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...There are a number of clever ways that will mandate how the principal will be handled. According to Bloomberg, "Like earlier efforts from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and housing industry groups, the new plan will make use of interest-rate reductions, loan extensions and so-called principal forbearance, in which part of a mortgage's principal is deferred to the end of the loan's term...
...landline customers cutting the cord, so to speak. The company lost 3.7 million access lines, or 9.3% of its base, in 2008." The phone will take incoming calls and limited calls out. People will have to pay for additional telephoning at a modest price. Of course, smart people may use their cell to call out and take calls on their landline...
...housing projects around the country - an enterprise for which the federal stimulus package will include increased funding (it will also provide money for improving the energy efficiency of existing homes). In Miami, the nonprofit Carrfour Supportive Housing is building the 145-unit Verde Gardens Apartment building; the project will use green modular wall systems and aim for LEED certification. In Chicago, the Resurrection Homes project offers affordable green housing, and the soon to be completed Victory Centre will include green apartments for low-income seniors. And nationwide, the nonprofit Enterprise Communities Partners has helped create or preserve more than...
...rise of antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria like MRSA can be attributed largely to our increasing use and misuse of antibacterial drugs. Many patients mistakenly believe these drugs can quell colds and flu, illnesses that are caused by viruses, not bacteria, and are therefore unresponsive to antibiotics. Further, doctors commonly prescribe antibiotics improperly, while many patients who do need them fail to complete their full prescribed course. The former condition pushes bacteria to mutate and develop resistance, while the latter creates ideal conditions for resistant strains to flourish. One way to reduce drug resistance, then, is to reduce the reckless...
...think of an award show that would equal this,” Franco said. “I’ve received more e-mail, calls, and texts than I did for any other award.” But Franco said the Pudding Pot was not actually the most useful award he had ever garnered—he received a bong from High Times Magazine last year when he won their Stoner of the Year Award for his performance in “Pineapple Express.” He said he sent that award to his parents, who have...