Monthly Archives: November 2011

AP Source: Suh appeal hearing to be held Thursday (AP)

Written on November 30, 2011 by Editor - Sports News

NEW YORK – Ndamukong Suh will get his appeals hearing right away. On Thursday afternoon, Suh will present his appeal of his two-game suspension for stomping Packers guard Evan Dietrich-Smith to Art Shell. The league handed out the suspension Tuesday, … Continue reading →

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Mortgage Rates Steady Again Despite Rising Treasury Yields

Written on November 30, 2011 by Editor - Finance Top Stories

Much like yesterday, Mortgage-Backed-Securities (MBS), began the day in weaker territory and rallied in the latter part of the day.  Improving MBS are usually good for Mortgage Rates and today is no exception.  But the benefits to rates were only … Continue reading →

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Clean Energy Standards Can Scale Renewables and Reduce Pollution at No Cost to …

Written on November 30, 2011 by Editor - Science News

EIA analysis finds that Senator Bingaman’s clean energy standard would reduce carbon emissions by 43% and lower GDP growth by just .02 percent. by Richard W. Caperton Imagine if we could create jobs, increase renewable energy generation, improve air quality … Continue reading →

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Emerging markets pushing renewable energy investment

Written on November 30, 2011 by Editor - Science News

Emerging markets pushing renewable energy investment 30. November 2011 | Top News, Applications Installations, Global PV markets, Industry Suppliers, Markets Trends | By:  Becky Stuart “A revolution is underway” in the renewable energy industry, according to Ernst Young, which has … Continue reading →

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SolarCity’s Financing Breakthrough Could Bode Well for Renewable Energy Sector

Written on November 30, 2011 by Editor - Science News

SolarCity Corp. announced that it has obtained financing for a solar rooftop project covering more than 100,000 military homes. The announcement comes as good news so soon after the Solyndra bankruptcy scandal. SolarCity originally planned to obtain financing under the … Continue reading →

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Fukushima residents tour German renewable village; learn about non-nuclear …

Written on November 30, 2011 by Editor - Science News

After the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan which caused massive radiation leaks, Okara said she decided to devote herself to sparking an energy revolution in her own nation, such as that which is taking place in Germany. “I … Continue reading →

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VIDEO: Can the Law & Order: SVU Team Crack a Gypsy Community to Find a Missing Boy? (omg!)

Written on November 30, 2011 by Editor - Entertainment News

The Law Order: SVU faces a new slew of challenges on Wednesday’s episode (10/9c, NBC) when a boy from a gypsy community disappears and the community refuses to trust, let alone help, the police. Watch full episodes of Law 8 … Continue reading →

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Barbara Walters Picks 10 Most Fascinating People of the Year (omg!)

Written on November 30, 2011 by Editor - Entertainment News

Who are The 10 Most Fascinating People of the Year? Barbara Walters will let us know with her annual special Wednesday, Dec. 14 at 9:30/8:30c on ABC. Gen. David Petraeus is Barbara Walters’ Most Fascinating Person of the Year The … Continue reading →

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S.Africa: 1st class graduates from Winfrey school (AP)

Written on November 30, 2011 by Editor - Entertainment News

HENLEY-ON-KLIP, South Africa – Mpumi Nobiva was raised by her grandmother in a neighborhood beset by poverty and crime after her mother died of AIDS. Now one of the first to graduate from Oprah Winfrey’s school, she is headed to … Continue reading →

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Jackson case highlights celebrity medicine culture (AP)

Written on November 30, 2011 by Editor - Entertainment News

LOS ANGELES – Michael Jackson’s personal doctor received the maximum punishment in the pop singer’s death but not before a scolding from the judge for violating his Hippocratic oath and engaging in “money-for-medicine madness.” Despite Judge Michael Pastor’s sharp rebuke … Continue reading →

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