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- 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...
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...
- What Dreams May Come / Richard Matheson Genre:Fantasy, Fiction Main characters: Chris Nielsen, Ann NielsenSummary:The premise of the book is rather simple: Chris dies in a car accident and goes to Heaven. His wife of almost 30 years just couldn't bear to live without him and so she commits suicide. Because of that she goes to Hell....
- 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...
Review: Secrets of Surrender by Madeline Hunter By: Marcia, guest reviewer It is always a treat to read one of Madeline Hunter's books. They are very well written with compelling plots and historical subplots as well as wonderful characters. Secrets of Surrender is the third book in the Rothwell Series about a family that is declining...
Marketing the Smart Way with Corporate Blogging Corporate blogging is a great way to market your products to the public, but you’ll need to walk that fine line between over commercialization and a total lack of promotion. The main reason that many companies set up their own blog is to find ways to attract new customers and...
- Aquarium Rental - A Good Idea To Save Money Or Not? The number of marine aquariums in the world must be enormous; I really have no idea at all of how many. It doesn’t matter what type of system they represent, fish only or reef, they are all part of the same hobby, which is expanding. Possibly it is or going...
The Man Behind Me 2.0 - Dan Schawbel on Personal Branding Dan Schawbel is my personal branding guru. The man has been showing up all over the web and even in newspapers made out of real trees! I was able to get him to answer some questions between guest posting on major blogs. Dan is the leading personal branding expert for...
How I learned about gap insurance You may not have heard about gap insurance before, but it can be a useful thing to have if the value of your car is significantly less than what you owe on it. (For example, if you've leased a car, or if you've bought a brand-new car and driven...
Generate more traffic and build your bottom line through Radio P.R. Guest Post by Michelle Taney Editor's Note: Michelle is my radio PR specialist. Just in the first week of working with her I have been booked on two major radio stations in Florida. To me this means Michelle is someone in the radio PR business to listen to! I will...- Writing Romance / Vanessa Grant Genre: GuideSummary: Ever wanted to be a romance writer but had no idea where to start from? Then this is the book for you. Vanessa Grant, the author of 30 romance novels and a popular lecturer, takes you through all the steps of the way to becoming a published author...
- The Clever Woman of the Family / Charlotte M. Yonge Genre: ClassicMain characters: Rachel Curtis, Ermeline Williams, Alexander "Alick" Keith, Colin KeithSummary: Rachel lives her live in a small town and dreams of changing the world for the better. She is very certain she knows everything best (including what the world needs) as she's been often told she is very...
- Vanity Fair / William Makepeace Thackeray Genre:Drama, SatireMain characters:Amelia Sedley/Osborne, Becky Sharp/CrawleySummary:The story opens with two young girls, Amelia and Rebecca, very good friends, so much so that one has invited the other to stay with her for a while. The two couldn't be more different though: while Amelia is quite rich and a very good...
- The House on the Strand / Daphne du Maurier Genre: Fantasy Main characters: Richard Young, Roger Kylmerth, Lady Isolda CarminoweSummary: Richard is staying for the summer at a house in Cornwall that belongs to his best friend Magnus. But Magnus is a scientist and the house is equipped with a scientist's lab, complete with a mysterious substance that when...
- Google Buying Twitter? UPDATED I can't see how they can resist. If Google doesn't buy Twitter, they have to worry about Microsoft or someone else getting it. Someone is going to. Everyone assumes it will be Google. Here is the latest news on the subject: Techcrunch - Sources: Google in talks to acquire...
- The Rose and The Ring / William Makepeace Thackeray Genre: FairytaleMain characters: princesses Angelica and Rosalba, princes Bulbo and Giglio; Fairy Blackstick Summary: The story is set in two fictional kingdoms, Paflagonia and Crim Tartary. When the story opens both kingdoms are ruled by usurpers, the king of Paflagonia taking the throne from his then infant nephew, while the...
Tennis Elbow Rehabilitation We've all heard about tennis elbow, and many of us have suffered from it. In reality, it is a form of tendonitis brought on by the frequent, repetitive motions involved in playing tennis. Try “Tennis Elbow Secrets Revealed” - The Best Approach To Curing Your Tennis Elbow Pain… Tendonitis, however,...- Wordpress Program for the times you have nothing to say. There is a wordpress blog program called Utility Poster and it definitely is a handy item when you do not have anything to say in your blog. Or if you just want to emphasize your point you can add extra content to what you have already written. It is drag...
- On The Fair Tax I've been thinking quite a bit lately about the Fair Tax. For those of you who have not encountered this concept, the basic idea is to replace the income tax (along with payroll taxes, Social Security taxes, estate taxes, and all other federal taxes) with a nationwide sales tax set...
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- Expensive Day Partially Averted... As mentioned in my previous post, I planned on buying a new high-end cell phone as well as a upgrade a broken plasma TV on the same day. Worst case scenario, I saw this costing me $1000. That's a tough hit that you don't see too many personal finance bloggers...
- Slaves to the Brand I'm not sure why, but it seems that I've been involved in quite a number of conversations about brands in the last few weeks. Marketing is a big part of what I do, including writing a web site, and there's almost nothing more important to a marketing professional than branding....
- Day 5) Should We Change Our Spending Habits Now or Later? Diane, a reader, asked a great question: Just one question on this challenge - am I supposed to spend normally but track what I spend, or try to us this to control spending for the month?
- How Twitter works - Explained in Plain English What is Twitter? Twitter is a free micro-blogging service that enables you to send and read other users' updates known as tweets. Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 characters in length which are displayed on the user's profile page and delivered to other users who have subscribed to...
- This Week’s Biggest Loser? The Free Market The news coming out of Washington last night and this morning is stunning. Inherent in the news is some hard truth about our free market economy. Fed Chairman Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Paulson are reported to have been briefing Congressional leaders on what else needs to be done to save...
Black Friday Shoppers Kill Walmart Employee: Will this Finally Stop Spendthrift Behavior? Americans love their traditions. We love the mental image of chestnuts roasting on the open fire or the kiddies checking their stockings early Christmas morning with their messed up hair and cutesy PJs. Yet, as I watched the CNBC reporters discuss shopper turnout numbers during the early hours of Black...
