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United States must rethink Cuba embargo

admin — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:52:02 +0000

Another from the ReThink File: Senator Lugar says US must rethink Cuba embargo WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. policy of shunning communist Cuba by imposing a strict trade embargo has failed to prod the island nation toward democracy and should be re-evaluated, according to the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “We must recognize the ineffectiveness [...]

At What Cost?

admin — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:53:17 +0000

From the ReThink file, here is a story about how conservatives should rethink their approach to handling immigration reform in the United States… At What Cost? Conservatives should rethink their opposition to ‘comprehensive’ immigration reform Conservatives should stop trying to remove 12 million illegal aliens from American soil, either by rounding them up or by inducing [...]

France Goes Postal

admin — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:50:38 +0000

From the ReThink file, here is a story about how countries are starting to rethink capitalism in the face of economic insecurity… France Goes Postal: The rise of an unlikely politician highlights the country’s deep identity crisis. From financial cataclysm to the greatest recession in modern memory, this global crisis has been a story of mass, [...]

Can Positive Thinking Lead To Financial Irresponsibility?

admin — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 02:56:30 +0000

According to a recent study in the Journal of Consumer Research, a University of Sydney researcher–Elizabeth Cowley–found that people often engage in too much positive thinking, selectively focusing on one win among hundreds of losses when they think back on the overall experience. According to Ms. Cowley, “When we want to justify engaging in [...]

Rethink Recycling

admin — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 02:58:57 +0000

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. You have probably heard of (and seen) this famous 3-R triangle. The first two are fairly straightforward because YOU can have direct control over what you buy and how it is used after its normal life-cycle. However, recycling occurs outside your realm of control and it is a different [...]

Donations

admin — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:14:00 +0000

In my “about” page, you will see that I recently obtained my graduate degree in environmental sciences and policy and am currently working at a nonprofit. I grew-up in a financially poor but very loving family. My family was unable to pay for my undergraduate and graduate education so I worked my [...]

Book Reviews

admin — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:17:16 +0000

Over the past several weeks, I have been identifying, consolidating, reviewing, and reformatting several classic books on success that are currently available in the public domain. I was surprised to come across such material that has been around for decades and is now in the public domain. These books are powerful resources that [...]

Book Review: As a Man Thinketh

admin — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 02:02:42 +0000

Ebook: As a Man Thinketh (pdf) In an effort to evaluate what success means and how to become successful, I have researched several historical texts on the subject. One of the pre-eminent texts on success is by a British author, James Allen. Considered to be one of the first self-help gurus, he wrote over [...]

What is Success?

admin — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:28:25 +0000

What does success mean to you? Webster’s dictionary defines success as a “favorable or desired outcome.” Hence, success depends on what your defined outcomes are. For myself, I like to break-down my defined outcomes into two broad categories: (1) personal and (2) professional. Under each category, I outline very specific goals [...]

Hello!

admin — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 21:40:55 +0000

I’m up and running!! It is amazing how easy it was to set this website up and get it going. It will probably change a little in format and functionality as I get used to the software and find new tricks. Eventually, I’d like to add a few more pages to the [...]