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This is a guest article written by Karen Weeks who is a Senior Lifestyle blogger. She struggled to find a new sense of purpose after retirement which made way to learn a new skill and took a computer course. She then created ElderWellness.net as a resource for seniors who wish to keep their minds, bodies […]
Gaining a postgraduate qualification in communication can really kickstart a successful career in marketing, public relations, business strategy, or campaign management. Taking this online at a top university is a way of achieving a prestigious and practical degree without moving home or leaving your job. Experts in communicative fields are highly prized by businesses, non-governmental […]
When planning an extended stay away from your home, it is the norm to be guided by a mental checklist. Some people make it a priority to find the right home for their pet. Others will install additional security and ask a trusted friend to check in periodically. However, very few people purchase Vacant Home insurance. […]
Our planet has suffered enough because of us. It’s about time we start taking responsibility and stop blaming others. Global warming and all other issues aren’t just caused by big evil corporates. We are equally to blame because we not only support them by buying their products, we also follow the same practices though on […]
A good credit score will increase your chances of getting a loan. It doesn’t matter if its’ a bank or a private lending company. A good rating gives you the leverage you need in negotiating lower interest rates and a longer period in which to pay off your loan. A good rating is important with […]
Actually this is a simple question to answer. Typically in October the price of gas drops as the refiners move to ‘winter blend’, this is a cheaper product to produce as less additives such as Ethanol are used. I saw an overnight leap of 10 cents a gallon. What is causing this? We are in […]
There is no guaranteed route to success when it comes to business. Different factors will ultimately determine your success or failure in your chosen industry. However, there are some things you can do to enjoy a rewarding career in business. Find out how to become a successful entrepreneur. Have a Passion for an Industry You […]
Manufacturers have been using distributors to market their products for a long time. The function of the distributor in the economy cannot be understated. It is however essential that each and every agreement that a manufacturer gets into with a distributor is optimized to sell more. There is need for a written agreement that will […]
Upon hearing of the brutal and senseless murder of Kate Steinle in the sanctuary city of San Francisco earlier this month, I thought about this article I authored/published on May 26th, 2007. This sort of blood letting from innocent US citizens is nothing new. And its not to be blamed solely on Obama and the […]
Episode 104 of the Consider This Podcast has been released; conservative commentary in 10 minutes or less. CEO Dan Price of Gravity Payments decided to raise the wages of all his employees to a minimum of $70,000, while reducing his almost-$1 million salary down to that same $70,000. The Left love it, the Right hated it. But […]
It’s milestone time! Episode 100 of the Consider This Podcast has been released; conservative commentary in 10 minutes or less. (OK, but since this is a special occasion, that time limit has gone out the window.) Well, I made it all the way to episode 100! If you’ve been listening, thanks so much. If you haven’t, might […]
(This is part of the script for the latest episode of my podcast, "Consider This!". You can listen to it on the website, or subscribe to it in iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Blubrry, Player.fm, or the podcast app of your choice.) Liberal columnist Ezra Klein, writing in the Washington Post, June of 2009: If you ordered […]
I have always been a fan of beer. Possibly the fact that my childhood home was an English Pub might have some bearing on the reason why. I have traveled around a little, but I am not a beer snob. Every country has its own favorites, and every country has its beer drinkers. About 10 […]
Here in Asia, we have a society where the family is the basis for welfare: in disasters, you seek family to help you.. Many people are getting out of poverty because they have family members who support the rest of their family by working overseas and sending back money to pay for school fees, decent […]
The latest episode of the “Consider This!” podcast is out. Conservative commentary in 10 minutes or less. Hearkening back to my first episode ever, the Columbia Journalism Review tackled the subject of paid liberal analysts at Fox News vs. the lack of dissenting opinion at MSNBC. Once again, the question is, “Who will give you a fair hearing, […]
While the press is full of news about Boyance and Justin Bieber, one of the completely ignored stories has been how China is busy taking over Africa. Not politically, of course, but by investing in minerals, exporting their cheap goods to Africa and establishing stores there to sell things cheaply, and by investing in farm […]
The latest episode of the “Consider This!” podcast is out. Conservative commentary in 10 minutes or less. A pen and a phone. That’s what President Obama recently said he had which could circumvent Congress on policy topics he wanted to get moving. Conservatives, like me, compared him to a king, giving orders and expecting everyone to jump. […]
Some students at the University of Minnesota do not like the fact that, when descriptions of the suspects of crime on campus are made public, the race of the student is included. But is reporting it worth the risk? The percentage of Americans no longer looking for work is the highest it’s been in almost […]
In 36 years, from 1970 to 2006, the world poverty rate fell 40%. 40%! This is huge news, but you probably didn’t hear about it anywhere else. I certainly didn’t until I saw the link someone posted. But the rest of the story, as Paul Harvey would have put it, is how this happened. For […]
I posted something on my personal Facebook page about how one of the booming businesses in Detroit is photographing the dilapidated buildings. I labeled my link to the article, “Documenting decades of Democratic dominance.” Can you tell I like alliteration? This bothered one of my Democrat friends who said that my bias was showing, and […]
Back from vacation, the latest episode of the “Consider This!” podcast is out. Conservative commentary in 10 minutes or less. Bill de Blasio was recently elected as the mayor of New York City. De Blasio is a liberal Democrat, as opposed to the liberal Republican Michael Bloomberg, who just left the post. He promises to bring liberal […]
Bill de Blasio was recently elected as the mayor of New York City. De Blasio is a liberal Democrat, as opposed to the liberal Republican Michael Bloomberg, who just left the post. The NY Times wrote a rather hopeful piece on de Blasio just before the end of the year, which included this paragraph. His […]
When the big supertyphoon hit south of where I live in the Philippines, and all my friends and relatives were emailing me if I was okay. Why, yes, I answered: The Signal 4 super-typhoon hit south of us. But we were badly hit by an ordinary Signal 3 typhoon a few weeks earlier, which destroyed […]
Since I was a young hippie in Mississippi, this has been my motto: If you don’t buy it, they can’t sell it! Let me explain. What I am specifically referring to is basically the concept of overblown advertising. I am totally an American and a capitalist at heart, but moderation is always a virtue. Take […]
The latest episode of the “Consider This!” podcast is out. Conservative commentary in 10 minutes or less. The school voucher program in Louisiana is a fantastic success. The high school graduation is significantly up, and the poorest are benefiting the most. So, of course, Obama’s Justice Department is suing to stop it on the ground of … […]
One of the landmark pieces of legislation to pass Congress in the past few years was the Jumpstart Our Business Startup Act, also known as the JOBS Act. The Act carries many beneficial provisions for small businesses and investors, but the most significant one was in Title II, Sec. 201 of the legislation. Previously, under […]
OK, so let me get this straight. The problem that ObamaCare was trying to fix was this: uninsured people got free healthcare at emergency rooms, but this cost was borne by taxpayers. So the solution is to subsidize their insurance. The subsidies come from their tax refund via the IRS. Where does the money come […]
The latest episode of the “Consider This!” podcast is out. Conservative commentary in 10 minutes or less. I had a nice conversation with a Twitter follower on the flipping and flopping may Democrats have done on the whole debt limit issue. They were very much against raising it until one of their guys is sitting in the […]
The latest episode of the “Consider This!” podcast is out. Conservative commentary in 10 minutes or less. Of all the services that the government performs, which ones are considered “essential”? Which ones stay operating even during a shutdown? Here’s an example of one, and in fact, it’s a service that is active only during a shutdown. What if they […]
The latest episode of the “Consider This!” podcast is out. Conservative commentary in 10 minutes or less. Do more guns mean more murders and suicides? A Harvard study of European countries may surprise you. Or cause you to yawn in recognition of something we’ve long understood. Is the stem cell debate — embryonic vs adult — now […]
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