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Residual Income - Why It Is Necessary

Author: Sharon Reid Subscribe to users feed

Published: 11/07/2008

Does your definition of abundance include provision for earning some sort of residual income? Residual income is income earned as a result of past exertion and will continue indefinitely with very little or no further exertion on your part. Some examples include rental income from...

Are Security Uniforms Necessary?

Author: Steve Lott Subscribe to users feed

Published: 08/07/2008

More and more companies are relying on security guards for protection and safety. A security guard acts as the eyes and ears of the owner of the property. This helps to ensure the vandalism, theft, and problems are kept to a minimum. There are times when it is not practical to ask for police...

Raise Your Status, Change Your World, as Inverse Humor From Ben Franklin

Author: Derek Dashwood Subscribe to users feed

Published: 08/07/2008

American antiques moments of the appplication of humor to make a point are many, and most good stories have been well repeated. My recent article about the application of humor by Dr. Benjamin Franklin at the family estate of his English patron,my ancestor Sir Francis, was well received, and went...

Tribal Jewelry, Alaska to Panama - Fewer Intact Finds, Prices Due to Rise

Author: Derek Dashwood Subscribe to users feed

Published: 02/07/2008

Tribal jewelry remnants along with tools and human bones tell the story of Asian coastal peoples coming up over the Alaskan land bridge between ice ages, and how these waves of Asian peoples became less Asian in appearance the farther they advanced into the Americas. The oldest human artifacts...

The Fight for Sexual Freedom

Author: Phoenix Delray Subscribe to users feed

Published: 01/07/2008

Freedom of speech is something that affects everyone in the world at some point or another in their lifetime. Literally, it means being able to speak freely without censorship, but it represents so much more than that. The right to freedom of speech is guaranteed by numerous human rights...

What You Need to Consider When Buying Baby Furniture

Author: April Kerr Subscribe to users feed

Published: 27/06/2008

When a little angel enters your life, it becomes really essential to decorate a separate room for him. The babies are the most special guests who come into your life to make it happier and you start experiencing your childhood once again in them. So they deserve something special which starts...

Great Eastern Highway WA's Worst Road For Safety

Author: Sam McCain Subscribe to users feed

Published: 27/06/2008

The Great Eastern Highway has been named Western Australia's worst road for safety, with it topping the latest Risky Roads nomination list compiled by the RAC with the help of motorists. It is closely followed by Reid Highway in second spot and Great Northern Highway in third. The RAC's...

The Progress of Illinois Homes from 1950 to Today

Author: Art Gib Subscribe to users feed

Published: 24/06/2008

Many of us look back fondly on the innocent days of the 1950s. Whether we personally lived through them or not, the era has become romanticized as the height of "descent" American culture. Life as we know it has changed dramatically since then. Using Illinois homes as an example, here are a few...

Tezcatlipoca and Princess Diana: The Timeless Cult Of The Celebrity

Author: Samantha Gilmartin Subscribe to users feed

Published: 21/06/2008

Countless people enjoy these magazines and the reality TV shows that provide a steady stream of willing victims, preferring them to art, theatre or literature. The snobs would have you believe our society is crumbling around our ears, with the likes of David Beckham as our idols what hope could...

Gay Marriage, Why Not

Author: Linda Dipman Subscribe to users feed

Published: 19/06/2008

Twenty years ago I had a supernatural experience when the Holy Spirit came into my life and I fell madly in love with a woman. I was jailed, injured, and robbed of the custody of my children, all because of love. My parents, church and friends completely abandoned me and made me feel ashamed...