Retire Smart: Fiscal cliff tax planning

By Jill Schlesinger
Tribune Media Services
 
 With less than three months before the end of the year, time is short to plan for the much-dreaded “fiscal cliff.” What is the fiscal cliff, you ask? It’s the combination of tax increases and spending cuts that are scheduled to go into effect in January of 2013.

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Interpersonal Edge: Focus on results not getting apology

By Dr. Daneen Skube
Tribune Media Services
 
Q. I have to work with another team and manager who treats me and my team badly. I keep trying to get him and his team members to see that the way they act is unprofessional. The manager gets huffy and his team members get hostile. How can I get them to behave appropriately?

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Be PHREEE: Really, We Are Not So Different

By Charissa Patterson- Martinez
 
Most of us are cognizant of other people who exhibit traits that are extremely similar to our own. This can sometimes translate into irritation for that person.

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Creative Cookbook Raises Money For Local Food Bank

Having a healthy meal without spending a lot of time in the kitchen is necessary for most families today.  

LANSING, MI — Without a doubt Dua Aldasouqi said that her love of food came from her mother.  She smiled and said, “She is an excellent cook and she instilled the love for food in all of us, even my brothers aren’t too shabby in the kitchen either.”

 

 

 

 

 

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Variety: Reality disappearing from reality shows

Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson, right, appears with her mom June Shannon in McIntyre, GA. The 6-year-old breakout star of “Toddlers and Tiaras” now has her own show – and an international fan base. 
 
Photo by Jennifer Brett/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/MCT

 
By Brian Lowry
Variety
 
 Fox caused quite a stir among magicians in the late 1990s, airing specials featuring the Masked Magician breaking the “magician’s code” by giving away tricks of the trade.

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Movie Review: Alex Cross

The plot for “Alex Cross” initially, is fairly simple: catch a crazy serial killer called Picasso (Matthew Fox) whose ultimate target is a Detroit based industrialist called Giles Mercier (Jean Reno), but as Cross tries to anticipate the killer’s next move, the unexpected occurs.

 

 

 

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AboutThatCar.com: 2013 Ford Mustang Boss 302

By Frank S. Washington
 
DETROIT, MI –I just spent a pulsating week driving a 2013 Ford Mustang Boss 302. It was an awful lot of car. 
 
My “school bus yellow” Mustang Boss 302 was race ready with a stiff suspension, aerodynamic details and a removed rear seat that thankful they left in the car.

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Citizens Must Advocate the Need to Vote

By Rick Garcia
 
As the colorful leaves have fallen, consequentially, colorful candidate signs have risen in its place dotting the neighborhood landscape. Additionally, you may find yourself raking through the “plethora” of candidate and proposal mailers while rifling through the TV campaign ads with the remote choosing “Spongebob Squarepants” as an alternate refuge.

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10 tips to avoid travel booking mistakes

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (airport code AMS) is located just 14 kilometers southwest of this capital city. Schiphol Airport has one terminal, which is divided into six piers (B through G) extending out from a central plaza. From Schiphol passengers can hop a 20-minute Direct Rail Link train to Amsterdam’s Centraal Station and then connect to trains traveling throughout the Netherlands and into Germany and Belgium.

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