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It seems like each year I have more and more mothers in which to wish a ‘Happy Mother’s Day.’ This year, I added a Mother-in-Law to the list. And even though it was technically her day, she doled out the gifts in treating my wife and I and her other son and his wife (and [...]

The downturn in the economy is beginning to affect consumer spending and holidays are the first to suffer, a study by Mintel has revealed.
Almost three in every five adults has chosen to cancel their spending plans recently because they are concerned about their personal finance situation, the report claims.
Consumers are more likely to sacrifice their [...]

Earth Day is a great opportunity to get outside and enjoy some Earth Day events, or muck about greening your own patch of earth. Plant a tree or some flowers, put up a bird feeder, or set up your own backyard compost. Kids love to get dirty, and you’ll all feel good knowing you’re doing [...]

The family of a Chinese Canadian businessman detained in China is pleading with the federal government to intervene on his behalf and bring him home.Jimmy Chen Yian Yuan, 52, has been held for 18 months in a detention centre in Zhuang Zhou, in China’s Fujian province, on charges of fraud. His lawyers and family say [...]

Fifteen years ago, you almost couldn’t give a condo away. Now some people line up overnight to buy them. Partly that’s because of a housing market so hot that getting your foot in the proverbial door no longer means a derelict semi, but a pint-sized condo. But another reason is the condo lifestyle, which [...]

The same cheerful restlessness seems to pervade all areas of his life. In the last six years, since becoming quadriplegic, he has started a skin care line, Clark%26#8217;s Botanicals; written a memoir (%26#8220;it%26#8217;s 95 percent finished,%26#8221; he said); learned Spanish, to communicate better with some of his caretakers; and researched and managed his recovery. [...]

%26#8220;It%26#8217;s Richard from the bank,%26#8221; a voice answered. %26#8220;Your landlord has lost the house.%26#8221;Many renters may believe that they have avoided the chaos of the subprime loan crisis and the mortgage meltdown simply by renting and not buying, but they may not be as insulated as they think. Buildings with tenants are going into [...]

%26#8220;It%26#8217;s Richard from the bank,%26#8221; a voice answered. %26#8220;Your landlord has lost the house.%26#8221;Many renters may believe that they have avoided the chaos of the subprime loan crisis and the mortgage meltdown simply by renting and not buying, but they may not be as insulated as they think. Buildings with tenants are going into [...]

It%26#8217;s even more systematic down at the local recycling center where we empty these crates each week. There are bins for old clothes, a tank for motor oil, a shipping container on concrete blocks for glossy magazines, newspapers and corrugated cardboard, separate bins for tin cans, aluminum and plastic. And if you [...]

The Financial Times
DARLING CALLS FOR SWIFT ACTION TO TACKLE MARKET TURMOIL
Alistair Darling will send an open letter to fellow finance
ministers ahead of the Group of Seven meeting in Washington this
weekend calling for “a clear and detailed plan of action” for
dealing with turmoil in the global financial markets. “The
problems [...]