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Mortgage mania has truly arrived, to the point where rate talk is all the buzz at dinner parties. Forget tech stocks - the barber now offers tips on how to get the best refinance deal. Homeowners check rate hot lines daily and are deluged by e-mail from mortgage firms. The quotes were disappointing last week, when procrastinators lamented a surge in the average 30-year fixed rate to 6.15% from 5.98%. But rates remain near 40-year lows. There is a real frenzy: a record $1.3 trillion of mortgages will be refinanced this year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Spot a Refinance Rip-Off | 10/21/2002 | See Source »

...facilities varies widely. There is no national standard for training required to become a forensic investigator, nor any uniform accreditation procedure for labs. About two-thirds of U.S. forensic labs subscribe to an accreditation system, but it's only voluntary. "When you get a haircut," says Fischer, "even your barber is licensed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Science Solves Crimes | 10/21/2002 | See Source »

...black eye Milen Veltchev was sporting last week was not, he insists, the result of a run-in with a disgruntled taxpayer. Sure, Veltchev has had some awkward encounters during his 15 months as Bulgaria's Finance Minister. There was the time his barber, after haranguing him about a licensing-rate hike, left him sitting in the chair with his thick black hair dripping wet while the barber went next door to fetch his daughter, also a hairdresser, who gave Veltchev another earful. As one of the most recognizable figures in government and the architect of a series of unpopular...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bullish On the Balkans | 10/20/2002 | See Source »

They include the head designer of the Jaguar S-Type and Skip Barber, a famous Formula One racer and teacher of Nascar stars like Jeff Gordon, according to Sully...

Author: By Kyle J. Berkman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Racing Enthusiasts Find Home in Automotive Society | 10/11/2002 | See Source »

...We’ve heard that [Ceddia] is quick and tough,” Barber said. “But that’s all we really know...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Women’s Soccer Looks For Offense Against Rival Boston College Today | 10/9/2002 | See Source »

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