It’s ironic that modest swimsuits are supposed to conceal the female body, since in many ways they can be even sexier, nevertheless! But that’s not so surprising, considering how “less is more” is quite often true, which is why lingerie can be so seductive in a different way than what bare naked flesh offers – [...]
What a great day it is today, with almost perfect weather, a day for walking around Manhattan, taking in all the tourists taking in the city, past both world-renowned landmarks and establishments of a more local fame such as On Off Digital World, an old-fashioned electronics dealer from days gone by (for all the modern [...]
“Boys Town” and its sequel, “Men of Boys Town,” are American movies based on the world-famous American juvenile home.. Founded in 1917 by a Roman Catholic priest, it was an orphange that pioneered progressive methods of juvenile care. Since then, thirteen Boys Town locations have been established across the United States, but Father Flanagan’s original [...]
Situated in one of The Big Apple’s wealthiest neighborhoods, the Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University is dedicated to both teaching and research. As one of the most selective of medical schools in the country, enrolling only about a hundred students per class out of some six thousand applicants in any [...]
For many people, philanthropy is something that other people engage in – people such as billionaires. After all, who else has the money to fund entire schools or hospitals? But for Judaism, no matter the branch or denomination, there is the idea of tzedakah, which comes from the Hebrew for “justice,” and this is an [...]
Sam Antar was the former CFO of Crazy Eddie’s, his cousin’s electronics retail empire. Sam is a much sought-after speaker on the lecture circuit these days, and his seminars can even earn CPE and CLE credits for the attendees. That’s because he is a convicted fraudster. Ethics continuing education courses are typically self-paced correspondence courses [...]
A network of Roman Catholic schools that can be traced back to early nineteenth-century France, The Convent of Jesus and Mary Schools can be found in all the major areas of the world today, whether in Asia or Africa, Europe or the Americas. But even as they receive financial support from the Church itself, it [...]
So you want to be a lawyer. You know it is going to 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 included. You even know that the LSAT exam for admission to [...]
Affiliate marketing is a great way for the tech-savvy hobbyist to make some money on the side. For a select few who have managed to put their finger on the Zeitgeist, however, it means full financial independence, with income in the tens of thousands per month! Probably the most celebrated cases of affiliate marketing made [...]
Comfortably nestled on the upscale Upper East Side of New York City, Cornell University’s medical school offers instruction while also engaged in research. It has produced many a notable physician, with famous names like Robert C. Atkins of Atkins Diet fame and Henry Heimlich of Heimlich Maneuver fame. Other famous graduates include former Surgeon General [...]
CPE requirements of late (relatively speaking) has emphasized ethics more and more, especially for lawyers and accountants. Generally, continuing professional education courses include self-study, whether online or through the use of traditional materials like workbooks and the like. However, credits may also be received through attending qualifying seminars, such as those well-liked talks given by [...]
Because of out fast-paced society, fast-paced because new discoveries are being made all the time which leads to things constantly changing, even personal fitness trainers have to take CPE courses to be able to remain in good position professionally. As a former personal trainer myself, I have to say, however, that the typical trainer may [...]
The affiliate marketing successes just keep pouring in: the most recent case history concerns one Ashley Qualls, a seventeen year-old who’s become a millionaire by simply giving away free MySpace layouts. Yes. It is no joke. A teenage girl in high school makes seventy thousand dollars a month by giving stuff away for free. Chalk [...]
When I was a personal fitness trainer, I wasn’t too pleased with the idea of an entire certification process just so as 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 obviously the point of certification is to be [...]
Among the most distinguished names in American charity for almost a hundred years, Boys Town was given National Historic Landmark status in 1985 at its original Omaha, Nebraska location. Founded by Father Edward J. Flanagan to be a boys’ orphanage in 1917, its achievements has led to some thirteen locations all over the United States. [...]
Small business loans are where it’s at when you have only been in business a short while and don’t have a lot with which to go to a traditional lending institution! Most banks don’t care for any but established businesses, and consider such a business the same as a start-up. But you can take a [...]
It’s one of the safest neighborhoods in Manhattan, or, moreover, the entire City of New York. But the situation wasn’t always this way. Just ask the regulars, those like a On Off Digital World or one of the handful of mom-and-pop operations still in business. They’ve been through everything, and it wasn’t always lovely. However, [...]
A concern with justice, with fairness, has always been at the center of Judaism, from the very moment when Abraham questioned G-d over the morality of destroying a whole city for its wickedness lest there should prove to be even just ten righteous men or women residing there. This passion for balanced dealings is what [...]
One of the most important developments in the field of professional continuing education (CPE) is the relatively recent stress on ethics, triggering the proliferation now of many an ethics CPE course. While absolutely a good thing when the professions insist on not just what is legal but what is ethical and, even, moral, it’s also [...]
Local assistance will always be a basic necessity for the survival and prosperity of hospitals and medical schools. Even smaller facilities such as those dedicated purely to research requires a large helping of such backing, especially in the form of philanthropic dollars. Typically, benefactors are helpful to more than just one organization, folks such as [...]