Connecting the Dots

She is to Thailand what Dr. Henry Lee is to the USA. Devoted to the facts of forensic science, and ready to put anyone in their place with a demonstration if needed. [Read more →]

Tags: Crime, Shining Star, Thailand by Richard
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There is a saying that no good deed goes unpunished. The Toyota accelerator peddle problem seems to be proving that saying to be true. [Read more →]

Tags: Germany, Shining Star, Thailand, Unfortunate Realities, United States by Richard
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Few Americans can be called an American icon. Of those few even less felt like family. To many Walter Cronkite was like an uncle who they saw in their livingroom every evening. [Read more →]

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The list of entertainers is very short that can reach inside someone and become part of their lives. And is seems most all of them have met a tragic and premature fate. We now add the Name Michael Jackson to that list. [Read more →]

Tags: Shining Star by Richard
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As our readers know, we like to point out special people. We call them shining stars. We had a similar story to this one last year. However if you read on you will discover an unfortunate truth behind this selfless act of so many. [Read more →]

Tags: Nature, Shining Star, United States by Richard
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When times are tough, it is nice to find a reason to smile or hear about people who just give from their heart. In the spirit of Connecting the Dots “Shining Star” reports, we wish to give a very honorable mention to NBC nightly news with Brian Williams. [Read more →]

Tags: Mental Health, Shining Star, United States by Richard
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There are few times in human history where all eyes from around the world were looking in the same direction. Sometimes the look is at tragedy, and other times the look is with excitement. [Read more →]

Tags: International Politics, Mother Earth, Observations, Politics, Shining Star, United States by Richard
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It is one of those stories that skirts the fine line between a happy ending and utter disaster that shows us the most about a person. This story goes not only to the pilot who save 155 people from a disastrous death, but to those people on the water who instinctively jumped into action to assist in the rescue. [Read more →]

Tags: Shining Star, United States by Richard
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It has been a long time coming this feeling the world is now experiencing. A feeling of hope lies poised in the hearts and minds of not only Americans, but with people from around the world. The euphoria that surrounds the moment allows people to once again bask in the dream of what is possible when you set your mind to it. [Read more →]

Tags: Imagine, Observations, Politics, Shining Star, United States by Richard
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There are few people in the world that can use their physical ability to motivate others. Michael Phelps is one of those people. [Read more →]

Tags: Shining Star, Sports by Richard
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It is not often enough that the human side of people shows like it has been over the last few days. From reports I have seen hundreds of people who are not at risk from the floods in America’s Midwest are traveling to fill sandbags to fend off a major flood for the people that are at risk. [Read more →]

Tags: Shining Star, United States by Richard
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