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Refugee: Faith Tested & Tempered

Tom Petty's song "Refugee" is loaded with defiance. It serves as the catalyst for an exploration of doubt and angst raised by relational tensions. The essay is an affirmation that the vagaries of life test and temper faith.

4 comments    god faith facebook
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A refugee's story. Escape from the Hell that is Afghanistan and Iran.

Iran is not a safe country for it's inhabitants. But it is Hell if you are a refugee from Afghanistan. Read how one young boy managed to escape to freedom.

14 comments    afghanistan iran refugee
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The Cost of Economic Growth -- China, a case study

A sequel to the Hub, The Myth of Perpetual Growth, we take China as a case study and examine the COST of economic growth. A shocking look at the state of affairs in China.

44 comments    water economics land
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My Soul Mate Found Me! A Short Essay On Karma Love and My Beautiful Cambodian Wife!

A love story about 2 people who would have never met, except for a series of unfortunate events that brought them together. Dealing with failed relationships and surviving the Khmer Rouge, an ethnic cleansing regime in Cambodia's dark past.

142 comments    love life family
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Long Term Consequences Of the Gulf Oil Spill

The massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is so huge that it may slow and stall the gulf stream which in turn could result in an ice age. The following scenario addresses this potential problem and ways the world could change, perhaps forever! ...

24 comments    america 2012 usa
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Atlantis Tours: Bimini and Beyond, with Maps

We have evidence which strongly suggests that Plato's Atlantis was real. Visiting the locations involved in that story can prove enlightening as well as entertaining.

4 comments    travel vacation history
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Job Tips for Campsite Couriers 15 : A Ryanair Refugee

In the last episode of this series of helpful articles you'll find a summing up of the courier experience. You'll also find some useful links to jobsites at the end of the article.

0 comments    working overseas camping jobs
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PMESII Analysis: Darfur, Sudan

Sudan is an essentially land locked nation surrounded by nine other countries. border region between Sudan and Chad & the Central African Republic, which seems comparable to the FATA in Afghanistan/Pakistan

2 comments    united nations sudan darfur
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Intelligence Operations in Darfur, Sudan

The situation in Darfur bears a striking resemblance to the condition in Afghanistan and Pakistan today. There is an ongoing insurgency and there has been Al Qaeda influence over the years. The border is insufficiently patrolled and locals cross it regularly without resistance. While these are different geographic locations, many of the lessons learned in Afghanistan will apply.

8 comments    afghanistan intelligence imagery
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Outrage as white South African is granted refugee status in Canada

As a white South African who chose to leave my country I have been following the story of Brandon Huntley with interest.  My guess is that Brandon had no idea that his asylum seeking would cause such a stir.   For anyone who hasn't been following...

29 comments    crime canada violence
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