Education is a primary focus for me. I attend seminars all year round, both as a speaker and a participant. Why? I believe there is a direct relationship between knowledge and risk.As knowledge increases, risk decreases.For example, I want my clients to increase their knowledge about the rules for deducting certain expenses because their increased knowledge decreases the risk of an unfavorable adjustment during an audit.One of the most common...more
The more things change, the more they stay the same.When political times get tough for liberal Democrats in Washington, conservative conspiracies are the bogeymen of choice.Back in 1998 when things got tough for Bill Clinton, Hillary declared that there was a "vast right-wing conspiracy" looking to bring her husband down. Other Democrats where quick to pick up the mantra and do anything they could to discredit those who criticized Clinton.Now...more
Promising to go down in history books, the President spoke last night to Congress about his thoughts on implementing healthcare reform. Here are some thoughts on the topic. What is it? How will it affect me? Very good questions without any concrete answers yet. Yes, there is yelling on both sides but does that help us in our decision-making process? Absolutely not! There is a lot of talk about nationalized healthcare, socialism, death panels and waits for procedures. Are they scare tactics? Maybe but we should take a very careful look at what comes out of Washington. To get an idea of a nationalized healthcare system we could take a look at Canada and Great Britain, there are some issues that we should be aware of. There are 6-month waits for MRIs in those countries. Do you want to wait that long? A close friend recently had an MRI and was mildly upset at having to wait two hours. Do you know there are more MRI machines in Los Angeles County than in all of Canada? The same holds true for many procedures such as kidney, liver and circulation procedures. Does a long wait increase your chances of survival? You will have to make that decision yourself. The other side of the story is...more
Last week my friend Mikey Weinstein filed a law suit in Dallas, Texas naming both he and his wife as plaintiffs in a land mark case against religious extremism. I am honored to have been asked by Mikey to do what I can to help in his efforts to shed light on the practice of imprecatory prayer and the dangers that lie within them. I have tremendous...more
Community Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) are in charge of educating people about disaster preparedness for hazards that occur all of a sudden. They educate people about how to survive when disaster strikes. Basic skills like light search and rescue, fire safety, disaster medical operations and team organization are taught to the people. The...more
Having in mind that Canada has been ranked one of the best places in the world to live, it is no wonder approximately 250, 000 immigrants choose to come in live in Canada every year. When you add up the relatively low cost of living, good health care and education system and well-paying jobs – it sounds like dream country. If you have decided to move to Canada there are several ways to do it. For example, the business immigration, family class immigration and experience class immigration. However, people who qualify under the skilled worker class criteria will have highest chances to live their dream as Canada plans on accepting 101,000 new skilled worker immigrants in 2010 and Quebec is the province which is getting the largest percentage of them. The most important thing to do before considering applying for immigration to Quebec is finding out if you qualify for this program. People who speak French, have work experience, higher education, a job offer from a Quebec employer or relatives who live in Quebec have the highest chances of qualifying. The next step in the process would be to submit an official immigration application. This is where experienced...more
“O CLIMA, A INFORMAÇÃO E A POLÍTICA GLOBAL” Welinton dos Santos é economista A Humanidade faz parte de um jogo de xadrez global, onde cada jogada interfere nas ações dos seus interlocutores. Neste...more
Although it is quite sad to think about, there are indeed people who we lost contact with. And after years of not seeing them, you may now start to think whether he is still alive or had taken his rest already. If you are young then you will not...more
If you have been studying Internet marketing for a while (and I mean for even a short while), you've undoubtedly heard the phrase, "The money's in the list." And you may not get it. You may hear it, but just ignore it. But believe me, that's the most...more
Representatives of the 16 largest greenhouse gas emitting countries, who met in preparation of the upcoming Copenhagen Climate Conference 2009, concluded that they had settled on the architecture of an agreement in Copenhagen. They also admitted...more
In our last series we discovered two life-changing facts:1. Abundance surrounds us and our true self is that of abundance, and 2. The things that are manifested in our lives are birthed from our expectations of observed experiences. In this section,...more
Dr. Amir Sanjari, was divorce after a 17 year marriage. He's a UK Citizen who was originally invited to the United States to Stony Brook University, New York for a research position.Now he's destitute and on a hungar strike in jail to protest the...more