Archive for October, 2008

Better Lucky than Good, Eh?

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good.
I was playing Texas Holdem in a casino recently and had one of those long runs where I got dealt no good starting hands. It felt like I was folding hands straight for an hour, though it was probably more like ten […]

Bipolar Basics

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Bipolar is an illness that is little understood by the general population. Unless you or someone close to you is affected by it, chances are you have a certain amount of misconceptions. A basic working knowledge of the illness is in order.
More than two million American adults suffer from bipolar. The illness typically develops in […]

Time Out of Mind

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Let us first consider the role of time in our lives, then let us consider that role in terms of mental illness. Buddhists and Hindus, among others, propose that time does not actually exist. The Western world, however, with its dependence on clocks and deadlines, scoffs at such a notion, relying upon sayings such as […]

Behavioral Manifestations of Alzheimer’s Dementia

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Alzheimer’s Dementia has a combination of cognitive and behavioral manifestations. Cognitive impairment is the core problem which includes memory deficits and at least one of the following: aphasia or language problem, agnosia or problems with recognition, apraxia or motor activity problem, and impairment in executive functioning (e.g. planning, abstract reasoning, and organizing).
As the disease advances, […]

“If you can’t be happy where you are, maybe you need to move!”

Monday, October 27th, 2008

Every time I give a talk about life transition, someone invariably calls to say, “I believe happiness is inside us. If you can’t be happy here, you can’t be happy anywhere.”
I have to resist the temptation to shout, “Aaargh!”
We all know people who never seem to be happy. They move from one town to another. […]

Nice offer 15000 dollar at a right rate of interest of 5.8 percent

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Many of the merchant banks wil show you a interest rate that looks reasonable but feels poorly or so after a while. That’s the reason why now you need to check out and learn if you can have a money loan at a upright percent rate. Analyze to see if the merchant bank who is […]

Decision Making and Goal Setting: Think Big

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

When I was seven years old, someone from my family asked me what my goal in life was. I felt the answer was easy, so I listed a horde of vocations including becoming the first woman wrestler. “A vocation or the area you want to work in is not what I am talking about,” my […]

Family Values in Cambodian Mentality

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Not only unique in its material mentality, Cambodia does boast unique spiritual mentality which is of great lesson to Cambodians and the world. So what is that unique value that the author is indirectly referring to?
“Family value” is the unique value possessed by Cambodia. From bygone past up to the present, family is the first […]

How Flexibility Can Make Your Gloriously Rich

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

The late Gerald M. Loeb, who died in 1975, understood the value of flexibility and made a fortune from applying this simple distinction.
In his book, The Battle for Investment Survival, he used a specific formula to maximize his gains and minimize his losses in the fickle stock exchange. Using this formula, he took advantage of […]

Coccinella’s House in Rome

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

Recently renewed and restructured, the Coccinella apartments are located in one of the most beautiful spots in the world, just behind San Peter’s Dome.
The service and the kind of apartment you will find at B&B Coccinella go far beyond the normal and classical bed and breakfast style: our rooms raise from a nice and […]