Trying to figure out what time it is in different parts of the world can be very confusing. Especially, if it's one of those times during the year when you are on daylight savings time, and the place whose time you're trying to calculate is not. A situation like this happens because different countries make their daylight and standard time change

David was a low ranking military man. He was married with 3 small children. His wife did not work outside of the home. David was the sole provider for his household. They were having a tough time making ends meet. David decided to take an extra job as a pizza deliveryman. He knew the area well and figured it would be a way to help take care of his

Neil was the local drag racing champion. He prided himself on being able to beat anybody on the circuit. He had not lost a race in five years. He was the true star of the track. Anybody who wanted to prove they were the best had to beat him. He had many fans and a few enemies. Some of his competitors had been suspended from the circuit for tryin

Ron was a public defender for the state of Alabama. His job was to provide legal counsel for people who could not afford a lawyer. Some of the people he defended were truly innocent and worthy of defending. Others were petty thieves and robbers who were guilty and he knew it. But it was his job to give them the best defense possible. He was not a

We send flowers to our mothers, sisters, our grandmothers and best friends. Why can't we send flowers to the men in our lives? Everyone loves to feel special, even when they're part of the male species. What better way to show our dads, brothers, and boyfriends that we care for them other than through flowers? Some women might be apprehensive a

Today I must leave early. I have been trying to hide my head under the desk. I am avoiding the gazing eyes of Stevo. Being within his shooting range, I have not been very succesful. Why all the fuss, you may ask. It is because only yesterday I paid a glowing tribute to Heathrow Airport and its reported sophistication and land mark opening of the mu

The news today may have been historic. As an earlier brilliant light of early America, Emerson noted while he and his friend Thoreau would read and discuss the ideas of the ages, others would shout loudly about another train derailment. Or there was an uprising in the west, and other events that make the headlines for that day, but will be forgotte

Gun crime n Britain is generally seen to be getting worse, especially in major cities. Government figures will argue that the levels of gun crime are in fact in decline, what can be surmised however is that the number of homicides and use of firearms by criminal gangs is on the increase. Unlike other countries gun ownership in the UK is limited

In this day and age you cannot avoid this nasty 'health and safety' attitude that permeates everything. Every news paper reports everyday some sort of madness or another that cannot happen without health and safety training. There are chestnut trees that the council cannot plant due to the fact that conkers may fall on somebody. And, god forbid,

Few citizens of Canada or America who were originally from Japan returned to their previous homes after the war. The new waves began in earnest before the takeover of Hong Kong when many Chinese arrived, and this has continued from China and southeast Asia. Each new wave has tried to fit in with the existing society; even in rare cases where se

The city of Richmond on west coast Canada includes many youths recently arrived from countries who are used to some of their new neighbors in Canada as blood mortal enemies. Yet, by working with the families, and most of all the children, the city of Richmond has a low violent crime rate, a fraction of most comparable American cities. It has t

Some gentle areas of earth are able to welcome in peace peoples of many nationalities and language groups, who in turn are finding ways to live together. They have adapted to living amidst strange people, and if each respects the rights of the other they can get along. Even while feeling they may continue, at least in the sanctity of their own

Today is an important day in the history of Heathrow Airport. An Airbus SAS's A380 superjumbo made its first commercial landing in London today. Heathrow Airport opened in 1946 and has become the United Kingdom's largest Airport and the world's busiest international airport and is only 24km from London center. The airport currently has 5 terminals

Financial experts are worried that the current situation with the US economy could have a big impact on the UK. There are fears that a recession in America could see the UK facing its weakest growth period since the Exchange Rate Mechanism crisis which happened 16 years ago. The effects of this are already becoming evident to first time home bu

Who is the teacher? What does he make, what does she produce? This is a question that I did myself when I was to make a speech, in a graduation party. I started saying: the teacher is a craftsman. He or she is a Craftsman of what? Craftsman of worlds, I would say. The teachers invent world, create ideas, paint subjectiveness, at last, produce a