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Archive for December, 2008
By Kim Ades
RISMEDIA, Jan. 1, 2009-I never thought I would do it. I always regarded it as a restriction on freedom of speech. I always believed that people should be able to express themselves freely.
By the Gonzales Group ...
By Brian McDonald
RISMEDIA, Jan. 1, 2009-(MCT)-What makes black ice so dangerous is that it's much harder to detect in advance than thicker, milky-looking ice sheets; black ice is moisture that has frozen clear.
Lessons of the Playground
By Scott Halford
RISMEDIA, Dec. 31, 2008-There are few things in life that will help you as much as likeability - that amorphous, moving target of humanness that makes people want to be around you and do things for you.
By Justin Hyde and Tim Higgins ...
RISMEDIA, Dec. 31, 2008-Mortgage rates increased slightly last week for the first time since early November. The weekly average rates for 30-year fixed mortgages increased to 5.07%, up from 4.96% the week prior, according to the Zillow Mortgage Rate Monitor, compiled by leading real estate website Zillow.com(R). Rates for 15-year ...
RISMEDIA, Dec. 31, 2008-In a year of increasing economic turbulence and uncertainty, some good news has emerged about the relationship between global consumers and big business: Between 70% and 80% of global consumers understand and embrace the idea that successful companies and organizations, despite their broader social and community obligations, ...
By Vicki Lee Parker
RISMEDIA, Dec. 31, 2008-(MCT)-No doubt many consumers will be happy to say farewell to 2008 with its record home foreclosures, massive job losses, and weak credit market.
RISMEDIA, Dec. 31, 2008-The nation's largest organizations of professional real estate appraisers - the American Society of Appraisers, the Appraisal Institute, the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, and the National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers - have issued the following statement in reaction to the revised Home ...
RISMEDIA, Dec. 31, 2008-December 2008 survey of more than 2,000 U.S. adults reveals which pop culture celebrities and politicians Americans think would make the most appealing neighbors, and who isn't welcome anywhere near the backyard. ...
RISMEDIA, Dec. 31, 2008-As the end of a challenging financial year comes to a close, many senior citizens are searching for new ways to save money during their retirement. Retirement expert Eric Bachman and Certified Public Accountant Jeanne Duhe share six year-end tax tips that are simple yet intelligent ways ...
By John Haskell
RISMEDIA, Jan. 1, 2009-Business is tougher today than it was a year ago. Recently, a mid-sized company evaluated its situation: it faced a quickly shrinking market, and people just weren't buying as much.
