Far Away Places, With Strange-Sounding Names . - Salon
Right off the bat I will admit that I should just stop reading "Town & Country," even though it's a free subscription, and even if it is the only thing in my magazine basket besides "The New Yorker" and "Tricycle" when I am in the mood for fluff

High-profile condos in bankruptcy protection - CharlotteObserver.com
Homeowners aren’t directly affected by the filings. The potential bad news, however, is the project’s owner may decide to rent units or deeply discount them. Homes priced around a million dollars or more are not selling well in the current market

Archive for January 2008 - The Spokesman-Review
Another war death hits home . An Army sergeant from Spokane was killed along with four other 4th Infantry Division soldiers on Monday when a roadside bomb exploded, destroying their vehicle in Mosul, Iraq. Sgt. James E. Craig, 26, was married in

Jehovah's Witnesses Plan Exodus from Brooklyn Heights - Gothamist.com
Already, 360 Furman houses a luxury development ( One Brooklyn Bridge Park ) and 67 Livingston, another property formerly owned by the Witnesses, is home to NYU dorms .

Mammoth Selection Launches New Line of UV Air Purifiers - YAHOO!
Mammoth Selection, an up-and-coming home appliance manufacturer, now offers a line of highly evolved air purifiers designed to make each breath feel impeccably clean. Mammoth has integrated all of the coveted technologies into a single, premium

Club founder goes on trial for 'looting' MT resort - Findlaw.com
They want a civil fraud judgment against the real estate tycoon and former timber baron, who used a loan ostensibly for the club to bankroll a gilded lifestyle of luxury jets, fleets order, she's had to give up multiple homes and most of her

Crain's Detroit Business's Shea analyzes Wings' hiring of Tom Wilson - MLive.com
The man with an inside track all things business-related in Metro Detroit, Crain's Detroit Business's Bill Shea, provides a comprehensive analysis of Ilitch Holdings' hiring of Tom Wilson to serve as their president/CEO and "point man" in the Red

Stamford Receiver Asks Dems & GOP for $1.6M - Courthouse News Service
(CN) - The receiver appointed to recover money from Allen Stanford's alleged $7 billion Ponzi scam says Democratic and Republican campaign committees have blown off his requests to return $1.6 million in donations. The receiver claims in Dallas

Turkey’s trade unions: partner, not enemy of the government - Today's Zaman
Over the past months the Republic of Turkey has witnessed an increased level of industrial action. Strikes are nothing unusual in a functioning democracy or, for that matter, in a functioning market economy and hence, there is absolutely no need for

NBA 2009-2010 Final Predictions: The Beginning Of The Age Of LeBron - Bleacherreport.com
All the trades are in the books and we have a very clear picture of what every team in the NBA should look like for the rest of the year. While most awards and predictions for the rest of the season were given a few weeks ago, now seems like the most