Cellphone applications and online interfaces have dramatically changed the job search process. This article explains how - How Job Seekers Can Say Look At Me To An Online Recruiters from the NYTimes Continue reading

If you are thinking about going to school to help you get a job, BE SURE TO READ THIS... For-Profit Colleges Only A Con Man Could Love Continue reading

YouTube is a GREAT source for instructional videos, including help for interviewing and job searches. Some comments can be helpful if they're not from unpleasant people. This is a good series... (Note we are NOT endorsing University of Phoenix. We strongly urge everyone to carefully check out any prospective educational institution's job placement claims BEFORE you enroll.) YouTube is owned by Google. Search for other good resources, the list expands daily. BEWARE of for profit educational institutions - see below! Continue reading

My Story - Stop Silencing Bank Whistleblowers pdf Yellow Handout Where Do You Go For Help When Your Telephone And E-mail Are Being Deliberately Disrupted, Hacked, Filtered And Spoofed? Whistleblower attorneys and whistleblower support groups like G.A.P., P.O.G.O. and the National Whistleblower Center only take False Claims Act cases involving fraud or mismanagement against the federal government. Note the words federal, national and government on their web sites. If your whistleblowing case does NOT fall within that narrow legal specialty, or does not involve an I.R.S. reward, they will NOT help you. You have NO legal protection as a whistleblower.... Continue reading

HP LaserJet printer stolen from my van 8/2/12 - right after I finished printing the last draft of my book. The thieves dug through a pile of black duffle bags to find the one bag with the printer. NYPD 13th Precinct crime report #6413. As usual, sterling silver flatware and other desirable and easily pawnable items were left untouched. 'The crimes often focus on slowing or stopping my Happiness Habit production activities. Laptop screen vandalized - It only takes a moment to open a laptop, put a hard object on the keyboard and push the lid down hard to crack... Continue reading

These are small things but when they happen so regularly, they add up. My Happie1 liscense plate was torn off my car 5/7/2012 - probably an attempt to force me back to Atlanta where another "accident" will be set up. There have been two attempts on my life set up to look like and cause automobile accidents. See http://www.reportingwrongdoing.com/STOPSilencing-2-sides.pdf My previous car was totaled in a set up wreck and the other driver's contact information was stolen from my home. HappinessInHardTimes.com and CreatingHappinessBlog.com have disappeared from Google at the end of April and now have NO traffic. There were lots... Continue reading

Why do blue collar workers fight unions that would clearly benefit them? Why would soccer moms oppose clear air and water regulations that keep their families safe? Why would intelligent, well educated people take political stands that are not in their best interests and clearly do not benefit them? How Religion's Demand for Obedience Keeps Us in the Dark Ages explains these paradoxes by tracing the role of religious teaching through history. The most fervent advocates of religion in the modern world are also the most deeply inculcated with the mindset of command and obedience, which has dangerous consequences. The... Continue reading

It's no surprise that powerful people who are threatened by Occupy activities would use covert means to discredit and disrupt the movement. Kevin Zeese, a leader of Occupy Washington, DC, describes how it works in this well researched two part article. The first part documents known cases of instigator infiltration within OWS, the second provides a historical overview of these practices in America. As a regular participant in Occupy Wall Street NYC efforts, I have watched the movement evolve from its beginning September 17, 2011. I have often been puzzled by what I have seen and experienced, these articles help... Continue reading

Forbes describes how Apple's CEO responded to tough media questioning about worker well-being at Apple's China manufacturing facilities: http://www.forbes.com/sites/carminegallo/2012/02/16/media-skills-5-ways-tim-cook-tackled-the-tough-question/ Be prepared to emphasize all the good things your are currently doing to deflect and dwarf the criticism. Be honest. Don't commit to doing things you can't deliver. Don't directly answer the question. It must have been a very interesting and instructive interchange. Continue reading

2/17/2012 - Just discovered my primary telephone number had been deleted from my Wells Fargo profile so anyone calling me from Wells Fargo would have to resort to my Google Voice number. An invalid mailing addres on my six figure Wells Fargo IRA put that account into abandoned status. When the clerk said my $20 Wells Fargo Platinum Visa charge was denied I reached for my Verizon Blackberry 9930 and found two frantic voice mail messages from the Wells Fargo Credit Card Fraud Department. I called them back and a woman said Wells Fargo had identified a fraudulent $120 charge... Continue reading

Does it anger you that our country's biggest banks, acting in secret for their own benefit through the Federal Reserve, determine our nation's key interest rates, money supply and monetary policy without any oversight or transparency? You literally have to sue the Federal Reserve or pass an act in Congress to have their activities audited or revealed. These bankers freely admit their reckless lending practices were responsible for our nation's mortgage crises and ensuing economic devastation. Many Americans have seen their pension and retirement funds destoyed by investments in fraudulent mortgage backed securities these bankers created. The Federal Reserve secretly... Continue reading

It's amazing how many seemingly intelligent, well informed people repeatedly vote against their own best interests. Clean air, safe food and water are essential to our well-being. How and why could large groups of people become convinced regulating these qualities is evil? How Christian Fundamentalism Helped Empower the Top 1% to Exploit the 99% explains this phenomena. Volatile issues like abortion are used to energize and control large segments of the population to oppose other worthwhile causes like regulating air, water and food safety that clearly benefit them. Awakening these misguided supporters to the dangers of self sabotaging political causes... Continue reading

DEMANDS - Occupy Wall Street Does It Anger You The Wealthiest 1% of America Pays A Much Lower Tax Rate Than The Rest Of Us? Hedge fund managers making $100 million a year, as many do, pay a 15% income tax on their yearly earnings while the rest of us pay much higher tax rates. We Have Gross Tax Inequality in America. Over the past 30 years, the income of the top 1% of our nation has exploded while salaries and income for the rest of us, the other 99%, have remained stagnant or declined. We Have Gross Income Inequality... Continue reading

Steve Jobs showed us The Real Path to Excellence is Excellence. Great things are achieved by being innovative, having high expectations, great taste and never, ever settling for second best. His Stanford Commencement Address provides remarkable insights into how greatness is achieved. Many video versions can also be found online. Remember how this man's remarkable life has changed the world and how his wisdom can help you change yours. Continue reading

Occupy Wall Street protests are growing nationwide in opposition to tax and wealth inequality, corruption, fraud and greed. Do you believe that the wealthiest 1% of America should pay much lower income tax rates than the rest of us? What are your demands? Here are mine... Repeal the Bush Tax Cuts for the wealthiest Americans including the loophole that allows wealthy hedge fund managers to pay a meager 15% tax rate on their hundred million dollar annual earnings. Tax yearly dividends above $100,000 as regular income. Investigate and Prosecute Fraud in the mortgage, banking and securities industries that destroyed our... Continue reading

Using the same password on lots of different Internet sites is very dangerous - If your password is cracked by criminals, they can use it to access all your other accounts: banking, email, PayPal, Facebook, Twitter, your website, blog, gaming accounts, whatever is important to you online. Years of work and lots of money often suddenly disappear. This happens all the time. Criminals break into one site and use the email addresses and passwords they find to break into other accounts that use the same passwords and email combinations. Here are several easy ways to make your passwords safer and... Continue reading

We all get them from time to time: dismal, down, dragging, defeated, despondent feelings. What causes the Dismal Downers and what can we do to defeat or deter them? Reduced brain activity is associated with depression. We’ve all seen colored photograph showing differences in brain activity when people are depressed – like this from the Mayo Clinic A key to raising our spirits is to find ways to increase our brain activity... For more see the Defeating The Dismal Downers on the Happiness Blog The Best Stimulation of all is Happiness, Fun and a Good Time. Habitually Happy people try... Continue reading

There's a long standing myth that crying is good for you. Crying is meant to allow you release painful emotions, nervous tensions, sadness and even grief. Ever wonder why you don't always feel much better after crying? A new research study shows that crying did not make people feel better 60% of the time. It did seem to brighten research subject's reported moods 30% of the time. So if crying doesn't help you feel better, don't feel badly. For a majority of people most of the time, it doesn't help them either. A good, deep cry may help relieve tension... Continue reading

8/24/2011 Update - This is a larceny, I was told NYPD would call me - either they tried to call and did not get through or they were called off - we think contractors are involved, this may help explain why we did not hear from NYPD. I left copies of the Stop Silencing sheet, NYPD knows this is part of a larger pattern of criminal activity. When I returned to my Ford Freestar minivan Tuesday, 7/26/2011 around 11:45pm the doors were unlocked. Everything in the interior had been tossed around, bags opened and searched, contents strewn around. It was... Continue reading

This sounds bizarre until you see the list of highly respected, reputable news sources that reported it - Rolling Stone lead off followed by The Nation, Firedog Lake and the Telegraph (U.K.) Here's a list of recent articles, decide for yourself if they're credible: How Roger Ailes Built The Fox News Fear Factory Rolling Stone 5/25/2011 Has Roger Ailes Hacked American Phones For Fox News The Nation 7/13/2011 Did Roger Ailes Wiretap In The US? Firedog Lake 7/17/2011 Ruper Murdoch's Fox News ran a 'black ops' department, former executive claims The Telegraph 7/20/2011 Most chilling for me, as a whistle... Continue reading

This is very different from my usual postings but I've been searching for this for a while and thought it might be of interest to others, so here goes. Need an airtight dust proof container for your CDs or DVDs? Want to protect DVDs and CDs from dust and dirt when you travel? I finally found a solution - Faberware's Classic Series 4.1 Cup / 980 ml Plastic Container. Price was $2.99 Found it in a Pathmark in the New York City area - it's distributed by Clear Choice Housewares, Inc. of Leominster, Massachusetts 01453. Look for them in large... Continue reading

Using the same password on multiple Internet sites is very dangerous! If your password is compromised on one site, criminals can use it to access your other accounts: banking, email, PayPal, Facebook, Twitter, your website, blog, gaming accounts, what ever... Continue reading

You have no idea how easy it is to spy on EVERYTHING YOU DO through your cellphone. Cellphone spyware is easy, inexpensive and widely available. Google: cellphone spyware or cellphone spying and see for yourself. These network television segments explain... Continue reading

You have no idea how easy it is to spy on EVERYTHING YOU DO through your cellphone. Cellphone spyware is easy, inexpensive and widely available. Google: cellphone spyware or cellphone spying and see for yourself. Excellent Overview - Cellphone Spying by Good Morning America (2010) These network television segments explain the Dangers of Cellphone Spying far more forcefully and credibly than I can: Overview of Cellphone Spyware (NBC): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldx0vDr5npE Good Morning America (ABC): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3PKKxsuDk0&feature=related Cellphone Spying (NBC 10): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zm3fH6qiNo&feature=related Stalking & Harassing Women: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9pnkn6rh4o&feature=related Any doubts now how dangerous cellphone spyware is? You don't even need the software shown above!... Continue reading

Antidepressants have been hit hard by recent studies and reports they are no more effective than sugar pill placebos. We covered it here eighteen months ago, featuring a cover story from Newsweek - Why Antidepressants Are No Better Than Sugar Pills. In Defense of Antidepressants, appearing in the New York Times today, explains how many of the studies disparaging antidepressants may have been wrong. No matter how you feel about the effectiveness of antidepressants, you may enjoy their descriptions of the problems and pitfalls of drug efficacy studies conducted by large pharmaceutical companies. Copyright 1999- , Michele Moore. All Rights... Continue reading