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Do You Believe in Government Inflation Data?
I guess government is not playing fair this time – by giving more fancier inflation data. They are simply manipulating every bit of the information that is coming out – whether it’s on lokpal – china issue or inflation. The inflation data, which was released today, showed a steep fall in the food inflation at [...]
Continue reading...19. October 2011
Reality of Offers This Diwali
People do purchase more at Diwali – malls – shops and online stores have geared themselves with offers and discounts. These look very attractive with large banners and discount slogans. But there is something more behind all this – there is some catch, which I found out when browsing some of the online shopping websites. [...]
Continue reading...21. February 2011
10 unusual signs of better times ahead
There are plenty of indications that the economy is shifting into higher gear. And they are not just buried in economists’ models and spreadsheets, but evident in the day-to-day decisions consumers and business folks make. So, yes, you can look to the stock market — a classic leading economic indicator, nearing a 100% gain over [...]
Continue reading...7. April 2010
10,000 cameras keep watch over city
When the body of Chicago’s school board president was found partially submerged in a river last fall, a bullet wound to the head, cameras helped prove it was a suicide. Friends had speculated someone forced Michael Scott to drive to the river before shooting him — and maybe even wrapped his fingers around the trigger. [...]
Continue reading...7. April 2010
Habits that promote good sleep
There’s a lot of advice out there about getting good sleep; here are tips that work for me: Good habits for good sleep: 1. Exercise most days, even if it’s just to take a walk. 2. No caffeine after 7:00 p.m. 3. An hour before bedtime, avoid doing any kind of work that takes alert [...]
Continue reading...25. November 2009
Five Worst Holiday Money-Wasters
Avoid bank and retailer fees and other big money wasters this year. Holiday time is tough enough on your budget. You don’t want to spend more than you planned because a retailer or credit-card company came up with some tricky way to squeeze more money out of you. Well, you can beat the system! You [...]
Continue reading...23. November 2009
New Laptops Dont Live Long
So your new laptop computer died in inside of a year. “I’ll never buy a computer from [insert manufacturer name here] again!” I’ve heard the protests time and time again. Yeah, maybe you got a lemon, but no matter which brand you bought, you truly are not alone in this situation: An analysis of 30,000 [...]
Continue reading...23. November 2009
The reality of Black Friday doorbusters
Here are a few things bargain-hungry consumers need to know before they hit stores before dawn the day after Thanksgiving. Here’s a Black Friday reality check: Of the hordes of pre-dawn shoppers who line up for hours outside stores on the day after Thanksgiving, most will not bag the best bargains that appear in merchants’ [...]
Continue reading...23. November 2009
Woman loses benefits over Facebook pics
A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave for depression says she lost her benefits because her insurance agent found photos of her on Facebook in which she appeared to be having fun. Nathalie Blanchard has been on leave from her job at IBM in Bromont, Quebec, for the last year. The Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported [...]
Continue reading...12. November 2009
How to repair a damaged friendship
Friendship woes don’t end in junior high. We all mess up sometimes and end up hurting a friend’s feelings. But now that we’re adults, we can forgive each other as long as we know the mess-up wasn’t intentional. If you’ve ever forgotten your pal’s birthday, or had an eye on her ex, here’s how to [...]
Continue reading...9. November 2009
Identifying The Six Most Annoying Co-Workers
A great coworker can help you look forward to going to work each day. An annoying coworker, on the other hand, can make you want to hide under the covers. A large survey by the staffing firm Ranstad USA asked employees what their biggest office peeves were. It turns out they all involved coworkers. Annoying [...]
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15. December 2011
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