| No cash, no sweat as firms swop goods online
Barter, that age-old form of trade, is heating up here, with the Internet as a modern-day matchmaker. A multimillion-dollar business has mushroomed online for mainly small businesses to exchange goods and services. Two online brokerages here raked in close to $4 million in transactions this year and membership is booming. One member is beauty salon owner Daisy Leng, who this year saved $2,800 on advertising and computer software, which she paid for with her beauty products instead of cash. 'The savings are very important to a small setup like mine,' said Ms Leng, now a regular barter trader. Another local set-up, accounting software company A2000 Solutions, saved $10,000 on printing by redeeming credits earned from selling accounting software in a barter trade.
Teens, tweens find new friend
FORT COLLINS — Lauren Myracle is 38 going on 15, and fluent in the instant-message lingua franca of the tweens and teens who've made her the literary equivalent of a rock star. Her novel "ttyl" — e-shorthand for "talk to you later" — was written in the form of instant messages, composed at the Fort Collins Starbucks that's become Myracle's de facto office. Along with companion volumes "ttfn" ("ta-ta for now") and "L8r, g8r" ("Later, gator"), that book launched a white-hot career arc that's still curving up, trailing Myracle, who seems a little stunned, like a child with a runaway kite. "It's so silly!" she says happily. Wide-eyed, with sassy short hair, Myracle punctuates her sentences with exclamation points in print and aloud, waving pink-glitter fingernails for extra emphasis.
Mansion 'mistake' piles the pressure on Barack Obama
He and his mother recieved death threats because Tavis Smiley criticized Obama for not coming to the event (unlike Sen. Clinton who was also invited). Death threats for an opinion !! It is a very frightening time in America and reminds me of the dangerous past leaders who whipped up hysterical masses and created chaos. .
Wal-mart's giving Southern Shopping Center businesses a reason to ...
If they're waiting for their computer to be fixed, they do some shopping, then come back," he said. Consumer Viola Needham has been drawn to Wal-Mart because it's less busy than the one close to her house on Military Highway, she said. Needham, who's retired, opened her plastic bag and pulled out two bras. She paid about $18 for both at Wal-Mart. They cost $20 at the nearby Kmart, she said. "It just gives you more shopping power," Needham said of the retailer's prices. Tristan Lucas, an Old Dominion University junior who once lived in Bentonville, unloaded her young daughter from her shopping cart, which ballooned over with groceries. "It's not my No. 1 choice of a store," she said, "but whenever you get everything in one place, it's convenient." Jennifer Jiggetts, (757) 446-2643, jennifer.jiggetts@pilotonline.com .
Art Briefs: Feb. 7-14
Everyone is invited to an artist reception today (Feb. 7) from 5:30-7 p.m. to see Patty Sheehan’s new paintings at the El Prado branch of the First Community Bank. Sheehan has been a teacher, psychotherapist, motivational speaker and author of articles, books and songs for children and adults.After five years in Taos taking classes and painting, Sheehan is creating very colorful still lifes, figures and landscapes primarily in acrylics, although she explores a variety of other media, a press release reads. Her professional life seems to be about finding her own creative voice(s) and helping others do that too. The bank is located at 1520 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, next to the El Prado Post Office. Call (575) 613-5377.Take the ‘Chile Line’ .
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