We have all heard this resolution: "I am determined to grow old gracefully." It might not have been put quite like that but the meaning was clear, getting older does not equate with giving up. Aging is a journey we all must take and with the proper attitude, lifestyle and a bit of luck, our later years can be very fulfilling.
Perhaps the biggest factor in enjoying our senior years is...
Diet programs come and go and every year seems to bring a new "proven method" to take off the pounds, become healthier in the process and essentially change your entire life style as the new you emerges. Indeed, some diets just reinvent themselves and cycle back into popularity every few years. The detox diet, which really has been around for centuries, is one of those.
There are many detox...
Since the 1960's, the fashion world has taken a stand on numerous social causes. The antiwar movements and women's rights are just a couple of the areas in which the fashion world has made strong statements. More recently, fashion has taken to assisting and speaking for individual charitable causes and in some cases, it has been questioned just whose best interests are involved.
A prime...
Midway through the last century, fashion and style began to take on a much more complex connection to the social issues of the day. When the Beatles exploded on the scene in the early 60's, style became much more tightly connected to point of view and political persuasion than at any time in the past.
One of the first points of contact between fashion and social issues was the Vietnam War...
We all know that the lifestyles of the rich and super-rich differ markedly from those of the average citizen. Nowhere is this better pointed out than in the world of ultra high-end fashion, otherwise known as haute couture.
While the general populace tries to figure ways to save money so that the family car can be filled up with nearly $100 worth of gasoline, the super rich are jetting to...
Recently, I wrote an article explaining my reasoning for choosing BANS(Build A Niche Store) as the main engine for driving my online income streams. Here, I will look closely at a number of powerful features which the BANS script includes and then compare BANS to products from Amazon, Google and Clickbank.
First and foremost, there a three strong features of the BANS script and program....
Making Money Online; that is the Holy Grail for every internet marketer and one which remains elusive to the large majority of people entering the highly competitive field of selling over the Internet.
It was nearly six months ago that I made the decision to take a year off from work (I was a high school mathematics teacher) and throw my hat into the ring of internet marketing. I was...
The death of fashion giant Yves Saint Laurent at age 71 marked the end of an era for the designer world. Saint Laurent was a man of his times and in many ways played a part in the social and political upheaval that took place during the twentieth century.
The remarkable five decade career of Yves Saint Laurent got its start on August 1, 1936 when Yves Henri Mathieu Saint Laurent was born in...
As with many items that have gained strong popularity with the public, the All Terrain Vehicle(ATV) has a very interesting history. What started out as essentially a farming resource has become the machine around which a highly competitive sporting and racing industry has been built.
Long before Honda introduced a vehicle in 1970 which would kick off the "modern era" of the ATV, numerous...
In case you have not noticed it, Green is in. Everything from organic foods to the banking industry (I kid you not; my bank will plant a tree in a deserving forest if I start an account with them) has begun to get into the act and it will only get more widespread from here.
The fashion industry is, of course, no exception and with fashion consumers having a past history of social activism...
