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Oil Spill Compensation

There is a new scam out there.  I just received an email saying that I am eligible for part of the oil spill compensation that BP is paying out. Now don’t get me wrong, I really need money right now, but I think that since I live in North Carolina, hundreds of miles away from the oil spill, that I would not be eligible for some of that money. Well …Read the Rest

Girl banned from Xbox LIVE…

Yes that is right, a girl had her account suspended from Xbox LIVE because she had her sexual orientation on her profile.  She had on her profile that she was a lesbian and several people harassed her and called her names.  In an interview she stated, “My account was suspended because I had said in my profile that I was a lesbian. I was harassed by several players, ‘chased’ to …Read the Rest

How did we get in this mess?

Housing prices jumped at a rate above 6 percent in 1999 and increased rapidly and steadily as the decade turned, according to a recent study by the Brookings Institution. “After the mid-1990s … real house prices went on a sustained surge through 2005, making residential real estate not only a great investment, but it was also widely perceived as a very safe investment,” the study said. The prices eventually moved …Read the Rest

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