Crazy Democracy

The Daily Show is a Must See on Comedy Central

Tue, 15 May 2012 00:09:56 -0400

The Daily Show on Comedy Central allows viewers to laugh andlearn a bit about current events at the same time. This articlecovers the benefits the Daily Show has to offer. Doesn't it seem that today there is nothing but bleak reports tohear on the news? Watching the news can give you a feeling thatthe world is coming to an end. Hope can be found on ComedyCentral by means of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Comedy Central features stand-up comedians, shows, and moviesthat are all meant to make you laugh until you can't breathe.The Daily Show with Jon Stewart is one of ComedyCentral's original programs and, in my opinion, a must-see show.The program offers an entertaining way to learn a bit aboutcurrent news and political events. The following is some of thefeatures that make The Daily Show worth watching. Anchor Jon Stewart is a Riot. Jon Stewart hashad a long background in comedy as a standup comedian and alsoauthor of America: A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction...

Neverland Chronicle

Tue, 08 May 2012 00:07:53 -0400

Michael Jackson is one of the most recognized persons on theplanet today. Even though he has not had a hit album in over adecade, Michael has continued to find his way into the media oneway or another. From his rumoured problems with plastic surgery,to his association with monkeys, everyone has heard about howstrange a character Michael has become. Aside from the blackcommunity that have continued to support him, despite hisso-called skin condition and aversion to direct sunlight, mostof the media has made "Jacko" a target of vicious headlines andarticles. Today, lawyers must pick a jury of from a pool of potential candidates after the judge said that they hadscreened enough of the total people that were asked to thecourtroom. Of that amount, about people were screened priorto the judge decided that and days were enough. To pickthe , one must realize that it is humanly impossible not toalready be predisposed to believe these charges against Michael...

Bioterrorism Affects Email

Tue, 01 May 2012 00:11:26 -0400

At a time when critical issues of national importance are beingdiscussed in basement rooms at the US Capitol due to Anthraxlaced letters sent to government offices, email has become moreimportant than ever for person-to-person communications.Bioterrorism has now impacted even email. No worry that you'llget sick when you next check your email inbox since terroristshave not yet figured out how to send those powdery spores viaemail attachments digitizing Anthrax spores seems to kill thelittle critters. I sent email to my representatives this week expressing concernabout how the Anti-Terrorism Bill signed by President Bush posesextensive threats to civil liberties. Even though it wasroutinely editorialized by major newspapers as going too farwithout usual protections against abuse by policing agencies,while the final bill does require judicial oversight and thebill was given a four year sunset clause to end it in . Iexpected the usual replies from those officials in t...

Be A Rebel

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 00:09:40 -0400

Be A RebelBy PunkerslutEveryday, millions of children march to school with drudgeryand resistance. As young children, they go in open-hearted andfree -- at night, they imagine that their tiny hands can reachup and touch the birds. The entire world is a new place and thefascination of beauty never subsides. But as older adolescentsleaving their high school, they go close-minded and bondaged --at night, they drink themselves into passing out and talk aboutthe most popular thing to come, under obligation. The boys worryabout their sexual conquests. The girls worry about their sexualappearance. Both worry about being social in a society that hasmade a weakness of kindness and an insult of emotion. Such agreat change occurs between those who enter school and those wholeave it.Just think of the sheer idiocy of compulsary education. Wethreaten these children with imprisonment if they do not appearin class. Once in class, they spend their time either sleepingor completing t...

Facing Job Interview

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:09:03 -0400

Facing the job InterviewIt is a very tough job market now days. You have to haveadditional skills to be successful. A little careful study andpractice will give an edge over the others and you will come outwith flying colors. Here are some useful tips and suggestions.First step for getting a job is to be able to get a call forpersonal interview from perspective employer. Your record tilldate matters a lot and how do you present that in the CV willget you noticed among the crowd. Be sure that your CV is writtenproperly and is impressive. You may like to take expert help forwriting the CV.Second step, which comes across, will be in form of written testfor IQ and reasoning. English. General awareness or generalknowledge. Abilities with basic math.The third and final step before you are called for a finalinterview could be in the form of a Group Discussion where yourvarious abilities, which are discussed later, will be tested.Congratulations now that you are throug...

Goals for Undergraduates

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:08:22 -0400

I loved college. I majored in a subject which fascinated me,took the classes I wanted to, and got great grades. When Igraduated, I thought I knew everything I needed to know tosucceed in the big postgraduate world. I was wrong. Most of myundergraduate classes taught skills which I knew already orwhich came naturally to me; skills which were harder for me tomaster I had mostly skipped over. And what huge gaps I stillhave in my cultural understanding! An academic no longer, Istill occasionally think about all of the knowledge and skillswhich I missed out on, and which would have been useful in bothacademia and the non-academic world.Here is a laundry list of the skills and knowledge that anyonewith a bachelor's degree should acquire before he or shegraduates.Expository writing skills. Every college graduate should be ableto write a decent essay on a non-fiction topic. The ability tocommunicate in written form is important not only inpost-graduate study but also in almos...

Homelessness in America

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:09:37 -0400

Homelessness In America Part One .....With the collapse of theSoviet Union and its East European empire, the United States hasbecome the undisputed economic, political, and military power inthe world. Abroad, America inspires a commitment to economicprogress, individual freedom, democratic values, and peace thatis shared in varying degrees by nearly all the peoples andnations of the world. At home, America's economy continues to bean engine of opportunity and her technological inventivenesskeeps on igniting dreams for countless dreamers. Clearly, itwould seem that the United States stands poised for a new anddynamic 'golden age' full of opportunity, prosperity, and peace.......Nevertheless, the long-term prospects for a bright andauspicious future in America are far from guaranteed. In whatfollows, I intend to paint a portrait of America's social andspiritual predicament and highlight the central nationalsecurity challenge that threatens America's leadership in theworld...

Why is Media Bias an Issue?

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:10:24 -0400

Most of us have grown up in a society where we felt fortunate tolive in a democracy where free speech was one of our basicrights. We also believed that "news" was delivered to us in afactual manner - with both sides of any story equallyrepresented. In theory, it is supposed to work this way. But,when news articles are measured for bias utilizing an objectiveprocess, one discovers that there is an agenda underlying muchof the news Americans are subjected to and programmed by, eachday. In defense of the news media there is a rational behind thechanging face of news content. Given that the average Americanwants to be entertained and the time and attention available tocommit to news stories, the press has shaped its focus todeliver content in an entertaining and "byte-driven" format. Asa result, news stories are designed to ignite an emotiveresponse to GRAB attention. Often, this attempt is misleading.The use of words to imply suspicion, controversy andor fear,elevate publ...

RSS as a Change Agent

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:09:24 -0400

Copyright Rok HrastnikTo better understand how RSS is changing the way companies andindividuals deliver and consume content on the macro scale, letus first remember how content is traditionally delivered andconsumed. People subscribe to e-mail newsletters or e-mail update servicesto get content delivered directly to their inboxes. It's orbetter yet, was convenient, easy and simple.But, in order to get content delivered to their inboxes, theymust first reveal their e-mail addresses, which are basically IDnumbers that allow anyone who knows them to send whatever theylike to these ID numbers. In a perfect world people would only receive the content thatthey requested and only from the people that they wanted to hearfrom --> the people that can provide them with relevantinformation, specific to their interests and current situation.But this is not a perfect world.Since the 'ID number' allows anyone to contact anyone, peoplehave very little control over who actually...

Unemployment Iraqi Style

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:11:17 -0400

p>Let's put it all into perspective: the U.S. has an unemploymentrate hovering at just above the level although much higherin ethnic populations. Iraq has an unemployment rate in the range.How on earth do they live?We are all aware of the difficulties of being out of work -thefinancial pressures, the emotional trauma, the ruin of so manymarriages and families, and the overall cost to society. Theeffects of unemployment on personal dreams of success wreakhavoc with the self-esteem and self-confidence of those withoutwork. In a society that glorifies money, power, and celebrityabove all else, the have-nots carry the taint of failure andview themselves as losers. They can no longer compete with theirpeers, keep up with the Joneses, or live the lifestyle to whichthey have aspired for so long.But if out of of your neighbors, family, and friends arejobless, the equation changes. You may live in poverty, unsureof when the next meal will materialize, but just abo...

Creating Your Advisory Board

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:11:58 -0500

Just like everyone else, once upon a time - luckily well beforehaving started my own gig - I too asked the question: 'Why do Ineed advisors at all? I know what to do.' Then a mentor of mineasked me, 'Tom if you know what to do, how to do it and that itwould make a hell of a positive impact on your life, but youhave not done it yet, there are two options. Either you are anidiot or you are a liar.'In my case I was a bit of both. I knew what to do but did notfully understand how to do it.A very important and potent line of defence against baddecisions and a line of offence to implement good decisions is aboard of wise advisors. Here I am talking about a more informaladvisory board, so your lawyer and accountant should not beautomatically included. They are specialists, whereas you areseeking people from different areas of business, so they canoffer you a very wide range of perspectives.These people are not partners in your business in any shape ofform, but outsiders. That...

A Brief Overview

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 00:11:40 -0500

In principle, healthy business competitions at theinternational level serve the interests of consumers byimproving the quality of products at reduced costs. At the sametime unfair business practices driven solely by profit motives,although seemingly attractive on a short-term basis, may be adetriment to all parties in the long run. Many of the foreignsteel producers import cheap iron ores from developing countrieswhere miners and local labors are often subject to unacceptableworking conditions at pitifully low wages. Many of thesecompanies are also constantly violating environmental pollutioncontrol standards. Unethical business practices hurt both localand foreign communities; while Bethlehem and neighboring areaslost its major source of revenue and employment, the unabatedenvironmental degradation and suffering of working people aworld away continue to damage communities throughout the world. Circumventing America's strict environmental regulations hasbecome common p...

The Green-Eyed Capitalist

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:14:10 -0500

Conservative sociologists self-servingly marvel at the peacefulproximity of abject poverty and ostentatious affluence inAmerican - or, for that matter, Western - cities. Devastatingriots do erupt, but these are reactions either to perceivedsocial injustice Los Angeles or to political oppressionParis . The French Revolution may have been the last timethe urban sans-culotte raised a fuss against the economicallyenfranchised.This pacific co-existence conceals a maelstrom of envy. Beholdthe rampant Schadenfreude which accompanied the antitrust caseagainst the predatory but loaded Microsoft. Observe the gleewhich engulfed many destitute countries in the wake of theSeptember atrocities against America, the epitome oftriumphant prosperity. Witness the post-World.com orgiasticcastigation of avaricious CEO's.Envy - a pathological manifestation of destructiveaggressiveness - is distinct from jealousy.The New Oxford Dictionary of English defines envy as:"A feelin...

The Economies of the Middle East

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:10:55 -0500

Last year, in the Islamic Financial Forum in Dubai, BradBourland, chief economist for the Saudi American Bank SAMBA,breached the embarrassed silence that invariably enshroudsspeakers in Middle Eastern get-togethers. He reminded theassembled that despite the decades-long fortuity of opulent oilrevenues, the nations of the region - excluding Turkey andIsrael - failed to reform their economies, let alone prosper.Structural weaknesses, imperceptible growth, cripplingunemployment and deteriorating government financing confinedArab states to the role of oil-addicted minions. At billion, said Bourland, quoted by Middle East Online, thecombined gross domestic product of all the Arab countries issmaller than Mexico's or Spain's, adds The Economist.According to the Arab League, the gross national product of allits members amounted to billion or percent of the world'sGNP in - merely double sub-Saharan Africa's.Even the recent tripling of the price of oil - thei...

The Origin of America's Corporate Elite (BC)

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:11:38 -0500

Ephesus had a shrine to the Anatolian mother-goddess and theCretan Lady of Wild Things that was later incorporated into theGreek worship of Artemis. This magnificent statue has many'cosmic eggs' on it that are extremely relevant to the Berberpainting of ostrich eggs that are found in the Saharan findsmentioned in Carthage as well as connected to the Druid's eggs.A Cambridge scholar I saw on a TV show recently was stillcalling these eggs 'breasts'. It is ludicrous and almost funnyif you look at a picture of the statue with over a hundred'breasts'. What level of academic ineptitude is this? We haveseen many who know the worldwide importance of the cosmic eggincluding Gimbutas, but then perhaps this scholar knows were hisbread is buttered. Smyrna is mentioned by Grant going back longbefore our present focus and shows Amazons Kelts as we haveshown were once a part of the picture, but this is probablybefore the fall of Ariadne on Crete and goes back to times suchas M...

a terror trap

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:11:22 -0500

A TERROR TRAP TERRORIST WARN UNITED STATES PRESIDENT GEORGE WBUSH AS THEY INFLICT PAIN ON PRIME MINISTER TONY BLAIR. A GREATSHOCKER OF OUR TIME IN MORETHAN LIFES LOST IN US, INSEPTEMBER , MORETHAN LIFE LOST IN US AND IN MORETHAN LIFE LOST IN LONDON... PEOPLE HAVE STARTEDQUESTIONING, ARE WE SAFE? WHERE WILL IT BE IN THE NEXT YEARS?THE PRIME MINISTER TONY BLAIR IN HIS WORDS OF HOPE DURING THE GSUMMIT CONCLUDES.. < THERY ARE NOT FIGHTING AGAINST ONE NATIONBUT THE WHOLE NATION WE WILL PREVAIL AND THEY WILL NOT> REALITYIT IS A VERY STUBBORN THING EVEN AS TERRORIST TURNED OUT TO BEVASTLY MORE DIFFICULT AND POWERFUL. DESPITE EFFORT BY THE UNITED NATION AND OTHER WORLD AGENCY,MOST PEOPLE STILL BELIEVE THAT THE WAR ON TERROR HAS DECLINEMANY OF THEM CONCLUDE THAT PEOPLE LIKE OSAMA BIN LADEN, ALQAEDA, AL-ZAWAHIRI AND OTHER HAVE NOT BEEN FULLY APREHENDEDTHOUGH BIN LADEN IS ON THE RUN. IT IS A NEW VERSION IN AN OLDSTORY THROUGHOUT HISTORY, THE WAR ON TER...

China Portfolio Insurance

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:11:30 -0500

Are you excited about the upside potential of China but can'tpull the trigger because of the significant downside risk? Hereis a way to invest in China growth and still sleep at night. China has been the largest economy in the world for eighteen ofthe past twenty centuries and it is clearly determined to regainits role as the hegemonic power in Asia and then challenge U.S.global leadership. Will it be able to sustain its economicgrowth rate, quell rural discontent, build a sound market-basedfinancial system, privatize dominant state-owned enterprises andmove towards openness and democracy? This is a tall order andyou can put me in the skeptic column. Nevertheless, China's raw industrial power, momentum and thepalpable ambition of the Chinese people could realisticallyyield a huge return. I advise my clients to go ahead and investin China but emphasize that this is a speculative investment. Itis smart to protect against the considerable downside risk. Here is a simpl...

e-Government

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:12:52 -0500

e-Government: Having Access to Citizen Information is of theBattlePublishing Guidelines: You may publish my article in yournewsletter, on your website or in your print publicationprovided you include the resource box at the end. Notificationwould be appreciated but is not required.By S. MaurerWhat are the future e-Government trends? Pointing to the future,one key point came out of the lively discussion from the floor.Not enough is being done at the moment to bridge the dividebetween the local politicians and chief officers who have todrive e-Government policy and practice, and the IT practitionerswho understand the more technical aspects.Getting the data infrastructure right is important and havingaccess to citizen information is half the battle in providingexcellent e-Government support. How this is presented at thefront-end, however, is just as important in ensuring theorganisational issues are resolved.The e-government resulting benefits can include less corrup...

e-Government is a Complex Task That Requires Agreement and

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:09:01 -0500

e-Government is a Complex Task That Requires Agreement andCoordinationPublishing Guidelines: You may publish my article in yournewsletter, on your website or in your print publicationprovided you include the resource box at the end. Notificationwould be appreciated but is not required.By S. MaurerBy definition, e-government is simply the use of information andcommunications technology, such as the Internet, to improve theprocesses of government.Often there is not a hard-and-fast distinction betweene-government and e-democracy. Take voting technology. To theextent that improved voting technology reduces government's costof conducting a reliable vote, it is e-government. But to theextent it systematically influences who votes, whose votes areactually counted or any other variable that affects thetranslation of voter preferences into public policy, it ise-democracy.You must bring clarity and definition to the role of CustomerRelationship Management within local authorit...

Peace after Ariel Sharon?

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:15:39 -0500

This is the view of a non-Jewish Belgian author, who spentseveral years in the Middle East mostly in Iran, on theIsraeli-Palestinian conflict after Ariel Sharon. We must accept it as a fact, even when he recovers, that ArielSharon will be unable to resume duties. After the elections,most probably, Ehud Olmert will be the new Prime Minister andwill continue Sharon's politic. Will this lead to peace? Theanswer is "No". Let us suppose "Bibi", Benjamin Netayahu, winsthe elections; he is against the Palestinian State and thedismantling of the Settlements. Can he offer a future peace? Theanswer is simple: "No". Nobody can bring peace in the MiddleEast as long as the people who pull the strings of thePalestinian politcs don't want peace. More detailed informationis to be found on my website: http:www.westernfreedom.com andin My book "A Holy Terror". Who are these people pulling thestrings: Hamas, Al Aqsa, Hezbullah, Al Quaida, ... You can readthe "Hamas-covenant" on my ...

Appeal To Virtue

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:09:58 -0500

Appeal To VirtuePopularity and Responsibility Just about everyone knows thatsomething is very wrong with the world in which we live.Problems are compounding everywhere. While we may be tempted tolook for someone to blame, that effort, at best, will do nothingto alleviate the problems and, more likely, will only contributeanger and frustration to the mix. Blaming is not constructive. Abetter approach is to take personal responsibility for thesituation, and look for opportunities to make a positivecontribution to the solution. Certain industries already occupy positions that have moreopportunities than others. Advertising, marketing, publicrelations, and other associated promotional industries enjoy theprivilege of having many such opportunities. This industryfocuses on both capturing and shaping opinion, attitudes,beliefs, and behaviors. The work of this industry is not valueneutral. While it appeals to commonly held values, morals andattitudes, it also works to shape t...

Voting is the ONLY Right in failed DEMOCRACY

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:12:39 -0500

Its been more than six decade since India transferred to itself the ruling powers from the hands of the British and called itself a democratic republic. Hopes were high when the British left India with proud Indian rulers and their new found powers making promises to an illiterate population to eradicate each problem of the country with the best constitution and the best governing system.The best constitution indeed seemed best then; the common men found it a super complex epic with a thousand of articles and notions, though most of it contradicted each other! A very proud Indian Government stuck to its constitution using it sometimes as a weapon and sometimes like a shield to protect, ignore or delay justice and rights to its people. The Constitution of India gave every Indian to have the Right to Equality, Right to Freedom, Right against exploitation, Right to Freedom of Religion. Unfortunately none of them is completely enjoyed by a vast majority of the Indian population....

The Power of Instant Democracy

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:10:45 -0500

A famously controversial American TV personality recently discovered the hard way that more power now rests in the hands of average people than at any other time in history.Glenn Beck is known for being a very pro-Republican commentator on the Fox Network. The effective use of social networks has held him accountable for his words and actions in a way not possible until the last couple of years. This has implications, both negative and positive, for all brands and the people who market them.In the red corner we have...Beck does not try and hide the fact he is no fan of President Obama. This is fine of course - everyone is entitled to an opinion. The problem is that many people consider his tactics to be less than honourable. He has been accused of spreading lies and hatred on many occasions. He is a favourite target of Jon Stewart's Daily Show. And sites claiming to expose Beck's lies have popped up all over the internet.Things came to head when Beck said: "This president ...

Democracy Watch, 2011 - Issue 8

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:10:09 -0500

About the Author:Democracy Watch is the weekly monitor of the People First Foundation and serves to raise public awareness of how government and parliamentary action is impacting upon Ukrainian democracy and democratic due process. The information is copyright free and may be reproduced but we ask that any comments are reproduced in full and with reference to the People First Foundation....

Guns N Roses Tickets For Chinese Democracy World Tour

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:12:01 -0500

Guns N' Roses sometimes abbreviated as GN'R or GNR is an American hard rock band. Guns N Roses formed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California in . Led by frontman and co-founder Axl Rose born William Bruce Rose, Jr., Guns N Roses has released six studio albums, three EPs, and one live album while going through numerous line-up changes and controversies since its formation.The music of Guns N' Roses is a fusion of punk rock, blues-rock, heavy metal and hard rock. The current lineup of Guns N Roses comprises lead vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarists Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal and DJ Ashba, rhythm guitarist Richard Fortus, bassist Tommy Stinson, keyboardists Dizzy Reed and Chris Pitman and drummer Frank Ferrer.TheGuns N Roses Chinese Democracy World Tour is Guns N Roses concert tour to promote the group's long-delayed album Chinese Democracy.Chinese Democracy was rel...