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  • Learn More About One of the Older Cultural Institutions in Los Angeles, the Jewish Federation  By :
    Learn about all of the branches of the Jewish Federation, the services they provide, and organizations that the Federation is affiliate with
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    How would a contamination event or major water supply disruption impact the 45,000+ small water supply systems in the United States?
  • Homosexuality: Cured or Understood?  By :
    We hear reports of "curing" homosexuality. What is the liklihood? What is the evidence?
  • History Of Lingerie  By :
    Up until about the '60s and '70s, women's undergarments were made to serve a few different functions or purposes, none of them being sensuality or femininity. Learning the history of lingerie should make any woman thankful to have been born during this particular time.
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    Hallmark and other companies have a distinct way of reminding us of this day, and getting us to open up our hearts and our wallets.
  • 2006 Sucess For Prince Albert Of Monaco In Year One  By :
    In his first year as head of tax haven Monaco, Prince Albert has been making his presence felt on the world stage.
  • Supporting our Troops: We're Behind Them No Matter What  By :
    The United States military is the strongest and most disciplined military in the world.
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    The guy said you are not going anywhere. He said, I am going to teach you a lesson. He started walking toward Harry.
  • Costa Rica Economy; Recovering and Expanding  By :
    With the help of agriculture, growing industries, tourism and ecotourism, Costa Rica economy is sure to recover from the harsh years of poverty.
  • The Hanging Of Ray Williams, Part 3: The Hearing  By :
    Ray Williams, former CEO of failed insurance giant HIH is one of the most vilified and disliked men in the country because of his involvmnent in the multi-million dollar collapse. He is also a dear friend of mine and of my family. I tell the story in four chapters of the travesty of justice that landed Ray in gaol.
  • The Hanging Of Ray Williams - Part 1: The Dilemma  By :
    Ray Williams, former CEO of failed insurance giant HIH is one of the most vilified and disliked men in the country because of his involvmnent in the multi-million dollar collapse. He is also a dear friend of mine and of my family. I tell the story in four chapters of the travesty of justice that landed Ray in gaol.
  • An Open Letter From The President Of The United States  By :
    A letter respectfully submitted for publication on September 15th 2001 by speechwriter Rev. David B. Smith. (Still Awaiting approval) It provides an alternative Christian message to the current Christian ant-terrorism rhetoric of the Bush administration.
  • How Do I Get A Teacher Image?  By :
    Who is the teacher? What does he make, what does she produce? This article deals about the image I do about teacher.
  • The Next Heartbeat for America and Iraq  By :
    In the American/Iraqi stand for freedom, Americans as citizens of a free nation, have two choices - one responsible and one not: 1. believe mainstream media or 2. move to Organic Citizenry, that is, analyze the Textual Imagery to find the truth.
  • Wacky World News Stories from 2006  By :
    The world is full of strange, wacky events happening all the time.
  • Contractor Hides Secrets In Clients Walls  By :
    Then one day she heard some of the workers talking among themselves. They said that management had underestimated the cost of the materials on Sallys job.
  • Veil In The Uk Right Or Wrong?  By :
    The Labour MP Jack Straw opened a proverbial can of worms when he requested that a muslim woman should remove her veil in his constituency office so he was able to communicate effectively with her.
  • Small Business Petty Problem  By :
    In every company there are disgruntled employees who will do just about anything to make it tougher for a legitimate company to profit.
  • Drinking and Driving a Deadly Holiday Mix  By :
    It is estimated that each year 51 billion dollars is spent on alcohol related crashes. During 2003 (NHTSA 2004a), 17,013 deaths occurred in the U.S. alone because of alcohol-impaired drivers; 2,136 of those deaths were children under the age of 14. These investors have killed the future. This represents nearly 1/2 of all traffic related deaths in the U.S.
  • Unborn Used To Steal Truck  By :
    They jumped into the tow truck and the woman got into the car and they all drove off. Austin whipped out his cell phone and called the police.
  • Al Jazeera in The Guardian  By :
    After long delays and a rumoured editorial split with its Arabic parent, English-language news channel al-Jazeera will go on air this week. Owen Gibson and Afshin Rattansi report with Edward Victor.
  • Video Game Freak Gets A Kick Out The Latest Fad  By :
    Why people will endure freezing weather to own the newest video game is still an unexplained phenomenon.
  • Victims Help Criminals Career  By :
    Mario is a petty thief. He was recently arrested for burglary. During an interview, he revealed to cops how he chooses his victims.
  • The Impact of Baby Boomers on American Society - What a Change?  By :
    The impact of baby boomers on American society has been far more significant this century within traditional areas and eras than at any time. Each generation has created a unique personality from
  • Impact of Baby Boomers on American Society - Three-Way Change  By :
    Impact of baby boomers on American society was birthed from the experiences and facets of youth and middle years to redesign the new final third stage. Life was originally assigned
  • Man Charged With Murder For Self Defense  By :
    There was one kid named Lonny, who even threatened Sam when he tried to give him advice. He told Sam he had better watch his back. He said one day you will get yours.
  • How To Decide If You Should Own A Gun  By :
    Gun ownership is a full time responsibility. Every situation is unique. Deciding if you will own a firearm is ultimately up to you.
  • Delivery Driver Mugged By Mutt  By :
    He drove to the house and parked in the driveway. He thought it was pretty strange because it was very quiet. He thought, what kind of party is this.
  • Politics and the 80/20 Principle  By :
    The founding fathers, recognizing that our country was too big - even then, for everybody to sit around a big table in Philadelphia, established a representative democracy. We, the people, elect folks to represent us.
  • Friday Ritual in Bilin: Occupied Territory  By :
    Billin, West Bank-Largely unreported by the media, thousands of Palestinians and hundreds of Israelis and Internationals have been waging a major grassroots nonviolent campaign of resistance to the construction of Israel's Wall in the Occupied Territories...Anarchy is best understood as Rebellion against UNJUST laws...
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    He pulled out a long blade knife and said I told you I would get you.
  • The Root of Terrorism in the Holy Land  By :
    "On March 10, 1948, eleven men had a meeting in the Red House headed by Ben Gurion. The eleven decided to expel one million Palestinians from historical Palestine."-Dr. Pappe
  • Third Intifada: NONVIOLENT and with Words Sharper than a Two Edged Sword  By :
    "We Christians in the Holy Land are always on the losing side. We face discrimination from the State of Israel, from the Druze and even some Muslims. Everyone is against us!"-Attorney Haytham Abdalla
  • The Beginning of Civil War or The End of Civil Society?  By :
    There has been much talk recently over whether or not Iraq has fallen into a state of civil war. If this talk is true, then the question of who is to blame for the violence has a simple answer, and a rather convenient one for the US administration.
  • Heightened Awareness, Elections and Leadership in America  By :
    I have written and published two books to raise the awareness of the American public about two critical issues that clearly affect the survival of our country.
  • Walls Will Fall When Minds Are Liberated  By :
    "When we liberate the mind and the land, we will know the essence of liberation theology!"-Khalil Nakhleh, Nov. 6, 2006.
    The walls in mens minds must fall, before the walls men build with their hands ever can.
  • Beit Arabiya Peace Center: Cornerstone in Occupied Territory  By :
    Beit Arabiya is the name of the home of the Arabiya family with seven children that has been demolished four times by the Israeli government and rebuilt four times by the efforts of ICAHD/Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions and the JCHR/Jurist Center for Human Rights, a Palestinian NGO focused on legal advocacy for Palestinians in the Jerusalem area.
  • Inequality and How Tt Will Affect Us  By :
    We are not equal, there is no debate on this topic.
  • How Politics Can Teach the Sandwich Generation a Lesson in Communication  By :
    Senator Kerry said his remarks about Iraq were a joke gone awry. President Bush said neither he nor the troops saw it as funny. If you're a member of the Sandwich Generation with a family in flux and suffereing from the foot-in-mouth syndrome, use these tips toward better communication with your emerging adult children and aging parents.
  • Who Do You Trust For The Truth?: An American-Iraqi Seduction Review  By :
    What your mind takes in daily forms "textual imagery," i.e., the way you see things, the way your mind creates the truth of who you are in relation to current events.
  • Interview With Afshin Rattansi On Veils  By :
    British-born Muslim author, Afshin Rattansi, talks about the veil debate in the UK.
  • Iraqi-Americans: Not In My Neighborhood!  By :
    As the world prepares to possibly enter one of its most serious wars in history, the media is crucial to obtaining information and understanding issues. But, what should have been the age of information has, instead, morphed into a golden season of propaganda, enhanced truths and hyped realities, as mainstream news is manipulated by the masters of the political spin.
  • Free In America: Fact or Fiction?  By :
    As the world prepares to possibly enter one of its most serious wars in history, the media is crucial to obtaining information and understanding issues. But, what should have been the age of information has, instead, morphed into a golden season of propaganda, enhanced truths and hyped realities.
  • 9-11 Taught Us That World Peace Is A Long Way Off, So How Can We Personally Address This Issue  By :
    We all have the choice to stop talking helplessly about world peace and to start looking closer to home, actually within ourselves, for the answer.
  • Hurricane Lane Hits Mexico As Dangerous Category 3 Hurricane  By :
    Hurricane Lane is a very powerful category 3 hurricane as it makes landfall on the pacific coast in rural Mexico. Hurricane Lane could be very devastating as it has a lot of power and possesses a lot of similarities to the great Mexico hurricane of 1959 (the greatest and most devastating hurricane in east Pacific Ocean history). Hurricane Lane could be a terrible disaster. You need to read this.
  • Hurricane Lane Hits Mexico As Dangerous Category 3 Hurricane  By :
    Hurricane Lane is a very powerful category 3 hurricane as it makes landfall on the pacific coast in rural Mexico. Hurricane Lane could be very devastating as it has a lot of power and possesses a lot of similarities to the great Mexico hurricane of 1959 (the greatest and most devastating hurricane in east Pacific Ocean history). Hurricane Lane could be a terrible disaster. You need to read this.
  • Politics: Creating An Unsafe World  By :
    What have we created -- a more unstable, troubled, and violence-prone world; an earth that shudders at the armed convulsions racing across its brittle, fragile surface.
  • Irish Truthteller in Jerusalem  By :
    "We wait in hope that we may yet see JUSTICE IN JERUSALEM.-Nobel Peace Laureate, Mairead Corrigan Maguire September 2006
  • 9/11, Bob Dylan, a Beautician and Me  By :
    "If it keeps on raining, the levee's gonna break,
    If it keeps on raining, the levee's gonna break,
    Some people are still sleepng,
    Some people ARE WIDE AWAKE"-Bob Dylan, 2006.
  • Global Warming And What You Can Do  By :
    Global warming is a problem faced by our entire society . Regardless of race, ethnicity, homeland, gender, and age, we are all responsible for helping our planet through this tough time.
  • An Enduring Veteran-to-Veteran Effort  By :
    Now in its eleventh year, the Veterans Initiative Task Force (VITF) began with far more questions than answers, the most compelling an unasked one that hung in the air at the first meeting between veterans who had clear memories of being mortal enemies in the not-so-distant past.
  • The Schedule For Rating Disabilities For Vietnam Veterans  By :
    Once a veteran has achieved service connection for his or her disability(ies), the next question to be addressed is somehow evaluating (or rating) the severity of the symptomatology to determine the appropriate level of compensation.
  • Big Wins and Unclaimed Money UK National Lottery  By :
    It's incredible but masses of cash remain unclaimed in the UK National Lottery
  • Vietnam Veteran's Memorials At College Campuses  By :
    A look at the memorials to the veterans of the Vietnam War at college campuses and other areas in the United States.
  • Behind The Scenes Of In The Shadow Of The Blade  By :
    In the Shadow of the Blade, a documentary film that follows the flight of a restored UH-1H Huey helicopter, leads to people and places stretching across 10,000 miles of America.
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder  By :
    The Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) still has not sufficiently taken the lead in many important aspects of the effects of Post traumatic Stress Disorder among veterans.
  • Will Hurricane Ernesto Hit New Orleans Similar To Katrina?  By :
    It appears that as of right now Hurricane Ernesto is going to become a hurricane on Sunday. Will it becoma a major hurricane and head towards New Orleans? Here is the latest research on this potentially dangerous storm. This one could become another Katrina.
  • Hurricane John Becomes Category 3 Major Hurricane Threatens Mexico  By :
    While everyone has been watching tropical storm Ernesto, a new and very powerful storm formed in the pacific ocean off the coast of Mexico. Hurricane John is now a catagory 4 and could become a catagory 5 hurricane at landfall.
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Treatment  By :
    Distinguished members of the Subcommittee on PTSD of the Gulf War & Stress: Health Project, Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) thanks you for the opportunity to present for the record our views on the current state of clinical diagnoses and the disability compensation claims process as accorded our nation's veterans suffering from PTSD.
  • Magic Moments Near The Wall: The Memorial Day Writers Project  By :
    It's happened every Memorial Day and every Veterans Day since 1993 in a white tent pitched on The Mall in Washington, D.C., a stone's throw from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
  • To Realize A Dream, Many Lent Their Skills, Time, And Commitment  By :
    Unless we came home on a gurney, most of us who served in Southeast Asia returned to The World alone, as individuals, our 12- or 13-month tour of duty completed. We were in the jungles or rice paddies or firebases one day, back on the streets of Boston or Brooklyn, Baton Rouge or Bakersfield, 48 hours later.
  • Vietnam Veteran's Memorials  By :
    A look in to the various memorials dedicated to the veterans of the Vietnam War.
  • SBP vs. DIC Benefits Conflict For Survivors Of Deceased Veterans  By :
    Several programs exist to aid the survivors of deceased veterans. In certain situations, these programs may interact with each other, preventing a full and appropriate financial recovery by the survivors.
  • Waiting for the Call: The September Eleventh Disaster At The Pentagon  By :
    The conference room doors blew open. The rush of wind hit the officers in the meeting room and the concussion made their ears pop. Col. Robert Cortez instantly knew what it was.
  • Training Workshop Features Role-Playing To Teach Principles, Techniques of Advocacy  By :
    Two dozen VVA members from across the country journeyed to VVA national headquarters in Silver Spring in October to participate in a first-ever advocacy training workshop.
  • Disability Benefits Commission: Town-Hall Meeting After-Action Report  By :
    The Veterans Disability Commission met in St. Petersburg, Florida, in a Town Hall format to listen to the concerns of the veterans' community.
  • A New War: Dennis Andras in the Hurricane's Aftermath  By :
    VVA member Dennis Andras found it strange that a hurricane in Louisiana should send him back to roots he put down in Vietnam.
  • The Last Full Measure of Devotion  By :
    One of the first was built in 1971 by a bereaved father on his own land, with his own funds, in a windswept valley deep in the mountains of northern New Mexico.
  • A Veterans Day Reunion  By :
    On Veterans Day, Jerry Barfield walked up to Tom Corey in a Washington hotel and introduced himself. Corey didn't recognize him. Barfield had seen Corey's name on an e-mail list some time before and was shocked at the sight of it. When he heard Corey would be at the Veterans Day dinner, he made inquiries.
  • Tim Brown's Vow  By :
    In the early 1970s, Tim Brown saw an advertisement in Leatherneck magazine. The parents of a missing Marine sought anyone who might have known their son. Tim Brown knew him. He had fought alongside him, and he knew the man had died in the battle at Ngok Tavak.
  • The Downhill Spiral Continues  By :
    With the number of American soldiers killed in Iraq having topped 2,000, those fortunate enough to return face the task of putting the war behind them and resuming their lives.
  • Strength Through Partnerships  By :
    As an organization, VVA is always looking for ways to improve its programs and services while at the same time getting the biggest bang for its buck. An excellent method to accomplish this goal is through mutually beneficial agreements with other organizations.
  • An Image Crystallized Lee Teter's Gift to Veterans  By :
    Describing Lee Teter's painting Reflections carries two risks. The first is inadequacy. No words can capture it. The second is redundancy.
  • More Of The Same  By :
    In yet another GAO report released on February 16, the investigative agency questions whether the Veterans Affairs Department can adequately help troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with PTSD.
  • Our Right To Know  By :
    As I begin my term as chair of VVA's SHAD/Project 112 Task Force, I want to express my appreciation for the honor given me of being asked to take this important post. I will work diligently to fill the position vacated by our Vice President, Jack Devine, and to keep us moving forward.
  • The Moving Wall And Other Vietnam Veteran Memorials  By :
    A look at The Moving Wall and other memorials to the veterans of the Vietnam War.
  • L.Z. Motown: Chapter Nine's Quarter Century  By :
    Chapter Nine, a front-runner in the fight for veterans' rights, has been fulfilling the mission of Vietnam Veterans of America for over twenty-five years. L.Z. Motown's roots go back to the mid and late '70s at Wayne State University where Detroit-area Vietnam veterans had enrolled in classes under the G.I. Bill.
  • The Department of Veterans Affairs Providing Certain Veterans With Prescription-Only Health Care  By :
    The "Transitional Pharmacy Benefit" would never have been necessary if the veterans health care system were fully and properly funded to take care of the veterans who are statutorily eligible to use the VHA system.
  • A Long-Overdue Tribute: The Dedication Of The Korean War Veterans Memorial  By :
    The Korean War is sometimes referred to as the "Forgotten War" because it seems to have receded from the national consciousness-eclipsed in large part by the continuing legacy of the Vietnam War.
  • Claims for Gulf War Illness, Revisited  By :
    A lot has been learned about Gulf War Illness (GWI) (aka Gulf War Syndrome) since the 1990s. A lot remains a mystery.
  • A Long Time Coming  By :
    In 1987, at a fish fry near Toledo, Ohio, a World War II veteran named Roger Durbin asked Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) a question about a memorial dedicated to those who served in the war. The question: Why wasn't there one?
  • Paradise Lost  By :
    Those who have read Robert Allen's excellent book, The Dioxin War, know that the health effects of dioxin are hardly unique to Americans.
  • What Is PTSD?  By :
    The essential feature of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder is the development of characteristic symptoms following exposure to an extreme traumatic stressor.
  • Peace and Friendship Among Nations  By :
    On September 12, in Hanoi, the VVA Veterans Initiative Task Force was awarded the prestigious Medal for Peace and Friendship Among Nations in recognition of the continuing contributions VVA has made in the exchange of information about fallen Vietnamese during the war.
  • Hope In Bipartisanship  By :
    Veterans are indebted to Reps. Rehberg and Thompson for their leadership and commitment to a shining, if rare, example of real bipartisanship.
  • "We Look Out For Each Other" Tony Catapano and Veterans Over the Horizon  By :
    Tony Catapano calls it a two-headed snake: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) on one side, the addictions - alcohol and drugs - on the other, feeding off one another, bringing grief to everyone who comes close.
  • It's About The Money  By :
    Judging by the number of e-mails I've received in recent weeks, many of you have heard the news that the VA will be reviewing some 72,000 PTSD claims that have been granted. "Why?" is the No. 1 question that's being asked of me in those e-mails.
  • First Shots Fired In The Claims War  By :
    On February 13, VVA presented testimony before the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine Gulf War and Health Subcommittee.
  • Charlie Green Visits The Vietnam Veterans Memorial  By :
    Vietnam Veterans share their stories and experiences.
  • The Next Generation Of Veterans  By :
    Dr. Joe Boscarino's seminar sponsored by the PTSD/SA Committee, "Exposure to Combat, PTSD & Future Medical Problems: The Health Impact of Military Service for Vietnam Veterans," played to a packed seminar room.
  • The Moving Wall  By :
    The Moving Wall is a half-size replica of the Washington, D.C., Vietnam Veterans Memorial. It has been touring the country for the past 16 years.
  • A Winning Tribute: The Nevada Vietnam Memorial  By :
    The quiet and powerful Nevada Vietnam Memorial is nestled inside Mills Park in the state capital named for the legendary frontiersman and scout Kit Carson.
  • Double Cross At Ngok Tavak  By :
    On May 10, 1968, at three o'clock in the morning at Ngok Tavak, a Forward Operating Base near the Vietnam-Laos border, a small force of U.S. Marines, a handful of Australian and U.S. Special Forces, and 122 ethnic Chinese Nungs working under the command of Australian Capt.


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