Within the field of mental health there are any number of illnesses that can be quite distressing to an individual, but perhaps none as life altering as those known as Impulse Control Disorders. Falling into this category are the behaviors of Kleptomania, Trichotillomania, Pyromania, Intermittent Explosive Disorder and compulsive gambling to name a few. Individuals […]
Madoff’s ‘I’m Sorry’ Apology May Come Too Late
Today, Bernie Madoff gave a guilty plea for a Ponzi scheme that is worth up to $50 billion. So far, it could be one of the biggest financial scandals in the history of the late 20th and early 21st century. Many people had gotten burned: big and small. Individuals, businesses, charities and so forth got […]
Beating California- How to Get Your Delayed Refund Back Now!
California is in financial trouble- that is no secret with a large portion of the state’s income coming from sinking property tax revenues. On top of that our wonderful officials spent months bickering over a budget, causing a whole mess of problems while living it up on their expense accounts. Due to that same "budget […]
Housing Swindle: Why Real Estate Agents Should be Blamed for the Housing Collapse
In the last year as the housing crisis has deepened I have heard a lot of blame go around to mortgage brokers, subprime lenders, and even real estate investors for driving the prices up to unsustainable heights. But I’ve yet to hear anyone put the blame where it is deserved- on the real estate agents […]
Corruption: Swiss Banks To Reveal Secret Accounts
Nigerians with secret Swiss bank accounts may have to look elsewhere to stash their loot as previously inaccessible accounts in Switzerland are to be turned over to the American Government. This followed an agreement by UBS, a Swiss bank, to pay $780 million and hand in secret Swiss bank records to settle allegations […]
Married Saudi Girls Can’t Divorce Until Puberty: Judge
by Anne Szustek An eight-year-old Saudi girl betrothed to a man 50 years her elder has not been granted a divorce on the grounds that she has not reached puberty. Divorce Plea of Girl with Dowry Betrothed to Middle-Aged Man Rejected An eight-year-old girl in Saudi Arabia was essentially sold off by her father to […]