Mexican Food the Healthy Way
EAting the healthy way in Mexico involves do´s and don´ts. Do Drink lots of liquid, whether water, soup or fruit drinks; know that avocado can lower your LCL cholesterol; choose chicken or fish instead of red meet, eat less than you do at home ... these tips and more tips from a North American who has lived in Mexico for nine years.Photos available on request $5/photo.

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What the FDIC Website Tells Savers
The Federal Insurance Deposit Corporation (FDIC) is a government agency insuring depositors in most banks for up to $100,000 or more. This article will point you in the right direction for knowing more about what the "or more" means, valuable information if you´re a saver.What the FDIC Website Tells Savers By Rochelle Cashdan The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, better known as the FDIC, insures bank deposits up to $100,00 for an individual non-retirement account ($250,00 for an IRA account) and even more for joint accounts and living trust accounts. I’ll be giving some important details here, but the best source of information is the FDIC itself. On its website, you’ll find clear explanations of what you and it can do. As I have an individual account, I’ll explain from that perspective. The rules are different for people with a joint account. The FDIC is guaranteeing up to $100,000 I have on deposit at each bank where I maintain a non-retirement account. Deposits in an IRA account are guaranteed separately for up to $250,000. If you have a lot of cash savings, remember that the FDIC can insure more than one bank account for you. This is one technique used for doing an end run around the $100,000 limit. Another way, if you are saving money that will eventually go to your children, is to open a revocable living trust at your bank. First, you will need to set up the revocable living trust, not terribly complicated once you find a living trust form online and have a lawyer friend look it over for you. This kind of trust, with you as the grantor and trustee, has the advantage of being easily changed or even cancelled. You’ll need to list your beneficiaries and assets and append the lists to your witnessed, dated trust form. Be sure to consider your beneficiary selections carefully. After that, request a certification of trust form from your bank, fill it out and mail, fax, or email it in, depending on the procedure your bank follows. Why go to the trouble of setting up a revocable living trust? There are several estate planning advantages, but what is relevant here is that the FDIC will guarantee $100,000 for each beneficiary named in your trust in addition to guaranteeing up to $100,000 in your single account. That’s jargon for your personal bank account

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Netbank Failure Rocks Boat for Overseas Americans
Because of the Patriot Act, overseas Americans have a hard time opening new bank accounts. Those who let accounts swell at Netbank beyond the FDIC limits were in for a rude shock when the pioneering internet bank went into Chapter 11.

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Think Mexico: Where Your Vacation Dollar Will Last Longer
With the dollar dropping in relation to the euro, this may be the time to think Mexico instead of Paris.

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Half a Century with Bipolar Disorder
As its sufferers know, bipolar disorder is potentially a fatal disease. This personal account, by the founder of an early organization for people using medication to control the illness, is mainly about what happens after the illness is treated effectively.

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Award-Winning Writer Grace Paley Dies at 84
Grace Paley´s "Collected Stories" made her a finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award in 1994. Respected for her craft, she wrote about the New York City women she knew best before feminism was fashionable.

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