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Dashboard A weekly roundup of small-business developments. What’s affecting me, my clients and other small-business owners this week. The Big Story: A Surplus of Yawns President Obama’s budget, which includes $24 billion in cuts, sets off an election year fight. Here’s a good summary. The Calafia Beach Pundit says that fiscal austerity might not be [...]

Bonus Beats: Chris Brown and Rihanna have reunited on a new single leaving many to question the credibility of the victim and the remorse of the convicted.  And with that I’m done. I don’t want to hear about Rihanna anymore. I don’t want to hear about Chris Brown anymore. I don’t want to hear about [...]

Designer Raven Kauffman wears a vintage Tom Ford suit and gold turban to get into the holiday spirit at her Los Angeles home. Dramatic eyes will make this season's best statement, she says.

The question was: What year was MUCC founded and what year did it begin Outdoorama? The answer was: 1937 and 1974. The winners of two free tickets – a $20 value – can pick up tickets at the Outdoorama Will Call window. They are: Mark May, Warren; John Williams, Clarkston; Ed Schultz; Alan Hafeli, Oxford; [...]

This Season’s GBKs Event will Benefit Diverse Charitable Cases , the luxury lifestyle gift lounge and special events company, will honor the 2012 Academy Awards Nominees and Presenters with its Annual Gift Lounge on February 24th and 25th. GBK will offer its exclusive list of invited celebrities, VIPs, and media an opportunity to enjoy an [...]

The question was: What year was MUCC founded and what year did it begin Outdoorama? The answer was: 1937 and 1974. The winners of two free tickets – a $20 value – can pick up tickets at the Outdoorama Will Call window. They are: Mark May, Warren; John Williams, Clarkston; Ed Schultz; Alan Hafeli, Oxford; [...]

The question was: What year was MUCC founded and what year did it begin Outdoorama? The answer was: 1937 and 1974. The winners of two free tickets – a $20 value – can pick up tickets at the Outdoorama Will Call window. They are: Mark May, Warren; John Williams, Clarkston; Ed Schultz; Alan Hafeli, Oxford; [...]

Quality of life for disabled elderly people is most closely tied to two factors: a sense of dignity and a sense of control, according to a study by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC) and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). “By ‘control,’ these elders mean a sense of autonomy [...]

Chicago — The Chicago Auto Show just might have the right focus. It’s the ultimate deep dish shopping for consumers, with more than 1 million feet of exhibit space that allows them to see more models and more types of cars at the same time than any other show. McCormick Place, furthermore, is a [...]