Keep on Wheelin'

Further enhancing the accessibility and traveling needs of those with limited mobility

Is Our Government To Blame For High Gas Prices?

Are you fist wagging and looking for somebody to blame for the high gasoline prices? Is the government to blame? Time to take another look.

The International Red Cross

The International Red Cross spans many countries and offers help to those in need all over the world. Their continuing support extends to people in many different situations, and each one is treated in a unique manner. Over the years, the International Red Cross has helped many people during times of personal strife and natural disasters. The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is, in fact, the world’s largest humanitarian network, with a presence spanning almost every country. Its members take on many different issues and activities each year, and are able to help many people who, without them, would have great difficulty receiving much needed assistance.

Packaging: The Hidden Power Player In A Global Society

Recent international events got me thinking about the role of packaging around the globe. As a result of the recent terrorist plot in the UK, I became more aware of how packaging really impacts our global society in many unique and hidden ways. Putting the nay-sayers aside, (The I Hate Packaging Club is not yet dead. In fact I'm adding a space for this very topic on my new website) packaging really is a major player in a global economy. Yet its role is either unknown or misunderstood by the vast majority of people.

Useful Information About Recycling

Collecting used materials normally regarded as waste to be reused and remade into new products is known as recycling. Old materials are sorted out according to their raw material base and their ability to be recycled.

Your Choice?

At first glance fate and destiny appear to sit uneasily with science and logic. Perhaps you have less control over your life than you think if only because of your biology.

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.

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.

Missing Persons List

We often see photographs of missing people posted on bulletin boards, websites and postcards. The compilation of the list can be done by the police or websites, with the help of the relatives of the missing person. Legally, a person has to be missing for three days (or 72 hours) before labeled as missing. However, this is misleading. In circumstances where there has been some evidence of violence or the reason for absence is unusual, then a prompt investigation is called for.

People are Saying...But, I Believe That

Hearing v/s believing…thinking v/s trusting, this is one topic that flashed into my mind when I went for my morning walk. Do you remember last time when your boss scolded you, how he started his attack? Or when your spouse started fight with you…what were the first few words? Or when your parents scold you the last time…how they started? Let me jog your memories and say that most of the time…it starts with following or any of the following phrases: 1) I heard that…
2) I think that…
3) People are saying that…
4) XYZ was saying that… etc etc etc

True Test for Heather Mills

Divorce from Paul McCartney seems nasty. Was money the main reason she married a man 25 years her senior? Possible money is not her main motivation.

Science and Society - Scientists Lost in Space

One of the tasks of science (and scientists) is to show the true nature of things. The Pluto case shows indeed the truth nature (of scientists): They are only ...

Focusing On Umbrellas

From the famous Hollywood scene in which Gene Kelly is singing in the rain and dances around the city’s streets holding an umbrella, to the hot summer beaches where umbrellas are used as sun protection devices,

Hurricane Ernesto to Re-route Cruise Ships in Jamaica and Cayman Islands

Tropical Storm Ernesto will soon be a Hurricane say Caribbean Meteorologists and those at the National Weather Service. Tropical Storm Ernesto is set to arrive there by Tuesday or Wednesday and make a real mess of things, but by then it is bound to be as full-fledged Hurricane. Local fishermen in Kingston, Jamaica are worried and say this may be the one we have been fearing during this 2006 Atlantic Tropical Hurricane Season.

About the Grave of Casey Sheehan

About the grave of Casey Sheehan A veteran of the United States of America (first written as an email in answer to veterans about how Cindy Sheehan buried and marked her son's grave) (the governement will give you a marker for a veterans grave. etc.) (look at the grave. No marker! But she goes on vacations; and travels the world; etc.) I am sorry guys, I have to disagree on this! I will reserve (reads not-a-going-to:) my judgement unto myself of this woman's actions. I do not agree with them at all!