Upcoming Palestinian Elections Might Put Extremists In Power The Palestinian Fatah Movement is doing whatever it can to brush up its image in the run up to this Summer's parliamentary elections, including the appointment of young blood into the ranks. The outcome of the elections is going to be of crucial importance for the chances of peace with Israel as well as the country's division of power. What would be the implications for a Palestine under more Islamicised rule, should Hamas achieve a much feared majority? And will the electoral map show that Islamists are on the rise mainly as a result of corruption and poverty?
French NON to Europe Might be Engrained in Their History The French are loudest in expressing their objections and looking at the history of the evolution of the nation state, perhaps they have a point. It took millennia for the idea of the Nation State to evolve into any recognizable shape. So to expect a huge bloc of countries to continue to integrate without noticeable hiccups would be naive.
US Social Security - Is President Bush A Robin Hood After All? The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development issued a report Monday that pointed out that even though the US proposals will yield a system that reaches the poor in a more redistributive way than many other countries, the average pay outs of the government pensions are rather low at around 51% of a retiree's previously earned salary as compared to over 70% in other OECD countries.
The Delicate Art of Balancing The Budget Government budgets represent between 25% and 50% of he Gross Domestic Product (GDP), depending on the country. The members of the European Union (Germany, France) and the Scandinavian countries repre...
The Professions of the Future Predicting the future is a tricky business. There have been countless ridiculous failures at identifying the trends and products which will determine the future shape of our life and our environment....
Public Procurement and Very Private Benefits In every national budget, there is a part called "Public Procurement". This is the portion of the budget allocated to purchasing services and goods for the various ministries, authorities and other a...
Battling Societys Cancer: Unemployment The official figures are staggering: 35% of the workforce - about 280,000 people - are unemployed and looking for a job. Each 1.43 employee support 1 unemployed person. In the USA the figure is 3.3 t...
Should the Government Compensate the Clients of TAT? This, of course, is a political decision. There is no "right" thing to do. Even the IMF imperatives are not sacred. Sometimes, inflationary goals should be sacrifice to avoid the total collapse of th...
The Typology of Financial Scandals Tulipmania - this is the name coined for the first pyramid investment scheme in history. In 1634, tulip bulbs were traded in a special exchange in Amsterdam. People used these bulbs as means of exc...
The Will To Fight for Islam The more I study the dynamics of WWII the more I am convinced that we won the war because of our entrepreneurs and their output; manufacturing capability. With most other things being equaled; technology, techniques of war strategy, etc.; only two things won us the war. The Will to Win, and the never before achieved industrial output.
Religion, Wars and Civilization Many are quick to point out the benefits of religion in civilization as the bond that keeps us together; a bond, which keeps society from disrupting into chaos and spontaneously turning to anarchy. Yet, to do so without discussion of the flip side of the coin is misleading at best.
Truckers Take Some Hits and Keep On Trucking After 9-11 insurance rates on Independent Truck Drivers and smaller trucking companies showed an average increase of over 30%. Larger trucking companies are generally self insured, however incessant lawsuits have also hurt them and caused higher self insurance funds causing decreased earnings and thus higher over all shipping rates to the consumer.
Toll Ways Hurt The Flow of Transportation The United States has never done a full study on the economic losses caused by the toll ways, which impede our daily lives and the flow of our transportation. Transportation is vital to the health of a nation, its GDP and the flow of commerce and trade. Each time we put up a barrier or tax something we slow down our civilization and that has a ripple effect which extends past the regions where those toll ways are.
Minor Disruptions Cause Chaos in Transportation Recently the Los Angeles Transit workers are on Strike and the RTD is not operating, this happens every few years. This disrupts the flow of people on their way to get food, go to work, attend college or visit friends. When the flow of transportation is disrupted it hurts our trust in the integrity of the system and affects our lives.
Maximizing Efficiency at Our Airports Our Airports have excess capacity, which is not being used due to the fact that many airliners sit during the nighttime and fly during the day. This is only one problem we have that can be solved through better optimization.
Bureaucracy Suffocating the Flow of Transportation We are slowing the transportation flows of our civilization by over burdening our transit systems, transportation companies, airlines, railroads and shipping companies with linear thought out rules and regulations.
California Mutual Assistance Program In years past California Mutual Assistance Program and emergency response for fighting fires learned a valuable lesson. They learned that fires get big quick and it is important to use all available resources to prevent the wide spread damage that can occur.
How To Get Rid Of Your Belly Fat Or Pooch Getting rid of your pop belly or pooch is not 100 percent about ab exercises---Learn what you need to focus on to lose your gut and a simple under-used exercise...
Why Dont We Talk About Anticipatory Grief? Anticipatory grief is a feeling of loss before a death or dreaded event occurs. All of us go through it, but we don't talk about it much, and struggle alone. ...
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100 Steps To Eternity There is a chronology of events from creation to the eternal kingdom of God, which is distinctively presented to us within the scriptures. Like a three-dimensi...
Building Client Rapport by Spoiling Them The key to a successful business is keeping the clientele you have. By spoiling them, you get them coming back and you get them telling others about you. Here a...
Making Changes to Your Enrollment Roster Health insurance companies face increasing pressure to stay competitive in today's marketplace. Having a competitive stance goes beyond offering affordable heal...
The Lost Art of Hand Candle Crafting Where candle making has gone, and where it still is. Many candles are still made in basements, kitchens, or spare rooms by hand... even after hundreds of years...
Tourism Internet Marketing and the Power of Home Page Home Page is always the most important page of any website. Your Home Page shows your professional essence, the appealing image of your product or services, you...
Auto Loans Can Be Fun Auto loans don't have to be a hassle. We can make a game of it. Truly. What if finding the best deal on payments and interest rates was as much of a game as say...
Resilience The term resilience, which is of frequent use in the psychotherapy area, has recently started being used in the corporate field. In fact, this term came up in ...
Resume Writing Tips & Ideas Resumes that will get you the job you want. Help with finding the right employment...
Communication Tips for Heart Healthy Relationships It is often around midlife that we finally realize that having healthy relationships is up to us and no one else. Once a client has accepted this, the real wor...
