Resolve to set up fund for emergencies
New York report urges establishing an emergency savings fund. Financial planners Patel and Edelman advise saving three to six months of living expenses, with 12 months as a cautionary goal after 9/11. Start from each paycheck, trim spending, and avoid falling into debt. Any cushion beats none.
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Ric Edelman
Fairfax
Edelman
Greg McBride
Bankrate.com
North Palm Beach
Fla
Canada confirms second case of mad cow disease
Canada announces a second dairy cow in Alberta tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy the official report says. The case follows a US decision to reopen the border to Canadian beef with March start date amid ongoing Canada US talks and border policy notes.
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Canada
Toronto
United States
Alberta
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Bush Administration
Cell phone porn moves toward US wireless market
Pornographers expand into mobile devices with pictures sounds and clips to download. Playboy aims to deliver wireless porn by 2005 with major players eyeing wireless as a new channel, potentially a 1 billion worldwide business. UK and Turkey/Italy examples show early adoption and content control efforts.
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Playboy Enterprises Inc
United States
Playboy
Adam Zawel
Yankee Group Inc
Zanel
Turkey
Yankee Group
Italy
Vodafone
United Kingdom
U.K. Net
Ritch Blasi
Cingular Wireless
Ice wine harvest rush grips Great Lakes vineyards
Northern Great Lakes vineyards race the clock to harvest frozen grapes for ice wine. Mazza Vineyards suffers 85 percent damage but predicts above average vintage. Johnson Estate and Debonne report steady progress. Ontario wineries expect a standout year as ice wines fetch high demand worldwide.
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North East
Great Lakes
Mazza Vineyards
Lake Erie
Pennsylvania
Bob Mazza
Debonne Vineyards
Madison
Ohio
Tony Debevc
Johnson Estate Winery
Westfield
N.Y
Jeff Murphy
Johnson Estate
Mazza Winery
Ontario
Canada
Gerry Ginsberg
Niagara Grape and Wine Festival
Ginsberg
Bos Mazza
Steps to give your business a head start for the year
New York small business owners should address housekeeping early in January. Create vacation policies and an employee handbook, review bookkeeping or switch software, and set a budget. Secure lines of credit now to avoid cash flow issues, as advised by accountant Toolan.
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New York
Massad
Visionary to bring Chinese cars to U.S. market
Malcolm Bricklin's Visionary Vehicles signs with Chery Automobile to import low-cost Chinese cars in 2007. The plan targets 250000 vehicles across five models, with 10 year warranties, aiming for 1 million units by 2012. Bricklin seeks Toyota Lexus like quality at 30 percent below current prices.
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Detroit
Subaru
United States
Chery Automobile Co
Visionary Vehicles LLC
New York
Chery
U.S
Malcolm Bricklin
Visionary
Paul Lambert
Lambert
America
Bricklin
Yugo America Inc
Wartorn Yugoslavia
Japan
China
Yin Tongyao
Malcolm
Chevy
South Korea
GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co
Chevrolet Spark
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A.G. Edwards & Sons Inc
St. Louis
the Associatd Press
Cox News Service
Erie
Peek’n Peak
Franconia
Germany
Janet B. Campbell
Associated Press
Joyce M. Rosenser
Robin Bucksonap
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