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Posted by Marc Vanhemelryck
It is undeniable that Cambodia is changing. When I arrived in
Cambodia in 1995, one in three Cambodians...
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Posted by Robert Baird
The desire to be ignorant and out of touch with reality characterizes the majority of Americans and anyone who has traveled will know that most people in this world regard the US (perhaps too much) as a nation of self-righteous fools. This leads to many Americans wearing Canadian flags when they travel.
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Posted by Ed Howes
As in nearly all things, America has been of two minds concerning the rehabilitation of criminals. One camp believes the more severe and lengthy the punishment, the less opportunity a criminal will have to re offend. Lock them up and throw away the key. Statistics prove this camp wrong and alternatives are far from their concern. They are the law and order people who have a strong appeal to a society that fearfully sees itself as victims.
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Posted by Mike Chapman
The most damaging factor to our economy today is the Wage-Productivity gap. This refers to the increase in the hourly output of workers vs. the increase in hourly pay. This concept is described quite well in Chapter 6 of economist Ravi Batra's book, "Greenspan's Fraud."
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Posted by Lance Winslow
There is a big concern amongst water experts in California, that the 16.5 Million people have over extended the available water supplies. The issue seems to get critical each year and in drought years super critical. We must figure out a way to get more water and run off from the Colorado River and Mountain Ranges in Northern California. By seeding the clouds this can be accomplished, but that alone is not enough. We could heat up the ocean surface temperatures off the coast of California.
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Posted by Caterina Christakos
It's unbelievable that with all the creative writing courses out there, that no one teaches the necessity of researching your market before you set pen to paper.
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Posted by Ravindra Nerpawar
The recent Jakarta summit of Asia and Africa brought remembrance of Jawaharlal Nerhru. At Bandung, Nehru had initiated the non alignment movement and proclaiming the resistance to the big powers for exploiting the underdeveloped countries for the economic benefits. This was treated as a Socialistic approach of Nehru and well praised by the world.
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Posted by Garry Gamber
The filibuster as a political delaying tactic has been a part of the American political process since the adoption of the U.S. Constitution. Though it was not used in the early years of the nation, the filibuster has been used hundreds of times since the 1840's. Here are a few of the famous filibusters from our political history.
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