Hollywood Celebrities and Pop Culture – The Rape of the Mind

Fans of the fabulous celebrities are prone to cast off all dignity for the glimpse of one of their idols. Many people are also willing to cast off their better judgment and common sense in their unbridled applause of the famous. Where does it end, how did it begin?

Any War Just as Cruel

War is the abyssmal absence of life and peace.

U.S. Power Grid Unreliability Enabled By Legislation

While it seems that most everyone believes that the power grid woes culminated with the rolling blackouts of 2000-2001 in California, the initial concerns with major outages go back to November 1965 when power went out throughout most of the Northeast.

When Life Begins

OK President Bush, tell me why an unwanted embryo is a sacred thing and a dead Iraqi or Lebanese baby is collateral damage. Doesn’t sound like a moral judgment call to me. More like culturally bigoted politics.

Is the War Between Hezbollah and Israel Fizzling or Escalating?

Are we seeing a slow down between the war with Hezbollah and Israel? Is this war finally winding down and fizzling out, or are we seeing an escalation and advances in the fighting? We seem to be seeing less coverage and yet we know fighting is going on. Of course other stories have stolen the headline after nearly a month long fighting such as the foiled Terror Plot of Al Queda to blow up some 20-aircraft and airliners full of traveling civilians.

Tactical Knives: From September 11 To Anyone's Pocket

Fear of mugging and assault has made the latest high tech survival knife the weapon of choice for self protection.

Gas Prices To Come Down Next Week Unless George Bush And Big Oil Intervene

Gas prices are set to come down and provide relief from record prices. World conditions governing the price of oil and gas have calmed down and unless George Bush messes things up we should be seeing a reduction in gas costs as soon as next week.

Oktoberfest – Let the Party & Beer Roll!

Oktoberfest is a two week long festival held in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. It traditionally starts in the third weekend of September and ends on the first Sunday of October.

Charity Donations

Charity donations are a great way to help the world's less fortunate while getting a tax break. A charity is defined as a legally incorporated nonprofit organization. This organization operates for the benefit of the public and has federally registered charitable status. A charitable status allows an institution to issue tax receipts for donations. Strict rules and regulations about the governance, advocacy and operations of a trust provide a higher level of accountability than non-charities. A charity can be an institution, organization, a single person or a group of people. Charity is an act of a kindness, which demonstrates love for a fellow human being.

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?

What is Solar Power?

It is only a small fraction of the sun’s bright light that touches the earth, specifically around one-hundredth of a millionth of a percent). Many people wonder what is solar power? Even the tiny percentage of sunlight that touches the earth is plenty to meet our energy and power needs.

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.

Virus Cocktail With Your Weiner?

The Food and Drug Administration in its infinite wisdom has approved a six virus cocktail to be sprayed on wieners, sausages and cold cuts. If you have not yet eliminated these poisonous, nitrate and preservative laced foodThe from your diet, now might be a good time.

Wristband Fundraisers

Non-profit organizations use fundraising to solicit money and support for their daily activities. Professional sports organizations use fundraising events to raise money and to spread awareness about various issues.

Recreational Vehicle Donations

Recreational vehicles, or RVs, are large vehicles designed to move from place to place, or in which people live temporarily. Normally it is used for the purpose of leisure, like vacations and camping. There are many types of recreational vehicles, such as truck camper, folding camping trailer, travel trailer, fifth wheel travel trailer, park model, motor home and tote home. They even serve as a permanent home for some retirees, or those who are on the move often. To donate a recreational vehicle is to garner a tidy tax break for you. Vehicle donations are tax deductible in many states.