Would You Quit Drinking Bottled Water?

" photo credit: Hambo One of my pet peeves is my wife buying bottled water, even though we live in one of the more pristine areas of the world. Vancouver is planning on launching a marketing campaign aimed at getting more people to turn on the tap when they’re...

FDIC - Federal bank insurance fund short on cash

"WASHINGTON - Banks are not the only ones struggling in the growing financial crisis. The fund established to insure their deposits is also feeling the pinch, and the taxpayer may be the lender of last resort.The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., whose insurance fund has...

U.S. regulators seize two more banks, engineer sale

While these two banks are small players, the fact that their are 90 institutions on the list that the FDIC examiners monitor. It would be great to have some good news one of these days. " U.S. regulators took over two banks on Friday and sold them to Mutual of Omaha Bank,...

Is my bank safe ?

" Hearing about bank closings will make any optimist uneasy about the future. so I thought this might be a good time for everyone to know if their accounts are insured and if their bank is healthy or not. Here is some info about FDIC..from FDIC.gov.What Is the FDIC? ...

Mazel Tov! Israeli weddings introduce ATMs

This is an idea that will catch in many parts of the world especially for Catholic "first-communion" and "confirmation" as kids prefer getting cash."Mazel Tov! Israeli weddings introduce ATMs Thursday, 10 July 2008 17:51 A new...

'lyingeyes98@yahoo.com' guilty of murder conspiracy

In Ireland this crime is unique but I am willing to bet that anyone anywhere would consider it to be very unusual. It would make a great film script."The jury in the Ennis murder conspiracy trial has returned a verdict on some of the charges. Sharon Collins, who had denied...

Henley by-election: Tories beat humiliated Labour into fifth place

Another trouncing for the Labour party in the UK, this time in the Henley by-election. The parliament seat election was to replace Boris Johnson, who resigned after he was elected mayor of London."The Conservative Party has beaten Labour into fifth place in the by-election to...

Key Largo Bank Auction

" A 2.53+/- waterfront development site in Key Largo, Florida located at 104180 Overseas Highway Key Largo, FL 33037 will be auctioned by Order of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of FL-Miami Division (Case No. 07-18127-BKC-LMI) on February 1, 2008. The 2007...