Category Archives: Life

May is Military Appreciation Month

Posted on May 11, 2013 by
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The U.S. Chinese Embassy Refuses Entrance to Congressmen Chris Smith today

Posted on April 26, 2013 by

Congressmen Chris Smith, Reggie Littlejohn, president of Women’s Rights Without Frontiers and the Director of It’s a Girl, Evan Grae Davis, attempted to deliver 200,000 of your petition signatures demanding an end to gendercide to the Chinese Embassy in Washington, … Continue reading →

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INFO-GRAPHIC: When America’s Health is Compared to its Peer Countries…

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

Image source: http://www.bestmasterofscienceinnursing.com America’s Health Disadvantage   The United States spent $2.6 trillion on health care in 2010 – more than any other country in the world. Yet based on research from a collaborative effort within the National Academy of … Continue reading →

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VIDEO REPORT: Speaker Lawrence Lessig: We the People, and the Republic we must reclaim

Posted on April 7, 2013 by

There is a corruption at the heart of American politics, caused by the dependence of Congressional candidates on funding from the tiniest percentage of citizens. That’s the argument at the core of this blistering talk by legal scholar Lawrence Lessig. … Continue reading →

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These Five US Jobs Can Pay +$100K and a College Degree is NOT Required

Posted on February 7, 2013 by

The rising cost of getting a college degree has put attending a traditional four-year college or university out of reach for many people — and a handful of experts have recently made headlines by saying that a college degree simply … Continue reading →

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2012 in Review

Posted on January 8, 2013 by

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 22,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this … Continue reading →

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Dirty Money cost China $3.8 trillion USD from 2000-2011

Posted on December 15, 2012 by

China has lost US$3.79 trillion over the past decade in money smuggled out of the country, a massive amount that could weaken its economy and create instability, according to a new report. And the outflow – much of it from … Continue reading →

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Some noteworthy quotes from one of America’s founding fathers and 3rd acting President, US President Thomas Jefferson

Posted on August 23, 2012 by
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DoD allows Troops to March in Gay Pride Parade in Uniform (1st time in history)

Posted on July 30, 2012 by

SAN DIEGO – Some of the loudest cheers last Saturday at San Diego’s gay pride parade were for active-duty troops marching in military dress, the first time that U.S. servicemembers participated in such an event while in full uniform. Dozens … Continue reading →

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NEW CASE STUDY: You are 23 times more likely to get into a car accident if you text while driving

Posted on July 11, 2012 by

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