Paul Linus, Author at News, Views and Reviews

Jan242022 by Paul LinusNo Comments

10 secrets to lifelong learning for everyone

Lifestyle

Everyone needs to know about the benefits of lifelong learning that provides opportunities for intellectual, cultural exploration, and workplace development. This is accomplished through continuing education courses that provide opportunity for personal growth and social interaction in formal and informal academic settings. Continual learning benefits career success through developing additional work skills and self-satisfaction. The secrets to a lifelong learning are based on the fact that adults must realize is that early formal learning experiences no longer support them for a lifetime. Most people have multiple careers today. This one fact leads to the need to continually learn and prepare for wherever the future leads an adult. There are four main categories within the realm...

Jan212022 by Paul LinusNo Comments

Black Country Museum honors industrial past

Travel

The Birmingham area, with its abundance of coal, was involved in the Industrial Revolution early on. Coal mines, and factories which consumed the coal, dotted the landscape. So numerous were the mines that a family might operate one under their home. Black Country Got Name from Coal Mining Operations The Black Country Museum is located in Dudley, just outside of Birmingham, but the area considers itself to be separate from Birmingham. The communities of Wolverhampton, Sandsall and Walsall also make up the Black Country, which received its name in the 19th century from the smoke and coal dust which covered the area. The museum’s website says buildings from throughout the area were moved to the museum to create an authentic experience for people who have only read about the Indu...

Jan92022 by Paul LinusNo Comments

Blooms or tropical looking foliage on big plants

Home & Garden

The small spaced garden is seemingly all the rage in growing flowers. But there are still some sweeping flower gardens that need big plants to complement the scale. The very tall plants that have long leaves or dramatic displays of flowers can be grown as a specimen plant or in a grouping in a large landscape. Sometimes forgotten in all the practical need or media publicity over short garden flowers, there are the little known perennials perfectly suited for big gardens. For gardeners with acres of garden to fill, here are a few ideas. Late Summer Blooming Lespedeza Thumbergii This late summer blooming plant has long weeping branches that appear as sprays covered with white pea-shaped flowers. The plant grows to 6’ tall with a span of 12’ wide and thrives best in full to part ...

Dec302021 by Paul LinusNo Comments

Tu Hsiao Yueh restaurant in Taipei, Taiwan

Travel

Taiwanese cuisine features a number of regional local specialties that continue to be perfected throughout current generations. Tu Hsiao Yueh is a family owned restaurant that originated in the southern part of Taiwan, renowned for the development of the widely popular Tan Tsai or Danzai noodles. Today, the fourth generation of the family runs the restaurants, sharing their great-grandfather's dishes with the world. Tainan is the Former Capital of Taiwan Tainan literally translates to "Southern Taiwan" and is the fourth largest city, after Taipei, Kaohsiung, and Taichung. It is the oldest city on the island and is famous for its history and relics. The Chinese first settled in this part of Taiwan in 1590. Shortly thereafter, the Dutch arrived and used Tainan as their homebase ...

Dec272021 by Paul LinusNo Comments

How to prevent tattoo from fading

Lifestyle

When most people get a tattoo, they do not think about what the color of their tattoo is going to look like in years from now. At some point, many people will need to have their tattoo’s color retouched by a tattoo artist because it will fade as the years go on. It is ideal to take steps to prevent a tattoo from fading early on. Prevent a Tattoo From Fading With Proper Care The best way to maintain tattoo color is to care for it properly. Following instructions that are given by the tattoo artist is important. The tattoo should remain bandaged for about 24 hours. Lightly washing the tattoo with an antibacterial soap and using a medicated ointment is ideal. To prevent a tattoo from fading immediately after it has been done, it’s important to avoid frequent water exposure in the sh...

Dec262021 by Paul LinusNo Comments

Productive and non-productive payroll earnings

Finance

Payroll systems use different paycodes so that hours are classified differently based on how salaries are earned or paid. The reason to identify the type of hours paid in payroll is three-fold: to pay hours at a different rate, to keep time used against a paid time off bank, or to track time for a productivity system Productive Hours for Accounting Purposes Time that is worked is tracked as productive time, that is, when work is produced by employees as a normal course of their job. This can be broken down in separate categories based on the pay rate that is assigned to the employee. The most common pay code is for regular hours, which also could be called normal or standard hours. A person who is assigned a 40 hour work week that shows up, punches in on time and leaves a...