Big Banks Play Government Like a Fiddle - Again

Big Banks Play Government Like a Fiddle - Again
Year-after-year the largest lenders in the country push for regulations to stack the deck against hometown mortgage companies. Usually the tactics take the form of sweeping Real Estate Settlement and Procedures Act (RESPA) reforms that are disguised as consumer protection rules but apply only to mortgage brokers while loan originators for lenders remain unchecked and legally unlicensed.

First Move Advantage in Chess

Belated pop star Michael Jackson coined the immortal words "It doesn't mater if you are black or white". The world is certainly rallying to make this true in everyday life, but is it true for a game of chess? Many chess players have at one point questioned whether moving first is an advantage. This article attempts to put this question to rest. Read more...

The Series 7 Examination

If you are interested in selling securities in the United States and want to enter in the world of securities properly, you must have completed the examination called Series 7. Earlier, it was known as the General Securities Representative Examination. The examination is designed by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and accepted by FINRA. Continue ...

The New World of Tattoos

The New World of Tattoos
This article is about the new world of getting tattoos. There have been many developments in technology that allow make-up to become permanent by using tattoos.

Water Fuel Cell Car Technology

Water Fuel Cell Car Technology
Energy needs are changing and environmental issues abound, and the water fuel cell car could be the single most important development to solving such issues. Other than reducing operating costs for the owner, water run cars offer a clean emission standard that could significantly impact our daily environment. Replacing conventional combustion fuels with water is a concept that has been decades in the making.

Dream Secrets and Mind Power

The dream messages are always protective, because the wise unconscious mind is trying to help you become wiser. As your intelligence is developed, you acquire mind power. You stop being an ignorant creature that doesn't know what could happen in the future or who cannot control his destiny. The notions you acquire about the reality where you are open a new horizon before your eyes. When you become more intelligent, you can have everything that you desire, and your intelligence is not based on cruel rationalism, because your sensitivity is developed too. This means that you are always balanced. Read more...

Make Money Designing and Selling Baby Clothes

Now, more than ever, starting a home-based baby clothes design and printing business is within the reach of many. The availability of wholesale baby clothing, low-cost design software and affordable children's clothing printing solutions have made the possibility of an at-home clothing business a very real possibility. Read more ...

Craigslist's Real Estate Service Section - What You Can Find

More consumers are using Craigslist to find for sale cars, jobs, apartments, local businesses, local services, and more. One section, which you will find under the heading of "services," is for real estate. Since there is an entirely separate section for selling or renting homes and apartments, what will you find here? Read more...

Why Does My Computer Take So Long to Boot Up?

Why Does My Computer Take So Long to Boot Up?
Are you in front of that computer monitor staring at the hour glass icon that has been up on your screen for five minutes? You have to check your e-mail before you go to work, but your computer is taking forever to boot. You keep asking yourself in frustration, "Why does my computer take so long to boot up?"

Choosing a Watch - An Emotional, Not Just Practical Decision

Watches and other jewelry items hold a lot of emotional value for us, no matter how practical we would like to be. Compulsive shoppers do not lie when they say that something just beckoned to them. While their reaction is a little on too high on a scale, we all experience a 'click' for some things when we are out shopping. Then with those things, we end up buying. Read more...

What You Should Know About Gun Control Laws

What You Should Know About Gun Control Laws
Federal gun control laws state that certain classes of people may never sell guns, purchase guns for sale or possess guns. These are people who have been imprisoned for more than a year, fugitives, drug users, mentally incompetent individuals, illegal aliens, dishonorably discharged veterans, people under 18 for rifles or 21 for handguns, those with restraining orders placed against them and people convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence.