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Store gazing
Store Gazing is dedicated to taking you beyond the display window with a new look, a tip, idea or trend courtesy of a local retailer to help keep you in the know.
MOTHERLOAD: Oh, baby, new parents could use the help
Your baby is waking up every two hours in the night and you're not sure if she's hungry, colicky or something else altogether.
Former employee pays price for fake website
For 16 days in November 2004, customers of Inform Cycle Ltd. were shocked and embarrassed to find unexpected content on what they believed to be Inform Cycle's website.
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Shopping Features |
Residents oppose Wal-Mart (Jul. 8, 2008)
They say you can't halt progress, but a group of residents from the Meadowlily Road area are trying to make sure progress doesn't take a heavy toll on the environment.
Going to great heights (Jul. 7, 2008)
AYLMER -- As the sun burns off the morning mist, Chris Hiemstra is checking on some of his 24 million staff who are as busy as, well, bees.
Giant Tiger steps up to raise milk money for camp (Jul. 6, 2008)
Thousands of London boys and girls from low-income families are depending on the milk of human kindness to provide them with extra nutrition this summer.
Dream season shaping up for farmers (Jul. 5, 2008)
After years of hardship, this could finally be a "Cinderella" season for area crop producers, a local expert says.
East Village shows off unusual wares (Jun. 28, 2008)
JUNE 28: It was a beautiful day in the neighbourhood of Old East Village yesterday.
Survival tastes oh, so sweet (Jun. 27, 2008)
AYLMER -- The North American honeybee industry may be facing a crisis, but everything is sweet in this corner of Elgin County.
Interest spikes in homebrew (Jun. 26, 2008)
ST. THOMAS -- Al Goulding knew he was on to a good thing when he ran out of beer.
Purse parties grab page from Tupperware (Jun. 24, 2008)
Sometimes, a girl just needs a new purse.
Billy Bee sweet on London (Jun. 24, 2008)
Billy Bee, the iconic Canadian honey brand, is buzzing into London to become part of the McCormick Canada spices and seasonings family.
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Enterprise/Starting Up |
ENTERPRISE: Road warrior shines as car wash guru (Jul. 14, 2008)
Most neighbourhoods have at least one -- the guy (it's usually a guy) who spends the better part of Saturday morning washing and rewashing his car, polishing the individual spokes of his alloy wheels and buffing out any real or perceived blemishes in the paint.
STARTING UP: Tutor touts basic skills, fixing academic weaknesses (Jul. 14, 2008)
James Sipila elementary tutor
ENTERPRISE: Sticky gum finds nemesis in Gum Buster (Jul. 7, 2008)
There's no telling what you can discover watching the Discovery Channel. Ron Trimmer discovered a whole new job one day, after tuning in to Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe.
ENTERPRISE: Yoga helps golfers get into swing of things (Jun. 30, 2008)
Whether your goal is to win a major golf tournament with a torn ACL and double stress fracture in your leg or just break 100 one day soon, there's no denying the importance of a strong and healthy body.
STARTING UP: Auto detailer can work at your home or pick car up (Jun. 30, 2008)
Does your car need a fresh, new look? Give Londoner Greg Kraus a call.
ENTERPRISE: Puzzles pose solution to team-building (Jun. 23, 2008)
Viewers of the Amazing Race know that participants rarely emerge from the contest unchanged.
STARTING UP: Owner can now Shmooze full time (Jun. 23, 2008)
When the Western Fair outsourced Brenda Heard's job as an event planner, she opted to start her own business, rather than working for a new owner.
ENTERPRISE: Financial rewards found in diversity (Jun. 16, 2008)
Diversity is one of those overarching terms that means different things to different people.
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Analyst Insight |
Don't spend retirement watching market index (Jun. 30, 2008)
Investors have access to more information today than at any other point in history, but are they any better off?
WEALTH MANAGER: Value strategies reward patience (Jun. 2, 2008)
Did the meteoric rise of growth stocks in the 1990s dethrone value stocks as lord of the returns?
WEALTH MANAGER: To track smart money, you can go with the flow (May. 5, 2008)
Tracking the smart money on Bay and Wall Street is a worthwhile endeavour for small and large investors.
Basic stock trading rules help avoid common mistakes (Apr. 7, 2008)
I believe successful stock trading is three parts science, two parts art and one-part luck. The science can be learned by studying. The art either comes from within or through experience. And the luck -- well, take it when it happens.
Don't limit strategies to buy-and-hold option (Mar. 24, 2008)
If I am ever called upon to reminisce about the greatest bull market on record, I will probably refer to it as the "age of indoctrination."
Overconfidence drags down investors (Mar. 10, 2008)
The field of finance is premised on two assumptions.
Hold on to cash when probabilities weigh against you (Feb. 18, 2008)
When the probability of losing money is greater than the probability of making money, the best place to be is often in cash. When cash is king, it usually means just about everything else has declined or is still declining.
Be patient, positive to collect stock rewards (Jan. 28, 2008)
The first rule of investing in volatile markets is the same as the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth: don't panic.
Technology Canada's top-performing sector (Jan. 7, 2008)
Canadian stocks finished the year in positive territory, but U.S. and international stocks finished down after adjusting for the extraordinary 17-per-cent appreciation in the Canadian dollar.
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Your Money |
Scotiabank's Bank the Rest may be on to something (May. 27, 2008)
A warning flag usually goes up when I hear the phrase "save money while you spend."
Magazine for professional women a global first (May. 23, 2008)
London entrepreneur Brenda Wood is treading where few -- if any -- Canadians have gone before.
Global warming combat formula urged (May. 22, 2008)
Houston . . .'er . . . London, we have a problem.
Sudden storm rips through nursery (May. 21, 2008)
It was a close call Sunday morning at Canadale Nurseries Ltd., in St. Thomas.
Ten tips to save money (May. 14, 2008)
Oil prices shot to new record levels yesterday, near US$127 a barrel mid-afternoon, thanks to a report that Iran is planning to cut its crude oil production.
Canadians go for rich Net content (May. 7, 2008)
That the Internet is ubiquitous is not news.
Postcard proposal worth note (Apr. 23, 2008)
OK, folks, it's just about last call for personal income tax filing.
Express changes leap of faith (Apr. 18, 2008)
On the face of it, and to the casual observer, it may not seem like much.
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Today's Business Law |
Former employee pays price for fake website (Jul. 14, 2008)
For 16 days in November 2004, customers of Inform Cycle Ltd. were shocked and embarrassed to find unexpected content on what they believed to be Inform Cycle's website.
Hands off LSAT students' fingers (Jul. 7, 2008)
A recent decision by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada found that taking finger/thumb prints from those writing the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is a privacy breach and must be stopped.
Face recognition among tools to guard technology (Jun. 30, 2008)
The Ontario Information and Privacy Commissioner's 2007 annual report outlines the efforts undertaken by the IPC in promoting privacy enhancing technologies.
Copyright amendment act draws fire (Jun. 23, 2008)
On June 12, the federal government introduced Bill C-61, an Act to Amend the Copyright Act. A hailstorm of critical comment followed within hours.
Privacy laws not absolute (Jun. 16, 2008)
Ontario information and privacy commissioner Anne Cavoukian has expressed concern for the tainted image of privacy laws in Canada.
Online sales still mostly off (Jun. 9, 2008)
New figures released by Statistics Canada reveal a lack of response from public- and private-sector enterprises to the increasing demands for electronic commerce and technology.
'Spare time' phenomenon being transformed (Jun. 2, 2008)
A common refrain when talking about people contributing to online pursuits such as writing Wikipedia articles is, "Where do people find the time?"
Future of online legacy upon death a new issue (May. 26, 2008)
A new aspect of estate planning has arisen with the advance of the Internet -- the preservation of one's online legacy. It's no longer as simple as passing down the family photo album.
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Fashion |
Store gazing (Jul. 16, 2008)
Store Gazing is dedicated to taking you beyond the display window with a new look, a tip, idea or trend courtesy of a local retailer to help keep you in the know.
GLAM: Bare essentials (Jul. 15, 2008)
You can run but you can't hide in the latest crop of wear-if-you-dare, string bikinis and cutout monokinis.
GLAM: Brimming with style (Jul. 8, 2008)
Summer hats brimming with style offer shelter from the summer sun and create fashionable forms of self expression.
Golf wear line aimed at younger crowd (Jun. 30, 2008)
A new generation of golfers -- sick of wearing boxy shirts and unflattering pants -- finally has an alternative.
GLAM: Summer-ready skin (Jun. 24, 2008)
Celebrating summer's all-too brief visit by soaking up the sun can lead to slacking off on skin care.
GLAM: Bronze factor (Jun. 17, 2008)
As the weather warms, the move to makeup with a natural looking glow is on.
Store Gazing (Jun. 10, 2008)
Store Gazing is dedicated to taking you beyond the display window with a new look, a tip, idea or trend.
GLAM: Dapper dad (Jun. 10, 2008)
Whether dad is already dapper or the type of guy who doesn't spend a great deal of time on his appearance, he's likely to appreciate stylish and practical gifts that can help him to simplify his daily grooming routine.
Store gazing (Jun. 3, 2008)
Store Gazing is dedicated to taking you beyond the display window with a new look, a tip, idea or trend.
GLAM: Full blown (Jun. 3, 2008)
As with many summer fashions, the latest hairstyles have their stylistic roots in the seventies and eighties.
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