I was looking through the Kids Choice Awards nominees and couldn't believe some of the names I saw.These people are the role models that kids are looking up to.

Kid Rock, T Pain, Rihanna, Beyonce( she won for single ladies, what do kids know about that?), Katy Perry's song"I Kissed a girl", Pussy Cat Dolls, Michael Phelps and ,of course, Chris Brown opted to drop out.

What happened to people like The Obama's, Mary J Blige, Geaorge Clooney, Ben Affleck, Salma Hayek, Oprah?Are they too boring?

after a broken engagement or marriage.

This a tricky one because if the man asks for it back, he is a dickhead and if the woman wants to keep it, then she is a gold digger.So,what gives? These are my rules for a broken engagement/marriage.Hope none of these apply to anyone reading this message but here it is.

1.If the guy did something VERY BAD and this leads to the broken engagement, then he must not mention the ring.By misbehaving, he has forfeited his claim on that ring.Most women would throw the ring on his head anyway so he can get it back that way.

2. If the guy ends it due to other reasons, say he still doesnt feel ready to commit etc, then he can take the ring back (if this is a family heirloom) but he must provide a gift certificate for at least 50% of the value of the ring valid at any jeweller of her choice.

3.If the woman messes up, she must return the ring.If she bought it, she can keep it

4. If the feeling is mutual, and both contributed to the cost of the ring, they must sell it and split the money equally.

5.If there are children that resulted from the relationship, the woman keeps the ring.PERIOD!......unless the father has custody.In which case, the opposite applies.

I hope I have covered all the possible scenarios (well, except gay marriage and promise rings.)

Apparently, the US Dept of Labor is pissed off that companies are laying off record number of workers but not the workers' that are on H-1B(a visa that allows  educated foriegners to remain in the US to work).This further perpetuates the claim that foriegners are taking"American" jobs. 

As the debate over H-1B workers and skilled immigrants intensifies, we are losing sight of one important fact: The U.S. is no longer the only land of opportunity. If we don't want the immigrants who have fueled our innovation and economic growth, they now have options elsewhere. Immigrants are returning home in greater numbers. And new research shows they are returning to enjoy a better quality of life, better career prospects, and the comfort of being close to family and friends.

I recently attended the African Business Conference in DC and was amazed at the opportunities that are available in Africa. Every other person I spoke to was either based there or making plans to do so.This leaves the question, if there are more opportunities in Africa, how many people are willing to go pursue them and if not, what are the hindrances?.