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Getaways – Don’t Let the Savings on Last-minute Deals Blind You from What You Need to Know

RISMEDIA, March 6, 2009-(MCT)-Aboard the Mariner of the Seas off the coast of Ecuador-I'm sorry, did you say something? Oh, right. You want to know about what it's like to take a last-minute cruise.


Facebook Is Mom’s New BFF

RISMEDIA, March 5, 2009-(MCT)-Facebook is the most significant thing to happen to motherhood since the third-party telephone line. Originally the domain of college students, Facebook sucked millions of Gen Ys into the habit of routinely posting online their darkest secrets to their closest 543 "friends."


Where Cut-Rate Meets Couture

RISMEDIA, March 4, 2009-(MCT)-When the going gets tough, the tough go shopping. It's a jest, but it's true, at least in this sense: When the economic going gets tough, the tough go shopping-at thrift stores.


Ideas for Making Your Home a Refuge from the Hard Times Outside

RISMEDIA, March 3, 2009-(MCT)-We are living, you might say, in the Age of the Slash. Everywhere we turn, it's all about slashing. Slash jobs. Slash profits. Slash budgets. So much slashing we're starting to shake.


The Recipe For Recession Savings? Eating at Home

RISMEDIA, March 2, 2009-(MCT)-Melissa Farrell's three kids might not know the word "recession," but they notice there are fewer snacks around the house these days and that a trip to McDonald's has been replaced with hamburgers at home.


Getaways – An Ideal Winter Getaway

RISMEDIA, February 27, 2009- (MCT)-Leaving our house in Seattle on a Wednesday afternoon with just carry-on suitcases and a day pack stuffed with food and wine, I had a hard time grasping that without getting in a car or boarding a plane, my husband, Tom and I would be waking up the next morning in Montana's Glacier National Park.


Perfect Pancakes – Strategies to Make the Hottest Hot Cakes

RISMEDIA, February 26, 2009-(MCT)-The secret to making perfect pancakes is obvious, according to Carla Connett: "The very simple way to put it is that they're not made from a box or a mix," explained Connett, owner of Hotcakes Cafe in Wilmette, Ill., and Green Bay Cafe in Winnetka, Ill. "The perfect pancakes are definitely made from scratch with fresh ingredients."


How to Host a Chocolate Tasting

RISMEDIA, February 25, 2009-A chocolate tasting is much like a wine tasting minus the hangover. Or more honestly, the hangover is the kind that leaves you wide awake at 2 a.m. trying to remember just how many pieces of dark chocolate you consumed. But hosting a chocolate tasting is enough fun that it makes the occasional sleepless night worthwhile.


How to Break a Sweat without Breaking the Bank in 2009

RISMEDIA, February 24, 2009-More than 80 million Americans go on diets each year, taking a pledge to lose weight, but getting in gear and joining a gym can add up during these tough economic times. But you don't have to break your healthy resolution because it's breaking your bank.


How to Take a Bite Out of Your Food Bill

RISMEDIA, February 23, 2009-Put your grocery budget on a diet and still eat well-it can be done. "On Wednesday, I look for the ads and plan my weekend shopping and clip coupons," said Tara Gidus, a spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association.


It’s Time for An Emotional Stimulus Plan

RISMEDIA, February 21, 2009-(MCT)-Maybe it hits you only once in a while, whenever, say, you hear rumblings in the office that pink slips are coming, and suddenly there's that pang in your heart, the quickening


Getaways – Google Earth Takes Web Surfers to Explore Sea Life

RISMEDIA, February 20, 2009-(MCT)-For years, Google Earth users could zoom in on their houses, take in the view from Ventura's Two Trees or scale the cliffs above Sespe Creek while clicking away on their home computers.


Economists Trace ‘Happiness Gap’

RISMEDIA, February 19, 2009-(MCT)-Polls show that Americans' sense of well-being went downhill last year right along with the stock market. But according to two University of Pennsylvania economists taking the long view, at least we're all in it together.


Tips for Cold and Flu Season

RISMEDIA, February 18, 2009-According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the common cold is one of the largest contributors to missed work and school every year. There are more than 200 documented viruses


Liquidation Sales – What to Know Before You Go

RISMEDIA, February 17, 2009-(MCT)-At a time when the retail industry is experiencing an unprecedented number of bankruptcies, there's one related business that's undergoing a boom.


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