Monthly Archives: December 2010

CDC report: US life expectancy drops for first time in 25 years

A CDC report showed a slight decline in U.S. life expectancy between 2007 and 2008, but infant mortality has reached an all-time low. ...
life expectancy report has good and bad news

Tax reform ideas make too much sense for Congress to understand

Tax reform proposed by the deficit commission would raise taxes from more sources and make it so everyone could pay a lower tax rate...
tax reform

Study shows smoking Salvia is safe, but feds consider crackdown

Salvia divinorum is reported to be the most powerful natural hallucinogen with effects that rival and surpass psilocybin, peyote and LSD...
salvia divinorum

Is Applying For A Payday Loan Through A Direct Lender The Best Option?

Using a lender matching service can get you cash in as little as 2 hours. Direct lenders have a very high denial rate for applications.
Using a lender matching service can get you cash in as little as 2 hours. Direct lenders have a very high denial rate for applications.

Navy railgun test breaks world record

A Navy test broke the world record for the most powerful railgun ever fired. Railguns fire projectiles three times faster than normal guns.
Railgun test

How to celebrate Christmas on a budget

Celebrating Christmas on a budget doesn't mean you have to cut down on quality. Keep your Christmas budget in shape with these simple ideas.
A man wearing a christmas hat.

Finding and fixing the stack overflow at line 0 error

The "stack overflow at line 0" error is an error that is frustratingly difficult to track down. Here's what to try to fix it...
Stack overflow at line 0

How Can Installment Loans Help Protect Your Credit Rating?

There are millions of people each year that ruin their credit score because they did not know they could use installment loans to pay their bills before defaulting.
There are millions of people each year that ruin their credit score because they did not know they could use installment loans to pay their bills before defaulting.

China echoes Nazi Germany with its reaction to Nobel Peace Prize

The last time the Nobel Peace Prize was placed in an empty chair, Nobel laureate Carl von Ossietzky was in a Nazi concentration camp.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Carl von Ossietzky

Confucius Peace Prize ceremony in Beijing comes off as a farce

The Confucius Peace Prize was created by China to mock the Nobel Peace Prize, which was awarded to Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo ...
Confucius Peace Prize

Consumers sick of giving banks a cash advance through fees

Overdraft fees are generating a lot of consumer resentment, as people don't want to give banks a cash advance to use their own money.
ATM

Do Not Fall Behind On Your Bills - See How Short Term Loans Can Help Prevent Late Fees and Penalties.

Short term loans can help you stay current on your bills by providing quick cash so you do not rack up expensive late fees and penalty charges.
Short term loans can help you stay current on your bills by providing quick cash so you do not rack up expensive late fees and penalty charges.

Inside the payroll tax holiday and how to have a happy one

The payroll tax holiday in the Bush tax cut deal would boost Americans' paychecks by 2 percent until 2012, but is it an economic stimulus?
paycheck boosted by payroll tax holiday

A holiday cash advance can keep you in the green

There are many ways a holiday cash advance loan help with your budget this season. Apply today and get up to $1,500 sent straight your way.
Holiday smiles

Burning down Escondido bomb house is safest option

The Escondido bomb house was so contaminated with HMTD, a deadly and highly explosive material, that the safest solution was to burn it down.
burning down the house

How To Get A Cash Advance Even With Bad Credit and Bankruptcy On Your Record

Not many people know they are still eligible for cash advances after bankruptcy or losing their credit. There are no credit checks so bad credit does not affect eligibility.
Not many people know they are still eligible for cash advances after bankruptcy or losing their credit. There are no credit checks so bad credit does not affect eligibility.

Angry students flood streets in London protests

The British austerity protests have flooded the streets of London with angry students demonstrating against measures to allow higher tuition.
Parliament Square

DREAM Act vote offers citizenship for service or schooling

The House voted to approve the DREAM Act, but the Senate has yet to vote. This controversial bill could mean citizenship for some immigrants.
Military

Mice created from two fathers via stem cell technology

At M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Texas, Dr. Richard Berhringer's stem cell technology research has led to mice offspring from two dads...
File photo of a litter of mice.

Keep Your Debt to Credit Ratio Down By Using Personal Loans Instead of Credit Cards

The higher your credit balance the lower your credit score may be. Personal loans online do not go on your credit report in most cases.
The higher your credit balance the lower your credit score may be. Personal loans online do not go on your credit report in most cases.

House rejects bill for $250 payment to Social Security recipients

A failed bill authorizing a $250 check for Social Security recipients intended to compensate for the lack of a 2011 cost-of-living increase.
no social security cola next year

Citigroup turns emergency loans into profit for taxpayers

The U.S. Treasury announced it will sell the rest of the shares in CitiGroup it bought with emergency loans in the bailout -- for a profit.
Citigroup