- The Battle of Vienna - 1683
By: Markus Jong - Jan 5, 2009
Summer in Vienna is hot and humid As July, 1683 began, Hapsburg Archduke Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, had retreated to his estate at...
- Wildlife in Nature
By: Nathan Martyn - Jan 4, 2009
Wildlife needs to be protected throughout the world We need to leave enough of nature to pass along to the next generation
- How Terrorism Cult Leaders Persuade People to Join Them and Do Anything
By: Nirjara Rustom - Dec 24, 2008
I was recently watching the news about the 26 November 2008 terrorist attacks on Mumbai Several terrorists had entered Mumbai, India from the sea...
- The Logistical Problems of a New World Order
By: Kurt Hartman - Dec 19, 2008
Lately, the news has come in flooding waves for me The election, bailouts, and endlessly horrible employment news have washed over me, and left a...
- From Hitler's Kangaroo Court to Judge in West Germany: Marion Countess Yorck Von Wartenburg
By: Helena P. Schrader - Dec 17, 2008
She was not born a countess On the contrary she came from solid bourgeois stock
- Part III - A Cavalry Officer on the Road to Calvary: Philipp Baron Von Boeselager
By: Helena P. Schrader - Dec 17, 2008
Philipp Baron von Boeselager made no claim to be a hero - despite his Knight's Cross and other lesser decorations for bravery he had received...
- Part II - Dietrich Bonhoefer's Niece: Renate Bethge
By: Helena P. Schrader - Dec 15, 2008
She was a quiet, unassuming woman, apparently the perfect "Hausfrau" - housewife - to a famous man Her husband Eberhard Bethge was famous because...
- Part 1 - A Suicide-Bomber Targeting Hitler: Axel Baron Von Dem Bussche
By: Helena P. Schrader - Dec 15, 2008
"The survivors of a failed coup are never its heroes," Axel Baron von dem Bussche told me the first time we met, but by most standards Bussche was...
- Rioting Continues in Athens Greece
By: Musa Aykac - Dec 15, 2008
Rioting started almost 7 days ago in Greece and is still continuing to go strong.
- Pollution: Not an Individual Concern, It's Global (And Vice Versa)
By: Shane Dolby - Dec 13, 2008
There is only one planet for us and we live in it But due to modernization, the environment has suffered and most inhabitants of this planet just...
- It May Sound Strange But Al-Qaeda and Neocons Were Indeed "Useful" To Each Other!
By: Coddie Adwar - Dec 5, 2008
Before the September 11 attacks, Washington's Neo-cons had waited in frustrated hope for an event that would serve as the excuse needed to enable...
- China's Shenzhen Special Economic Zone
By: Derek Dashwood - Dec 3, 2008
Shenzhen, formerly a quiet sea town near Hong Kong, is now China's showpiece special economic zone. It was also the first.
- Why Do We Need Renewable Energy Solutions?
By: Win Paulson - Dec 2, 2008
That may seem like a silly question Surely everyone knows that we need to begin to develop renewable energy solutions sooner, rather than later
- Recession? Depression? Deflation? The ABC's of the Economic Downturn
By: Ki Gray - Dec 1, 2008
The economy dominates the headlines, the evening news and our daily conversations. Sorting out what all the terms mean and what they have to do...
- Waiting for Josephine the Undecided to Make Up Her Mind
By: Jill Black - Nov 22, 2008
A final look at the role of undecided voters in this year's presidential election.
- Economic Background For Investment In Thailand Part 5
By: Manora - Nov 22, 2008
The government adapted strict monetary and fiscal policies to control the rate of inflation during this period Rigid monetary policies were used to...
- Chinese Architecture - Past and Present
By: Derek Dashwood - Nov 21, 2008
Much of old China around any major cities is being torn down and people being housed in towers.
- Economic Background For Investment In Thailand Part 2
By: Manora - Nov 20, 2008
The First National Economic Development Plan continually emphasized development in Thailand The Second National Economic Development Plan...
- Economic Background For Investment In Thailand Part 3
By: Manora - Nov 20, 2008
The Second Plan (1967-1971): The Foundation of the Infrastructure The Thai economy was now in a new era of development since the initiation of the...
- Economic Background For Investment In Thailand Part 1
By: Manora - Nov 20, 2008
Economic Background for Investment in Thailand Until quite recently, Thailand had a reputation for being primarily a country which relied heavily...
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