7 Tips for Staying Calm While Driving Home in Heavy Traffic

When the traffic gets heavy as you head home on a Friday afternoon you may get tense and irritable. Follow these 7 tips to stay calm and cool as you sit in traffic, and arrive home in a happy frame of mind.

Three Months Of Cheaper Bus And Train Fares

If there is any transport fare increase this year, take heart that the increase amount will be capped at 1.8%, lower than the 2% increase for GST.

Chinese Zodiac Pig

Find out the characteristics of those who are born in the Chinese year of the Pig. Find out also how they fare in the area of career, wealth, relationships, investment, travel etc.

Killing Our Children

As with all terrorism, the Virginia Tech massacre has its roots in the failure of Americans to follow their own pioneering traditions. It is unnecessary and unwise to hire security experts to keep us safe. They can't succeed. But there is a solution.

Celebrating The Life Of Oskar Shindler

The life of Schindler has so much relevance in today’s multi polar world. He was no Gandhi or Mandela, nor did him resembled Christ or Buddha. Rather, he was a deeply flawed man. He was a Nazi and a war profiteer. A compulsive womaniser, he was frequently disloyal to his wife. After the war, he even abandoned her in Argentina to return to Germany. An incurable spendthrift,he lost millions in his pursuit of the good life. When he died, he was penniless... Yet, at a time when far more moral men and women had been caught up in Hitler's xenophobia or reduced to being mere spectators to what was happening by their own fear, this man answered the call of conscience.

Everyone Will Benefit with Immigration Reform, Part #3

Immigration reform is needed and everyone in the country should be happy when it happens. It will help everyone, even the people who are against it. It will help business, our economy, Social Security, the military, education, and our national security. We should all be hoping our elected officials get this done soon.

Good for Bentley, Bad for Paris Hilton

The hotel heiress and branded DUI princess was ordered to spend 45 days in jail. The order came after a Los Angeles judge ruled Ms. Hilton for violating her probation relating to alcohol-related reckless driving.

Single Moms Are Fighting Back Against Prejudice and Bias

Being a single mom can be really tough. In many countries and states, bias and prejudice still exists for single moms. In fact, being a single mom can be a major obstacle to financial success. This article discuss some of the obstacles that single moms faced and what assistance is available for them.

When You're Considering Adult Community Living

Baby Boomers preparing for retirement, or empty-nesters thinking about finding more convenient living arrangements, are the perfect candidates of adult community living.

Last One Standing

The Volunteer Dilemma. An Ailing System. Unless you live in a large urban area, or highly populated suburban community, chances are that you, your family and possessions are protected by volunteer firefighters and rescue personnel. In fact, current statistics show that of this nation's 1,200,000 firefighters and EMT's*, fully 80% serve in a volunteer capacity, protecting just over 20% of the total US population.

Three Questions for the Inactive Activist

Who is responsible for this? What are you going to do about it? If not you, who?

El Salvador's Marketplace Children

Ever wondered where the tasty sugar of your can of Coca Cola comes from? Odds are it is from an El Salvadorian sugarcane mill, which openly uses child labor.

Is a Peaceful World Possible?

In the late sixties, the youth of the West became enraptured with the concept of peace. John Lennon captured these times with the simple messages of 'all we are saying is give peace a chance' and 'war is over if you want it'. However although the peace movement contributed significantly to the ending of the Vietnam War, thirty years later we find that many young people are actually quite cynical about the possibility of global harmony ever taking root on earth.

Hurricane Andrew - Facts and Information About the Hurricane

Information regarding one of the most famous hurricanes of all time, hurricane Andrew. Everything from death tolls to the type of damage that was caused.