PSA: IF I SERVICE YOUR COMPUTER, HIDE YOUR NAKED PICTURES

As a computer repair guy, I feel like I have the right to go through your folders and your downloaded programs, as well as your browsing history and bookmarks. All in the name of diagnosing your...

Rome Seeks Sponsors To Repair Colosseum

The Colosseum in Rome, Italy, needs urgent repairs to a cost of around $8 million, to prevent the collapse of its facade. Rome is seeking international sponsors to help fund the repairs. According to Francesco Giro, undersecretary for culture and heritage in Rome, pieces are...

Statins 'prevent artery ageing'

"Drugs given to heart patients to lower cholesterol may have an additional benefit - keeping their blood vessels feeling younger. Advanced heart disease patients have arteries which have effectively aged faster than the rest of their bodies. University of Cambridge...

Katrina Pain Index: New Orleans Three Years Later

" Katrina hit New Orleans and the Gulf Coast three years ago this week. The president promised to do whatever it took to rebuild. But the nation is trying to fight wars in several countries and is dealing with economic crisis. The attention of the president wandered...

Fix And Flip - The Formula

It has nothing to do with what you've spent, does it? The Fix And Flip Formula 1. Determine the after-repair value of the house you're looking at. ...

The Not-So-Glamorous World of House Flipping

Think, 'Will the repair or improvement make the house more profitable?'" House flipping is a stress-filled business. Because profits are actually realized ...

How to Fix a Flip House

If you bought a  flip house project as a real estate investment, here are a few fixer upper tips to help you get through the renovation fearlessly.

Repairing U.S. bridges would cost $140 billion

"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- It would cost at least $140 billion to repair all the nation's bridges if work began immediately, a nationwide safety organization said in a comprehensive report Monday. ...

California Court to Rule on Dex-Cool Settlement

" Millions of consumers could collect repair costs from General Motors for engine damage caused by the coolant Dex-Cool following a hearing in California scheduled for late August. Two class-action lawsuits are pending in California state court involving GM customers who...

President Declares Major Disaster For Mississippi

"WASHINGTON - The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today announced that federal disaster aid has been made available for Mississippi to supplement state and local recovery efforts in the area struck by severe storms...