Southern California Home Sales Up … Home Prices Still Falling

DataQuick Information Systems just reported that across the six counties of Southern California it was the highest level of sales in almost a year. The median sales price in July was $260,000 in Riverside County and $230,000 in San Bernardino County. Both represent declines...

'Bravest' students do not cheat

Students who don't cheat seem to be in the minority, and have plenty of opportunities to see their peers cheat and receive the rewards with little risk of punishment. Is cheating part of culture?" Two studies of more...

Decade has had fewest 90-degree days since 1930

"August is the wettest and often the muggiest month of the year. Yet, summer heat continues in short supply, continuing a trend that has dominated much of the 21st Century's opening decade. There have been only 162...

Don't inhale that new car smell

"(AOL Autos) -- Ah, that new car smell, that eau de car-logne; it does an ego good while it does a wallet bad. And now it turns out, it can do bad things to your health, too. ...

Nearly two million subscribers online in NZ

The latest figures from Statistics New Zealand show 1.5 million subscribers are now hooked up to the internet and most have broadband. " Broadband subscriptions have increased 10.7 per cent in the six months to March 2008, to reach 891,000. Subscribers with analog...

Mass. law lets out-of-state gay couples marry

Massechusetts Gov. Deval patrick signed a bill that repealed out-of-state gay couples from going to Mass. to get married. Personally, I don't have a problem with gay marriage in any shape or form. My view is who...

Condoleezza Rice to meet North Korean counterpart for nuclear talks

Ending their long held position US has extended olive branch to communist regime of  North Korea after latter abandoned their nuclear programme. Now US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice will meet her Korean counterpart next week to take the discussion further. ...

Making Americans Unsafe

OPINIONS: Americans who think domestic "security" measures taken by the Bush Administration, like the new and spiffy Terrorist Watch List are making them safer, need to take a deep breath, assemble their badly...

A Cambridge First for the anorexic girl given just hours to live

" After graduating from Cambridge University with a starred First Class degree, Mandy Kaye has the world at her feet. She achieved the highest possible grade, the only student in her faculty to do so. But she...

French top honour for Betancourt

Former Colombian hostage  Ingrid  Betancourt has been  awarded with one of  the top French civilian award. She hold dual nationality of Colombia and France. "France has honoured the former hostage...

England v South Africa 1st Test

Looks like England are going to blow it again."FIRST TEST, Lord's, day four (close):England 593-8 dec v S Africa 247 & 242-1 By Jamie Lillywhite ...

Constitutional Court Battle in South Africa

A senior judge is accused of attempting to influence the outcome of a corruption hearing involving ANC President Jacob Zuma. The constantly-embattled Zuma, leader of South Africa's ruling party, was also at the heart of arms trading and sex scandals. "The Judicial Services...

Outraged priest returns Order of Canada medal

A priest in Coquitlam, BC has returned his Order of Canada (in the Canadain post no less) because he says that the appointment of abortion activist Henry Morgentaler 'degrades the order'."Lucien Larre, a Coquitlam...

25% of Berlin's Population has Foreign Roots

A new study out this week highlights how popular Berlin has come for foreigners.  The City's Fast Paced urban lifestyle has been compared to New York City of the 1980's and this study is simply more to reinforce (as an American living in Berlin) something most of us...

Britain has one of highest drink-driving levels in Europe

Levels of drinking amongst young teenagers seem to be in the headlines all the time but older drinkers pose a great danger to others when they drive and in terms of the nations health with middle age drinkers...

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