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avalexa 62 M
298  Articles
Happiness   10/7/2005

What exactly is happiness and what can engender it? Though it is defined as the condition of being content, different people may have their own ideas of happiness. It is commonly thought of as having a lot of money, power, or fame. But can these things actually make people happy? Happiness is actually more than what most people think it is. It can be mysterious and elusive, sought after by ...


0 Comments, 8 Views, 4 Votes ,4.41 Score
avalexa 62 M
298  Articles
Globalisation   10/7/2005

Globalisation is a term, which has invoked extensive academic debate over its impact and credibility, giving rise to a number of perspectives harboured by their respective scholars. Resulting from this division is a lack of universal acceptance towards a single definition beyond broad descriptions such as increased global interconnectedness.” Hence in order to gain an understanding ...


0 Comments, 4 Views, 4 Votes ,4.41 Score
avalexa 62 M
298  Articles
A big true fact   10/6/2005

Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill.


1 Comments, 34 Views, 8 Votes ,5.33 Score
avalexa 62 M
298  Articles
A quote   10/6/2005

A man who becomes conscious of the responsibility he bears toward a human being who affectionately waits for him, or to an unfinished work, will never be able to throw away his life. He knows the "why" for his existence, and will be able to bear almost any "how."


0 Comments, 5 Views, 5 Votes ,4.45 Score
avalexa 62 M
298  Articles
Do you enjoy yourself?   10/6/2005

You are a creative person. Every time you open your mouth and unleash a sentence or a phrase or an audible sound, you have chosen from millions of options and created something unique. Something that only you could have said at that moment. <br> You are also an active person. Every breath you take and every step you make is an activity based on a goal of moving forward to the ...


1 Comments, 21 Views, 5 Votes ,5.43 Score
avalexa 62 M
298  Articles
More ideas for what to do   10/6/2005

Visit the zoo See an aquarium Go to a play Visit an art gallery Play board games Go to a drive-in movie Go to a car show Go see fireworks Go to a movie Go to an ice skating show Go to a concert Visit garage sales Go to an air show Play card games Make your own video Karaoke See a musical Go to a concert Go out for a cultural dinner Visit a ...


0 Comments, 9 Views, 4 Votes ,4.02 Score
avalexa 62 M
298  Articles
Romantic ideas   10/6/2005

Romantic Ideas Make a little loving gesture every day for one full year. Cuddle on the sofa and watch a movie. Take a bubble bath together. Walk on the beach in the moonlight. Put a note in a romance novel saying, "The story is great but our own love story is the best". Put a single red rose on the seat of your lover's car before they go to work. Send your lover a virtual ...


0 Comments, 9 Views, 4 Votes ,4.41 Score
dutchgirl72 44 F
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The Wedding Surprise!   10/5/2005

Oh great! Another “family get together”! This one is disguised as a wedding. I loathe going to these functions… especially as a single gal. No one to pull you on the dance floor and keep you away from those crazy “uncles” who are really just perverted friends of the family. Well, there is one saving grace that keeps me from skipping this altogether. ...


0 Comments, 36 Views, 1 Votes ,2.40 Score
avalexa 62 M
298  Articles
Feel like doing ...........................................................   10/5/2005

Someday you don't feel like doing anything, You are tired, you are weary, you see, Your body is telling you that you need rest Rest is good for you and for me. <br> We all are trying to accomplish too much, We " push" ourselves and try to do more, We find there aren't enough hours in each day And we try to accomplish more chores, <br> Pace yourself, you'll be ...


0 Comments, 10 Views, 4 Votes ,4.41 Score
avalexa 62 M
298  Articles
Today   10/5/2005

You are alive today, so what are your plans? You have the choice as to what you are going to do, You have the ability to make your day positive, You have to decide each second, that is true, <br> You can achieve so much if you really try, Success of spending this day is yours alone, You can spend it your way, you are the decision maker, You can use your computer too and the ...


1 Comments, 20 Views, 4 Votes ,5.57 Score
avalexa 62 M
298  Articles
Think   10/5/2005

When you think good thoughts, things are good, When you think, bad thoughts, things are bad, Your thinking is yours to choose what to do, What you think will effect you too, <br> Life directs many things to get your attention, You decide what you want to do, what is your intention, ? Will you focus on things that are right, ? Or will you focus on upsetting things, and you're ...


0 Comments, 7 Views, 5 Votes ,4.77 Score
avalexa 62 M
298  Articles
Do it   10/5/2005

Just because you have never done it, Doesn't mean that you can't you see, How do you know until you try it? You can learn, , just put your trust in He. <br> You will find a new experience, Something interesting, and exciting too, It makes you feel so good inside, To know you can learn something new. <br> It might take some time and some patience, But you will ...


0 Comments, 5 Views, 4 Votes ,4.80 Score
avalexa 62 M
298  Articles
WEATHER   10/5/2005

We will have weather every day, We may not always know what will come our way, But we will live through whatever comes It may be a rainy day or one with sun <br> The weather is changing all over the universe Earthquakes, tornadoes, floods, things much worse, The weather play an important part in our life We must be aware of it in our life's strife.


0 Comments, 4 Views, 4 Votes ,4.02 Score
avalexa 62 M
298  Articles
QUIET TIME   10/5/2005

Everyone needs some quiet time To think, to read, and to rest, A quiet time is a peaceful time, It helps your mind and soul at best. <br> A quiet time is a great time To do what you want to do, I hope you make some quiet time Which can give you an inner peace too, <br> Everyone needs some quiet time It rejuvenates your Spirit and Soul, It makes you feel so ...


0 Comments, 6 Views, 4 Votes ,4.41 Score
avalexa 62 M
298  Articles
STOP AND SMELL THE FLOWERS   10/5/2005

Some days we get so busy with things We don't take time to see what is near, There's so much beauty surrounding us But we neglect to see it I fear, <br> I know today I was busy with chores, Things I had to do and had to get done I didn't take time out for me you see, I didn't take time to have some fun, <br> Tomorrow I'll take time to look around, To enjoy the ...


0 Comments, 8 Views, 4 Votes ,3.63 Score
OnNewPlanet 54 M
39  Articles
Seeds Untroubled in Tokyo   10/4/2005

Seeds Untroubled in Tokyo ^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .- <br> TOKYO, Japan - There no major surprises on Day 2 of the $170, 000 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo, with all five seeds in first round action advancing to the second round. Top seed Vera Zvonareva withstood a late challenge from Colombia's Catalina Castano - a ...


1 Comments, 50 Views, 2 Votes ,2.42 Score
OnNewPlanet 54 M
39  Articles
Japanese Shine on Day 1 in Tokyo   10/4/2005

Japanese Shine on Day 1 in Tokyo ^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .- TOKYO, Japan - It was a good opening day for the host nation at the AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships Monday, with three local players advancing to the second round. No.7 seed Shinobu Asagoe (pictured) led the charge of the local contingent, defeating Venezuela's Maria ...


0 Comments, 23 Views, 2 Votes ,2.42 Score
OnNewPlanet 54 M
39  Articles
Yan Captures First Title at Guangzhou   10/4/2005

Yan Captures First Title at Guangzhou ^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .- <br> GUANGZHOU, China - China's Yan Zi captured her first career Sony Ericsson WTA Tour title on Sunday by winning the Guangzhou International Women's Open 2005. The 163rd-ranked player in the world became the second Chinese player to win a Tour title at a Tier III ...


0 Comments, 31 Views, 2 Votes ,2.42 Score
avalexa 62 M
298  Articles
Just enjoy it   10/4/2005

You cannot conjure what your life will be As your age every single day, Your body is taking its toll on you On how you take care of it your way, <br> No matter what your "aging " will come As you live longer year after year, You should appreciate what you have now Because your body will show "aging " I fear. <br> Enjoy what you have as you can never tell, What ...


0 Comments, 14 Views, 4 Votes ,4.02 Score
avalexa 62 M
298  Articles
Changing   10/4/2005

Sometimes your life changes which you don't expect, You have to learn to live with them, yet It takes a little time to readjust, But your life will be easier then, so it is a must. <br> Some changes you know in advance, that's true, You know they are coming so they don't upset you, But unexpected changes are difficult to adopt, Some changes are good while other changes are ...


1 Comments, 9 Views, 3 Votes ,3.92 Score
avalexa 62 M
298  Articles
Shock and Awe   10/3/2005

Is it shock and awe we want? To terrify those who have done us no wrong? Almost half of Iraq's population are aged 14 and under Is it really our goal to horrify and terrorise them? Is it shock and awe we want? To fill our hearts with hate and lust for blood? Do we want military songs full of bravado, jingoism and pride in killing? Do we want to hear military men talk of ...


0 Comments, 5 Views, 3 Votes ,3.92 Score
avalexa 62 M
298  Articles
US=us   10/3/2005

Massive protest blowing like sand, To the recent outstretch of our hand Clutters the capitals of the land. US, whose lives lack, The treachery and suffering of those in Iraq, Fail to see the aim of our attack. US only sees death and pain, And to our steady government complain we realize that is that the world has to gain.


0 Comments, 3 Views, 3 Votes ,3.43 Score
avalexa 62 M
298  Articles
Baghdad   10/3/2005

The Vampire Elite takes control We must bomb your ancient capital to save it. We bring democracy with our tanks. We first got you as fully disarmed as possible, Through labyrinthine UN protocols, Before we struck. We needed to start the war quickly, As our case about you having secret chemical weapons was falling apart - Our forged documents had become known. We ...


0 Comments, 4 Views, 3 Votes ,3.43 Score
evacalm 43 F
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GOD LOVES ME   10/3/2005

I BELIEVE THAT GOD LOVES ME BECAUSE HIS OWN NATURE IS LOVE.GOD LOVES ALSO VERY PARTICULAR.PROBABLY ITS HARD TO ME TO SAID THAT GOD LOVES EACH INDIVIDUAL , AS IF HE HAD ONLY ONE TO LOVE.SO NO MATTER WHO I AM, OR MY POSITION IN LIFE, REST ASSURED GOD LOVES ME...HOW CAN I MEASURE THE LOVE 0F GOD?


2 Comments, 29 Views, 3 Votes ,5.39 Score
avalexa 62 M
298  Articles
Parents and war   10/2/2005

No parent should have to bury a . <br> This reverses natural law. <br> But it is common for sons who go to war, <br> and often more so <br> for those who are their victims. <br> David Roberts <br> 21 April 2003.


0 Comments, 7 Views, 3 Votes ,3.92 Score
OnNewPlanet 54 M
39  Articles
Guangzhou SF Features Two Chinese Stars   10/1/2005

Guangzhou SF Features Two Chinese Stars ^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .- GUANGZHOU, China - For the third time in 2005, two Chinese women have advanced to the final four of a Sony Ericsson WTA Tour event, as quarterfinal action was completed on Friday at the second annual Guangzhou International Women's Open. Zheng Jie (pictured), the No.5 seed ...


0 Comments, 29 Views, 2 Votes ,2.42 Score
OnNewPlanet 54 M
39  Articles
Chinese Represent in Elite Eight   10/1/2005

Chinese Represent in Elite Eight ^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .- GUANGZHOU, China - After Thursday's second-round matches, China has representation in all four quarterfinal matches with five of the last eight spots at the Guangzhou International Women's Open occupied by Chinese players. The leader of the pack, No.2 seed and No.1 Chinese woman ...


0 Comments, 8 Views, 2 Votes ,2.42 Score
OnNewPlanet 54 M
39  Articles
Chinese Continue Winning Ways   10/1/2005

Chinese Continue Winning Ways ^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .-^-., .- GUANGZHOU, China - The top Chinese players continue to win on their home turf at the $585, 000 Guangzhou International Women's Open. First up on Center Court on Wednesday was China's No.2-ranked woman, Na Li (pictured), the No.3 seed this week. She defeated India's Shikha Uberoi 64 61 ...


0 Comments, 11 Views, 3 Votes ,1.47 Score
avalexa 62 M
298  Articles
Chronic poverty   10/1/2005

was defined as: <br> A set of conditions whereby a household or individual is frequently over long periods of time unable to meet basic needs. Basic needs include adequate food, water, clothing, shelter, health, and basic education. “Chronic” poverty refers to deprivation that is long term by nature. Food sector assessments are also aimed at getting a better ...


0 Comments, 5 Views, 2 Votes ,2.42 Score
avalexa 62 M
298  Articles
The oil and the poors   10/1/2005

Iraq, then, has already drunk a deep draught of oil's 'lethal cocktail'. As this report shows, merely pumping more oil will by no means guarantee that the situation will improve. Case studies from other oil-producing countries show that unless a dramatically different approach to using oil revenues is adopted, the situation could continue to decline


0 Comments, 6 Views, 2 Votes ,3.12 Score