http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Robert+Barr Womens Interest Robert Barr Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=420948&ca=Womens+Interest Buying big and tall men’s clothing is simple as long as you know that what you buy depends on your body type. For instance, vertical stripes are a huge no-no if you are tall, and if you are big like me, horizontal stripes make us look like Saturn! As far as quality and durability of the clothes you... Computers and Technology Robert Barr Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=314043&ca=Computers+and+Technology Thalidomide, Asbestos, Tobacco: Name three things not considered dangerous when introduced to the public. We may have our fourth; cell phones. While we still don’t know for sure that there is a direct link between cell phones and cancer, one has to wonder how it could be possible to place an object... Business Robert Barr Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=306584&ca=Business As we stumble through repairing this mess called a financial system, I find myself yearning for the days of big factories billowing smoke all over the countryside. Back when a factory whistle and the smell of something burning were as intertwined into America’s fiber as our Levis. Now, I am having t... Business Robert Barr Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=250611&ca=Business I happened to be up way past my bedtime recently after drinking too much coffee and came across CNBC's American Made broadcast on Starbucks...again. I say again because I have seen the show probably twenty times and I can't tell you how passionate Howard Schultz comes off during the interview. The m... Business Management Robert Barr Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=255302&ca=Business+Management There's been a lot written lately about the downfall of Starbucks, the world's largest coffee retailer. Just a few years ago Starbucks coffee couldn't do anything wrong but today many think it has grown too fast and gotten too big. Overexpansion, oversaturation, dismembered product extensions have a... Society Robert Barr Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=279414&ca=Society The U.S. economy has hummed along for the last fifteen years outpacing the rest of the world by double digits. Things were good. Businesses expanded, homeowners realized massive increases in the value of their homes and they used that equity to continue to grow the U.S. economy by leaps and bounds.... Business Robert Barr Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=274187&ca=Business The question is will it last? Have we finally reached a crisis point in a time when the world's automobile manufacturers realize we need an alternative to gas powered vehicles? That the only way to avoid the fate of the dinosaur is to drive better gas mileage into their cars and trucks while continu... Finances Robert Barr Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=215874&ca=Finances One of the biggest challenges you may have if you are in danger of home foreclosure is to understand the foreclosure laws in your state. You might be amazed to learn of the huge differences there are in the strictness of foreclosure laws from state to state, and the flexibility with which your parti... Real Estate Robert Barr Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=215868&ca=Real+Estate Few of us are financially immune from the unforeseen catastrophes which life can send our way. A job loss, a sudden illness, or as millions of American homeowners have learned with disastrous consequences, a continuing rise in the prime lending rate, may be all it takes to send someone in a downward... Real Estate Robert Barr Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=215871&ca=Real+Estate Even the most responsible are sometimes caught up in situations beyond their control, and faced with consequences which can, almost overnight, lay waste to years of careful planning.. Millions of American homeowners who took on the responsibilities of a mortgage in the past few years now find themse...