Sears Tower to Open Glass Observation Boxes on 103rd Story
on Jul 2, 2009 in Main Glass boxes Observation Deck Sears Tower Tourist attraction News Story: Thursday July 3rd, the Sears Tower will open new observation boxes made of 5 sides of solid glass, including the glass floor, to the public.  They are located on the 103rd story, 1353 feet above the city of Chicago.  There are 3 such...

Fighting in the streets of Iran following elections
on Jun 13, 2009 in Main election election irregularities Facebook Iran mobile phones riots text messages News Story: Election results have come in for the position of president of the country of Iran.  A landslide victory was attributed to the current president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, citing a 2 to 1 victory over the challenger, Mir Hossein Mousavi. Irre...

Is living in an expensive suburb worth the cost?
on Jun 9, 2009 in Main debt expensive suburbs finance life choices News Story: With the downturn in the US economy, job losses, and losses in the stock market, some residents of very affluent suburban towns are beginning to rethink the value of being in a prestigious area.  Living in such wealthy neighborhoods come...

Dirty pools and dead lawns=jail time?
on Jun 9, 2009 in Main bank foreclosures home maintenance real estate market News Story: The town of Indio, California recently passed legislation making it a crime to neglect homes that are in the foreclosure process.  This town currently has one in ten homes that are in default or in foreclosure.  The hope is to keep bank...

Calvin Borel attempts to get third Triple Crown
on Jun 4, 2009 in Main Belmont Calvin Borel eating disorder Jockey Kentucky Derby Mine that Bird Preakness News Story: Calvin Borel will attempt at the Belmont Stakes to become the first Jockey ever to win the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes on two different horses. Borel has been a jockey for 26 years now, and has struggled with an e...

Asian Financial and Business Blog
on Jun 3, 2009 in Main If you are in search of a blog about Asia’s financial and business environment, a great source to look at is marketoutbox.com. This site has 5 main categories: Business, General, Sector Reviews, Stock Picks and Warren Buffet. Each category co...

EMPOWERED MOM
on Jun 3, 2009 in Main Here is an opinion blog know as EMPOWERED MOM. It has the opinions, thoughts, rants and raves of a mom. I found many interesting blog entries on this site that both moms and non-moms can enjoy. One of the most interesting blog entries that I found...

Blogging Tips - SEO and Personal Weblog.
on Jun 1, 2009 in Main If you are looking for a great site that will give you blogging tips for search engine optimization and personal blogs, check out quick-est.com. On the search engine optimization side of the blog, there were many good articles.  There was a great po...

Unique Little Blog
on Jun 1, 2009 in Main I came across this blog,  I SAY WHAT I FEEL. It has a lot of useful little information and general opinions. One thing this blog focuses on is tips for other bloggers. These tips range from making money, to getting more traffic to your blog and more...

California lawmakers pass bills on animal welfare
on Jun 1, 2009 in Main animal cruelty California California legislature Prop 13 News Story: California legistators have passed 2 new bills that deal with animal welfare especially that concerned with livestock.  These bills came about as a result of California Prop 13 which achieved landslide support from the voters of the stat...