By: Christine Stoesser

In a time of economic uncertainty, many people are settling for occupations that offer stability and decent wages instead of pursuing the profession of their dreams. There are, however, exceptions, and the career of the hair stylist is a wonderful example of an emotionally fulfilling job with great pay and even greater opportunities like flexible hours, travel, glamorous gigs in show business and the possibility of opening your own salon. more »

Remember the saying: “Think of the glass half full instead of half empty?” Well you should try it. Many of the issues we encounter can be seen as negative or positive just by the way we manage our perception. We tend to ignore these statements and complain about our current situation relentlessly. But by engaging in this type of behaviour, we actually bring ourselves down.
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Actor and New York Times Bestselling author, Hill Harper has made his directorial debut with the short film “The Truth.” The film follows a man who suspects his wife of has committed adultery and while demanding to know the truth, he “receives news that devastates their marriage and forever changes their lives, while imparting an important life lesson.”
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The Occupy Wall Street movement continues as several of America’s unemployed and recent graduates march in rage over the economy and current state of affairs.

About 15 thousand people marched along Wall street to demonstrate that there’s strength in numbers. Several protestors are fighting for the government to cancel student loan debt and fix tax rates, which currently benefit the 1% of people who are substantially wealthy. These are only two of the many ways demonstrators believe the government can address the social issue that plague America. Protestors chanted: “Who’s street? Our street,” while being met with force by NYPD.
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Today we lost a visionary, a brilliant mind and soul, who not only changed technology and the face of the computer, but taught us the importance of thinking outside the box and pursuing dreams.

Steve Jobs started apple inc in his garage and since it’s inception, created a wave of technological advances we can barely function without today. Constantly giving us ways connect, interact, create and simply pass the time, Jobs made history annually.
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