You might be surprised by the breadth and reach of the influence of Plato. Even Ralph Waldo Emerson is one of his progeny. Emerson also had a lot of Swedenborgian Rosicrucian leanings and was heavily influenced by Thomas Carlyle whose biographers have still not figured out what his secret was that made him tell them they would never get him or his life right. That secret ties Carlyle and Goethe to Swift and other literary and scientific members of the Hibernians who oversee the Priory of Sion and Royal Society. Here is what Columbia Encyclopedia on the web has to offer.

We must not forget that a large part of the effort to integrate philosophy and spirituality has been done, and sometimes people called Nazis (Carlyle) had a lot to do with fostering the humanitarian movement and what is called transcendentalism. Emerson is one of the greats along with Thoreau and Whitman - at least in their influence on my life as I grew up.

"The writer's father, William Emerson, a descendant of New England clergymen, was minister of the First Unitarian Church in Boston. Emerson's early years were filled with books and a daily routine of studious and frugal homelife. After his father's death in 1811, his eccentric but brilliant aunt, Mary Moody Emerson, became his confidante and stimulated his independent thinking. At Harvard (1817-21) he began recording his thoughts in the famous Journal. Poor health hindered his studies at the Harvard divinity school in 1825, and in 1826, after being licensed to preach, he was forced to go south because of incipient tuberculosis. In 1829 he became pastor of the Old North Church in Boston (Second Unitarian). In the same year he married Ellen Tucker, whose death from tuberculosis in 1831 caused him great sorrow.

Emerson's personal religious scruples and, in particular, his conviction that the Lord's Supper was not intended by Christ to be a permanent sacrament led him into conflict with his congregation. In 1832 he retired from his only pastorate. On a trip to Europe at this time he met Carlyle (who became a close friend), Coleridge, and Wordsworth. Through these notable English writers, Emerson's interest in transcendental thought began to blossom. Other strong influences on his philosophy, besides his own Unitarian background, were Plato and the Neoplatonists, the sacred books of the East, the mystical writings of Swedenborg, and the philosophy of Kant. He returned home in 1834, settled in Concord, Mass. and married (1835) his second wife, Lydia Jackson."

I feel it is imperative to place some real history in this book. There are so many people who know something is wrong with our history and they believe in fictions like Atlantis which was based on Plato in large part. I feel quite passionate about these matters as you will see. This excerpt is taken from my book The Rising Roman Empire.

BERBERS ARE BEES TOO?

I must admit I was both pleased and surprised to read various Stuart historians during my research, saying that the Berbers are part of the Stuart lineage. Niven Sinclair and William Hamilton Stewart may not be the best sources but they give the more unvarnished picture of the situation even if it does appear a bit racist. After all is said and done my Hamilton/Lynn/Burke (mother) and Baird/King/Keough (father) genetic background have a lot of elitist people who gave up trying to make the world a better place for everyone.

I cannot say exactly when the pendulum turned fully towards the present malaise and I cannot be sure when it was that they became free and safe through the use of their advanced technology and use of islands as defendable homelands. The defendable mountains and islands seem to have been sought out rather soon after the Caucasians became more than just a curiosity. One of the key places of development is in the Tarim Basin surrounded by mountains and a desert. It may even have been the original Mediterranean ('between two mountain ranges).

My guess is the elitist campaign happened around the time Sinclair says he can trace his family to the Berbers - about 20,000 years ago. I think they made a deal with an Asian group at that juncture. The legends of MU and Atlantis take a lot of interpreting and analysis in comparison with the known artifacts. The Royal Bloodlines are just as complex and important to examine. You will not find it in Cahill's book on the Jews. (1)

As I often say - Plato was a 'front' man who made the story of Atlantis to suit his elite family and the needs of the ruling classes who were Hellenizing all knowledge. Now, you can see - I don't believe in aliens as our forbears, or Atlantis. But you might be surprised how many times people tell me that is what my history sounds like. Funny thing - that is what their history is founded upon. That, and a growing hierarchy that put some men above others and all men over women in their class. It is not a 'his'-story I enjoy or promote the continuance of, but I do have to face the facts that it is what most people believe.

Plato was the descendant of the wise Solon and I suspect his Danaus forbears are related to the Semitic Sargon the Great. In his era Ptolemy certainly drew his family tree back to the Danaus or Danaan great by the name of Herakles or Hercules. We will see that the Antonine Roman Emperors are of this same lineage. In the case of Ptolemy, who was put in charge of Egypt by the Kelt/Thracian/Macedonian hermeticist Alexander, he encouraged Manetho to write a Kings List which drew his lineage to Hercules. This is evidence of the founders of Egypt being Danaan or de Danaan in the line of Isis and Osiris. That Kings List forms the basis of the Bible Narrative and Egyptology today. It has some errors - to say the least.

However, it is of interest to note that Manetho has Isis coming to found Egypt around the time that we see the genetics shows the white man came to exist. Also we have recent archaeological proof of deep mining engineering here at that time. Isis Pelasgi is one of the continuing titles of the Ptolemaic lineage including Cleopatra. And we saw the Pelasgi in the quote from ESOP earlier. The Berber 'sea people' or 'pirates' include those people who lived in Genoa around 2000 BC. The Cisalpine Gauls including the great historian Livy and his family will play a major role along with their Veneti 'brothers' of Brittany as our history continues. For now it is important to say that the name of Brittany and Britain come from one of these Keltic families named Bruttii or Brutus who are Sons of Aeneas and Trojan War heroes; just like the family of Julius Caesar who they later assassinated. These extended families kept a verbal (sometimes written) history that forms the basis of the kind of things that Royals and Knights Malta still place great value upon. Here is a response to a person (Essene Templar that he is) which I made in a Grail project I am involved in researching.

'When I use the term extended family I am hearkening back to a time and place such as you suggested had little or no real ecclesiastical structure. Elder Council ran places that never really wanted any of the genocide practiced upon them by those trying to help them PROGRESS by nice sounding phrases like Manifest Destiny.

This kind of structure was part of what almost died off in most of the world at the end of the Punic Wars, but the land use laws of Ireland and indeed most of the ethics were still there until the 17th Century. It is a time when hereditary kings did not exist and FREEDOM was the most valuable resource of adventurous and creative or daring people. Brotherhood was real and women were equal. There was enough of it left in Carthage when Aristotle visited for him to be impressed with the Democratic reality of the society. In reference to Jesus, I would tend to agree with what you said.

But there is a lot more to it. THE DAVID are also (in an earlier time) THE BRUCE or Bruttii. His family were very wise and had been back to Melchizedek if not before that. His brother was the leader of the Essenes and he was from the wealthy stock of Solomon. I believe he went to India and other places. I am almost certain he spent time with Comarius who tutored Cleopatra in Egypt. There is a reason the Gnostics saved the Dag Hammadi Scrolls that give the best insight to Jesus and his brothers. They were willing to die for it.

As you know the families and even community of Jews still help each other get a head start in whatever business they are into. I hear you get to fail a couple of times if necessary too. But the corruption of values and the denominational in-fighting has even affected Samoa in the last decade. So I can not point to any large scale current models of what kind of society was looked over and advised by the pan-tribal Druids who treated the whole of their society with respect. The Cathars might have been their last large-scale attempt. They were scientists and administrators and not religious as we think of churches. In fact churches were outdoors and they had nothing to hide.'

President Obama tells a group of employees from the Polypore company in Charlotte, NC that the gains the US made in job growth last month indicate that "we've turned the corner" in jobs and the economy.Twitter log:We've been through the worst period of economic turmoil since the great depression.We were losing 700000 a month when I first took office. Last month we gained a substantial number of jobs. We've turned the cornermoves that were necessary, but not popular has broken the slide in the economy. Best jobs/economic news in 2 years.We have a ways to go. 8 million have lost jobs over the last 2-years. Statistics don't do justice to the pain that causes to people.Being unemployed effects not only your finances, but your heart and your soul.We need to tackle some of the long-term problems that have been a drag on our economy. Middle class has been hurting for long time.Gov't can't replace the 8 million jobs that have been lost. Biz does that. Gov't can create the infrastructure that helps biz.Lot's of folks confused the bank bailout with the recovery act. Recovery act cut taxes for small biz and most people.Jobs bill I recently signed cuts taxes for small businesses that hire new workers.America needs to lead in the growth industry of the 21st Century. Long term, clean energy is one of those industries.Before the recovery act, we had the capacity to make less than 2% of the worlds advanced batteries. We're now on pace to make 40%.The US can gain enormous market share in ...

Mitt Romney Meet and Greet Concord, NH 11/25/07 TRANSCRIPT: REPORTER: Maybe he can get away with that? MITT ROMNEY: I think it's a very ironic posture for him to take, to be talking about personal judgment when I nominated an individual who had served 17 years a prosecutor, nothing in the past in this individual indicated that they would be anything other than a law and order judge, a serious err in judgment so that why I've asked for them to resign. In this case-in his case, he nominated a person who was a very close confidant, godfather-parent to their children, an individual he's worked with for years, who is under investigation and uh, this record is a very different setting, one which certainly calls into question his judgment in making that selection. That's why it was such a strange thing for him to make this kind of an attack on me when the Bernie Kerik story came out, you know I basically kept quiet on it. I said its sad and disappointing that Bernie Kerik has done this. I didn't make an attack on Mayor Giuliani. And then to have him attack me, selecting an individual who served 17 years as a prosecutor I thought was a very strange turn of events. Suggests a level of desperation, perhaps born out by the polls in New Hampshire. REPORTER: Can you talk about contrasts with him on family values, are you also talking about his personal history, personal life? ROMNEY: No, I'm talking about his stand on abortion, on life. He is pro-choice like Hillary Clinton. He is in ...

Thomas Pearson, MD, Ph.D. Professor, University of Rochester School of Medicine. Genetics for Epidemiologists: Applications of Human Genomics to Population Sciences, was a short course for investigators and trainees in the field of epidemiology and related population-based sciences. It was conducted by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) on May 13-14, 2008 at Northwestern University in Chicago. The goal of Genetics for Epidemiologists (GFE) was to familiarize epidemiologists and population-based researchers with recent developments in the theory and methods of human genetics that might be applied to the study of the distribution, natural history and etiology of diseases in populations. The course consisted of eight one-hour lectures and focused on the interface between genetics and epidemiology. Emphasis was on the application of modern human genome analysis methodologies to studies of human populations through the design, conduct, analysis, and interpretation of studies which effectively answer the epidemiologic question of interest. GFE is co-sponsored by the Office of Population Genomics, NHGRI, and the Department of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. These videocasts are provided as an educational tool for epidemiologic investigators interested in learning more about applying genomics to their work. More: www.genome.gov

President Obama visits battery technology company Celgard in Charlotte, NC to talk about how the Recovery Act is helping to create jobs and economic growth by investing in innovative technologies.

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Visit www.dreamweaverradioandtv.com - subscribe for free and view a new controversial, but effective weight loss and wellness video each week. James E. Carlson, degrees in biochemistry and cellular physiology from Cornell University. Medical degree from New York College of Osteopathic Medicine. Chief resident at Delaware Valley Medical Center in Pennsylvania. MA in business, emphasis on healthcare economics and physician practice management from Regis University in Colorado. Juris doctorate in healthcare law from Concord University School of Law in California. Currently a family medical practitioner in New York, and weight loss expert.

Commercial elevators that have the features and safety standards specified by Americans with Disability Act (ADA) are referred to as ADA compliant commercial elevators. The law is enforced by the United States Department of Justice and defines the codes and specifications for all types of commercial elevators including stair lifts. This law was created for the comfort of physically disabled people and is mandatory for all types of commercial buildings. Most elevator manufacturers have now revised their elevator specifications to meet the standards of ADA.

Standard Features Required by ADA

ADA compliant elevators need to be automatic and the elevator car should have self-leveling features. For hall call buttons certain standards are specified; all lanterns, raised and Braille characters should be provided for the convenience of blind people. Reopening and door protection devices, door and signal timing for hall calls, floor plan of elevator calls, switch control for lights, indicator to know the position of the car, door delay for car calls, provision for communication during emergency are some other standards. In addition to that elevators should be on an accessible route and follow 4.10 and the ASME A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators.

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Visit www.dreamweaverradioandtv.com - subscribe for free and view a new controversial, but effective weight loss and wellness video each week. James E. Carlson, degrees in biochemistry and cellular physiology from Cornell University. Medical degree from New York College of Osteopathic Medicine. Chief resident at Delaware Valley Medical Center in Pennsylvania. MA in business, emphasis on healthcare economics and physician practice management from Regis University in Colorado. Juris doctorate in healthcare law from Concord University School of Law in California. Currently a family medical practitioner in New York, and weight loss expert.

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Much of Southern Italy was colonised by Greeks 2500 years ago, and these areas form what we still know today as Magna Grecia (Greater Greece). As a result, Southern Italy became a centre of Greek culture, music, and language for hundreds of years. Greece has in the past also been occupied by Romans and Italians. To this day, we can see the Greek influence in Italy, and Italian influence in Greece, through architecture, music, food and language. Naples, for example, was a city founded by the Greeks, and it's name derives from the Greek Nea Polis (New City). Naples was also a Greek speaking town until the 9th century BC. It is an ancient Greek city, with a 'secret abandoned' underground city, where there are many original city walls, and even a Greek-Roman theatre where the famous Emperor Nero used to perform opera! The underground city can be visited on guided tours organised by Napoli Sottoteranea -'Napoli Underground'. In Piazza Bellini in the centre, you can also see some Greek ruins of the original city.Agrigento, Sicily, is famous for Valle dei Templi (Valley of Temples), one of the most important archelogical sites in the world, and is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

There are many Doric Greek temples just outside the main centre of Agrigento, including Temple of Hercules, Temple of Zeus and Temple of Concord.The Sicilian town of Siracusa was also an ancient Greek town. The Greeks arrived here in 734BC and named the small Island of Ortigia in Siracusa after 'ortgyia', the Greek word for 'quail', as it was 'quail shaped'. (how did they know what it looked like from above...?) They also built various temples, such as the Temple of Apollo in the central Piazza Pancali, and the Temple of Athena. They also built the Arethusa fountain, named after the legendary nymph of Arethusa, which is now a 'hangout' for local youngsters. Also, inland from the main Siracusa centre, they built the biggest theatre in Sicily.

With many areas of Southern Italy speaking Greek for many years, (Naples was Greek speaking until the 9th century) it's no surprise that there is some Greek influence to be found in some accents or dialects in the South. Admittedly the Greek language on the whole is very different, but there are a few words that still remain.With the Romans also having occupied Greece, some words also may have been brought into the Greek language by the Romans.....Griko and Graecanic are languages spoken by the Italians living in the Bovesia Calabria region, and could be described as an Italian-Greek pidgin languages. These languages are dying out, and there has been a law brought in to protect them, although some believe it may be too late.

Greek, Arabic and Spanish influence on Southern Italian music can be heard from listening to various pieces of music and songs, both modern day and traditional, e.g. Mari by Neapolitan artist Nino D'Angelo. Traditional Southern Italian and Greek music both use similar instruments such as the mandolino (similar to the Greek bouzouki) and tamburello (tambourine), which is the most important percussion instrument in Italy's music tradition. The 'tamburello' was originally introduced via Greek influence in South Italy, and also through the Arabic influence in Sicily.The tarantella is a famous traditional Southern Italian dance and is directly related to the ritual of the cult of Dionysus (the patron god of wine) of Ancient Greece. It is named after the tarantula spider. In around the 16th and 17th centuries, people were poisoned by deadly tarantula bites from the Lycosa Tarantula, and it was believed that they could only be cured by frenetic dancing. The dance would start on a regular beat and then gradually speed up. The victim works themselves into a 'trance' and dance in a state of ecstasy so much so until they were exhausted. Once they reached exhaustion and slowed down it would be taken as a sign that they had been cured. There is obviously a lot of Greek influence on the history and music in the Magnia Grecia areas where Griko and Greacanic is spoken.

Greek and Southern Italian cuisine do share many similarities. Primarily, this is due to the fact that they are two areas of the Mediterranean situated very near each other, sharing similar climates and soils...as a result they use and grow similar products, e.g. olives and olive oil, aubergines, courgettes, peppers, garlic and tomatoes. This in turn results in similar dishes and recipes. There is also however Greek influence in some Southern Italian cuisine and vice versa, due to historical factors; Greek occupation in Southern Italy, and Roman occupation in Greece. For example, when the Romans occupied Greece, many Greek tutors were employed by rich Roman families for their children as well as Greek chefs for their kitchens...Other dishes to be compared, are the Neapolitan dish Parmigiana to the Greeks' Moussaka , (both dishes include layering similar ingredients such as aubergines, tomato sauce and cheese), Pepperonata from Campania with the Greeks' salata me psites piperies , (a charred pepper salad with olives), and Campania's melanzane a scarpetta (also know as melanzane a barchetta) to the Greeks' melitzanes papoutsakia (stuffed aubergine halves- the Italian scarpetta and Greek papoutsakia mean 'shoes' referring to how they look ).
It is no wonder, then, that Italians and Greeks have a saying "Una Faccia Una Razza" (pronounced una fatsa una razza in Greek)! ( Translated literally, it means "one face one race" and refers to similarities and history that Greece and Italy.)

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Visit www.dreamweaverradioandtv.com - subscribe for free and view a new controversial, but effective weight loss and wellness video each week. James E. Carlson, degrees in biochemistry and cellular physiology from Cornell University. Medical degree from New York College of Osteopathic Medicine. Chief resident at Delaware Valley Medical Center in Pennsylvania. MA in business, emphasis on healthcare economics and physician practice management from Regis University in Colorado. Juris doctorate in healthcare law from Concord University School of Law in California. Currently a family medical practitioner in New York, and weight loss expert.

Imagine a sleek yellow Lotus Sport Exige sports car (video relay); imagine yourself cruising along the highway at a comfortable sixty-five miles per hour. Where are you in this lean mean video relay machine? You are the supercharged and intercooled high revving engine producing over 15 million horsepower (minutes). The driver is an empowered deaf citizen; his passenger is an equally empowered hearing citizen. The metallic painted body is the federal regulation administered by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) holding it all together. The five spoke forged alloy wheels are the power house telecommunications companies (providers). The high octane premium $7.596 a gallon (minute) gasoline is the public money paid from the Interstate Relay Fund administered by the National Exchange Carriers Association.

The analogy gives insight into the changing dynamics of the profession of sign language interpreting. The profession changed overnight when VRS became an enhanced form of telecommunications relay service (TRS) and became a reimbursable service. There are distinct economic impacts affecting the labor force (interpreters) the consumer (deaf, hard of hearing and hearing citizens) and the businesses which represent the industry (telecommunications companies and interpreting agencies). This is the first article in a series of articles to analyze the economic impact of "lean production" first proposed by Karl Marx. Each article will offer a conceptual economic analysis of the impact and offer suggestions meant to improve the overall outcome on the profession.

The labor force is the key to any industry; interpreters are the engine in the lean mean VRS machine. Harry Braverman defined a skilled workforce (Braverman, 1974, Labor and Monopoly Capital) as "workers who become skilled (at a task(s)) through years of experience, giving them a tacit knowledge of the production process (interpreting) lacking in both managers and beginning workers. Such embodied knowledge grants them a form of power, a power manifested in the ability to control the sequence of operations they perform and the pace at which they work." Given this definition of skill, a case can be made that increasing federal regulation and widespread technologies intended to maintain high levels of productivity, enhanced monitoring of worker productivity and decision making removed from the worker are "deskilling" the interpreter workforce. It is a common capitalistic desire to deskill the labor force. Braverman further described this desire motivated by a reduction in labor costs allowing more profits to be retained by companies and managements increase in control over the labor process when workers are deskilled and know they can be easily replaced. This goes against the interests of the workforce.

There is a positive side to capitalism, the "lean production" model. Marxian theory describes the lean production model as a counterexample to the antagonistic situation described by Braverman. "The special skill of each individual machine operator (interpreter), who has now been deprived of all significance, vanishes as an infinitesimal quantity" (Marx 1976). The lean production model of the new economy says that skill levels do not in fact tend to decline, the workforce is empowered and multiskilled. The lean production model tends to increase the overall skill level of the labor force. Companies which enhance the skill levels of the workforce increase chances of surviving and flourishing in an increasingly competitive and changing economic environment. The advent of federal regulation, introduction of a new sector of companies (telecommunications companies) and increased barriers to entry (a provider must be a common carrier, contracted to a common carrier, or part of a state relay program) make a strong case for the use of the lean production model.

Adopting the lean production model requires use of Adam Smith's "invisible hand" philosophy. The market's (consumers/companies/labor) self-interests (profit) further common interests among social agents (labor) favoring lean production companies that enhance the skill level of labor (interpreters). The leads the owners of companies to employ lean production methods and since this is the interest of labor a win-win situation will occur. In order to increase the overall skill of a labor force companies must mobilize the intelligence of the workforce, develop a variety of skills, sustain worker curiosity, and not treat labor as isolated individuals (Tony Smith, 2000 Technology and Capital in the Age of Lean Production).

VRS providers can adopt the lean production model through guarantees of "employability". This differs from a guarantee of employment by building the inherent skills of an interpreter both in linguistics and ethical analysis. The whole point of lean production is to produce more with less. When a company employs the problem solving and critical thinking skills of the workforce an interpreter's natural curiosity is peaked. The pervasive use of temporary or independent contractors in the interpreting profession provides a source of cheap submissive labor. When a company uses temporary contract workers beside long term employees the net effect is an easy replacement mentality driving down the motivation of the permanent workforce. This constant reminder that there is no shortage of people if they are unsatisfied with their working conditions is a demotivator.

The changing economics of sign language interpreting require new models of workforce development. A sole profit oriented deskilling of the labor force will decrease motivation and drive up long term costs. The more reasonable invisible hand approach to lean production economics create a workforce of intelligent, skilled, cohesive interpreters with long term employability.

Imagine yourself driving the yellow supercharged Lotus, this time the engine has a fuel injection smart-chip. Imagine yourself as the lean mean VRS machine!

Many people have suggested that we should set aside one day in the calendar to celebrate as World Community Day. How can we expect world peace, if we can't have harmony in the home and concord and friendship within our local communities? So why don't we agree to make the 7th of February as a permanent day when people of all nations and religions join together in a spirit of togetherness, love and peace. This idea is not without precedence, for it was on 7th February 1964 that the Beatles made their first visit to the USA, on their flower power campaign to tell the world that 'All it needs is love' That was one of the songs they sang on the Ed Sullivan show which was viewed by an incredible forty percent of the American public. It was on this same day - 7th February 1946 - that the three Allied Leaders, Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin, met at a secret Black Sea resort to prepare for peace and bring about an end to global strife. And last year, 7th February marked the start of the Chinese New Year, which always begins with the arrival a new moon. One of the main features of this celebration is the holding of 'Reunion Dinner', when young and old join together to celebrate the unity of their families past and present.

For far too long we've suffered the selfishness of the 'me' generation. Now we must work together to establish the pleasure and power of the 'us' generation. Whatever troubles we face, we're more likely to prevail if we face them together rather than in militant disarray. Karl Marx rallied the masses with his cry 'United we stand, divided we fall,' words which had been used before by George Washington, at the time when the American constitution was being created. This morning the world's newspapers carried front page accounts of Sarah Palin's astute high jacking of the American Tea Party movement to launch an attack on President Obama. The rhetoric she used spoke directly to the hearts and minds of the American public, calling on them to rally together for the national good. Politicians were not to be trusted. What was needed was a grass roots revival: a bottom-up approach to the restoration of community life and moral standards. We look for leaders like George Washington and Abe Lincoln to give us inspiration. Instead we're faced with politicians who are exemplars of deviousness, fraud and sleaze. As a result the 'trickle down' effect has a corrupting influence. If we follow the behaviour of our political leaders we become purveyors of dishonesty, duplicity and deceit. What we desperately need today is a grass-roots moral revival: an up-rising rather than a defiling, downward trickle.

Every morning my wife and I have tea in bed. During this time we share an inspirational reading, which might be from Confucius or Norman Vincent Peale. At present we're revisiting the messages that Sai Baba, the Hindu guru, delivered to the young Western sannyasins who trekked to his ashram in India during the flower power years. Today's passage included these words, which I pass on since they're highly appropriate for World Community Day: 'There is an urgent need to revitalise the world, to cleanse it of evil, and to sow the seeds of love, compassion and understanding....How can a man teach others the importance of human values unless he himself appears as a beacon of light?' That simple statement should be required reading for every aspiring Western politician.

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Professor J. Jeffrey Hawley of Franklin Pierce Law Center describes the issues presented by the Bilski case which is on the Supreme Court docket this term. Hawley talks about the brief the school submitted in the case.

Vocational Nurses need to undergo Clinical Training before they start practicing at any healthcare center. Caring for the sick or the convalescent requires that Vocational Nurses, also known as Licensed Vocational Nurses, be trained in all aspects of healthcare. Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN) take care of providing bedside care under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN) or a Nurse Practitioner (NP).

Why is Clinical training necessary for Vocational Nurses?

• LVNs are responsible for temperature readings and recording patient blood pressure levels and pulse rates. All of these require that nurses are able to operate medical instruments. Clinical training is necessary to teach these nurses the correct process of recording data.

• An LVN is responsible for treating bedsores and also giving injections to the patient. They should also be able to apply dressings to the patient. These activities can place the LVN at high risk if performed incorrectly. Clinical training given to the LVN coaches them on how to perform these procedures on the patients.

• Bathing, dressing and maintaining the patient's personal hygiene is a major health challenge for an LVN. Clinical training provides them guidance on different health metrics to be noted before the LVN does any of these activities.

• Intravenous injections can also be delivered by an LVN to the patient, but only in some states where it is permitted by law. An LVN has to be extremely careful with the dosage of the medicines in the intravenous injections provided to the patient. A small increase in the dosage could prove fatal to the patient.

• Apart from dealing with heavy workloads, clinical training guides LVNs on how to save themselves from caustic chemicals, radiatios and infectious diseases. A small sneeze from a patient could cause severe health infections for the LVN.

Many healthcare schools provide this training to LVNs. Normally, the duration of these programs is 12-18 months. The LVN must be able to pass these training programs to be able to work as an LVN with a healthcare organization. In addition to passing the examination, the LVN should also be able to grasp all what has been taught in the training. Knowledge, only if implemented, can help the Vocational Nurses in their job.

One thing that most Clinical Training programs ignore is dealing with the patient behavior. The LVNs often have to face the confused or angry reactions from patients. This especially happens when patients do not see treatment as per their will. Some training programs have started integrating this aspect into their course curriculum. This, however, will have to be learned by the nurse on-the-job.

A nurse may be called a Licensed Vocational Nurse only if she attends the Clinical Training program and passes the examination. Remember, dealing with patient care is a risky business and Clinical Training guides these nurses on how to alleviate health hazards associated these risks.

The President holds a town hall in Nashua, New Hampshire. Having just come from visiting a local business, he discusses his new program to aid small business and community banks. February 2, 2010.

Obama plans to raise a 1000000 (one million) strong civilian force, comprised of young men and women between the ages of 18-25. Every time you get involved with the Federal Government it is a contract..you trade off your constitutional rights. The beginning of the United States military lies in civilian frontiersmen, armed for hunting and basic survival in the wilderness. These were organized into local militias for small military operations, mostly against tribes but also to resist possible raids by the small military forces of neighboring European colonies. Beginning in 1689, the colonies also frequently became involved in a series of wars between Great Britain and France for control of North America, the most important of which were Queen Anne's War, in which the British annexed French Acadia, and the final French and Indian War (17541763). This final war was to give thousands of colonists, including George Washington, military experience which they put to use during the American Revolution.Ongoing political tensions between Great Britain and thirteen colonies became a crisis in 1774 when the British placed the province of Massachusetts under martial law. While shooting began at Lexington and Concord in 1775, the Continental Congress appointed George Washington as commander-in-chief of the newly created Continental Army, which was augmented throughout the war by colonial militia. General Washington was not the greatest battlefield tactician, but his overall strategy proved to be sound: keep the army intact, wear down British resolve, and avoid decisive battles except to exploit enemy mistakes. www.georgegordon.org

With the increasing number of crimes that are committed in this world a lot of lawyers are needed.

But these days it is not just about getting a lawyer who can represent you in a normal case. They have to be outstanding and not like any other lawyer known in town.

The first thing is to know how to choose a law school that will ensure that you get the best knowledge when it comes to law. And what is normally believed and said is that there is no better law school other than the one that comes to you. This is what is known as online law degree programs.

Before one gets to choose an institution where they want to study law it is wise a good research is made. It should be one that will meet all their needs. But why would one need to do online law degree programs?

There could be various reasons among them is may be they lives are full of busy schedules and there fore can not make it to class everyday. Others could be that they find it easier to do online reading which is a more personal work schedule other than attending lectures.

For some they would want to learn in a certain institution but they do not want to leave their on country and go to read in other countries. And to some it is just a preference they have while to others they find it cheaper.

Whatever the reason could be it is certain that online law degree programs are offered widely and it is up to one to choose what they would want. Some of the institutions that offer are Concord online law degree programs.

There have two forms in which one can acquire there law degree programs.

There is the Juris Doctor and the Executive Juris Doctor. Both of them come as part time programs and they take four years and three years respectively. This is one of the most preferred institutions due to its quality learning and the prosperous students who have graduated from there.

The one thing that this online institutions offer is that once you have graduated from the there you instantly become a practicing lawyer.

You do not have to run up and down and look for employment, it comes hand in hand with your graduating scroll.

And with the new technology you never have to think about large books to carry all you need is your personal computer or your laptop.

I turned 21 in 1999, decades after the Roaring Twenties. Because of this, I can honestly say that I don’t know what Prohibition feels like. I can only compare it to an empty keg at a raging party or that feeling I got one night of high school when I watched a disgruntled bouncer cut up my beloved fake ID. I, like most of us, became of age in an era when wine was freely flowing, beer was always on tap, and every teenager counted the days until their 21st birthday.

Those who were born at the beginning of the 19th Century, however, weren’t so lucky. In an era marked by pandemic flu and a world war, an era where drinking was not only used for pleasure but also used as a much needed escape from reality, Prohibition entered the picture.

Like an unwelcome patron who pulls up a stool at the local bar, saloon owners and alcohol lovers in America took one look at Prohibition and said, “We don’t want any.” But, it wasn’t the common man’s decision and, as beer fell to tears, whiskey winced, and cases of Merlot wined, Prohibition began on January 16th, 1920 when the 18th Amendment took effect, illegalizing the production, transportation, and sale of alcohol.

There were red flags against Prohibition from the start – anything the KKK fervently advocates is probably not the best idea – and Prohibition, in the end, did little more than increase alcohol consumption and pave the way for organized crime. Fourteen years later, in December of 1933, Prohibition was repealed by the 21st Amendment, leaving many Americans to raise their glasses to lawmakers for the first time in over a decade.

The Volstead Act

During Prohibition, wine was treated a little differently than other types of alcohol, it was as if a bottle of Cabernet slipped the government a twenty and winked in a way that meant, “shh…keep a cork on it.” This was due to the Volstead Act. Passed in the year before Prohibition began, it gave federal agents the ability to investigate and prosecute anyone caught in violation of Prohibition’s liquor laws. However, wines used for sacramental purposes were exempt under this act, allowing wine to slip through the cracks where beer was too thick to seep.

Because of this act, limited amounts of wine were able to be made both at home and in wineries. Yet, those made in wineries were only available for purchase through warehouses owned and monitored by the government. Wine was also only allowed to be purchased for use in religious ceremonies, particularly mass. However, these rules didn’t keep wine drinkers from only using wine for legal purposes: a conceptual “wine opener”, the Volstead Act provided a window of opportunity; one drinkers were quick to go through.

A study performed in 1925, during the heart of Prohibition, found that demand for sacramental wine increased by 800,000 gallons in a two year period. Perhaps this demand was being legitimately made by church goers – Prohibition brought out a religious revival of its own – but it’s far more likely that people were purchasing sacramental wine for other uses. Just like the old saying there are no Atheists in a foxhole, there are no Atheists in Prohibition when religious wines are legal.

The Wineries

Even though Prohibition increased the consumption of wine by nearly 100 percent – as illegalizing anything will often do - many wineries were forced to close their doors. For those who didn’t make sacramental wines, it was hard to get around the law and the grapes of wrath set in like no other time in history. Because of this, prohibition drastically changed the grape industry, placing grapes everywhere out of a job. The wineries that survived this era did so in part by transforming their grapes from wine-making grapes to grapes that served non-alcoholic purposes, such as Concord grapes used to make raisins, grape juice, and jam.

The grape industry of California, in particular, was saved by the Volstead Act, which allowed fermented fruit juices to be produced at home, giving wineries a reason to stay open. While this was intended to save the vinegar industry for American farmers, it also gave California wineries a way to break Prohibition rules. Those manning the wineries began producing a grape jelly called “Vine-go,” a jelly that, with the addition of water, would ferment into strong wine in roughly two months.

The Wine Itself

As Prohibition swept the nation, and people everywhere began making beer, whiskey, and wine in their houses, the quality of liquor greatly suffered. Novices of brewing and mixing suddenly were forced into expert status. While some people made liquor that was so strong it left people permanently blind or paralyzed, wine wasn’t quite as dangerous.

While wine didn’t take away a person’s ability to walk or ability to see, it did take away some people’s ability to truly appreciate fine wine. This was because, during this era, fine wine wasn’t so fine after all.

Having built an elegant reputation that went back to Biblical times, Prohibition made wine a little less sophisticated and a little more spontaneous. While previously produced by people renown for viniculture knowledge, wine during Prohibition was often made by people who knew nothing about wine, other than that they wanted to drink it. This, naturally, resulted in wines of inferior taste: it wasn’t the taste, after all, that many homemade wine makers were pursuing.

As Prohibition drew to a close, wineries that had stockpiled wine over the previous fourteen years were able to quench the thirst of some of the parched nation. However, since so many wineries had closed down and others had converted from wine-making grapes to other types of grapes, the wine industry took years to rebound. During this time of recovery, wines were continually made with less quality, hindering people from planting more vineyards.

For a while after Prohibition, it looked like the wine industry was on its way down the drain. But, as wineries began transforming back to growers of wine-making grapes, the quality of wine was eventually restored. Within a few years, the wine industry was on the upslope, and Americans were savoring each and every glass, probably now more than ever.

The controversial Salisbury Police are caught in action assaulting club patrons.Notice how they instruct the camerapersons not to film them misbehaving.

In the desperation to repair their credits as soon as possible, often people avail credit repair services from different companies around the world. By this, they get the advantage of saving time and also utilizing the experience of the professionals of the service providing company.

However, availing such services is almost equivalent to outsourcing the tedious task of legal application for removal of inaccurate entries from your credit account and paying them for the same. Thus, these services are kind of expensive compared to the costs incurred if one undertakes all the procedures on his own.

Lexington law is the most famous and trusted credit Repair Company of all time till date. It has all sorts of schemes that let you increase your credit score 50, 100 or 200 points. Moreover, all the proceedings of this company are completely legal. It is operated by a group of attorneys. It also helps you forward applications for reporting dispute in your credit accounts.

The cost of credit repair by through Lexington law varies depending upon the kind of task that they are doing for you. To open an operating relationship with the Lexington law, the initial sign up charges are $99. Besides that, in order to avail very basic services and consultancy, the Lexington law charges you $39 as a monthly fee. So the total amount of money you pay depends upon the amount of time your credit repair takes. The Lexington law has the concept of monthly charges. Thus, there is no additional fee for any number of disputes and there are no other hidden costs.

For availing some of the premium services offered at Lexington law, the charges are obviously different. There are “Concord programs” that promise you improved results and a faster credit repair. It requires an additional $20 per month to avail the “Concord Standard” service. The concord standard program has features like handling various targeted legal and goodwill interventions, catering to escalated information requests, debt validation in accordance to Fair Debt Collection Practices Act etc.

Another program called the “Concord Premium” provides you with a monthly report on your credit score improvement analysis, in addition to the normal and “Concord Standard” services. It also has features like “Reports Watch ™” which is a service that alerts you as soon as it detects any changes in your credit account. This facilitates a close watch on your credit score. “Inquiry Assist ™” caters to addressing complex enquiries regarding credit repair. This facility is requires an initial registering fee of $99 with monthly charges of $79.

These are the prices of the most renowned companies in the field of credit repair. It is known for its reliability and legality. Paying this amount takes a huge burden off your shoulders, and your credit score future definitely lies in safe hands. You can however also find other much cheaper or more expensive companies in the market and avail there services. But it is always advised to do thorough research in the background of a company before hiring them.

Visit www.dreamweaverradioandtv.com - subscribe for free and view a new controversial, but effective weight loss and wellness video each week. James E. Carlson, degrees in biochemistry and cellular physiology from Cornell University. Medical degree from New York College of Osteopathic Medicine. Chief resident at Delaware Valley Medical Center in Pennsylvania. MA in business, emphasis on healthcare economics and physician practice management from Regis University in Colorado. Juris doctorate in healthcare law from Concord University School of Law in California. Currently a family medical practitioner in New York, and weight loss expert.

Since 1960s, career cluster resources have been used as career exploration and planning tools in schools, learning communities, and organizations across the nation. Career Clusters is a system that matches educational and career planning.

Step 1: Identifying Career Cluster Interest Areas

Career clusters are groups of similar occupations and industries. When teachers, counselors, and parents work with teens, college students, and adults, the first step is to complete career cluster assessment. The assessment identifies the highest career cluster areas. Career assessments show teens, college students, and adults rankings from one of the following 16 Interests Areas or Clusters:

1. Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources

2. Architecture & Construction

3. Arts, A/V Technology & Communication

4. Business, Management & Administration

5. Education & Training

6. Finance

7. Government & Public Administration

8. Health Science

9. Hospitality & Tourism

10. Human Services

11. Information Technology

12. Law, Public Safety & Security

13. Manufacturing

14. Marketing, Sales & Service

15. Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics

16. Transportation, Distribution & Logistics

Step 2: Exploring Career Clusters and Related Careers

After pinpointing the highest career clusters, teens, college students, and adults explore the different careers and create education plans. Career cluster tools used in career and educational planning include:

LISA: A comprehensive career cluster database
Models
Brochures
Pathways
High school plan of study
Interest and Skills Areas
Crosswalks

After completing a career cluster assessment, teens, college students, and adults look at web sites, career models, brochures, pathways, and high school plans. One of the most unique comprehensive career cluster resources is the Louisiana Integrated Skills Assessment (LISA), an Internet program. LISA lets you explore career clusters, careers, abilities, training requirements, and more. There are 3 steps in the LISA program:

STEP 1: Click here to select a Career Cluster

STEP 2: Click here to select a Career Group

STEP 3: Explore Occupations within this Career Group

In Step 1, when you choose a career cluster, you will see a description of the cluster. When you select a career group in Step 2, you see different careers. Finally, in Step 3, you see a wealth of information:

Job descriptions
Educational and training requirements
Crosswalks, for example ONET, DOT, GOE, and other codes
Abilities
Knowledge
Skills
Tasks
Work Values
Labor Market Information

Even though LISA is an awesome program, in classroom or workshop settings, you need printed materials. When using printed materials, the career model is the best place to start. Models provide excellent overviews listing the cluster definitions, sample careers, pathways, knowledge, and skills. Visual models show career clusters, the cluster subgroups, and related careers. Models are an excellent way to introduce career clusters.

For presentations, workshops, and group discussions, the career cluster brochures provide additional information. Adults and teens read about the different careers that are available in each career cluster. Teachers, counselors, and parents use the brochures to solidify adults’ and teens’ potential career or educational decisions. The brochures cover topics such as:

Definition of career clusters
Careers
Career pathways
Employment outlooks
Skills
Credentials

Teachers, counselors, and parents use career pathways for more detailed information. The career pathways are subgroups or areas of concentration within career clusters. Each pathway contains career groups. The career groups have similar academic skills, technical skills, educational requirements, and training requirements. Career pathways are plans of study that outline required secondary courses, post secondary courses, and related careers. The career pathways are essential tools that teachers, counselors, parents, and other adults use to give educational planning advice.

Several web sites feature High School Plans of Study. These study plans show required, elective, and suggested courses for each grade level. The school plans also match the career clusters to related careers, career pathways, and post-secondary options. Teachers, counselors, and parents find that these school plans are guides for selecting the right high school courses to match potential careers. Beyond high school, the Utah System for Higher Education has created a College Major Guide. Parents, teachers, and counselors can use the guide to match college majors to Certificate and Degree Programs.

Additional Resources for Counselors and Teachers

For planning curriculum and educational programs, there are detailed Knowledge and Skills Charts and Cluster Crosswalks. The knowledge and Skills expand upon the information listed on the career cluster models. For each knowledge and skill area, there are performance elements and measurement criteria. Crosswalks show the relationships between career clusters and other career models:

Career clusters build a bridge between education and career planning. Different types of career cluster resources are available: videos, web sites, booklets, brochures, activity sheets, and workbooks. Teachers, counselors, and parents use career cluster resources to successfully complete career and educational planning.

Resources:

American Careers Career Paths, Career Communications, 6701 W. 64th St., Overland, KS 66202, 800-669-7795

Career Click, Illinois Department of Employment Security,33 South State Street, Chicago, IL 60603, (312) 793-5700

CIP Code Index by Career Cluster, Adult & Postsecondary CTE Division, Bureau of Career and Technical Education, 333 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17126, (717) 772-0814

Cluster and Career Videos, Career One Stop, U.S. Department of Labor, Frances Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20210, 866-4-USA-DOL

College Major Guide Utah System for Higher Education, Board of Regents Building, The Gateway, 60 South 400 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84101-1284, (801) 321-7100

Find Careers (Videos), iSeek Solutions, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, Wells Fargo Place, 30 7th St. E., Suite 350, St. Paul, MN 55101-7804

High School Plans of Study, New Hampshire Department of Education, 101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-3860, (603) 271-3494
Introduction to Career Clusters, Career Education, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, P.O. Box 543
Blacklick, OH 43004-0544,

Louisiana Integrated Skills Assessment (LISA), customized Internet version of OSCAR, a product of the Texas Workforce Commission/Career Development Resources, TWC/CDR, Austin, TX 78753

Maryland Career Clusters, Maryland State Department of Education 200 West Baltimore Street Baltimore, MD 21201,

Rhodes Island’s Career Clusters, Rhode Island’s Career Resource Network, 1511 Pontiac Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920, 401-462-8790

School to Career Clusters, State of Connecticut, Department of Labor, Job Bank, 645 South Main Street, Middletown, CT 06457, (860)754-5000

States’ Career Clusters Initiative (SCCI), 1500 W. Seventh Avenue, Stillwater, OK 74074
Career Pathway Plans, Career Cluster, Knowledge and Skills Charts

VTECS Cluster Frameworks, VTECS, 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA, 30033,404-679-4501 ext 543

What are Career Clusters? Career Prospects System, New Mexico Career Resource Network, CAREER TECHNICAL AND WORKFORCE EDUCATION BUREAU (CTWEB), Education Building, 300 Don Gaspar, Santa Fe, NM 87501, (505) 827-6512

Milford High School once again represents New Hampshire at the We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution National Competition in Washington, DC on April 24-28. To learn more about this and other programs sponsored by the New Hampshire Bar Association, visit www.nhbar.org.

It would take many, many moons to explore every aspect of the Chesapeake Bay. What a wonderful way, however, to spend a lifetime I believe this would be. What is the Chesapeake Bay? It is actually an estuary stretching from southernmost Virginia to northernmost Maryland having a distance of 180 miles. If you were studying about the Chesapeake Bay in school days textbook it might be described as a tidal area where ocean water and fresh water mingle.

For sightseers and tourists, one could describe the bay as an astonishingly beautiful, productive and diverse natural environment. The Chesapeake Bay has some very special places to visit that include parks, refuges, museums, historic communities and water trails. Along Maryland’s Western Shore you will find:

• The Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Visitor Information Center at 26 West Street, Annapolis, Maryland. Annapolis is the capital city of Maryland and is a history lover’s paradise in my opinion. As you walk through the city of Annapolis along the waterfront you can feel centuries of Bay traditions. The visitor center is a starting point to help you find your around the city and to other nearby Chesapeake Bay areas. There are two facilities. The primary center is near the State Capitol building on West Street. Hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. seven days a week. The other visitor information center is an information booth at City Dock and operates only April 1 to October 1. There are no fees involved with getting information from the Visitor Centers.

• Annapolis Maritime Museum: This museum can help you get a real sense of what makes the Chesapeake Bay area unique.

• The Calvert Marine Museum: Exhibits, programs, lighthouses and boats. Located in Solomons where the Patuxent River joins the Chesapeake. Fossils from millions of years ago show the shallow ocean once covered and now the Chesapeake Bay. There is a twenty-eight-foot three-log canoe, a tobacco press and boats from Solomons shipyards, 15 aquariums from 50 to 3,500 gallons, to explore the aquatic life of the Chesapeake estuary, which display plants and animals from the Bay, and the upper Patuxent River. The museum is open daily 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. except New Years, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Adult fee is $7.00, Senior (55 and older) $6.00, children ages 5 to 12 is $2.00, children under 5 is Free. More information: 410-326-2042.

A visit to the Chesapeake Bay area is not complete without exploring some of their lighthouses. Keep in mind that the Bay is more than a beautiful body of water as you add this region to your list of vacation ideas. It is a complex, highly changeable and sometimes dangerous natural wonder. Although there are coves of calmness and tranquility, there are also miles of open water where ocean tides surge and in a moment’s time the blue skies can darken to a solid black with looming storms. For the mariners, this meant life-threatening conditions. How did the mariners find their way safely through the Chesapeake Bay? The lighthouses were their guiding eyes.

Devastating shipwrecks were common in the Bay regions. As ship traffic increased, water-borne commerce through the Chesapeake Bay became the life line of our nation. Safe passage through the Chesapeake Bay area demanded dependable solutions. Congress passed the ninth law giving jurisdiction over navigational aids to the federal government. In 1792, the first lights illuminated the Bay’s entrance at Cape Henry.

The 1800s began a flurry of lighthouse construction to keep pace with fast growing Bay commerce and technological innovations like the steam-powered vessels. The steamers loaded with passengers and cargo sailed up and down the Chesapeake Bay areas. Dozens of lighthouses and lightships were in service along the Bay’s western shore by 1860. Lighthouses or lightships were markers at the majority of the Bay’s most harrowing obstacles to navigation by the year 1900.

The Chesapeake Bay lighthouse employees were often there alone with great demand, dedication and perseverance as keepers of the lighthouse. The lanterns were lit with oil. The lighthouse keepers had to lug heavy cans of oil, usually up steep, narrow steps to fill the lamp that had to be kept burning day and night in all kinds of weather. The lamp and lantern needed constant maintenance and a demanding schedule of daily record keeping documenting the facility’s operation. Being the keeper of the lighthouse also meant saving lives and risking one’s own life. The keepers of the Sharps Island screw pile light once spent 16 hours drifting down the Bay after ice destroyed the lighthouse from its foundations.

For the most part only men were lighthouse keepers. The job was just too strenuous for most females; however, there were a few women who proved themselves able to meet the demands of the lighthouse keeper. The Bay’s most famous female lighthouse keeper was Fanny Salter. She operated the Turkey Point Lighthouse at the head of the Chesapeake Bay for more than 20 years. She retired as being the last woman lighthouse keeper in the nation.

Some of the lighthouses in the Chesapeake Bay include:

• The Concord Point Lighthouse: Was constructed in 1827 and sits adjacent to the Susquehanna River. This lighthouse protected the large volume of commercial river traffic from the shoals and currents of the Susquehanna Flats. It is the oldest continuously operated lighthouse in the State of Maryland. No entrance fee charged. The lighthouse is open April through October on Saturdays and Sundays, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. 410-939-3213

• Cave Point Lighthouse: Built in 1828 and located four miles north of the entrance to the Patuxent River. Transferred to Calvert Marine Museum. The light is still active. The optic and radio building are owned by US Coast Guard. The lighthouse site is open to the public through tours originating at the Calvert Marine Museum.

Source: The Chesapeake Bay Region Tour Guides, Chesapeake Bay Tour Guide

Important Disclaimer: The URL address in the resource box of this article is not associated with any of the attractions mentioned in this article. This article and the web site are offered as a resource for formulating vacation ideas.

This article is FREE to publish with the resource box.

© 2007 Connie Limon All Rights Reserved

Last week many newspapers and telecasts reported on the use of cadmium in children's jewelry. Cadmium is a bluish-white metal that is found naturally in the earth's crust. Manufacturers started using cadmium in jewelry as a replacement for lead. Lead became known as dangerous because people who had repeated contact with it became seriously ill because of its toxic nature. Cadmium rates high in toxicity according to Bruce Fowler of US Center of Disease Control and Prevention. He said, "Cadmium is a poison and hazardous substance."

Cadmium is a pliable metal and does not easily corrode. It is cheap and easy to make jewelry with. The jewelry items in suspicion were coming from China. Cadmium was found in jewelry sold at Walmart, Claire's, and dollar stores. It is not illegal to sell jewelry with cadmium so no law was broken. Walmart said it would pull any children's jewelry that was questionable. The health concern is that cadmium is a carcinogen (can cause cancer) and can interfere with brain development. Children especially at young ages can suck on jewelry and there is uncertainty about skin contact and what may possibly happen over a period of time.

Hearing all this once again had my ten year old daughter and me going through her fashion jewelry. She did not have many pieces as I happen to make jewelry. She did have about four items including the best friend's bracelet where the girls each have a bracelet with half a heart on it. She was very good about just throwing it all away once I explained it could be dangerous to her. This was a good reminder for me to stay with my earlier conviction that sticking with gold and sterling silver (.925) is the best way to go when purchasing jewelry as it eliminates any uncertain feelings about the purchase and those precious metals have never had a health concern related to it. I have been in a store and have said no even when it was hard to those pleading faces and the price was right and they even had their own money. I am strengthened and resolved once again in this matter.

As parents we are concerned for our child's health and well being. We continually learn and look to be informed as we help navigate the best possible course for our children. Another fact worthy of mentioning is Canada Health was inspecting jewelry trinkets from China and discovered a plastic bracelet with dangle charms that said lead free on the package but were actually loaded with lead when tested. This is another indication that we need to be careful and alert our children when age appropriate to these real concerns. Hopefully, my girls have learned from our fashion jewelry discussion and will make wise jewelry purchases in the future. A great guideline to follow for many reasons is to only purchase jewelry that is made with gold or sterling silver.

Visit www.dreamweaverradioandtv.com - subscribe for free and view a new controversial, but effective weight loss and wellness video each week. James E. Carlson, degrees in biochemistry and cellular physiology from Cornell University. Medical degree from New York College of Osteopathic Medicine. Chief resident at Delaware Valley Medical Center in Pennsylvania. MA in business, emphasis on healthcare economics and physician practice management from Regis University in Colorado. Juris doctorate in healthcare law from Concord University School of Law in California. Currently a family medical practitioner in New York, and weight loss expert.

Have you ever done this: called up one of your competitors, assumed a fake voice and asked, "How much do you charge?"? Go ahead. Admit it. We all do that kind of nonsense.

But here's the really silly part. Have you ever adjusted your selling price to match or beat his price??

If you took Economics 101 in high school or college, you learned that selling prices for goods and services are determined by "what the market will bear". That means that consumers - the market - decide what a product is worth, and will give so much money, but no more, for that product.

After doing a fake-voice phone survey of a few companies, and setting your prices somewhere in their range, you might say you are charging "what the market will bear". This beats going to the trouble of figuring out what your company's break-even point is. "We can't charge more than 'what the market will bear'!" is delivered as a logical reason for maintaining below-cost selling prices.

But here's the rub. The "what the market will bear" rule applies to commodities. Commodities are products that don't differ much from vendor to vendor. Gold, for instance, is a commodity. Gold is gold is gold. Gold will follow the Economic rule of 'what the market will bear' pretty nicely. It will be directly affected by the law of 'supply and demand'. Economics 101 works well when you are talking about commodities.

But it doesn't count for much as far as your products and services go.

Here's the real rule, the 'street' rule, the rule they don't teach you in Economics 101: the market doesn't set the selling price. The marketers do.

• Why does Coca Cola sell for three times the price of Best Choice cola?

• How come Rolex sells watches for $50,000 when you can get a very nice watch for $100?

• Why would anyone pay $15,000 to cross the Atlantic on the Concord when a jet plane will get you there for about $500?

The marketers in this world differentiate their products, and make them something more than a commodity. Marketers create and communicate features that benefit consumers. Benefits add value to the product. Coke is the real thing. A Rolex is a symbol of wealth and power. And the Concord goes really fast.

(Speed is always a cool product feature). Higher value commands a higher price.

If value = price, then there is no sale.

V = P = No Sale

Cash in pocket will only be exchanged for something that has a higher perceived value. So, if a product is worth exactly what you are charging for it, no one will buy it. What usually happens is that you will drop your price until the value of your product becomes bigger than the price.

V > p ; then, Sale

However, the marketer increases the value until the price looks insignificant.

V > P ; then, profitable Sale

You see, there is a huge problem with basing your prices on what your competition is charging, on 'what the market will bear'. I bet your competition is even more ignorant than you are when it comes to knowing his break-even and his true costs of doing business. He got his selling price by calling other companies, companies that are now out of business. Don't assume that your competition knows what he is doing!

Lots of folks get confused when they set their selling prices. They look at what everyone else is charging, then they hope and pray that they can make money at those prices. So, don't beat yourself up.

Just do it the right way. Decide how much money you want to make. Offer a terrific product. Figure out ALL your costs of doing business. Come up with a selling price that makes your dreams come true. Adopt a marketer's mindset. Create so much value for your product that your customers beg to buy it.

And forget what the 'market will bear'.

Brazilian jazz vocalist and pianist Tania Maria's career has spanned over three decades, starting when she was just 13 and she fronted a band of professional musicians organized by her father, who was a metal worker and gifted amateur musician. He had encouraged her to study piano so that she could accompany him on his weekend jam sessions, but her musical talent grew beyond those small performances. Maria's four sisters also had musical talents, but they eventually grew from their impoverished roots to become professionals, a path that Maria was on herself as well. She attended law school for two years, then married and had a family. The pull of music was too strong, however, and in 1971 she released her first album in Brazil, Olha Quem Chega. In the late '70s she moved to Paris and expanded her career, touring internationally. A date in Australia brought her to the attention of guitarist Charlie Byrd, who hooked her up with Carl Jefferson, head of Concord Records. The label provided her with her first international commercial success with her 1984 album Come With Me, and continued to record her music and issue it to an international audience. Based in New York since the '80s, Maria still sings the pop and blues-influenced music that brought her fame, releasing several albums in the '90s. Her first album of the new millennium, Viva Brazil, was also released by Concord Records

Is an Online Business Degree Right for You?

Deciding if an online business degree is right for you is an easy task. With the wide selection of programs, flexibility and personalized formatting, an online business degree is a great choice for any one new to the business world or those that are very experienced but looking to learn more.

These degrees can be obtained in many fields of business, for examples, accounting, general business, leadership and marketing. Many colleges offer these business degree, but three well know, accredited online colleges are Ashworth College, Kaplan University and Walden University.

To decide which online business degree is right for you, it is best to decide what your career goals are or what your current job calls for. For instance, if you want to start your own small business, then a degree in marketing may be your best bet. But, if you are currently a manager at your place of business then a leadership degree may get you the skills you need to get a promotion and a raise in your current career.

Other individuals may pursue an online business degree in order to change careers. Many nurses, teachers and other non-business career holders seek online degrees while working at their regular job.

Applying is easy. All you need is a high school diploma or G.E.D and a wilingness to learn. Depending on your previous college experience and work history, you may be able to obtain your business degree in as little as six months.

Before deciding on a university that you are interested in, make sure that they are accredited and the staff has extensive experience in the field that you are interested in.

Once you have decided to enroll, getting started is easy. Most colleges offer year round enrollment so that individuals can get started on their studies right away. After enrolling, most online programs make the coursework available for immediate download so that you can start that very day itself.

What are the Advantages to Completing an Online Bachelors Degree?
An online bachelors degree is a four-year college degree that an individual completes and earns through the Internet. The biggest benefit of an online bachelors degree is that it usually takes less time to complete.

Most individuals can complete their online bachelors degree in as little as three years. If you have prior college credits to transfer or relevant work history to consider, then you can complete your degree in as little as six months.

Another benefit to completing an online bachelors degree is that the course work is extremely flexible. Classes can be taken any time throughout the day and you never have to leave your house. All course work is completed via the Internet either through downloadable lessons or virtual class times.

The average online bachelors degree program requires at least twenty hours of course work a week. But since the course are completed online, individuals can work faster or slower, depending on their schedule, as long as the course is completed within the allowed time frame.

The standard time frame for the course work of an online bachelors degree is one class every five weeks. This schedule allows a student to concentrate solely on one class or module at a time ensuring that they learn all of the information presented in that session. This is an advantage over traditional four year colleges because with an online program you can devote your time to each session without being distracted by other classes and information.

Tuition payment is also easier with an online program. Online degree programs qualify for the same tuition assistance that on-site programs do. Therefore, individuals can apply for student loans, payment plans and employer reimbursement programs. Plus, some online colleges allow the student to pay as they go, cutting down on upfront college costs.

Earning an online bachelors degree is a perfect way for individuals that are currently employed full time to further their careers. By studying online, individuals can keep their regular job and still earn a degree in record time.

To qualify for enrollment, you are only required to have a high school diploma or G.E.D. Since no prior college education is required, online degrees are also the perfect choice for someone that must work full time to pay for.

If you are contemplating earning your bachelors degree, then an online bachelors degree program is definitely worth researching.

Why You Should Choose an Accredited Online Degree

An accredited online degree is a college degree that is received through Internet studies offered by an accredited college. This means that the school or university that is offering the degree has been approved by a national or state board of education.

In order to offer an accredited online degree a college must offer its course work and lesson requirements to the board of education for approval. The board will then go through that course work and make sure that it adheres to the industry standards for completion.

When contemplating completing any type of degree over the Internet it is best to do so with an accredited online degree provider. Accredited degrees are more reputable and the credits transfer to other schools should you ever decide to further your education again.

Online degrees can come in many forms. You can earn an associate's degree, bachelors or masters degree or even a course completion certification diploma.

To earn a masters accredited degree online, you must first possess a bachelors degree from a regular or online college.

To earn a bachelors accredited online degree, you need to have at least a high school diploma or G.E.D.

With both degrees, you can shorten the amount of time it takes to complete by having prior college credits or related work experience.

It usually takes about three years to complete an accredited online degree. This time frame is based on a curriculum of at least twenty hours of course work a week. Some degrees, like a specialized law degree, can take up to four years to complete.

By choosing an accredited online degree program as opposed to a regular degree program, you are choosing a degree of a higher standard. With an accredited degree, there will be more choices opened up to you and more occasions for advancement.

What are Accredited Online Degree Programs?

Accredited online degree programs are college programs that are offered over the Internet by certified schools and universities. Accredited online degree programs are tested and approved by state or national education review boards.

There are many different types being offered on the Internet. These programs include degrees in many different fields such as accounting, law, business management and healthcare.

A few well-known schools that offer accredited online degree programs are Phoenix University, Concord Law School and Pierce University. Accredited online degree programs usually offer a completely off-site program, meaning that the student can access everything they will need to earn a degree from the comfort of their own home.

Also, these online degree programs usually offer downloadable lessons that can be accessed and completed at any time during the day or night. However, some programs do require the attendance of virtual meetings or classes that are put on at certain times throughout the day via the Internet.

To find out which degree program is right for you, you first need to choose a field of education that interests you. After defining your field of interest, seek out a school that specializes in that field.

Accredited online degree programs are very useful for those individuals seeking to further their education while continuing full-time at their present job. Some even offer credits for work already completed in the same field as the sought after degree. These credits are usually based on work or life experience. Also, some programs accept credits from other colleges.

Applying prior credits toward accredited online degree programs will help to shorten the length of time required to receive your new bachelor's or master's degree. While some programs can take up to four years to complete, prior credits can reduce your education time by up to two years.

How to Get Your Bachelors Degree Online

Getting a bachelors degree online can be a fast and easy way to further your career. But before you enroll, there are a few important things you need to know.

First, you'll want to make sure that the college that offers the online degree is accredited. School and universities are accredited on a state or national level. This accreditation means that a board of education has researched and approved the schools curriculum and course work.

Next, you will want to make sure that the school is highly recognized and that the bachelors degree is transferable. This helps because someday you may want to further your education by completing your masters degree and you will need to be able to transfer your bachelors credits.

Prerequisite to getting a bachelors degree from any university, you must first have at least a high school diploma or a G.E.D. It also helps to have some college or previous work experience under your belt. If you have previous college credits, then they can be applied toward your bachelors degree program and shorten the length of time that you will need to be enrolled in school.

Without previous college credits, most bachelors degree online programs take up to three years to complete. This time frame is based on an individual that takes at least twenty hours of course work a week. With prior college credits, or by spending more time on course work each week, some individuals can complete their bachelors degree online program in as little as one year.

To decide which college or university to enroll with, it is best to decide what type of degree program you need. Many colleges offer these programs but some specialize in different fields. For example, a person who wants a bachelors degree in business night want to go with Ashworth College, while a person that wants an education degree would want to go with Penn State University.

Once you have chosen a bachelors degree online program, you need to research its class schedule. Many online programs allow you to download the course work and complete it on your own schedule, but some programs require that you log on to the Internet for virtual class sessions a few times a week at a designated time.

Online education is taking the nation by storm. More and more students are taking advantage of the ease and convenience of going to school online. Not surprisingly, some law schools have taken to the Internet as well and are now offering the coveted Juris Doctor degree to online learners.

The top players in the field of online legal education are Concord Law School and Abraham Lincoln Law School. Both of these law schools are located in California. Graduates from these two schools are both eligible to take the bar exam in the state of California. After they have successfully taken the exam and join the California bar they may then be eligible for admission in the bar associations of other states. Thus, online law degrees are a legitimate path to the legal profession.

Deciding which of the online law schools will receive your hard earned tuition dollars is a monumental task. Be sure to thoroughly research all of your options before committing to a particular school. f you are considering earning a law degree from an online law school, you need to ask yourself several fundamental questions before deciding on one direction or another. First, is online learning right for you? Second, do you have available the incredible amount of time and energy it will take to complete law school? Third and finally, don't approach online law school as an easy way to become a lawyer. Earning a degree from an online law school will be just as rigorous and demanding as attending a traditional brick and mortar law school. Do you have what it takes?

Joining the ranks of attorneys in the United States won't be easy, but it will definitely be worthwhile for those that see it through to the finish.