Archive for 'December,2011'

FHA Loans: What 3.5% Down Can Buy in This Housing Market

FHA Loans: What 3.5% Down Can Buy in This Housing Market

In today’s Scrooge-like lending market, many borrowers are under the impression that they simply don’t have the balance sheets or resumes necessary to buy a home. But while it’s true that banks now hold borrowers to [...]

Lauren Scruggs, Model Who Walked Into Plane Propeller, Has Eye Removed

Lauren Scruggs, Model Who Walked Into Plane Propeller, Has Eye Removed

Lauren Scruggs, the 23-year-old model and fashion editor who walked into a plane’s moving propeller earlier this month, had her left eye removed during surgery on Wednesday. On her CaringBridge website, her family writes of the [...]

Omaha Tri-Faith Initiative Has Unique Approach To Interfaith Relations

Omaha Tri-Faith Initiative Has Unique Approach To Interfaith Relations

In cities across the nation, increasingly diverse after waves of immigration and demographic changes, it’s not uncommon to find Christian, Jewish and Islamic houses of worship located just blocks away from one another. But in Omaha, [...]

Santa Claus Mall Jobs Back In High Demand In Scrooge’s Economy

Santa Claus Mall Jobs Back In High Demand In Scrooge’s Economy

Even with unemployment high and older workers facing job discrimination, one business is actively recruiting the post-50 set: Santa Claus contractors. In August, Houston-based Sepia Photo Promotions began passing out fliers in malls, churches and schools, [...]

How to Take an Awkward Holiday Photo

How to Take an Awkward Holiday Photo

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New Study Finds That Gay Marriage Improves Men’s Health

New Study Finds That Gay Marriage Improves Men’s Health

Marriage equality advocates have another reason to feel dedicated to their cause today, as a revelatory new study has found that the health of gay men living in states with laws allowing same-sex couples to wed [...]

Facebook Threatens Lawsuit Against Mark Zuckerberg

Facebook Threatens Lawsuit Against Mark Zuckerberg

First the Winklevoss twins sued Mark Zuckerberg. Now, it looks like Facebook is poised to do the same. Facebook is threatening to sue Mark Zuckerberg, an Israeli entrepreneur who recently changed his name from Rotem Guez [...]

Kobe Bryant Divorce: No Prenup!

Kobe Bryant Divorce: No Prenup!

Kobe Bryant’s wife Vanessa has filed for divorce, and according to TMZ, the pair have no prenup. Because California is a community property state, Vanessa is likely entitled to half of Kobe’s earnings during their 10-year [...]