39 days ago by Drew Adams

Mitt narrowly squeaks out a win in Iowa, now on to his neck of the woods. NPR reports Romney and Santorum split the lion’s share of Iowa votes, so now Iowa residents can throw off their sense of political superiority and face the fact that they have to live in Iowa. Kentucky~ Kentucky State parks [. ...

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39 days ago by auntielucia

Last week, I inviegled AE to take me up to Woodlands to buy more smoked pork knuckles from Wang Foong. Die-die I must eat the stuff again — and AE the good soul not only agreed to drive but also brought along chiller bags with the necessary ice-packs too. Natch to say, we went a [...]

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43 days ago by Craig Goodwin

The James Beard Foundation has up a list of trends for the coming year from a chef's perspective. They include: New Nordic Pantry Chefs are hopping on the Noma-inspired New-Nordic-Cuisine train and are reaching for these ingredients: sea buckthorn (a...

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43 days ago by evilofindifference

“Once upon a time, the United States had the largest and most vibrant middle class that the world has ever seen. Unfortunately, that is rapidly changing. The statistics that you are about to read prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the U.S. middle class is dying right in front of our eyes as we ent ...

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44 days ago by Editor

We’ve covered the highlights of the blog this year, and the top magazine stories from CME Group Magazine. Here now are the top 10 most popular blog posts from 2011: 1. Understanding Margin Changes 2. Why the ‘Two-Thirds’ Myth for Oil Price Referencing Doesn’t Add Up 3. Creating a Virtual Steel [...]

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44 days ago by Editor

This past year was busy for our markets, with issues from several angles impacting your thoughts of the marketplace one way or another. Much of it was covered by CME Group experts and thought leaders here on Open Markets, but because of all the constant movement and heavy flow of information, we rea ...

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45 days ago by TwoFrugalFairfielders

Couponing 101 Class Coupon exchanging and giveaways! Registration Required at the Fairfield Woods Branch Library Monday, 1/23 & 1/30, 2012 at the Fairfield Woods Branch Library 11:00 a.m.- 1:00 p.m. (bring a lunch if you’d like) Marilyn Zelinsky-Syarto , consumer expert and founder of Two Frugal Fai ...

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47 days ago by auntielucia

I’m baffled by two very Singaporean mysteries after reading two court stories in the Dec 16 copy of the Straits Times (I’m a late-ST reader as I depend on the goodwill of my nephew who passes me his old copies, as n when he brings them over to my place). The first mystery concerns Goh Eng Leng [...]

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47 days ago by Keith Good

Budget and Farm Policy Issues Janet Hook reported in Saturday’s Wall Street Journal that, “Washington’s high-decibel battle over the payroll-tax break ended Friday without debate, a roll-call vote or even a peep of dissent, as Congress approved legislation to prevent a Jan. 1 tax increase. “ The Hou ...

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52 days ago by auntielucia

On Wang Foong Foodstuffs Suppliers’ website there’s a tagline that says “Expect nothing less than EXCELLENT”. And it’s no empty boast! I experienced first hand such excellent service that I’m quite astounded how a little factory outlet tucked away in the boondocks of Wooodlands could cultivate such ...

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