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By Daniel Millions

 Online shopping is a phenomenon which has taken the world by storm. Only thirty years ago, if you wanted to purchase a product, it was necessary to get in the car, drive to a store, and spend half an hour or so looking for what you want. Now, in the twenty-first century, you can buy nearly anything you want from the comfort of your own home.

Brick and mortar businesses will always be popular, but e-commerce is a huge industry and growing at an amazing rate. The technology first became available in 1991, although it was not until years later that online shopping began to gain momentum. As the years went on, more and more people began to trust the Internet and the businesses on it. Currently, tens of billions of dollars worth of transactions are conducted online every month, with a large percentage of those transactions being business to business.

Price is one of the key advantages of shopping online. Most Internet users nowadays have a DSL or cable Internet connection, enabling them to browse websites at a high speed. This means that it is easy to shop around, and check out various websites to see which one has the lowest price. If one puts enough time into it, it is possible to find a product at half the cost than in a traditional store.

Often, shopping online can be somewhat time consuming. However, the majority of people enjoy buying products online; some even consider it a pastime. When people find an activity they enjoy, they rarely refer to that activity as time consuming. Therefore, online shopping is not only a productive event, but a fun one as well.

Arguably, the most attractive benefit is convenience. It is incredibly easy and quick to make purchases online. All you have to do is find what you want, enter your shipping information, and pay. It does not matter what you are wearing, what time it is, who you are with, what day it is, or the weather outside (unless it takes down your connection). When shopping online, you have complete control and freedom to buy what you want when you want.

Initially, Ecommerce was relatively insecure. There were not as many security protocols, it was easier to get scammed, and it was hard to know who to trust. Thankfully, things are different now. There are a variety of encryption technologies available, which protect vital information from being stolen in transit. In addition, many companies offer Secure Socket Layer certificates and trust marks to remove any consumer doubts about the authenticity of a website. Careful shoppers can easily distinguish between fraudulent and legitimate websites with the resources currently available.

Ecommerce has enabled common citizens to not only buy products online, but sell them too. Auction sites like eBay let anybody list products, in exchange for a small fee. The reality that anybody can sell anything online has contributed to the huge success of online shopping. Many people can actually make a living selling things on eBay, without even having a website of their own.

What does the future hold for Ecommerce? Statistics predict that it will keep growing at an exponential rate, as more people become computer literate and more businesses expand their online campaigns. It is quite possible that in a few years, online businesses will outnumber brick and mortar businesses.

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Steps To Take The Coast Guard Aviation Program
By Victor Epand

 The following are opinions from soldiers regarding the Coast Guard Aviation program: “My questions are kind of difficult. I’ve talked to many different recruiters, and retirees. My goal is to fly in the coast guard, I want to fly Jayhawks or dolphins prefibly, but I will really fly anything and work my way there. I am very interested in joining CSPI, but I am not sure if my school qualifies. I think the minority rate is close, and I hope it does.”

“I planned on CSPI, OCS, and then blue 21 if I can. I also wanted to know the chances of becoming a pilot are, and what path there is the most efficient. Also, would joining another branch of the military, and then going direct commission into flight be easier. And if so what branch would be the best.”

“Take your education more seriously than you take your grammar and you may go somewhere. Flying is serious business, steps cannot be overlooked, (like the absence of caps and punctuation)… many people read these interviews, keep it squared away. You have to get selected to two programs if you go through another branch first (the first service then the second). Plus flying in the other services isn’t exactly a cake walk. Additionally, you may get stuck in a stop loss and not be allowed to leave the other service. So easy is not a word I would use.”

“Don’t you all think that it would be easier given our young lads experience, to get into say, Army aviation as a warrant than the CG aviator program? When I was in, if you were a pilot in another branch of service, it was a lot easier to get into CG Aviation. Course things change. Look at the information on CSPI. To find out if your school qualifies for CSPI. When you follow the link you will find out Embry Riddle does not meet the minimum 25% minority requirement. I don’t remember CSPI having a minority minimum for the program. I would double check on that, the website might be wrong.”

“When I was attending Riddle (99-03) I was in the CG reserves and I personally know two people that where accepted into the CSPI program. Well, only about 40% of CG aviators are prior aviators so 60% are home grown CG. So by numbers alone, you have a better shot going the CG route. Additionally, the DCAs are competing against other pilots and there are very few boards a year. One or two only so again, define easy. Any way you go it is difficult, just a different barrier to face.”

“CSPI does not guarantee Flight School. Only Blue 21 and Avcad (for Active Duty Members) do. Blue 21 is a different route to get accepted to OCS and guaranteed Aviation. You cannot go from CSPI to OCS and then Blue 21. You would have to apply for CSPI, attend OCS, and then submit a request to Flight School. Or you could just apply to Blue 21, but you would have to change to a school with a 25% minority population. There is also AVCAD for Active Duty Members. I am not quite sure how it works, but if you Google “Coast Guard OCS Portal” there is information on that message board about AVCAD.”

“You should look into the Army Warrant Officer Program. They have a 6 year commitment after Flight School, and you may be able to lateral over to the Coast Guard after you complete your six year commitment and until you are age 34. I believe the Navy may also have a Warrant Officer Program, but it might be for Active Duty members only. You can learn a lot more by looking around military.com, the OCS Portal, and even the USCG website.”

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Aviation: Having Fun in the Sky
By Adrian Adams

 Aviation in America has a long and glorious tradition dating all the way back to the days of the Wright Brothers. When these two men decided they would make a flying machine, most people thought they were insane. Man is not meant to fly, that is for the birds. It is impossible, physically and technically and it can never happen. But history has proven the doubters wrong time and again and aviation was no exception.

Now days, anyone can fly. Not only in a commercial plane but anyone with the right frame of mind and desire can learn how to fly themselves. It is not as hard as you might think. There are a slew of independent web sites that can have the wannabe pilot up and running in a very short time.

Most of these online schools cost anywhere from two thousand dollars all the way up to ten thousand. They range from eleven days to several weeks in length. Do some research into what works well with your schedule and decide the best fit before committing to anything. Also make sure they are an accredited school and your license will be much easier to get.

These classes are fun and informative. You start out by learning the technical aspects of flying, including the rules and regulations of airspace. These guidelines are important to understand when learning to fly. Next, you move on to hands-on interaction with certified instructors. You will learn the ins and outs of the cockpit and the entire plane itself. In order to fully know what you are doing, this approach is key. Be safe first and then have fun with your newly acquired skills.

Keep in mind that passing these first tests does not qualify you for flight. Gaining full status to fly is a longer process but a necessary one. A certain number of hours must be completed in the air before becoming a fully functioning member of the airborne, aviation community. Once this process is complete, your work is over and now the real fun begins.

So what can one do with an aviation license? What activities are fun and available to a fully licensed pilot? First is the possibility of owning your own plane. If you own your own plane, the possibilities for recreation are endless.

Where have you always wanted to go but could not because of time constraints and lack of money? When you are the pilot, no where is off limits. Been meaning to go to Ireland? Jamaica? No problem, since now you have your own plane and can fly there yourself.

Not to mention you bypass the headache everyone must face now in going to the airport. Why wait in line for hours and go through security checkpoints when you can take off whenever you want and go wherever you want? Flying can now become a fun, relaxing, educational experience rather than the excruciating pain it is now.

Another recreational activity that can be done with flying is skydiving. Skydiving is enjoyed by thousands of people each year. One of the most gratifying experiences is conquering your fear of heights, getting a rush from the free-fall or just plain doing something new and exciting.

For first time skydivers, tandem diving is recommended. With this method, you do not need to learn how to skydive at all but can still enjoy the feeling. A trained professional is connected to you while you jump and they do all the necessary work as you have all the fun. Sounds like a good combination? It is.

For other more seasoned skydivers, there is always the accelerated free-fall. In this method, a person can move faster towards their goal by completing this as a first jump and getting closer to full certification. This is for serious jumpers that intend to continue skydiving for some time.

So, all of this fun and excitement stems from the wonderful invention and profession of aviation. So many opportunities presented themselves when the first plane was flown. Whether one experiences it first hand by learning to fly and becoming a pilot or uses a plane to take a trip or to participate in a fun activity such as skydiving, everyone benefits from its practice.

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