Benefits of AARP Membership and Why You Should Join

What began as the brain child of an educator, now reaches across the country, indeed even around the world. The AARP, American Association of Retired Persons, is an organization with over 35 million members and growing every day.

Carbon Footprint

Open any new publication and you are sure to find a reference to carbon footprint and the impact that this footprint has on the environment, from destroying the polar ice caps to altering the weather. There is little doubt that the evidence is irrefutable; mankind has done some real damage to the planet and its ecosystems.

Paradigm Shift

Paradigm shift has become the latest buzz word. But what does it really mean? It is believed Paradigm shift was first used by Thomas Kuhn in his 1962 book, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions to describe a change in basic assumptions within the ruling theory of science.

The Decline of Literacy in Modern Society

I have long noticed the decline in legible handwriting (and it did not just begin with the internet, and the decline in general literacy of American youth. As a former teacher, I noticed a correlation between these skills (or lack of them) in the work of my students. I see misspellings and typographical errors on television news reports, on billboards, in magazines - everywhere. Every time I see an advertisement for a product or service with errors, I assume that the carelessness in executing something so simple will also translate to carelessness in manufacturing or customer service or maintenance, and they don't get my business. Applications bearing illegible scribble posing as handwriting are to be deposited directly into File 13.

Why SitterCity Ends Vacation Stress

How can a matchmaking service end vacation stress?

Celebrity Biographies - Paris Hilton

Paris Hilton was born on February 17th, 1981. Her parents are Rick and Kathy Hilton. Her grandfather Conrad Hilton, was the founder of the world famous Hilton hotels. The family fortune is an estimated $300 million. Her grandfather was briefly married to actress Elizabeth Taylor. Paris has a younger sister, Nicky, who was born in 1983. They often appear in pictures together.

A Day in the Desert With Prince Alwaleed

The desert does different things to different people. Some fear the emptiness, some dread the loneliness, while others find happiness and serenity. None more so than HRH Prince Alwaleed, for whom the dunes are just another location from which to play the role of international dealmaker, global peacebroker and world philanthropist.

Achieving Better Fund Raising

To achieve better Fund Raising it must and can be a 'win-win' situation when applied with just a little imagination, but add the Internet and you really do have an awesome combination!

Publisher Clearing House Sweepstakes - PCH

Find out exactly what the Publisher Clearing House Sweepstakes is all about. Are they only about giving away money?

Shocking Truth Behind Teenage Stress Beatings Revealed

**WARNING - Contains Undisputed Truths That May Unnerve Some Readers . . .

Paradise Regained, Paradise Lost

This year marks the 26th anniversary of the return of the Sinai by Israel to Egypt - a day of mourning by many of the 2,000 settlers who settled and later were forcibly evacuated by Israeli authorities under the command of today's prime minister, Ariel Sharon, from the seaside city of Yamit on the Mediterranean.

FTV Banned in India - Again

...it never ceases to amaze me how people seem to be completely unaware of the most basic fact that the more you stop people from doing something, the more motivated they are to do it. This is really such a basic truth of life...

Prepare Your Wedding

I know that when I was preparing to get married, the wedding checklist that I got with my planner was not enough-

Aftermath of Rape - An Indian Perspective

In India, the criminal offers marriage proposal to the victim he raped. Shall we allow this? Why the society cannot accept a woman who has been raped? Is it her fault?

Life: The Achilles Heel of Naturalism

How did life begin? Naturalists say it was all by chance: just the right materials happened to be at just the right places under just the right circumstances. How feasible is this? Let's check it out.