Most millionaires have to work for the money and don’t get rich once a relative dies, according to “The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America’s Wealthy” by Thomas J Stanley. Gatsby would be proud. Multimillionaires in the United States Of course, millionaires are only ...
Columbus discovered the Americas in 1492, and within three years the beginning was made of the harsh oppression which would cause the native races to disappear and bring Africans in chains to America. One hundred and thirty years later, at the time the Jamestown colony took root in Virginia, ...
People from Generation X grew up using VCRs and personal cassette players to listen to musicians and groups like Bon Jovi and Prince, and they saw the invention of the microwave, which now is a staple household appliance. They lived through the death of Princess Diana, the fall of the Berl...
What would you miss the most (other than friends & family) if you moved away from Minnesota? Lakes, the Mall of America, fall colors?
First, a significant part of the increase indeveloping-country exports reflects the rapid growth of trade among the modernizing economies of Asia, Africa and Latin America. That’s an important story, but it’s not relevant to the impact on advanced-country workers. Even more important, though...
TheOne:12 Collective King Conanfeatures a wide range of head portraits, weapons, and clothing options based on Robert E. Howard’s legendary character. The new King boasts a removable wardrobe consisting of a cloak with a faux fur lined collar, a cape adorned with lion head clasps, chest arm...
had, during the event, Googled the people in the front row. The team was eventually released to exit, walking past us and the Cup one by one like the eveningwear portion of the Miss America pageant. And then, briefly before we left, it was just us at the Cup again, like old times...
“The America I want to see doesn’t come from a position of fear. It’s about problem-solving, not shutting the door behind you.” Bernhard had to deal directly with questions of race, opportunity and growth as an elected member of the town council in Gardnerville, Nevada, near Lake ...
We felt we should also consider a stew of “social issues.” That could mean just about anything, from age to population density, or the number of veterans, or the percentage of residents in same-sex relationships. This metric loves middle America, by which we mean the states trapped betwee...
Now each of those 100 new recruits must pay fees to the tier-two recruiters, who must send a percentage of their earnings up to Mike. This recruitment and payment cycle repeats over and over again for as long as possible. As it does, money continues to flow upward to those in the leve...