Radioactive granite countertops. . . great.

The "fake granites," like Corian and Silestone, are more resistant to heat, damage and discoloration, come in more patterns and colors and are cheaper

Quoted: As the popularity of granite countertops has increased, so have reports that some are emitting radiation and radon at surprisingly high levels.

Glad I don't live on the eastside anymore.

Quoted: "Even with reduced travel, drivers should give themselves two extra hours to get around the region," she said.

Not good news for JPMorgan/Chase, but they can deal with this.

Problem is that WaMu is headed for some trouble too (good thing I didn't buy that stock when it I thought it was cheap at $10/share!). There have long been talks that WaMu might be bought by Chase should it continue to head towards financial woes, but seeing as how things are with the big banks, I find it unlikely that any financial institution bigger than WaMu would be able to buy it now.

This is really messed up.

cheap, but good?

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This professor of Neuroscience is working on figuring out how to become batman, instead of stuff like, oh, saving my brain.

A worthy cause either way!

Lots of stuff happening in Seattle this weekend. Here's a list.

More good news for oeing.

Good news. Wells Fargo remains as one of the strongest mortgage lenders. For a bank, they still have a good number of mortgage products.

Quoted: NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co , the fifth-largest U.S. bank, reported surprisingly strong quarterly results and raised its dividend, easing investor fears about mortgage losses and causing its shares to soar on Wednesday.