• The Spanish golden visa

    During the meeting of the Council of Ministers last month, the ministers reached a consensus to end the practice of granting golden visas to people who purchase properties worth 500,000 euros or more.

  • Abusing visa powers

    Will anomalies never end in the Bureau of Immigration? On Nov. 9, 2020 while the COVID pandemic was raging with no vaccine available, Rodrigo Duterte summoned over 40 BI employees to Malacañang to berate them over the so-called pastillas scam.

  • But I don’t plan on dying!

    Over the years, I have had dozens of consultations from tearful clients, with the same facts and situation: a parent files a petition for their son or daughter, where the waiting time for a visa could be anywhere from 10 to 25 years.

  • Visa: Not all stablecoin transactions are "real"

    Stablecoins have been hailed as the future of blockchain-based digital money due to their financial stability compared to Bitcoin and other "traditional" cryptocurrencies. However, according to Visa, more than 90 percent of stablecoin transactions aren't actually generated by real users of the technology.Read Entire Article

  • Visa makes changes to credit card

    Visa has announced new innovations for its credit cards.

  • Don’t sleep on severe weather

    Some of you probably woke up last Friday, very surprised to learn that a tornado came right through Santa Rosa County and into Okaloosa County. Many were left to pick up trees from their homes, out of roadways and to repair property damage following the EF-2 twister. The National Weather Service confirmed the tornado through its preliminary survey, estimating its peak winds at 115 miles per hour.

  • Djokovic dons a helmet after being hit by bottle

    Djokovic greets fans with a helmet after being hit by bottle

  • Heart: I don’t have a perfect life

    Heart Evangelista admitted she doesn’t live a perfect life but she hopes to empower women in her own way.

  • Visa, Mastercard Settlement More Symbolic Than Substantive

    When Visa and Mastercard settled with retailers for $30 billion, it was touted as a win for the underdogs. Merchants, who have struggled for decades with the high fees imposed by credit card companies, were said to have secured a significant victory over the big banks. But how big of a win was it? In […]

  • Don’t Leave Communities Out of the Transportation Levy

    Keeping BIPOC Communities in Place as Light Rail Expands Should Be a Key Component of the Seattle Transportation Levy by Karen Sataka The Levy to Move Seattle, a property tax put to voters every eight years, presents an opportunity for Mayor Bruce Harrell and the Seattle City Council to set things right in our communities by funding $30 million for land acquisition and community-led planning as we prepare for construction of new...

  • Big Oil and Civilization Don’t Mix

    Prologue On May 10, 2024, my friend Jay Jones, emeritus professor of biology at La Verne University, invited me to see a documentary he was presenting to his students and colleagues. The documentary, The Oil Machine, was done in 2022 by BBC. It is one of the best films I have watched on the origins More

  • How to Do a Barbell Squat When You Don’t Have a Squat Rack

    To lift weights at home, first you need the weights. That’s simple enough—just buy a barbell set, if you’re into barbell lifts. But then your next problem is: how do I squat? Squatting typically involves a squat rack, and that’s a luxury many home gymmers don’t have. Let’s look at your options.