San Francisco turns into a wonderful city for families during the spring and summer. The weather is perfect with sunny skies and beautiful days; it really sets the perfect scene for a family vacation. San Francisco has it all whether you have teenagers, school kids, or toddlers, there’s something for […]
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Start Swimming With Sharks: Lessons Learned From ‘Shark Tank’
If you haven’t heard of the show, “Shark Tank” is a reality series that follows entrepreneurs, small business owners and people who just have a good idea as they pitch to investors. Similar to “American Idol,” each investor can take part or pass. It only takes one investor to get […]
What Are The Security Standards for Online Payment Merchants
During the early days of the internet, a large proportion of web users were anxious about paying for goods or services online. At this time, there were a lot of horror stories being about online fraud and poor data security doing the rounds. Thankfully, since the turn of the century, […]
Biggest US Tax Evaders
America's corporate tax rate is 35% which is claimed to be the highest among industrialized nations, worldwide. However, most of the U.S corporations don't pay their taxes within those rates or percents. There are American companies that are not paying any taxes at all and are even receiving tax credits. […]
SMS Marketing Mobilizes Activism
All over the world, SMS technology is being used to rally the masses around social, political, and commercial events. From revolutionary movements in Egypt to the 2012 political campaign, mass texting is providing a way to instantly interact with the masses. Never before have we seen such effective results from […]
The Problem With Prenatal Tests
With the onslaught of new prenatal tests flooding the market for new mothers, there are some new concerns being raised by both patients and doctors alike as to their effectiveness. Unlike a simple paternity test, problems have arisen with these prenatal tests due to the complex nature of the understanding […]
Is Getting In Shape Really This Easy?
DISCLAIMER: If you've been in an ongoing battle with weight gain, involving many failed attempts at diets, exercise routines, or even medical consult-we have the utmost respect for your journey-but this article really isn't for you. If you're younger, have never "watched what you ate" and have just started to […]
Mortgage Rates Fall Again while Credit Remains Tight
The fallout from the 2007-08 mortgage collapse continues to rear its ugly head some five years later. Kareem Serageldin, a former executive for Credit Suisse, pleaded guilty on April 12 to fraud after admitting to artificially inflating the value of mortgage bonds in 2007, in an attempt to mask the […]
Benefits of Cooking Your Own Food
It’s no secret that America is a fast food nation. It’s also not hard to look at our dismal national health statistics and connect the dots. While plenty of people are trying to make a change, there are quite a few challenges to overcome. One common trap is the assumption […]
Private Student Loan Debt: Now Forgivable in Bankruptcy Discharge
For years, bankruptcy attorneys would inform their clients that student loan debts could not be discharged. In the past, these debts were unforgivable regardless of whether a student has completed his or her degree. A new legislation has come forward in Congress that will act as an aid to previous […]
To Reconnect Wages to Rising Productivity, Protect Workers' Collective Bargaining Rights
Long before the current financial crisis, America's workers were suffering through a wage drought that is now well into its fourth decade, with no end in sight. Yet labor productivity has risen sharply, by more than 80 percent, over the 35 years since the wage drought began. So while rising […]
Pando Project 2011
ABOUT PANDO What is Pando? Pando is a nonprofit that empowers people to step up as leaders and develop new, local solutions to the problems in their communities. Who will use Pando? Pando will accept applications from any American over the age of 18. However the target demographic is Millennials […]