A Brief History On January 21, 1793, King Louis XVI of France was convicted of treason and taken to the guillotine where he was promptly beheaded, just one of the many instances of famous beheadings in a long history of human violence, both intentional and accidental, both by the state as an execution or by criminal action, and even by our animal “friends.”  Sometimes, people are even decapitated posthumously for some sort of extra emphasis. Today we list 10 of these cases of human decapitation, both famous and infamous.  Execution by beheading has been a long historical means of capital…

A Brief History Nowadays, it is apparent that style is not something that comes to everyone naturally. It is something that actually takes years to develop, and not everybody necessarily pays attention to fashion trends, but if you decide to take your style seriously this year, know that it all starts with a set of basics. A wardrobe does not need to have all the latest trendy items and accessories, and can be built on some simple, yet classic elements. If you start on a solid foundation, you will be able to piece multiple outfits together, and make some additions…

A Brief History Nowadays, to march with the current market conditions and the clients’ needs, all accountants should stay updated on technology. In the current accounting field, all accounting is based on technology and innovation. There are numerous digital resources and online materials. Most of the manual accounting processes and procedures have replaced by computerized accounting. Some of the advantages of technology are that it has reduced errors, made accounting better, and reports are more accurate. It is the reason why all accountants should switch to modern technology and adapt to new processes and procedures. Digging Deeper Technology has been…

A Brief History On January 20, 2020, we take a meandering mid-winter look at some of those things you seldom if ever encounter anymore, things that were once commonplace and even in their time examples of cutting edge technology.  We might even throw in a phrase or word that has become passé.  We are not saying these things have totally disappeared, just so greatly diminished that seeing or hearing one is an oddity. (See our previous articles on this subject, including:  “Things That Did Not Exist (Or Were Different) on July 1, 1957,” “May 16, 1960: 10 More Things That…

A Brief History On this date in history, January 19th, 1809, Edgar Allan Poe was born. At the age of three, his parents died and he was left in the care of his godfather, John Allan. Needless to say, death continued to be an integral part of Peo’s life, as it is with us all. Everything progresses with time, and that includes the way we handle certain hurtful experiences. From something as cruel as taking another life because of a wrongful death, humans became more civilized and made laws to completely erase these savage ways of settling matters in the…