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Just an ordinary person who loves to think and put thoughts into written words. Liberal, creative and pragmatism is my creed.

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Politics, News & Issues > News Industry Can media exposes on government abuse lead to reform?: 7 of 11
"Yes", and an absolute "Yes", but only in the context and prerequisite of a real democracy: democratically elected government by a totally free and fair, one person one vote electoral system that practices, upholds and even protect a free press and other forms of mass media. For any real and viable democracy to thrive, the e... More..
Personal Finance > Personal Finance (Other) A guide to passive income: 9 of 14
Passive income as opposed to "Active Income" suggests a stream of income accruing to you not directly related to your active labor input in acquiring it. For example, if you are a farm worker, office clerk or even a business executive, you are basically exchanging your labor for wages or salaries, also known as remunerations... More..
Business > Business Strategy Things that keep CEOs awake at night: 11 of 17
Nothing but his own anxiety: real or imagined; caffeine or other physical distractions. Everyone who is sufficiently tired and not otherwise threatened with security concern will fall asleep and CEO or no CEO, there is no exception for after all, CEOs are humans too, or are they not? Things that keep CEOs awake at night are ... More..
Sports & Recreation > Wrestling Professional wrestling: What's more important money or health?: 4 of 6
An odd dichotomy really, because both money and health are important in wrestling; either or. Ask any wrestler and they will tell you that they love the sports but would like to be still alive, kicking and healthy after every bout or challenge. Wrestling is just entertainment, lest we fool ourselves into believing that it is... More..
Personal Finance > Credit Cards Should credit card companies be targeting college students?: 18 of 26
Money is not the root of all evil, it is the LOVE of money that is the mother root of all evil! The fact is Credit is a modern Capitalist invention and nothing is going to blow Credit away, not even prohibition! Credit is what drives the modern economy, without which the agriculture, industrial, IT and even the rise of Econo... More..
Food & Drink > Drinks (Other) Does drinking mineral water have health benefits?: 7 of 10
If we can get enough mineral nutrition from drinking alone, I will not drink that water. Reason? Simple. Go back to basics. What is water and from where did it come? There is no new water, every source of water available to us today, except those that we "create" by burning pure hydrogen in the presence of oxygen is recycled... More..
Education > Homeschooling Is homeschooling better than formal education?: 48 of 67
Comparing Homeschooling to formal education is a futile exercise because it is like comparing apples with oranges; they or not better or worse, just different. Before the advent of formal education, all forms of knowledge is passed down the generations through parent to children and society to its people informally, as peopl... More..
Sciences > Mathematics Division by zero: Is it really impossible?: 29 of 40
Actually, my theoretical answer to this theoretical question is both "Yes" and "No", but since I have to take sides, I randomly chose "Yes". Just as you cannot extract something out of nothing, so also, you cannot divide something with nothing. This is the short and sweet answer. According to the Law the Conservation of Matt... More..
Business > Staffing Issues Should US employers hire the millions of unemployed people with severe disabilities instead of illegal immigrants?: 8 of 11
Let's face the ugly facts, we all want to maintain our high standard of living and for that to happen, it takes a lot of hard work, for anything and everything if left on its own, only goes into atrophy. Just take your garden or even toilet for example. Left on its own without cleaning and maintenance, your garden or toilet ... More..
Business > Leadership Strategies As a manager, is it important for your employees to like you?: 54 of 73
Managers manage and a General Manager manages, generally. But really, the basic task of a manager is to get things done through others, singularly as individuals or collectively as a team. A manager is like a conductor in an orchestra. He plays no instrument but without him, the orchestra would not be led effectively nor co-... More..