November 22, 2009 marked the 20 year anniversary of the abduction of Junko Furuta, a 16 year old Japanese girl who was raped and tortured for 44 days before finally dying. The boys who committed this crime are now free, and one of the boys changed his name after being released to Jo Kamisaku. He ...
I arrived back in the United States, after spending a year teaching English in the People’s Republic of China, in the summer of 2002. I’m sure that some of you remember that this was a particularly abysmal time to be looking for a new job. I was under the impression that, aside from my bachelor’s ...
The Maryland Insurance Administration is the official organization tasked with regulating the insurance industry and protecting Maryland consumers of insurance products. Among its duties are providing a license for Maryland insurance agents and companies and giving members of the public ongoing information about how to protect themselves when dealing with insurance agents and companies selling ...
Every summer thousands of people will suffer from sunburn. The best way to treat sunburn would be to stop it before it happens. Since it’s to late to stop the sunburn from occurring, let’s look at how to treat it. Associated Content offers a wealth of articles explaining how to treat sunburn. Here are a ...
This is the latest phone from Samsung to have TouchWiz 1.0 just like the Samsung Eternity, but, like the Instinct s30, it is more rounded than the Eternity. It’s got a textured pebble back which makes it easy to hold on to. The Eternity is a bit bigger and wider than the Solstice because of ...
Make this Thanksgiving unforgettable! Use these no-fail thanksgiving menu ideas and your friends and family will still be talking about your dinner next year. Learn how to make an unforgettable baked apple turkey and stuff it with a fantastic baked apple stuffing. Trim your unforgettable turkey with an incredible fried apples and sweet potato dish, ...
Do you suffer from an ingrown toenail? Wearing tight shoes or cutting your toenail wrong could have caused your ingrown toenail. Either way, an ingrown toenail can be quite painful. After much suffering, you can rush to the doctor to get the ingrown toenail removed, just to suffer more pain from the toenail removal. The ...
I love music. From the time I was a preschooler, I remember hearing my father improvise jazz on the piano, and my family listen to records. I was brought up with the music of the 50’s, and as I grew up and took piano lessons, I became very fond of classical music. Enter the Beatles ...
The militant nationalist group, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, or Tamil Tigers, has been waging a violent secessionist movement against the Sri Lankan government since the 1970s. The Tigers main goal has remained the same for the couple dozen years, to break away from the Sri Lankan government that has discriminated against ethnic Tamils and ...
Contrary to its name, Ringworm has nothing to do with wiggly, slimy worms. This skin problem is caused by a fungus known as “Dermatophytes”. If you ever get a case of Ringworm, you’ll see one or more patches of extremely dry, flaky skin. The patch will be red in color and circular in shape. The ...
