Monday, October 11, 2010
How to fix the foreclosure mess
Banks should hire 50,000 more workers to actually read over documents, among other things.
Also: Where to buy and where to rent
Though home prices are down, it still makes more sense to rent in certain places.
Also: How to survive on only one income
Forgoing a few lattes probably won't make up for the loss of an entire paycheck.
Also: On The Job
Here's how to get into careers where you'll actually enjoy going to work.
Also: 
Job openings are up 37%, but firms are having trouble finding people who can do the work.
Also: Not Safe For Work
Dragging yourself out of bed may seem heroic, but in these cases it may end up backfiring.
Also: No COLA increase for Social Security
Really now, how selfish are the Social Security recipients?
Don't they know that extra money went to pay for banker bonuses because otherwise, they would only be at the bottom or possibly a few hundred thousand dollars over the $250,000 mark? Please people, think about the bankers. They're only human and gosh, they really tried making the most with the bailout money that they received. Now that the money has been spent, they have so little to work with so it's best that we think more about what's best for them and their exclusive lifestyles.
Don't they know that extra money went to pay for banker bonuses because otherwise, they would only be at the bottom or possibly a few hundred thousand dollars over the $250,000 mark? Please people, think about the bankers. They're only human and gosh, they really tried making the most with the bailout money that they received. Now that the money has been spent, they have so little to work with so it's best that we think more about what's best for them and their exclusive lifestyles.
As if voters don't have enough to be angry about this election year, the government is expected to announce this week that more than 58 million Social Security recipients will go through another year without an increase in their monthly benefits.
It would mark only the second year without an increase since automatic adjustments for inflation were adopted in 1975. The first year was this year.
"If you're the ruling party, this is not the sort of thing you want to have happening two weeks before an election," said Andrew Biggs, a former deputy commissioner at the Social Security Administration and now a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute.
More than 58 million recipients must make cutbacks to weather the hold on benefit increases.
Also:
Newly Found Carnivore Already Threatened with Extinction
Scientists spotted the carnivore while swimming in a lake in Madagascar.
Exploding asteroid danger
Giant Earth-cracking asteroids capture our imaginations, but smaller rocks may pose more danger.
Also: Roman Helmet Found in Field Makes Farmer Multimillionaire
Eric Robinson, a farmer in Crosby Garrett, UK, earned approximately $3.7 million when a helmet that was found in his field was auctioned:The granddad, who works 70 hours a week on his farm at Crosby Garrett, Cumbria, said: “My legs went to jelly. When you’ve been farming for years and made no real money, it’s a big amount.
“To think it has been in the ground all those years.”
The sale was a disappointment to Cumbrian museum Tulie House, which hoped to land the helmet – described as “an extraordinary example of Roman metalwork at its zenith” – for £1million.
Marijuana found in store candy aisle
Someone with a case of the munchies left a little something in the candy aisle.
A Tennessee store clerk reports finding a small baggie of pot in with the candy and gum.
A Tennessee store clerk reports finding a small baggie of pot in with the candy and gum.
Teacher removed after bizarre incident at school
A teacher was removed from McGavock High School after a bizarre incident in a classroom that forced the principal to call parents and explain what happened. The incident happened in Donald Wood's 11th grade algebra class on Friday. Video shot by a student in class showed Wood throwing two tables, a garbage can and a chair. The video starts with Wood telling a group of laughing students to "shut up." After standing quietly for about 20 seconds while students laughed, Wood waved his arms and said, "If you can be absolutely quiet… if you can shut your mouth… you can shut your mouth and you can listen in absolute silence… do you know why? Cause I have the absolute…"
"Power!" shouted one of the students. "I've got it, and I know it," said Wood. "And guess who else knows it?" Wood shouted something else that could not be understood before knocking a table to the ground. He then walked to the other side of the classroom and knocked over another table. He shouted, "Do you know who started the fire? Do you know who started the fire in this school?" A student said something inaudible, and Wood continued, "No… me!"
Wood picked up a metal trash can and slammed it to the ground. Students then began to leave the classroom. Witnesses said Wood then picked up a chair and threw it at the window - breaking the glass. "He picked a chair and threw it on the ground – not at a student, but towards a student, but it was close – and that's when I got up and started walking away," said junior Joshua Jenkins. "Once everybody started running out he picked up a chair and threw it out the window and it shattered." Several students could be heard laughing at the beginning of the 2 minute video, but then they realized it was escalating into a serious situation.
The disturbance was so loud students in nearby classrooms could hear the commotion. When the school resource officers got to the room, they handcuffed Wood and removed him from the school. Witnesses said Wood shouted profanities and resource officers and students in the hall as he was escorted out. School officials said Wood suffered from an apparent nervous breakdown. "[He was] very agitated, very scattered and he didn't make any sense," said Principal Robbin Wall. Officials said Wood was removed from the school on a stretcher and transported by ambulance to a nearby hospital. Wall said he had never experienced anything like it in his 32 years in education.
"Power!" shouted one of the students. "I've got it, and I know it," said Wood. "And guess who else knows it?" Wood shouted something else that could not be understood before knocking a table to the ground. He then walked to the other side of the classroom and knocked over another table. He shouted, "Do you know who started the fire? Do you know who started the fire in this school?" A student said something inaudible, and Wood continued, "No… me!"
Wood picked up a metal trash can and slammed it to the ground. Students then began to leave the classroom. Witnesses said Wood then picked up a chair and threw it at the window - breaking the glass. "He picked a chair and threw it on the ground – not at a student, but towards a student, but it was close – and that's when I got up and started walking away," said junior Joshua Jenkins. "Once everybody started running out he picked up a chair and threw it out the window and it shattered." Several students could be heard laughing at the beginning of the 2 minute video, but then they realized it was escalating into a serious situation.
The disturbance was so loud students in nearby classrooms could hear the commotion. When the school resource officers got to the room, they handcuffed Wood and removed him from the school. Witnesses said Wood shouted profanities and resource officers and students in the hall as he was escorted out. School officials said Wood suffered from an apparent nervous breakdown. "[He was] very agitated, very scattered and he didn't make any sense," said Principal Robbin Wall. Officials said Wood was removed from the school on a stretcher and transported by ambulance to a nearby hospital. Wall said he had never experienced anything like it in his 32 years in education.
City in limbo
Rawabi, designed to offer the comforts of an American suburb, remains in political limbo.
Also: Mandela's Musings
The daughter of the former South African president discovers a letter she never received.
Also: Femme fatale spy's new job
A firm with an ironic name reveals it has hired the 28-year-old after a recent appearance creates a stir.
Also: Miley Cyrus video
The Parents Television Council contends her racy video sends "unfortunate" messages.
Also: Uncle Matin's Amazing Sword Trick
But what happened when he started to do the sword trick, which he had sworn never to do ever again?
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