http://www.onesectech.com Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:30:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Source: Associated Press In this city known for producing laws both path-breaking and contentious, legislators have forcefully stepped into another debate — this time over the potential danger of cell phone use. With the Board of Supervisors' 10-1 vote in favor of an ordinance Mayor Gavin Newsom has indicated he will sign, ... http://www.onesectech.com/san-francisco-approves-cell-emission-law/law/2010/06/ SOURCE: CNN Personality differences, such as shyness and overtness are now being explored biologically in the brain. A new study in the journal Psychological Science finds that several personality traits are associated with definite brain regions. Scientists from the University of Minnesota, University of Toronto, Yale University, and The Mind Research Network ... http://www.onesectech.com/mri-technology-reveals-personality-clues/technology/2010/06/ Source:  Associated PressObtaining final approval for a mortgage short sale in Arizona is getting easier, according to Valley short sale negotiator Nick Olheiser.     Olheiser, who works for Pruven Real Estate & Investments in Glendale, credits a government program that was launched in April to help speed up short sales.   “It's ... http://www.onesectech.com/arizona-short-sales-rising/real-estate/2010/06/ Source:  Manhattan News Two robbery suspects recently struck and killed An 83-year-old nun crossing the street with their getaway car while fleeing police. Sister Mary Celine Graham and her aide, 58-year-old Patricia Cruz, were among six people injured when the fleeing blue Chrysler Pacifica collided with a silver Honda Odyssey and ... http://www.onesectech.com/nun-killed-by-robbers-in-police-chase/law/2010/06/ Source: PC World Adobe Systems announced plans to release the final version of Flash Player 10.1 for smartphones but don’t expect to be able to use it right away. Flash Player 10.1 is designed to offer a consistent user experience across laptops, desktops, tablets, phones and televisions. The player for desktops became ... http://www.onesectech.com/adobe-announces-flash-player-101/technology/2010/06/ Source: Nashville Business Journal A New York real estate investor has pumped some heavy commercial financing into the Portland, OR area, purchasing five local shopping centers in transactions valued at $90.1 million. Purchase, N.Y.-based Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. (Nasdaq: ROIC) said Monday it closed a deal to purchase Vancouver Market Center for ... http://www.onesectech.com/new-yorker-invests-90-million-in-portland-commercial-core/real-estate/2010/06/ Source: AFP Clergy are facing a retirement security crisis: many haven't planned ahead. They generally are looked up to by their parishioners as wise and frugal. Their pay, although modest, is enough to get by on. And they typically are provided with housing during their careers. Yet many find themselves in a financial quandary as ... http://www.onesectech.com/some-clergy-do-not-plan-well-for-retirement/insurance/2010/06/ SOURCE:  Los Angeles Times There is a whole new tribe of charitable givers out there, and they are not who you think they are. They are a new breed of philanthropists coming together on an online site launched this month, an EBay-like portal that auctions people's skills — juggling, hula-hooping, pie-baking — ... http://www.onesectech.com/new-site-auctions-skills-and-services-for-charity/business/2010/06/ SOURC: CNN Travel + Leisure gives you seven ways to sleep better in your next hotel room. Go where there are empty rooms During the economic downturn, certain destinations have had lower occupancy rates, particularly those with high room counts: Las Vegas, San Francisco, New York, Hawaii and Orlando, Florida. "Hotels that can't ... http://www.onesectech.com/hotel-booking-secrets-revealed/business/2010/06/ Source: AFP A sea turtle found a waterproof camera in the Caribbean, somehow activated the device, filmed itself and is now a YouTube hot item ticket. Back in May US Coast Guard agent Paul Schultz found a digital camera in a waterproof case on a beach in Key West, Florida, and posted ... http://www.onesectech.com/turtle-takes-video-of-himself/outdoors/2010/06/