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A former assistant editor of "Business Week" magazine, and a television news producer and reporter before that, Charley James began writing when he was about eight and hasn't stopped.

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Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections on real life heroes: 100 of 169
Nancy Cameron inspires anyone who gets discouraged trying to launch a good idea. Nancy is an emergency room nurse in a large, critical care hospital in a major, Midwestern city. Five days a week, beginning at seven in the morning, she tends to an unending string of people who are very sick, very hurt or very close to death, ... More..
Home & Garden > Buying & Selling Homes How to decorate and stage your home for a quick sale: 40 of 66
Prepare To Meet Thy Fluffer! I am selling my Toronto home and over the past few weeks have learned way too much about residential real estate in a frenetic market. When I was a kid, my parents sold three houses. It was simple. They called a few realtors listed in the phone book who came to the house, looked around and gave a... More..
Creative Writing > Satire Satire: Laughter: 11 of 16
To underline how despicably aged I am, life has dealt me another small yet significant blow. For a while now, I've found that it hurts to type a problem for a writer. Within moments of sitting at my keyboard, a headache-like sensation grows in my arm. The muscles creak. The elbow feels hollow and makes a loud "crack" sound w... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Memories: 71 of 102
Seventeen years ago, an innocent, wide-eyed, barefoot boy with cheek stepped off an airplane at Pearson International Airport, clearing customs and immigration in a flash. He was a stranger in a strange land, a bewildered immigrant in a foreign country far from home. His eyes filled with wonderment at the many new and differ... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Memorable people who have touched our lives: 39 of 53
I remember Molly. I certainly had no idea when I first met Molly Ivins that she would end up as one of America's foremost columnists. It seems like a hundred lifetimes ago now but, sure enough, over in the not-yet-dusty corner of my memory are the still-razor sharp etchings of sitting in a bar on the then-down market corner ... More..
Business > Leadership Strategies What qualities define a leader?: 20 of 27
Well-managed companies are not always well-led. Moreover, the reverse is equally true. As a business expands, good management does not always equal good leadership. It is critical for owners of growing businesses to know which one they are best at doing, and hire people to take care of the other. Indeed, according to Peter D... More..
Pets & Animals > Animal Rescue & Adoption Tips for successful dog adoptions: 13 of 16
I met Prince last week for the first time at his foster home and fell in love. The seven year old Golden Retriever was alert but calm, laid back but playful, friendly and affectionate. He responded to all of the basic voice commands such as sit, stay, come, roll over and heel. Oh, and he knew the word "cookie" which, to Prin... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Why I hate reality TV shows: 37 of 42
I loathe reality TV. The shows have as much connection with reality as issues have with most political campaigns. These degrading spectacles are as scripted a daytime soap opera with, possibly, a bit of improv thrown in by accident, but I doubt that happens very often. They are what ancient Romans called "panem et circenses,... More..
Business > Business (Other) Advantages of using a professional translation service: 11 of 12
The embarrassing problems businesses encounter when taking a product into foreign markets without bothering to check translations is the stuff of legend among executives. And it is not just small, naive companies making their first foreign foray that can fall into the trap. Chevrolet once had a model called Nova, a low price... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Presidential Elections 2008 US elections 2008: How the "race card" impacts the "woman's question": 4 of 4
In the same week that Barack Obama delivered the most-important and eloquent speech on race in America since Martin Luther King climbed the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to proclaim, "I have a dream," Hillary Clinton's surrogates slid down into the gutter of racial politics as they phoned Super Delegates to tell them in whis... More..