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Drugs and Sport: Should All Athletes be Given Performance Enhancers for Fair Play? It sounds outrageous of course, but how else will we ever know that sport is conducted on a level and fair playing field? Sports men and women being suspended and banned from their events are now regular occurrences and scandal is first to the... ( added 1 day 17 hours ago.)

What is Thanksgiving - Family, Turkey Dinner, Christmas Dress Rehearsal? For many of us here in the UK , Thanksgiving as celebrated in the United States ( Canada also celebrates Thanksgiving in October) can be a confusing affair. Many of us, unless we have American relatives and friends or have spent some time living... ( added 4 days 20 hours ago.)

Christmas: Autobiographies and Greatest Hits CDs - Tis The Season To Be Jolly Duped The Halloween displays have been rapidly dismantled and the already substantial Christmas counters have multiplied and taken their place. Yes folks, we are officially on the trip of pandemonium and mania that is the run in to December 25th!... ( added 8 days 14 hours ago.)

Pirates: Crimes on the High Seas - Do Hollywood Movies Inspire Terrorism? With the latest reports of a British couple being taken from their yacht on the Indian Ocean by pirates, and this following a spate of other recent acts of piracy, there seems to be a disturbing trend back towards these deliberate acts of often... ( added 11 days 10 hours ago.)

Cinquain and the City - An Urban Verse City City Sprawling, stretching Beating, pulsing life blood Shouldering a weight of nations Home City Clamour and noise Proclaiming, politics Divided, united, confused. Concrete City Smoke... ( added 11 days 18 hours ago.)

Tides - Words, Water and a Life of Change Tides - A Villanelle Sailing upon a breeze of happiness, on endless waves toward love's rocky bay. ( added 12 days 14 hours ago.)

Postal Strikes During Recession - Irresponsible Action or Freedom of Speech? As the Western world continues its clamouring campaign for all things "freedom" and as Global recession hits lives and livelihoods at every level across the planet, the postal workers (or the Union that heads them) in the United Kingdom have... ( added 15 days 16 hours ago.)

Wrexham Is the Name - A Love Affair and Leagues of Racecourse Memories " Here they come, the mighty champions..Wrexham is the name !" This is my first memory of my first ever visit to the Racecourse to watch my home town football team, Wrexham FC in action. Already a fan by way of family loyalty to all things local... ( added 16 days 16 hours ago.)

Balloon Boy News - It's Not Rocket Science but Is It Pointless? The news networks clamour for the latest updates regarding the ridiculous saga that has become known as "Balloon Boy" (which for those that have somehow missed it, is not the latest comic book superhero movie about to be released), with... ( added 18 days 15 hours ago.)

Halloween Lollipops, Remote Controlled Witches and a Turnip Jack-O-Lantern Some of the Halloween merchandise now available is quite remarkable. It's amazing that this occasion on October 31st each year, has become so popular and so commercial! Our local grocery store has a full Halloween display of candy, chocolate and... ( added 19 days 18 hours ago.)

The Da Vinci Code - An Independent Book Review On a recent vacation, a copy of the popular best seller, "The Da Vinci Code" was left in our chalet along with a small selection of other books. I'm not sure if they were left by previous holidaymakers who had finished them and decided to leave... ( added 20 days 14 hours ago.)

Living with Grief - Life Goes On, Time Stands Still I have seen a lot of books and articles that have been written about grief and many of them use a phrase I am a little uncomfortable with, "living through grief". Now, I totally appreciate the message being conveyed but the word through' suggests... ( added 23 days 12 hours ago.)

Writing Tips - Why Writers Crave Comments On Their Work Most writers (not all) love to know that their work is being read and appreciated. This is a perfectly normal desire, not just for writers but for all humanity. To see something we have written, built, taught, healed, fixed, discovered, rescued or... ( added 25 days 11 hours ago.)

Halloween's Trick or Treat - Fun for Kids or Public Menace? With the "festivities" of Halloween (All Hallows' Eve) almost upon us once more, and its popularity ever increasing, it won't be long before households in many countries of the world will be bracing themselves for an evening opening their door to... ( added 26 days 15 hours ago.)

Cheap Furniture - United We Stand, Divided We Sit It is reasonable to suggest that I have owned some terrible furniture over the years but my recent crop of claptrap could take some beating! My previous sofa, which I owned for 10 years, was affectionately known as the " backbreaker "! Not some... ( added 29 days 17 hours ago.)

Panic Attacks and Anxiety - Amazing Tip for Waging War on Fear of Fear The diagnosis of anxiety related illness has exploded in the last couple of decades. Has life suddenly become more difficult or is it only now that the symptoms of these often invisible ailments are being officially recognised as serious? In my... ( added 32 days 17 hours ago.)

Litterbugs R Us - Trash Talk In the 1980's there was a very enthusiastic campaign in the United Kingdom that went by the name " Keep Britain Tidy ". There were television and radio advertisements, leaflets, pamphlets and posters plastered up and down the nation and great big... ( added 36 days 14 hours ago.)

Raining Frogs - I Am A Believer Can it really rain frogs? I mean in the actual "real, live, breathing, croaking frogs falling from the sky" sense? Well, yes I believe it can and not just because there is scientific speculation and a number of websites (give it a Google) claiming... ( added 38 days 7 hours ago.)

A Healthier Relationship - The Alphabet for Lasting Love Relationships are the bread and butter of life itself, so where better to start than our A to Z's? Often self explanatory, this guide runs through some crucial words that should be essential ingredients in any romantic relationship. There are of... ( added 39 days 19 hours ago.)

Doctor Diagnosis - Sports Car Syndrome Whenever I need to visit a doctor or a GP, the first thing I look for is if there is a fancy sports car in the Doctor's parking spot in the car park. As strange as that may sound, I now immediately (when scanning the parking lot) predict to... ( added 41 days 14 hours ago.)

Wasps - A Clear and Semi Present Danger I have had this article brewing for weeks and planned to rant and rave about how wasps are the most useless things/creatures on this crazy planet of ours. I mean, what purpose do they actually serve? Well, in my attempt to at least appear a... ( added 44 days 12 hours ago.)

Lazy Wakeboarding - A New Extreme Sport Is Born A new extreme sport has been born and it goes by the name of lazy wakeboarding. What is this strange sounding sport that is sure to sweep across the world like its standard wakeboarding forerunner? I happened across this activity by accident... ( added 45 days 15 hours ago.)

Flying Fear - Sweat and Prayers at 37,000 Flying, it is said, is the safest form of transportation. Poppycock! I wonder how many of us would take the test if experiments were being carried out to discover how safe an aeroplane is when it crashes if they were also conducting the same test... ( added 58 days 15 hours ago.)

New Reality TV Show In 3D Just when you thought the popularity of reality TV shows had run its course, another one rears its head, promising to offer more than has gone before, including an extra dimension. Yes folks, they are taking us 3D! From the company calling... ( added 60 days 9 hours ago.)

Sounds Like "Breast" - Betrayed By Rhyme I have recently started a freelance journalism course, perhaps a bit late in the day considering I have loved writing my whole life but better late than even later, yes? This course I have started requires me to subscribe to certain, on topic... ( added 61 days 11 hours ago.)