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When tough times come because of either personal financial issues, or because the overall economy is bad, there are some tough decisions that people have to make. This may very well be something you are going through right now. You may be used to going out and getting what you want, but that state of financial bliss may not last forever. When things are tough, you may have to make tough choices. That may mean you should think twice and compare vehicles both new and used to see what is truly the best idea for you and your family.

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There are so many people blogging these days. It’s just a great way to voice your opinion online and earn a little extra money in the process. For those who’re not familiar with what a blog is, it’s essentially like a web page. You can create a blog to talk about movies, food, art, politics, clothes, online dating or whatever else you choose. A blog is commonly more concise and more opinionated than your run-of-the-mill web article. Blogs in general voice opinions and allow others to leave remarks behind. Are you ready for some crucial blogging advice?

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JAMES CITY - The county has to give a little to get more business, according to a long-awaited report released this week.  The report drops the other shoe after a consultant study criticized the county for an unfriendly business climate. In interviews with 30 businesses, numerous complaints arose over long waits for site plan approval, shortages of workforce and affordable housing, and a schizophrenic business identity. The consultant report proved a sufficient smoking gun to shake up the Planning Department last week.  The Business Climate Task Force responded to the complaints in a report mailed Wednesday to county officials. It was briefly available on the county website but was inexplicably yanked Friday.

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Less than three months after its much-ballyhooed launch, Fox Business Network is drawing an average of 6,000 daytime viewers.   The Nielsen number, for the period Oct. 15 through Dec. 16, rises to 15,000 during prime time.  Taken in isolation, the debut might be judged an abysmal failure. But no one - including Fox executives - expected the fledgling channel to make a serious run at the top business network, CNBC, until it had been on the air for at least a year.  Still, the figures reinforce the perception that Rupert Murdoch’s newest television operation faces a very steep climb.  By contrast, 19-year-old CNBC averaged 281,000 daytime viewers and 234,000 in prime time during the same period. Those are modest figures by cable standards, but CNBC makes about $325 million a year because advertisers value its affluent audience.

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Mumbai, Jan 5 (UNI) Advanta India has added the vegetables seed business of Hyderabad-based Unicorn to its vegetable portfolio.  Speaking to reporters, Advanta CEO V R Kaundinya said, ”We hope to leverage the strong brand equity of Unicorn, excellent breeding programmes and outstanding production capabilities to create leadership position for ourselves in this market segment.” With this acquisition, Advanta has added products like tomatoes, melons and cucumber to its ‘Golden’ portfolio of vegetables.  Unicorn has research and development facilities in Bangalore and Hyderabad, while its production activities are concentrated in Karnataka.  The Company earned approximately Rs 25 crore in the last fiscal, a release stated.

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ISLAMABD (January 02 2008): The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has revised duty drawback rates on export of leather products, sports goods and footwear from January 1, 2008. The board has superseded SRO 611(I)/2007 through a notification issued on Tuesday.  According to the new duty drawback rates, the repayment of customs duty would be 0.80 percent of the fob value on export of finished leather of goat/sheep skin; 1.17 percent of the fob value, finished leather of cow or buffalo or camel hide; 2.04 percent of the fob value finished leather of cow or buffalo hide or side in finished form; 2.23 percent of the fob value lamb or sheep skin finished leather with hair; 0.14 percent of the fob value wet blue sheep or goatskin and duty drawback of 1.84 percent of the fob value would be applicable on the export of white crust or dyed crust cow or buffalo hide or side furniture or upholstery leather thickness 2.5 mm to 5.0 mm.

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Comstock Resources says it has closed a previously announced $170 million acquisition of oil and gas properties and related assets from SWEPI LP, an affiliate of Shell Oil Co.  The South Texas properties include 67 wells currently producing 22 million cubic feet of natural gas equivalent per day.  Comstock estimates the acquired properties have net proved reserves of approximately 57 billion cubic feet of natural gas.  The company also says it estimates that the properties could yield an additional 90 billion cubic feet of resources potential from future exploitation.  Frisco-based Comstock Resources Inc. (NYSE:CRK) is an independent energy company engaged in oil and gas acquisitions, exploration and development, primarily in Louisiana and Texas, and in the Gulf of Mexico.