The
aftermath of Hurricane Irene threatens to add economic insult to the
physical injury done in places like Vermont. Barely 1% of households
there have federal flood insurance, meaning much the cost of clean-up
and rebuilding could fall on homeowners. Some estimates put the total
damages from Irene at $7 billion and only 40% of that will be covered by
insurance. Source Link
Giving
your heart to your spouse turns out to be a great way to keep your
heart healthy. A new study shows that happily married people who undergo
coronary bypass surgery are more than three times as likely to be alive
15 years later. Researchers say marital satisfaction is as important to
survival after bypass surgery as risk factors like tobacco use,
obesity, and high blood pressure. Source Link
3-D
glasses are a bit geeky, but the latest offering from Sony takes the
strange headgear to a whole new level. It’s a personal 3-D theater in a
wrap-around visor that creates the multidimensional effect for
individual viewing of 3-D movies and video. The personal 3-D viewer will
debut in Japan for under $800 and could be available here in time for
holiday gift-giving. Source Link
