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When you break up with someone what do you do? You go through an emotional roller coaster, plagued by pain and confusion, blaming yourself or the other for the breakup. How you feel? The irrational and negative thought process kicks in. Do I call or…
A real estate attorney is a lawyer who deals with all kinds of problems associated with real estate. If these are left unresolved, they can become quite problematic, which is why it is appropriate to hire an attorney who is capable of handling these issues.…
While working at a large high school, I get an inside look at the educational scene. As a classroom instructor, I understand that teaching is only one facet of the teaching-learning process, a process whose success centers on effective communication. Communication is undermined when students…
In a crowded internet space, websites compete with each other for maximum exposure through SEO marketing techniques. However, many website managers tend to forget that ultimately content is still king. SEO can only help attract readers to your website. But once there, it is the…
Copying music, movies, and software over the Internet using BitTorrent is now quite common. Sandvine recently released information on the amount of internet traffic used by top apps, with BitTorrent ranked as the #1 upstream app, #4 downstream app, and #4 overall app behind Netflix,…
With the huge leaps in industrial productivity during the 20th century, shouldn’t a penny now buy me at least 10 Snickers bars instead of nothing? A great question, considering that world population increased 4.2 times between 1900 and 2010, annual copper mining production increased 30…
In early August 2016, my daughter-in-law Andrea told her mother and me that her doctor had told her that she had stage 3 uterine cancer and stage 3 cervical cancer. This really surprised both of us because Andrea was only thirty years old. Andrea also…
Nearly nine million Americans lost their jobs during the Great Recession and its aftermath. Those lucky enough to stay out of the unemployment line were expected to work longer hours, often for the same pay, or even less. Few complained. Most felt hurt because they…
Many people, especially those in the service industry, are victims of unfair wage practices. Federal law requires that all workers be paid at least the minimum wage and not be required to work more than 40 hours per week without overtime pay. Unfortunately, employees often…
Each of us in the early retirement set remembers what it was like in school. It was a tiny microcosm of fragmented social groups. Some groups were popular, while others banded together to rebel against the popular crowd. Even within these groups, further stratification was…