Judge Approved Name Change

She lost her fiance in a hail of police gunfire on their wedding day, but a court has ruled that Nicole Paultre can still have his name. A civil court judge approved an application to legally change her name to Nicole Paultre Bell, in memory of the victim of the Nov. 25 shooting, Sean Bell, her lawyer said Friday.

What is Anti Social Behaviour?

Anti-social behaviour (ASB) is any activity that impacts on other people in a negative way. Anti-social behaviour remains a serious issue in the UK with around 66,000 reports of ASB made to authorities each day (Source: One day count of anti-social behaviour: September 10 2003).

Expatriates: What You Should Know

An Expatriate is an individual who resides in a country that they were not raised in or did not obtain their citizenship from. However, the term does not apply to government officials who are employed or stationed in a foreign country. Expatriates are often confused with Immigrants.

A Gold Mine of Data Goes Online

The Department of Commerce has posted all data tables from its most important publication, The Statistical Abstract of the United States, in spreadsheet compatible format for free downloading on the DOC Website. This includes over 1300 statistical tables on nearly every aspect of American life, business, economics, politics and demographics. Chances are, you need some of this information.

The Rebuilding of the Gulf Coast Needs to Be a Top Priority

Hurricane Katrina devastated large parts of Louisiana and Mississippi, leaving a million people homeless.

A Historic Peek at the Other Cheesecake

A historical look at cheesecake of the human kind.

The Implications of our Cosmetic Culture

Does a culture appear to lack a sense of substance? Do many tend to fake it to impress others? This article addresses this issue.

Scary News - Emergency Preparedness in the U.S. is Weak

Only about one-third of people in the United States have taken steps to prepare for a major emergency or natural disaster.

Consumerism Development

Consumerism became the new phenomenon in society when companies which offered goods and services had invented advertisement and promotion techniques.

Change Of Necessities

Human necessities began from food, shelter and water. However, this list has tremendously enlarged now.

Why Poverty?

Poverty is still one of the vital problems on the Earth although it can stand right near such progressive achievements as technology innovations and scientific discoveries.

Clearing the Sins of the Father: A Possible Pathway to Peace in the World

Most of the conflicts that we have in this world between two religions, or between two or more groups of people are not actually based on the present, but on the past being constantly resurrected through the perpetuation of past conflicts and their effects in the present. There is a way to end all of that and it begins as a joint effort of all human beings in this world and of all the cultures together. Read on if you are interested in a practical and powerful way to create peace within our lifetime!

Masonic Aprons

A Masonic apron is a very important symbol of the Freemason order. It has been around for a long long time. The earliest evidence of such an apron is seen in a 1717 portrait. These were large, covering a person from chest to ankle, with a unique tying process - the bow and strings in the front. With time, the apron length decreased and other design changes were made. The top flaps buttoned up, then turned down, triangular and then semi circular, the lower part first squared then semi circular, leather thongs replaced by ribbons... the changes continued. Artistic impressions in paint and embroidery were seen on these aprons from 1760 onwards. For a short while aprons were even worn upside down! Hierarchy came to be depicted in the use of golden trimmings, specific colors etc. Tassels and rosettes were added to enhance looks. These aprons have always had a buttonhole on the flap. This buttonhole is meant to be buttoned through a button on the wearer?s coat or shirt front.