see if you can find some glaring (and the make doo-doo in your pants frightening statements) errors in logic in the assigned L.A. Times article.
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London Attacks Conspiracy
Recently a man at a coffee shop told me that a System Maintenance Employee put the bombs strategically in place the night before with the help of two others. These three people planted the London Train Bombings and called this phase one of their murderous plan.
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London Bombers Caught Says Headlines
The headlines this morning in London say the London train bombers caught? How can this be as the train bombers did not get caught, they unfortunately completed their murderous crime against innocent folks riding that mass transit system. A system that 8.5 million people per day rely on to get to work so they can live well and feed their families.
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Looking through Terri Schiavo's Eyes
A totally different perspective on Terri Schiavo's right to live or die.
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Mexicans: Disease-Ridden or a lot of Hype?
From time to time, I take time away from my book writing duties and my regular column writing to address the concerns and comments from readers.
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Municipal Water Conservation and New Designs in Bus Stop Rain Water Collectors
Often rain water floods the streets as urban debris clogs the rain gutters and storm drains. Meanwhile the same urban area experience droughts the rest of the year. The World Think Tank has the answer.
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Public School Prisons -— What Crimes Have Our Children Committed?
Parents, if your child hates school, listen to him or her. Don't let school authorities put your child in a public-school prison for ten years. You have a choice, and your child's life is at stake.
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Quarantine of African Continent Eminent
The UN and the World Health Organization admit that the AIDS pandemic in Africa cannot be contained by 2015. This is a severe problem as it could spread to other nations. It maybe necessary to quarantine the entire continent of Africa in order to stop the pandemic from spreading world wide.
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Red Ribbon Week; "Say No To Drugs Week"
Red Ribbon Week Community Relations Planning
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School Choice Would Destroy the Public Schools? — Maybe That's A Good Thing
Should we deny children a great education to support a failed public-school system?
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Sex, Drugs, and Rock
Life has a lot to offer to those who grow and participate.
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The Death Of The VCR
It has recently been announced that VCR's are obsolete and several electrical chain stores have said that they will no longer stock them. This seemed to happen very suddenly, there is usually a build up to this sort of announcement and we are accustomed to things being gradually phased out. Not this time though...
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The Five Most Deplorable Wastes of Human Life
Human life should not be taken away without just cause. It should not be endangered in a flippant or careless manner. It should be nurtured and protected to the fullest extent of the law. All too often, though, human life is treated as expendable by governments and average citizens alike.
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The Fourth World
When we buy cheap goods from the third world, do we consider the damage that these simple purchases are doing to our economy?
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Employee and Management Owned Firms
Margaret Thatcher started a world trend during her tenure as Prime Minister is Downing Street. It is called: Privatization. It consisted of the transfer of control of a state-owned enterprise to the ...
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The Homeless
Do you ever stop to wonder where the homeless person came from? What caused the situation? Is it impossible to find solutions to help them, to have a home again and to get their life back, or is it that we turn our back, and walk by without giving them another thought?
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Tsunami Mini-Wave Actions to Protect Cruise Ships, Sea Walls, and Floating Cities
If you could make a Tsunami would you? What if it was to save a city, rather than destroy one? The World Think Tank has posed the question, any takers? Can we really turn the fluid dynamic principles behind Tsunamis to solve problems which plague humankind?
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