Atlantis the true story. (News/Fiction)

By, Uwe Paschen.   Atlantis, the never-ending legacy trapped in a time lope.  Let me tell you the real story of Atlantis as it did not happen and yet will still happen. As many of us know of the story of Atlantis...

Swiss artist Olaf Breuning's sand sculpture at South Beach in Miami

"FOR USE WITH AFP STORY US-Switzerland-art, by Juan Castro Olivera. Swiss artist Olaf Breuning's sand sculpture at South Beach in Miami Florida, on December 16, 2008. The work was commissioned by the Sagamore Hotel...

Is It A Crime To Give A Child Marijuana To Control Violent Outbursts?

Is It A Crime To Give A Child Marijuana To Control Violent Outbursts?Debbie Jeffries shows Correspondent Harold Dow the bag of marijuana she keeps in her freezer. (CBS) .hideit {display:none} (CBS) Debbie Jeffries of Rocklin, Calif., and her mother,...

New York Federal Reserve to Buy Securities Junk

New York Federal Reserve Opens 'Pawn Shop' to Up ABS Junk By Anthony M. Freed On Wednesday, December 3, 2008 The New York Federal Reserve website reported that they will begin to purchase Asset Backed Securities...

Hearing Again Jessica Stone's Recovery

Jessica had to make the decision to live with no hearing she thought or die. 23 year old Jessica Stone has neurofibromatosis.   "Life Inspires Me" this is Jessica's quote on her myspace page. I'd like to meet...

Olean grocery case still in limbo 8 months later

" 12/04/08 07:21 AM CATTARAUGUS COUNTY Olean grocery case still in limbo 8 months later By Kathy Kellogg CATTARAUGUS CORRESPONDENT Story tools: Larger Smaller...

Bush: "I Was Unprepared For War," "I'm Sorry" For The Economic Crisis

Bush: "I Was Unprepared For War," "I'm Sorry" For The Economic Crisis stumble digg reddit ...

FDIC Graphs Show the Extent of Financial Crisis

FDIC Graphs Show the Extent of Financial Crisis  More Institutions Report Declining Earnings, Quarterly Losses: Troubled assets continued to mount at insured commercial banks and savings institutions in the...

Live From Greenbuild 2008: 30 Years, Now a Movement

Do you have any idea how many people 30,000 from around the world gathered in one space feels like (and trust me, I'm a New Yorker, I don't get overwhelmed by much)? It's like those pilgrimages in India. It’s enough to make you realize: there is something truly bigger than...

An Inconvenient Genius ... The Timeles Legacy of an Untimely Man

SOURCE: Steve Kayser's Writing BlogHow often has one person affected humanity to such a degree that were the fruits of his labor withdrawn immediately from our day-to-day existence, the world as we know it … would essentially stop? A True Story This story is about one...

Federal Authorities Seize Newport Beach-Based Downey Savings and Loan

  Downey Savings and Loan finally drew it's last, painful breath, then released it in a sigh of utter relief as one of the longest, most painful bank insolvencies to date. The body has been claimed by US Bank,...

A Foreclosure Solution So Simple It Would Work

A Foreclosure Solution so Simple it Would Work By Anthony M. Freed Here is the solution to most of the ills of the current housing crisis - in the form of a languishing US House Bill that would allow homeowners...

Fannie and Freddie Suspend Foreclosures into January 2009

More "Hope for Homeowners" facing foreclosure, or just more hot-air from Washington, DOA?  Well it appears that Fannie Mae and Fredie  Mac - the semi-defunct, quasi-government holders of trillions...

Bernanke, Paulson and Bair Testify - But Can We get a Witness?

Bernanke, Paulson and Bair Testify - But Can We get a Witness? By Anthony M. Freed Two months ago, in late September, I penned a piece titled Liars, and the Lying Lies They Are Telling You, which examined just one...

Review: In 'The Pyramid,' Mankell creates strange lands but familiar human fr...

"The four short mystery stories and title novella in The Pyramid form a prequel to nine other books featuring Inspector Kurt Wallander, author Henning Mankell's best known, singularly captivating hero."

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