MARIETTA, OH, USA - The 1986 plane crash that killed rock singer Rick Nelson suddenly extinguished a career that appeared to be at its zenith. Nelson’s final single, “Garden Party,” commented smartly on the vagaries of a rocker’s career. Only “Life’s Been Good to Me” seemed as sharp in its ironic lyrics, powered by Joe Walsh’s stinging guitar. At the age of 46, Nelson went from child actor on his parents’ TV sitcom to a level of recognition and respect that was surpassed by only a few of his contemporaries.

As a singer, Nelson’s career encompassed 15 years and contained a bushel basket filled to the rim with catchy songs performed with modified panache. When a new Rick Nelson release showed up on radio stations, teens marched to the local record emporium to add the new tunes to their collection...MORE

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by ROD AMIS

NEW ORLEANS - 12 May, 2002: Prior to any significant change, in fact a change in of itself, comes a period of gestation. I liken it to that quiescent stage between caterpillar and butterfly: the quiet before the next, expansive explosion of color and flight. There is no planning. There is lots of waiting.

My classes in Yugoslavia, for the Novi Sad School of Journalism (NSSJ), have been pushed forward a week because of a snafu in processing the grant. The details would be comical, if not for the anticipation we all feel about commencing this project. It is the first of its kind for distance learning, we believe, and could represent a step in developing a methodology specifically designed for Internet journalists... MORE

NEW ORLEANS - As shots whirl through the air over a street in the city of Sarajevo, the neck of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand bursts open and blood flows into the seat of the car in which he is riding. Four years later, World War I comes to an end, as do the lives of 21 million citizens of Australia, the United States, France, England, Germany, Austria, Serbia, etc. The course of the relatively short history of mankind was changed and a new apocalyptic concept of war was introduced to the world. New machines brought warfare a new kind of weaponry, biological and chemical,which can eliminate people more efficiently and quickly. The ability to eradicate thousands of people in a matter of hours is achieved...MORE

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