Trip to India deepens appreciation of yoga, meditation - Carroll County Times
JAIPUR, India — I needed an escape, a vacation that would shake me out of my routine, and leave me with more than souvenirs and digital photos. So when the yoga center in New York where I’m learning to meditate organized a two-week yoga trip to

U.S. Economy: New-Home Sales Decline to Record Low (Update1) - Bloomberg
Feb. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Sales of new homes in the U.S. unexpectedly fell in January to the lowest level on record, a sign that an extension of a government tax credit may not be enough to rekindle demand. Purchases declined 11 percent to an annual

U.S. slump in sales of new homes threatens recovery - ReportonBusiness.com
New-home sales in the United States unexpectedly slumped to their lowest level in 47 years in January, stoking fears the housing market has lost its momentum and could start sliding again despite billions of dollars in government intervention. A

Bernanke reassures on stimulus - MSN Money
The Fed last week surprised investors and analysts by raising the discount rate, the emergency rate at which it lends to banks, raising the specter that interest rates might rise sooner than expected. But Fed policymakers also took pains to explain

Bobb to seek $700M more for DPS - Detroit News
Typically, a mill is equal to $1 of tax for every $1,000 a home is assessed. For example, for a home assessed at $20,000, one This is not a project in which we have the luxury of time," Bobb said. He said work will begin when the school year ends

Dubai police name 15 more suspects in plot to kill Hamas commander - Brandon Sun
than two weeks after Dubai authorities identified 11 suspects accused of using fraudulent European passports during a 19-hour operation to tail and kill al-Mabhouh in his luxury hotel Press on the phone from his home in Beit Shemesh, near

A chance to learn from the ‘Greatest Generation’ - Atlanta Journal Constitution
These are dark days, particularly for Georgia residents. Georgia’s personal bankruptcy rate is the third highest in the nation with one in 50 households declaring bankruptcy last year. Experts say that high unemployment and a sagging real estate

Biz Break: Foreclosure wave ahead? Plus: 'Bloom Box' arrives - San Jose Mercury News
Today: Freddie Mac's CEO expects a "potential large wave of foreclosures." Silicon Valley startup Bloom Energy promises a new day for cheaper, cleaner power. 'Large wave of foreclosures' ahead? Mortgage financier Freddie Mac reported today that a

LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN Premieres on THIRTEEN's Great Performances at - Broadway World
The Metropolitan Opera's new production of Offenbach's Les Contes d'Hoffmann, conducted by Met Music Director James Levine and directed by Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher , premieres on THIRTEEN'S Great Performances at the Met series. Joseph Calleja

Homebuilder Toll Brothers posts narrower 1Q loss - Daily Finance
-Toll Brothers Inc. said Wednesday the slow recovery of the housing market helped the luxury homebuilder post a narrower loss in its fiscal first quarter. But CEO Robert Toll isn't looking for a speedy or smooth recovery, saying the housing market