Monthly Archives: December 2010

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

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

Tax reform ideas make too much sense for Congress to understand

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

Study shows smoking Salvia is safe, but feds consider crackdown

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

Navy railgun test breaks world record

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

How to celebrate Christmas on a budget

A man wearing a christmas hat.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.

Finding and fixing the stack overflow at line 0 error

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

China echoes Nazi Germany with its reaction to Nobel Peace Prize

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

Confucius Peace Prize ceremony in Beijing comes off as a farce

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

Consumers sick of giving banks a cash advance through fees

ATM 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.

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

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

A holiday cash advance can keep you in the green

Holiday smilesThere 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.

Burning down Escondido bomb house is safest option

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

Angry students flood streets in London protests

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

DREAM Act vote offers citizenship for service or schooling

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

Mice created from two fathers via stem cell technology

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

House rejects bill for $250 payment to Social Security recipients

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

Citigroup turns emergency loans into profit for taxpayers

CitigroupThe 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.