Archive for April, 2011

China, China, China – what’s the big deal? Why is everybody going on and on about China constantly? Okay, so they own billions (or is that trillions) in American securities, currency, whatever. And they make lotsa stuff. Like NFL beach towels and stuff. Yeah. Okay. It’s not like most people wish to work on an assembly...
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So you want to be a lawyer. You understand it will mean a lot of researching, a lot of time invested with books – but you like reading, and figuring things out, and you enjoy words, language, and all the semantic nuances involved. You even know that the LSAT exam for admission to law...
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AC electric motor repair is commonly done these days, typically for generator turbines and so on, whether for power plants or ship and aircraft engines. Nothing unusual about any of that. But once upon a time, just a little over a century ago, AC, or alternating current, and DC, or direct current, were quite...
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The recent Japanese catastrophe has shone a spotlight on the country’s relatively unique social structure. Unlike many other circumstances of natural disaster elsewhere, no looting or rioting has followed to compound the misfortune — and this has significantly impressed many a non-Japanese observer. From the patient orderly lines to the return of valuables, “yamoto-damashii,”...
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CPE requirements of late (relatively speaking) has emphasized ethics more and more, especially for lawyers and accountants. Typically, continuing professional education courses contain self-study, whether online or with the use of traditional materials like workbooks and the like. However, credits may also be earned through attending qualifying seminars, such as those popular talks given...
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Due to out fast-paced society, fast-paced because new discoveries are being made all the time which ends up in things constantly changing, even personal fitness trainers have to take CPE courses in order to be in good position professionally. As a former personal trainer myself, I must say, however, that the standard trainer may...
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Just about the most important developments in the field of professional continuing education (CPE) is the relatively recent stress on ethics, leading to the proliferation now of many an ethics CPE course. While surely a good thing when the professions insist on not just what is legal but what is ethical and, even, moral,...
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A lot of personal household safes have been turning up at Japanese police stations in the wake of that country’s current devastation. They have not only been recovered by save workers rooting through rubble but have also been washed up ashore, and now law enforcement is running out of area to store them. Until now,...
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It’s good to see that the promise of Blu Ray video is being met as we speak. Despite the fact that some discss do fall rather short of the technological mark established for the format, fortunately they’re in the minority of offerings. Contrary to the situation with DVD a decade before, where...
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No need to be an industry veteran like Isaac Toussie to know that real estate laws throughout the country will vary. It’s what makes real estate law so fascinating – as well as quite a challenge to stay on top of! Look at Alabama, for instance. There, “buyer beware” is held...
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Wind chimes are not just pretty decorations to hang up around the house or garden which happen to make noise from time to time. They have actually been used in real music, from high-brow modern music to well-liked everyday fare such as videogame soundtracks. The French composer Oliver Messiaen has written for glass, wood,...
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When I was a personal fitness trainer, I wasn’t too happy with the idea of an entire certification process just to be able to help people exercise. But that was nothing compared to my shock that certification had to be maintained via online CPE courses as well! Now needless to say the purpose of...
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Blu Ray media are poised to take over home entertainment this year. Their main claim to fame rests upon the startling visual clarity offered by the 1080p resolution.. Though the difference between a VHS image and one from a DVD is noticeable enough, there is no comparison possible between Blu-ray and standard...
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To me, On Off Digital World is like the old Montgomery Ward in Penn Station, one of those big old old-fashioned electronics retailers you used to find throughout The Big Apple. These guys were just mom-and-pop operations that got kind of successful, to where they employed like maybe fifty employees — still thought...
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Probably the most surprising uses of wind chimes has been as musical instruments in their own right. This seems quite impossible at first, as common varieties appear to consist of only tinkling cylinders, with the sound only slightly different depending on whether stone, wood, metal, or glass is used. And so it is that...
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Affiliate marketing is a superb way for the tech-savvy hobbyist to make some money on the side. For a select few who have been able to put their finger on the Zeitgeist, however, it means full financial independence, with income in the tens of thousands per month! One of the most celebrated cases of affiliate...
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It’s a tough test, but that’s probably for the best since a lifetime of continuing expert education awaits the publicly certified accountant. Referred to as CPE for CPAs, these courses ensure that bean-counters stay on top of the latest changes in the law so that last year’s legal loopholes are used only if still...
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