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Abandoned Alerts for Bombs on Roadside and LandminesWe need a system that allows people to know where landmines are and where roadside bombs, which are unexploded are. You see such un-exploded ordinance after a war can often kill or maim almost as many as they did during a way.

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Absorption of Battlespace ToxinsDuring the Iraq war we had to protect our troops against bio-toxins and Weapons of Mass Destruction and in doing so they were all equipped with gas masks, shots and trained with special procedures.

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Abusing Prison Labor for Private Corporate ProfitsMany prisons put the criminals to work and indeed most victims and most taxpayers do applaud such action. But on the flip side are we abusing prison labor for private corporate profits in some places? Some believe we are.

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Free Healthcare for Those Incarcerated in Prison?Is it fair for the taxpayer to pay healthcare costs of those in prison? Some liberals say it is and that if we did not it would be considered cruel and unusual? This very subject came up recently in an online think tank and one of the think tankers stated

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Abandoned Businesses and Small Town Advantage ProgramsMany small towns in America have been devastated economically due to shifting resources and closing factories. Even more downtown areas and shopping districts have been victims of well-marketed box store concepts.

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Banning All Corporal Punishment of ChildrenSwedish Member of Parliament Sixten Pettersson stated "In a free democracy like our own, we use words as arguments, not blows. We talk to people and do not beat them. If we can't convince our children with words, we shall never convince them with violence". Today Corporal punishment of children by their parents/caretakers is not legal in all Nordic countries. Nordic societies agree that children are better educated with words than with violence.

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Obtain Justice and Accountability for Childhood Sexual and Physical AbuseIt is a known fact, civil suits are more easily won than criminal suits, therefore, an increasing number of childhood sexual abuse survivors (CSAS) are launching civil suits as a means to obtain justice and accountability for their abuse.

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RFID Tag Benefits for Rapid Food RecallsRadio Frequency Identification Tags are going to save a lot of lives in the food industry. Generally 10,000 or more Americans die each year from food poisoning. It is probably much higher but we cannot always tell why older people with poor immune systems die or what the final cause actually was. Usually when the FDA rapid response teams

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Abandoning Atmospheric SatellitesWith all the budget cuts we seem to be cutting some things, which we are going to need in the future; things like NASA Atmospheric Satellites for instance. When we ditch important research like this we lessen our chances of better understanding the world we live in and we are less likely to find ways and solutions

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Zacarias Moussaoui May Have Lied to FBI; No, Really?Can you believe that we are actually asking the question did Zacarias Moussaoui lie to FBI; obviously he did. He is an international terrorist and part of an extended family in an international terrorist cell?

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Is Your State One of the Twenty-Two?Are Your children safe in school? We send our children to school to get a good education, however, in twenty-two states school authorities are creating a non-child friendly, non-learning environment? Is your state one of the twenty-two states where school authorities create a non-child friendly, non-learning environment?

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Illegal Aliens in Los Angeles at Car WashesWhy do Illegal Aliens come to America? Well, many come for the higher pay and send money back to their families at home. But how much more money do they really make if they are exploited by ruthless employers?

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Jewelry, Jazz and Gumbo: Mardi Gras and a New BeginningNew Orleans was terribly hit by Hurricane Katrina in September 2005, resulting in an unprecdented loss of property and lives. But despite the damage, the people of the Crescent City rallied and pushed ahead with the annual Mardi Gras tradition -- complete with great food, jazz music, flowing drink, funky jewelry, and all the bright accoutrements that help make the event an enjoyable one.

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All Children Left BehindSystems always break down. Most of those we have come to know have done so. Sometimes you can patch them up with money and limp along. Sometimes you have to do something completely new and different.

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Preemptive ThreatFrom an early age we learn to recognize threats to our well being, obvious and subtle. But most of us remain ignorant our entire lives about what a serious thing it is to threaten another. The world would be a better place if we all understood what John Locke taught our founding fathers about the seriousness of threat.

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Wal-Mart Takes on Wall StreetWal-Mart is ready to take on Wall Street, as company executives try to enter the store into the banking business!

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Twenty-two U.S. States Allow Corporal Punishment in SchoolThe cynical, systemic avoidance of responsibility with regard to the welfare of children in the United States is nowhere better illustrated than in the practice of corporal punishment in schools.

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What Old People Can't DoWe old folks are often given impossible task. Marketers, newspapers, cable television companies, news channels, pharmaceutical companies, manufacturers, etc., all absolutely hate us. Things we can’t do.

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Google Stands Up to Justice DepartmentWhat is it? A modern battle between a private corporation and the government. Or something more primal. It is the ancient battle of the Garden of Eden between safety/comfort and Freedom.

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XL Results Foundation's Newsletter February 2006What are your vision this year? What are you striving to achieve? XL Results Foundation is trying to play its role in making the world a better place. In this article our founder, Roger Hamilton, describes were we are heading and how we can be a part of each others endevour to make the world a better place!

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Military Psychology: The Latest DevelopmentsArticle summarizes the latest developments in Military Psychology and it's many facets.

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Do Eclipses and Full Moons Add to Earthquake Risk?Some cultures believe that full moons and eclipses and especially the latter cause Earthquakes. Is it rumor, folklore or superstition, which causes this belief? Hard to say, yet the facts, times and dates of Full Moons and Eclipses seems to indicate that they may indeed be somewhat connected? Could it be possible?

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Tornatic Cell and Severe Weather from HellTornadoes rip through the Midwest and we have no way to stop them yet. We know when the conditions are close to being able to create such severe weather events like Tornadoes and that gives us the ability to warn residents of which regions could experience a deadly twister, however we still cannot predict when or where or whose mobile home [Tornado Magnet] will be picked up and tossed like a child throwing a twig.

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Stepping Up Downtown RevitalizationIssues involved in and the importance of revitalizing downtowns in American cities.

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True Test of Civilization - What Does It Mean?"In the history of the world, the true test of a civilization is how well people treat the most vulnerable and most helpless in their society."

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Personality Types- Aggressive Or PassiveThese are two ends of extreme personalities. The first one - aggressive and the second one -passive.

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Death: The Great EqualizerDeath of Dana Reeve and Kirby Puckett at young ages reminds us how short life really is. You cannot buy your way out of death. Come to terms with it.

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April is Child Abuse Prevention Month - What Will You Do To Protect Children?We are all responsible for the protection of children. Each of us needs to consider this commitment by redefining touch based on the recipient’s likes and dislikes, family loyalty and the distribution of power.

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Snow in JulyIn our current economic and environmental climate, statements made from scientists and leaders in the environmental field can often be both taken out of context and perceived as prophets of doom. It is entirely probable that, if the facts are studied, it can be found that the global warming issue has been highly exaggerated and can simply be put down to natural cycles that have been occurring since the creation of the planet.

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Will Israel Strike Iran Pre-emptively?Iran is building nuclear weapons and they are buying long-range missiles, which can be used as a platform for a nuclear warhead. Iran is also funding Palestine's international terrorist party, Hamas.

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