Wow, I remember this so vividly. Hard to believe it's been 20 years, and how drastically Germany has changed.

Quoted: Chancellor Angela Merkel thanks former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev for making change possible in East Germany as she visits what was once a fortified border crossing.

Quoted: “Making a computer typically requires the mining and refining of dozens of minerals and metals including gold, silver, and palladium as well as extensive use of plastics and hydrocarbon solvents. To function, digital devices require a constant flow of electrons that predominately come from the combustion of coal, and at the end of their all-too-short useful lives electronics have become the single largest stream of toxic waste created by man. Until recently, there was little, if any, voluntary disclosure of the lifecycle ‘backstory’ of digital media.”

The New Rules of Angel Investing

"The deal makers still exist, but they are pickier and less tolerant of risk."

There is positive activity in the real estate market. How much of it is is due to the mad rush to claim the first time buyers tax credit (since expanded) and how much of it is real growth is difficult to say.

Quoted: Listings of single-family homes and condominiums declined an average 2.82% across 27 major US metropolitan markets in October, according to data compiled by Web-based real estate brokerage ZipRealty (ZIPR: 4.07 -0.25%). The 593,794 total homes for sale in the 27 markets in October 2009 are down from 611,026 in September and represent an inventory 28.65% lower than that in October 2008.

Whoa ... the Fort Hood shooting suspect was licensed as a military psychiatrist and was about to be deployed.

Quoted: The man identified as the shooting suspect at Fort Hood was an Army psychiatrist preparing to deploy to Iraq.

Quoted: The number of newly laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits last week fell to the lowest level in 10 months, evidence that job cuts are easing as the economy slowly heals.<br />

Hmm, how long before another pharmaceutical company tries to patent turmeric?

Quoted: An extract found in the bright yellow curry spice turmeric can kill off cancer cells, scientists have shown. The chemical - curcumin - has long been thought to have healing powers and is already being tested as a treatment for arthritis and even dementia.