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The world we live in: Discuss.
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Living with Schizoaffective Disorder (Part I) (Culture)
By MichaelCrawford
Fri Apr 11th, 2003 at 01:08:32 PM EST
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You
may be surprised to hear that I suffer from a
devastating and poorly understood mental illness.
I'd like to tell you what it's like to live inside my
head.
There's hope for people sufferring from mental illness. Even if you
don't suffer, I want to help you to better understand the
many mentally ill people you are likely to encounter as you go through
life, and explain why you don't need to shun them. I want
to demonstrate that in fact,
friendship with the mentally ill can be a rewarding experience.
Read on, and I will tell you how I recovered from schizoaffective
disorder - but have not
been cured. I will tell you how I learned to live with mental
illness every day.
In this first of three parts, I explain what it's like to be
bipolar.
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Looting Tips (Culture)
By Meatbomb
Thu Apr 10th, 2003 at 03:08:19 PM EST
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You've already missed out on Baghdad and Basra, but by planning and preparing now you can be first in line in Damascus or Pyongyang.
Practical advice inside - loot like a professional!
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Australian Vexillology (Culture)
By cam
Tue Apr 8th, 2003 at 09:28:35 AM EST
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The tradition of Australian flags can be divided into the three periods, the colonial period, the federation period and the modern period. The colonial period denotes early representations of defaced British Ensigns incorporating a mixture of British and Australian imagery. The federation period extends from 1901 to 1971 when the Blue and Red defaced British ensigns were adopted as flags to represent Australian ethnicity by the Australian Federal government. The modern period begins with the flying of the Aboriginal Flag as Australians incorporated Australian imagery into flags outside of the British Ensign tradition.
In terms of independent heraldic traditions being developed in Australia the Eureka Stockade flag was the most significant of the colonial period. The Eureka flag was unique for its time in that it did not carry any European imagery. Through Peter Lalor's speech at Bakery Hill, the Southern Cross was indelibly entwined with Australian liberty. The significant event of the federation period was the Flag Act of 1954 officially adopting the Blue Ensign as the Australian National Flag over the British Union Flag. The modern era has produced flags of great beauty and meaning such as the Aboriginal Flag, the Boxing Kangaroo flag, the Torres Strait Islander Flag and the development of the unique Australian Pale design.
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Before Homeland Security (Culture)
By TheOnlyCoolTim
Sun Apr 6th, 2003 at 06:24:17 AM EST
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Think back to a more idyllic time - the 1950's and 1960's. No one knew of terrorism. The letters "WMD" held no meaning, yet the world was actually threatened with mass destruction. As the War on Terror spawned Homeland Security, the Cold War begat Civil Defense. Since stopping a nuclear attack was not practical at the time except through diplomacy, the civil defense movement focused on public awareness, protection, and dealing with the aftermath of nuclear war. The author has had the opportunity to visit a fallout shelter and emergency hospital established by the Office of Civil Defense during the Cold War.
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My Holidays' Meanings (Culture)
By schrotie
Fri Apr 4th, 2003 at 06:58:27 PM EST
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I think holidays and their public perception tell a lot about culture. In this article I will arbitrarily pick a couple of holidays, give some "official" account of what they are about and then give an account of what they mean to me.
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How To Make Sushi (Culture)
By mbreyno
Wed Apr 2nd, 2003 at 10:25:16 AM EST
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Like a lot of people I know, I love sushi. Like other people who love sushi, I go out to my favorite Japanese restaurants to get good sushi. After all, it's really hard to make, right? Well, as it turns out, it's extremely easy to make and actually quite fun. I was amazed at how easy and inexpensive it is to make homemade sushi that is just like the kind served in restaurants. I actually felt a bit silly because it seemed like I should have known how easy it is since all it consists of is basically raw fish and rice, but I somehow thought that there must be some secret process or preparation method that leads to edible sushi. Nope... it's raw fish on rice. I discovered this when one of my friends offered to make a sushi dinner for a group of us. I was so excited to learn that I documented the process with my digital camera so that I, too, could make restaurant-style sushi. Although real sushi chefs are trained to achieve the best cut, most people can use these instructions to prepare sushi that is very tasty at considerably reduced expense.
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Owatonna's Dilemma (Culture)
By randinah
Tue Apr 1st, 2003 at 12:52:36 PM EST
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Situated on the intersection of Interstate 35 and Highway 14 in southern Minnesota is my hometown, the city of Owatonna. With a population of approximately 20,000, this quaint rural city is just about as average as you can get with a historical central park, fairgrounds, white suburban families with 2.3 children, and its own myth. Except for one fact; this small city has experiencing a rapid influx of Somalian Refugees.
Owatonna has taken in hundreds of refugees out of Somalia because of the war and famine that has kept the country unstable for over fifty years. Around 1997 about two hundred Somalian refugees immigrated to Owatonna and were given jobs at factories such as Viracon, a glass making company, and Owatonna's Canning Company. Since then many Somalians, rich and poor (including, for a time the family of the prime minister of Somalia, Ali Khalif Galayidh) have begun to call Owatonna Minnesota home. With the arrival of the first Somalian immigrant some six years ago, Owatonna's residents have been coming to terms with the fact that their little nest of 20,000 has been changed forever.
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Building Rackmount Cases for Music (Culture)
By willi
Mon Mar 31st, 2003 at 12:00:12 PM EST
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Musicians face a multitude of challenges in this day and age, yet there are also many musicians who are trying to work towards the future of music distribution. One constant challenge in almost any profession is money. With CPU power continuing to advance at a rapid rate, many musicians are finding computer-based software synthesis and recording to be much more cost effective and capable than traditional hardware synthesizers and recording units. While some musicians are using laptops, the lack of expandability limits capabilities in terms of synthesis, multitrack recording, storage, etc. One could always throw more computers at the problem. But many users will no doubt find a good rackmount system provides a better balance of capability, expandibility, and portability, at a more cost effective price.
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Americans in Europe during an Unpopular War (Culture)
By lilnobody
Tue Mar 25th, 2003 at 07:35:58 AM EST
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I've been planning a long trip to Europe for next summer for the last 6 months. K5 is the best, most international forum I can think of to ask: Is this a good idea at the moment? News agencies are very vague, and I want to know: What is the average street opinion of a random American in Europe right now?
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