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Iraq eyes Lockheed F-16 fighter aircraft purchase
05.09.2008 10:19
washingtonpost.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Iraqi government has asked for information about buying 36 F-16 fighter aircraft built by Lockheed Martin Corp, the U.S. Defense Department said on Friday.
USA
Defense Industry
Southeast braces for T.S. Hanna as Hurricane Ike lurks
05.09.2008 08:33
usatoday.com
Tropical storm watches or warnings were extended from Georgia in the Southeast to areas just south of New York City on Friday ...
USA
Weather Forecast
Experience puts Serena as favorite in women's Open semis
05.09.2008 08:33
usatoday.com
Here's the most relevant statistic going into today's U.S. Open women's semifinals: 8-0. That's the number of Grand Slam titles ...
USA
Tennis
Streetlevel: New Asian Restaurant Coming to Smith
05.09.2008 08:28
brownstoner.com
Another small step in the gentrification of Smith Street: Beauty parlor out, trendy restaurant in. According to a liquor application (and a sticker a reader spotted in the window), a new "Pan Asian Vegan" restaurant called Wildginger is slated to open in the storefront at 112 Smith Street formerly occupied by Kendel's Beauty & Barber shop. We don't know for sure, but it seems a safe bet that the new boite is part of this chain of restaurants. Anyone know for sure? GMAP
New York
Construction & Real Estate
Dip in the Brownstoner Flickr Pool
05.09.2008 08:28
brownstoner.com
Come join us in the Brownstoner Flickr pool. Today's swimmer: midlakemarion's shot of a Prospect Park Tunnel.
New York
Construction & Real Estate
Be@Schermerhorn Hits the Market
05.09.2008 08:28
brownstoner.com
According to Streeteasy, condos at Be@Shermerhorn are now officially up for grabs. Our friends there have calculated that it's pricier than some of its neighbors: Be@ is $857 per square foot, while Toren is $756 and Oro is $748. The building has 246 units split between a 25-story tower and six-story "loft building." Prices for the 34 places listed on Streeteasy range from $345,000 to $1.095 million for a two-bedroom penthouse. Anybody making an offer here? Be@Schermerhorn Website Fleshed Out, Still No Pricing [Brownstoner]
New York
Construction & Real Estate
F. Martinella Mystery Solved?
05.09.2008 08:28
brownstoner.com
Our friends at Lost City have the scoop on the F. Martinella deli opening at 117 Court Street that we've been obsessing over since last Fall. We reported that the sign promising a Boar's Head deli had been replaced by one advertising the Martinella company, in operation, it said, since 1949. Yet no one had heard of it, and it had no Web presence. Someone wrote in to Lost City with this bit of sleuthing: Boar's Head CEO's last name? Robert S. Martin. Its President? Michael Martella. Get it? Martin + Martella = Martinella. As for "F." in "F. Martinella"? Turns out Boar's Head was founded in 1903 by Frank Brunckhorst, or F. Brunckhorst. Nice one! Nice Conspiracy Theory [Lost City] Streetlevel: No Boar's Head for 117 Court Street After All [Brownstoner]
New York
Construction & Real Estate
Real Estate Market Will Be Fine by 2011
05.09.2008 08:28
brownstoner.com
That's what the National Real Estate Investor magazine says, anyway. Well, not fine, exactly, but they predict that another couple of years of "stagnant job creation and tepid economic growth" will yield better results come 2011. Dr. Rajeev Dhawan — one of the economists they consult — "is projecting real gross domestic product growth at a rate of 1.4% in 2008, decelerating to 0.5% in 2009 before beginning an anemic recovery to growth of 2.2% by 2010," they write. Banks will rebound, they say, and oil prices will drop, and maybe inflation will fall, and, after the rough patch, the world of real estate will recover. Even if that scenario plays out, here's the big question: Since the New York City market took longer to fall, does that mean it'll also lag on the way back up? Economists Expect Real Estate Recovery in 2011 [NREI] Sign of the Times. Photo by respres.
New York
Construction & Real Estate
Fashion designer Mila Schoen dies in Italy
05.09.2008 08:28
freep.com
ROME-- Mila Schoen, an Italian designer of elegant, impeccably tailored clothes, died early today at her villa in northern Italy at the age of 91.
USA
Entertainment Industry
BMW worldwide August sales up 2%
05.09.2008 08:28
freep.com
FRANKFURT, Germany-- BMW's sales in August increased 2% over the same period a year ago with the Mini and Rolls Royce brands the main contributors, the German carmaker said today.
USA
Autonews
Oprah in talks for '30 Rock' role
05.09.2008 08:27
digitalspy.co.uk
Oprah Winfrey is in final talks to make an appearance in NBC's 30 Rock.
USA
Television
Museum Programs Focus on Politics
05.09.2008 08:22
wisconsinhistory.org
In honor of the current election season, the Wisconsin Historical Museum is spotlighting the subject of politics, with particular emphasis on Wisconsin's "favorite son," Robert M. La Follette, Sr. La Follette is one of the most iconic figures in Wisconsin...
Wisconsin
History
Job woes, Nokia fallout hit Wall St
05.09.2008 08:17
washingtonpost.com
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell for a fifth straight day on Friday as a government report showing further deterioration in the U.S. labor market added to worries about the profit outlook and the impact of the housing slump on the economy.
USA
Finance & Investments
Stocks fall as jobs data stirs fear about economy
05.09.2008 08:17
washingtonpost.com
NEW YORK -- Selling swept across Wall Street for a second straight session Friday on news that the economy shed jobs for the eighth straight month in August and at a faster-than-expected pace. The Dow Jones industrial average fell about 100 points.
USA
Finance & Investments
Home loan troubles break records again
05.09.2008 08:17
washingtonpost.com
WASHINGTON -- A record 9 percent of American homeowners with a mortgage were either behind on their payments or in foreclosure at the end of June, as damage from the housing crisis continues to mount, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Friday.
USA
Finance & Investments
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