The Parts in the David Nugent – Jason Lowen ControversyIn 2008, Jason Lowen, a Jewish American, caught the attention of Philippinemedia with his staggering allegations regarding David Nugent (a companyexecutive), Manuel Pangilinan (one of the nation’s wealthiest tycoons), andPhilippine corporate governance.  By producing blogs, in a similar fashionto Brian Gorrell’s claim to fame, Lowen was able to garne...

Aircraft In FictionA-4 SkyhawkThe A-4 Skyhawk was featured as an aggressor aircraft in the film Top Gun.Producers reimbursed the US Navy ,600 an hour for flight time used in themovie.A Skyhawk from the Israeli Air Force is featured the opening scene of thefilm The Sum of All Fears and on the cover of the first and second editions ofthe novel the movie was based on.A-6 IntruderThe 1991 film Flight of the Intruder ce...

Report on Presbyterian Church USA-Israel policy recommendations(Presbyterian study in Christianity) by Peter MenkinIn this first part of a three part series on the Presbyterian-Israel policyto be discussed at the Presbyterian General Assembly in July, 2010, a list ofplayers interviewed is introduced. Mainly, through quotes based on telephone,email, and written documentary material they speak their tone and position...

Birth Control and the ChristianRecently we received a call from a man who inquired if we had anything wecould send him on birth control. He and his wife were discussing thesubject, and he was looking for information which could clear up the matter.It so happens that in 1986 we published a booklet entitled “Family Planningand God’s Word.” We have decided to reprint the portion of that booklet...

Visual arts of the United StatesEighteenth century After the Declaration of Independence in 1776, whichmarked the official beginning of the American national identity, the new nationneeded a history, and part of that history would be expressed visually. Most ofearly American art (from the late 18th century through the early 19th century)consists of history painting and portraits. Painters such as Gilbert Stuartmade...

Orange County High School of the Artswww.ocsarts.net Orange County High School of the Arts (OCHSA), colloquiallycalled “OH-sha”, is a 7th-12th grade public charter school located in downtownSanta Ana, Orange County, California. The school targets middle and high schoolstudents with talents in the performing and visual, and literary arts. Theeducational program prepares students for higher education institutions...

Basic InstinctPlot When a wealthy former rock star named Johnny Boz is brutally stabbed todeath with an ice pick during sexual intercourse, Detective Nick Curran(Michael Douglas) is sent to investigate. The only suspect is Catherine Tramell(Sharon Stone), a crime novelist last seen with Boz on the night he died. Nickand his partner, Gus Moran (George Dzundza), visit her Pacific Heights mansion;but they find only Ca...

Political Parties of the USIntroductionThe United States is commonly classified as a representative democracy. Whatis that?In a literal sense, democracymeans government by the people. The word democracy originated in two Greekroots—demos, meaning “the populace” or “the common people”; and kratia, meaning“rule.” Of course, in large, populous nations, government by all the people isimpractical at the na...

Johnny CarsonEarly life and careerBorn in Corning, Iowa, Carson grew up in Norfolk, Nebraska. He left collegeafter one year to join the United States Navy, being commissioned an ensign. Hejoined the U.S. Navy on June 8, 1943, as an apprentice seaman enrolled in theV-5 program, which trained Navy and Marine pilots.He hoped to train as a pilot, but was sent instead to Columbia Universityfor midshipman training. He pe...

The Academic Ranking of World’s UniversitiesAn assessment carried out by AllAboutUni reveals that California has arelatively low density of the World’s Top-500 universities compared toindustrialised countries in the world. AllAboutUni.com is an independent,global and interactive website where visitors can obtain information aboutuniversities (global rankings, student reviews, university news and campuspictures)...