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Larry Nocella is the author of the novel, Where Did This Come From? available now on Amazon.com and other fine e-retailers.

He is the former editor-publisher of the award-winning magazine, QECE (Question Everything Challenge Everything) and the writer of the

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Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center Should the US consider Ethiopia an ally despite its poor human rights record?: 3 of 43
The United States once faced a similar choice regarding a country called Iraq and a dictator named Saddam Hussein.The USA chose to consider Iraq an ally despite its poor human rights record. This was done to offset US enemies in neighboring Iran, in the name of stability. The dictator, since he was not pressured to respect hu... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Cats that have changed our lives: 7 of 79
Driving along, I remember my first thought clearly: "This cat is either dead or sleeping in a really bad place."The black cat was curled up inches from the road at the base of a tree. I slowed the car down, beeping the horn to wake him, to scare him away to a better nap spot. He looked up at me, dark blood caked in the fur un... More..
Politics, News & Issues > International Politics (Other) Are developing countries better served by male or female leaders?: 2 of 15
"If you really want to change a culture, to empower women, improve basic hygiene and health care, and fight rates of infant mortality, the answer is to educate girls." - Greg Mortenson, from the book Three Cups of TeaWhether it's the work of Greg Mortenson, who builds schools in the most inhospitable regions of Pakistan, or t... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US News Latest campus shootings: Are violent TV, movies and video games to blame?: 9 of 54
No. No. No. No. A thousand times no. Why do we keep coming back to this question every time one of these tragedies occurs?I just read the most recent articles about Steven Kazmierczak (the shooter at NIU this month) and none of them, not even one, mentioned that he was an above average consumer of movies or video games. Not o... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center Who should take a stand against abusive child labor being used in Congo to dig out coltan?: 7 of 39
Everyone should do everything they can to prevent abusive child labor. Any discussion of resource use often drops into a familiar framework: consumers blame the companies for how they get their supply, and companies blame the consumers for their relentless demand. Everyone blames the other and each party claims to have a clea... More..
Business > Office Advantages of going paperless: 6 of 33
Switching from a paper-based office to a paperless one is certain to feel unusual at first, but the benefits are plain. Paperless clinical document management has significant advantages over paper-based systems.COST SAVINGSSaving money on paper is the most obvious savings, but there are others benefits, too. You'll no longer ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center Is the accidental killing of civilians by US forces, in places like Somalia, an unavoidable part of the war on terrorism?: 31 of 115
The sad truth is that if guns and bombs are used by any party anywhere, some innocents are going to be in the wrong place, and killed. So the short answer to the question is yes. Yes, the killing of civilians is unavoidable, regrettable, and horrific.That said, as much as possible, the war on terrorism, any war, should be fou... More..
Computers & Technology > Peripherals & Accessories Ideas for using your webcam: 2 of 5
I originally bought my webcam on a whim, curious to watch my dogs while I was away. Soon I became addicted. It's a device that literally lets you live the fantasy of being a fly on the wall. In addition to a Pet Cam, it's morphed into a Security Cam and a Baby Cam.PET CAMAnyone who lives with companion animals such as a dog o... More..
Sciences > Astronomy Was the Apollo moon landing real or a hoax?: 20 of 40
I think I understand where people who claim the moon landing was a hoax are coming from. They are smart and know that over history, people have been deceived by their governments and the media time and time again from the smallest things to the most important. They say the moon landing was faked as a way for the USA to intimi... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Pulitzer Center Does President Hugo Chavez's criticism of US policies represent popular sentiments in Venezuela, and perhaps Latin America at large?: 32 of 59
Yes. Absolutely. I would add that Chavez's criticism of US policies represent popular sentiments world-wide and within the USA, also. Nothing that Chavez has said is that terribly original, however, it is wonderful that someone with his access to media is saying it.From my perspective as an American completely embarrassed by ... More..