Several groups will be in Washington for commemoration of this very historic American event. The groups include Celebrate the Dream, an organization whose name comes from a reference made in the King speech given in 1963 about his hope for his native land;

“Celebrate the Dream is sponsored by ONE DC, EmpowerDC, Campaign for America’s Future, New Organizing Institute, National Organizer’s Alliance, Media Matters, Americans for American Values, and Jewish Funds for Justice. Further support is provided by the Arca Foundation, the CrossCurrents Foundation, and the Program on Inequality and Common Good, a project at the Institute for Policy Studies and the fiscal sponsor for this event. All donations are tax-deductible.”~from Celebrate The Dream’s web site 

as well as The Other 98 %. The Other 98 % name refers to what is left after the Elite 2 percent of the tax paying population is subtracted from the 100 percent of the citizens who work and pay taxes to support this nation.

“On Tax Day, 2010, we went head to head with the Tea Party armed with two huge banners, one overlooked fact, and a simple message: yes there’s a reason to be angry, but it’s not because some immigrant is sneaking across the border in search of “entitlements” or some “lazy” inner-city family supposedly cheating on their taxes and leaving you holding the bill. It’s because the Elite 2% have rigged the system and aren’t paying their fair share.”~from The Other 98 % web site History page

We believe it is not by coincidence a self professed rodeo clown will be holding an event purported to be a celebration of the late, highly venerated Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.,  the site of Dr. King’s most famous speech.

We’ve been surfing the Internet to read the views of many different people in the United States, some who were alive in 1963, some who attended the event in 1963, and others who weren’t even a gleam in their parents’ eyes during one of the shameful periods in our United States history.

During one of our surfing expeditions we found a chart which shows an interesting comparison, a kind of then and now.  It’s a simplification of the vast differences between the world renowned well-educated philosopher, Baptist preacher, Civil Rights activist, best known for being an advocate of non-violent protests; and the bufoon, who like Bud Schulberg’s creation,  Larry ”Lonesome” Rhodes, a character from the classic 1957 film “A Face In The Crowd” is, in the everyday parlance,  the embodiment of  “ just a lucky bum” with a scheme to fill his personal coffers with lots of cash fleeced from the uninformed and bigoted sheeple who follow him on Fox News – the news network owned in part by Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, who we know for sure funds terrorist groups in the Middle East via his Kingdom Foundation.

In our opinion Martin Luther King, Jr. was so hugely dynamic and important a figure in the history of our nation even a rodeo clown, and the rodeo owner, are compelled to give him his props.

Since we, as a nation of people of varied races, are not over the subject of race in this country, despite the media telling us we’re living in the “era of Obama” which in some circles is coming to be known as a “ post race era”, we think it’s appropriate  all the hoopla cum nonsense take place prior to and on this the 47th anniversary of Americans sincerely coming together under the leadership of a black man, to demonstrate to our government leaders our desire to make our nation better. We are after all still a nation for, of and by the people, regardless of what the pundits and politicians are telling those of us who still watch, read and listen to them blather on about who deserves to be a citizen of this new way of living

We’re looking forward to a celebration in three years that will exhibit the progress we’ve made toward fulfilling the hopes and desires of all our citizens.

That is why we support Jon Stewart’s suggestion and urge everyone to join us, as a nation, in not watching FoxNews Channel. Take a look at the video from the Daily Show on Monday, August 23, 2010 when the host of the program on Comedy Central made this salient proposal.

Remember Saudi Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal is to Rupert Murdock is to FoxNewsChannel

According to his very supportive parents, the family relocated from Virginia to North Carolina to fuel his racing desires, Gray Gaulding began racing motor bikes at age three. This young man has his own race track at his home in North Carolina. Watch the video for more details about this NASCAR wunderkind.

As NASCAR fans, and France detractors, may recall last fall 2009 France was arrested, booked, charged, and later absolved by a judge of the crime the local Daytona Beach Police charged him with having committed.

No one is lamenting the end of France’s brief and most unremarkable professional (?) NASCAR driving career. In fact it could be said he was successful in achieving his goal. He’s a world-class wastrel.

We found an  interesting video piece created in 2003 by the  artist  Isao Hashimoto of Japan. We are sure you will be surprised, as were we, to see the number of devices detonated since 1945 up to and including 1998; that’s more than ten years ago. How many more bombs have been tested since 1998? What are our world leaders arming us against?

It is no wonder there is global warming and everyday people around the world are newly diagnosed with a new and more resistant form of cancer and myriad other diseases.

How we wish there were an intergalactic robot police force, as in the storyline of the 1951 classic science fiction movie, The Day The Earth Stood Still, to ensure there would be no more wars. An alien lands on earth, on The Mall in Washington, D.C. He arrives to deliver the message to the people of Earth that they must live in peace or risk being destroyed as their unseemly behavior is a danger to the inhabitants of other planets in our solar system.

As we are hearing of the plans being made by the American government to visit Mars and perhaps other planets beyond our galaxy, we look forward to the time when war is an outdated, old fashioned idea. Just as we look forward to the day race is no longer an issue.

There are several important things to consider. Firstly, what subjects do you want to study? Some colleges specialize in particular areas such as arts or sciences. Some sixth form colleges will get better results in your chosen subjects than others. Secondly, can you or your family afford to pay the fees of a private, independent college? Thirdly, how far are you able to travel?

There are several reasons to attend a sixth form college. You may be embarking on a career that requires apprenticeship or prior experience and education. You may want to continue studying some of your favorite subjects in A-level courses, especially if you have already gained high grades in them at GCSE. But not everyone is sure of where they want to go, so a sixth form college can help you find your true calling.

Generally, sixth form colleges have a more relaxed approach to learning than secondary schools. Sixth formers who stay on at their school are given more freedom and often privileges than their juniors and are encouraged to study in a more independent way. Styles of teaching do vary significantly between different schools and sixth form colleges. Some will use continual assessment rather than big exams, while others may have practical workshops rather than classroom lectures.

Before you commit to a sixth form college, you should research all your options. Find out about the average class size, and how many graduates were able to find jobs or continue their education. Checking sixth form colleges that are near you is fairly easy, and you should take advantage of an open day to further your efforts. You will also be able to determine if the college takes a more relaxed approach or if a more stringent plan is followed. More distant colleges may be difficult to visit, but a great deal of information about each college is available on the internet. There are no limits on the number of colleges where you may apply but you do need to be sure that you meet the deadline. Every college sets their own deadline, so make sure you know what it is for each one. More popular classes fill up quickly, so you will need to apply for those in Year 11, Autumn term.

Now Try – 6th Form School London

Speed readers go about their thing in a variety of ways like not vocalizing all words, making out words without recognizing every letter in each word and quickly skimming through the text. Each reader will have methods that come more in a more instinctual way and they’ll unveil themselves with practice and time. Overall, the goal is to get your eyes to move at a faster rate and recognize words quickly.

Skimming is the process by which a reader visually searches through the text for clues to the meaning of the article. Generally, this is not the best method for dense informational texts because comprehension rate is usually lower. On the other hand, it allows for a quick overview of the text and its essential meaning.

Meta guiding is another method, perhaps the most widely taught, that speeds up the reading process. It consists of guiding the eye along the lines of text using another pointer like a finger or a pen. This method speeds up the movement of the eye and subdues subvocalization.

A first speed reading exercise to start with consists of using a pointer like your finger to make your eyes follow it across the paragraph to go faster. Moving the finger faster and faster will force the eyes to recognize the words faster and make reading a faster process.

Another exercise to try to attempt to learn a speed reading technique consists of quickly scanning through the material to look for key words attached to the essential meaning of the sentences. In essence, this is reading in blocks and is also done in other exercises which can become more complicated.

This third exercise needs a little bit of preparation time and some index cards. Blocks of words, phrases or sentence fragments will need to be written on the index cards. The exercise itself consists of reading what is written on the index cards instead of reading an integral text. During a few minutes, one must quickly scroll through the index cards while recognizing the set of words that are on every card. In practicality, this increases the recognition of words and accelerates the speed of reading fragments of sentences.

In general, in order for speed reading exercises to be effective, some time must be invested. A rule of thumb is that it is recommended to have a good level of energy and have a good level of concentration to practice these exercises. To see worth while results, it takes time and lots of practice. Reading really fast is possible all the while keeping a good comprehension and retention of what is being read.

Speed reading is a great asset to have in the academic and professional world. It is rather easy to teach and learn and is absolutely free. A little patience and some determination are all that are needed along with the key speed reading exercises.

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Despite all the news of new financial regulations, read that as toothless, benign and ineffectual to protect the public from the sordid practices of the cagey banksters, according to this exclusive article in the current issue of Mother Jones magazine, the government agencies, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae along with the bailed out financial institutions are helping the hundreds of law firms around the country known as foreclosure mills, force people out of their homes.  We know of one firm that does 30 thousand foreclosures a year.

Many who are being displaced are being wrongfully removed. Documents are being falsified by unethical legal representatives; judges are so overwhelmed by the number of foreclosure cases there is no time for judicial checks to verify the evidence presented is accurate.

If the name of the homeowner in default is similar to yours, even though you have no loan with the same bank or even if you do, and your mortgage payments are up to date or your home is paid off, you could be in for a world of trouble; it may be as troublesome as having your identity stolen. We’ve all heard what a monumental inconvenience that experience can be. Erroneous information of this type once sent to credit bureaus is real tough to have removed. It can be done. It just takes a long time. Read here for more details of how the government and the bankers are pushing citizens out of their homes.

In remembrance of our declaration of independence from British tyranny, we present a musical treat from our favorite group of  six talented men.. Take 6, their rendition of our National Anthem, the Star Spangled Banner…

This time Mr. and Mrs. intellectually brilliant and very cute, can be seen on HGTV’s House Hunters. The program has already aired once and will be repeated on July 23rd for those of us who missed their appearance the first time. Be sure to check your local listings for time and channel.

We are sure Mr. Suggs, being the romantic he is, he has planned a very special celebration for his bride.

Once again, to Darnell and LaDonna Suggs best wishes for continued success in your marriage.

LEAP, established in 1997 in partnership with Rutgers University, is a Preschool–12 public charter school in Camden, New Jersey that is dedicated to creating opportunities and improving conditions for the children and families of the city. 

The Rutgers/LEAP program is an esteemed example for  national urban school reform. It is an alliance  between a major  university known for its academic exploration and analysis, a public charter school, parents, business and community partners.  The integration of education into the economic development as well as the community development, creates a mutually beneficial alliance for the university, the charter  school and the  City of Camden, New jersey.

The scholastic agenda of the school targets students efforts on readiness for a college eduactional experience. The point is to increase students’  awareness of  institutions of higher learning, preparation, and attendance.  The school takes a holistic approach to setting a learning curriculum in order to develop classroom excellence  providing support for their students’  needs outside of school through programs for physical and emotional health, as well as nutrition programs, along with comprehensive services; several different opportunities in  servce to the community and experiential opportunities are offered to the students, too.

For the past five years all four of LEAP’s graduating classes have achieved 100% college acceptance. This is an indication of the commitment to providing children and their families with opportunities for advancement.

LEAP has been recognized by local and national organizations  for its pioneering work in education. A recipient of numerous awards the school has been described by The Annie E. Casey Foundation a “Sign of Hope” and one of Camden’s “Recent successes in improving its overall academic environment and expanding civic engagement”.

That is where Miracles Global Inc, originally a Rutgers–Camden student group, now a full-fledged 501(c)(3) with its goal to make a difference in Camden – and eventually the world, comes in to lend support  to the school.

Miracles Global, among its many initiatives, provides weekly tutoring sessions for the students at LEAP Academy.

To honor the students’ success Miracles Global awarded certificates, money, and a laptop computer to two outstanding students. The non-profit organization was in turn, awarded a certificate for its service to the school. And according to Mr. Jones it was a great night, “… and we look forward to working with them even more in the future.”

In the coming weeks we will report on the upcoming school supplies drive to be held by Miracles Global to support the students of LEAP as well as other schools in the Camden community.

Ms Jones, whose book of poetry is number 61 on FinishingLine Press’ New Women’s Voices, is one of the featured poets for the evening. There will be an open mike segment hosted by Raymond Tyler. A $7 fee is charged for non-featured artists who wish to read their creations.

If you can not attend the evening event you can find Shawn R. Jones’ first collection of poems at amazon. Order your copy today

We recognize how busy everyone is; that despite 24 hour news outlets repeating the same story ad nauseum there may be a couple of people who were out of town since this story of the debacle in the Gulf emerged.

We believe you will find this video provides a clear and well defined telling of how it came to be called a spill. It’s not a spill! It’s a massive leak; in fact some are referring to it as an underwater oil volcanic eruption with the fire and ash and smoke in the air above the water…..

If you love good poetry and you’re in the Philadelphia area on Tuesday evening, June 15, 2010 stop by Tastee D’s Restaurant in the Olde City section of the city, to hear our favorite New Jersey poet Shawn R. Jones as she reads poetic selections during the evening.

Ms Jones, a graduate of Rutgers University, is the author of Womb Rain, a chapbook collection of poetry published by FinishingLine Press of Georgetown, Kentucky.

The program begins at 7p.  there is a fee at the door for unscheduled non-featured artists.

Tastee D’s African Cuisine is located 526 South 4th Street, Philadelphia, PA- Telephone (215) 454-2875 for details

“Dappled, smart and fluent, Tessa Kale’s poems make a lasting first impression. The Hudson Line is a bright window on the landscapes of the heart.”
~ J.D. McClatchy

First, it’s news of the Book of the Month featuring Yonkers, New York resident,  poet Tessa Kale. Ms Kale’s latest effort is her chapbook collection of poems in the title The Hudson Line.
You can pre-order this item, it’s the Finishing Line Press 2009 Winner of the Press Prize in Poetry Open Chapbook Competition. This is a limited edition that ships August 23, 2010.  Reserve your copy soon.

The publishers want to remind everyone time is running out if you wish to enter the 2010 OPEN CHAPBOOK COMPETITION.  June 30th is the deadline for your entry.

This contest is open to all.

There is a prize of $1,000. Plus publication will be awarded by Finishing Line Press for a chapbook-length poetry collection.

All entries will be considered for publication.

The top-ten finalists will be offered publication.

Submit up to 26 pages of poetry (one poem per page),  along with biography, acknowledgments; include a self addressed stamped envelope and a cover letter with a $15 entry fee.  Do this by the deadline postmarked
June 30, 2010

Final judging will be by  renown poet and essayist Ned Balbo.  He is the author of The Trials of Edgar Poe and Other Poems which received the Donald Justice Poetry Prize.  In 2009 Mr. Balbo’s Something Must Happen, a poetry chapbook, was published by Finishing Line Press.

Interested parties must send entries to:
Open Chapbook Competition
Finishing Line Press
P.O. Box 1626
Georgetown, KY 40324
USA

Or follow instructions to  pay by credit card

“Regulators have, for the most part, tiptoed around these larger institutions [big banks]. Despite the damage they did, failing big banks were allowed to lumber on, with government support. It should come as no surprise that the industry is unfortunately evolving toward larger and larger bank size with financial resources concentrated in fewer and fewer hands.” ~Richard Fisher

The words of Richard Fisher, president of the Dallas Texas Federal Reserve Bank, confirm what we have believed since the beginning of this debacle in banking in the United States.

The fact is our government has helped the banking scoundrels to perpetrate their fraud on the tax payers. We get to share the losses that result from the poor decisions made by the so-called experts; however when the crisis ends and prosperity reigns, We, the People, will only share or benefit in a very minuscule amount compared to the debt we, our children, their children and their children’s children will carry for years far into the future.

And now Richard Fisher tells us if we do not finally crack down now on this industry, as it is behaving as a wayward child, the industry will be even more unwieldy as it grows larger and bigger banks.

“Based on these considerations, coupled with studies suggesting severe limits to economies of scale in banking, it seems that mostly as a result of public policy—and not the competitive marketplace—ever larger banks have come to dominate the financial landscape. And, absent fundamental reform, they will continue to do so. As a result of public policy, big banks have become indestructible. And as a result of public policy, the industrial organization of banking is slanted toward bigness.”

We must demand the Obama administration get tough with the bankers. The POTUS comes from a family of bankers. His grandmother and his mother both were involved on different levels with the industry. In his formal and familial education we are certain he knows of, and follows in his personal life, good banking practices.

President Obama must join Richard Fisher in his call for strong, tough regulation of the bankers.

“It is my view that, by propping up deeply troubled big banks, authorities have eroded market discipline in the financial system.”

Why isn’t this guy Treasury Secretary? He’s certainly got the background.
Moreover he’ sensible in his pronouncements.

“…the financial regulatory reform bill has left regulators (specifically, the Board of Governors and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.) with the authority to impose greater restrictions on firms whose living wills are not credible. That authority, as I mentioned previously, could include “[divesting] certain assets or operations … to facilitate an orderly resolution.”

We agree. The regulators have the power to bring the bankers into proper regulatory compliance. We urge the officials to agree and act on Richard Fisher’s suggestions decisively.

You can rest assured that all UK boarding schools will be of a good standard, as they all have to be registered with the UK government education department. The education departments lays down minimum standards of facilities and teaching and enforces them. Also, all boarding schools are regularly inspected by independent assessors. More expensive schools will not necessarily be better, as some boarding schools receive endowments, which effectively subsidize tuition fees. You can view academic results, and other indicators of a school’s performance by looking at their website.

Boarding schools in the UK educate pupils by following the standard British curriculum, which is revered and copied by lots of other countries. At eighteen, pupils gain their A-levels, which are, according to Cambridge University and Oxford University, the highest form of pre-university qualifications available. Having achieved good A-levels grades, pupils can attend the best universities anywhere in the world. The grades that pupils at boarding schools achieve for their A-levels are well above the national average, with lots of pupils achieving straight As.

The best time for a child to start at a boarding school is at the age of eleven, which is when pupils in the UK start their secondary education. Older pupils are accepted, but the process of transition is easier when they are starting from the same point as their peers. Competition for places can be intense, particularly at the highest achieving boarding schools, and academic entrance tests must normally be passed. The academic year begins in September in the UK, so taking the entrance test at least six months in advance of that month is advisable.

Before making a final decision on which boarding school to choose, you should…

- Thoroughly look through each school’s prospectus.

- Visit two to five schools if it is possible to do so.

- Ask your child if they have any particular preferences.

- Get a detailed list of what is included in a schools fees and what is not.

- Find out if any grants or scholarships are available.

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1. Natural Learning Method.

When you work your way through the Rocket Italian curriculum, you will find that there is a natural progression from lesson to lesson. Cultural information is interspersed throughout the course so that you will understand why the language is arranged and spoken the way it is. This deeper understanding creates a foundation on which you can build your language skills and feel more comfortable with everything Italian. Conversational elements in the course are based on real conversations that you would have in a modern setting, so you’ll be ready to use modern Italian phrases as well as traditional conversation.

2. Become Certified.

As you go through the Rocket Italian curriculum, you will have several opportunities to test your skills through quizzes and tests. If you need to practice in a specific area, there are fun games that let you work on your word and phrase comprehension while you try to get higher scores. The self-tests and quizzes can be taken as often as you like, so you can practice and then go back to see how much the practice has helped. Once you’ve completed the entire course, you will have an opportunity to take a certification test that proves you’re an expert.

3. Learn The Culture.

An important aspect of language learning that usually gets overlooked is placing the language within the culture where it was developed. Rocket Italian provides 31 language culture lessons, which put Italian into better perspective for you. It helps you understand how the language developed over time, and why it is spoken the way it is. When you have that cultural framework, it is much easier to remember grammar rules and pronunciation because you’ll know why the rules are there. Cultural lessons also prepare you for situational language use that can occur on a daily basis.

4. Online Forum.

Rocket Italian gives you access to native Italian speakers 24-hours a day through its online forum. You will also get to chat with other students who are going through the program and may experience the same frustrations or insights that you are experiencing. The forum provides great tips to help you learn, and it also gives you quick access to technical support if you should need it. You can take advantage of this resource as a part of the standard Rocket Italian package.

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Read more about Rutgers University’s six featured graduates from the Class of 2010.

Be sure to read about our favorite young male grad Jeffrey Jones, founder and president of Miracles Global, a non-profit company dedicated to educating and creating opportunities for the less fortunate.

With campuses located in Camden, New Brunswick,  and Newark, New Jersey, the prestigious university’s  myriad resources have allowed these young people to create a personalized education, customized just for them. They have made important discoveries about themselves and the world as they pursued their interests while expanding their imagination.

Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey is a 244 year-old institution for higher learning; it is the eighth oldest of its kind in the United States.

A Canadian man says his pet disappeared after he checked the animal with Delta Airlines for a flight from Mexico City to Detroit.

Josiah Allen, a Canadian man from Ontario, told a popular consumer web site, Delta Airlines offered him an apology and a $200 credit for any future travel with the airline.

Allen said he and his girlfriend rescued the stray dog while on vacation last month in Puerto Vallarta.

“We took him to the vet’s, got him all of his shots, an eye infection treated, two baths to clean him from hundreds of dog ticks that were covering his whole body, and gave him the name Paco,” Allen said.

According to Allen, the nightmare began when the couple attempted to check Paco with Delta for their connecting flight to Detroit. Allen said a Delta agent, Althea Around, told them the pet carrier they purchased for Paco was not big enough. He added that the airline only accepted the carrier after he and his girlfriend signed a waiver releasing Delta of any liability if Paco was injured.

Allen said he and his girlfriend arrived in Detroit where they waited for Paco at the pet claim for about twenty minutes. Eventually, according to Allen, a Delta employee, Dawn Boddame, informed the couple that the dog was not at the airport and in fact had never been boarded on the plane in Mexico City.

Allen said the worker assured him that Paco “would be cared for by Delta employees and walked, fed, watered, and would be sent on the next flight to Detroit, and then get delivered to my house in Ontario, Canada.” But the next day, Allen said he called Delta to see if Paco had been flown to Detroit yet and couldn’t find anyone who knew. “No one seemed to have any answers or have any idea about the location of my dog,” Allen said. He said his host in Mexico spent hours on the phone trying to solve the mystery and eventually was told that Paco had escaped from his carrier and disappeared.

Delta spokeswoman Bea Esser addressed the incident in the following statement to the international news media :

“Our staff have conducted exhaustive searches to locate the dog’s owner. The beloved pet escaped from its kennel on May 3 in Mexico City. In the meantime, we have questioned the dog about the situation in attempts to ascertain the name of the dog’s owner. When asked the dog said nothing. We offer our sincere apologies that until recently we have only been able to recover name and contact information for the owner of the dog by searching the nearby round files where the original transaction took place. We have provided compensation and additionally we have offered to reimburse the animal’s owner for all of the expenses associated with the dog.”

Don B. Zonozi another airline representative  said the dog, one of several gangs of grifter canines who regularly get picked up or rescued by tourists as a means to escaping from Mexico or receiving baths and veterinarian services, broke out of its kennel, using sophisticated tools hidden in its collar, while on the tarmac and ran away. According to this account, ramp agents chased Paco however the animal escaped through a fence. The source said employees then drove for several hours through a neighborhood near the airport they located the dog. According to airline security executive Turner Luce, Paco, was taken into custody by airline animal control security officers as it screamed rude ethnic epithets while being taken to the airline’s airport office for detainment and questioning.

The dog’s owner rejects Delta’s explanation saying “I do not believe for a second that Paco escaped from his carrier. It was a very secure hard plastic pet carrier with two locks and a metal wire door, and there is no way a small dog, (he looked like a mix of a wiener dog and a Jack Russell), could use sophisticated tools to break his way out of it. He has no hands.”

And now for the true story….

#1 After they signed the waiver releasing the airline from liability the Mexicans threw Paco out of the jet and had him for dinner (in case you don’t know Mexicans do eat dogs. We were once given a taste before we knew better in Acapulco.)

If you do not believe this story then you’ll have to believe this:
#2 Paco could talk and told the airline freight staff he’d give them one hundred dollars if they’d let him out. (How else could a dog break the locks and escape “a very secure hard plastic pet carrier with two locks and a metal wire door”?)

We hear next year Josh plans to travel to Egypt so he can bring back a cute little camel.

UPDATE: Delta Airlines sends Joshua Allen a free six pack of PacoBuugers so he can taste the dinner he missed….

In defense the Mexicans say they thought the dog’s name was Taco.

*A Mexican Dog Story is kind of like a Mexican Fish Story only it’s about a dog.

“* Workingmen to Arms!
* War to the Palace, Peace to the Cottage, and Death to LUXURIOUS IDLENESS.
* The wage system is the only cause of the World’s misery. It is supported by the rich classes, and to destroy it, they must be either made to work or DIE.
* One pound of DYNAMITE is better than a bushel of BALLOTS!
* MAKE YOUR DEMAND FOR EIGHT HOURS with weapons in your hands to meet the capitalistic bloodhounds, police, and militia in proper manner.” ~Printed a few days prior to May 1, 1886, a publisher’s appeal to working people.”

“….whether a man works eight hours a day or ten hours a day, he is still a slave.” ~ Samuel Fielden pointed out in the anarchist newspaper, The Alarm 1886

One hundred twenty-four years ago, on   May 1, 1886, more than 300,000 workers in 13,000 businesses across the United States walked off their jobs in the first May Day demonstration in history.

Chicago was the focal point for the 8-hour work day advocates. Workers numbered to be 40, 000 went out on strike and the anarchists were in the forefront of the public’s eye. Their enthusiastic oratory and revolutionary ideology of direct action,  the anarchists and anarchism became at once respected, admired and accepted by the workers and derided by the business owners, the capitalists.

Tens of thousands of  worker demonstrators took to the streets as a show of  the workers’ unity and power. Despite predictions by the authorities and the newspapers to the contrary the gatherings, parades with bands did not become violent .

As more of the working class continued to walk away from their jobs.The number of striking workers rose to almost 100,000and still there was a peaceful showing of solidarity. Two days later, May 3, 1886,  violence  between police and strikers broke out at the McCormick Reaper Works.

We can, if we care to,  learn much from our history. There are many today who wish to see us return to those horrendous days where the proposal of an eight hour day was considered a radical idea. It is important to remember the thousands of people who sacrificed their lives in order for us to have the 8-hour day.  We must acknowledge that homes with families in them were torched and totally destroyed so we could have Saturday as part of the weekend. There were brave children as young as 8-years old,  survivors of industrial accidents who marched protesting unsafe working conditions and shameful child labor. They were beaten down by  police and company thugs.

It is important to understand our current condition cannot be taken for granted – people fought for the rights and dignities we enjoy today. it would be an indignity to their memory and their courage to return to those awful times. The sacrifices made by so many people must be remembered. We must know and remember our history or we are doomed to repeat it.  This is why May Day, May 1st, is an important day in our American history. It is as important as July 4th, our national independence day. It deserves to be more widely commemorated.

By  the 1860’s, working people called to attention their demand for a shortened workday while sustaining the same pay. Not until the end of the  1880’s was it possible for organized labor gather enough power to announce the 8-hour workday. The announcement was delivered without  employers’ concord; it was a demand made by the majority of the working class.

It was in this period that people were attracted to socialism. It was a new idea presented to working people; workers were drawn to its philosophy of the workers having control over all aspects of  goods and services,  including  production and distribution. Previously workers had experienced first-hand how Capitalism was beneficial only to  their bosses. Workers realized their lives were being traded for profit. With thousands of men, women and children dying needlessly every year in the workplace, and workers’ life expectancy as low as their early twenties in some industries, there was little hope.  Only death would result from their destitution. The new idea offered another option. It was Socialism.

Various socialist organizations quickly developed throughout the last half of the 1800s They ranged from political parties to singing groups. Some socialists were elected into governmental office by the people in their communities. However many of these socialists were limited by the political process so obviously controlled by big business and the two party political machine. Anarchist groups were created throughout the country as tens of thousands of socialists broke ranks from their parties, rejecting the whole political process,because they believed it was only  providing protection for the wealthy.

It is incorrect to say labor unions and the labor movement were “taken over” by anarchists and socialists; it is anarchists and socialist who made up the labor unions. Working people eagerly adopted the concepts  of anarchism. These were ideals which sought to put an end to all hierarchical structures (including government), with emphasis on workers controlling the industry, and highly favored immediate action over the official administrative  procedure.

Iin Chicago, in 1884, the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions (which later became the American Federation of Labor), held  its national convention where it was publically proclaimed that “eight hours shall constitute a legal day’s labor from and after May 1, 1886.” The next year, the FOTLU, supported by the Knights of Labor locals, reiterated their proclamation stating the announcement would be supported by strikes and demonstrations. Initially, most radicals and anarchists regarded this demand as too reformist, failing to strike “at the root of the evil.” A year before the Haymarket Massacre, Samuel Fielden pointed out in the anarchist newspaper, The Alarm, that “whether a man works eight hours a day or ten hours a day, he is still a slave.”

It is estimated a quarter million workers in the Chicago area became directly involved in the crusade to implement the eight hour work day. The Trades and Labor Assembly, the Socialistic Labor Party and local Knights of Labor mobilized workers to enforce the eight hour work day because  “the tide of opinion and determination of most wage-workers was set in this direction. It was a direction opposed by most employers.” When the anarchists became involved other larger issues were featured; issues greater than the 8-hour day. There was a sense of social revolution beyond the more immediate gains of shortened hours; it was a dramatic change in the  structure of the economy of capitalism. Continued next post

who will cry for the little boy?
Lost and all alone.
Who will cry for the little boy?
Abandoned without his own?

Who will cry for the little boy?
He cried himself to sleep.
Who will cry for the little boy?
He never had for keeps.

Who will cry for the little boy?
He walked the burning sand
Who will cry for the little boy?
The boy inside the man.

Who will cry for the little boy?
Who knows well hurt and pain
Who will cry for the little boy?
He died again and again.

Who will cry for the little boy?
A good boy he tried to be
Who will cry for the little boy?
Who cries inside of me

*Antwone Fisher is an acclaimed best selling author, poet, producer and screenwriter. Fisher is also a survivor of child abuse.

April is the month of springtime renewal. It is also the time when we celebrate the earth and make commitments to saving our planet and preserving it for the next generation of humans, plants and other animals on the land, in the sea and in the air.

April is also  Child Abuse Awareness Month. As we are working to preserve our planet,  wouldn’t it be wonderful to develop humans who are kind and loving to other humans? Wouldn’t it be great if the parents who are nurturing the young ones insure they provide protection and love to help the children develop into well adjusted balanced, caring adults by confronting their own issues of past incidents of abuse?

The best way to do this is to become educated about dealing with child abuse. We can learn about preventing today’s abuse and how to resolve past incidents of abuse in the lives of the adult caretakers. Often people who have been abused themselves grow up to become abusers.

The purpose of this month of abuse awareness is to advocate the practice of healing the child–the one inside the adult, as well as nurturing the growing child. This is not just a 30 day exercise; it is a commitment to awareness every month–365 days a year every waking moment.

Heal The Child. Prevent child abuse. Protect the youngsters from being harmed. Heal the child you once were. Heal The Child.

I just want to say that if we experience certain problems in our life this means we’ve done the best to attract these problems and nobody else. So as follows from this we should do our best to produce only positive thoughts. In such a way we can attract only positive events and there fore shape a perfect destiny.

I’m sure the biggest problem of the contemporary world is that many people can’t find interesting things in our human life. As you know the reason has been mentioned above. So I’m convinced that optimists have a lot of chances to find positive sides of human life and correspondingly ways of entertainment. If a person has a positive way of thinking he’s always entertained I’m sure.

As for me I like to live in a rather an interesting and thrilling way. This simply means  you should create adventures for yourself and make them come true. In fact it’s not difficult for me to generate adventures because I’ve got no problems with my imagination. I like to live like I’m in an adventure novel. Furthermore it’s really possible if you have a burning desire to do this.

For example you can set off somewhere to find hidden treasures. There’s no need to be a superman to take part in such extraordinary activities. Many people  scuba dive into the sea to find ships on the bottom. Others are searching for golden coins digging somewhere in the forest in using information such an ancient map purchased on eBay. To somebody’s great surprise these persistent guys really manage to meet their objectives even if they often seem to be unbelievable to the vast majority of people. People really find ships in the sea and golden coins with diamonds in the ground. Just imagine how entertaining it is for them.

This can be entertaining for you too. So I advise you to try this kind of exciting entertainment. Of course I can’t guarantee  you will meet those objectives mentioned above however at the same time I’m convinced you’ll get pleasure any way. You’ll forget about your current problems and have them postponed for some time. You can set off for your adventures right now.

Movies have become an integral part of our everyday life and culture. Right up to this moment there has been numerous movies produced and it has resulted in movie reviews synopsis. It is not a secret many of the great films are inspirations for student made films; in some cases the films are right opposite.

If you want to stay tuned to the latest buzz from the film world, take this easy tip: never forget that today the online technology gives you a really unique opportunity to choose exactly what you need at the best deals  available on the market. Funny, but most of the people don’t use this opportunity.

With films being so popular, it is not surprising people become admirers of their favorite actors. Many of them have acted in more pictures then is known to their fans. And this is where such a thing as filmography comes to their aid. If you are fond of Nicolas Cage, just search Google and other search engines for Nicolas Cage Coppola. Go to the social networks, thematic forums and join the online discussions. Online technology gives you a tremendous chance to find much of the information you want.

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By following an online course you can learn at your own speed and convenience, sitting down to do it when it suits you and fits in with your other activities. If you find that you are having difficulties with a certain part of the course it is possible for you to go back to the beginning of that part and start again in order to give you a better understanding of a particular point, whether it be pronunciation or just remembering certain words.

If you browse the internet for sites that will help you learn Spanish online you will come across a number that include audio lessons with videos as well. This will help with your pronunciation. I have found some sites that will let you have a free trial before you purchase the complete course, which allows you the opportunity of seeing if an online course will be the best method for you.

Of course, there is nothing stopping you from using an online course with other people, possibly your partner or your children. If there are a number of you working together you will be able to help each other by testing each other out and once you start speaking to each other in Spanish you will find that you will remember words and phrases more easily. Also, it’s a great way to bring the family together by taking part in a pastime that you all have an interest in.

These materials can usually be viewed or listened to for free in the Internet. There are also sites that require a small fee for subscription before allowing students to access to such materials. In some cases, down-loadable materials are available, either for free or for a fee. The ones that require a certain payment are usually the more complete ones. To learn Spanish for beginners, choosing the method and materials – either books or audio and visual aids – that feels the most comfortable for you would be a good way to start your lessons.
Since most beginners’ lessons are designed as a self-study course, students are usually provided with teaching aids such as reading manuals and audio books or audio recordings.

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“A young black man can’t understand what it means to have something he’s never been denied. I can’t make them understand the mental relief I feel at the rights we have. It almost infuriates me that people don’t understand what integration has done for this country.”
~ the late Benjamin Hooks in an interview with
U.S. News & World Report~

Benjamin Lawson Hooks was a son of the American South. He was born in 1925 in Memphis, Tennessee. During his college years at LeMoyne-Owen College in Memphis, he became acutely aware of the fact he was forced by law to use segregated public accommodations–water fountains, lunch counters and rest rooms.

In 1944 following his graduation from Howard University in Washington, D.C. he enlisted in the U.S. Army. Assigned to the job of guarding Italian prisoners of war Hooks soon found his service to the nation while wearing the U.S. Army uniform garnered him more humiliation than respect. The P.O.W.s were permitted to eat in the very same restaurants where his presence was not allowed.

Upon receiving an honorable discharge from the service, he began his studies at the DePaul University College of Law in Chicago to study the law. At the time there was no law school in the state of Tennessee would grant admission to Hooks to attend law school. In 1948 the DePaul University College of Law in Chicago to study law. No law school in his native Tennessee would admit him. In 1948 he graduated from DePaul with his Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree.

Benjamin Hooks returned to his hometown of Memphis to change the practices of segregation upheld by law in the U.S. He passed the bar exam after which he established his own law practice.

By the end of the 1940s Benjamin Hooks had built a reputation as a black attorney, one of very few, in Memphis.

Over the years Benjamin Hooks granted interviews to many publications to chronicle his experience of the the Jim Crow era Southern United States. In an interview with Jet Magazine he described what it was like to practice law in segregated Memphis at the time:

“At that time you were insulted by law clerks, excluded from white bar associations and when I was in court, I was lucky to be called Ben. Usually it was just ‘boy.’ [But] the judges were always fair. The discrimination of those days has changed and, today, the South is ahead of the North in many respects in civil rights progress.”

He met Frances Dancy who became his wife in 1952. in 1956 because he believe he was called to the ministry he became an ordained Baptist minister. Earlier in his life as a younger man he wanted to study theology; his father dissuaded him from doing so.

Rev. Hooks became a close friend and an associate of another southern leader Dr. Theodore Roosevelt Mason Howard, M.D. Dr. T.R.M. Howard was a surgeon as well as the head of the Regional Council of Negro Leadership (RCNL), a leading civil rights organization in Mississippi.

As he continued with his busy law practice as he began preaching in Memphis and increased his civil rights activism by joining the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, as well as his participation in the boycotts of consumer goods and services along with his pioneering participation in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, (NAACP), sponsored restaurant sit-ins.

Rev. Hooks ran for public office in Tennessee in 1954, 1959 and 1963. By 1965 because of his winning personality and determination he had the support of white liberals as well as blacks statewide. In fact he was appointed by the governor of Tennessee to fill an open position on the judicial bench in the Shelby County criminal court.
Governor Frank G. Clement’s selection and appointment of Hooks made history. Benjamin Hooks became the first black criminal court judge in Tennessee. Although this position was temporary expiring in 1966, Benjamin Hooks went on to successfully campaign for a full term in the same judicial post.

By the end of the 1960s Benjamin Hooks was renown as businessman, judge, lawyer and minister. He asked his wife of then thirty years to be hands close advisor, assistant and traveling companion. Hooks was regularly a speaker at the Greater New Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan as well as an active participant in the protests and marches for the NAACP.

Benjamin Hooks was the television host and producer of several programs seen on Memphis’ local television. In 1972 because of his strong support for Republican candidates President Richard M. Nixon selected Hooks to be a member of the five member Federal Communications Commission (FCC). After confirmation by the U.S. Senate Benjamin Hooks and his wife Frances moved to Washington, D.C.

As a member of the FCC Hooks addressed the scarcity of minority ownership of television and radio outlets as well as, the minority employment statistics for the broadcasting industry, and the manner in which black African Americans are portrayed in the mass media. Hooks continued to work for black involvement in the media and entertainment industries even after he completed his five-year term on the board of the FCC.

Benjamin Hooks was elected, by the 64-member board of directors of the NAACP, to become the executive director of the association. He held this leadership position until 1992 when he tendered his resignation.

In 1980 Benjamin Hooks gave the justification for the NAACP’s support for non-violent action saying:

“There are a lot of ways an oppressed people can rise. One way to rise is to study, to be smarter than your oppressor. The concept of rising against oppression through physical contact is stupid and self-defeating. It exalts brawn over brain. And the most enduring contributions made to civilization have not been made by brawn, they have been made by brain.”

In his remarks acknowledging the death at age 85, of Benjamin Hooks, a man who is one of an incredible generation of Americans who changed the world, President Barack Obama said,

“Our national life is richer for the time Dr. Hooks spent on this earth. And our union is more perfect for the way he spent it: Giving a voice to the voiceless.”

In their sties with all their backing
They don’t care what goes on around
In their eyes there’s something lacking
What they need’s a damn good whacking.

Everywhere there’s lots of piggies
Living piggy lives…”~George Harrison

All this talk about Goldman Sachs– the fraud, greed and malfeasance associated with the so-called financial experts at the world’s largest global investment banking and securities management company has brought to mind a tune written by the late George Harrison a member of the Beatles and recorded by the the Fab Four many years ago, 1968, for the White Album. How prescient those mop-headed Brits were.

The decision makers at Goldman Sachs, have been since 1869, dealing primarily with institutional clients such as national governments, state and provincial governing authorities as well as municipal government entities around the world.

When they make a decision based on what is best for the corporation, rather than what is best for the client, their errors bring down national economies; and the Goldman Sachs executives rake in the cash.

“Have you seen the little piggies
Crawling in the dirt
And for all the little piggies
Life is getting worse
Always having dirt to play around in.

Have you seen the bigger piggies
In their starched white shirts
You will find the bigger piggies
Stirring up the dirt
Always have clean shirts to play around in.

In their sties with all their backing
They don’t care what goes on around
In their eyes there’s something lacking
What they need’s a damn good whacking.

Everywhere there’s lots of piggies
Living piggy lives
You can see them out for dinner
With their piggy wives
Clutching forks and knives to eat their bacon.” George Harrison

You will discover a good number of franchises to invest in and the obvious answer is of course what’s ‘affordable’ relies entirely on the amount of investment or financing you have available to invest. With this in mind, it’s advisable to drop by the franchise section of one of the high street banks to assess what financing could be available to you. Ensure you have details of any existing savings or any liquid capital that you already have, together with details of any assets you might have available to secure supplementary funding if necessary.

Franchise offerings can range significantly from as little as several thousand pounds up to hundreds of thousands for a few top end retail type franchise opportunities.

Considering Affordable Franchises

A lot of the most reasonably priced franchises, when it comes to a low investment level, tend to be work from home franchise opportunities. This is notably because of the fact they don’t require business premises lease or hire that saves significantly on running costs. Additionally, many of these franchises require lower than £10,000 startup fee to get going with a few as low as £5.000. For a variety of low cost options you could potentially start by browsing the affordable franchises for sale section or work at home franchises section of some of the internet franchise websites.

It ought to be noted that although a low initial risk might seem an attractive selection it may also be a limiting thing. Well recognized and well known franchise businesses, may demand a larger investment partly because of the additional attractiveness their brand appears to potential customers. It is also best at the beginning with the finish in mind, so be sure to evaluate what you aspire to achieve financially and assess any franchise business you consider in its potential to help you accomplish your goal.

Dorothy Height was born in Virginia and at a young age moved to Pennsylvania with her family. When she was 17 years-old she was admitted to Barnard College; however upon her arrival she was denied admission due to the school’s informal policy of admitting only two black students per year.

Height was not deterred for she was determined to pursue an education and she did so at New York University where in 1932 she received her undergraduate degree. She returned to the university and the following year received a master’s degree in educational psychology.

Dorothy Height’s entrance into the world of social activism began while she was employed by the New York City Welfare Department as a case worker. It was during this time she became a member of the National Council of Negro Women, a non-profit organization established in 1935 by Mary McLeod Bethune, to expand opportunities and the quality of life for black African American females, their families and their communities.

Always well dressed, wearing her signature hat, Dorothy Height is the recipient of numerous awards including the prestigious congressional Medal of Honor.

Dorothy Height, a lifelong Delta Sigma Theta sorer,  was a valiant advocate for the rights of blacks and women to be educated and  gainfully employed. She will be missed.

Standard natural and holistic ADHD/ADD treatment practice with numerous natural and holistic health care providers consists of particular diet plan adjustments. Food additives are frequently a partial source of signs or symptoms as are food allergies or sensitivities, which are located and removed from the diet.

Reducing or removing refined sugar and avoiding processed foods in favor of natural ones are some other achievable diet program improvements. Currently there are now a lot of natural food alternatives on hand in the health food areas that are now common in many grocery stores. Even prepared “convenience foods” are obtainable which may help to make food plan alterations simpler and practical when you have a busy timetable without much time to cook meals.

Ginkgo Biloba is one of a number of traditional herbs which are valuable natural therapies for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). It is well-known for its capacity to boost neurotransmitter levels and blood flow in the human brain. Ginkgo has been shown to make therapeutic modifications in the human brain and nervous system which often become long lasting making continuous use unnecessary.

The common symptoms of ADHD such as restlessness and inattention have been extensively lessened with ginkgo in various clinical research trials. It has additionally been shown to lessen irritability and frustration, which is sometimes aggravated by common Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) prescription medications.

In traditional natural medicine, traditional herbs are frequently combined in formulas intended for specific difficulties. This may help to produce a synergistic result which makes the combined herbs more helpful than any single herb by itself. One more traditionally used herb used traditionally to increase cognitive function is Brahmi. It has been shown in research studies to boost focusing and learning capabilities and can be valuable in defending the human brain from free radical damage.

Gotu Kola, also recognized as Centella Asiatica, along with St. John’s wort and Skullcap are also known to be valuable natural remedies for ADD and ADHD. In addition to sustaining optimum human brain function, the previously mentioned herbs also help with anxiety, fear, impatience and insomnia.

Homeopathic remedies are also an effective natural way to deal with ADD. The advantages of homeopathic medicine are numerous. Side effects are hardly ever experienced in view of the fact that homeopathic remedies are so gentle that they are safe to use with small children and infants. Also, homeopathy is economical and no conventional prescription is needed.

These diet regime and life-style modifications along with the herbs for ADHD discussed can be valuable natural and holistic remedies, but the effects may not be evident for a period of time. Everybody responds in a different way; if you stay with your chosen plan, you will have a beneficial result.

The theory was  seniors would report mental issues less frequently due to their focus on physical pain and problems. This assumption may be somewhat valid. Does it mean we should simply ignore seniors who complain of anxiety issues? Let’s look at health  for seniors.

This is how we sweep problems under the rug. Rather than face the real possibility seniors do actually struggle with anxiety more with age, we make unfounded assumptions and then pay little or no attention to the problem.

Unfortunately the growing senior population has forced our health care professionals to concede  aging and debilitating anxieties go together.

And many seniors who are contending with anxiety disorders have fought with them for years. According to the American Geriatrics Society Foundation, anxiety becomes more common as we get older, because medical, psychological, and social problems tend to build up.

Until now, mental health professions lacked any standardized scale or measurements to accurately and swiftly measure anxiety within a patient.
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And a tool was needed that could effectively be used in day to day clinical practices dealing with mental health problems.

Studies suggest that only 11% of psychiatrists use any type of standardized measurement tools to evaluate results when dealing with depression or anxiety disorders so a significant opportunity for improvement exists.

With this in mind, Mark Zimmerman, MD, director of outpatient psychiatry at Rhode Island Hospital, and his colleagues developed the Clinically Useful Anxiety Outcome Scale (CUXOS).

Using the CUXOS scale, patients were able to complete the test in less than two minutes and the clinician scored the test in less than 15 seconds.

The scale has been found to reflect high internal consistency and test-retest reliability and correlates well with other known self-report measures.

Zimmerman says, “We believe that the use of standardized scales should be the standard of care and routinely used to measure outcome when treating psychiatric disorders. Only in this way can we ensure that we are having an impact on our patients.”

Researchers acknowledge the need to question any new self report scale since there is no shortage of similar scales available now, but the CUXOS distinguishes itself in several respects and is intended as a general measure of the severity of psychic and somatic anxiety.

The study was based on work in the Rhode Island Methods to Improve Diagnostic Assessment and Services (MIDAS) Project, for which Zimmerman is the principal investigator. It is a unique integration of research quality diagnostic methods into a community-based outpatient practice affiliated with an academic medical center.

Along with Zimmerman, other researchers in the study are Iwona Chelminski, PhD, Diane Young, PhD, and Kristy Dalrymple, PhD, all of Rhode Island Hospital and Alpert Medical School.

Communication with aging parents, patients and senior friends is the best way to identify life changes that often drive escalating levels of anxiety. Pay attention to the following key indicators:
? Sudden changes in daily routines and activities;
? Unusual levels of worry  out of proportion to the circumstances;
? Sudden changes in moods or behavior due to medication;
? Changes in outlook on life or loss of interests;

The results to date for the CUXOS scale give hope for many seniors suffering with anxiety. Faster and more accurate measurements of anxiety will reduce long term health care costs and provide relief to care givers. But most importantly, seniors that suffer anxiety disorders will enjoy life more. Senior Living

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Is there some event in your past which may be the trigger as to why you can no longer interact with people? Individuals professionally diagnosed with social anxiety disorder usually had a traumatic event which occurred in their lives. The person could have witnessed a horrific crime, or experienced a very negative event out in public; the individual may have given a speech which went terribly wrong. Or  may have had an encounter with another individual in public which proved to be very humiliating.

Without treatment, the individual may become quite consumed by this incident, thinking about it every waking moment. Flashback memories of this incident replay on an endless loop inside the individual’s mind. A high level of stress and anxiety builds up inside the individual. The person’s brain and central nervous system become over-stimulated. It results in the obvious symptoms of impending anxiety attacks: pain in the chest, stomach ache, sweaty palms, high level of nervousness, and an inability to focus. Often, these attacks take place in fact. Over time and without treatment, these attacks can be lethal to an individual’s body physically, and mind mentally.

As a coping mechanism the individual reaches for what is believed to be the only solution. The decision is made to protect from ever going through such a humiliating moment out in public again by choosing to withdraw from society.  Staying at home inside the safe environment of closed-in walls is thought of as the best choice available, instead of interacting with the rest of society. Friend, if this decision is something you may be thinking about, then you need to understand one important idea. Your life simply does not have to carry on in this way for the next 5, 10, or 20 years being isolated from the rest of the human race.

The first step in treatment should involve you seeking guidance from a professional in the field of psychiatry. Please place your trust in this professional in that the doctor would only want to do what is in your best interests. Isolating yourself completely from society is not an option you would want to follow. Your doctor, after a few consultations may opt to put you on a prescription medication to help you with the symptoms of any anxiety, (or panic) attacks you may experience. Understand  any medication should only treat those symptoms of anxiety and stress that have become a part of your being: The chest pain, dull ache in your stomach, and your high level of nervousness. The medication will not work on the trigger, (that past event) which is the underlying cause for your disorder.

Treatment that will work as a cure for your social anxiety will involve behavior modification principles, as well as relaxation exercises. Breathing exercises, (in which you count slowly up to five slowly while inhaling, followed by exhaling up to a count of eight) are known cures to help ease the level of stress and tension in your body. Yoga and meditation are also great relaxation exercises as they also help in regulating your breathing patterns. These exercises also serve to focus your mind away from the trigger which causes your social anxiety disorder.

Behavior modification techniques would involve the principle of your being able to eventually trust other people, again. Your psychiatrist may suggest you reach out to a trusted friend, or two. Get in conversations with a trusted individual who only has your best interests in mind. Talk to this person over the phone. Invite this trusted person to your home for lunch. Engage in conversation with the individual, talking to him or her about a subject which is comfortable for you. Eventually, take the steps to go over to this individual’s home to reciprocate the invitation.

Take it one step at a time. Above all place your trust in a small group of close friends who would act as your support system. If you can understand  those in your support system are not there to harm you in any way, then you have begun on the road towards recovering from your disorder.

If you are experiencing social anxiety disorders, you need to completely understand one important philosophy. Your disorder is not something which you have to cope with for the rest of your life. You should not have to withdraw from society forever. By seeking help, realize you do not have to go about it without guidance. I am also recommending a reputable site that has helped countless numbers of people who were in the same boat as you; falsely believing there was no hope. Visit the site by clicking on >> cure anxiety attacks.

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Rocket Spanish and other Learn-Spanish software allows you to simply download the course on to your computer. You can learn Spanish step by step and it does not matter whether you are a beginner or advanced speaker, you will learn at your desired level in the self paced course.

What I like about the Learn-Spanish software is that it comes with a guarantee so if you don’t feel you have grasped the language with the materials provided, you can get a refund within 60 days. I doubt you’d need it though, as it is very comprehensive and intuitive.

It is no secret that if you really want to become fluent in Spanish then you need to learn. Spanish software courses such as Rocket Spanish contain features like MegaAudio with over a thousand audio tracks, MegaVocab which is a memory game that will really get you thinking and learning vocabulary words . These are the main two parts of a typical software course.

I particularly like the vocabulary building games and grammar exercises of Learn-Spanish software. It is not like a boring classroom Spanish course where you are simply given a book to read with translations in it. This is full on interactive learning which actually allows you to test your progress as you go. If you feel you are falling behind in an area you can simply go back and revise it as many times as you want.

Software is an ideal way to have Spanish flowing off your tongue in no time. People who have tried Spanish learning software have commented on how effective they found it to be as well as how affordable. Software that teaches you how to speak Spanish can cost literally 95% cheaper than attending Spanish lessons at a college.

Rocket Spanish is one the most affordable quality Learn-Spanish software course on the market today, costing up to one fifth the price of one of its main competitors. There is no compromise on quality as I have found it to be the most straight forward solution to teaching yourself Spanish.

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Small to medium sized companies continue to be under significant financial pressure with the economic downturn and credit options in scarce supply.

Recent reports such as that from Lloyds TSB Commercial have suggested one in eight businesses suffered losses of between GBP10,000 and GBP30,000 due to the adverse weather conditions at the start of the year.

In this difficult economic environment, company debt levels can spiral out of control. It is therefore very important for business owners and managers to understand how to tackle debt.

MANAGEMENT PROCESSES TO COPE WITH COMPANY DEBT

The first area to focus on is cash collection and credit control. If the company is being paid on time, funds will be available to pay suppliers and the company will be less dependant on overdraft and other credit facilities.

It is far better to spend management time ensuring invoices are correctly issued and debts collected rather than managing creditors who are constantly demanding payment.

You can look at the option of deferring tax payments using the Government time to pay scheme. This will give a short term respite from tax debts and is useful to tide the company over a period where cash is tight. Do not use this option to put off what is a deeper business debt problem as the tax will eventually have to be paid. If you believe you have a more serious company debt problem, you need a more formal debt rescue solution.

DEBT RESCHEDULING

Where your company is unable to pay its debts, it is at risk of creditor action being taken against it. This may result in a winding up petition being issued particularly if tax is owed to HM Revenue and Customs.

In these circumstances, you could consider a company voluntary arrangement. A voluntary arrangement is an agreement with all of the company’s creditors to pay a reduced amount towards its debts over a fixed period – normally five years. The advantage of a voluntary arrangement is that often more than 50% of the company debt is written off and there is little upfront investment required.

An alternative to rescheduling a company’s debt is to actually consider closing the business and starting again. If you want to continue to trade as a similar looking business but without the burden of company debt, it is possible to use phoenixing. This process involves the setting up of a new company which buys the assets of the old and continues to trade in its place. The old company is then closed and creditors are paid from the proceeds of the asset sale. The creditors will not be paid everything that they are owed. However, they will receive more than they would if the business was simply allowed to fail.

Where company debt levels put the business at risk, it is important to take action now. Clearly improving internal processes such as invoicing and credit control are a first priority. However, if your company debts are more serious, it is appropriate to implement a robust business turnaround solution such as voluntary arrangement or pre pack administration which will reduce the debt burden and protect directors from the risk of trading while the business is insolvent and therefore becoming liable for the company debt themselves.

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What’s the financial value of all the things in America? Buy all the stuff I am talking about the things, knowledge, natural resources, infrastructure, property. What if we could assign a monetary worth to everything considered of value, just how much would that be?

Here are some good examples to think about for context. The estimated value of all the real estate in America is on the order of $20 trillion. The cumulative worth of publicly traded stock globally hovers around $40 trillion. The international bond market value (government debt and corporate) is believed at $82 trillion. And the “big boy” of the bunch, the international derivatives market (financial instruments leveraging underlying assets) is appreciated in the stratosphere of $800 trillion – or about eleven times the size of the world economy.

Pondering these gargantuan numbers is like trying to get your arms around a whale. You know you simply can’t grasp it at the big part, rather, if you hope to reach all the way around you will have to look for somewhere to grab a little more trim. If you believe the scope of those numbers is impressive however mostly irrelevant, ratchet your saying back down to a reality you live and breathe and can operate in and influence.

“Estimated values” are what individuals figure out things to be really worth. Something, anything, is just valued at what an individual will pay for it. The value of one’s car, your home, your dresses, your furniture, your work is only valued at what somebody will give you for each (or the least value you would give yourself for that thing). People, however, will only spend to satisfy a want or need. That is the reason all value is determined as a factor of needs and wants. Desires are the measure of value.

As people determine worth then, there appears to be lots of risk in “value”. After all what one holds dear, what one may consider invaluable, might not appear too important to other individuals. Yet therein lies the invisible key to riches. The value of all the stuff in the USA is into the trillions of dollars. That value is a measure of people’s desires.

Being aware of the reality – people’s desires set worth – you come to recognize the route to wealth. If you want to secure for yourself and your loved ones a measure of prosperity – in order to be rich – don’t concern yourself with stuff. Do not concern yourself with getting property or gathering physical assets. Instead concentrate all your time, energy and talent on fulfilling the limitless wants and needs of your fellow individuals.

There exists no such thing as built-in value. Human desires determine value. To go from broke to billions obliges satisfying needs and wants. The path to financial success is a way of satisfying individuals. Opportunity for creating fortunes will exist as long as wants and needs go unmet.

If you truly want to be wealthy – satisfy wants, meet needs, fulfill desires. Your work, properly applied for the advantage of others, will secure your true treasure.

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The first thing you need to do is stop using the account. You will have to wait two weeks before cheques have cleared your account. You may check online and see if there are any outstanding transactions. You may also want to open a new account before your old one is closed. Carefully choose a new bank provider and apply for a bank account with them.

The next step involves calling your bank and asking about its cancellation policy. You may be charged a fee for closing your account. When you familiarize yourself with their policies, it is time to pay a visit to the bank and close your account. The meeting may take an upwards of an hour, so try to go early in the day and avoid busy times, such as Mondays. If you cannot go in person, you may write a letter to your provider and request to have your account closed. Some banks require you show two forms of identification, making it difficult to close your account without being physically present.

If the bank does not have authorized identification as a requirement, you may opt for a letter. Your letter should contain personal details such as your name and address, together with the number of your account. Do not forget to request the bank send the remaining balance to the address you specified. They should send you confirmation when your account has been closed anyway. Make the request just in case it is not part of their standard procedure. You might also leave your phone number in case the bank needs to get in touch with you.

Do not forget to also close any accounts associated with your main bank account. For example, you do not want to have lines of credit that were tied to this account. Someone may steal your identity and reopen the account. All automatic withdrawals and transfers will all also need to be stopped or changed. This has to be done one month prior to closing your account so  you do not miss any of them. These include bill and insurance payments, membership fees, etc. Destroy or  shred your bank cards and cheques as soon as you have the new ones from your new bank. If you use them accidentally then you may find yourself paying a penalty. Once you receive the confirmation letter from the bank stating your account has been closed then you do not have to have any more dealings with them. It is advisable to hold the letter for a few years  in case any problems arise in the future.
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A large majority of us now suffer with some degree of inflammation and it’s caused by the body trying to protect itself.

Restoring balance for our bodies through natural health treatments should be our main concern, without which little else really matters.

Even standard medical thinking is starting to realize the condition of inflammation causes many serious diseases, including heart disease if not stopped in time. It’s time to take action now to change our bad habits.

There are many causes of inflammation; the most common are inactivity, malnutrition or bad diet, allergies, especially to certain foods, and many different medications, according to Medical News Today in a 2009 report. The sad part is most people are unaware they have inflammation and if they did know they would probably be given more drugs in an attempt to control it!

Natural health treatment takes a different approach by determining why the inflammation started in the first place.

If we act like couch potatoes, we need to get our selves up and moving now. Our bodies were actually designed for movement, not to just sit around.

If we weigh more than we know we should, we need to re-assess our diet. A lot of us are eating substances which should never be classed as food, and this will lead to diseases such as type 2 diabetes and heart problems.

No one is promising it will be easy, however, the first thing we need to do is to stop these bad habits now if we ever hope to live a long healthy life. The second is to start doing those things that our bodies were designed for, like moving around more. It will take some time for our bodies to regain the balance we seek.

There are some ways we can make this happen sooner by taking natural health cures which can help balance our system, like inflameric, which contains green tea and curcumin, an extract from the Indian spice, turmeric, a powerful free radical scavenger.

Anyone who thinks such proactive natural health treatments are time consuming and expensive ought to consider the time and money it costs to recover from heart surgery.

To me it’s a no brainer.

The requirement for new business planning tools is rarely a high priority for a company that isn’t encountering more than one substantial problem. However even for the most healthy business, result plans are recommended. The value of result planning for business financing is sharply highlighted by current examples of banks suddenly removing commercial loan programs with little or no advance notice. The level of chaos  currently dominating throughout commercial banking sadly means adjustments can continue to occur with little warning.

Business consulting will often not be fully considered by small businesses because of the potential cost. Just like any other corporate service, costs can’t be disregarded. This is particularly true in the current economic environment because quite few businesses have large discretionary funds to cover new business costs. Nevertheless it will sometimes be necessary to spend some cash in order to either make cash or cut down costs.

The growing need for business consulting and management tools is supported by the disturbing amount of changes which have occurred throughout the corporate world in recent times. To effectively address most of the complex changes impacting small business loans and working capital financing, most business owners will not have adequate information or technical skills. A lot of banks have charged significant fee increases for their commercial finance services, and obtaining effective (and cheaper) alternative business funding services will prove hard for even the most skilled borrower. While there are several viable business finance options to replace traditional bank financing, these choices can seem confusing simply because they’re new and different approaches.

Whenever there are complex problems, there are rarely simple solutions. The current problems for small business owners are a growing challenge. Similar circumstances haven’t been seen over the past fifty or more years for most businesses. Because of this, even a highly experienced business owner will probably be missing enough direct experience to make it through the maze of current changes and problems without at least some outside help.

It’s likely the most effective (and realistic) business planning tools will actually be a combination of several approaches undertaken with a coordinated effort. As noted previously, complicated problems will usually demand complex solutions. This will often translate to a series of business management and planning maneuvers that can take a number of months or even several years to complete. Small business owners should in general avoid any business consulting expert who shows the problem-solving process as quick and easy.

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Is a Cheap Dental Plans a myth?

There seems to be a fear associated with the discovery of costs for  dental plans.

Would it surprise you to discover dental visits account for roughly five percent of our health care costs in any given year? Since this is true, most plan carriers will provide attractive rates for an accompanying dental plan.

For the business owner there are several avenues to consider when seeking to provide employees with dental plan.

One of the key components for their consideration will center on overall prices. However, cheap coverage does not always equal a good plan.

Here are a few general types of coverage and what to expect:

* PPO Plans allow patients with a group of dentists who’ve agreed to provide care to patients within the group at a discounted fee. In essence the dentist is willing to receive less for the prospect of additional patients.

* Self Insurance is an attractive choice for businesses due to the fact there is a strong potential for cost savings if services aren’t utilized in any given year. The trouble with this plan is the administrative headache that often comes with it.

* Direct Reimbursement is similar to self-insurance. Employees are welcome to select their own dentist. The patient pays the dentist and is reimbursed by their employer. This approach is attractive to the employer because research shows over 40% of employees may not require dental work in a given year providing a potential savings to the employer.

* Closed Panel plans are one of the most limiting in that they forbid the number of available providers. The patient doesn’t get to select his or her own dentist.

* Indemnity Programs are much like many health insurance plans. This type of plan allows a choice in dentist. They also provide a limit on total coverage and co-pay options. The employer who monitors overall prices for the employee group generally determines these coverage and co-pay options.

* Capitulation provides a contract for service arrangement that pays a specific provider a specified amount each month to cover all treatment. That fee is paid even if no services are rendered.

A dental plan can be affordable. It can be a perk that will be appreciated by employees, however private coverage can also be gotten through a local broker or online. It will cost less than major medical coverage and can provide the peace of mind knowing your family’s dental needs can and will be taken care of.

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Anxiety attacks are the result of high levels of stress and pressure which occur within your body. As your brain and central nervous system become over-stimulated chemically over time, it often leads to such attacks if you do not actively seek any form of treatment. Attacks as a result of social anxiety are just the same. You experience high levels of stress and anguish being in a group of unfamiliar people. The worst situations occur when an individual simply steps outside his/her home and he/she feel this sickening pain in his/her chest or stomach. The person in this case has ventured outside the house, which has become his/her own comfort zone. Again, this is very unnatural, but treatable. If this is you, recognize the fact that you do not have to live the rest of your life under such fears. Be pro-active and realize that help is available.

A real or imagined event that exists within the individual’s mind are the trigger(s) for the anxiety, (or social anxiety) attacks that a person experiences negatively in his/her life. The event could be that the person witnessed a horrific crime, had an extremely unpleasant situation occur in a public setting personally, or even viewed something on television/movie theater that was terribly and psychologically frightening to him/her. As the individual begins to constantly think about and become consumed by the event 24/7, often a change in his/her personality develops within his being. The person may fantasize negatively that the event that he/she witnessed or viewed could soon harm him/her in the future.

In order to prevent this event from occurring (or even in repeating itself again) in his/her life, the person will make plans to protect him/herself. In order to achieve this misguided goal, the individual may decide to simply withdraw from society. The extreme example is when the individual simply chooses not to venture outside his/her own home, living as a recluse trapped inside his/her house. The idea of going to the theater to watch a musical play, or (in the extreme) going to the store to buy groceries results in a high level of stress and anxiety within the person’s being. So, what can be done to allow the person to lead a normal life?

The first step that an individual suffering from social anxiety must do is to make arrangements to speak to a qualified medical expert in the field of psychiatry. Hopefully, as you start consulting with this professional, you will place your full trust in him/her. You should initially understand that your doctor wants to work with you and help you overcome your disorder. Trust that he/she has your best interests at heart. Understand that any type of prescription medication that your doctor provides to you will only serve as a temporary remedy. The medication would serve only to manage your symptoms of anxiety: the ache in your chest and stomach, the sweaty palms, and general feelings of restlessness that your body may be experiencing. The medication will not help you in solving the why; those specific reasons why you simply cannot interact with other human beings in society.

Treatment plans to help you overcome social anxiety would involve your doctor recommending behavior modification, natural remedies which you need to begin incorporating into your own life. Slow breathing exercises have been known to be a proven method for lowering the levels of stress and anxiety in your body. You should practice yoga and meditation as well. Getting yourself to be able to trust people again, is a slow process. As I stated, this can begin by first trusting your doctor in recognizing the simple fact that he/she will not harm you. If you do have several close friends, continue this process by speaking to them over the phone or even inviting them over to your home. You have to be able to walk, before you can run. Start by taking baby steps. Begin interacting with several close people initially. Understand that these people have your best interests at heart also, and that they have no reason to want to harm you. Above all, please do not give up on yourself.

Getting yourself involved in social anxiety treatment, through behavioral modification is the best method in allowing you to overcome this disorder. This type of anxiety can be very dangerous to you, both psychologically and eventually physically as well. Please be committed into actively pursuing treatment. Do not give up on your life, choosing instead to shut yourself out of the world. There is more information available at a site which has helped tens of thousands of people who cope with social anxiety. For more information, please visit: cure anxiety attacks.

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To start, take pen to paper – or fingers to keyboard -  writing down the following information will help you develop and focus your electronic book project.

First, start by writing down the main goals of your ebook. What is the essential knowledge you want the reader to walk away with? Once you have figured this out,  decide how much additional research you need to do in order to provide the reader with the best quality information possible. If this is a topic you already have extensive knowledge about you may not need to do any additional research; if not, you should outline precisely what avenues of research still need to be followed.

Next, outline the order you want to present the information so  the reader will be able to move logically from one step to the next while reading your ebook.

Once you have answered the questions, your next step will be to write your mission statement explaining why you want to write this electronic book. This will explain to your reader your motivations for conveying the information to them; it should instill trust. Then write down why you feel your ebook is better and different from similar books on the market. For example, does your electronic book provide information that is lacking in other ebooks? Do you have more experience to back up your claims? What else makes your ebook unique?

When you have answered these questions, you are ready to create the basic outline of your ebook: the table of contents. At this point, you should have a clear idea of what your electronic book is about, and writing the table of content should be fairly easy. Next, try to come up with the best chapter titles possible. These titles should catch the interest of the reader and make them want to read more.

Now, sit down and write the introduction to your ebook. In your introduction you can repeat in a new form much of the information you have already written for your mission statement where you outline the advantages of your ebook over the others on the market. Try to make the introduction as personal as possible, including a story or something similar to help connect with the reader. Then, write the final chapter of your ebook. This may sound strange, but your final chapter will actually be very similar to your introduction except written in a slightly different format and this is actually the best time to write it.

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Why did we end up like this? The revolutionary war was a end result of individuals who had been pushed to their breaking point with regulations and ever growing taxes. Sound familiar? This began with the Boston tea-party in which the tea was dumped into the harbor. Citizens then as currently do not like to have the money from their work taken from them and then spent on things they don’t believe in. It was that way then and it is that way right now. You can not change human nature. People are endowed with rights by the creator and one of those rights is liberty. The founding fathers had no idea that the totalitarianism of King George would ever be able to rot America ever again. They carefully wrote our constitution to prevent it from happening.

What they didn’t comprehend is that the country would shift away from the grace of God to a humanist philosophy of elites deciding what is best for the masses. As excellent as the constitution was, no document is any good if the leaders sworn to defend it simply overlook it. That is what has occurred. Every year little by little, we lose more of our freedoms. Each year more new laws and rules are forced on us that can imprison us should they be enforced. The undermining of our free market system began after world war II when soviet spies were given positions in our government. Read a great book by Ann Coulter called Treason for an in depth history of how that occurred.

Which brings us to today and the proliferation of the tax day Tea Party April 15 events everywhere. These are not the kooks and extremists that the evening news would have you believe. No these are actually the traditional average Americans who know what freedom and liberty are, and see it slipping away. They are not from any one party. They include members from at the very least 5 parties from all walks of life, race and religions. When a community hospital closes it’s doors because some law requires them to treat for free non citizens, that isn’t racist, that is a legitimate hardship to individuals. When it is taught in schools that abortion is a choice yet wearing a seat belt is not a choice, there is something not right. When legislation is going through capitol hill that something a person says can land that person in jail under the classification of hate speech, then something is wrong.

Massachusetts is known as the most socialist sympathetic state as a whole in America. It is nicknamed Taxachusetts. Since the current government with super majorities in both houses can do whatever it wants in theory, this makes millions of people edgy. When it was learned that this government was going to bankrupt the nation with socialized health care, in which each voter would be required to buy no matter how poverty-stricken, the rebellion of the tea-parts even reached into Taxachusetts. Scott Brown, a liberal republican promised to halt the hated health care takeover and he won the election by a sizable margin.

Cena plays the role of  good guy in WWE.  A man, who never backs down, never gives up. A man, who never regrets, never turns down any challenge. He will never abandon you. People just can’t help liking him. He is wrestling in WWE for more than 8 years. He started his career in Ultimate Pro Wrestling ( UPW ) in 2001 as a novice wrestler and became a champion there.  Soon, he was noticed by the scouts of WWE and was offered a contract; since that time there is no turning back for Cena. He slowly and steadily reached the top of the WWE to become the number one fan favorite among all the stars of wrestling.

Cena fought many epic battles against the big names of WWE. He did not win every match; he was, however, noticed by the fans for his great personality. Today, clothing items worn by Cena like John Cena T shirts, John Cena Shirts or other goods are popular hot items in the market. People just love him and they want to wear John Cena shirts and other accessories.

Cena won the championship title in WWE several times. Two times he had to undergo surgery because of the injuries he received. Each time  Cena, returned with more enthusiasm and more stamina. John Cena’s popularity is increasing day by day.

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Regarding the level of stress that many of us have in our lives; factors such as the loss of a job, income, and the possible foreclosure on one’s home could lead to panic attacks. With the present economic downturn all over the world, is it any wonder that more individuals are now completely overwhelmed because of the weight of stress in their lives? Statistically, the number of people who experience panic attacks has risen worldwide. Sadly more people should seek help as opposed to living through it like they do, silently hoping for the best. Often, the people who neglect to seek help for their panic attacks cause an enormous amount of damage physically and mentally to their own bodies.

When the individual experiences an extended level of high stress in his/her life, it effects the brain and/or nervous system. As the brain or nervous system become over-stimulated or over-worked it cannot function properly, leading to a chemical imbalance. This imbalance is what leads to panic attacks and a possible anxiety disorder. To eventually curb these attacks, the solution quite clearly is in restoring the correct balance within the individual’s brain and nervous system.

Another very strong factor which leads to panic attacks is when the individual begins to fantasize too often about things, situations, and possible future events to which he/she has absolutely no control over. An individual notices a small mole suddenly on his/her body. Before he/she even sets up an appointment with his/her physician, the individual fantasizes the worst possible scenario. The individual in his/her mind convinces him/her self that this mole is a malignant tumor. He/she becomes convinced that his/her life will end in well under a year. As the individual becomes fixated on this thought in his/her mind, it could lead to frequent panic attacks.

If stress is the reason for your attacks, then the most effective plan that you can take is to seek solutions to lower the amount of stress within your being. A reduction in stress could start with a change in your diet. Often it is the types of food that we eat which effects the chemical ingredients, (read: level of toxins) present within your body. A diet high in fat, sugar, sodium, and cholesterol is poisonous to one’s body over the long term. Drink plenty of purified, filtered water daily; at least 8 full glasses worth. Water is the best ingredient known to aid in effectively flushing out the toxins from our bodies.

Another great way to reduce stress is a physical fitness routine. Develop a physical-conditioning regimen to raise the level of endorphins in the body. These endorphins work to rid the body of chemical toxins. Do cardio exercises to benefit your heart. It is the most important muscle in your body, and is benefited enormously through exercise. Participating in a regular fitness routine will also lower your blood pressure over time. It simply cannot be emphasized enough that actively attempting to keep your blood pressure stable within the recognized safe zone will help in preventing such medical conditions involving strokes and/or heart disease.

Conversely, get involved in relaxation exercises. Learn how to practice yoga, self-regulated breathing and meditation exercises. Improve your sleeping habits, if possible retiring earlier each night instead of staying up late to watch David Letterman’s late night show. This is especially the case if you have to get up before 6 am. each weekday to get ready for work.

By creating order out of calamity, as far as help for panic attacks, you give your body the advantage. It is you the individual who should be the one in control. Do so by becoming pro-active; refusing to refusing to allow these attacks to control you as a person. If you seek more information, then I urge you to please visit the following site: cure panic attacks. There is much help available if you are seeking a solution to this disorder.

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Okay so what you probably all know is that Debit Cards provided by Banks in England to its customers are a guaranteed method of payment to the retailer who accepts the payment via the card. By this I mean, if you say go and shop in your local supermarket, and hand over your debit card as payment then the theory is…. that the little debit card machine checks with your bank via some electronic magic to ensure the funds are available to pay the amount they are requesting.

What you may not know, is that all retailers have what are known as “floor limits” this is the amount that they set the machine to check with the bank for available funds. So one retailer may set it at say £5 and another £30 or more. The amount will normally depend on the retailers normal spend per customer. Of course we as consumers will have no idea what the floor amount is when we reach the till to pay, it’s a bit of a lotto.

The slight danger is that say there isn’t enough money in the account for whatever reason to pay for the goods, but the shops floor limit is less than the amount being requested. In this case they don’t check with the bank to see if the money is there or not. They simply take the card details, you put in your pin or sign the sheet, and they are guaranteed the money from the bank. You as the consumer have said the money is there, and that you will pay by entering your pin or signing the debit card slip.

As soon as you complete the transaction the bank is duty bound to pay the retailer the money you have spent. So if the funds are not there, the bank has to pay the retailer and thus it can take your account overdrawn. At this point you then risk the bank charges, because you have acted and taken your bank account overdrawn. So the moral of this article is, be careful and make sure you know the funds are in your account before you spend it!

One good way of making sure you have lots of money in your bank account is by winning the lottery, and I think a great way of increasing your slim chances of winning the lotto is by joining an elottery syndicate. Anyway remember make sure you know how much is in your bank account when using your debit card.

To my wonder my younger sister began at the same time that I did, and she was forced to cope with many of the same troubles I was dealing with. I asked her what it was she was using to help out with the symptoms and I could not believe what she told me. When I asked her what she was using she told me, nothing. That’s correct, nothing. I don’t understand how in the world a person could contend with all of this, and not be using anything to help ease the pain. It gets worse. Approximately six months later she called me on the phone and told me it was over. After she said it was over I had no idea what she was chatting about, as I downed my contingent of drugs. What is over I asked, and she told me her symptoms, all her menopause symptoms were passed on. Just as fast as they showed up, they were finished.

Here I sat, gazing at my $800.00 bucks a month lineup of wonder narcotics, and she was over and done with. Then it occurred to me that counting all of my associates that began about the identical period, she was the only one who had made it out of the forest, while taking nothing. After a few days I called her up and I asked her, why? Why in the heck did you do this and why did it work?

Admirably she explained her concept to me and I took what she had to declare with a grain of salt and a tumbler of water. According to my younger sister, she is of the opinion the health business would prefer to have you returning for more medication than have you healed all at once. Her comparison is to that of a auto repair man. If the center fixes your auto right the first time you have no motive to revisit and try anything else to make it work. Now imagine if the auto parts were akin to pharmaceuticals, and they had a 400,000 percent markup, what would your repairman do?

Yet I had to know, what about the hot flushes, what about the dreaded menopause night sweats. She told me that after a little time they mutually subsided, and that altering her diet, in conjunction with employing her Bed-fan for sweating at night, she was able to get through the challenging times. But the single factor that truly stayed with me was her final conclusion. That by enabling her body to do what God intended for it to do, menopause arrived and departed without a hitch.

Consequently I accepted her counsel and I did the same things she did, in addition to a little tweak to suit me, and I am delighted to declare, I made it. And now, I also am out of the forest and not far behind my sister. My friends, in contrast, are still taking the pharmaceuticals and wondering, at what time might it ever end.

There are students in need of a little extra help in all different age groups. Some individuals seeking tutors are international businessmen needing extra help in order to learn English, whereas others are 5-year-olds that are struggling with reading. Every person struggles learning something at one time or another in their life and that’s when tutors come in.

Tutors not only help students and professionals learn the skill but also increase their self-esteem. It can be upsetting if they are struggling to learn something, but luckily there is help. There are organizations and companies situated all over the world that can help you master a skill.

It doesn’t matter what you need help with, experts are available. There is definitely someone that can help you. In classes from reading and writing to chemistry and beyond whatever you need help with there are tutors that can help you.

Tutoring is presented in different formats. If you are an audio learner then you can do it over the phone or on the internet but if you are visual or hands on then having a tutor in person may be the best answer. Tutors can cater their learning methods to fit their pupils needs. It’s not just on tutoring style fits all. Tutors will do anything necessary in order to help their pupils with the information.

Typically, most tutors teach pupils between the ages of kindergarten through college, in basic subjects. Nevertheless, tutors are available to fit your needs so they will help you with anything you need. It doesn’t matter what subject it is; there is at least one that can help you. And it’s not anything to be ashamed of if you have a tutor and need extra help.

Those that don’t ask questions and get help are not making a wise choise because they never master the skill, they look unwise, and they get behind. Plus, everyone is better than someone else at something so they just have to understand that this is something they aren’t quite as good at. They need to recognize that it may take a little time and help to master.

If you are struggling with learning a particular subject then a tutor is a great idea. These individuals can help you pick up, understand, and remember knowledge by teaching you the concept in the way that you learn best. Knowledge is power and tutors can help you master particular subjects that are challenging to you. It doesn’t matter what your circumstances or needs are because there is a tutor that can help you.Tutors can also help you earn good grades in your online schooling and adult education courses.

Believe it or not, America boasts some of the world’s best doctors, the most advanced health care system, and the most technically superior resources in the world, bar none. Those who travel globally and have gotten sick know  their first choice for treatment would be in the U.S.  Though health care in America is, more expensive than any other country, many of the worlds wealthiest come to the U.S for surgical procedures and complex care, because it holds a worldwide reputation for the gold standard in health care.

To examine the complex health care issue, a small research study was conducted from randomly selected doctors in a best doctors database. We ask 50 top doctors, located in different states and who practice different specialty fields, ” Is a universal health care plan good for America?” Forty-eight of these doctors essentially responded that it was a “bad idea” that would have negative impacts on the quality of our nation’s health care.

Social Engineering Medicine

One of the greatest mis-conceptions some people have relied on with regard to the U.S. health care system is that, given a universal health care system, every person in the U.S. would receive the highest quality health care – the kind our nation is renowned for and that we currently receive. However, unlike some public amenities, health care is not a collective public service like police and fire protection services, therefore the Government cannot provide the same quality of health care to everyone, because not all physicians are equally good orthopedic surgeons, internists, neurosurgeons, etc, in the same way that not all individuals in need of health care are equally good patients.

As an analogy – stay with me – when you design a software program, there are many elements that are coded on the back-end, and used to manipulate certain aspects of the software program, that your average “John Doe” who uses the software (the end user) does not understand or utilize, nor do they care about these elements. Certain aspects of the program are coded, so that when one uses that portion of the program, other elements of the program are manipulated and automatically follow the present or next command.

Likewise, once a universal care plan is implemented in America and its massive infrastructure is shaped, private insurance companies will slowly disappear, and as a result, eventually patients will automatically be forced to utilize the government’s universal health care plan. As part of such a system, patients will be known as numbers rather than patients, because such a massive government program would provide compensation incentive based on care provided, patients would become “numbers,” rather than “patients.” In addition, for cost savings reasons, every bit of health information, including your own, will be analyzed, and stored by the Government. What are the consequences? If you’re a senior citizen and need a knee replacement at the age of 70, the government may determine that you’re to old and it’s not worth the investment cost, therefore instead of surgery, you may be given medication for the rest of your life at a substantial cost savings to the government, and at a high quality of life price to you.

Solutions:

Fixing the current U.S. health care system might require that we;

1. Encourage prevention and early diagnosis of chronic conditions and management.
2. Completely reform existing government are programs, including Medicare and Medicaid.
3. Forgive medical school debt for those willing to practice primary care in under-served areas.
4. Improve access to care, provide small businesses and the self-employed with tax credits, not penalties for providing health care.
5. Encourage innovation in medical records management to reduce costs.
6. Require tort reform in medical malpractice judgments to lower the cost of providing care.
7. Keep what isn’t broken-research shows 80% of Americans are happy with their current insurance, therefore, why completely dismantle it?
8. Reimburse physicians for their services.
9. Innovate a system in which Medicare fraud is dramatically decreased.

Devil In the Details

Socialized medicine means:

1. Loss of private practice options, reduced pay for physicians, overwhelming numbers of patients, and increasing burn-out may reduce the number of doctors pursuing the profession.

2. Patient confidentiality will need to be compromised, since centralized health information will be maintained by the government and it’s databases.

3. Healthy people who take care of themselves will pay for the burden of those with unhealthy lifestyles, such as those who smoke, are obese, etc.

4. Patients lose the incentive to stay healthy or aren’t likely to take efforts to curb their prescription drug costs because health care is free and the system can easily be abused.

5. The U.S. Government will need to call the shots about important health decisions dictating what procedures are best for you, rather than those decisions being made by your doctor(s), which will result in poor individualized patient care.

6. Tax rates will rise substantially-universal health care is not free since citizens are required to pay for it in the form of taxes.

7. Your freedom of choice will be restricted as to which doctor is best for you and your family.

8. Like all public programs, government bureaucracy, even in the form of health care, does not promote healthy competition that reduces costs based on demand. What’s more, accountability is limited to the budgetary resources available to police such a system.

9. Medicare is subsidized by private insurers to the tune of billions of dollars, therefore if you take them out of the equation, add a trillion dollars or more to the current trillion dollar-plus cost estimates.

10. Currently, the government loses an estimated $30 billion a year due to Medicare fraud. Therefore, what makes anyone think that this same government will be able to run & operate a universal health care system that is resistant to fraud and save money while doing so?.

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Overcoming social anxiety is not simple to do since it interferes with your daily routine. Those suffering from social anxiety disorder deal with this problem every day. If you’re having problems with feelings of anxiety and nerves when faced with social situations, don’t give up. Individuals suffering from social anxiety disorder, otherwise known as social phobia, will do anything possible to stay away from certain social situations that they fear. Some even go to the extremes of avoiding situations where there are other people involved like social events, work meetings and school classes. Why do sufferers do this? Because they don’t want to take a chance, however remote it is, of being embarrassed or humiliated by anyone.

The cause of social anxiety disorder is not yet known. Children who are shy often suffer from the disorder as adults. A person’s upbringing can also be a factor that causes one to experience it – a person with overly critical or overly protective parents are more prone to suffer from social anxiety disorder. Some research has suggested that it could be due to imbalances in chemicals in the brain, but studies have not proved to be conclusive. There are many different approaches that can help in overcoming social anxiety these days. The most successful technique that’s used is one called cognitive behavioral therapy, which is carried out by specially trained therapists. The purpose of this therapy is to replace the negative thoughts that occur with positive ones.

Alternatives to cognitive behavioral therapy include relaxation therapy, exposure therapy and breathing techniques. You can do it as in group or individual sessions. Reading self help books is also recommended, and there are many useful ones to choose from. You can also seek medication, such as antidepressants, for overcoming social anxiety. The point of the medication is to address possible chemical imbalances in the body. There are various medications available, and which ones are used will be decided by a doctor after a thorough medical examination. Medications don’t fully treat social anxiety disorder. Psychological therapies like Cognitive behavioral therapy are more effective since they deal with the cause of fear and they also don’t have side effects.
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Some people even tried to convince me  “each one has to interpret their dreams in their own way because only the dreamers can understand the meaning of their dreams”, “nobody can know the meaning of someone else’s dream”, and  “our dreams simply reflect our own emotions”.

They didn’t look for the real meaning of the dream images and their ignorance led them to totally wrong conclusions.

I looked for the exact meaning of dreams when I was 23 years old, studying with seriousness and devotion, because I was neurotic and I was very depressed.

I was lucky because I looked for the right solution and I found it, by precisely following the steps of the psychiatrist Carl Jung, which was quite hard, not only because I was not a scientist- only a literature writer, but because his psychology is very complicated and one can understand it only after studying it for a period of years.

He was right,  not completely, and at a certain point I had to disagree with his conclusions and continue the research he had abandoned, discovering  his last conclusions were wrong, exactly because he didn’t continue the research inside the human brain and he didn’t see the primitive side of the human conscience as I did.

However, he gave me the basic knowledge that helped me discover the cure for schizophrenia and other mental illnesses. If he had not discovered the right code for the translation of the dream images, I would never have been able to discover so much, following his method.

He is a big hero that you must respect, because his work was not superficial like the subjective observations of the dream interpreters that believe that they can know what their dreams mean, based on their own suppositions…

Jung made a very arduous research interpreting the dreams of many patients that suffered from various types of mental illnesses. He dared to accept the existence of metaphysical phenomena and to disagree with the mentality of his time, helping humanity open its eyes.

My work was very serious too, because I had to become a psychiatrist, helping many people who suffered from schizophrenia, psychosis, neurosis and depression for two decades.

Dream interpretation according to the scientific method is a surgical operation inside our brain, and it can cure all mental illnesses.

I simplified the complicated scientific method discovered by Carl Jung last century, transforming it into a simple dream translation from images to words, since I continued his research. You’ll easily learn how to translate the meaning of your own dreams and the meaning of other people’s dreams as well.

Dream interpretation is an independent science, because the unconscious mind that produces our dreams is wise and perfect, and it works like a natural doctor. This is why only the scientific method of dream interpretation gives you clear and real translations that help you solve all the problems of your life.

Now that you know the truth, I’m sure that you understand how really wrong are the people who despise the dream messages or who think that they can discover the hidden meaning of dreams based on their own opinion!

Could you compare their suppositions with Carl Jung’s arduous research, and with my long research continuing his work?

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What are human papillomaviruses, and how are they transmitted?
Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are a group of more than 100 related viruses. They are called papillomaviruses because certain types may cause warts, or papillomas, which are benign (noncancerous) tumors. The HPVs that cause the common warts which grow on feet and hands are different from those that cause growths in the throat or genital area. Some types of HPV are associated with certain types of cancer. These are called high-risk, oncogenic, or carcinogenic HPVs. Genital HPV infections are very common and are sexually transmitted. Of the more than 100 types of HPV, more than 30 types can be passed from one person to another through sexual contact. Although HPVs are usually transmitted sexually, doctors cannot say for sure when infection occurred. Most HPV infections occur without any symptoms and go away without any treatment over the course of a few years. However, HPV infection sometimes persists for many years, with or without causing cell abnormalities. This can increase a woman’s risk of developing cervical cancer.

What are genital warts?
Some types of HPV may cause warts to appear on or around the genitals or anus. Genital warts (technically known as condylomata acuminata) are most commonly associated with two HPV types, HPV–6 and HPV–11. Warts may appear within several weeks after sexual contact with a person who is infected with HPV, or they may take months or years to appear, or they may never appear. HPVs may also cause flat, abnormal growths in the genital area and on the cervix (the lower part of the uterus that extends into the vagina). To treat Genital Warts Relief with a Natural Remedy try Genital Warts Relief. However, HPV infections of the cervix usually do not cause any symptoms.

Are there specific types of HPV that are associated with cancer? Some types of HPV are referred to as “low-risk” viruses because they rarely cause lesions that develop into cancer. HPV types that are more likely to lead to the development of cancer are referred to as “high-risk.” Both high-risk and low-risk types of HPV can cause the growth of abnormal cells, but only the high-risk types of HPV lead to cancer. Sexually transmitted, high-risk HPVs include types 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, 66, 68, and 73. These high-risk types of HPV cause growths on the cervix that are usually flat and nearly invisible, as compared with the external warts caused by low-risk types HPV–6 and HPV–11. HPV types 16 and 18 together cause about 70 percent of cervical cancers . It is important to note, however, that the great majority of high-risk HPV infections go away on their own and do not cause cancer.

What are the risk factors for HPV infection and cervical cancer? Having many sexual partners is a risk factor for HPV infection. Although most HPV infections go away on their own without causing any type of abnormality, infection with high-risk HPV types increases the chance that mild abnormalities will develop and progress to more severe abnormalities or cervical cancer. However, even among the women who do develop abnormal cell changes with high-risk types of HPV, only a small percentage would develop cervical cancer if the abnormal cells were not removed. As a general rule, the more severe the abnormal cell change, the greater the risk of cancer. Studies suggest that whether a woman develops cervical cancer depends on a variety of factors acting together with high-risk HPVs. The factors that may increase the risk of cervical cancer in women with HPV infection include smoking and having many children.

Can HPV infection be prevented?
The surest way to eliminate risk for genital HPV infection is to refrain from any genital contact with another individual. For those who want to be sexually active, a long-term, mutually monogamous relationship with an uninfected partner is the strategy most likely to prevent genital HPV infection. However, it is difficult to determine whether a partner who has been sexually active in the past is currently infected.
HPV infection can occur in both male and female genital areas that are covered or protected by a latex condom, as well as in areas that are not covered. Although the degree of protection provided by condoms in preventing HPV infection is unknown, condom use has been associated with a lower rate of cervical cancer. To treat Yeast Infection Relief with a Natural Remedy try Yeast Infection Relief.

How are HPV infections detected?
Testing samples of cervical cells is an effective way to identify high-risk types of HPV that may be present. The FDA has approved an HPV test as a follow-up for women who have an ambiguous Pap test (a screening test to detect cervical cell changes) and, for women over the age of 30, for general cervical cancer screening.

This HPV test can identify at least 13 of the high-risk types of HPV associated with the development of cervical cancer. This test, which looks for viral DNA, is performed by collecting cells from the cervix and then sending them to a laboratory for analysis. The test can detect high-risk types of HPV even before there are any conclusive visible changes to the cervical cells. There are currently no approved tests to detect HPV infection in men.

Mistake 1: Not checking the validity of the Franchiser

I’ve come across postings online where it sounds as if individuals have thrown money at a downright scam! Keep in mind that you will likely be paying a substantial amount of money to the franchise owner as start-up ‘franchise fee’. In addition to this, you are going to be building a long term business rapport with them so its vital that you know as much about their background and past history as possible. On the web is really a great place to search for the company and delve into its background. Its also worth looking into the Directors backgrounds to determine what other companies they have been, or still are, involved in. Other beneficial sources of company information can be the Companies House website, opening talks with the franchise departments of the key high street banks and also specialist franchise consultants who could be capable to give you some industry opinion on any franchise business you are considering.

Mistake 2: Not speaking to those that are already performing the job!

If you’re purchasing an item then the most effective reviews and recommendations come from friends and others who generously impart their opinion on it. From this you can take a well educated decision of whether you will buy a product. This also is right for a franchise opportunity. Make sure you obtain a list of some franchisees from the franchisor as ‘references’. Get in touch with them and, if workable, arrange to meet them to get a feel for what you’d be doing. They’re likely to be your top source of opinion on how supportive the franchisor is and how well the UK franchise opportunity performs for them on a each day basis.

Mistake 3: Thinking that a Franchise carries a guarantee!

There could be a feeling that since a business is a ‘franchise’ it is in some way a certain winner. The truth is that you will be the person who decides if your business succeeds or fails. A franchise is simply a business method that has been tested to generate a profit when it is ‘worked’ properly. The important thing here is the word ‘worked’. Comparable to any other business, a franchise requires a good deal of working hard and commitment. Make sure you have the complete backup and support of all your family as it needs alot of your time to develop a winning business.

Understanding childhood ADHD is one of the most key challenges today. Our world circumstances requires inventive, genius level problem solving and inspiring leadership. We can no longer carry on with out-of-date habits of perceiving the planet and still successfully deal with the issues facing us nowadays, at the beginning of the twenty first century.

There is increasing concern that the most inventive and brilliant young people are being held back by drug treatments and discipline in order to fit into an excessively rigid structure that in due course holds-back their full development. The educational system will be slow to alter, so that means parents have the task of locating the best and healthiest ways to assist their children to flourish within a structure that’s not so far equipped to deal with them as they are.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is typically addressed with prescription medicines like Ritalin and Adderall which function in part by stimulating activity in the human brain and nervous system. In recent years, the FDA has issued safety considerations concerning these medications. Some parents with ADHD children, as well as some adults with the disorder are using natural herbal remedies like the herb ginkgo biloba as well as others.

Effective ADHD supplements

Ginkgo Biloba is commonly used in natural health remedies because of its well-known beneficial effects on the brain. Ginkgo has been used historically to increase mental performance and increase focusing capability. Various research reports have revealed that it may help to improve neurotransmitter ranges as well as blood circulation to the brain.

The trademark signs and symptoms of ADHD such as agitation and inattentiveness have been appreciably lessened with ginkgo along with a number of other traditional herbs in some research trials. They have also been shown to ease irritability and frustration, that is at times aggravated by conventional ADHD drug treatments. One of its most helpful qualities is that the therapeutic effects brought about by these traditional herbs tend to become long lasting if regular use is discontinued.

In traditional natural treatments, herbs are often combined in formulas for particular concerns. This can help create a synergistic end product which makes the combined herbs more useful than any single herb by itself. Some additional herbs that have been combined with ginkgo to successfully attend to ADHD signs or symptoms are:

*skullcap

*german chamomile

*gotu cola

*rooibos

adhd supplements which include the previously mentioned herbs are being successfully used to attend to signs or symptoms as a natural substitute to prescription medications. A natural health care provider can answer any concerns or questions you may have, as well as put together a holistic remedy plan that incorporates eating habits and life style modifications as well as looking at other strategies.

While you may not feel you integrate with your 18 -year-old fellow students, it all adds to the educational experience. Many older students have returned, not to necessarily earn a college degree, but to educate themselves and keep their minds sharp.

Many schools are providing seniors discounted or free tuition because they have unfilled spaces in the classroom. So students don’t have to use their pensions in order to boost their knowledge. Also, older students can still go and partake in the class but they aren’t responsible for taking any tests.

Schools have come to realize that there are benefits in having a full class. In addition, seniors add different perspectives and diversity that contribute to an even greater educational experience.

For seniors that are interested in earning a college education, there are many options that can help you pay for it. There are even grants from your state that are exclusively for seniors. You can also verify your eligibility for a scholarship with USA funds.

Seniors also have the option to take online classes that allows them to stay inside of their home. They don’t have to worry about the winter season or getting to campus. They can be taught, turn in homework, and converse with teachers but they will miss out on the personal interaction they would have with students and teachers on campus.

If older students are nervous about returning to school after being out so long, many colleges offer remedial classes, tutoring, and school counseling which can help students with their transition back to school. Although you may feel awkward and puzzled at first, there are options out there that can help you. Lily Allen, 72 returned to the classroom after 50 years and earned a B.S. in Gerontology.

While education in the classroom is a great fit for some, study abroad fits others best. Many seniors over 55 can take an Elderhostel trip. While many may not get college credit for it, they are able to visit, learn, and understand the world.

If you aren’t quite that bold and wish to stay within the U.S. or your neighborhood, there are programs that can give you a cultural understanding, without leaving your comfort zone. These programs can last anytime from a day to several weeks, and the costs also differgreatly.

If seniors want to go back to the classroom, there are many options out there. That’s awesome that schools want to fill the classroom and will let older students return for free of charge or low-price tuition. It’s a great way for seniors to expand their knowledge and really understand and associate with another generation.

In my college experience, I had older students in my classes and I really enjoyed it because they brought up things that I never would have thought of. It made the class fresh and fascinating. They presented relevant facts, ideas, or even life experiences that I may not have known or even thought about. Older students really helped improve the classroom and I valued what they brought to the classroom.

Diane Johnson earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Utah. She likes to write about the news, politics, college degrees, colleges online, and the college experience.

Not only can post secondary students get an advantage from online tutoring, younger students also can see the service as being very rewarding. With the tight time limitations of many families, online tutors have been found to be a perfect way to get children the added help  they require in areas of study that are of concern. Saving time is a very important for today’s families especially with the busy schedules they have.

Parents also find that utilizing online tutors are a safer alternative than having a tutor come into their home. With no physical interference between the student and the tutor there is far less opportunity a child will be threatened or hurt in any way. The way the world is it could be very risky to allow a tutor into your home without an adult present to monitor.

Online tutoring is a very economical approach to get the assistance you are seeking. Many people have found online tutors to be far less expensive than traditional tutors. There are a number of possible reasons for this. There are less travel expenditures for the tutor or the parents, which means less money being spent. You can find  maths tutors, English tutors, economics tutors etc. working online.

Regardless of where you live online tutoring is obtainable. There are no boundaries as long as you have an Internet connection. This means  a tutor could live across the ocean and still be able to do the job you want from them.

One other benefit of online tutoring is the fact that it can be very responsive when it comes to the times a student can get the assistance they need. This means your children can still enjoy play time outside and not have to worry about missing out on a session with the tutor you have hired for them. This will make both, you and your children, happy.

The web is a great resource to find alternatives that are available when it comes to online tutoring. Taking a bit of time to research some of them and compare the prices available can make the decision making process much easier for a person. This is well worth spending time on as it is a highly competitive market and prices fluctuate on a regular basis.

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Overcoming anxiety really involves analyzing the factors that have caused this problem to take root on your very being. Are you the person who give your all in your job? Do you have a family to support, bills to pay, and a mortgage on a house? Are you a student taking a heavy course load each semester in pre-med, pre-law, or business university-level classes? Are you the type of person who is on the go for what seems like 18 hours each day? Do you exhort yourself every day to get things done, wishing that you just had more time to accomplish what needs to be completed? Friend, if this describes you, then come to the realization of one very important factor: You are placing a heavy burden both physically and mentally on your own self.

As you go through the rigors and pressure that you put on yourself each day, you become over-stimulated to the point that anxiety creeps into your being. The level of tension will slowly go through the roof as you worry that you are not accomplishing all that you think needs to be completed daily. A failure to properly address the level of stress and pressure that you put on yourself could result in it becoming a full-blown anxiety disorder.

Here are some tips to assist you in learning how to control the level of stress that you have in your life.

Tip#1: Talk to your doctor. Whether you have stress over the pressures in your job, or become agitated over the concerns regarding any financial or health situations that you are dealing with; this strain causes your brain and nervous system to become over-stimulated. These factors, (many of them very negative) eventually result in prolonged levels of high anxiety. A prolonged period of anxiety in your life, could lead to your being diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. Worse yet, anxiety could also result in physical damage to your body; high blood pressure, (which could lead to strokes), stomach ulcers, or even potentially damaging, and lethal heart attacks. If you experience a high level of anxiety which has become a part of your everyday existence, please consult a doctor immediately.

Tip#2: Many people in today’s fast paced world push themselves to a state of constant overdrive, 24/7. I am willing to bet that it includes you as well, am I right? When was the last time that you exercised? Can you recall the last time that you worked out? By exercise, I do not mean running down the hall to attend a staff meeting that you’re already 3 minutes late in getting to. Exercise helps to work the part of our body that is closely associated with the cardiovascular system. Adding a regular work out system to your schedule, (even walking a couple of miles, 3-4 times weekly) has been proven scientifically to drastically reduce the level of stress in the body, in addition to the benefits to your cardio system that I discussed earlier. Exercise would also benefit you in one other important way: You will be able to manage your weight better through physical activity.

Tip #3: Conversely from an exercise program, the body also benefits by relaxation. The body needs activity through working out. Conversely, it also needs rest. Getting involved with programs involving yoga, meditation, or other slow-breathing exercises allows the body to “wind down”. Can you recall the last time that you sat on your sofa or rocking chair and turned on the stereo in your living room entertainment center to some quiet, soothing classical music? In order to cope with, and overcome anxiety you need to allow your brain and nervous system to be soothed through periods of relaxation; each day!

Tip#4: Carefully analyze your diet. Ingesting large amounts of junk foods and caffeine has been known to make it difficult for the body to function properly over the long haul. Drastically reduce those trips to Wendy’s each week. Eliminate eating those delicious cakes and pies for dessert; usually accompanied by a heaping bowl of chocolate-chip ice cream. Rich, fattening desserts contain contain high levels of sugar content. High levels of sugar also contain toxins, (or bad chemicals) that are harmful to the body over time. You should plan on drinking at least 8 full glasses of purified or filtered water daily. Water helps the body to flush toxins out of its system. You may also experience periods of restless, and fitful periods of sleep if you suffer from anxiety attacks. Sleep in a cool, quiet room and try using some of the relaxation techniques that you would learn from the tip above, #3 to improve your quality of sleep.

By overcoming anxiety, in the long run you will do your body a world of good. Stress, as a result of the everyday pressures in the lives that we choose to lead and anxiety are known factors which could do irreparable damage to the organs in our bodies. If you are the individual who is experiencing high levels of anxiety in your life, please act immediately to take a close look at the life that you are leading. The consequences for failing to address what is causing you to have high levels of anxiety in your life could lead to major medical problems in your future; even premature death! If you seek more information, there is much help available. Please visit this site: cure anxiety attacks.

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Your Rights and civil rights violations

Once you decide to file a lawsuit for a civil rights violation, one of your initial issues can be where to file, in federal or state court. Ultimately, if the civil rights case goes to trial, the plaintiff must prove by a “preponderance of the proof” (that it is more and more likely than not) that the defendant is legally accountable for the damages alleged by the plaintiff. If you suspect you have suffered a civil rights violation, the simplest place to start is to speak with an experienced Civil Rights Attorney. An experienced Civil Rights Attorney will be able to inform you whether filing a government claim can be necessary in your case. Legal issues involving civil rights will be terribly sophisticated, and can be terribly troublesome to resolve without proper expertise.

Civil Rights And The Law

Law enforcement officers and other officers like judges, prosecutors, and security guards are given tremendous power by local, state, and federal government agencies—authority they need to  enforce the law and ensure justice in our country. Laws guaranteeing civil rights originate at the federal level, either through federal legislation or through federal court selections, including those handed down by the US Supreme Court.

Are The Police Exempt

Police misconduct cases are more common than one would think. This law, commonly called the Police Misconduct Statute, gives the Department of Justice authority to hunt civil remedies in cases where law enforcement agencies have policies or practices that foster a pattern of misconduct by employees. The majority of complaints allege misconduct bylaw enforcement officers like state or local cops, federal law enforcement officers,prison superintendents, correctional officers, state and county judges, or alternative public officials.

There are plenty of general stages in bringing potential criminal civil rights violations to prosecution. Gather data regarding the civil rights violation and save it for the future. There are various types of civil rights violations, as well as discrimination conduct by employers. Civil rights lawyers bring discrimination claims against employers who discriminate in hiring, providing benefits, or advancing an employees career on the premise of: Age discrimination, sex discrimination, national origin discrimination, discrimination lawyer, spiritual discrimination, race (racial) discrimination, pregnancy discrimination, incapacity discrimination, etc.

You have had situations and circumstances which have occurred in your life in the past. The past is exactly what it is; life situations and events which are over and done with. It would be illogical to think that you could travel back to the past, alter events which took place, and your present life would now be different. What you can do, is learn from your past. A great form of education is to look back at the silly decisions and mistakes that took place in your life, (of your own doing) and make the decision that you will not repeat them. To prevent a toll taken on your body which raises your level of stress and anxiety, do not dwell on the past.

Consequently there is the future. Do you realize that anything in the future is not guaranteed? When you dwell over, and even fear about what could occur in ten hours, ten days, or ten weeks, you need to realize that this fear is really nothing but illogical thinking. The premise about what could happen in the future is something that you simply are unable to control. As soon as you begin to realize that you can only control what is in truth the present, then it is your first step towards recovery.

Example: It is 8 in the morning. I have awaken from sleep and got out of bed. This is an event that I know is fact. I am now hungry. I can control what I eat for breakfast. As I have certain food items in my pantry and refrigerator I decide to eat the following: I decide to eat warm raisin-oatmeal flavored cereal, together with an English muffin topped with blueberry jam. I decide to have a glass of orange juice with my meal. It is my decision as to what I will be eating, something that I can control. These events are in the present.

Here is what I cannot control. Three hours from now, I know that I must get to a mandatory business appointment on the other side of town. The weather forecast calls for the possibility of a thunderstorm taking place at about that time. It might rain heavily, or it might be completely dry outside in three hours. It’s a future event which may or may not actually occur. The weather people who make these predictions have been known to be wrong a time, or two. Since I cannot control Mother Nature, allowing my mind to become consumed about the possibility that it could be very wet outside three hours from now is something that is beyond my control. Why should I fantasize, dwell on, and obsess about possible weather outcomes, (fearing that I could get drenched) when there is absolutely nothing that I could do to prevent it from raining in the first place?

When an actual panic attack takes place, acknowledge that it is only a temporary event, and that it will go away. What you cannot do is to dwell on and create in your mind the fear of a possible impending, (or future) attack. Again, you really need to understand that would you cannot predict is the future. It is something that you cannot control. Why would you want to dwell and obsess over any possible future event? In regards to any future attacks, why would you want to come to the point in which you dread and fear them, when in fact they may never occur? To put it bluntly, the more you dread, fear, and become become consumed by the possibility of any future attacks, the greater chance that they will in fact occur.

High levels of stress and anxiety could do long-term damage to your body. Your body was not designed to undergo periods of constant stress and anxiety. Having a constant fear of the future has been medically known to produce the following conditions: high blood pressure, strokes, stomach ulcers, and even damaging or deadly heart attacks in such individuals. To prevent the damage that these attacks can cause both psychologically and physically to an individual, you should be pro-active in first seeking out treatment from those in the medical profession.

Provided with the proper behavior-modification exercises, realize that you can eventually prevent panic attacks from occurring. You should always understand that you have the power in your mind to eventually control, and prevent these attacks from occurring. Do not become consumed by the past, or the future. The past is now history, the future is something that is not guaranteed! Friend, please visit this site if you seek more information: cure panic attacks. This disorder does not need to become a permanent part of your life.

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After finishing college I realized I knew rather a lot, and was now well educated, but I wasn’t being paid enough considering what I thought a graduate really should be earning. Since jobs are almost impossible to find without the right experience, I felt I was a bit stuffed and would have to continue my menial and underpaid job, until this credit crunch was over.

It was while I was at work that I realized what I could do to make my own current “economic climate” more manageable. One of the students was doing his history homework in the staff room on his break. He looked puzzled, so I went over to help him. After he told me what the problem was, I helped him work through it. After about 10 minutes he had realized what was going on and could understand how to finish the rest of his homework before his break was up. I remember him saying “Thanks man, this stuff has always confused me, but now it’s really simple! You should become a personal tutor or instructor!” I was really happy with myself that I’d been able to help someone, even though I’d had no previous experience at teaching. I then realized I had a natural ability for it, and so I decided to look into becoming an instructor.

I thought it’d be relatively easy to be able to balance being a tutor or instructor with work, as I could teach in my spare time. After researching on-line, I found out that a tutor typically earns between £20 and £30 an hour! I decided I would like to be able to advertise my services in my local area without the fuss of agencies charging me commission, or signing me up to contracts etc. In the end, it was actually an acquaintance who recommended Tutorlink to me.

It is a site that has provided me with everything I need. I can decide what subjects I want to instruct and at what level, e.g., GCSE, Key Stage 3, Undergraduate etc… I can select any number of subjects at once, and I can set different prices depending on subject and level! I can even state how much I want to charge should I have to travel to meet a client. The site really has been designed with the users in mind. It gives me a professional look, as I can put on business cards etc my web address as being in the format of: tutorlink.org.uk/user-name. When people visit the site, they can contact me directly, with no registration on their part, or any form of payment. And what is more is that the site doesn’t charge me commission, just a simple £10 a month subscription! When you teach 6 hours a week, typically charging £20 an hour, I would definitely prefer the subscription over a commission!

Even if potential clients are not sure if there’s a tutor or instructor close to their home who can help them, as long as they go to Tutorlink they can use the clean and clear search box to locate what they’re looking for! If you go to the site then you can see how it works. They have an advanced search facility as well, just in case you want to narrow down your search and find the tutor that’s the right one for you!

Since they allow you to teach ANYTHING, I’ve just registered to instruct mountain biking as well, so I can get paid to enjoy my weekends on the hills! It does mean I spend less time on my new sofa and in front of my new plasma screen!

Generalized anxieties are not uncommon among adults. They are characterized by enduring anxiety that really doesn’t seem to have a clear cause or reason. The anxiousness tends to be continuous and makes daily life very difficult. Seniors

Panic episodes can appear as brief and intense bouts of fear or apprehension. In most cases these conditions are usually short lived ranging from a few minutes to a few hours. The cause may be apparent; often it is unclear.

Linked to panic attacks is a condition known as agoraphobia, the anxiety about being in a place or situation that may be difficult to get out of. People who suffer from agoraphobia usually need to be near doors or openings at all times. In severe cases, this leads to the individual never wanting to leave his/her home for fear of not being able to leave wherever he/she is going.

Phobias are the largest category of anxiety disorders. If you are a senior with a phobia you know the power of these fears. Social phobia (otherwise known as social anxiety disorder) is an abnormal fear of public embarrassment or humiliation. This may stem from social events, public speaking or other public situations resulting in physical symptoms such as blushing, sweating, and difficulty speaking.

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is mainly characterized by repetitive obsessions with certain thoughts or images and compulsions to repeatedly perform certain actions or rituals. OCD thought pattern could be compared to superstitions, where the afflicted person believes if certain actions are performed, the danger or evil will be eliminated.

There are other types of anxiety related issues stemming from daily stresses, post-traumatic stress from a traumatic experience or separation. Senior Health

There are many treatment options for the above disorders/phobias: psychotherapy focuses on increasing the individual’s sense of their own well-being.

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) aims to get at the root of the dysfunctional emotions, behaviors and cognitions and to treat them accordingly.

And pharmaceutical therapy employs various medications to relieve symptoms but is rarely used just by itself as it doesn’t treat the core problem, only its symptoms.

Anxiety and insomnia are often related. Each can be causes of the other which, in turn, leads to a vicious cycle that may seem impossible to break.

A study conducted by Dag Neckelmann, MD, PhD, of the Department of Psychiatry at Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen, Norwa, shows that chronic insomnia increases your odds of having anxiety disorders. So, treating chronic insomnia may be one way to alleviate feelings of anxiousness.

Chronic insomnia typically is a prolonged period such as a month or more of having trouble falling asleep, waking up too early or overall poor quality of sleep. About 10 percent of adults in the US contend with this condition.

If you aren’t sleeping, first check with a doctor to ensure that certain conditions like heart disease, diabetes, epilepsy, pregnancy, menopause or arthritis aren’t the cause of the problem. Check your medications as well.

A practical approach to deter both anxiety and insomnia is reducing the consumption of caffeine and alcohol. Coffee is not always the sole culprit. Some tea, soft drinks, and certain medications can negatively impact sleep patterns. You may think alcohol helps you relax and fall to sleep but most drinkers experience a light and fragmented sleep pattern. Senior Living

Another simple solution to insomnia is just old fashioned exercise. Take a 20 minute walk every day or a few times each week. Make sure you get your heart rate up during the walk. But don’t walk too close to bed time.

The information offered here are just basic tips and not medical advice. If you are still experience severe anxiety levels and can’t sleep, seek professional help from medical and psychological professionals.

Janet Shapan, has been a publisher, writer and media designer in the special interest magazine and TV production business for over 25 years. A Boomer, her passion is identifying and sharing current innovations in health, wellness and other lifestyle categories of interest to Seniors. For more information on Senior Living, visit: http://For-Seniors.org

You sit down at the table to yet another frozen meal, quickly cooked in the microwave. Hours later, do you wonder why your stomach feels even worse than before? When it comes to treating anxiety attacks, please know one very important thing. The certain types of food that you eat could only make your condition worse, not better!

Anxiety attacks occur when an individual’s brain and central nervous system within the body both become over-stimulated. People have different triggers (or reasons) for their attacks. The person who is concerned about a possible job loss, and who also has a family of 5 to feed and a steep monthly mortgage, may feel a elevated level of stress and agitation due to the pressures in just being able to survive. Another person may have to give his/her first public speech to a large crowd. The person is afraid that a number of things could go wrong in the speech, and imagines only the worst. In either case, if the person constantly dwells on negative thoughts, it could very well lead to anxiety attacks when his/her body simply cannot withstand the stress.

People often turn to food as a way of making themselves feel good. This is both a scientific and medical fact. When an individual is feeling good; he/she gets a promotion at work,or when his/her favorite sports team wins a championship it often calls for celebration. The person will eat, (and sometimes even drink) to commemorate the occasion. Conversely, when things are going poorly, human beings do the same thing. They look at food as some kind of solace or comfort for their inner beings.

In today’s frantic world, many humans tend to eat at a pace which equates to how they lead their lives. People who rush through the day on the go often do not slow down when it comes to preparing and consuming their meals. Adults, who work 8-9 hour days/5 days per week, find it easiest to throw a quick meal into the microwave. Or, they find it easiest to stop by the local McDonald’s to pick up a meal on the way home from work. These people may have school-aged children who, after being in school all day, have to rush out to baseball, gymnastics, or dance practice. Yet, the parents believe that frozen pizzas, zapped in the microwave, then served 3-4 times per week is the quickest, easiest meal to provide their kids. Here is the problem. Many of these meals are very poor in nutrition. Many foods, especially those that are frozen have high levels of sodium which acts as a preservative to keep the food fresh. A diet high in sodium is one of the leading causes of high blood pressure, strokes, and heart attacks in individuals.

If you are the person who has been suffering from anxiety attacks lately, please be aware of a very important fact with regards to your health. If you consume a diet that is very poor in nutrition, the problems that your body are going through, (because of the attacks) will eventually get worse; not better. The frozen store-brought pizza that you are eating, partially to help get your mind off of that annoying, meddling boss at work, is not going to help get rid of the pain in your racing chest. The bowl of heavily salted, buttered popcorn that you are snacking on as you try to compute this month’s family bills will most definitely not ease the ache in your stomach. A long term poor diet will eventually lead to worse health problems; anxiety attacks could eventually be the least of your worries! Instead you need to eat more foods rich in fiber, (to aid the stomach in the digestive process). Substitute fresh, organic chicken and fish instead of those greasy, high-fat content, red meats. Eat more green vegetables, (preferably ones that you can steam, instead of canned or frozen) and fresh fruits. Drink at least 8 glasses of filtered water daily to help flush out the toxins from your body.

Treating anxiety attacks could just be a willingness to change your perception about food. You are what you eat. You can actually reduce, even eliminate the amount of stress in your body if you follow the proper diet. It is not something to take for granted, and your very health and well-being could depend on your attitude about what you eat each day. If you are serious about eliminating your anxiety attacks, there is a site that has helped tens of thousands of people from all over the world. I highly recommend that you visit this site which will provide you with much more information: Cure panic attacks.

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Learning Spanish can be an exciting venture for most people, but for many, the first encounter they have with Spanish verb conjugation can mean that their well intentioned foray into learning this wonderful language is often short lived as any thoughts that were once harbored of being able to reel off Spanish as if born to do so, are shattered by the seemingly impossible task of mastering the complexities of Spanish verb conjugation!

Spanish verb conjugation is notoriously hard to master and until relatively recently the only way that was used to study them was to use a verb conjugation book and then constantly repeat each verb until they became etched in our minds…not too dissimilar to how we learn our times tables…and we all remember how tedious and mind numbingly boring that was, don’t we?

How can this situation be improved?

Since it was impossible to change how Spanish verbs are structured, the only option of improving this situation was to re-invent how to learn Spanish verbs, in particular the conjugation of irregular Spanish verbs, the most difficult verbs to master.

There are two steps:

Step 1: Make learning Spanish verb conjugation more enjoyable!

We all remember a teacher at school whose classes everybody loved, no matter what the subject…what made that teacher stand out?

I would like to bet that the lessons that the teacher in question gave were actually enjoyable…his or her classes were never boring and were, therefore, fun to go to; as a result that specific subject was normally a lot easier to learn.

Conclusion: We all learn better if we enjoy the lesson!

Step 2: Increase the speed we learn Spanish verb conjugation.

Repeating the same old stuff over and over again wastes time and prolongs studying, so why repeat things that are known already?

The solution…in a word, ’streamlining’! But how do you streamline learning Spanish Verbs?

The only way to do so is to cut out any unnecessary repetition and concentrate on problem areas, this, in turn, will speed up the learning process.

These two steps may sound very simple but have proved very difficult to accomplish…that was until the computer age!

Online verb conjugation software for Spanish has been available for a number of years now and there are many free conjugators available, however, although making verb conjugation freely accessible, very few of them, if any, made learning Spanish verb conjugation any more enjoyable, nor did they shorten the learning cycle significantly.

Due to the popularity of these initial programs the impetus for the development of software that would improve the study of Spanish verb conjugation dramatically was ignited, and in the Spring of 2009, a verb training software program called ‘Verbarrator‘ was released that outshone all programs that had preceded it.

Disregard the fact that it’s title sounds a little like a ‘Hollywood’ action movie, this software program has revolutionized verb training and has had amazing results, helping people who had been struggling to advance their studies beyond a certain point, do so quickly and confidently, and if you are serious about learning Spanish this Spanish verb training software this honest Verbarrator Review is well worth checking out.

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In 1975 Henry Edward Roberts, called “Ed” by friends, family and associates, through his company Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems or MITS; brought his computer to the public with the help of Bill Gates and Paul Allen who developed the language, BASIC, and wrote the program to operate the machine.

Ultimately  Roberts’ machine would become the PC we’re all using today. The BASIC language of the machine’s operating system (OS) has become the Microsoft Windows operating system we all know and some love to hate.
In a released joint statement from Bill Gates and Paul Allen, the two remember their colleague:

“Ed was willing to take a chance on us — two young guys interested in computers long before they were commonplace — and we have always been grateful to him… The day our first untested software worked on his Altair was the start of a lot of great things. We will always have many fond memories of working with Ed in Albuquerque, in the MITS office right on Route 66 — where so many exciting things happened that none of us could have imagined back then.”~Paul Allen Bill Gates on the death of their associate Dr. Henry Edward Roberts.

Another interesting fact about Ed Roberts is, after selling the company in 1977 he returned to Wheeler County, Georgia, where he’d spent summers as a youngster with his grandparents. He purchased a farm and became a gentleman farmer. As fate would have it he was presented with an opportunity to fulfill his dream of becoming a medical doctor.

Mercer University, located near Roberts’ home,  began a medical school training program in 1982. Ed Roberts was among the first to enroll and graduate. In 1986 he received his M.D.. He completed his residency as an internist and established his practice in Cochran, Georgia, a small town near Macon.

Dr. Roberts died of pneumonia in a hospital in Macon, Georgia. He was 68 years-old.

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“Jessye Norman said not long ago that she simply “would like it to be that it made a difference to some people that I came and went, that I was here.” She has made a difference to anyone who loves music, and indeed it matters quite a lot that she is here: Jessye Norman, a great American singer.”~ from Kennedy Center: Biographical Information for Jessye Norman

We echo those sentiments. Ms Jessye Norman, is the youngest recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors

Norman’s vocal range is uncommonly wide, encompassing all female voice registers from contralto to high dramatic soprano.

When she was 16 years-old, Norman was entered in to the Marian Anderson Vocal Competition in Philadelphia. Although she did not win, she was offered a full scholarship to Howard University, in Washington, D.C. While attending Howard University, Norman sang in the university chorus, and she also sang as a professional soloist at the Lincoln Temple United Church of Christ.She studied voice with Carolyn Grant.

In 1965, Jessye Norman in collaboration with 33 female students and 4 female faculty, became a founding member of the Delta Nu Chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota. In 1966, she was the National Society of Arts and Letters singing competition winner.

She graduated in 1967 with an undergraduate degree in music. Norman began graduate level studies first at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore and later at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. It was from the University of Michcagn she earned a Masters Degree in 1968. During her time in graduate school Norman studied voice with Elizabeth Mannion and Pierre Bernac.

Jessye Norman a true American opera diva….and we mean that in a good way, loved and appreciated by fans worldwide.

Starbucks announced today, through its VP of Volume, the introduction of two new beverage sizes in stores in the U. S. and Canada this Fall.

Plenta™ (128 fl oz) and Micra™ (2 fl oz) cups arrive in Starbucks stores this Fall. Derived from Italian word for plentiful or small, the Plenta™ delivers coffee lovers record amounts of the world’s finest coffee beverages while the Micra™ delivers a quick and satisfying morsel of goodness.

Dr. Robinson earned a master’s degree in business administration, with an emphasis in healthcare management, from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, during a two-year leave of absence from medical school. During his studies at Wharton, Dr. Robinson traveled as a member of a team of students and alumni to South Africa to make an assessment of state-sponsored, community clinic operations for the Director of Health Services for the Cape Town Metropolitan Region.

Dr. Robinson graduated from Wharton with honors in 2002. He completed his undergraduate degree in Neuroscience at the University of California, San Diego, in 1997. His research interest involves the development of indicators to measure the value and quality of health care delivery to special populations. One can readily see Dr. Robinson’s credentials make him eminently qualified to be a member of the medical profession’s newest specialty. Dr. Robinson is a hospitalist. His practice is near Delaware’s Christiana Care Health System.

One of Robinson’s responsibilities is to ensure patients are not unnecessarily readmitted because of gaps in care between release from the hospital and care from the patient’s primary physician.

“I get a sense that the patients are relieved because somebody is actively following them.”~ Dr. Edmondo Robinson, Hospitalist

The new federal health care reform legislation contains a provision to withhold funding for readmissions believed to be avoidable. Hospitals, health care systems, are realizing the rates of readmission must be improved. Federal statistics show one in five Medicare patients repeatedly end up in the hospital requiring care for major health issues.

That is why hospitals, such as the Christiana Care Health System in Delaware, like many other institutions, are making use of the expertise of medical specialist practitioners known as hospitalists.

The term “hospitalist”describes a new specialty. The term was first coined by Drs. Robert Wachter and Lee Goldman in an article, The Emerging Role of “Hospitalists” in the American Health Care System, appearing in 1996 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Often, according to Wikipedia, the Hospitalist duties may include patient care, teaching, research, and leadership related to hospital care.

Last year in 2009 the Society of Hospital Medicine updated the definition of this new area of specialized medicine to state  Hospital medicine, like emergency medicine, is a specialty organized around a site of care, the hospital; unlike a specialty such as cardiology, it is not organized around an organ, nor a disease like oncology, nor a patient’s age like gerontology.

Reports from the Society of Hospital Medicine, a national membership organization for hospitalists indicates the ranks of this specialty is increasing at a rate higher than any other medical specialty. The federal government’s expressed intention to reduce payments of Medicare is the reason hospitals are expanding hospitalist staff numbers.

In a recent interview with Delaware Online, Dr. Robinson said patients are more sick when they enter the hospital, and they are still often sick when they leave the hospital. That is why

“…it’s very important to continue the treatment as an outpatient. You have to plan around that and not just rely on their first follow-up with their own doctor in two or three weeks.”~Dr. Edmondo Robinson, M.D., MBA, Hospitalist

Robinson started the discharge clinic near Christiana Hospital in order to address the issue.

Patients with serious illnesses, who are recently released from the hospital, sometimes are unable to be seen by their primary care doctor in a well timed way. In those instances they receive an appointment scheduled at the clinic within a week.

Patients who receive the interim care report they are satisfied with the time saved from return trips to the emergency room. They additionally report the care they receive from a hospitalist provides confidence the risk of having to return to be admitted to the hospital is smaller as well.

That is why Dr. Edmondo Robinson has the expectation the readmission rates will decline at the Delaware hospital. He is among one of approximately 50 hospital medicine specialists with privileges at or employed by Christiana Care.

With the use of electronic medical records hospitalists say the rate of readmission will be reduced. Primary care physicians will received up-to-date case information on their patients when they leave the hospital.

Hospital medicine practitioners agree, with the government’s emphasis on readmission rates the place to save money is by making the discharge process efficient and beneficial to the patient’s care.

The documentary film by Ana Sophia Joanes takes on as its subject the inferior quality of our food, and the promising features of our national food system.

The event is planned to be a week long celebration of the film, farm fresh foods, various chefs’ culinary skills, all efforts geared toward making the public aware of how we can change our food system to save our lives and the planet.

The festivities begin promptly at 6:15 PM with a B.Y.O.G (Bring Your Own Glass-$2 for a glass if you don’t bring one) event  at the The Invisible Dog an art gallery on Bergen Street in Brooklyn. It’s a wine and cheese reception featuring eco-friendly cheese and carbon-neutral wines. Be on time, because Ana Sofia Joanes, the director of FRESH will be there along with live music.  This event will conclude at 9:30 PM.

The Food Studies Program at The New School in conjunction with Just Food, and several other organizations associated with the food movement, will be celebrating the release of  a new book Diet for a Hot Planet: The Climate Crisis at the End of Your Fork and What You Can Do About It by Anna Lappé.

In this book the author explains the connection between the global food system and climate change. Author Anna Lappé provides inspiring, thought provoking suggestions for making food choices that will support the precipitating action for changing the planetary environment for the better.

And of course there will be screenings of the movie brought to you by the people who produced Food, Inc.  Be there for the film’s premiere on Wednesday, April 7 2010 at Tribeca Cinemas. That is when you’ll be able to see the documentary film that people who care about the quality of the foods they consume, as well as the future of the planet, are talking about and are encouraged to take action for change.

April 9 through  April 15, 2010 the film will be shown at the Quad Cinema.

Save the planet, get better nutrition. Get Fresh!

Raymond Pace Alexander born in Philadelphia in October 1898 into a working class family, the grandson of slaves was destined to beat the odds to become a distinguished Philadelphia lawyer, who later was to serve as a judge as well as advisor to other lawyers including the future federal Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall.

Raymond Pace Alexander with his talented wife, Sadie T. M. Alexander, worked to transform a segregated society in order to afford opportunity for those who had been denied.

Early on in his education Alexander, influenced by historian Carter G. Woodson, chose to study black history and use it as a tool to vigorously oppose racism and develop better relations between the races. Having heard Woodson’s speech “Stranger in the House” Raymond Alexander was motivated to work for equality rights. As a result Alexander and Woodson remained professional friends. Raymond Alexander became a life member of Woodson’s organization established for the study of black history, the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASALH).
The Philadelphia local chapter of the ASALH was founded by Raymond P. Alexander.

Alexander, himself, had personally experienced racial discrimination;   he was excluded from a Chestnut Street theater showing The Ten Commandments in 1924.  He was so successful in taking the theater owners to court, he was able to win their assurance never to discriminate again. That experience is the reason Raymond Pace Alexander was determined to see the implementation of such racist policies end.

After the death of his mother in childbirth, Raymond went to work to help his father provide for himself and his four siblings. By the time he was the age of twelve Alexander was earning money from his own shoe shine stand.

He received a scholarship in order to attend the best secondary high school in Philadelphia. At the time Central High School, the second oldest high school in the United States, was an all male academic high school, and Raymond Alexander graduated with honors in the top percentile of his class.

He later received a scholarship to attend the University of  Pennsylvania. Upon completion of his course work in three years he graduated with honors while having worked evenings and weekends as a waiter. Raymond Alexander was  the first black graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Business School. In 1920 Alexander began studying law at Harvard Law School; in 1923 he earned the Juris Doctorate.

When he returned to Philadelphia, in 1923,  Raymond Alexander married Sadie Tanner Mossell;  together they founded the premier black law firm in Philadelphia.

Raymond Alexander became president of the National Bar Association in 1929.  As the president of the newly formed organization Alexander exerted his considerable influence on every black attorney in the nation to become an advocate for civil rights. This action supplied the legal guidance to  finally force the courts to move toward handing down more reasonable and equal rulings concerning blacks.  Alexander was elected president of the National Bar Association again in 1933 until 1935.

When a Civil Rights Bill was passed in Pennsylvania, in 1935, Raymond Alexander was involved in getting the measure approved. He was counsel for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP ).

In the early 1930s Alexander sued two Chester County school districts to court when  they tried to establish racially segregated school systems. The legal victory achieved in that case was the demise of de jure segregation in Pennsylvania schools.

In the sixteen years since his graduation from Harvard Law he’d built a  legal reputation so strong attorney Thurgood Marshall presented a brief for Raymond Alexander’s review. It was this 1939 brief that provided the framework for the Brown v. Board of Education decision of 1954.

Raymond Alexander was named Honorary Consul of Haiti in Philadelphia in 1946; during that time he also functioned as representative for Haiti in the settlement of its war debt as well as in other litigation.

After some time, in 1948, in the case of the Trenton Six, he was finally able to have the black defendants cleared who’d been falsely accused of killing a white storeowner.  This was a case Alexander won on appeal with assistance from attorney Thurgood Marshall who would become the first black appointed as a justice to the U.S. Supreme Court.

When he ran for election to Philadelphia’s City Council he won.  He was a member of the Council from 1951 to 1958.

It was 1951 when RPA solely began the legal maneuvers to bring to an end the exclusion of blacks from Girard College.  More than 15 years later his efforts reached a successful conclusion when the United States Supreme Court ruled blacks be admitted to the college.

Raymond Pace Alexander was appointed in January 1959 by Governor George M. Leader to fill a vacancy in the Court of Common Pleas  of Philadelphia, thus becoming the first black judge in this court.

“As a judge I have seen at first hand the helplessness and bewilderment of the poor when faced with the legalities of our complex society.”~Judge Raymond Pace Alexander, decision in favor of the Philadelphia Community Legal Services Case 1966

In 1966 several local attorneys opposed the Philadelphia Bar Association’s proposal to organize Community Legal Service, Inc., a nonprofit corporation funded by money from the federal Office of Economic Opportunity.

The proposed service, part of the War On Poverty, was to open twelve law offices in neighborhoods around the city, under a 20-man board of directors, which included four leading lawyers and seven representatives from the local communities.

The dispute was turned over to then 67 year-old Judge Raymond Pace Alexander of the Court of Common Pleas to decide. Long hearings ensued. Judge Alexander gave a detailed decision which upheld the service as  lawful and completely beneficial to the community.

“It is in the public interest that this program go forward. Let it begin—now.”~Judge Raymond Pace Alexander, in his decision upholding the Philadelphia Community Legal Services Case 1966

Judge Raymond Alexander remained on the judicial bench, as Senior Judge until his death in 1974.

Judge Raymond Pace Alexander challenged numerous segregated institutions in the Philadelphia area. He will be remembered for the indelible impression he made on the city and on the legal profession.

“Realistically, the only way to solve our problems at this point in our history is by planning our future, clearly and objectively, and then working to make that plan a reality.” Rev. Leon H. Sullivan, author Alternatives to Despair 1972

Back in 1972 the late Leon H. Sullivan, author and innovator of Philadelphia’s  Opportunities Industrialization Center, (OIC), was sounding the call to make definitive plans for our future.

“Strangely enough in Philadelphia, the big metropolitan city, you think people had work, but discrimination was still very strong . . . I decided to confront discrimination, again, because businesses were not employing blacks in Philadelphia, blacks couldn’t even get jobs as waiters in the good hotels.”~Rev. Leon Sullivan

Choosing to confront the racial discrimination he witnessed in hiring practices in Philadelphia, he organized 400 other ministers to implement a successful boycott of companies that did not support equal employment opportunity. This demonstration of  “selective patronage” resulted in more than 4000 jobs open to dark skinned African Americans. However many still lacked the necessary training to perform the jobs now available.

That is when in 1964 founded in an abandoned jailhouse, the OIC was born.
OIC provides job training and life skills and then couples the graduates with the needs of Philadelphia businesses. So successful was the first endeavor OIC was duplicated in cities around the nation.

Five years later Rev. Leon H. Sullivan’s efforts were replicated on a global scale with the creation of OIC International to supply training and employment for individuals on the African continent.

“I believe not only in milk and honey in heaven but in ham and eggs on earth besides.”~Rev. Leon H. Sullivan, Build Brother Build

Sullivan, who began his ministerial career at age eighteen in his hometown Charleston, West Virginia had a personal experience with bigotry. At age twelve he tried to purchase a Coca Cola at the local drugstore in his town. What happened then inspired his lifelong dedication to opposing racial prejudice. The owner of the store refused to sell the beverage to him saying, “Stand on your feet, boy. You can’t sit here.”

Leon Sullivan went on to graduate West Virginia State University. It was during a visit to West Virginia by Adam Clayton Powell, prominent black minister, noted author and  the father of the congressman, that he encouraged Sullivan to come to New York to study theology at the Union Theological Seminary.  Sullivan became an assistant minister at the activist Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City’s Harlem following his studies at Columbia University for a Masters Degree in religion in 1947. While living in New York Leon met Grace whom he married and lovingly called “Amazing Grace”. Together they had three children, Hope, Julie and Howard.

Eventually the family relocated first to Northern New Jersey where Rev. Sullivan was selected to lead the First Baptist Church in Orange, New Jersey.

In 1950 Leon, Grace and their children all moved to Philadelphia because Leon was taking on the leadership role of pastor at the Zion Baptist Church. From 1950 until 1988 Sullivan , known as “the Lion of Zion” served the congregation and community. During this time he increased the membership of 600 to 6,000 making it one of  the largest congregations in the U.S.

Rev. Sullivan became the first black man appointed to the board of directors of the world’s largest corporation, General Motors (GM), a Fortune 500 company. At the time General Motors was the largest business entity in the world and Sullivan used this prestigious position with GM to influence decisions particularly in South Africa.

Sullivan  launched an international campaign to transform apartheid in South Africa; he created a code of conduct for human rights and equal opportunity for companies operating in South Africa.  This code became known as the Sullivan Principles. They Principles were later expanded by Rev. Sullivan and former Secretary General of the United Nations Kofi Annan “to support economic, social and political justice by companies where they do business,” including respect for human rights and equal work opportunities for all peoples.

The most important fact to remember about the late Rev. Leon H. Sullivan is he advocated self-help. He strongly supported empowerment of individuals, institutions and communities through education. Job training and life skills are the foundation for individuals to build successful communities.

Today the organizations that are his legacy, The Leon H. Sullivan Foundation headed by his daughter Hope Masters, Esquire; Opportunities Industrialization Centers Of America, (OIC-America) led by his son Howard H. Sullivan, along with OIC International  and the International Foundation For Education and  Self Help, (IFESH) guided by his daughter Dr. Julie H. Sullivan;  all continue to promote sustainable projects around the world because access to education for vulnerable populations is still extremely important.

We hear they will be installing plastic brake pedals made from really hard plastic. You remember-flashback to forty or fifty years ago like the toys made in Japan were of a hard plastic substance so hard it would splinter and shatter into a gazillion pieces. Today in the 21st Century modern technology brings you brakes guaranteed to break when you step on the pedal to apply them.

We can only hope in the future we don’t have terrorist airplanes such as Erratic Airbus; or sabotage of our own airliners from Boeing to Boing! Even now there are rumors of the existence of a terrorist web site supporting Boing-boing! Has anybody ever thought of this? What do we do if all the machines and all the computers from China turn into terrorist tools?! You know Trojan Horse style? “Dude we’re screwed!”

The Japanese auto manufacturers have gone to elaborate lengths to hide the fact killing Americans who purchased Japanese made cars instead of American made cars like GM and Ford, or Hummer. Goodness knows those U.S. vehicles have never been built in a manner to endanger the lives of fellow Americans. These cars are made by the hands of proud Americans,; people you know. They could be your neighbor or the man or woman in line with you at the supermarket.

It’s a worldwide plot to infiltrate our machines. As the “thick plotens” we can say never mind to germ warfare, or the WMDs. The mastermind of this nefarious  scheme says “We can get’em through the imports!”

The only solution we  offer is to boycott everything. Get rid of the plasma teevee; toss away the iPod, iPad, iphone.  No more household appliances, computers, stereos, DVD players, shoes clothing or phones; and please relieve yourself of that foreign car made in Japan. Everything we use is comes from some other place- usually in Asia. In the end it’s not our fault the foreign terrorists have chosen to take advantage of the fact we no longer make anything.

” I hate the way they portray us in the media. You see a black family, it says, ‘They’re looting.’ You see a white family, it says, ‘They’re looking for food.’ And, you know, it’s been five days [waiting for federal help] because most of the people are black. And even for me to complain about it, I would be a hypocrite because I’ve tried to turn away from the TV because it’s too hard to watch. I’ve even been shopping before even giving a donation, so now I’m calling my business manager right now to see what is the biggest amount I can give, and just to imagine if I was down there, and those are my people down there. So anybody out there that wants to do anything that we can help — with the way America is set up to help the poor, the black people, the less well-off, as slow as possible. I mean, the Red Cross is doing everything they can. We already realize a lot of people that could help are at war right now, fighting another way — and they’ve given them permission to go down and shoot us!”

“George Bush doesn’t care about black people!”

~Kanye West, musical artist, during fund raising event in the aftermath of the devastating hurricane Katrina on NBC live telecast Friday, September 2, 2005

We assembled the smartest people on our staff to view and discuss the following controversial 39 second video clip:

George W. Bush appears to have wiped his hand on Bill Clinton’s shirt after shaking hands with a crowd of Haitians.
The conclusion of our gathered collective brain trust is Kanye West was right.

If seeing is believing we think the preceding video is proof positive George H.W. and Barbara’s first born is a racist. Not that right thinking people needed any additional proof of his bigoted ways.

Kanye’s statements on the evening of September 2, 2005, when NBC’s levees broke, seem to have been very accurate. Five years later when NBC is an acronym for “Nothing But Controversy”; and the whole world can watch via YouTube or on any blogger’s site, including this one, how in lieu of hand sanitizer the former president GWB, aka “President Dumbya”, could not resist wiping his hand on the shirt of another former president, who erroneously is called by some “America’s first black president” we have evidence of how George W. Bush really feels about dark skinned people of African descent.

We saw how well George related to President and Mrs. Obama when he greeted them at the White House during the administration transition.

We’ve been allowed to see him interact with President Obama and the other past presidents, Carter and Clinton at a luncheon last year at the White House.

We were shocked when it was announced George and Bill would be working together to raise money for the people of Haiti. We realize Bill is a closet Republican, better known as a Dixie-crat. George knows he is in competition with Bill for G.H.W. Bush’s attentions. As if it isn’t enough to have to compete with JEB for Daddy Bush’s love-
” ’cause everybody knows JEB is the smart one”.

We’re just saying with all the lies being perpetrated by the die-hard members of the G.O.P about how caring the former president is for poor people and some black people who aren’t even poor for us the video makes all their claims null and void.

We want to thank our cleverly comic friends at The Onion for providing this wonderful, and on some level salient, video piece spoofing the news. They’re telling it like it T-I-S!

DISCLAIMER: Be advised the language may be offensive to some, so turn down the volume, or pop in those ear buds/headphones for privacy if your grandma, or your boss is within earshot. This piece is hilarious. Enjoy!

Breaking News: Some Bullshit Happening Somewhere

The Vatican’s chief exorcist for 25 years, 85 year old Father Gabriele Amorth says:

“When one speaks of ‘the smoke of Satan’ [a phrase coined by Pope Paul VI in 1972] in the holy rooms, it is all true – including these latest stories of violence and paedophilia.”

As the president of honour of the Association of Exorcists, Father Amorth attributes  70,000 cases of demonic possession to the consequences of satanic infiltration. This includes power struggles at the Vatican along with  “cardinals who do not believe in Jesus, and bishops who are linked to the Demon”.

No doubt it’s the devil in the details as to why so many Roman Catholics do not practice their beliefs nor regularly attend weekly services or confession.

And there you have it.  The Vatican’s version of unsolved mysteries; only this time the mystery has been solved.
The devil made them do it!

Gabourey Sidibe is  young, vivacious and beautiful. Let’s commend her fine award winning, Golden Globe and Oscar nominated performance. Her portrayal of an abused, emotionally challenged urban female youth brought attention to the issues of child abuse, mental illness and poor nutrition, features of home life for too many American families.

While we applaud her success can we just give the lady a break on the assessment of her appearance? There is no doubt Ms Sidibe is aware she is fat. There I said it. Just like she knows she’s intelligent, witty, clever, acclaimed for her work on film, she knows she is a dark skinned African American female who is overweight. She disclosed in an interview with Oprah she was on her first diet to lose weight at age six years old.

“It’s something I’ve had to work at. My first diet started when I was six years old. I’ve never been a small girl. One day I had to sit down with myself and decide that I loved myself no matter what my body looked like and what other people thought about my body.”~ Gabourey (Gabby) Sidibe in an interview with Oprah Winfrey November 2009

How could she not know these things about herself? These are facts she has lived with for all of her 24 years. Nearly a quarter of a century of knowing who she is and what she looks like. Gabourey says when she was 21 or 22  she finally became comfortable in her own skin.

“I got tired of feeling bad all the time. I got tired of hating myself.”~ Gabourey (Gabby) Sidibe in an interview with Oprah Winfrey November 2009

It’s because she is self aware she is confident to successfully perform the work she does.

Gabourey Sidibe, like many American black people, knows she is black; and like many overweight Americans, black,  white or any other race, she knows she is fat.

What Ms Sidibe has done in addition to providing a stellar film performance, and showing the world her lovely personality and her spunky youth as she promotes the movie and other projects, she has brought to our attention two important issues. One issue is child abuse and the other our poor eating habits.

Whether the abuse is mental, sexual or physical, child abuse can be prevented. Remember hurt people hurt people. There are means to helping those who have been hurt by helping them to understand themselves, helping them to heal so they stop abusing themselves and those they love.

Yes, Gabourey Sidibe is fat. There are many actors who are fat who are taking some kind of drug to suppress their appetites to keep their poundage low with no guarantee this will insure they are hired for the next big teevee or blockbuster movie role.

I am equally concerned for those anorexic, bulimic looking actresses and models who every week, every month grace the covers of popular magazines. I believe they are as unhealthy as the ones we call obese.

I say let’s have a national conversation about changing the way our foods are preserved and processed. I say let us have a national conversation that leads us to demand the food supply is clean and free of fat inducing sugars and chemicals. We can do this if we are really as concerned about the matter of childhood obesity, and adult obesity along with other preventable health issues.

As for Gabourey Sidibe, and the equally unhealthy skinny dolls in the entertainment industry they have been sufficiently told about their appearance, as if they did not already know. Let them choose of their own accord to lose the weight,  gain weight or do nothing about their weight. They are all grown ups. Let these people be who they wish to be.

They’re adults and this is after all America–land of the free, home of the brave, anorexic or fat if we choose to be.

However, when we viewed what happened we could not believe our eyes. Of all the reports we found we liked this one video report because of the fairness of the presentation–both sides were told and we liked the frumpy looking anchor’s closing remarks. Watch and you’ll see what we mean…

There is no doubt this is a family who put the D-I-S in disrespect,  or the D-Y-S and the  F-U-N in dysfunction.

Our favorite quote from the shop owner,

“They don’t know how to deal with things in the United States. They think they in Fallujah or the mountains of Iraq or somewhere.”

His comments not only give us a hint as to the ethnicity of the people who attacked his store; it tells of the cultural difference between the bride, her family and the businessman and his family.

This statement also reminds us it’s one thing to come to the United States to be free; we must be mindful of the many strange customs to be learned that make assimilation a real challenge , too.

For example asking to have a gown valued at more than one thousand dollars on credit or even using a credit card that is not your own–it’s in the name of someone who is not present at the shop with you–these are unacceptable practices  in the U.S. Throwing a hissy-fit, making threats assaulting the shop owners  and tearing up their place of business is an even less than acceptable behavior in these United States. If they do not know they certainly need to ask somebody. Hot ghetto mess demeanor is not the way to go.

We suggest a suitable punishment for the perpetrators would be for the groom (??) and his boyz to be confined to the local jail on the day of the wedding; the nuptials will have to be held at the jail house for all the trouble they caused. The bride should be made to wear the government issued orange or blue incarceration jumpsuit to match her groom and his groomsmen, for her part in instigating the melee. In fact the traditional black and white broad horizontal striped garb would be suitable for the occasion- a wedding behind bars. Black and white is a very chic fashion statement!

Remember, if you want to clown in public you may receive your fleeting fifteen minutes of fame notoriety on the Internet as a featured YouTube video.

“People wish to be poets more than they wish to write poetry, and that’s a mistake. One should wish to celebrate more than one wishes to be celebrated.”~Lucille Clifton

Lucille Clifton, (nee Sayles), acknowledged as one of the most accomplished women in the world of literature, died February 13, 2010.

Clifton, an artist known for her affable demeanor, common sense approach to poetry and writing, served as the Poet Laureate of the state of Maryland for six years from 1979 to 1985.

She was born and raised in upstate New York. Upon graduation from high school at age sixteen she received a scholarship to Howard University in Washington, D.C., where she was introduced to dramatist and poet Amiri Bakara, formerly known as LeRoi Jones and poet, Sterling Brown. However, Lucille returned to New York state to receive her undergraduate degree from Fredonia State Teachers College.

During her lifetime she held several teaching positions including in Baltimore, Maryland’s Coppin State College, from 1974 to 1979; she was professor of literature and creative writing at the University of California, Santa Cruz, from 1985 to 1989.

Lucille Clifton was also Distinguished Professor of Literature and Distinguished Professor of Humanities at St. Mary’s College, Maryland, from 1989 to 1991, and professor of creative writing at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, beginning in 1998;

The recipient of many prestigious literary awards Clifton is also known for her intelligent and practical sense of humor as exhibited in her poetry and her prose. An excerpt from her poem Admonitions:

“…children when they ask you why your mama so funny say she is a poet she don’t have no sense.”~Lucille Clifton

Clifton was married to Fred Clifton until the time of his passing in 1984. They met when Lucille was attending Fredonia State College, and at the time Fred Clifton, her future husband, was a professor of philosophy at the University of Buffalo. Together Lucille and Fred had six children.

Lucille Clifton was nominated three times for the Pulitzer Prize for poetry, once in 1980, 1987–the first poet to have two books competing in the finals for the Pulitzer, and again in 1991; additionally she received the Lannan Literary Award for poetry in 1997; the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize in 1997; the Los Angeles Times Poetry Award in 1997; the Lila Wallace/Reader’s Digest Award in 1999.

Clifton won the National Book Award for Blessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems, 1988-2000 (2000) as well as winning in 2007, the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize; the $100,000 prize honors a living U.S. poet whose “lifetime accomplishments warrant extraordinary recognition.”

She has been recognized with honorary degrees from Colby College, the University of Maryland, Towson State University, Washington College, and Albright College.

Lucille Clifton is rightfully celebrated for her work which demonstrates her sincere passion for the everyday things we often take for granted. As she so eloquently expressed:

“Poetry is a matter of life, not just a matter of language.”

Ebenezer D. Bassett was a teacher in New Haven, Connecticut where he met and became friends with Frederick Douglass a leading abolitionist.  Bassett was the principal of Philadelphia’s Institute for Colored Youth (ICY).

For eight years, Bassett in his role as the American Minister Resident dealt with cases of citizen commercial claims, diplomatic immunity for his consular and commercial agents, hurricanes, fires, and numerous tropical diseases.

As the Resident Minister in Haiti representing the United States, Ebenezer D. Bassett, managed diplomatic bilateral relations through gory civil warfare and coups d’état on the island of Hispaniola.

He died in November 1908 in Philadelphia.

Ebenezer D. Bassett served with meritorious courage, and integrity in post considered to be very important during that period of world history.

“We must teach our children to dream with their eyes open. The chances of your becoming a Jerry Rice or a Magic Johnson are so slim as to be negligible. Black kids must learn to distribute their energies in a way that’s going to make them productive, contributing citizens in an increasingly high-technology society.”
~ Harry Edwards, author and Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley as quoted in Time Magazine March 6, 1989.

Sociologist, scholar and author Harry Edwards, born 1942, is from East St. Louis, Illinois; he received his doctorate in sociology from Cornell University.

Harry Edwards stated desire is to be a role model of “the promising athlete who gave up the possibility of a career in professional sports to become a scholar instead.”

Harry Edwards is the founder of the Olympic Project for Human Rights, (OPHR) which led to the Black Power Salute protest by Black African-American athletes at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.

The author of “The Revolt of the Black Athlete” Edwards has been described by a writer for the New York Times Magazine in May 1988 as a man who sees ” himself as one who provokes and incites others to action, a reformer, not a revolutionary. And indeed, no other single figure in sports has done as much to make the country aware that the problems of the larger culture are recapitulated in sports, that the arena is no sanctuary from drugs, racism and corruption.”

Edwards is known as a vigorous advocate for black  managers in professional sports. Harry Edwards, in addition to having been a sociology professor at the University of California at Berkley, has taken the academic theory from the college campus to the real world board room; from
serving as a staff consultant to the San Francisco 49ers football team and to the Golden State Warriors basketball team, Edwards has also been actively involved in recruiting black talent for front-office positions in major league baseball.

Articles and essays by Professor Edwards have been published in leading sports journals and magazines such as  Sports Illustrated and Psychology Today.

There is no doubt the result of his influence in the world of professional sports can be seen throughout the professional sport teams leagues.

“If I win, I am American, not a black American. But if I did something bad, then they would say I am a Negro. We are black and we are proud of being black. Black America will understand what we did tonight.” Tommie Smith U.S. Track and Field Olympian Mexico City, 1968

It was October 16, 1968 at the Olympic Games in Mexico City where John Carlos and Tommie Smith, along with white Australian Silver medalist Peter Norman, who wore a human rights badge on the podium in solidarity of the Americans’ protest, made headlines around the world.

Read more about these two former Olympic athletes who were suspended from the games for silently protesting their opposition to ongoing U.S. human rights violations in 1968.

“…As an active worker for civil rights, she has been a steady and forceful advocate on the national, state, and municipal scene, reminding people everywhere that freedoms are won not only by idealism but by persistence and will over a long time…”
~Excerpt from citation the University Of Pennsylvania honorary degree of Doctor of Laws conferred in 1974 upon Dr. Sadie T.M. Alexander

Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander, a Philadelphian born in 1898 was a trailblazing female scholar and lawyer. Named Sarah at birth she was known as Sadie throughout her life.

She was born into a family of accomplished individuals. Her maternal grandfather, Benjamin Tucker Tanner, was a bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church. Sadie’s father, Aaron Albert Mossell, was a graduate of Lincoln University and the first African American to graduate from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1888. One of her uncles, Nathan Francis Mossell, was the first Black African American physician to graduate from the prestigious University of Pennsylvania. Other members of her family include her uncle the artist Henry O. Tanner and her aunt Hallie Tanner Johnson Dillon who also became a medical doctor and founded the Nurses’ School and Hospital at the Tuskegee Institute- now University, in Alabama.

When Sadie Alexander was to attend high school she was relocated to live with her uncle, Lewis Baxter Moore, the dean of Howard University in Washington , D.C. and the first Black African American to receive a PhD from the University of Pennsylvania.

Upon graduation from the “M” Street high school, the first high school for black students, enrolled, attended and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Education. She then entered the graduate school at Penn to study economics.

In 1921 Sadie T. Mossell became the first Black African American female in the United States to received a doctorate degree as well as the first Black African American to obtain a PhD in economics from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business. Sadie was proud of her scholastic achievement.

“I can well remember marching down Broad Street from Mercantile Hall to the Academy of Music where there were photographers from all over the world taking my picture.”

Following completion of her graduate work she went to work as an actuary for North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company in Durham, North Carolina a black owned and operated insurance company.

In 1923 after her fiance Raymond Pace Alexander was admitted to the Bar and established his law practice Sadie returned to Philadelphia to be married in November of that year.

Autumn of 1924 found Sadie T.M. Alexander a student again at the University of Pennsylvania. This time she was enrolled to study the law.

When she successfully completed her law studies Sadie T.M. Alexander, obtaining an L.L.B., became the first Black African American woman to graduate from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law.  During that same year 1927 she was also the first African American woman admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar.

Sadie teamed with her husband to practice law; her particular specialty being estate and family law. Together, Sadie and her husband Raymond they championed removing the barriers of discrimination; they fought to desegregate Philadelphia restaurants, hotels, and theaters.

From 1928 to 1930 and from 1934 to 1938 she was appointed and served as Assistant City Solicitor for the City of Philadelphia.

In 1943 Sadie Alexander was elected the first woman to hold a national office in the  National Bar Association.

Four years later Alexander was appointed by President Harry S. Truman to serve on the President’s Committee on Civil Rights.  During her appointment the report issued, entitled To Secure These Rights, became the foundation for  civil rights policy decisions and legislation implemented in the future.

Finally in 1959 Sadie Alexander opened her own law office where she practiced law for 17 years before joining the firm of Atkinson, Myers and Archie. While practicing law Sadie Alexander found time to be active in more than 30 national and local civic organizations.

1974, Dr. Sadie T.M. Alexander was honored with a fifth degree from the Ivy League University of Pennsylvania. This time she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree to celebrate and commend her tenacious work for equal public accommodation. When she was eighty-one years old, in 1978 she received another presidential appointment as chair of the White House Conference On Aging.

Sadie Alexander retired from an active practice and public life in 1981. Seven years later, in 1989 she died.

It is very fitting that the Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander University of Pennsylvania Partnership School, is named for her; it is a public school located in West Philadelphia developed in partnership with the University, which provides  academic and financial support to the school.

Every year Black African American law students from the University of Pennsylvania Law school  and legal professionals meet at a conference to commemorate Dr. Alexander’s vast scholastic and professional achievements; they gather to honor the many firsts in her career as well as to commend those who are following her academic example in the study of law and outstanding accomplishments in the legal profession.

We’re still trying to figure out why after all this time we are still hearing from, people are talking about,and we are seeing almost everywhere reports about Sarah “The Quitter” Palin. Take a look at
this video excerpt from a recent episode of the Colbert Report on Comedy Central…..

Which brings us to Palin’s use of the word “satire”. She says the big fat guy on the radio was using satire when he referred to liberals as being retarded. She says it wasn’t an insult. She says President Obama’s Chief Of Staff should be fired for his use of the same word in a private conversation because she’s offended by his use of the word. Was he talking to her? About her?

We are pleased to accept Stephen Colbert’s invitation to say Sarah “The Terrah” Palin-the former Alaska governor is an effin’ retard!

“Failure is not a word I accept”~ John H. Johnson, Publisher

John H. Johnson was an American businessman, founder of the Johnson Publishing Company. He was the chairman of Johnson Publishing Company and he also chaired the Fashion Fair Cosmetics Company, a company created by his wife Eunice Walker Johnson.

Under his leadership both Jet and Ebony Magazines flourished. Readership and circulation grew every year from 1945 the year in which they were first published.

The magazines were named by his wife Eunice and the start-up money came from a $500 loan  from his mother. She allowed Johnson to use her furniture as collateral for the loan.

His business success is nothing short of meteoric. He rose from the depths of poverty, spending a short time on the welfare rolls to becoming the first Black African American to be included in the Forbes 400 list of richest Americans.

“Indomitable spirit”, that is how many describe Johnson’ secret to success. He was creative and innovative. He always found a solution. when faced with blatant racial discrimination when he was denied approval to buy a lot in downtown Chicago, Johnson hired a white attorney to buy the property in trust for him.  By this action he became the first black to construct a major structure in Chicago’s bustling downtown business area.

From President Bill Clinton, John H. Johnson received the nation’s highest  civilian award  the Presidential Medal Of Freedom.

During his business career because of his business expertise Johnson was chosen to serve as director of several important American corporations including Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Continental Banks and Dillard’s Department Stores. He was also a trustee of United Negro College Fund and the Conference of Christians And Jews.

John H. Johnson  is recognized as the first entrepreneur to acknowledge the
awesome buying power of the Black African American consumer.

The word of warning is DON’T! Do Not share everything about your life on the Internet…as fascinating as you may find it, or you believe others may find it so, some nefarious individuals may find it even more so…

We advise what is private must remain private.

It is said a word to the wise is sufficient and if you happen to be unwise then a picture is worth at least a thousand words…

Celebrate Black History Month 2010

Eunice Walker Johnson had been since 1961 the producer and director of America’s most well known fashion show The Ebony Fashion Fair. An interview with Eunice Walker Johnson.

This trailblazer and fashion icon died last month. Mrs. Johnson was the widow of John H. Johnson a prominent Black American businessman, noted for being the first Black American to be featured in Forbes 400; publisher and founder of Johnson Publishing Company–publisher of jet and Ebony Magazines.

Eunice Walker Johnson was a daughter of the American South, born in Selma, Alabama. She received a bachelor degree in Sociology from Talladega College, and late earned a master’s degree from Loyola University in Chicago. Several years later Talladega College conferred its famous graduate with an honorary doctorate degree. It was during the time of  her graduate studies she met her future husband. They married the year after she completed graduate school.

Together Eunice Johnson,  and her husband John created several magazines, Jet–a weekly publication, and Ebony a monthly magazine, being the most popular. It was Eunice Johnson, who became secretary-treasurer of Johnson Publications and columnist for Ebony magazine, who named the magazine for the dark wood. Last month readership for Ebony had reached more than one million while circulation for the weekly Jet was reported to be 900,000.

Mrs. Johnson began the Ebony Fashion Tour in 1958 in order to raise money for a hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Johnson’s idea pioneered using models of black African descent on the runway. In fact when certain European design houses refused to provide clothing for the show tours in the U.S. Johnson purchased all that she needed to make her idea a reality. Until that time the American general public had not seen or known of high fashion couture designs except on film or in magazines.

The Ebony Fashion Fair helped highlight the works and careers of African-American designers and models. The fashion event also raised more than 50 million dollars for education in over 200 cities around the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean during the last fifty years of its tour.

Turning adversity into a successful resolution, Johnson had her difficulties in finding cosmetics suited to the skin tones of her models; she created Fashion Fair Cosmetics in 1973 as a line of makeup to be sold in leading department stores.

Among the numerous awards and prestigious memberships presented to Eunice Walker Johnson most notable is a Golden Life member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and a membership of Harvard Graduate School of Business.

“We use the ability to lower the armrests as the gauge, as the armrests are truly the definitive boundary between each seat.”

Blanche Africa Reilly Dark has her say about Southwest Airlines and movie director Kevin Smith.

Over the past weekend the Internet was all a buzz with news a young fat movie director was ejected in a manner he considers inappropriate whether he is a well known fat dude flying the people’s airline or just one of the unknown people who fly affordable air transportation. I should add right here I agree with Smith. The disrespect and humiliation demonstrated toward him was absolutely unacceptable! It’s unsatisfactory to be rude to any paying customer in any industry.

According to Southwest Airlines own web site this policy for “customers of size”–read that phrase as a euphemism for fat, overweight or obese,  has been followed “for 29 of our 38 years of operation, but only became more vigilant regarding the additional purchase when we began seeing an increase in the number of valid complaints from passengers who traveled without full access to the seat purchased because a large Customer infringed upon the adjacent seating space.”

Many Americans are overweight. Many airline seats are too small and uncomfortable to accommodate regular size, “normal” size, American travelers. Seventeen inches wide indeed!  My office desk chair is an inch wider. It does not mean I wish to sit in it for a two hour flight!

I believe Smith and his wife when they say he’s got the body of a stout fellow; that he’s not a  portly man whose body can be accurately described as one encroaching into another passenger’s territory .

“.Purchasing two seats on Southwest Airlines is significantly less expensive than purchasing one first class seat on another airline..” from the Southwest Airlines web site Customer Of Size Q & A page

I believe Smith when he says he buys two seats on the regular because he can afford to do so to insure his traveling privacy and comfort given the seats are really small.

To end this controversy I suggest there be a scale to weight passengers, just like the luggage is weighed, before the board the aircraft.

A tip to the heavyweights who choose air travel over car, bus or train, make sure you’re not the last fat chick or fat dude to board the plane.

I say this because as I listened to Kevin Smith’s description of his experience of Southwest Airlines poor customer service it became quite clear he was, as a passenger flying on stand-by status, the last fat man to board the plane. This by no means justifies the maltreatment he received.

In fact it is a call for larger seats, and more respect for the not so skinny average American traveler. Shame on you Gary Kelly and your band of corporate associates. All your platitudes and lofty musings have not trickled down to the rank and file as courteous action. Tsk! Tsk!

Blanche predicts more passengers will begin to ditch Southwest and book flights with the competition.

Unless Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly, Greg Crum, VP Operations, who I understand is responsible for those who interact with the public, as well as Matt Hafner, (Ground Operations executive) and Mike Hafner, (Inflight Services); –I wonder are those two brothers?… and company can reinvigorate in their personnel with some of that Southwest Airlines culture– the “warrior spirit”, “a servant’s heart” and that well promoted “fun-LUVing attitude” along with some real love toward the flying public whether they are Kate Moss skinny, Moni’que big or chubby like comedian Earthquake or hefty like Ralphie May.

If you ignore this matter Southwest Airlines could go the way of Pan Am.

“We are the world, we are the children…”
Lionel Richie

In March of 1985 forty-five American singing stars gathered at the A&M music studio to record a song composed by the late Michael Jackson and lyricist Lionel Richie. The featured singers from several genres of music joined to make a record that would be sold to raise money for the charity USA For Africa. They raised over $30 million to help the less fortunate overseas.

On February 1, 2010 a new generation of celebrities, count’em 80, singers, actors, and the like–joined by some old school participants from the first recording, have gathered to do a remake of the original song We Are The World. This time money raised will go the benefit the survivors of last month’s devastating earthquake in Haiti. The organization is We Are The World 25 For Haiti.

“There’s a choice we’re making.
We’re saving our own lives…”-Lionel Richie

Nearly twenty-five years after the initial recording of the song created by the late Michael Jackson with lyrics by Lionel Richie, a new generation of Hollywood celebrities, singers, actors, models and people just known for being known, gathered to record a remake of the song that raised in 1985 more than $30 million for the charity USA For Africa.

This new crop of celebrities met on February 1, 2010, almost 25 years after the first gathering headed by music producer Quincy Jones, to record the cover to raise money for the survivors of the recent devastating earthquake in Haiti.

We’ve decided to revisit the original recording from 1985:

We’ve posted the lyrics indicating which artist is singing what part.

Lionel Richie
There comes a time when we heed a certain call

We are the world….

See if you can recognize who is present for the historic session from twenty-five years ago. In the next article we will take a look at the 2010 version We Are The World 25 for Haiti.

The first person of black African descent to travel in space was the Cuban cosmonaut Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez, who is also the first Hispanic in space.

Guion “Guy” Bluford, now retired from NASA and the Air Force since 1993, currently serves as vice president and general manager of the Science and Engineering Group,  Aerospace Sector of Federal Data Corporation in Maryland. Dr. Bluford has received  many honors not the least of which was his 1997 induction into the International Space Hall of Fame .

This Pennsylvania State University grad
holds degrees in aerospace engineering, including a doctorate with a minor in laser physics, is the veteran of four shuttle flights where he performed the tasks of mission specialist and flight engineer.

Guion Bluford is an Eagle Scout, and retired U.S. Air Force Colonel, who is also a member of Omega Si Phi fraternity with more than 600 hours logged in outer space.

Congratulations to the advertisers who reached a television audience unofficially estimated to be 100 million viewers.

Congratulations to David Letterman who invited Oprah and Leno to join him in a promotional ad for his late night television program.  We think the ad ranked high for being clever;  not only did Dave display professionalism by inviting Leno, his soon-to-be late night rival again, to be in the ad which gives both their programs a boost, he also exhibited his comedy genius on which there is no off switch.

“You have to think about yourself, because no one wakes up in the moring with you on their mind.”~Attorney Allie Latimer

Allie Latimer is a living American shero who counts among her many educational, civic and professional  achievements, the fact she is the founder of the national organization Federally Employed Women (FEW).

FEW is an advocacy group established in 1968 to improve the status of women employed by the Federal government and by the District of Columbia government.Membership in this group has never been limited to simply females executives working in government. In fact the first National Treasurer was a male Lieutenant Colonel who could identify with the plight of women because of the situations he faced as a southerner. He worked with FEW until he was reassigned.

Attorney Latimer, a graduate of  Hampton Institute, now Hampton University;  with a law degree from Howard University School of Law, also holds an advanced research law degree, LL.M, from Catholic University. Allie Latimer earned  both a Master of Divinity (M. Div.) degree and Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) from Howard University.

Allie Latimer had attended college in North Carolina for a time before transferring to Virginia’s historic Hampton Institute. She returned to the state to practice law for a time.

Following her work in private practice in North Carolina Allie Latimer  joined the federal GSA  during the early 1970s as an Assistant General Counsel. In 2005 the State Of North Carolina recognized her legal work there and elsewhere

Ms Latimer organized the initially grassroots organization, along with June Chewning and Florence Perman. After convincing several of those with whom she worked the first chapter of the advocacy group was established in Washington, D.C.  Today there are more than 200 FEW chapters. when she, herself was employed by the General Services Administration (GSA).

In 1976 she left the General Services Administration in order to serve in the position of an Assistant General Counsel.

It was in 1977 Attorney Allie Latimer returned to the  GSA as the first African American female to serve in the post of General Counsel of a major agency. Ms Latimer worked in that post until 1987 when she moved on to serve as Special Counsel for Ethics and Civil Rights at GSA. She was Special Counsel for eight years leaving the position in 1995.

Allie Latimer has received numerous awards for her humanitarian contributions and her legal achievements.

It’s February in the United States and that means it’s time to celebrate the myriad contributions made by so many little known and well known people of black African descent.

It’s time to honor those who made it possible to change this country from the inside to a nation closer to living up to its creed of equality for all.

This time of year is the source of inspiration for young and old alike. It is a season to inspire black, white, yellow and brown to the highest ideals and levels of achievement despite overwhelming odds and seemingly insurmountable obstacles.

The most obvious history maker to be honored is our current president, Barack H. Obama, number 44 in the line up of presidents. Some say he is not the first black man to head our nation; they make reference to the Moors who ran the country in its early days.

Whether or not he is the first, we believe he will not be the last. Kind of like the winners of the Miss America pageant. There have been about a half dozen winners of black African descent to wear the coveted Miss America crown since Vanessa L. Williams became the first back in 1983, including the newly crowned 2010 winner Caressa Cameron.

Mostly it happens without much fanfare. Could it be we’re gaining some real progress toward making the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream a reality by judging individuals by the content of their character and quality of their intent? Wouldn’t it be wonderful if an event as important as our presidential election were as enlightened as a beauty pageant seems to be?

Celebrate, honor and respect the tenacity, intelligence, creativity and strength of a people who have more than survived the harsh history of the past to thrive, participate in and witness the history being made in modern times.

We want you to know and remember Martin Luther King, Jr was substantive, not just a dreamer. He was a strategist and a man of action who used the same principles as India’s Gandhi, to lead the greatest movement for equality and freedom the world has ever seen. There is a difference between non-resistance and non-violent resistance to evil acts.

The late Dr. King, a recipient of the Nobel Prize for Peace, inspired a national movement and a worldwide following.

This landmark presentation delivered by the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr describes the conditions that brought about the public demonstration by thousands of Americans, of all races and religions, to change the policy of the times. He implores the government to remove the barriers that limit freedom for anyone who is not white.

He expresses the purpose for the gathering. He eloquently explains what is desired by the national black community.

Note how he predicts continued unrest if the demand for equal rights is not adequately addressed and soon. The philosopher reminds those who protest the racist policies to remain peaceful but steadfast. King also speaks of the interconnectedness of both blacks and whites.

And in the end he describes his dream and his hope the nation will live up to its full promise allowing freedom to ring from every mountain, village, hamlet, city, and state.

Mostly this bad behavior is from the so-called “loyal opposition”. From what we’d previously observed the Republicans in the Congress know the rules and the policies. That’s how they always manage to best the Dems at the game.

This lapse in socially acceptable, good behavior, gives us reason to believe the Democrats may have a shot at growing a spine or having one implanted if the official GOP reps continue to act out.

Last week during President Obama’s very first State Of The Union Address a federal Supreme Court justice was seen mouthing an opposing reaction. Traditionally the justices of the court are to remain impartial. That means no public demonstration of support or opposition to anything the president says during the SOTUA.

Of course the lack of impartiality became very apparent during the selection of George W. Bush in 2000 when the court took sides and chose Bush over Al Gore; we think this happened because the decision was based on who arrived at the courthouse door first. In this case it was BushCo.

Last year during a speech to the Congress some representative could not control himself and blurted out from the audience calling the president a liar. He later apologized. No apology would be necessary if he did not demonstrate such blatant disrespect

Where do these people think they are? The UK? The Parliament or the House of Lords? Shouting and calling out at the administrative leader is what is done across the pond. It is not good form in the U.S. of A.

We’ve noted many have expressed their rudeness and disrespect for our current president. Jimmy Carter says the maltreatment Barack Obama is receiving is because he’s black. Perhaps. It may also be a sign of the frustration of the times. Our country is in a mess. It isn’t his fault. It was like this when he came into office.

Mark Fiore, political cartoonist gives his version of the president giving a speech….

Miss Cameron, a graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University, displayed her singing talent by performing the song “Listen” from “Dreamgirls”.

In the Q & A portion of the pageant Caressa Cameron advised children to get outside more often.

Here’s unedited video of Mario Lopez, pageant host, as he announces the winner:

This piece which uses some outstanding trick photography, is by Joezjny a comic filmmaker on the Dutch Comedy Central…remember it’s only a joke.

Rather than dismiss Larry Platt as just some old guy who received a benevolent 15 minutes of stardom, we found him interesting enough to conduct some research.

We found he is an American treasure. He is a part of living American History. General Larry Platt is an activist who survived the Civil Rights Era to bring us this lively tune; it is the foundation on which so many others have built a creative tower.

Just watch as Jimmy Fallon, who we believe was the first to pick up the tune, performs it as Neil Young.

See Jimmy Fallon, as his television persona, when he plays Larry Platt’s song with one of the American Idol judges, bassist Randy Jackson in a jam session with musical group The ROOTS. BTW we are fans of The ROOTS.

Now watch, comic actor, comedienne and writer/producer, Wanda Sykes, as character “General Mamma Gram”, do her parody of Larry Platt’s song, “Boobs Outcha Blouse”.

Interestingly enough this is what Bill Cosby, President Barack Obama, Shiela Johnson owner of three professional sports franchises, are speaking of when they discuss the style of dress of young people.

We know everyone who dresses inappropriately won’t get the hint.
We hope many will be successful in beautifying America.