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1. Online Memory Games Help Baby Boomers and Professionals in Furthering Their Life, Career and Social November 21, 2009 Persons born immediately after the end of the World War II, when millions of soldiers returned from the war, leading to the birth of thousands of children within a span of ten years between 1945 and 1955, had been termed as baby boomers. Such baby boomers would be grandparents now, between the age of 60 and 70. Even though their children would have become parents and would be taking care of the grandchildren, the baby boomers have to interact with their grandchildren regularly. They would be required to keep not only physically fit but also mentally alert and powerful, if they expect thei... (read more) Author: Clifton Flack

2. Did the Pope sell Zyklon B? November 18, 2009 A good question - why and how could Pope John Paul II (Karol Wojtyla) have sold Zyklon B during World War II when it was manufactured by a German firm? Why would Wojtyla wish to do this, as he had a Jewish mother and are there documents to support this? To answer these questions, let's have a look at a little history. In the summer of 1938, Karol Wojtyla moved to Krakow in Poland where he enrolled at the Jagiellonian University. While studying such topics as philology and various languages at the university, he also did his compulsory military training. In 1939, Nazi Germany's occupa... (read more) Author: Ian Vayro

3. Gordon Zuckerman's The Sentinels: Fortunes of War Provokes Debate on Unbridled Greed November 18, 2009 Gordon Zuckerman’s The Sentinels: Fortunes of War Provokes Debate on Unbridled Greed My book, The Sentinels: Fortunes of War, was recently named the number-one best seller on Amazon.com, under the World War II thriller-fiction category. Of course, as a debut author, I was thrilled when my book achieved commercial success and earned critical acclaim from news media as well. I have done over 30 radio interviews and the topic that always seems to come up is “unbridled greed.” People want to know how we can identify it and do something about it. My background is in the business world, wh... (read more) Author: Gordon Zuckerman

4. The History and Legacy of Bavarian Motor Works November 16, 2009 When BMW began operations, it developed the primary aircraft engine riled upon by European forces during World War II. But in 1925, BMW Corp shifted its focus to motorcycle and on-road vehicle engineering. The reliability and practical design of its airplane engines enabled BMW to create some of the best auto engines in the market. Due to the excellent engineering of the BMW Corporation, this transition was organic and nearly seamless. It began producing some of the world most reliable motorcycle engines and soon realized the importance of using its power to create made-to-sell motorcy... (read more) Author: Kendra Fagan

5. Music of the 1940s Enlivens New Museum November 15, 2009 World War II was a time of death and destruction, but it was also a time when the spirit of young Americans was kept aloft by the music and dance. Radio stations played swing music as well as ballads sung by Bing Crosby, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra and others. That era has been recreated at the newly expanded National World War II Museum in New Orleans, where it is finding a new audience among people who were born long after the war ended. At the Stage Door Canteen, museum visitors can go back in time to the Swing Era.The National World War Two Museum's Entertainment Manager, Victoria Reed, ... (read more)

6. A Look at Drug Addiction in the Philippines November 16, 2009 With much of the focus on drug use in the United States, many people probably don't pay much attention to drug addiction in the Philippines. Why should we? Because it is an ever-increasing problem for the people of that country and they shouldn't be ignored. Drug addiction in the Philippines has increased at alarming rates since World War II. Sadly, the reasons why aren't clear cut. Most of the drug users in the Philippines are young people. Illicit drugs that are present include marijuana, LSD, opiates, and barbiturates. While there are no hard fast statistics available, it is estim... (read more) Author: Mervin Hester

7. Eurozone Emerges from Recession November 13, 2009 The European Union has emerged from its worst recession since World War II, with the announcement Friday the region posted a modest growth in the third quarter. Despite the good news, some EU economies are still struggling.Both the European Union and the sixteen EU countries sharing the euro currency posted positive growth, at 0.2 percent and 0.4 percent, respectively. The data was published by the European statistical agency Eurostat and announced by the European Commission in Brussels."We are back in positive territory after five consecutive quarters of negative growth. This figure, which is... (read more)

8. Why Was the Berlin Wall Taken Down November 13, 2009 The Berlin Wall, located in Berlin, Germany, was a system of concrete walls, barb-wire fence, checkpoints, and control posts that was designed to stop residents of East Berlin from going into West Berlin. After the defeat of the Nazis in World War II, Germany found itself occupied by the Allied forces of the Soviet Union, United States, Great Britain and France. Germany was split in half, one side controlled by Soviet forces that was put into a communist regime while the other half was occupied by the other three countries and was allowed to form their own government. This was also the case of... (read more) Author: Kenny Leones

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