Brown Books Publishing Group Presents Their 2012 Holiday Reading Roundup for...
Brown Books Publishing Group Presents Their 2012 Holiday Reading Roundup for the Kiddos. What better time than now to explore new adventures with family and friends or snuggle up in bed with a great...
View ArticleChristmas bleak in southern Europe after years of crisis
MADRID/ATHENS (Reuters) - Christmas is bleak this year across southern Europe, the area worst hit by the euro zone debt crisis, with many families struggling to provide even a small celebration for...
View ArticleLemonade Day is a great chance for kids to learn entrepreneurship
Email Print Order Reprint Share This Text tool name tool goes here By EMMA KANTROWITZ - McClatchy-Tribune News Service By EMMA KANTROWITZ McClatchy-Tribune News Service Teaching children...
View ArticleClass dismissed for last time at tiny school
The school gate has rattled for the last time at New Zealand's most remote mainland school. Jacobs River School, one of the country's smallest, has been forced to close by Education Minister Hekia...
View ArticleNewcastle Building Society pulls out of interest-only market
Newcastle Building Society has become the latest lender to pull out of the interest-only mortgage market. Newcastle has pulled out of interest only mortgages Photo: ALAMY By Kara Gammell 12:45PM GMT...
View ArticleDon't let fire ruin your festive cheer this Christmas (Northamptonshire...
(Source: Northamptonshire County Council) Christmas dinner, wrapping presents and decorating your home - there's a lot to think about at Christmas. But this year Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue...
View ArticleHow to talk to your kids about shootings at school
The killings at a Connecticut elementary school left parents struggling to figure out what to tell their children. President Barack Obama said he and his wife, Michelle, would tell their daughters...
View Article5 Ways to Get Free Things During the Holiday
Getty Images The only word in the English language more exciting than the word "SALE" is the word "FREE." I'm going to share several ways to get holiday gifts for nothin'. And these are not cheap,...
View ArticleAutism grows into silent epidemic in China
By Nick Compton BEIJING - It's just past 10am, and at the Beijing Stars and Rain Group Home in a bleak eastern suburb of the capital, 17-year-old Zhu Yao is unsettled about cookies. He's pacing...
View ArticleGreen Christmas Tips: Ideas For Creating Less Waste During The Holidays
From Mother Nature Network's Laura Moss: From Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day, household waste increases by more than 25 percent, and this extra trash — mostly food, shopping bags, product packaging...
View ArticleChristmas gifts to last a lifetime
TOYS left on the floor, expensive wrapping thrown in the bin and unwanted novelty gifts can all be a thing of the past this Christmas if you give the gift of financial knowledge instead. What better...
View ArticleCollinsville schools looking to turn Twin Echo into a pre-k center
As part of a plan to cut transportation costs, the Collinsville school board is considering a move that would turn Twin Echo Elementary School into an early childhood/pre-kindergarten learning center....
View ArticleSmilingly yours: “I believe…The heart anchors well”
O.Henry’s ‘The Gift of the Magi’ is about a young married couple with very little money. Della has tresses that would shame the Queen of Sheba and Jim has an ancestral gold watch that would be King...
View ArticleWould you buy your child a breastfeeding baby doll?
Dolls that talk, crawl, cry and wet their beds have amused little girls and have been their playmates for ages. From time to time they have also been the topics of controversy (see box below). The...
View ArticleDress to impress: Teaching your child how to dress for success
In a local vintage bookstore window, a large ad for an airline company hangs circa the late 60's. Astonishingly, everyone is dressed to the nines. One might be tempted to conclude that was not how...
View ArticleAged 40? Expect to work till you're 70
People aged 42 or younger now shouldn’t expect to receive their state pension before they reach the age of 70 and must save harder now or suffer later, experts warned after the Office for National...
View ArticleBMO Enhances BMO Smart Saver Account to Help Customers Earn More on Every...
- Interest rate of 1.2 per cent to be paid on all balances - the highest rate offered among Canada's major financial institutions for a full-service savings account - New enhancements designed to help...
View ArticleRationale for rounds keeps turning in circles
JOHN KAY Economics: Why do we exchange gifts? I once enjoyed a heated debate with a group of anthropologists. After discussing what we might learn from each other we adjourned to the pub, where the...
View ArticleWhat’s Your Favorite Holiday Christmas Book?
Gretchen: Each year, my mother gives my daughters a Christmas picture book, so we have a large collection. A friend asked which book was my favorite, and I had a lot of trouble deciding. It’s hard to...
View Article19/12/12 – Government to introduce further protection for savers under...
(Source: British Prime Minister's Office) The Government will ensure that transitional arrangements designed for companies with defined benefit or hybrid pension schemes are only used for workers that...
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