Lotta Reviews: Movie Reviews Site

Drawing attention to my movie reviews archive site LOTTA REVIEWS where I’ve picked up writing reviews again for some select films. Recent reviews include the beautifully written The Words with Bradley Cooper, Dennis Quaid and Jeremy Irons; Words and Pictures with the fabulous Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche; Nightcrawler well done with Jake Gyllenhaal; The Theory of Everything with the astounding Eddie Redmayne (must see!), … Continue reading Lotta Reviews: Movie Reviews Site

Healthcare and Our Health

by Ginger Marin IF our government officials really cared about our health THEN: We would have universal heath care. Every food grown and sold in this country would be organic. The health care industry would NOT be FOR profit, not the hospitals and not the insurance companies. The people hired to run the agencies that are supposed to safeguard us would not all be from … Continue reading Healthcare and Our Health

Why We Need Universal Healthcare NOW

by Ginger Marin Many of our government agencies are responsible for regulating industry, the same industries that routinely and deliberately pollute our air, water, soil and the food we eat.  They regulate by setting allowable pollution levels or by ignoring the situation entirely.  That means they are directly responsible for the contaminants entering our bodies and disrupting our health and even killing us. They allow … Continue reading Why We Need Universal Healthcare NOW

Writers’ Literary Agency Scam Alert

by Ginger Marin This scam alert involves a company operating on the Internet as Writers’ Literary Agency & Marketing Company.  It’s a scam talent agency duping writers into believing that they could get representation through their company and then hits them up for a $95.00 critique fee.  They first lead people to believe that there are two different companies involved, one acting as a talent … Continue reading Writers’ Literary Agency Scam Alert

Website Traffic Rankings & Alexa: A Magical Mystery

by Ginger Marin Web site “watchers”, those people who profess to be in the know about all things Internet have a tendency to rely on a traffic ranking site called Alexa. These watchers will refer to Alexa to get such information about a web site such as type of site, links to the site, number of people going to the site, page views, etc. While … Continue reading Website Traffic Rankings & Alexa: A Magical Mystery

Government, Business Ethics and a Simple Brain Boost

by Ginger Marin I came across an interesting article about studying the use of brain mapping (an FDA-approved procedure) to enhance leadership skills in business executives. I know a little bit about brain mapping.  It really is a fascinating technology that can pinpoint brain dysfunction at various levels.  After the mapping is done, a neurofeedback or neurodevelopment training program is then designed based on an … Continue reading Government, Business Ethics and a Simple Brain Boost

Don’t Download the Alexa Toolbar

by Ginger Marin I used Alexa, the website traffic ranking tool, on my computer for the past couple of years until a few weeks ago when I made a rather frightening discovery. I own an Apple computer and was using Firefox as my browser. As I launched Firefox, a window from Alexa overtook my home page preference and said something about an update. It happened … Continue reading Don’t Download the Alexa Toolbar

“The Master Stroke” – Book Coverage

by Ginger Marin The following is book coverage I did long ago for an entertainment company. The Master Stroke: Author: Elizabeth Gage SYNOPSIS: It’s 1955 when women were being shut out of the business world and computer technology was still in its infancy.  FRANCIE BOLLINGER (23), ravishing, supremely intelligent (degrees in math, business and computers), fluent in several foreign languages, bright and honest, goes looking … Continue reading “The Master Stroke” – Book Coverage