Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Leadership - guided by values

I am giving this talk to the Marketing Institute of Singapore. It is open to members and the public. More details can be found here.


European Travel Insurance | Travel Insurance Ireland

Every country in Europe has its own medical plans and hospitals. If you, or a member of your family, have need of medical attention, you may discover that your country’s health coverage does not include treatment while you are out of the country. This could mean huge medical bills that would have to be paid out of pocket.

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A medical problem could also mean that you and the members of your family would be forced to prolong your stay within that country until the sick person can leave. Would you be able to afford to stay an additional week, or even a month, if you had to? (Check out travel insurance over 70 and travel insurance Ireland also)

When you are planning your holiday you should investigate all the possible policy options. Are you looking to insure a single trip? Will you and your family be travelling more than once this year? There are policies that will permit you to go on multiple trips within a certain time frame. Annual polices cover multiple short trips in any given year.

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President Lula of Brazil

I spoke to my friend from Tunisia that I will be contesting the Presidential election in Singapore and that I come from an ordinary background. He told me that President Lula of Brazil also come from a humble background and was a trade union leader. He served two terms successfully and passed the position to his successor. I researched about President Lula and found this interesting commentary in Wikipedia.


  • Lula served 2 terms as president and left office on January 1, 2011. During his farewell speech he said he felt an additional burden to prove that he could handle the presidency despite his humble beginnings. "If I failed, it would be the workers' class which would be failing; it would be this country's poor who would be proving they did not have what it takes to rule."


WV Child Support | West Virginia Child Support | Divorce in Virginia

Bureau for child support enforcement

The Bureau for Child Support Enforcement provides many services for parents. It will help establish paternity, establish initial support payments, secure payments from out of state parents, review and modify support orders when necessary, and help enforce timely payment of child support.(See Virginia child support and divorce in Virginia too)

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If a parent falls behind in payments, this government division will first notify the obligated parent that they are behind. If the parent does not make a payment in a reasonable amount of time the Bureau may then take more drastic steps to secure the money due to the minor child. It may contact the delinquent parent’s employer and have the employer withhold a portion of the parent’s salary specifically for child support.

It may also take IRS tax refunds and divert those payments for child support or it may hold the delinquent parent in civil or criminal contempt of court. All of these services are provided in order to help provide a strong financial base for all children involved in a divorce settlement.

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IL Child Support | Child Joint Custody

Illinois child support services

Child support services aim to treat all parents fairly and get them prompt answers to their questions. The court will use a standard calculation method to decide how much child support will be paid per child.(See also child support interactive)

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Once the amount is set both custodial and noncustodial parents can find information online via the Illinois child support website.  Information available online includes: payment information, account balances, access to any Income Withholding Notices and any court appointment date information. This information is available for both parents to view as long as they set up a secure login via the website.