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I work in the Logistics business concentrating mainly on finance. I write reports in my work situation but I have been writing since my teens. My main concentration in my youth was to contribute and publish periodicals and articles of a social and political

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Business > Management Ethics Benefits of making your business look good to society: 1 of 18
All industry and services are in the business of making profits. This in itself lays down a marker as to the direction that business takes in society. So, you can have the very successful business person accumulating sufficient money to make themselves comfortable beyond question. These people tend to become either philanthro... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies Should smoking be allowed in public places?: 100 of 363
I write from Ireland where a ban on smoking in public buildings was introduced in 2004. At the time, there was an intense debate leading to it's introduction. Various arguments were advanced! Ireland was traditionally associated with a huge 'pub culture' which would be made a nonsense of by making smoking illegal to the argum... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Politics in Europe Was the break up of Yugoslavia good or bad for Eastern Europe?: 2 of 5
The Break-up of Yugoslavia Good or Bad?The demise of the old Comecon states in Eastern Europe was greatly welcomed by the political powers in the West. However, it may have come at a cost! There are now whole districts in Russia that are effectively no go' in terms of crime. Poverty and unemployment are widespread. The former... More..
Arts & Humanities > Spanish Language Spanish language history: 1 of 2
I have been learning Spanish all my life. I joined a Mexican religious order in my teens and it was incumbent on all of us to speak the language of Mexico and indeed Latin America.Since those early days, I have had a romance with Spain and everything Spanish. I can find definitely find where Spain is on the map and it's diver... More..
Computers & Technology > Phone Technologies & Issues Should cell phone use be banned while driving?: 142 of 271
The use of Cell phones or 'mobiles', as we call them in Europe while driving is, in my view, highly dangerous! Of course, there is a large body of opinion that now consider mobile phones as essential to life as oxygen or employment. This should not be the case. After all, as recently as the mid eighties, the cell phone was re... More..
Health & Fitness > Contraception Birth control: What method works best?: 7 of 9
There is a multitude of birth control methods. Apart from planning a family, certain contraceptives are hugely important in the avoidance of STD's. So contraceptives nowadays serve a dual purpose. The most effective method is often a question of personal choice. The barrier methods, condoms both regular and female condoms as ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Presidential Elections 2008 Ten reasons why I voted for Barack Obama: 65 of 66
Barack Obama represents the new America. His background is somewhat unique, having a white mother and black Kenyan father. His campaign has succeeded in energising the whole of the 50 states of the union. Bill Clinton eulogised his African American background during the white heat of the Primaries way back in the cold and win... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Energy Issues Let's have Daylight Saving Time year-round: 4 of 4
Daylight saving time is now universal. Just as the world is a village in these days of high technology, there was a time when the clock changed from district to district. This however as well as leading to wholesale confusion made a small country such as Ireland difficult for any kind of central planning. For instance, if a f... More..
Sports & Recreation > Sports & Recreation (Other) Should the Rugby World Cup be confined to 10 nations: 3 of 3
The Rugby World Cup began in Paris on September 7th. It does not seem to have captured the imagination of the wider world but then its soccer counterpart is a sport with a mass following worldwide.The RWC commenced with a game between the hosts and Argentina. This would have been billed as as a real contest. It lived up to it... More..