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The Issue:  Many have become critics of the California Budget Process, and with good reason.  It is a difficult bill to pass, especially with a Republican governor and enough GOP legislatures in each house to block the bill.  Many have criticized the 2/3 majority required to pass the budget, claiming it is too high a [...]

Running regularly can slow down the aging process and the contraction of diseases that are associated with old age. This is concluded by scientists at the Stanford University Medical Center. The research showed that elderly that went jogging regularly suffered less from cardiovascular disease and cancer. They were also more mobile and independent. The scientists [...]

China’s passenger car market is slowing faster than expected, as a result of a fuel price hike, the slowing economy and the rising vehicle purchase tax. It reported the slowest annual growth rate in two years in July. The sector has maintained a high level of growth of between 20 and 30 percent annually since 2005 [...]

Because its lithium ion battery technology is not yet ready for serial production, Toyota Division is moving ahead with hybrid vehicle programs with improved nickel-metal hydride battery packs.Vehicles such as the Sienna minivan and new Venza crossover are next on the list to get hybrid installations, although Toyota has clearly stated it is emphasizing Prius as its go-to hybrid vehicle. The recen

Last weekend saw yet another lukewarm response from buyers, reported ST.It seems bad news of the collapse of US bank IndyMac and rescue of mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae last week took a toll on property sales over the weekend. CapitaLand's Wharf Residence in Tong Watt Road sold just over 10 units of its total of 173 units. Units are priced between $1500 psf-$1900 psf. Unit sizes start

In Louisville, Kentucky you better watch out you might get caught speeding! 11 year-old Lendon Wilburn is on the prowl with a hot wheels brand radar gun! He is clocking motorist and records the speed! People have been known to see him and lock down on the breaks! So well with video games, crazy American kids!

By Christine Dugas, USA TODAYOne morning last month, the manager of a Stop & Shop in Methuen, Mass., noticed a man, along with his young daughter, leave the store without paying for several bags of shrimp. When police arrived, they found something else on him, too: 20 cans of baby formula.Call it a sign of the times. Steadily and alarmingly, shoplifting seems to be rising at many retail chains, an

Scientists have been aware for many years that if cancer patients are not able to deal with the stress associated with being sick, the cancer will progress faster than in calmer patients. To counteract this phenomenon, physicians encourage treatments that help cancer patients handle their psychological stress. Scientists theorized that the stress relief may have come as a result of increased beta-

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan recorded reduced growth of 5.8% during the fiscal year ending June 30 due to political turmoil at home and worldwide economic problems, the government said yesterday.The figure was down from last year’s 6.8% growth and well short of this year’s 7.2% target, according to an official economic survey released a day before the national budget.Releasing the report in Islamabad,

June 10 (Bloomberg) -- Real Madrid said sales grew at the slowest pace since a decline in 2002 as broadcast income peaked for soccer's top-earning team. Sales are set to rise 2.6 percent to 360... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Recent market ``turbulence'' in Viet Nam that has included rising bond yields, tumbling stocks, and a fluctuating currency is unlikely to ease until inflation slows, according to an investment fund focused on the country. Viet Nam's five-year local-currency bonds have faced ``continued selling pressure'' while the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other conte

According to the researchers, topical applications of a naturally occurring fat molecule have the potential to slow down skin aging, whether through natural causes or damage. Both normal aging process and external factors like UV rays damage your smooth and young skin, making it wrinkled. The basis of this wrinkling is that time [...]

A study from the University Wisconsin-Madison indicates that even small amounts of resveratrol, a compound found in red wine and some other foods, may help people stay heart healthy and slow down other issues as we age.Scientists have known about resveratrol for sometime. Most studies showed that large qualities of wine would be needed to get the proper dose of the substance. However, the new test

Sales of condominiums located along elevated and underground electric mass transit routes in metropolitan Bangkok slowed markedly in the first quarter of this year, according to a new survey by the Property Assessment and Research Information Center. Vasant Kongchan, the centre’s managing director, said the total sales of condominiums in the city had dropped by 7 [...]

Turkish steel mills have bought a lot scrap earlier; therefore the scrap market is very quiet now. The freight for USA eastern to Turkey has risen by US$100/ton. According to the latest two deals of deep sea scrap, the price of HMS1&2 80:20 scrap was at CIF US$728/ton, and P&S scrap was at CIR US$738/ton. One of [...]

Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth net Rs 57.10 crore on Friday, 16 May 2008, compared to their buying of Rs 729.90 crore on Thursday, 15 May 2008.FII inflow of Rs 57.10 crore on 16 May 2008 was a result of gross purchases Rs 2882.70 crore and gross sales Rs 2825.60 crore. Sensex rose 81.40 points or 0.47% at 17,434.94 on that day.FII inflow in May 2008 totaled Rs 257.80 cr

British Land saw £1.9bn wiped off the value of its net assets as it fell victim to the fall in the underlying commercial property market.Although the UK's second largest real estate investment trust (Reit) outperformed the market, it still saw the value of its net holdings drop 20pc to £6.9bn. The company made a loss before tax of £1.6bn. Underlying profit, which strips out changes in property

Singapore First-quarter profit growth slows to 11%  Earnings set to stay in doldrums, with single-digit gains projected By Alvin Foo    THOSE golden days of strong double-digit earnings growth may be over for now, but it is hardly gloom and doom for corporate Singapore. First-quarter results of locally listed companies showed a rise in profits of just 11.2 per cent [...]

According to iPhone Atlas, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, the firm behind the $100 million venture capital for official iPhone application development, has received over 1,500 applications since it’s debut. Due to the immense activity, KPCB says it’s currently missing the two week deadline mentioned on their website. This delay in response is due to [...]

By any standard, population growth in Southwest Florida has slowed from the torrid pace of 2000-2006. However, it still ranks near the top when compared to the rest of the country. The Cape Coral-Bonita Springs-Ft. Myers metropolitan area (Lee County) dropped one spot to the fourth fastest growing metro area while the Naples-Marco Island metropolitan area [...]

As little as a decade ago, anti-aging medicine was considered to be purely science fiction by some. Now, ten years later, a great many of the insights that have been put forth by anti-aging clinicians and pioneering researchers have become science facts. More: continued here

A customer had a problem with his Ipod, when connecting it the computer would slowdown, the hard drive would start making strange noises and itunes would not recognise the device.So the first step was to remove and reinstall itunes and the Ipod but with no success as the problem persisted.I then decided to change the hard drive for a new one since it was making strange noises I thought this was t

Since the fourth quarter of 2007 when the commercial mortgage-backed securities market effectively seized up, there has been concern that lax underwriting in residential lending would bleed over into commercial real estate loans. Furthermore, if the latter underwriting was indeed less than stellar, how much exposure would U.S. banks and brokers face from commercial real estate loans?As of the fourth quarter of 2007, losses on large bank commercial real estate loans had expanded to 48 basis points, up from 7 basis points in the previous eight quarters — largely attributable to the risky construction sector.

By Eadie Chen and Simon Rabinovitch BEIJING (Reuters) - China shrugged off atrocious winter weather and a global credit crunch to post surprisingly strong economic growth of 10.6 percent for the first quarter. The outcome will be welcome to global...read more | digg story

Outflow of Rs 31.30 crore on 11 April 2008 Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold shares worth net Rs 31.30 crore on Friday, 11 April 2008, compared to their selling of Rs 314.80 crore on... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Peoples’ preoccupation with anti-ageing skin care products that claim to make you look younger is not surprising; as we are living far longer than previous generations it is a good idea to look after your physical appearance. This group of beauty products generally works by enabling the synthesis of collagen, the main protein of connective [...]

Yesterday I mentioned that I was making 2 major changes to my blogging style. 1. I failed to meet my March goal for my Adsense blog, and as such I will be hunting for a full-time job to earn some real money. 2. I will be producing more blogs. So I basically just screwed myself because now [...]

New York City Real Estate Market Slows as Wall Street Cuts Jobs by Bloomberg - snips:March 31 (Bloomberg) -- New York City's residential real estate market is showing the first signs of fallout as U.S. banks and securities firms cut the most jobs in seven years. Manhattan apartment sales fell in January and February from a year earlier and new properties came to the market at the fastest pace since at least 2000, according to data from New York-based real estate appraiser Miller Samuel Inc. Transactions slid 6.4 percent to 3,250, while the number of condominiums, co- operatives and townhouses for sale at the end of last month climbed to 6,225, 15 percent more than at the start of the year. Declining sales indicate that the nation's most expensive urban property market may founder this year

Viet Nam’s first quarter annual economic growth slowed slightly to 7.43% from 7.73% a year ago, with expansion driven by industry and construction growth of 8.15%, government figures showed this week. Government officials in the Southeast Asia country that has become a favorite foreign investment destination say they expect to adjust annual GDP and inflation targets for 2008 to reflect the

BNSF Railway Co., the nation’s top hauler of container rail freight, is parking miles of railcars in Montana and elsewhere because there isn’t enough freight to keep them rolling.Cars that often carry 40-foot containers of goods shipped from Asia stand like an iron fence between the Missouri River and this Montana burg known for world-class [...]

CURRENCY TRADING SUMMARYU.S. Dollar Trading (USD) market closure due to Good Friday holidays ensured thin volumes of trading in light of recent volatility. All financial markets were closed on the 21st of March; ensuring stock remained unchanged from Thursday’s close. Crude oil fell slightly on Friday, in follow through from recent commodity sell offs, falling by US$0.81 a barrel to US$101.03. Trading is scheduled to resume on Monday, with data including Existing Home Sales for the month of February. Economists are forecasted that the figures will decline from 4.89 mln to 4.85 mln. The Euro (EURO) was also subject to a quiet day to market holidays, instead finding interest from Asian markets and currencies. Overall the EURUSD traded with a low of 1.5405 and a high of 1.5472 before los

By Dennis Savoy Surprisingly most people think that slow computer performance is due either to a hardware problem or a virus. Actually, this is rarely the case. 95% of the time when your computer starts to operate poorly by taking longer to load things and crashing in freezing more often, it is because of one easily correctable situation -- a corrupted Windows registry.Your Windows registry is the key component that makes your operating system work. Without it, you could do nothing on your computer. It gives all the commands to the different programs in your computer to run smoothly and effectively. The problem is most people do not even know it exists, much less realize that it needs to be maintained and cleaned regularly.Left on its own, your Windows registry will quickly fill up wit

Boeing (NYSE: BA) calls it the Dreamliner but a name with "nightmare" in it would have been more appropriate. After two major delays, there are now press... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

You know what really gets on my TITS and pardon the French people but it does, are these articles you read in the papers these days. NEGATIVE NEGATIVE NEGATIVE CRAP! Whatever happened to the South African newspapers leading by example... If I must read one more newspapers article about how South Africans are in so much debt and car sales are dropping and house prices are increasing and interest

From Naples Daily NewsSHANGHAI, China — After booming in recent years, China’s real estate market is finally beginning to feel the pinch from sagging demand and tighter controls.One of China’s biggest real estate agencies, Chuanghui Real Estate, has shuttered dozens of outlets in Shanghai and other cities, leaving behind angry customers and employees, following an ill-timed expansion just as the market was peaking.Several other agencies around the country also have closed down or scaled back.So far, the retrenchment appears to be mainly limited to property brokers — the businesses first to feel the pinch when people stop buying new homes, for whatever the reason. But the moves could herald the beginning of a broader slowdown in one of Asia’s hottest real estate markets.The govern

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer Thu Feb 7'WASHINGTON - Consumers increased their borrowing in December at the slowest pace in eight months, additional evidence that economic activity was slowing significantly at the end of last year. For all of 2007, consumer credit rose at the fastest clip in three years.' ...read all ..

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s economy grew at a slower-than-expected 6.0 per cent in the fourth quarter, pulled down by falling manufacturing output, the government said on Wednesday. Economists had expected growth of 7.0-8.5 per cent for the last three months of the year. The estimate for real gross domestic product (GDP) growth, compared with the same period a year [...]

Blogger Chris123NT is reporting that the LUAFV driver, which controls UAC in Vista, can cause latency issues if the controversial feature is disabled. Apparently, once UAC is disabled, a registry tweak that disables the driver in question also needs to be applied if the user wants to have solid boot times back (improved boot times obviously vary from machine to machine). The problem occurs in both Vista RTM and the current beta build of Vista SP1 (6001.17042). This seems to me like yet another reason why it?s not a good idea to disable UAC, but I'm sure UAC haters will have a very different perspective.It will be interesting to see how fast Microsoft will patch this problem, considering how important security is nowadays.Note that the best boot times were achieved with UAC AND the LUAFV driver DISABLED.Ryan?s Desktop - Vista SP1 17042UAC Disabled w/o Tweak - 1 min 50 sec.UAC Enabled - 1 min 30 sec.UAC Disabled w/ tweak - 1 min 12 sec.System configuration: 2.4 Ghz Dual Core AMD Opteron

Conrad Tan 519 words 11 December 2007 Business Times Singapore English (c) 2007 Singapore Press Holdings Limited He blames energy prices for recent surge in inflation (SINGAPORE) The recent surge in the pace of inflation here is mostly due to a sharp increase in energy prices and is unlikely to last as economic growth slows next year, a senior economist maintained yesterday. Meanwhile, Asian economies still have a lot of tools at their disposal to keep their economies afloat even if growth in the US slows down more than expected, said Jan Lambregts, head of research in Asia for Rabobank International. 'In my mind there is no inflation problem' for Singapore, he said. Although inflation has been rising everywhere, 'I'm not pessimistic when it comes to this because the MAS (Monetary Authority of Singapore) already a couple of years ago adopted a tightening stance, so they were very early to the game when it came to fighting inflation,' he said. 'Energy prices are mainly to bl

Indonesia cut its forecast for export growth next year on concern soaring energy prices will cause a global slowdown, sapping demand for commodities including palm oil and tin, Trade Minister Mari Pangestu said. Non-oil exports may increase about 15 percent in 2008, from an earlier estimate of 18 percent, Pangestu said in a Nov. 9 interview in Jakarta. The forecast was revised ``because of the expectation that the world's economic growth will slow.'' The International Monetary Fund last month cut its growth forecasts for Japan, the European Union and the U.S., Indonesia's three biggest export destinations, citing threats posed by the sell-off in global credit markets. Overseas non-oil shipments from Indonesia are already beginning to ease, with September's 4.2 percent rise the weakest in 18 months. ``The problem is Indonesia's two biggest markets, Japan and the U.S., will see some growth deceleration,'' said Juniman

On July first, America's oldest university will get its twenty-eighth president but, most notably, its first female president. Historian Drew Gilpin Faust was named this week to lead Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard is three hundred seventy-one years old.Professor Faust has written several books on her specialty, the history of the American South and the Civil War. She is fifty-nine and attended Bryn Mawr College and the University of Pennsylvania. She arrived at Harvard six years ago as the founding dean of its Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.She will replace Lawrence Summers who resigned last June after five years as president. His aggressive leadership style was unpopular with professors.He was widely denounced for comments he made in a speech in two thousand five. He was discussing possible reasons for the small number of women in top jobs in science and mathematics. He suggested that one area that should be considered was the possibility of biologica

We are often reminded " it is never over until it is over". Predictions at times fall short of what is anticipated. Hillary in the most recent debate, was expected to walk away as the starlet, but she didn't. Politics and outcomes continue to be unpredictable. And so does this horse race.Dubbed a stalwart at debating, this week we saw Senator Clinton in a not so stellar moment when her Democrat rivals for the presidency pulled a verbal slug fest that literally had her on the ropes. For a moment she wobbled, yet maintained her cool, understanding that playing to win becomes challenging at times. Two months before the Iowa caucus, Hillary's campaign is in damage control. This was the outcome of the latest presidential debate that had John Edwards and Senator Obama, as forewarned, tightening the "credibility screws" on the candidate Hillary, already being celebrated in some quarters as the next president. But for those who dreamed of a contentious debate they finally had one. Hillary un

Do you know that arguments in a relationship slow down the body's ability to heal? With the stress added on, it will reduce the process even more.I saw an article which I happened to read during one of the work courses in NIE. The researchers (both husband and wife), study 42 couples with blisters. During the 1st visit, they were told to discuss something that encourages each other. While the 2nd visit, they were instructed to resolve a disagreement.After each visit, their levels of cytokines were measured. Cytokines are messengers that pass messages to cells, to heal the wound. The researchers discovered that the amount of cytokines is lower during the 2nd visit compared to the 1st. Furthermore, those most hostile couple took two days longer to heal.However, arguments in a relationship are a formula for staying together =) Just don't be overboard.

The healing of wounds in the mouth and on other mucous membranes appears to be slowed in people with a depressed mood, according to a report in Psychosomatic Medicine. Mounting evidence suggests that psychosocial stress can delay wound healing, but the studies have literature almost exclusively pertained to skin wound healing, Dr. Phillip T. Marucha, of the University of Illinois at Chicago, and colleagues point out.Sources:Reuters October 30, 2007

               Home prices in some of Europe's hottest markets are falling after a decade of double-digit-percentage increases. The reasons resemble those across the Atlantic: higher interest rates, faltering confidence and tighter lending standards.The housing boom was a global phenomenon, affecting virtually every developed country outside of Japan during the past 10 to 15 years. Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan is among those who argue that a period of sustained low interest rates and quiescent inflation world-wide after the Soviet Union's collapse encouraged a rush into housing.Last year, Spanish families on average paid six times their annual salary to buy a home, compared with 3½ times salary in the late 1990s, according to the Bank of Spain, the central bank. Immigration and an influx of wealthy tourists scooping up coastal property fueled skyrocketing prices.Tomas Gonzalez, a 33-

This week, we look back at a few of the year's biggest economic stories.In recent years, home building and buying have increased, helping expand the American economy. But this year, the housing market has cooled. New home building dropped by more than twenty-five percent since last November.Many experts blame the housing market for the slow economic growth of two percent in the three-month period ending in October. In response, the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged. Banks followed the Federal Reserve's decisions on interest rates.While housing declined, giving money to good causes increased. Businessman Warren Buffett announced a gift of about thirty-seven billion dollars to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Mister Buffett, an investor, is chief of Berkshire Hathaway. He is the world's second richest man.Bill Gates is the richest. Mister Gates helped start and remains the top shareholder of Microsoft, the world's biggest computer software maker. He started his foun

Whenever my Laptop slows down, it seems to always be Firefox’s fault. Why, I’m not sure. Possibly from overusing Firefox, or a bug in Firefox. Maybe because of something to do with the Java Applet. It could even be because I use Vista. But if you are a Firefox user and all of a sudden [...]

TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — NASCAR slowed speeds Tuesday on the Car of Tomorrow at Talladega Superspeedway, where only half the field topped 190 m.p.h on the second day of the test session.With a smaller restrictor-plate, only 27 drivers went over 190. Paul Menard turned the fastest lap of the day at 193.045 mph in a Chevrolet. Speeds reached 196 m.p.h on Monday, and 44 drivers topped 190."We have the tools to slow them down. NASCAR did a good job with that," driver Ryan Newman said. "Basically we're just acclimating the car to the race track."The CoT is being phased into competition this season, and it will make its restrictor-plate race debut at Talladega in October.That event is also in the Chase for the Nextel Cup championship.NASCAR experimented with several restrictor-plate packages and wicker setups, and there didn't seem to be many complaints about the car's handling."It drives like it's on a rail," Carl Edwards said. "We have to work on the visibility through the cars. You ca

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Berggruen Holdings Inc expects the flow of foreign funds into India to slow down, creating big opportunities in real estate, private equity and potentially in the stock market, its founder said on Tuesday. India could not be immune to a global tightening of credit and rising risk aversion, despite its rapid growth and enormous potential, Nicolas Berggruen, the firm's founder and president, told Reuters. MUMBAI (Reuters) "India is being affected and will be affected as well. The question is how severe is the situation? It is impossible to know today, but it could carry for a while and it will certainly slow things down," he said.

Functions: This herbal formula helps liver stagnation due to deficient liver blood. Symptoms include hypochondrium pain, headache, vertigo, dry mouth or throat, fatigue, moodiness, menstrual disorders, red painful eyes. Also useful in food allergies, chronic hay fever and hypoglycemia. Item in Details: It focuses on keeping the digestive process moving properly and strengthens the organs involved. When digestive Qi accumulates [...]

Xiao Yao Wan Improves liver function Slows down aging process of liver  Functions: This herbal formula helps liver stagnation due to deficient liver blood. Symptoms include hypochondrium pain headache vertigo dry mouth or throat fatigue moodiness menstrual disorders red painful eyes. Also useful in food allergies chronic hay fever hypoglycemia. Item in Details: It focuses on keeping the digestive process moving properly and strengthens the organs involved. When digestive Qi accumulates and stagnates, [...]

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.'s profit growth slowed in the second quarter as higher oil costs trimmed earnings for Asia's biggest refiner from processing crude into fuels. Net income increased 36 percent from a year earlier to 16.8 billion yuan ($2.2 billion) in the three months ended June 30. Beijing-based Sinopec, as the company is known, didn't break out quarterly numbers, which Bloomberg derived from first-half results reported yesterday. First-quarter profit almost doubled. A rebound in crude-oil costs and restrictions on raising fuel prices prompted CLSA Ltd. to cut earnings estimates and downgrade the stock. Sinopec, controlled by state-owned China Petrochemical Corp., said a government order to maintain stable gasoline supplies amid high international oil prices was an ``unfavorable factor'' for the second-half. ``Earnings growth momentum has clearly peaked, with refining margin deteriorating rapidly since late in t

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida receiver Percy Harvin was limited in practice Tuesday because of Achilles’ tendinitis. Coach Urban Meyer said it was unclear how long the injury would affect Harvin, who emerged last season as one of the team’s big-play threats. “It’s just a pain in the butt,” Meyer said. “It’s frustrating for him.” Harvin, a sophomore, had 428 yards rushing, 427 yards receiving and scored five touchdowns last season for the national champion Gators. He earned Most more…

The rate of high-speed Internet adoption in American homes declined dramatically during the past year. But a new survey shows strong broadband adoption growth among blacks, low-income households, rural residents, and people who have not graduated from college.The research, conducted by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, found that 47 percent of Americans now have broadband in their houses. That's 5 percent more than Pew found in 2006 and represents a growth rate of 12 percent.While that's a healthy rate, it pales in comparison to growth between 2005 and 2006, when Pew found a 40 percent increase in the number of homes connected to cable, DSL or other broadband networks. In early 2005, only 30 percent of American homes were broadband-enabled, said Pew.The latest survey, conducted in February, found that 40 percent of African American homes are now connecting at high-speed, an 8 percent increase over 2006. "Since 2005, the percentage of African American adults with a home broa

The rate of high-speed Internet adoption in American homes declined dramatically during the past year. But a new survey shows strong broadband adoption growth among blacks, low-income households, rural residents, and people who have not graduated from college.The research, conducted by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, found that 47 percent of Americans now have broadband in their houses. That's 5 percent more than Pew found in 2006 and represents a growth rate of 12 percent.While that's a healthy rate, it pales in comparison to growth between 2005 and 2006, when Pew found a 40 percent increase in the number of homes connected to cable, DSL or other broadband networks. In early 2005, only 30 percent of American homes were broadband-enabled, said Pew.The latest survey, conducted in February, found that 40 percent of African American homes are now connecting at high-speed, an 8 percent increase over 2006. "Since 2005, the percentage of African American adults with a home broa

Indonesia's inflation eased to a seven-month low in June, and the pace may encourage the central bank to cut interest rates further to spur economic growth. Consumer prices rose 5.8 percent from a year earlier after gaining 6 percent in May, the Central Statistics Bureau said in Jakarta today. The median estimate of 16 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News was for a 5.9 percent increase. Inflation accelerated to 0.2 percent from a month earlier. ``Central bank officials have been sounding optimistic about the potential for trimming interest rates further, and could take the opportunity,'' said David Cohen, an economist at Action Economics in Singapore. ``Inflation is expected to remain well behaved.''

The number of O.C. homes for sale grows, but at a slower rate of expansion, says Steve Thomas at Re/Max Real Estate Services in Aliso Viejo. Plus, the number of deals in the works is down 29 percent from a year ago. Thomas also calculates "market time," a benchmark of how many months it theoretically takes to sell all the inventory in the local MLS for-sale listings at the current pace of pending deals being made. By this Thomas logic, it would take 8.86 months for buyers to gobble up all homes listed for sale at the current pace of deals vs. 8.00 months two weeks earlier and vs. 5.16 months a year ago. To read more of Thomas' thoughts, CLICK HERE) Thomas notes: "The active inventory had been growing by about 1,500 homes per month, a very rapid pace. But, in the past two weeks, the active inventory has increased by only 412 homes." Data by the slice as of June 1 for homes listed on market; pending deals, Thomas' market time, in months; and market time two weeks ago and a year ago:

What can you do with water dropping of a faucet and a carefully synchronized green strobe light? Of course a Time Fountain, that makes water slow down as it drops and even make it go up towards the faucet. Look at this amazing video below. It’s breathtaking beauty. Continue reading article TAGS: fountain, motion, strobe light, timeRelated articlesDancing on the Water Clock only shows time, but with styleAtomic time accuracy on your wristWhat’s the time?Opteron’s anniversary video makes fun of Intel, of courseWash your hands in style

Economic Growth Slows to Weakest Pace in 4 Years: New York TimesExcerpt:"The housing slump was the single biggest drag on growth, as it has been for the last year. Home construction fell by 17 percent at an annual rate, the sixth consecutive quarter of decline. But businesses also slimmed their inventories, exports declined and military spending by the government slowed.But the American consumer continued to spend freely and helped keep the economy moving forward."http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/28/business/28econ.web.html?em&ex=1177905600&en=1ee75282f908ac12&ei=5087%0AAlex

Officials say it can take six months for the normal situation to return Government Order creates confusion about jurisdiction Builders, developers criticise steep increase in guidline value BANGALORE: The revised guidance value for properties in Bangalore...(read more)

If you’re just discovering this blog, be sure to go back to the beginning of our discussion of EINSTEIN TIME, so you can get the context of this exploration of time. In my last post I was doing my best to show how time is related to space, in a very practical way, using Einstein’s [...]

As the "R"-word unfolds and American car demand plummets, Nissan will be idling Mexican production of its Versa and Sentra models. Reuters reports that the Nissan factory at Aguascalientes was shuttered last Friday, and will remain offline for seven days this month. The plant built an average of 26,000 vehicles per month last year, but will scale back work relative to American demand. Automobile manufacture is a mainstay of Mexico's industrial sector, and weakness in American car sales are expected to have a major impact on the Mexican economy. Although Mexican production grew rapidly in the first quarter of this year despite sluggish demand, plant idlings can be expected throughout the rest of the year, as the American economy goes through what is expected to be a pa

Now that Ford has ditched… er, sold Jaguar and Land Rover they're turning their attention to their Swedish marriage from 1999. It seems that Volvo's North American sales slowdown has finally rippled across the pond. Volvo is reporting an 80-day supply of certain models. As a result the Swedes have decided to idle the [...]