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By Patricia Baldwin
RISMEDIA, June 27, 2008-(MCT)-Summer is the time that Americans celebrate independence and freedom from the Mother Country. Still, England remains a close relative. In the very heart
By Cindy Hoedel
RISMEDIA, June 26, 2008-(MCT)-Torches, island music and rum-based cocktails. What's not to love about a tiki party? And with the Tony-winning revival of "South Pacific" playing to packed houses on Broadway, tiki feels timely again.
By Sam Wood
RISMEDIA, June 25, 2008-(MCT)-When Bill Schwab comes to a stop at a traffic light on his Vespa, car drivers chuckle and motorcycle riders snicker. "They just laugh at me,"
RISMEDIA, June 24, 2008-(wikihow.com)-Lemons, sugar, water, ice: lemonade is a pretty humble beverage, but when the dog days of summer hit, an ice-cold cup hits the spot like nothing else. It's no wonder the lemonade stand is a favorite choice
By Heather Svokos
RISMEDIA, June 23, 2008-(MCT)-At a time when parents are being pummeled at the gasoline pump and beaten down by a gloomy economy, their teenagers are about to
By Laura Purdie Salas
RISMEDIA, June 20, 2008-(MCT)-Blame "Scooby Doo." That show made haunted castles look like so much fun. I knew from the website that Glengorm Castle, a 19th-century
RISMEDIA, June 19, 2008-With gas prices parked over four dollars a gallon and record breaking temperatures looming this summer, workplaces of every stripe are looking for
By Sharon Harvey Rosenberg
RISMEDIA, June 18, 2008-(MCT)-When our family car broke down and was beyond repair, we found an unexpected source of cash. Instead of paying to have our car towed away
RISMEDIA, June 17, 2008-With so many websites dedicated to sharing pictures from family vacations to trips around the world, travelers return home with a complete photo-journal of their expeditions. Advancements in technology, however, have left travelers yearning for more.
By Desonta Holder
RISMEDIA, June 16, 2008-In a profession that involves a great amount of face-to-face contact, here are 5 things you didn't know about bad breath.
By Gary A. Warner
RISMEDIA, June 13, 2008-(MCT)-Everyone knows that summer really starts on the Friday afternoon before Memorial Day (Thursday night if you plan to call in sick) and comes to a
By Heather Newman
RISMEDIA, June 12, 2008-(MCT)-You feel it in the pit of your stomach first: a thumping Latin beat that makes your insides shake and your heel start tapping. But by the end of the hour, you feel Zumba everywhere:
By John Bordsen
RISMEDIA, June 11, 2008-(MCT)-What's it like to live in a far-off place most of us see only on a vacation? Foreign Correspondence is an interview with someone who lives in a spot you may
