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Why More Exercise Is Better - WSJ.com

ross — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:14:01 GMT

Quoted: Research by Dr. Paul Williams shows that exercising more than recommended by federal guidelines can reduce the risk of stroke, health attack and diabetes, among other diseases. But his work is controversial.

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Home sales on King County's Eastside lead December activity | Seattle Times Newspaper

Rich — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:47:48 GMT

Quoted: Closed sales more than doubled year over year in five of the 29 areas into which the listing service divides King County. Three were on the Eastside: Kirkland, Redmond and West Bellevue/Medina. The Eastside's surge actually began in the fall, after a summer in which sales there stayed relatively flat compared with 2008 while sales began climbing in more affordable South King County and Seattle.

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Lenders are hard-pressed to keep up with the demand of short sales | New Jersey Business - - NJ.com

Rich — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:43:56 GMT

Although demand is still high for a good deal, like many short sales are, there is still not enough staff or good industry-standard policies in place to handle them efficiently.

Quoted: "There is a lot going on all at one time," said E. Robert Levy, the executive director of the New Jersey Mortgage Bankers Association. "It’s a very, very difficult problem no matter how you deal with it." Nationwide, the number of short sales increased by 22.4 percent to 30,766 in the third quarter of 2009, according to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Office of Thrift Supervision.

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Six Reasons to Not Like Google's Nexus One - PC World Business Center

ross — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:29:21 GMT

Quoted: Google's new Nexus One smartphone will not be an iPhone killer. It may not even be a Droid killer, but it may be Google's first serious and most public misstep.

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Global Update - Wolbachia Bacteria May Fight Viruses Transmitted by Mosquitoes - NYTimes.com

Rich — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:50:11 GMT

Quoted: A discovery by researchers could be helpful against two painful and sometimes fatal diseases, dengue and chikungunya.

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Pending Sales Drop After Original Home Tax Credit Deadline « HousingWire

Rich — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:39:01 GMT

An artificial bolstering of the housing market via homebuyer credits, along with the very negative outlook of the options ARM mortgage market (the bulk of which will reset later this year and in 2011) are what make me most uncertain about a quick and smooth recovery.

Quoted: After an October surge in first-time homebuyers trying to finalize deals before the original deadline for the $8,000 tax credit, the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) index of pending home sales dropped 16% in November.

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Welcoming 2010 - The Big Picture - Boston.com

petelight — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 23:12:24 GMT

Interesting.

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Scientists extract images directly from brain ::: Pink Tentacle

petelight — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:59:03 GMT

Possibilities abound...positive and negative.

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The Most Beautiful Smith in the World (32 pics) » AcidCow.com - videos, pictures, celebs, flash games

petelight — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:56:51 GMT

Amazing art work here.

Quoted: Just see the works of Cal Lane. Amazing Just see the works of Cal Lane. Amazing

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10 Worst YahooAnswer Health Questions of All Time - Compare Health Insurance Quotes | Go Insurance Rates

petelight — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:52:46 GMT

Hey dude, when I jam the handle of my umbrella up my left nostril it hurts a whole bunch and then bleeds. Is there any way to keep this from happening?

Quoted: Read the 10 worst health-related questions ever submitted to Yahoo!Answers.

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