" The 5,000-year-old Tyrolean iceman may have used bog moss as a prehistoric wound dressing, according to a new analysis of his body’s remains. From Wired Science: Suffering from an arrow wound and a deep cut to the right hand, the iceman, known as Ötzi, may have...
"Wilmington, Del.-based ING DIRECT, the nation’s largest direct bank, said Monday morning that effective immediately, it will suspend foreclosure sales on occupied single-family properties through the end of March 2009. The company also said it would suspend all evictions...
Santa Barbara and Montecito fire departments lead tours for residents who lost their homes in the Tea Fire. The fire is 80% contained at this point. A preliminary list of affected properties is...
A NEW purple tomato developed by scientists may be the new wonder preventative against cancer, it has been revealed in a study published in NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY. The study found that mice fed...
Sheriff in IL upholds law; refuses to carry out foreclosures on properties where tenants were not properly notified by the bank. Over a million people are in foreclosure now; some estimates say it could grow to...
After the worst flooding to his Northumberland in 50 years, a massive cleanup effort has begun in North England."More than 1,000 properties were affected, with Morpeth being hardest hit as about 400 people were...
created by Dave Keating | 42 wks ago | updated 42 wks ago 275 views | 5 recommendations | 3 comments
"Why Fannie and Freddie matterMore Videos This boarded-up, bank-owned home is on the market in Milwaukee. On the inside, that Milwaukee home has been picked clean. Never before have there been so many squalid, dilapidated homes...
"NASA scientists have announced that at least one of the giant lakes previously spied on Saturn's moon Titan contains liquid hydrocarbons - making it the "only body our solar system beyond Earth known to have...
"The matriarch of one of Hong Kong's richest corporate dynasties sat down with the city's most notorious crime bosses and negotiated the payment of a HK$600 million ransom for the release of her eldest son, The...
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The debate on nuclear power is up and running again. Gordon Brown believes that the worls needs to build up to a thousand if we are to meet energy needs and fight global warming and other enevironmental issues. He...
I have to admit, video game movies usually don't do very well. It's very difficult to translate a more interactive, hands-on experience into a passive one like a movie, and often the gimmicks or sheer fun of playing the game helped a gamer look past a shoddy plot and poor...
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I'm not a huge believer in Alexa's numbers but as I'm fond of saying, "in the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king"."Everytime we publish our monthly Techvibes Start-Up Indexes, there are always a few complaints about the use of Alexa and Compete data...
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"Peter Viles LA Times Wednesday, July 2, 2008 A financial analyst fresh from a tour of construction sites in the Inland Empire is warning Wall Street of a “ghost town” where finished homes sit vacant and additional homes are still under construction. “At several...
Between the information on Realitytrac.com (referenced below) and that from Forbes.com (ditto)it appears that while the housing crisis has faded from the head lines it is still running strong in reality land. Realtytrac is particularly useful because it gives a lot of hard...
The police have searched mosque in the UK attended by Nicky Reilly, a man described as mentally slow by authorities, who tried to blow himself up in Exeter City Center. Authorities say Muslim extreemists took advantage of the man's mental state, sheperding him through a...
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