Small Business Ideas – Starting a Mobile Massage Service

Small business ideas like home delivery services or mobile car repair or mobile massage therapy have also become popular.

Buy, beg, borrow, or steal everything that you need to start your mobile massage business. Here is a representative list of the basic requirements for starting a traveling massage business: Continue reading

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Florida State Trooper Careers – Requirements, Starting Salary & Average Salary

Law enforcement careers range from court bailiffs to military police to city police to county deputies to state police officers. State police officers (sometimes called state troopers) are a special type of police officer with statewide jurisdiction to arrest criminals; and state police officers are usually the primary law enforcement authority along the highway system.

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How to Sell a Home in Another Country

Selling a home in a foreign country can range from a simple transaction to one requiring large amounts of time, effort and money depending on the laws of the country. In countries like Canada and most European Union nations, the process, while paper-work intensive, is quite manageable for the average homeowner, but the same cannot be said in many other places in the world.

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IRA Financial Institution Custodian Requirements

Since the 1970s, the federal government has enacted legislation authorizing several types of tax-deferred retirement accounts to encourage Americans to save more for retirement. The two basic types of retirement accounts are employer-based (401ks) and self-directed (Individual Retirement Accounts). Employers decide on the custodian of the funds for 401k accounts, but individuals must select their own IRA custodian.

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The Missouri Compromise of 1820 – Causes of the Civil War

A brief discussion of the Missouri Compromise of 1820 focusing both on the events leading up to the compromise and its political and social consequences.

Slavery had been a major issue in the United States since the Revolutionary War, with many Americans feeling that slavery was wrong and opposing it (abolitionists), but many others dependent on the slave system for their economic survival strongly supporting slavery. The issue of pro-slavery and anti-slavery also played out in America’s expansion westward in the early 1800s, as both sides tried to stake out the new western territories as their own.

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Childcare From the Heart

Inspired childcare comes from the heart. Yes, understanding childhood development, behavior modification, and nutrition, and being observant and proactive are all important parts of the skill set of an inspired child caregiver, but the most important part is simply caring about the children. Continue reading

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Cloud Computing Today and Tomorrow

The term cloud computing means many different things to different people. To a manager it means more IT capabilities at less cost. To an IT department head or system administrator it means less equipment to maintain and a smaller investment in new infrastructure, less training of new personnel, and less licensing of new software. To the end user it means being able to use their apps when they want, where they want. Continue reading

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Bicycle Helmets and Children

Bicycle helmets are a basic piece of safety equipment, and all riders, especially children, should wear one while riding. In fact, many states and localities now mandate that bicycle riders wear helmets. Numerous studies have shown that helmets are very effective in reducing the severity of head injuries in bicycle accidents, which is especially important with children who are naturally more susceptible to head and brain injuries. Continue reading

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Bike Riding in Austin

Bicycle riding is my favorite way to relax. I live in Austin, Texas, a city with a relative plethora of bike lanes as well as an extensive hike and bike trail system, so there are many good choices of places to ride. Continue reading

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