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Deputy Assistant FBI Director David Cardona wants people to know mortgage fraud isn’t going away. Cordona’s team that focuses on white collar crime reports that the number of FBI mortgage fraud cases pending in 2010 rose 12% from 2009. For ...

For decades, America has prided itself on being number one. Number one in what? For a while it represented good things, like economic strength, personal freedoms, and quality of life. However, in recent years our great nation has started claiming ...

Speaking to Congress recently, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke was asked point blank by Representative Ron Paul if gold was money. He paused, then answered definitively, “No, it’s a precious metal.”  However, that precious metal is now at the center of ...

Promoted as an alternative fuel source for vehicles traditionally powered with gas, fuel cells have led a short and expensive life.  Depending on size, these cells can power anything, from small cars to large buildings, from hospital generators to the ...

In today’s world, we rely on electronics to do everything from guiding us through the wilderness to cooking our food to keeping us connected. Whether your need is for a short-term or long-term emergency, there are likely ways you can ...

Solar activity is difficult to predict. The sun itself has cyclic periods where activity ramps up or declines, and close monitoring of its activity lets astronomers warn public agencies if solar flare activity threatens technology on Earth. Unfortunately, research teams ...

The current “crisis” coming out of Washington has to do with default.  If the debt ceiling isn’t raised, America will default and not be able to pay her bills.  No more Social Security checks for Grandma, and no more food ...

In the first part of this series, I talked about the importance of getting and staying in shape during your offseason. With weather being as unpredictable as it is, uneven terrain, and altitude adjustments to contend with, being in the ...

The decline of the dollar is being followed with interest by America’s rivals around the world. Currently, the greenback is at three year lows against key competitor currencies such as the Euro and the Swiss franc. It’s setting new records ...

Paul Ryan has dared to take on a political untouchable – Medicare. As a result, the airwaves are filled with an endless chorus of talking heads chittering away at all hours about the effects of his proposed changes. It’s been ...