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Jacob Zuma, a Cabinet member in the South African government, has been looking at detailed breakdowns of poverty in South Africa and he is concerned. He is especially concerned about a particular segment of the population. You'll never guess who...

Clients are always asking me if they should seek satisfaction in work or just go for the money. If only it were that simple....

Interested in weight loss and good health? Some of the web-based advice is downright hilarious... come laugh with me!

How to cope with the worst recession in teh housing market since the 1930s, and perhaps the deepest overall recession in 20 years...

Eliot Spitzer self-destructed so spectacularly - why would a person do something so stupid.. It's actually quite predictable. Let me explain....

Are you impressed by the candidates' speeches? Something to consider....

Jerry's 3 rules for living a wonderful life...

Europeans of my generation are significantly taller than Americans. Is it the red wine? Read all about it....

How did Pakistan get to its present agony? What are the likely outcomes?

The ugly underside of the whole "Courageous New Yorkers" of 2001 that vaulted Rudi Giuliani into the public eye. They were heroes. What did Rudi do to them? Do we want this kind of person for President?

Just for a few days, stop thinking about the Light to come - a Democratic president and Congress in 2008 - and

WHo benefits from Bush's mortgage bailout? Sounds like he's being compassionate to those who really need help, doesn't it. Then I got all the facts and it's clear that it DOES help out - but not the people you think it does

What is the key to your success? Are you SURE you know?

Not sick to death of the health insurance mess? You're not paying attention. Listen to these numbers....

Tired of the politics of resentment and What's Wrong? Some specific techniques to cultivate gratitude in daily life...

Are you on fire to change the world? Are you doing, doing, doing? Great. Do you despise those who take time to deepen their wisdom? Not great. Find out why...

Stan O'Neal was forced out as CEO of Merrill Lynch after $8.4 in failed subprime loans. The whole economy is headed to recession. What are the lessons?

Of course she was. Question is: what did "virgin" mean in old Aramaic? Has a great deal of confusion for 2000 years been caused by a simple translation error?

We think of change as dramatic - lose weight, ditch a husband, embark on a new career, have a baby. Most change is slow and gradual, and we don't realize how we have been evolving until something makes us stub our toes on how far we have moved....