I've always been interested in the media's impact on public policy as well as the media's role in depicting women and people of color. Although we live in the Age of Obama, Clinton and Sotomayor, one glance at a movie or TV program, and you start to wonder about the real and substantial progress women and people of color have made over the last 50 years.And while the stereotypes, misconceptions, and prejudices still remain, I'm comforted knowing...more
How many people do you know, want to increase their cash flow. Have you ever asked why others always seem to have more money, while the likes of you and me struggle to have enough left at the end of each month.Would I be correct in saying that most of the world requires the need for money to survive? We all need to use money to survive, but there are those that do not have a good view about money. How many times have you heard those...more
Under pressure from retailers and other companies claiming losses from increased bankruptcy filings, congress took steps a few years ago to make it more difficult for individuals to file for bankruptcy. Initially, bankruptcy laws were designed to help people, whose financial debt got out of control and were meant to be a method of giving them a new start.However, over the years many were taking advantage of the bankruptcy laws to continually file bankruptcy as often as allowed by law to get out of paying their financial obligations. This overuse of the system led to more stringent rules to protect creditors often the loser in cases with people who worked the system to their advantage. New laws were designed to prevent those from simply getting out of their obligations.For those who fall into out-of-control debt, the bankruptcy laws exist to help them make a fresh start. Providing the need for financial and debt management as part of the bankruptcy process will provide the needed help while sifting out those individuals who use the bankruptcy laws to simply create debt and have it wiped out by the court periodically. In most instances the laws still allow for...more
You are finally ready to buy your chosen new house. The mortgage is sorted, you've found a superb house or apartment in the Merseyside area and now need Liverpool based property law solicitors to help you undertake all the conveyancing. You will want to make sure that the house buying process is as simple, quick and painless as possible. You know...more
Are you one of them losing your close one in some terrible road accident? Then it is essential for you to getting into the depth of the fatal incident taking the assistance of St. Louis wrongful death law firm who are familiar well with the laws of wrongful death. In fact the St. Louis wrongful death law firm provides several...more
While the government under the current administration is putting emphasis on helping working mothers return to college, many people may not know exactly what government grants are. There are many existing government benefits that are being given attention that in truth are just reworked federal programs such as ones which help to assist working mothers to attend college. Pell grants are a great asset for potential students, and here is why they are causing a stir among moms who want to return to the classroom. Federal Pell grants are the most common type of government financial aid awarded for college, and they have been around for many years. One has to agree that a huge benefit of the Pell grant is the lack of repayment normally required for student loans making it an attractive benefit. If you do not have a professional degree or a bachelor's but wish to attain an undergraduate degree you have a good chance of being awarded the Pell grant. As a single working mother such advantages is creating a huge stir when it comes to the exciting Scholarship for Moms program. Mothers are being encouraged to make use of the funds provided through the Pell grants to attend...more
Gone are the days when people have been sporting ID cards or badges for the sole purpose of identifying themselves as part of an organization or business enterprise. With the innovations made in the printing technology, the ID card software and...more
The Supreme Court of the United States of America recently recognised the United States immigration provisions of Section two of the United States Constitution where during the Richardson versus Ramirez case in nineteen seventy four...more
I once heard a motivational speaker (who shall remain nameless) claim that poor people were, on average, morally inferior to wealthy people. Like almost everyone else in the audience that night, I was stunned and a little disgusted at the...more
There are instances that misunderstandings happen in the work environment, both government and corporate setting. These misunderstandings are rooted from management decisions that somehow effected adverse actions toward the employees. Aside from...more
immigration lawyers are the persons who help the one, who wants to emigrate from one's country to another, to sort out various immigration application issues. Their major responsibility lies in representing the one's case in the court...more
The satisfaction of purchaser is most important for a business to excel i.e., to have higher growth rate. Even if a vendor sells a small toy or a big TV set the durability and defect less are one of the most important factors to be considered.Why...more