The economy is set to go, according to many economists as we come to the end of 2013. All year the two Interstate Highways near my home has been packed with semi's loaded to the gills with merchandise. Banks are loaning again and the big companies of America have over 10 trillion dollars in reserve just looking for a place to use it.
How will that help me; you may ask. Let's face it,all that money and prosperity may not filter down to you and your family unless you do some of the smartest...

Any advice on which 55+ community is better for an active newly retired couple from the northeast? We like Lake Ashton and Valencia Lake but find the prices of homes at Legacy in Leesburg better. Its very open and you get more for your money. Just not sure what Leesburg has to offer compared to the others I mentioned. Any suggestions of other communities. We love to eat out, the arts, outdoor walks, and safe places to browse . Thanks

Today, the issue of wearing hijab is one of the hottest issues in most of the European countries of the world and is banned in France and many other European countries like Australia and also in some Muslim countries such as Turkey and Tunisia where hijab is ban in some government offices. Why this small piece of cloth which women use to cover their heads and shoulders creating too much conflicts between nations? Why other countries think to remove it and why it is important for Muslim women?...

In November of 96 I was working at a restaurant as a kitchen manager. One evening, one of the other employees brought in a potato gun. For those of you unfamiliar with this contraption, I will explain.

A potato gun typically consists of two pieces of PVC piping, a funnel piece, a cap, an ignition switch from a bar b que, and a screw. One piece of PVC pipe, the chamber, is about a foot long, and 4 to 6 inches in diameter. On one end is a cap that can be screwed on and off, the...

Today's local newspaper, carried a story that is very misleading about the cause of liver damage. If you read the story casually, you would think that liver damage is caused by health food supplements. But down in the middle of the long article you read this; "Most of the injuries are caused by prescription drugs, that are used to treat, cancer, diabetes and heart disease." Also a lot of liver damage is done by the high consumption of alcohol in our culture. The article never even mentioned...