It is estimated that there are roughly six million children abused in the United States every year. These statistics become more staggering when you consider that five children a day die in abuse-related deaths. Approximately 80 percent of child abuse deaths are children younger than four years old, but there is something you can do …
Repair Costs and Theft Risks Boost Insurance Premiums. If you’re driving a Bentley, of course, you pay far higher insurance premiums than the guy beetling along beside you in an old Volkswagen bug. You may not, however, pay substantially more than the guy ahead of you in the Escalade or the guy behind you in …
If you need urgent care in West Chester, first impressions can make a huge difference in your overall experience. Medical situations can make anyone feel ill at ease, particularly when they’re in a strange environment. Here are a few tips on how you can make your urgent care experience much more bearable. Start Learning in …
It’s been said that there are two things in life that are certain: death and taxes. While this is certainly true today, you may wonder if it’s always been the case. Taxes have been a way of life in the United States since the colonial times, but where did they originate? Originally a gift from …
In 2008, for a public speaking class, I wrote and delivered a speech on the campus of Merritt College in Oakland on behalf of Hillary Clinton, for which I got an A. I voted for her then and I’d vote for her again. – Pat Thomas is the author of the recently released work, Listen, …
This CD will be out of print in 6 weeks, so get it now – October 16th 1970, in Canada, Prime Minister Trudeau invokes the War Measures Act, sending tanks rolling through the streets and curtailing civil liberties nationwide. That evening Joni Mitchell, James Taylor and Phil Ochs play to a sell-out crowd in Vancouver, …
Understanding Supply Chain Management When you consider any of the products that you have in your home, each one is created and delivered by multiple entities. When these entities don’t communicate well, the end product’s quality suffers and so does the consumer. When products suffer and consumers are short-changed, many businesses will hire a supply …
For many couples, preparing for a wedding means picking out a venue, sending out invitations, choosing the perfect dress and writing wedding vows. However, it is important to remember that engaged couples also need to spend time focusing on the marriage itself, as well as the wedding. Pre-marriage counseling is a popular way to get …
I just had the good fortune to interview Ian Hunter — super cool guy… “Mott the Hoople had already broken up cause we weren’t going anywhere when bowie approached us we a song for us to do. It was ‘Suffragette City,’ and we turned it down cause we didnt think it was strong enough. So …
Although many hospitals give their patients the best possible care, there are also, unfortunately, far too many examples of patients who do not receive the level of care and attention that they deserve. In the United States alone, more than 18,000 patients die each year because they did not receive the right treatment or care …
My neighbor, Bill Werner, MD, MPH, authored this article for my church’s monthly newsletter. I am copying it verbatim with his permission, as follows: Soon after the Supreme Court issued its decision that the majority of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) of 2010 was constitutional, I attended a debate by two legal …
Here’s an idea I had to repurpose basmati rice bags. I put my bulbs in them that need to be stored indoors for the winter. They will have airflow and the bags are easy to hang and label. – Jill Kuhel
One of my favorite testimonies, always well delivered. Listen:
Loving this short film on so many levels… For me, Dirty Projectors are a much better “art project” than… well, anything else. – Marco Collins is currently working at JetCitystream.
I found this circa-1988 Cedar Crest skateboard half-pipe footage on YouTube, the best of several CCCC clips there. Seems just a bit different than I remember, but of course I was never there in daylight! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIudO7G3nQc&feature=related It would be INCREDIBLE if footage of the Cedar Crest Country Club concerts featuring Gwar, Bad Brains and …
I’ll probably never get around to reading this novel, as I read almost nothing but non-fiction, but this novel about “Telegraph Avenue that bridges Berkeley and Oakland, that frisky, clamorous thoroughfare so identified, since the 1960s, with the counterculture and community life” sure sounds like it captures an area and an era that I’m intrinsically …
On September 5, 1957, this book was published. I first read it 32 years ago. My two most vivid memories are 1) the shock of realizing that the events in the book took place between 1947 and 1950 and not in the late 50s/early 60s. 2) my Dad telling me (I was 16 yrs old …
Excellent ca. 1985 interview wit’ The Great Gore, somehow unpublished ’til now! Enjoy, Tom http://www.brooklynrail.org/2012/09/express/a-life-of-reflection-invention-gore-vidal-1925-2012 P.S. Manifest Destiny, referred to several times in the text, was eventually published as Empire, in 1987! In the end it was not the concluding book in Gore’s American History series (aka “Narratives of Empire”), that honor …
It’s fun to learn new and exciting ways to do the everyday chores in our lives, it simply makes things more interesting. With home cleaning, many people have no idea that there are a variety of inexpensive, wacky alternatives to house cleaning, whether it’s cleaning the dishwasher, keeping your jeans healthy, or removing a horrible …
Businesses thrive on productivity. And the process from start to finish is critical for their overall survival, especially in the age of internet business competition and technology. TRANSPORTATION Transportation could mean the gain or loss of customer sales. So a business needs to move their products as efficiently as possible. Whether it’s shipping raw goods, …
Heartburn, or acid reflux, is a common ailment that results in pain or a burning sensation in the chest. Although heartburn may not be chronic for everyone, it is estimated than an average of 20 percent of Americans experience heartburn at least once each week, and 40 percent suffer at least once each month. If …
This is a stone classic of journalistic ineptitude, with Lou Reed actually doing his best to be somewhat cordial & kind to the clueless dolt from Sweden who’s been sent to "interview" him, ca. mid-’90s! – Tom Kipp
First of all, I’d like to know what constitutes a “good” teacher. Do you think it’s test scores? Do you realize that Sweden is purported to have the best performing schools in the world. They do not use standardized tests,, they pay their teachers a livable wage, they have socialized health care, they put their …
When it comes to short term credit solutions there is hardly anything as useful as the logbook loan. There are a plethora of benefits that you can avail with the help of logbook loans. In today’s world availing a loan is not at all an easy task because loan providers now days adhere to stricter …
August 27, 2012 – Seattle, WA – On Monday, there was only one library open in all of Seattle: the People’s Library. Located on the plaza outside of the Douglass-Truth Library in the Central District, the open air library has everything a library should have: books, computers, and even arts and crafts activities for the …