Tools to research 529 college savings plans

Nearly all states offer 529 plans, popular ways to save for a child's future college expenses. The plans allow withdrawals for college expenses that are free of federal taxes. Two-thirds of the states also extend state tax deductions or credits to residents enrolling in their 529s.

IMF seeks up to $500 billion in new funds

The International Monetary Fund said Wednesday that it's aiming to increase its financial firepower by around $500 billion so it can issue new loans to help ease a worsening financial crisis.

Support, counseling, education for gay youth

Campus Pride. Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network. Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays.

Quicksilver shares jump on reported Reliance deal

Shares of Quicksilver Resources Inc. surged Monday on a report that the natural gas and oil producer is in talks with Reliance Industries, India's most valuable company.

Cliffs Natural raises stake in Spider Resources

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. said Monday that it has raised its stake in Canada's Spider Resources Inc. to nearly 82 percent and extended the deadline on its tender offer for the rest of the company by a week.

SandRidge to buy Arena Resources for $1.6B

Oil and gas explorer SandRidge Energy Inc. is buying fellow developer Arena Resources Inc. for $1.6 billion as the continued drop in natural gas prices drives a bigger focus on oil resources, the companies said Sunday.

What's next if your vehicle is in Toyota's recall

Toyota Motor Corp. has stopped selling and building eight models, saying there's a possibility that their accelerator pedals may get stuck in a partially depressed position or return slowly to the idle position. Toyota says sudden, uncontrolled acceleration is "rare and infrequent" but is offering few specifics while it investigates. Here are some questions and answers about the issue.

Seneca Resources well tops 10 million cubic feet

Natural gas and oil company Seneca Resources Corp. said Tuesday that its third Seneca-operated horizontal well in the Marcellus shale in Tioga County, Pa., flowed at an initial 24-hour rate of more than 10 million cubic feet per day and averaged 9.5 million cubic feet over seven days.

Cliffs Natural Resources sweetens bid for Freewest

U.S. mining company Cliffs Natural Resources again sweetened its takeover bid for fellow miner Freewest Resources Canada Inc., striking back against Noront Resources, a Canadian company also vying to snatch up Freewest.

Investors cheer Chinese takeover of Felix

Investors on Friday firmly endorsed an Australian dollars 3.5 billion ($3 billion) plan for Yanzhou Coal to buy Felix Resources Ltd. in what would be China's biggest investment yet in the Australian minerals sector.

China Investment buying stake in Teck Resources

Mining company Teck Resources Ltd. said Friday it is selling a 17 percent stake to China Investment Corp. for 1.74 billion Canadian dollars ($1.5 billion) in a bid to reduce its debt.

Rep. Hastings wins Natural Resources post

Rep. Doc Hastings of Washington state has been chosen to be the top Republican on the House Natural Resources Committee.

First aid TODAY: Life-saving resources

For parents with small children, accidents in the home are the stuff of nightmares. KidsHealth.org shares resources to help you prepare in case of an emergency:

From the Official Google blog, here are some ideas for travel and activities during the summer.

A new book out this week presents an astounding fact that could help shape the upcoming elections: the Republican-led House voted nearly 200 times to undermine public health and environmental safeguards in 2011.  Anyone running in a primary or race against a Tea Partier or …

We’re getting a lot of e-mail this weekend about an executive order issued on Friday afternoon by President Obama titled “National Defense Resources Preparedness.”  While the timing of the EO is curious — why send it out on a Friday afternoon when a …

In response to complaint filed yesterday by USA, Japan and EU to WTO.

Refusing the Shame, Making Calls to Action: The Culture of Poverty

Tucked away in the far reaches of a nation under siege is a small group of people who diligently toil to manage their fears and answer the raging tide of policy and procedure, standard and expectation, built by the corporate system that now dominates the marketplace;and all those …

Women, it's time to take charge of your retirement planning! That's the strong message we're getting from the third brief in the Society of Actuaries (SOA) research series, Managing Retirement Decisions.

"Mr. Harper has put shipping energy to Asia at the top of his plans, and made hardwiring the country with pipelines to the West Coast a key strategic priority for his government.

After all, having seemingly moved much of the U.S. to Iraq, leaving was no small thing.  When the U.S.

If the world ends how do you think it will happen?

We are going through a period of economic strife and tribulation that has the world economy on a knife edge, one gust of wind in the wrong direction and we could all fall into an abyss.

What About The Duggars?

I found this in a newspaper and would like to see what your thoughts are on this matter.  A woman wrote: "It is terrible that the TV show "19 Kids and Counting" is based on the number of children a couple have. The world is overpopulated at nearly 7 billion people.

Alberta could become a major player in mining over the next five years with a potential to generate almost $68 billion, according to the Mining Association of Canada. Canada, in general, has a mining industry potential to make almost $140 billion over the next five years &mda …

How to write a resume when you have had only bad previous experience

The primary purpose of your resume is to get yourself an interview. It is worth bearing that in mind because it is very tempting to see that resume as just a history of your past experiences, and statements about your skills and aptitudes.

From Neolithic to now, see time line of human population growth. Tracks history, from approximately 10,000 to 7 billion people.

China's biggest producer of rare earth ore,  Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Rare-Earth (Group),  is suspending production for one month. China also plans to buy rare earths to support prices.

I learn and I learn. Sometimes I learn and then forget. and i must learn again. (Un)occupy must be acknowledged, and then we may find ourselves actually turning a page that needs to be turned.

Where do athletic and artistic abilities come from? With phrases like "gifted musician", "natural athlete" and "innate intelligence", we have long assumed that talent is a genetic thing some of us have and others don't.

You don't have to attend a divinity program to learn more about the Bible. There are plenty of free resources for Bible study online. These sites offer a great way to better understand the scriptures and to get more involved in ministry.

Not that there will be much of a party on or around Oct. 31, the due date predicted by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

The "Corporatization" of our Oceans!!!!

Welcome to our knowledge base about New Zealand-grown wood and its uses. Find out more about our site and the resources within it.

Where China is going and More Importantly How

These are articles and tidbits gathered from all over the Interet to shed some light on their activities. I ended it with the Special Report. It was dated February 15, 2009.

Well here's a surprise: conservatives and oil interests are pushing deceptive and destructive stories about President Obama and clean energy.

You might be on the lookout for bed room colours to color to change the feel of your space. Paint could make the room feel daring or neutral. When you've got a taupe room, spice it up with a pink Murano glass chandelier or a large Moroccan lantern.

You might be searching for bedroom colours to paint to alter the texture of your space. Paint can make the room really feel daring or neutral. If you have a taupe room, spice it up with a pink Murano glass chandelier or a big Moroccan lantern.

Chances are you'll be looking for bed room colours to paint to change the texture of your space. Paint can make the room feel daring or neutral. When you've got a taupe room, spice it up with a pink Murano glass chandelier or a big Moroccan lantern.