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Archive for January, 2012
2012 Golden Globes!
Jan 16th
The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards was held last night in Los Angeles. Ricky Gervais once again hosted the event and the room was filled with handsome men and beautiful women who were dressed to the nines. There were a number of awards given in the Best Actor/Best Actress categories. George Clooney who had the starring role in the movie “The Descendants” won a Best Actor award for a drama film with the movie itself also winning in the Best Motion Picture Drama category.
Meryl Streep won an award for Best Actress in the drama film category for her role as More >
Keep Anger at Bay During Divorce to Keep from Hurting Your Children
Jan 12th
While everyone involved in a divorce goes through a myriad of emotions, the most common one is anger. When a person is hurting because of a bad relationship that ends in divorce, they can become very angry. They may feel the divorce is not their fault and they should not be going through so much pain. When children are involved, it can also become a very painful process for them as well. It is extremely difficult for children to see their parents who once loved each other become so embittered and mean to each other.
Children may start to lash out More >
Welcome To Blue Ivy Carter – Baby Daughter Of Beyoncé And Jay-Z!
Jan 8th
Superstars Beyoncé and Jay-Z became the proud parents of a new little baby girl, Blue Ivy Carter, on Saturday. Beyoncé first announced at MTV’s Video Music Awards in August 2011 that she and her husband, Jay-Z (real name Shawn Carter) were expecting a baby. While giving a dazzling performance of “Love on Top,” she opened her blazer and revealed her baby bump.
According to Good Morning America, they chose the name “Ivy” because of the significance of the number “4” or “IV.” Beyoncé was born on the 4th of September and Jay-Z was born on the 4th of December. The couple married More >
Pretexting – What Is It and How Do You Protect Yourself From It?
Jan 4th
We have all heard the stories about someone receiving a phone call or an email asking for their social security number or bank account numbers. We have all been told not to ever give this information to anyone over the phone or by email. Some people may still become a victim of identity theft because they are unaware of something illegal called pretexting.
Pretexting is when a person uses false or fictitious methods to retrieve a victim’s personal information such as full name, address, birthdate and social security number. For example, someone may call and falsely explain that he is phoning More >
The 10 Rules For Parents
Jan 1st
During the upbringing and education of a child one important factor is “are the parents fit for the job?” There is no instruction manual for parenting and no one is born with all of the knowledge necessary. But here are a few rules to help a parent through the process.
1. Children are smarter than you think – do not under estimate your child as he/she understands more than you think. If you make the child feel that you think less of him/her it could affect his/her development.
2. Do not threaten your child – a child is motivated more by love More >