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Boyds Bears Dolls-and-Bears -> Bears -> Boyds Boyds Bears are the creation of Gary Lowenthal and his wife, Justina Unger. Before they were married, they owned an antique shop together in 1979, and found that they couldn’t afford the types of antiques they wanted to carry. So in 1982 they started making...- BUD - An American Company No More! What would 1 Share Purchased 24 Years ago of Anheuser-Busch be Worth When it Was Finally Sold Yesterday While it has been in the news recently, it became official yesterday, Anheuser-Busch is no longer an American Company. That's right, your favorite domestic beer company is now owned by beer GIANT InBev - you can find some full articles HERE, HERE and HERE. Never heard of InBev?  Guess Again - from...
How to Probe for Signs of a Market Bottom We had a bounce yesterday. Â Was it one of proverbial "dead cat bounces" that are all too common in bear markets? The buzz from stock market analysts about finding or predicting a market bottom seems to be increasing. Â Everyone wants to be told that this is it, things are as...
Organic Farms Labeling Factory Farm Milk As 'USDA Organic' Oh. My. Somehow we all knew this day was coming, but COME ON...this is a huge company to be falsely labeling non-organic milk as organic and expecting no one to notice. It turns out that along with Horizon and Aurora brand dairy products, there are a bunch more private label...- Should You Do Business With Unethical Companies? Maybe I've had some sort of "Come to Jesus" moment, but this recession thing has really opened my eyes to companies with poor business ethics. Whether it be carelessness, blissful ignorance or a seemingly infinite supply of tolerance, we consumers seem to take our hard knocks from shady companies in...
- Down to a Sunless Sea / Mathias B. Freese Genre: Short storiesMain characters: many :)Summary: The book consists of fifteen stories written in over a span of over thirty years. The majority of them have a child as a man character, relating us a bit of the world as seen through his eyes. There is little or no actual...
- I get emails Who said working in publishing would be unrewarding? ------------------------------------- Subject: Immediate Release: Girls Gone Wild Heads Overseas Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:35:39 -0400 From: Barry Roesler To: oliver@alliancemagazine.org Hello Oliver, I thought you may find this interesting. If you would like to follow-up with Joe Francis or Scott Barbour,...
- Lessons to learn- How did Harley-Davidson turnaround? A Recovery Plan Harley-Davidson's remarkable turnaround – from a firm flirting with bankruptcy to one of America's premier automotive success stories – is what business legends are made of. How did they do it? President and COO Jim McCaslin explains their recovery plan. Operating close to bankruptcy in 1981,...
Lladro Collectibles Collectibles -> Decorative Collectibles -> Lladro-> Figurines When you look at the beauty and grace that is customary with Lladro collectibles, it’s hard to believe that the company originally specialized in jugs and basic kitchenware. It wasn’t until the mid 1950’s that the three original founders of the company, who...
Royal Doulton Figurines Collectibles -> Decorative Collectibles -> Figurines Royal Doulton figurines are an incredibly popular collectible and once you see how intricate the designs are, it is easy to see why. These precious statues are manufactured by the Royal Doulton Company from England and there is quite a lot of history behind...
- How Rude! Something most guidebooks to Southeast Asian destinations don't mention is rudeness. While many countries in Southeast Asia rely heavily on tourism, sometimes their ideas of what's polite and what's not is at odds with many Western ideas. Some are even at odds with common sense This occurred to me as...
- Closing my business I've been struggling over the past year or so with whether or not to close a business that I have. Now it's decision time. The business hasn't been making much money, mainly because I've had a terrible time booking clients. The clients I do book are extremely happy afterwards --...
I Have a Dream Rather, I had -- and it's been realized! And what do you know, reality is so much better. :-) Welcome to the Inauguration, a hellishly cold day of stalled motorcade bikes, 1 per 500 port-a-potties (the rate determined through strenuous scientific modeling, no less), and copious frostbite, warmed by heartfelt...- The window replacement story Our house was built in the late 70's. Part of its 70's-fabulous look included a pair of windows that weren't even glass. (They were made from two thin sheets of decorative plastic.) But even the windows that were glass had issues: They were practically falling out of their ugly aluminum...
- All Your Base Are Belong To Us! Guest Post By Michel Fortin If you played video arcade games in the late 80’s, even early 90’s, you might remember Zero Wing — a game in which a battle takes place in the year 2101, where you must defend the planet Earth from an alien invasion led by the...
I want my 401(k) back! I think everyone will agree that 2008 was not a good year for the stock market, retirement accounts (including 401k's and IRA's) or just about anything else where savings or investing was concerned. The Dow Jones lost more than 33% over the last 12 months and that number has been...- Give a shot of adrenaline to your PR campaign, without going over budget. Guest Post by Michelle Taney Recession chatter is reaching a crescendo; the media is full of reports, Wall Street economists predicted it, and companies are planning for it. Should you preserve your PR budget in 2009? As you consider your answer remember this; businesses are the most vulnerable in tough...
Corporate Blogging Made Easy One of the best ways for a company to reach out to their customers and build a strong brand is corporate blogging. However, there are a lot of misconceptions out there and a lot of room for error. Let’s take a look at some techniques that you can use to...- Viral Marketing Series, Part 1: Viral Marketing 101 Viral Marketing 101 - Not Using It Could Kill Your Business! Creativity This is one virtue a site must possess to lead the race in the ruthless competition in the Internet based business. With so many competition and rivalry going on, every method of marketing must be employed and utilized....
- Incredible Presentation by Dean Hunt... I have a new all-time favorite webinar. I've hosted some incredible people over the years on teleconferences and webinars. I can't begin to calculate the value of them all together for the information and tactics shared by some of the best in the business. But yesterday I recorded a webinar...
The Hundred Dollar Interview I'm super excited about this interview, the first for StretchyDollar.com. We were able to get one of the greatest minds of finance, one of the original personal finance 'bloggers'. He's had quite a few books published, has played a major historical role in this country, and has even served as...
McInnis Park Golf Club, San Rafael, CA Phone: (415) 492-1800 Website: http://www.mcinnisparkgolfcenter.com Course History: This great little executive course was designed by Fred Bliss. It's a par 31 that stretches out nicely giving you just enough room without being too daunting. This is a great course if you just want a quick round of golf. What...- Are Wordpress Blogs Really Suitable For Affiliate Marketing? Guest Blogger: Samuel Before this question is answered, I just want to say a big “thank you” to Jack for getting me started on using wordpress blogs. I’m happy to be able to write to his audience today. Back to the question: Are Wordpress Blogs Really Suitable For Affiliate Marketing?...
Emotional Agile - Weather Poker Ever since I attended a session by Rachel Davies on Project Mapping at SPA 2005 I have been interested in simple ways to use emotions to engage teams. On a recent gig for exoftware I introduced weather poker at the end of the daily stand-ups as a way to measure...- Can Decorative Sand Be Used For Filtration This is a very good question which I was asked recently via email and I thought that I would detail it here for others to read and hopefully benefit from. A lot of aquarists decide to put a small amount of decorative sand in the bottom of the aquarium to...
- Most inspirational, Free hug campaign first YTAwards A video calling for a free hugs campaign won for most inspirational in youtubes first winners. I have a friend who is known for her bear hugs. If you need a hug, all you have to do is be in her presence. Karin Here's the youtube video that made it...
- My wife has her own checking account Mrs. Rocket and I have separate checking accounts. We are a single income family, but 17% of my check is directly deposited into a Chase checking account in my wife's name. For most of our marriage we had a joint checking account, but after incurring a couple of overdrafts, we decided...
July 2008 Site and Net Worth Review (+1.61%) Net Worth Review The S&P500 basically traded sideway in July going from 1280.00 to 1267.38, or a -1% decline in value. According to NetworthIQ, my net worth dropped another -2.04% -- mostly due to the value of my house. Fortunately, my net investable assets actually went up +1.61%, or from...
Religion and Stocks...What Do You Believe In? by seanmcgrath I'm afraid this is one of those posts where you read the title and say to yourself, "Oh boy, what was this guy thinking writing a post about religion?!" And then you start getting into the post and you realize he's done a bit of playing around...- Those who can, do. Those who can't, bully. Cyberbullying on the Internet Cyber bullies, cyber bullying, flame mail, hate mail The Internet provides the perfect forum for cyberbullies, individuals whose aim is to gain gratification from the distress caused by provoking and tormenting others. The anonymity, ease of provocation, and almost infinite source of targets means the Internet is full of predators from pedophiles targeting children to serial bullies targeting ... anybody.
