Whatever your job may be, there will be times when confidential information comes to you. When you hear people discuss the subject - and when they are incorrect - what do you do? Forget correcting them or giving any indication that you know something about the situation. The rumor mill is constantly grinding out speculation. But rumors are a fact of business life. They are … [Read more...]
Top Consumer Fraud Complaints
he FTC today released the list of top consumer fraud complaints received by the agency in 2007. The list, contained in the publication “Consumer Fraud and Identity Theft Complaint Data January-December 2007,†showed that for the seventh year in a row, identity theft is the number one consumer complaint category. Of 813,899 total complaints received in 2007, 258,427, or 32 … [Read more...]
Stamps Increasing by One Cent to 42¢ on May 12
The price for a one-ounce First-Class stamp will increase from 41 to 42 cents on May 12.Prices for other mailing services, such as Standard Mail, Periodicals, Package Services (including single-piece Parcel Post), and Special Services will also change (see chart below). The average increase by class of mail is at or below the rate of inflation as measured by the Consumer Price … [Read more...]
A Valentine Day love letter you create yourself
There are many synonyms for love: endearment, devotion, ardor, and enchantment, among others. On Valentine's Day, love is often expressed by a card. But a card doesn't have to come from the store. In the early history of Valentine's Day, cards were made by individuals. Rebus Valentines are written ink and have a verse with small pictures replacing some of the words. A picture … [Read more...]
Valentine Day 2008 Facts, Candy and Love
Opinions abound as to who was the original Valentine, with the most popular theory that he was a clergyman who was executed for secretly marrying couples in ancient Rome. Emperor Claudius II felt that marriage weakened his soldiers. In any event, in A.D. 496, Pope Gelasius set aside Feb. 14 to honor St. Valentine. Through the centuries, the Christian holiday became a time to … [Read more...]