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He could have added fortune to fame, but caring for neither, he found happiness and honor in being helpful to the world- This epitaph on the grave of George Washington Carver is proof enough of the contribution this great African-American made by inventing new agricultural technologies that revolutionized farming in several parts of the US. He refused several lucrative offers and kept working to produce several patents on farms and industrial products in the late 18th century and then in the first few decades of 19th century.Many experts consider Benjamin Banneker the first African-American inventor, who blazed a trail of invention to be followed later by many other African-Americans. Banneker was a...

Think Audrey HepburnShort hairstyles, like most styles, come in and out of fashion regularly, but they usually spend more time "in" than out.Recently, a long layered hair style was at the forefront of the beauty industry, but more recently, women have once again embraced the freedom and surprising versatility of short hairstyles.If you look at a picture of short hairstyles from the 1920's, you'll see that the hair is "marcelled." This was a process by which women's hairstyle was coaxed into tight, head-hugging waves...

Richard graduated from the police academy in 1985. This person started out in traffic at the Los Angeles Police Department then later on transferred to the Special Weapons and Tactics or SWAT team.The unit where Richard was assigned in saw a lot of action even though this group is only called in as a last resort to end a siege. This made the individual ready to confront anyone, which is one of the things employers look for in recruiting a private detective.Someone called the office one day and asked if Richard was interested in this position. Sensing this could be something exciting, this person went down to the employer's office to get an idea of the things that are happening.The private...

Charm Quilts usually feature a single shape, such as a square, hexagon or diamond, with no two patches cut from the same fabric. Creating these enchanting quilts was originally popular from 1860 - 1900.Charm Quilts are the type of quilt you only do once. It can be an enormous undertaking to accumulate the sheer number of fabric bits, each different, to complete this quilt.The collecting is probably a large part of the appeal of a Charm Quilt, similar to that of "Charm Strings". In the late 1800's, the gift of a button was considered lucky and young girls collected and traded buttons. Strung upon a string, every one of the buttons was different, each a special memento.Collecting is a pastime many...

No matter where you live in the world, your country, your area has a history. Some may have been written down in books, some local legend. What a great wealth of ideas for Action/Adventure stories!Look to your history books, local news and listen in anytime the older folks get together. History is all around us.Since I live in the U.S., I'll use what I know as example. From the inception of this country, there have been battles and wars at various times throughout history. From the World Wars to the Civil War to fighting over gold claims, action and adventure abound. This country has seen women and blacks fight for, and win, their rights. What an exciting time that was!Growing up in Texas, I was...

Richard graduated from the police academy in 1985. This person started out in traffic at the Los Angeles Police Department then later on transferred to the Special Weapons and Tactics or SWAT team.The unit where Richard was assigned in saw a lot of action even though this group is only called in as a last resort to end a siege. This made the individual ready to confront anyone, which is one of the things employers look for in recruiting a private detective.Someone called the office one day and asked if Richard was interested in this position. Sensing this could be something exciting, this person went down to the employer's office to get an idea of the things that are happening.The private...

In the US, the average American bought their first TV set and began to experience television entertainment via antennae in the 1950's. Cable followed soon thereafter for those in rural areas who had no reception and gradually expanded over the next 40 years. Comedies, westerns, and later variety and spy shows filled the airwaves. Shows in the 1950's were mostly conservative, representing an ideal average American family which was "nuclear", complete with mom, dad, and the kids. An occasional minority had a supporting role and the lifestyles were generally middle class with a stay-at-home mom. This ideal-based programming is part of the charm of 1950's television for many people.In the 1960's...

March is Women's History Month. That being said, the truth is that women AND men can make their own history and capitalize on this month's observance. Guys don't get dispirited; you really can capitalize on the popularity of Women's history events. After all, women make up more than 50% of the population so there are hundreds of ways to spin publicity no matter your gender.Whether you are in the corporate world or run your own business, you should take advantage of a well-publicized happening (such as Women's History Month) to promote yourself or your company.Here are a couple of scenarios.- Make an announcement within your organization that you plan on participating in an event conjoined with...

He could have added fortune to fame, but caring for neither, he found happiness and honor in being helpful to the world- This epitaph on the grave of George Washington Carver is proof enough of the contribution this great African-American made by inventing new agricultural technologies that revolutionized farming in several parts of the US. He refused several lucrative offers and kept working to produce several patents on farms and industrial products in the late 18th century and then in the first few decades of 19th century.Many experts consider Benjamin Banneker the first African-American inventor, who blazed a trail of invention to be followed later by many other African-Americans. Banneker was a...

In the 1950's, television sets were only affordable for the privileged, so my family could not afford one, and so we listened to radio. My uncle had a television at his house, and when us kids first saw a television set for the first time, we were afraid of it! Hey, we were 10-12 years old, and there were few television sets anywhere in the country! We wondered, as kids, how they could get all those little human figures in such a little box! (Isn't that crazy?)In the late 1950's, my father bought a television set, and we watched shows like Lucy; the Honeymooners; Leave It To Beaver; Ozzie and Harriet; 77 Sunset Strip; Life of Riley; Flash Gordon; the Millionaire, etc. Television was new to...

The number of businesses using direct mail marketing now compared to how many used this medium 10 to 15 years ago is staggeringly higher. More and more marketers understand its effectiveness and are on the bandwagon - especially Mortgage Brokers.Years back the novelty of receiving an advertisement in your mailbox was such that any direct mail pieces were not only looked at but mulled over. Not so anymore. The term 'junk mail' was coined sometime since then and I'm sure you've thrown out your fair share of unread pieces enough to understand why. So, what can you do about it as a marketer? How can you ensure you get the biggest bang for your direct mail dollar? Now more than ever, you have to...

Is Islamism, Islam ? I define Islamism as the twentieth century political movement to instill "Islamic" governments in Muslim countries. The intellectual architects of this movement were Sayyid Qutb, Maududi, Ayatollah Khomeini and Hassan al-Turabi, amongst others. They have formed the political and governance template for movements in Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Turkey, Palestine, Somali, Sudan and Pakistan. The Islamist movements begin with a small, religiously purified elite of the wider group of believers that are welded into a group that form the nucleus for political and community action. It is interesting to observe that this type of Qutb Islamism is now employed as a modus operandi for...

Is there a mystery here to be unravelled? Is there a serpent code being held by the Grail myths? Can we uncover this code by taking a look at the Lady of Lake? The answer is yes to all these questions, for held within the folds of the coiled snake we shall discover the truth of the origin of the Arthurian tales and the strange watery Lady who was to give Arthur his sword.There are various names attributed to the 'Lady of the Lake;' Nimue and Vivienne are the two most used, but most pertinent to us here is 'White Serpent.' Nimue is probably Mneme or Mnemosyne, who is one of the Muses or 'water nymphs' from Roman and Greek mythology and who gave out weapons - just as the Lady of the Lake did. Vivienne...

March is Women's History Month. That being said, the truth is that women AND men can make their own history and capitalize on this month's observance. Guys don't get dispirited; you really can capitalize on the popularity of Women's history events. After all, women make up more than 50% of the population so there are hundreds of ways to spin publicity no matter your gender.Whether you are in the corporate world or run your own business, you should take advantage of a well-publicized happening (such as Women's History Month) to promote yourself or your company.Here are a couple of scenarios.- Make an announcement within your organization that you plan on participating in an event conjoined with...

A very important issue concerning diversity is the difference between men and women at workplace. As the matter of international experience of hiring people it is very important to point out that there have been a great number of cases connected with discrimination. We consider this to be a vital problem even nowadays, in spite of the change of the reasons for discrimination. If in the past it was a major problem for women to find a job and to prove that they can provide results equal to men, in the present time the situation has quiet changed. In addition to that women start getting benefits and are sometimes the only possible employees for a given workplace. Women establish a very strong...

It's 10 pm. Severe pain in your belly. You are in ER. Previous day you had a nice party with your friends. Then pain started around your umbilicus (navel). You thought first: aha, probably you ate something bad, it will go away. But it doesn't. You have vomited once and lost appetite. Pain did not improve but worsened. After a day of suffering you decided to visit the hospital. Long taxi trip. Pain is shooting every time the car bumps into a pot. Nurses ask you bunch of questions and place in an available room. There is a confused 90 something years old women in the neighbor room. She mumbles something incomprehensibly. The woman has come from a nursing home. She suffers Alzheimer disease and yells...

In a small, white collar suburban community just outside of Salt Lake City, Utah the ex- offender we spoke with (he asked us to keep his identity confidential) had been a model citizen, receiving promotion after promotion at work, avoiding all negative influences from his prior life, and even started his own foundation to assist in the rehabilitation of fellow Federal and State offenders. He was released from probation, had moved on in a world where he would finally be able to be productive and could use the skills and tools that he learned to assist the less fortunate. Life was good..His success hasn't come easily. The light haired 38-year-old is an ex-offender who had served in the Federal...

THE NATURE OF MEDIAThirty years ago, Marshall McCluhan, the father of modern communications, wrote the immortal words, "The medium is the message." Today I would amend that to, "The medium is the media." Our civilization is utterly dominated by the force of media. After our own families, no influence holds greater sway in shaping the text of our being than do the media that cloak us like an electronic membrane.We all think of ourselves as unique, unlike any person past or present. Indeed, what gives human life its divine spark is the distinct quality of every individual. Yet in many ways we are all the same. The task of market analysts, pollsters, and...

"Your beauty...should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight" (1 Peter 3:3,4)."How shall we become lovely? By loving Him who is ever lovely" (St. Augustine); "Some glances of real beauty may be seen in their faces, who dwell in true meekness. There is a harmony in the sound of that voice to which Divine love gives utterance, and some appearance of right order in their temper and conduct whose passions are regulated" (John Woolman).Regardless of the strident voices for liberation, the Christian woman's true makeup--her character--is one of nurture, calm, and service. These are the ornaments that shine more brightly as we...

Child prostitution is horrific, brutal and evil and what you can do to stop it! The first thing to do is to be aware that this dreadful disease of the mind is spreading worldwide and the only way to stop it is to gather all the good forces available from the world leaders, billionaires, and people who care enough to take action to stop the atrocities and senseless destruction of innocent children's lives! When you key in "Child Prostitution" on Google Search you will find many organizations that are doing their best to fight this evil disease, I called it a disease because it is spreading worldwide and we must stop this disease completely till every child is saved! As long as there is one child...

I force myself to leave my computer and walk down for lunch. I have been writing all morning after my little jaunt down at the artificial-turfed playground for my run and exercise. It's been a late start and breakfast, a simple meal consisting of wholewheat biscuits and a tetrapack of sweet strawberry flavoured milk, was delayed, too. To lunch or not to lunch is the question.To lunch, I decide, is a better option... This evening I have to eat pizzas for dinner and though they're a tasty enough repast, they're not quite what my body thrives on. A university official has invested in a new pizza joint in downtown Huainan and I have been asked to 'grace' the opening ceremony along with the other two...

March is Women's History Month. That being said, the truth is that women AND men can make their own history and capitalize on this month's observance. Guys don't get dispirited; you really can capitalize on the popularity of Women's history events. After all, women make up more than 50% of the population so there are hundreds of ways to spin publicity no matter your gender.Whether you are in the corporate world or run your own business, you should take advantage of a well-publicized happening (such as Women's History Month) to promote yourself or your company.Here are a couple of scenarios.- Make an announcement within your organization that you plan on participating in an event conjoined with...

Asked to support and assist these legislators, Rick Pendery brings his 30 years of expertise to the group, aiding with programs and activities that make a difference in legislation. As a leader and executive in the field of substance abuse for over three decades, Rick Pendery was asked by the National Foundation of Women Legislators (NFWL) to co-chair the NFWL's Crime, Justice, Terrorism, & Substance Abuse Policy Committee. This faction of the group assists with that specific part of the NFWL's undertaking, which is to provide strategic resources to women leaders for leadership development and effective governance through conferences, effective seminars, issue education materials, professional and...

No woman needs to be told whether it's "safe" to go to the beach wearing a bikini. Women's body shape sensitivity is legend. Who can doubt the powerful drive to create the optimal body image, when looking to attract the perfect man, create a marriage with children and all that goes with it. The good news is that a world of science, technology and money has combined to create a host of low impact body contouring treatments as well as proven safe cosmetic surgery techniques to create the ideal female body shape right for you.Modern gadget-rich convenience-food culture creates a world of temptations, yet the body shape penalties can be overwhelming. You don't have to be middle aged these days to...

SHORT REVIEW: Perhaps its a bad idea to make a film about World War I that has a longer running time than the war itself. REVIEW: There's a great number of things going for this film, too bad none of them made it onto the screen. A story about World War I flying aces shotting it out over France? A chance to see the old planes in action? A possible throwback to an older style war movie? This film offers some exiciting possibilities. It delivers on none of them. This film is a distracted mess. There could have been an engaging story involving the pilots dealing with the grim reality that they were all probably going to die while also living the fleeting lives to the fullest. The film moves a decidely...

Are you one of those people who have an inexplicable fright with flying and airplanes? Every one of us has that nervous reaction with the thought of having to ride airplanes and actually be high above the ground. It is because we have one dominant thought in our heads. What will happen if something very wrong occurs during the flight? Isn't it very terrible to contemplate? Airplane accidents per se are tragic. Being in an airplane accident is simply devastating and horrifying. There would be no words to describe how terrifying it would be if a loved one or we become a victim of this kind of tragedy. Annually, airplane accidents always find its way into the headlines of news stories. In every such...

While all of us practice a certain form of body language unwillingly and unconsciously, there is quite a big step from regular to expert body language. You can never hear enough body language tips because, for any woman, pose, gestures and posture are essential in the dating game and in life, in general. The subtleties of body language can help you attract the right guy to a higher extent than any form of talking. Eye contact The human body has a central point for focusing actions and intentions - the eyes. In modern society, eye contact is of utmost importance, so many body language tips focus on getting this right. Sidelong glances are a great start for eye contact. A direct look can follow. At...

It seems that a solution for acne or how to remove pimples, flesh worms and black heads has been an on going search for a long time. Lets take a look at some 1800 home cures on how to remove pimples, flesh worms and black heads. To remove pimples mix 3ozs. of spirits of wine and 1/2 drop of liquor of potassa. This mixture should be applied to the pimples with a camel's hair pencil. If too strong 1/2 oz of pure water may be added to it. A weak solution of carbolic acid in rain water will cure summer pimples and simple eruptions. Comedones are minute particles of coagulated lymph, which close the orifices of some of the pores or exhalent vessels of the skin. they may be got rid of, and prevented from...

Recently we ambushed Oxford Street shoppers for a survey on ethical shopping. But as we pounded the pavements of central London we found lots of shoppers asking us the same questions. Why should we care about sweatshops? What are they? Shouldnt people be grateful for any work they can get? If they werent working in a sweatshop wouldnt the workers be worse off? How can we change things? The answers are not always clear-cut, but we hope that this outline guide will bust a few myths about sweatshop workers, owners and customers. What is a sweatshop anyway? The word sweatshop described a nineteenth century system where subcontractors sweated out profits from the difference between the price of their...

When Abraham Lincoln took office as President on March 4, 1861 - the United States was a divided country with slavery as the key issue before the nation. In order to preserve the Union, it was inevitable that something had to be done in America. The differences of the states spiraled into America's most dreadful and bloody civil war. The Civil War (1861-1865) From the very beginning of the Civil War, both northern Whites and free Blacks came forth to join the Union Army. From the start, both black slaves and freeman regarded the chance to serve in the military as a method for abandoning their chains and to prove their loyalty and worthiness to this nation. For some unknown reasons, some black slaves...

US Navy SEALs are well known for being elite. US Nay SEALs have long being known for having to pass training requirements which would be considered literally impossible for any normal human being. Having to swim 50 meters under water is among many of the requirements that the US Nay SEALs ask of their soldiers. The peak physical of conditions of soldiers is not all they have going for them; they also have a unique loyalty to each other which can be best described by a recent event in Iraq. A grenade was thrown into a building with 3 soldiers, one of those soldiers, knowing he would not have enough time to remove the grenade from the building, jumped upon the grenade resulting in his own death in an...

It's the beginning of January, 2007, and I am here, comfortable, in my home in Moab, Utah. It's actually a second home. I live in Aspen, CO the rest of the year, but the place in Aspen is tiny, and "charming," while this place in Moab is grand and expansive by comparison. It's a real house, with a two-car garage, a great little back yard with a therapeutic hot tub, and an incredible gas grill. It's on a corner lot, in an adorable little neighborhood. As our nation enters the year 2007, and the month of January rushes into recent history, I am attentive. My holiday vacation is all too quickly coming to a close, so I take a gander at my calendar, hoping to see another reprieve from the daily grind in...