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17 Favorite Thomas Jefferson Quotes to Celebrate His Birthday By : Noel Jameson Why are Thomas Jefferson quotes so cherished? Perhaps because there are few people in this world who have spoken words that changed the course of history. Here are 17 leadership quotes spoken by Thomas Jefferson that we can all appreciate. 2008: Election Of Your Life By : Karen Talavera A look at the mindset of the generations in America as we approach the 2008 Presidential election, and why one should be involved in the political process regardless of age or experience. 7 Questions that Reveal Who Should be Our Next President By : Jessica Davis Are the Presidential Candidates Disconnected from the American people? A Billion Here, A Billion There! By : Bob Alexander It seems as if the insanity has spread throughout the country, with anyone who has a sizable business, heading to Washington with their hands out for 20 billion or so. A Flood Of Early Voters Leaves Some Places Unprepared By : Aydan Corkern As election day creeps up on us here in the United States, there is expected to be a much larger voter turnout than in recent elections. A History Of American Troops Under Fire By : Rachel Yoshida For a country that has less than 300 years under it's belt, it sure has seen a lot of war. A Job Description for Congress By : Stephanie Vance A look at the reasons why people disapprove of the US Congress -- and some ideas for postive change. A Look at America's Long, Long Afghan War By : Musa Aykac Twenty years ago, the last Russian army troops departed from Afghanistan after a fatal war that went on for nine years, seven weeks and three days. A Message To All Peace Activist And Peace Seekers By : Brian Ankner The missing element in the peace movements has always been the lack of a practical plan for peace that provides a logical alternative to all war that will be universally accepted by everyone. This is why peace organizations rarely last the test of time. Just protesting with "stop this" or "stop that" and not providing a long lasting permanent solution to the problem will lose steam after a while. A Political Thinking About Poverty By : Bobby James Poverty is a universal term and poverty elimination is a universal motto. The Poor People also have freedom to survive in Society. Poverty destroys individuals, societies and nations. Adam Smith: Capitalism's Founding Father By : William Welch Modern capitalism traces its roots to Adam Smith and his Wealth of Nations. Air Force Ammo Troops And Weapons Loader By : Victor Epand What some units think is the greatest job in the Air Force. AirForce C.A.P. Emergency Services Search and Rescue And New Radios By : Victor Epand This article is all about the AirForce C.A.P. Emergency Services Search and Rescue and getting new radios for their unit. Al Gore's Defeat or His Finest Hour? By : Donovan Baldwin It's funny how some things turn out, isn't it? Now you take that Bush - Gore fiasco back in 2000. That sure turned out bad for Gore, and some people say for the whole country as well. I wonder. Alexander The Great - His Influence in Persia By : Derek Dashwood To study the full life of Alexander the Great requires that you view him as warrior, builder, creator. Alexander brought much additional distinctions in archicture and much else. Alexander The Great - The Natural Leader By : Derek Dashwood To examine the life from 356-323 B.C. of Alexander the Great as natural leader leaves you to be in admiration of such a man. Alien Invasions from Secret Space By : Robert Thomson US intelligence agencies are accused of fabricating false UFO photographs as part of a wider alien disinformation campaign. Alternatives to catching criminals By : Mike Scantlebury Why catch criminals? Because they do things that are against the law. British Internet Author Mike Scantlebury has noticed an alternative trend. Why not look as though you're doing something about it, without actually succeeding? That way, everyone is happy, including the crims. It looks good, it sounds good, it's just not real. Well, isn't that just like modern life? Alternatives to Education Meltdown By : Mike Scantlebury Starting your life at school and going on through education is a learning experience for most of us, but we don't want to hear about you. Here in England we only want to talk about people at the extremes, the brightest at one end and the dumbest at the other. Why? Can't we have a debate about education where we begin to mention the majority, for once? Alternatives to Torture, 1 By : Mike Scantlebury Do we have all the answers? If we know so much, why do we have to torture people to find out what they know? Why don't they tell us? Is it because they know less than we do? Internet Author Mike Scantlebury is good at putting the questions. See if you know more than him, and fill in your own answers in this conundrum of an article. Altmans Winnebago Deal Of A Lifetime By : Bob Miller Altmans Winnebago deal of a lifetime was a nightmare from start to finish Americans Work, Why Doesn't America? By : Karen Talavera An exploration of contradictions between American work habits and productivity and American's slipping competitive position in the global workplace. Animal Rights Is A Dirty Word By : Jeff Popick Are charitable organizations really dedicated to helping the cause? What about "animal rights weirdos?" Check out this enlightening article by Jeff Popick on how to really help humanity forward. Another Bite to the Credit Crunch By : Maxine Clarke British Gas. The very name can elicit mixed emotions in customers up and down the land. Unsurprisingly, the company has once again excelled in alienating themselves from their customers. Antique History, American Thoreau - Inspired Gandhi How to Free India By : Derek Dashwood British rule over India brought order and justice. But it was Roosevelt and America who brought democracy to India. After all, what was this war all about? India was independent by 1947.But it took a Gandhi who had read the words of protest of American Thoreau. Applying Back to School Enthusiasm to Advocacy By : Stephanie Vance Ideas for reinvigorating your grassroots advocacy efforts. Are Dual Citizens Subject to Military Call-up By : Victor Epand The article provides information about dual citizens and military call-up. Are Our Rights Going Up In Smoke By : Aydan Corkern The Bill of Rights in the United States is slowly being shredded to pieces. Is there anything we can do about it? Are Politicians Using Smoke Screens To Sidestep Issues By : Aydan Corkern Should we really expect change or just business as usual after the new president takes office? Avoiding the "Don't They Knows": Effective Advocacy Messages By : Stephanie Vance Advice for avoiding the "don't they know's" in communicating with elected officials Barack Obama: The Hawaii Connection By : Jill Engledow Barack Obama's character was shaped by his growing-up years spent in multiracial Hawaii. Be an Einstein at Advocacy: Five Tips From Grassroots Geniuses By : Stephanie Vance Five great ideas for building more effective grassroots advocacy efforts. Because She is a Monster!! By : Burk Pendergrass aka Tennessee Mountain Man Americans must decide whether they want a fresh new start in everything politics, and whether we want someone indebted to no one but the people for their coveted position. Benefits of Petitioning Online By : Steven Cancel Petitioning online can allow millions to view, comment, and join your cause without the complications that exist in real life. Benjamin Franklin And His Place In History By : Derek Dashwood Benjamin Franklin was an inventor, a respected politian at all levels, state and nationsl spokesman,orator, a publisher and truly one of the Founding Fathers of America. Bite The Bullet... By : Burk Pendergrass aka Tennessee Mountain Man The government wants to give you and me government money...ah! our Chinese Bankers.. Can Democracies Work And Do They Make A Difference To Ordinary Lives? By : Holly Franklin There seems to be a Western apathy toward politics and democracy whilst in other countries they fight for it and it only brings bloodshed and tears. Can democracy really work this article explores the debate. Can Obama Save The Economy? By : Shawn Wilson A look at how Obama might impact the economy and our lives in general. Can You Think Of Who Would Benefit From Establishing World Peace? By : Brian Ankner It is impossible to mention all the benefits of establishing a peaceful and civilized world, but without a doubt The People will be the major benefactors and since they operate the governments, religions, and corporations those things will also benefit. Candidates That Say They're On Fire For The People By : Aydan Corkern Both presidential candidates claim that they are on fire to restore the United States back to the people, but are they really being honest? Challenging the Dark Secret of Healthcare By : My emotional recovery coaching process can be applied to social conditions as well as meeting one's needs for personal growth and development. In this article I will apply eight steps listed on The Emotional Recovery Card to focus on healthcare reform. Change To The Climate Change Bill - Aviation To Be Included In Emission Targets By : john mce The new secretary of state for energy and climate change, Ed Miliband, has declared that the UK would be the first country in the world to commit to legally binding cuts in its greenhouse gas emissions. Charisma in Politics Is Not Only About Good Looks By : Leon Edward Charisma has always been an attribute that powerful people posess. Charisteristics of a strong charistmatic person in politics are discussed. China's Chairman Mao: Savior Or Backward Leaper By : Derek Dashwood The veils of mystery keep being pulled away from the myth of Chairman Mao, who in 1949 chased Chiang Kai Shek off mainland China. Chinese Antiques Brilliance, Coal Plants CO2 - Filters, or Hell on Earth By : Derek Dashwood An irony of carbon is how it can graduate from common dirty coal into diamonds from the inner fires of mother earth. Problem is, China's growth has too many carbon burning coal plants, none of whom have the new filters. Chinese Antiques, Blue Skies - Now World's Dirty CO2 Coal King By : Derek Dashwood Diamonds may be the touch of God, but their dirty carbon cousin coal reigns supreme in China, now the world's greatest polluter, announced today. Filthy air, batons on skulls, not an ideal Olympics atmosphere, cough, ouch. Chinese Antiques, Dirty Skies - Filters on Coal, Plant a Tree By : Derek Dashwood China is most polluted, yet doing much to clean while it dirties; we need a cleaner mother earth. Time for green;less acid rain, dirty coal burning, dying species and a future we fear. Each small step to the next, one baby tree at a time. Chinese Antiques, Filthy Modern China - Oliver's Deathly London? By : Derek Dashwood Chinese antiques are as delicate and intricate as any on earth, whether a Ming vase or miniature figure. Yet this land of such grace and elegance is at the moment rather like the hellish London in the Victorian era of Oliver. Clearing The Smoke That Clouds Our Perception Of Politicians By : Aydan Corkern So many of us listen to the news to form an opinion on which candidate to vote for, but how much of what we're hearing about our candidates is true and how much is just spin? Cleopatra - Egyptian Legend, Lessons For Today By : Derek Dashwood Cleopatra, unlike the legendary Helen of Troy, was a real live person, the fourth and last Ptolmy to rule Egypt. Cleopatra and Mark Antony - Lessons For Today By : Derek Dashwood After her relationship with Julius Caesar Mark Antony, one of three selected senators to rule as triumverent, and see that dissolve to Octavian becoming August Caesar. Clinton, Edwards and Obama Using SMS in Primary Campaign By : Anthony Wayne The major players in the race for Democratic Presidential Nominee have each embraced new technology as a means of self promotion. SMS a.k.a. text messaging has emerged as a key tool in this election. Conflict of Interest between Drug Companies and Doctors By : This article deals with the blatant conflict of interest between physicians and drug company's who use guerrilla marketing techniques to influence a doctor to write prescriptions for their latest designer and very expensive drug, often without proper testing for side effects and dangerous interactions with other drugs. Conservative versus Liberal Politics By : Art Gib Learn a couple key differences between liberals and conservatives in the following article and find links to a popular conservative blog. Crowds Collect as Barack Obama Makes History By : Musa Aykac Tuesday 20th of January will be a date that everyone is always going to remember as history was made when Barack Obama strides to the pinnacle of American power. Dare To Pursue Career As A Private Investigator By : FrankMikePapp Internet private investigators are vaster in Internet investigation than other bodies. A body like the FB1 will not do the job an Internet investigator would do. The reason is that Internet investigators are trained to handle the online world. Dark Secret About Education Part II By : This article further defines how to challenge the dark secret about our educational system. I encourage the reader to apply my Five Steps To Successful Living to improving our educational system. Dealing With Politics at Work By : Alex Weidmann How powerful is politics in business? The connection between the two is difficult to explain, but somehow they are closely related. Defining Politics By : Tom59 Tom59 Understanding News Sharing Sites Internet has tremendously empowered us and it has made the world a very small place. Today, we can achieve so many things right from our desk which was not possible few decades ago before the invention of the internet. All that we need is a computer with the internet connection. Internet has changed our lifestyle drastically for the better. One of the major advantages that we enjoy today is fast communication. The internet has made instant transfer of information and data possible and moreover it has become incredibly cheap to communicate via the internet. We can have access to news and the latest happenings of the world instantly as they happen. Diamond Minds, Brilliant Vision - A Sparkling Future Could Be By : Derek Dashwood It will take more brilliant diamond like thinking than the present lump of coal mentality of an ostrich, head in the sand, that all is well, I see no evil. The coming smog will have us see no good, unless those diamond minds rise above the coal. Diamond Minds, Global Warming: Cheap Fuel,Clean Water from Our Toilets? By : Derek Dashwood Many ways will be used to cool mother earth, we know. Also know this: toilets that convert potty to methane are lighting gas stoves in China. So what keeps us off that pot? Besides the pride. Always before the fall. Diamond Minds, Science, Logic - The Promised Land Is Still West By : Derek Dashwood Studies are being completed on the science of happiness. Those parts of the brain light up when joy is experienced, but it only happens in a serene environment. Diamonds - How Lumps of Coal Rise To Brilliance By : Derek Dashwood Diamonds are carbon and as such share their common elemental structure with coal. But some times the intense fire from inner earth that rises through earth to change seams of coal to diamonds is magic, or the touch of God. Diamonds from Coal - Sign of a Smile from God By : Derek Dashwood The irony of lightning is that through history as it can be seen, it became as bolts from an angry God. And yet from the hellish fires inside earth come occasional fiery bolts flash up to the surface through cracks between ancient rock and carbon to become diamonds. Diamonds Inspire, Diamond Eyes Light The Way By : Derek Dashwood To possess diamonds is to feel you have life well under hand. To feel rich is to feel free. Diamonds Make The World Go Round By : Derek Dashwood Diamonds are on everyone's mind when a construction site is at a standstill until the man with diamond drill saw gets through the obstacle. Sometimes it is that way with humans as well. Diamonds or Coal For Brains. Sir Walter Raleigh, Men of Old Ironsides. The Wiser Pirates? By : Derek Dashwood A story going the rounds is the log of the USS Constitution, old Ironsides, in pirate attacks on English ships and Scotch whiskey in 1798. Drunken pirates. Diamonds That Sparkle Within, Sparkle Throughout By : Derek Dashwood The story of diamonds is the search not only for that which sparkles most on a hand, wrist or a neck. But also those eyes and soul of diamonds is what draws you to her, and it bas been so since time began. Diamonds that Sparkle, One Metro Europe - Charlemagne, not Caesar By : Derek Dashwood We see further events unfolding daily about the concept of a wider Europe. Germany has told France it will be not a split empire. Ms Hans sounds like Patton: she and Frank do not get along. Diamonds, Godliness - Buddha, 3 Wise Men, Socrates, Aristotle. And Us? By : Derek Dashwood We follow the known lifetimes of that sources of the wise men from the east who were there at the birth of Jesus. they had been visiting the area for five hundred years. Diamonds, Science, Brilliance, Bliss - Happiness, Gratification, or Deeper? By : Derek Dashwood Examples of happiness as being deeper than self gratification can be seen in the lifestyles between more God loving democratic Greece with self centered Romans with horses as gods. Did Obama's Arrogance Trump His Intelligence? By : Jack Deal It's my friends in the South and Midwest that are crying "foul." These folks are white, Reagan Democrats or Arnold Republicans. They are centrist, patriotic and by many experts the so-called swing vote. Does This Presidential Race Lack The Passionate Fires Of Past Elections By : Rachel Yoshida With a lame republican and a want to be superstar democrate going head to head, are the people missing the real issues of our country? Egypt - Where Civilization Began By : Derek Dashwood Our ancestry goes back several million years, but it is only the past ten thousand years, from Jerico in present day Syria, to the fertile delta of the Nile, and later at Sumerian sites in the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.But first to fully bloosom as an empire was Egypt Election Law: Trends And Developments By : Jeff Ryan Unless you have been living in a cave in some far off land the past decade, you are at least somewhat aware that election law has become a major issue in many instances across the country. Election Law: Trends And Developments By : Jeff Ryan Unless you have been living in a cave in some far off land the past decade, you are at least somewhat aware that election law has become a major issue in many instances across the country. Europe And NATO Are Making Defense Efforts For Security Strategies By : Victor Epand This article is about focusing on ways to effectively strengthen European defense efforts and that fresh initiative be made to debate security strategies openly within NATO. Fired Up Voters Bring In A New Era For Politics By : Aydan Corkern Since the election, there has been a buzz that America is going to get back on track and go back to the way it used to be, but is there any truth to that? Football And Politics In Catalunia By : Gaizka Pujana On Sunday Spain deservedly won the Euro 2008 final against Germany. In the Catalan capital of Barcelona as much as in the Spanish capital of Madrid, people poured into the streets to pour fireworks into the night's sky and honk car horns. Franklin Delano Roosevelt And Today - Ivory And Ebony By : Derek Dashwood Franklin Delano Roosevelt was a towering figure of world stature during the decades he was President of the United States of America. Freedom Of The Press Threatened By Tennessee Police Chief By : Burk Pendergrass aka Tennessee Mountain Man Cooper went on to issue a veiled threat to the media for doing its job by saying the investigation into the female police captain was "bordering on harassment". Friendly Fire -- Why Does It Happen By : Aydan Corkern Not many people realize this, but every year our troops actually kill some of our own people due to "friendly fire". George Washington - His Origins, And His Canal By : Derek Dashwood George Washington, founder of the United States of America, was also an innovative thinker. He was a very astute business man, as well as a victorious general. and first president of the United States of America. Getting Ready for Election Season By : Stephanie Foster Election season is upon us. Getting educated about the candidates can help you to make intelligent decisions when it comes time to vote. Good Guys Finish Last By : Burk Pendergrass aka Tennessee Mountain Man the world should come to an end before the general election of 2012 which would render all of these considerations mut Grants For Non-Profit Organizations By : Steven Gwillim There are many different jobs in non profit organizations, but anyone who has worked at any level knows how important grant applications are. Grassroots and the Elections By : Stephanie Vance Ideas for utilizing grassroots networks in election campaigns Has America Lost All Values With Water Torture By : Aydan Corkern We used to stand tall above the now pathetic standards our giovernment now holds, so what happend for us to lose our humanity? Health Care and Michael Moore: Who�s the real �SICKO?� By : Jeff Popick Our health care system may be "SiCKO," as Michael Moore contends in his latest movie, but what's really sicko is people, like Mr. Moore, who eat whatever they can shove in their mouths and then expect the government to bail them out. Jeff Popick offers the true solution to health care. Healthy Lifestyles, Cartoons, Elmer, Bugs - President Fudd, Bugs bin Ladin Is Not Here, Go Home! By : Derek Dashwood We think how that cartoon chap Elmer Fudd, wildly blasting away at Bugs Bunny talks of now. Every time he almost has that "wascelly bin wabbit" now, boom boom, he still needs a trillion more bullets, boom boom. Healthy Lifestyles, Global Kerosene From Airplanes - Time For Cleaner Super Train! By : Derek Dashwood Studies made clear, as were the skies of America, the three days after 9/11. There was no air traffic; the skies of America became blue. Then soon they were kerosine gray from that exhaust trail across the sky. Healthy Lifestyles, Global Warming - Industry Shift Changes Coming By : Derek Dashwood The lessons of history are clear. When your buggy whips are not good any more, remember you are in the transportation industry. Less planes, more trains, same companies. Healthy Lifestyles, Life Itself - 2008 Not Great, 2009 More Benign? By : Derek Dashwood The news keeps seeming to bring more talk of recession, more never ending war, uncertain oil prices, a mid east ablaze, bin ladin still in the mountains. Could next year be better? Healthy Lifestyles, Wise Aging - No More Patents, but A Nobel Peace Prize By : Derek Dashwood Studies have looked at the lives of those most brilliant person who have created the greatest knowledge breakthroughs, with most important patents to advance humanity. It always happened in their youth. How Important Is Freedom Of Speech? By : Shawn Wilson A look at how our fundamental right to freedom of speech isn't always a right. How Obama's Weak Campaign Organization Has Made It a Race By : Jack Deal The campaign's inner circle was reduced to a handful of people. From this group comes all the campaign's command and control and just as importantly, minimal dissent. How The Power Of The People Can Affect World Peace By : Brian Ankner It seems that many people are convinced that the rich and powerful have enough money to run our country. The truth is,nothing (including our politicians, governments, religions, corporations and businesses) can survive without the constant flow of money and labor provided by the masses of people. Therefore, the people are the real power in this world when they function as a collective group because they can control the flow of money. How to get an elected official to listen -- in less than 15 minutes! By : Stephanie Vance Offers tips, advice and real life stories from elected officials and staff on how to have an effective meeting with a member of Congress. How To Organize A Debate By : Charlotte Buelow Have you ever tuned into a presidential debate and wondered,"What exactly is correct debate protocol?" Debates are an organized means of allowing opposing forced to engage in regulated dialog. The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD) has published guidelines for sponsoring debates of any variety. How To Really Save Planet Earth: A Test About Al Gore By : Jeff Popick Al Gore is NOT telling people how to really save the planet, but you may be surprised who is. The solution to our planetary problems doesn't need to be political, and you can't even blame George Bush for this one. People created this problem and also have the power to solve it. This article can empower YOU.
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