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For Some, Banana-Smashing on New Year's Eve Is A-Peeling

Most New Year's Eve traditions involve alcohol, but for a growing number of people, smashing a banana is the most appealing way to ensure the New Year will be fruitful. This bizarre tradition is officially called "the Banana Smash" and, according to organizer John Podeszwa, has been around since 1992, when a few folks in...

Band to Spend New Year's Rocking Troops in Germany, Kosovo

What are you doing New Year's Eve? Whatever it is, it probably isn't as exciting as what the up-and-coming modern rock band Acidic is doing. The band, whose members are between 18 and 21, is flying to Germany and Kosovo to entertain the troops who are stationed there as part of an Armed Forces Entertainment tour. The...

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Going Dutch: Can We Follow the Netherlands and Cut Our Prison Population?

A new report by Rob Allen, published by the Criminal Justice Alliance, not only reminds us that England and Wales has the dubious accolade of locking up more people per head of population than any other country in Western Europe, but that we are now falling even further behind in tackling high prison levels.

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The Power of American "Soft Power"

Almost four years since the beginning of the Great Recession, signified by the implosion of the financial industry and the fall of Lehman Brothers in September 2008, the United States is recovering.

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Trusting God as Some Leave the Presbyterian Church

I remember during the early days of planting the church that I pastored for 12 years.

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Men in Black the Movie - But Men in White Would Be a Better Film?

New research finds racial bias against films with black leading actors and white supporting roles is rife amongst mainstream newspaper movie critics - resulting in an average revenue loss for these films of up to $2.57 million, per movie.

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06/01/12 Catch An Exclusive Clip From Tonight's 'Common Law'! Source: BuddyTV USA's Common Law is all-new tonight - and we've got an exclusive clip from the episode, with a special shout-out to BuddyTV fans from star Michael Ealy!
06/01/12 Gold and the jobs report: If you only knew the power... Source: Indymedia - London - UK Well, in case you haven't noticed, is once again over 1600$/ounce.
06/01/12 UK University to Offer Six Scholarships Source: Namibia News Will, an American student studying abroad in the United Kingdom, says that universities there are much easier than the college experience he's had in the USA.
06/01/12 CMA CGM Logistics announces the opening of a new... Source: The Journal of Commerce After opening offices in Germany, Jordan, Vietnam and Malaysia, the turn has now come to the USA for a new CCLog office.
06/01/12 Parade noise unhealthy Source: The Leader-Herald - Gloversville NY The buzzing of approximately nine planes doing circles was just the beginning of the noise that marked Memorial Day in Gloversville on Monday.

Background on USA

The United States of America (commonly abbreviated to the United States, the U.S., the USA, America, and the States) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district.

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