Home is one of the places where you are supposed to experience total comfort at all times. However, there are times when environmental conditions threaten to compromise this comfort. These environmental conditions…
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Travel through Kenya and Uganda
In June 2014, Bev arrived in Nairobi for a month-long tour of Kenya and Uganda. One of the main reasons for her visit was to meet Jared, a university student from Uganda…
The effects of bankruptcy on your credit
One of the biggest concerns for anyone considering bankruptcy is how their credit will be affected by filing. Everyone knows there is some impact. Most disagree on the size or duration of…
Landscape Design – How to Avoid a Kitsch Landscape
You can create a stylish landscape without turning it into a design mess. According to the American Heritage Dictionary, “kitsch” is defined as “vulgar, often pretentious sentimentality or bad taste, especially in…
The 3 Faces of Barbados, Part 1 – The Exclusive and Elegant West Coast
The three faces of Barbados, the beautiful easternmost island in the Caribbean, offer more diversity than vacation spots much larger than 14 by 21 miles. The place to go for “fancy” is…
bridges of japan
We sometimes forget that Japan is a nation of islands. In Japan, they have taken bridge building to another level, connecting islands and this island nation by providing infrastructure second to none….
2010 H-1B Applications and H-1B Cap
As an immigration attorney in the San Francisco Bay Area, this is a very busy time as on April 1, the US began accepting H-1B work visa applications. These visas allow the…
From Beginner to Expert: Tips for Choosing the Right Golf Course
Golf courses are not just for experts, nor for the rich and famous; Golf is a fun and competitive sport that anyone can play. In most metropolitan areas, you have several options…
The psychology of collecting
Where do I get to write about the Psychology of Collecting? I have no degree in any of the behavioral sciences. (I took Psychological Foundations of Education for my teaching credential a…
You are the patient, not the customer
Health care is personal. When we start seeing the doctor, it is about us or what is inside us. These are things that we are not going to tell the public. Over…