MTV to Host Inaugural Ball for Obama

"NEW YORK -- MTV is throwing an inaugural ball for President-elect Barack Obama. The network announced Tuesday that it will host the "Be the Change Inaugural Ball" at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington on Jan. 20. The event will be...

Historic $100 bounce in the gold price, gold as money « Peter J. Cooper’s ...

"What are we to make of the more than $100 gains in the gold price within the past 24 hours? It is certainly a historic day with the biggest movements in precious metals ever seen. But as US President Ronald Regan once commented: ‘You ain’t seen nothing yet!’"

Discovery Astronauts Begin First Spacewalk of Mission

Although they've become "routine," a spacewalk is anything but. The training and preparations for becoming a spacewalker are arduous. The work is always risky. There's no such thing as just "dinging" your thumb while doing construction work outside a space shuttle or the...

Butt fat can be good for your health

Fat found under the skin, especially around your buttock, may help you reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to some new research."The study contrasts this subcutaneous fat with visceral fat, which is wrapped around the organs, and raises the risk of ill...

Nancy Reagan hospitalized after fall

Former First Lady Nancy Reagan is in the hospital after a fall at her home last night. It's a precautionary measure only no serious injuries have been reported, and she's apparently in fine spirits. ""She is doing well and is visiting with friends in her room," Drake said in...

100 best of 80s

"It was a time of Ronald Reagan and Rubik's Cube..."Miami Vice" and Molly Ringwald...Jordache jeans and Joe Montana. But most of all, the 1980s were ten years of totally bitchin' music."

Virtela achieves major milestones in Asia Pacific region

""With Virtela's ability to offer secure, turn-key global managed solutions for system integrators and service providers with zero capex investment, we added four new strategic channel partners in Asia alone," said Ronald Brouwers, Virtela's vice president for Asia Pacific,...