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Iceland is a fantastic, mysterious country located on the fringes of the habitable world where geothermal steam wisps slip through rock and ice fissures to escape into the cold blue sky. Iceland is one of the most advanced and educated nations on the planet and was fast becoming a world-class financial power – until its economy collapsed. What are the lessons...
The average American would love to have a happy marriage to the right individual. Most people who divorce come to the conclusion that they were simply terribly unlucky in getting stuck with the wrong person. There is much to be said about being wise and choosing the right person to commit one's life to.
The world held its breath last November 4 as the most powerful nation on earth elected its new president. At the selection of Senator Barack Obama, there was much celebration, both in the U. S. and abroad.
The search for peace is a major concern in the world today. People pray for peace. They light candles for peace. They march in the streets and stage demonstrations to promote peace and prevent war. Yet, strife, violence, and war continue. Is there a reason? Why have the concerted efforts of intelligent human beings for more than a century failed to find a...
The campaign rhetoric in the United States had much to say about the "poor." This word is rather vague and has various definitions, depending upon the perspective of the person using the term. Like the word "rich" it means different things to different people or groups. Poverty, like beauty, tends to be in the eye of the beholder.
Your Bible and the Catholic church do not often agree. However, on the issues of human harvesting and human embryonic cloning, the rest of us should be just as appalled as are many Catholic leaders.
A historic election season in the United States has come to a close, and the nation has selected a new leader who energized the hopes and dreams of millions with his vision for America, epitomized in his slogan: "Change We Can Believe In." President-elect Barack Obama will soon take office as the chief executive of a country that, despite its severe economic and...
Tired of politics? Sick of the political commercials attacking the other candidate or party? Had enough of the sarcasm, innuendo, half truths and spin? Fed up with the endless analysis by the talking heads on the networks and cable channels? You are not alone! Most Americans have endured enough of this seemingly endless campaign for the nation's highest...
Why is Russia conducting military exercises on a scale not seen since the Cold War? While the US, the UK and much of Europe struggle through an increasingly painful financial meltdown, the mighty Russian military is conducting unprecedented nuclear missile tests, deep-water naval exercises, and long-range strategic bomber flights, of intensity not seen for more...
What does the future hold for the United States' space program? Will our children and grandchildren explore planets and moons beyond our solar system? The answer may surprise you.