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Restaurants Gear Up for Increased Seafood Demand During Lent
8:00AM 3/12/2011
The Christian season of repentance, Lent, is underway. And with the season comes an increased demand for seafood -- as traditional followers of Lent avoid meat on Fridays. That demand has caused some restaurants to alter their menus, and seafood retailers to consider their supplies.
When romance publisher Harlequin announced last month it was getting into the pay-to-publish game with a new imprint, it hit a real raw nerve. It unwittingly exposed that in publishing, money always talks first -- and the money is increasingly flowing toward the pay-to-publish model.
More people are putting their money where their values are -- a sentiment that isn't lost on money managers. Just this week, the first of three exchange-traded funds targeted at Christian investors hit the market. Two more will launch next week.
Holy Land Experience: Religious theme park bucks ominous trend
6:00AM 10/29/2009
On October 6, The Holy Land Experience -- a Christian-inspired theme park in Orlando, Fla. -- was completely overrun by more than 7,000 visitors. Shortly after opening that day, it hit its 1,700-person limit and began turning people away. Meanwhile, nearby highway I-4 was transformed into a parking...
Health insurance concept that's worth thanking God for
7:00PM 11/20/2008
I've been struggling with the decision of whether or not to buy private health insurance now that I'm a freelancer and not an employee with cushy benefits. I have 30-some more days to make the decision before the 60-day magic window closes, and I was just introduced to a concept I'd never...
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