ProPublica's Off Base Charges About Freddie Mac's Mortgage “Bets” - EconoMonitor (blog)

ProPublica's Off Base Charges About Freddie Mac's Mortgage “Bets” EconoMonitor (blog) They live in an unfinished development of yellow stucco houses north of Philadelphia. The developer went bankrupt. The Silversteins bought this home before the housing market crashed, and then couldn't sell their old house. They now say that buying a ... and more »

A mighty meal at The Matterhorn - Stuff.co.nz (blog)

Stuff.co.nz (blog)

A mighty meal at The Matterhorn Stuff.co.nz (blog) When The Matterhorn was sold in 2010 to the Auckland-based Pack Group, some people were outraged that one of Wellington's iconic "indie" institutions - a venue that had midwifed the nascent Fat Freddys Drop and been a favoured haunt of the Lord of the ...

Warm Springs reservation getting broadband service - CanadianBusiness.com

Warm Springs reservation getting broadband service CanadianBusiness.com (AP) — Ten years ago, only homes in certain areas on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation had telephone service. Soon, many will have access to high-speed Internet, allowing them to access YouTube, Facebook and Netflix. Community members and government ... and more »

Korean Reunification - would it weaken or superpower the south? - Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies

Korean Reunification - would it weaken or superpower the south? Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies The two halves of Korea - a rabbit-shaped, mountainous peninsula jutting into the Yellow Sea - are wildly dissimilar. The North is an impoverished, tyrannized, height-and-economy stunted state, bizarrely cloistered with secret tunnels, rogue nuclear ... and more »

Residents living in northwest Oklahoma during '02 ice storm share memories - Enid News & Eagle

Residents living in northwest Oklahoma during '02 ice storm share memories Enid News & Eagle We were just lucky enough to have enough batteries because the stores sold out fast! Everybody got really tired of sandwiches, so we were warming up cans of food on the furnace. Shauna Rae Gillpatrick: Our neighbors had access to 2 generators and ... and more »