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To make a long story short I need to know some of the best areas to live in Kelowna. I know Rutland is a shit hole along with Kelowna North (Base of Knox Mountain). Been looking into SE Kelowna, Glenmore and Upper Mission. Any insight would be appreciated.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's massive intervention in currency markets could qualify it as the most protectionist nation in history, a leading U.S. economist said on Friday. "China has intervened massively in the foreign exchange markets for at least five years, buying at least $1 billion...

(CNN)[/b] -- Critical water pipelines are breaking from coast to coast, triggered by this summer's record high temperatures. It's not a phenomenon or coincidence, experts say. It's a clear sign that Americans should brace for more water interruptions, accompanied by skyrocketing water bills...

By Emily Lodish[/b], Global Post Chinese companies and entrepreneurs have quietly invested $1 billion in New York City over the last year. In the process, they have snagged parts of major city icons, like the Empire State Building and the Tappan Zee bridge. From the New York Times...

AMES, IOWA— The Associated Press Published Thursday, Aug. 11, 2011 11:04PM EDT The Bible tells wives to be submissive to their husbands. If she were president, would that apply to Michele Bachmann? In Thursday's Republican debate in Iowa, the Minnesota congresswoman was asked if she would be...

http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/11/serial-killer-cells-can-target-leukemia-study-says/ 'Serial killer' cells can target leukemia, study says A step toward a new possible treatment for leukemia, one that uses patients’ own immune cells to target and destroy cancer is getting a lot of...

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- When the unexpected strikes, most Americans aren't prepared to pay for it. A majority, or 64%, of Americans don't have enough cash on hand to handle a $1,000 emergency expense, according to a survey by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, or NFCC, released on...

China's first aircraft carrier swept through fog-shrouded waters Wednesday to open sea trials that underscore concerns about the country's growing military strength and its increasingly assertive claims over disputed territory. The mission by the refurbished former Soviet carrier marks a first...

Cut defense spending By Fareed Zakaria[/b], CNN Everyone in Washington this week is having a nightmare about a guillotine. I'm talking about the proposed cuts to the Defense Department. If the Congressional super-commission cannot agree on ways to reduce the debt by about $1.5 trillion over...

Interesting find, they has some crazy concepts in the late 50's to early 60's http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Nucleon The Ford Nucleon was a scale model concept car developed by Ford Motor Company in 1958 as a design on how a nuclear-powered car might look. The design did not include an...

Maybe Chris Hansen should consider hosting Cheaters instead of To Catch a Predator. The 51-year-old NBC reporter was caught cheating on his wife, Mary, with a stripper he met in Las Vegas earlier this year, says Radaronline.com and the National Enquirer. Hansen and Kathleen Collins had a...

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Credit rating agency Standard & Poor's on Friday downgraded the credit rating of the United States, stripping the world's largest economy of its prized AAA status. In July, S&P placed the United States' rating on "CreditWatch with negative implications" as the debt...

Postmedia News Aug 4, 2011 – 6:31 PM ET By Bradley Bouzane[/b] The Canadian health-care system may be plagued by countless stories of lengthy wait times and crowded emergency rooms, but a new study shows the amount of time and money spent on administrative duties is a fraction of that...

http://lightyears.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/04/mars-may-have-salty-water/?hpt=hp_t2 Scientists have found new evidence for possible saltwater flows on Mars. The discovery was announced at a NASA news conference Thursday. Alfred McEwen, lead author of the Science journal study showing these...

Sonar scans have revealed an unidentified object sitting on the ocean floor between Sweden and Finland An ocean exploration team led by Swedish researcher Peter Lindberg was searching for a century-old wreck containing several cases of champagne when their sonar scans revealed a mysterious...

Peter Rakobowchuk, The Canadian Press MONTREAL - Whether Canada should have its own space-launch facility is a debate that's been making the rounds in the scientific and business communities for years without any progress being made. But that hasn't stopped Redouane Fakir as he develops a...

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Editor's Note:[/b] The following piece comes from Global Post, which provides excellent coverage of world news - important, moving and odd. By Tom Mucha,[/b] Global Post Truth is elusive. But it's a good thing we have math. Our friends at Business Insider know this, and put those two...

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