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Greed in our Time
By June Stepansky · 4 years ago
"Greed is Good !"--from the movie "Wall Street" More than 2000 years ago the wise and famous scholar Hillel wrote " If I am not for myself who will be for me. If I am ...
About Media and Influence
By June Stepansky · 4 years ago
We are fortunate to live in a country and at a time when we have almost unlimited access to information — political, social and personal through many TV and radio outlets, through newspapers and through the internet. ...
The U.S.: Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia cost $125 million
By Viktors Domburs · 4 years ago
The U.S. does its best to strengthen its positions in the Baltic States. The U.S. hunts out excuses for being there, having no actual reason and legal grounds to deploy its military contingent in the ...
Contrary To The Ethiopian Transport Minister's False & Misleading Statements - ET302 Flight Crew Did Not Follow Procedures
By Richard Lucas-Macgibbon · 4 years ago
'CONTRARY TO THE ETHIOPIAN TRANSPORT MINISTER'S FALSE & MISLEADING STATEMENTS - The ET302 Flight Crew Did Not Follow Procedures (v3.0)' VIRTUALLY EVERY NEWS AGENCY HAS ECHOED THE WORDS OF ETHIOPIAN TRANSPORT MINISTER DAGMAWIT MOGES WHICH ...
Changes Being Made To ACS in April 2019
By Aidan Dawes · 4 years ago
In September 2018, the Security Industry Authority (SIA) announced they were making a large amount of changes to their Approved Contractor Scheme (ACS), these changes will be implemented on April 1st 2019 and will effect ...
What should you consider when planning an event?
By Adam Steadman · 4 years ago
Have you been at an event where the WiFi is patchy, slow or non-existent? That’s down to congestion – too many users sapping the bandwidth of a system that can’t cope with the demand. People ...
Saving the world with Eco-Powered WiFi for Events
By Ben Saxton · 4 years ago
In the current worldwide climate of pollution and global warming, green technology is a win for all. Not only is it saving our planet, it’s saving money, as renewable energy cuts down the need to ...
The Boeing B-737 Max 8 Smoke Screen - Flight Safety Should Never Be 'Optional'
By Richard Lucas-Macgibbon · 4 years ago
Why you might ask, is Boeing flooding the airwaves about a ‘software update/fix’ and the stated fact that ‘they were working on a fix prior to the most recent crash.’ SOFTWARE UPDATE, SOFTWARE UPDATE, SOFTWARE ...
The Faltering State of Creativity
By Randy Gonzalez · 4 years ago
The faltering state of creativity is suggestive of the current condition of societal interaction that lacks a profound sense of originality, imagination and vision. That is only the starting point of the perspective that points ...
A Day in the Life of a Florist
By Edmund Brunetti · 5 years ago
If you have ever thought about a day in the life of a florist on the Mornington Peninsula you’d probably guess that there’s plenty of coffee involved and a good amount of standing around. But ...
Social uncertainty weakens Latvia
By Viktors Domburs · 5 years ago
The latest data of the Central Statistical Bureau (CSB) show that at the beginning of 2018 population of Latvia accounted for 1 million 934 thousand, which is 15.7 thousand people fewer than a year ago. ...
No one will deter Russia in the Baltic region
By Viktors Domburs · 5 years ago
Recently researchers and analysts of the RAND Corporation issued the report "Exploring Requirements for Effective Deterrence of Interstate Aggression." The stated aim of this report is "to provide a fresh look at the subject in ...
New America Media Announces Closure of Organization
By Kolim Ullah · 5 years ago
"Long before terms like civic engagement, youth media, collaborative reporting, and inclusive journalism were in vogue, PNS and NAM were inventing how to implement them," noted fellow board member James Bettinger, longtime director (now emeritus) ...
To Save Combat Veterans From Committing Suicide: A Diathesis Stress Model for the VA
By Norton Nowlin · 5 years ago
Any male or female human adult acting under the stressors generated by violent interactive conflicts, such as war, over which he, or she, has no direct control, is consistently and negatively affected by the adverse ...
Poignant Confirmation Questions for a U.S. Supreme Court Nominee, Asked But Not Clearly Answered
By Norton Nowlin · 5 years ago
If any formal confirmation dialogue between a U.S. senator and U.S. Supreme Court nominee was poignantly confined to questions regarding judicial activism and the potential power of the U.S. Supreme Court to declare constitutional an ...
US Terrorist Attacks Fast Facts
By Dravid Richard · 5 years ago
1978-1995 - Three people die and 23 others are wounded after a string of mail bombings carried out by Ted Kaczynski. "The Unabomber," as he is also known, is serving eight life sentences for murder. ...
'Serious flaws' in UK immigration system, Law Society cautions
By Tom Mcalister · 5 years ago
'Serious flaws' in UK immigration law system, Law Society cautions Bad immigration law choices are having a "devastating" effect on families and businesses and undermining the rule of law, solicitors have cautioned. In England in ...
The Skewering UK Visa and Immigration Law Cost
By Tom Mcalister · 5 years ago
Abiding by the present governmental policies disorder that has besieged the UK, the rates in Immigration Law saw for visas have escalated but frequently since the 6th of April of the existing annum. The upswing ...
Make you holiday Party ‘A Fun Blasting’ with Party Energizers!
By Michael Roe · 5 years ago
Now a day photo booths have become ‘A Must Part’ of all big events and parties like Wedding parties, birthday bashes, business/trade events, kids party. corporate event or any other party. photo booths have proven ...
The Ultimate Summary of the UK’s Energy Stats in 2017
By Shea Karssing · 5 years ago
The UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has published statistics the UK's energy production and consumption. The department released four key publications under the Digest of United Kingdom Energy Statistics 2018: ● ...