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1. | Arizona's Biltmore Fashion Park: "this place is hot"!
The Biltmore Fashion Park, located just outside Phoenix, boasts a variety of exciting cafés and restaurants; so when you're browsing its numerous retail outlets, you're sure to find something to satisfy your stomach's urges.
As the largest state capital in the United States, Phoenix has ...
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2. | You can never be too big for your boots!
The boot has undergone a revolution in its short history from an essential item of industrial clothing to an indispensable fashion item - but where can it go next?
For many shoe-lovers, boots are more than just a type of footwear, often worn to support or warm your ...
[Added: 24 Nov 2006 Hits: 42 Words: 515]
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3. | Underground Atlanta: successfully mixing history with a modern retail experience
Atlanta, Georgia, is one the Deep South's most important and most interesting, cities. Its origins lie in the extension of industry and the expansion of the American railroad in the 19th century, beginning as a railroad town to help supply the cotton trades. As far back as ...
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4. | The invoice finance sector is showing positive growth according to the latest figures from the Factors and Discounters Association.
According to the latest figures from the Factors and Discounters Association (FDA), the invoice finance sector of the UK Asset and Sales Finance Market has seen nearly £13bn advanced to more than 45,000 UK companies. While these clients still tend to be in the ...
[Added: 13 Nov 2006 Hits: 86 Words: 392]
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5. | Take a weekend theatre break in Britain
The number of weekend breaks people take in today's modern world has increased considerably over the last ten years. Instead of spending weekends at home, young, working individuals have been taking advantage of cheaper and more frequent flights ...
[Added: 10 Nov 2006 Hits: 42 Words: 483]
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6. | Why you should always use the correct motor oil in your car
Motor oil, coolant, clutch, transmission, power steering, and brake fluids are all vital parts of all cars. They need to be regularly checked, topped up or changed whenever required to ensure that the vehicle operates properly. The car ...
[Added: 18 Aug 2006 Hits: 75 Words: 669]
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7. | Canon introduces All-in-One colour toner cartridges.
With the release of the new Lasershot LBP-5000, Canon have introduced their first colour toner printer to feature all-in-one cartridges.
We compare this new concept colour toner printer with two of its conventional rivals, which utilise separate toner cartridges and an OPC imaging unit. From the same stable ...
[Added: 16 Aug 2006 Hits: 137 Words: 635]
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8. | The Great Spa Getaway
A restful break away from work and home has always been most peoples dream, but these days a holiday just as often means a stressful excursion as much as a chance to unwind. Don't take any risks with your break from the nine to five: get ...
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9. | Discovering the jewels that are Britain's historic cities
The UK has some of the world's most popular holiday destinations. Renowned across the globe for the fantastic breadth of the nation's recorded and visible history, Britain houses some of the best ancient monuments, country houses, castles, historic cities and public buildings.
A ...
[Added: 12 Aug 2006 Hits: 89 Words: 573]
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10. | Internet shoppers failing to get a fair deal from online retailers
The massive growth and development of the online retail sector in recent years has afforded a degree of choice and convenience to consumers that have never been possible before. But as more and more consumers look to the web to make their purchases – ...
[Added: 01 Jul 2006 Hits: 170 Words: 451]
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11. | Mortgage boom or bust in the UK
Recent talk within the housing market of a possible slow down, marking an end to the mini boom which has been gradually pushing house prices up across the country, seem to have been premature. The latest figures from the British Bankers' ...
[Added: 01 Jul 2006 Hits: 188 Words: 635]
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12. | What are the main types of mortgages that are available?
These days there are hundreds of different types of mortgages: fixed, variable, capped, discount, base rate tracker, offset, repayment only, interest only, and these can also include a variety of options such as the ability to take payment holidays, or avoiding ...
[Added: 01 Jul 2006 Hits: 84 Words: 787]
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13. | Insuring against summer sporting disasters
Sporting fever has beset the country. With the dates of the World Cup, Wimbledon, the Formula One Grand Prix season, and the Cricket Open coinciding, it seems that this summer has become a boom time for sports fans.
The ...
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14. | Credit cards, loans, mortgages, what can be done to reduce the UK personal debt burden
The Consumer Credit Counselling Service (CCCS) announced recently that levels of 'extreme debt' in the UK are worsening. According to the report 280,000 CCCS customers who were aged between 40 and 59 were shown to be in possession ...
[Added: 01 Jul 2006 Hits: 75 Words: 537]
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15. | King Kong Goes Ape On DVD
Unafraid of taking on a challenge, Peter Jackson has come a long way from his low-budget filmmaker origins with such cult classics as "Bad Taste" and "Braindead", through to the phenomenon that was the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. When his ...
[Added: 31 Mar 2006 Hits: 78 Words: 648]
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16. | HIPs countdown gets mixed reception
The news that the Government has published a timeline for going live with its Home Information Packs (HIPs) has received a mixed press from mortgage brokers and other professionals involved in the housing market.
It's "essential", according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders, in order to monitor whether ...
[Added: 31 Mar 2006 Hits: 91 Words: 527]
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17. | Is the UK obsession with loans out of control or are personal debt levels "comfortable"?
Since the 1990s, when the average homeowner owed around £31 thousand, levels of personal debt have nearly trebled to £84 thousand. However, according to the Alliance & Leicester, UK personal borrowing levels are at present "comfortable".
At a time when personal debt in the UK exceeds ...
[Added: 20 Mar 2006 Hits: 95 Words: 610]
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18. | Insurance news - UK Ex-smokers reportedly paying too much for life insurance.
According to recent life assurance research by Sainsbury's Bank, many ex-smokers may be paying too much for their life insurance. They assert that during the past 5 years approximately 6.78 million people have given up smoking, however only a quarter of these ...
[Added: 07 Mar 2006 Hits: 100 Words: 617]
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19. | Credit Card Cheques branded a "rip-off" by financial protection agencies.
The Office of Fair Trading has issued a demand for a change in the law restricting the use of credit card cheques. These cheques have been around for about 10 years and are designed to allow people to transfer funds into another of the cardholder's accounts ...
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20. | Avoiding the sound of Jingle Bills
The Commons Trade and Industry committee has stated that the recent rises in UK gas prices has lead to increased suffering by many of the most exposed groups such as the elderly and, "non-elderly vulnerable ...
[Added: 21 Dec 2005 Hits: 79 Words: 696]
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21. | Personal loans - how to make sure you get the best deal
If you are in need of obtaining additional money quickly, then your main choices are using a credit card or obtaining a personal loan from a bank, building society or from a specialist loan company. For short term borrowing credit cards can ...
[Added: 13 Oct 2005 Hits: 69 Words: 796]
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22. | UK personal debt problems creating hardship for nation's young adults
Problem personal debt levels, especially for people under 25, in the UK have risen since last year according to the Consumer Credit Counselling Service (CCCS). In a report released this week they revealed that the average client aged under 25 coming for counselling in 2005 owes £15,000. ...
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23. | First-time house buyers still finding it tough to get into the market
Buying a house in the current housing market is tough. Becoming a first-time house buyer is very tough. Recent research by the Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru (CIH) has show just how difficult it has become for people in Wales aged 20-39 to get a foothold on the ...
[Added: 13 Sep 2005 Hits: 121 Words: 718]
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24. | Insurance, fuel and finances in the UK following world events
Following the increase in UK terrorist activities and the catastrophe that has hit New Orleans, it seems we are all going to have to foot the bill. The total cost of the catastrophe is currently predicted to top $25 ...
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25. | Students investing in their future need to manage their finances today
With the A-level results coming out, the long wait for UK school leavers hoping to go to university will soon be over. All the hard work that has been put into achieving the grades required will now ...
[Added: 27 Aug 2005 Hits: 72 Words: 822]
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26. | Basic bank accounts failing the basic needs of consumers
The lists of bank and savings accounts that are available to most people are bewildering. A quick look at a comparison site like Moneynet or Moneyfacts will reveal thousands of different products. Unfortunately many of these accounts are not accessible for anyone with either ...
[Added: 25 Aug 2005 Hits: 51 Words: 913]
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27. | Mortgage research good news for house buyers
Figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders show that in July gross lending in totalled £25.2 billion, with fixed rate deal mortgages are at their most popular for nearly six years.
Nonetheless, "July's growth in lending to individuals slowed from ...
[Added: 22 Aug 2005 Hits: 74 Words: 631]
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28. | Insurance providers weather the storm while consumers flounder
We have just had the first year's anniversary of the flash flooding which occurred at Boscastle in Cornwall. The floods saw some of the worst damage wrought by sudden rainfall in the UK for many years.
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[Added: 19 Aug 2005 Hits: 142 Words: 927]
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29. | Life Insurance Providing Little Protection from Terrorism
Recent statements by the City of London Police Commissioner James Hart that future terrorist attacks in London’s financial centre are, "a matter of when, rather than if", will increase already serious concerns over issues of personal and business financial protection.
Mr Hart’s statement pointed out ...
[Added: 12 Aug 2005 Hits: 71 Words: 638]
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30. | Life insurance fears post the London bombings tragedy
Following on from the tube train and bus bomb attacks in London there was a move from several UK insurance companies to reassure victims that claims would be processed "quickly and sympathetically". This need for reassurance came in light of concerns ...
[Added: 11 Aug 2005 Hits: 132 Words: 768]
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