Outsourcing Jobs Hurts The U.S. Economy
Outsourcing is a recent phenomenon in American history. Within the last several years, untold numbers of American jobs have been outsourced to various countries around the world.
The enormous impact of job outsourcing is rarely debated, and often not even discussed. This issue itself often sparks extreme controversy, and the arguments are varied.
Recent [...]

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Dumbing Me Down Again
Dumbing me down. Dumbing me down again. Dumbing me down. Dumbing me down, again.
Unbiased news you say, or is it Calculated Neutral News. Maybe you can call it Fixed News…. Or, perhaps, Negative Nightly News. What about Cheap Biased Sensationalism, or Neutral Biased Chatter? Or maybe Mostly Soft Neutral Biased Chatter?
I’m really not [...]

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Galileo Galilei: The Father Of Astronomy
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) is a very prominent name that you may of heard of in Science class.
Galileo is most memorable in the field of Astronomy, although he did play other roles in science. He played a major role in the Science Revolution.
Galileo’s major achievements include: improving the telescope, making very [...]

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The Man That Started The Science Revolution
It was Nicolaus Copernicus  (19 February 1473 – 24 May 1543) that challenged the intellectuals of the day. Copernicus started the Scientific Revolution, when he formed the heliocentric hypothesis.
The universities taught that, the universe as they knew it, was centered around the earth. Of course, now we know that Copernicus’s theory [...]

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Europeans May Have An Alternative To Gazprom
Vladimir Putin and his state-owned Gazprom have tried to monopolize the energy game, and Europeans were left out in the cold literally. For the past several years, Europeans have been stuck in the middle of a so called dispute between Russia and Ukraine.
At least 10 countries were affected by [...]

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World’s Greatest Oil Reserves By Country
Greatest Oil Reserves (2006) – Billion Barrels
1. Saudia Arabia – 264.3
2. Canada – 178.8
3. Iran – 132.5
4. Iraq – 115.0
5. Kuwait – 101.5
6. United Arab Emirates – 97.8
7. Venezuela – 79.7
8. Russia – 60.0
9. Libya – 39.1
10. Nigeria – 35.9
11. United States – 21.4
12. China – 18.3
13. Qatar – 15.2
14. [...]

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The Rationale Of Military Privatization
When it comes to military privatization, there are many discernable issues that come to mind. Why is this necessary? What are the overall costs and benefits? Do certain companies monopolize the contracts? Is there at least competition on the bidding? Are there moral obligations in check, regarding hired mercenaries?
These issues [...]

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Identifying Business Cycles Of The Past
Are we heading for a depression, or are we already in a depression? What really is the difference between a hard recession and a depression?
Even though there may not be precise business cycles, are there business or economic cycles? Government intervention may not be able to stop downturns in economic [...]

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Study Suggests That Americans Are Falling Behind In Curriculum
The OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment ( PISA ) has attempted to measure the academic accomplishments of students in OECD member countries around the world.
A PISA 2006 Report taken of 15-year-olds assesses the top performers in science, reading, and mathematics.
U.S. Ranking Among OECD Countries
Science – U.S. Ranked 15th
Mathematics [...]

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