Back in 2012, Clinton Cards was just one of the many high street names which looked as if it was on the verge of disappearing for ever. On 9th May 2012, the BBC reported that the greeting cards retailer was to be placed into administration; shares were to be suspended on the stock market and […]
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TimberLine: If you had asked Gary McInturf a few years ago if he would ever take up sawing lumber for side income, he would have called you crazy. However, when an unusually strong windstorm hit his Kentucky property, he discovered a new source of income that started from a new hobby. With several oak trees
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Aerial photography sounds like a wonderful way to spend the day. I’m envious of the pilot in this story: Sitting in the corner of Lodi Airport Cafe, pilot Ken Cantrell sips a coffee and glances over his shoulder as flights come and go from the commuter airport. With his jade-green eyes peering from underneath his
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According to IndependentRetailer.com, it’s a common problem when you mix kids with cans of soda; they take a sip or two, then leave the can open to either go flat or attract bugs. Either way, the product is ruined and it’s money wasted. That’s what led Russell Reed of Tupelo, MS, and his wife Donna,
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Vitality makes a cap for prescription pill bottles called the GlowCap: The device is simple. When a patient is prescribed a medication, a physician or pharmacy provides a GlowCap to go on top of the pill bottle, replacing the standard childproof cap. The GlowCap, which comes with a plug-in unit that Rose calls a night-light,
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Chances are that you’ve seen someone, somewhere with a bronzed pair of ‘baby’s first shoes’. For many bronzing is synonymous with childhood. Many people have gone out of their way to have the objects that their children loved bronzed so it can be remembered forever. That’s not all that can be bronzed, though. Just ask
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You’ve heard the saying “Have Gun, Will Travel.” One West Virgina mother who’s put her washer and dryer to work, should advertise with the slogan “Have Washer, Will Travel.” The Charlestown Gazette has more Most mothers of two active grade-schoolers dread laundry day. Allison Plants revels in it. It’s the bubbly brunette’s ticket to being
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Chocolate has been a symbol for Valentines day for many years but many people don’t realize just how special this treat can be at any time of the year. Thanks in part to companies like Tasty Image more people are finding that customized chocolates, from custom lollipops to party platters, are just what they need
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The Wenatchee World: It was in 1986 when Charlene Woodward saw the need for a retailer in Seattle that catered to customers looking for unusual books. The budding entrepreneur founded Direct Book Service. Little did Woodward know then that her new business would eventually go to the dogs. Woodward soon discovered it was very difficult
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WorldCrunch: First it was Swiss Life, now AXA has joined the party. Insurers have started selling e-reputation insurance products to protect your family’s image on the internet. Called “Protection Famille Intégr@leâ€, AXA’s new product will protect you against identity theft, credit-card fraud, harm to your online reputation and e-commerce disputes. Both insurers use a dedicated
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