Homeowners' Love of Remodeling Will Help Push Up Home Values

"Does a desire for two-person showers, travertine floors and granite countertops push home prices up? Housing economist Tom Lawler, a Vienna, Va., consultant, argues that it does — and says these cravings are partly responsible for ballooning home prices throughout much...

Homeowners' Love of Remodeling Will Help Push Up Home Values

"Does a desire for two-person showers, travertine floors and granite countertops push home prices up? Housing economist Tom Lawler, a Vienna, Va., consultant, argues that it does — and says these cravings are partly responsible for ballooning home prices throughout much...

Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Compiled by Sai.R

"Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Contents 1. Quota system: Beginning of the end for IITs and IIMs Bhamy V Shenoy, Gulf Times, May 26, 2006-------------------------------------- 2. Meeting the challenge of Mandal II, Satish Deshpande & Yogendra Yadav, Hindu...

Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Compiled by Sai.R

"Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries? Contents 1. Quota system: Beginning of the end for IITs and IIMs Bhamy V Shenoy, Gulf Times, May 26, 2006-------------------------------------- 2. Meeting the challenge of Mandal II, Satish Deshpande & Yogendra Yadav, Hindu...

Thinking Safety Cuts Holiday Risk Of Oh Oh Ohs

"Dirty chimneys and old space heaters could be ticking time bombs just waiting for winter temperatures to drop and for their owners to turn to the alternative sources of heat. In light of the cold-weather threat many residents face from their own household devices, fire...

What It Means to Go Hungry

"A controversial new government report has excised the term "hunger" altogether in favor of more supposedly accurate measurements. But sometimes words have a power that statistics do not. Since Thanksgiving is the day we count our blessings instead of our carbs, it is a ripe...

Leadership by Example - Helping Your Kids' Careers Take Flight

"If you're reading this, chances are you have a newly minted college graduate in the household. This column, the second part of a Leadership by Example Graduation Special, aims to arm you with practical advice for helping your child's career bloom. As a parent, you can help...

The Automatic Millionaire - Ten Ways to Protect Yourself from High Energy Prices

"Oil prices have been hitting record highs recently. We're feeling the pinch at the pump from this staggering increase as gas prices skyrocket nationally to average around $2.90 per gallon. So if you're an average driver, you're now spending some $57 to fill your tank with...

Aberavon MP vows support for IndependetAge campaign

"Dr Hywel Francis, MP for Aberavon, is supporting the IndependetAge's campaign to reach out to older carers and raise awareness of the difficulties they face. IndependentAge is a charity that champions independence for older people. Its aim is to enable older people in...

The Average American: 1967 and Today

"As the U.S. population crossed the 300 million mark sometime around 7:46 a.m. Tuesday (according to the U.S. Census Bureau), the typical family is doing a whole lot better than their grandparents were in 1967, the year the population first surpassed 200 million. Mr. and Mrs....

How Iran's Revolution Created 'Muslim Lite'

"About five days before the start of Ramadan, in anticipation of a long month of abstinence, my upstairs neighbor's kid threw a house party. Car after car unloaded young men with spiky, gelled hair, and young women in tight jeans and spiky heels. The sound system, I believe,...