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...Brendan did a great job out there,” Santangelo said. “It was very cold both days and the wind was very shifty, so the conditions were challenging. Luck played a big part in how the races played out, as you could quickly go from first to last place as winds changed directions...
...giant wind turbine stands over Dagenham Heathway like an exclamation point. To Ford Motor Co., the U.S. corporation that erected it six years ago, the turbine is a vigorous declaration of modernity, generating the sustainable energy that drives what it calls a "global center of excellence for diesel engineering." These days, however, the 394-ft. (120 m) structure seems to punctuate the cry of pain that was once a busy shopping street in this hardscrabble East London suburb. Ford Dagenham produced as many as 340,617 cars annually and employed 40,000 people at its peak in the 1960s. Ford...
Treasury officials emphasize that the program will not save every troubled homeowner. They say it targets 3 million to 4 million of the 12 million who are expected to wind up in foreclosure in the next three years...
Curran also worries about how this round of loan-principal reductions will play out among investors who buy mortgage securities and whether they may be reluctant to buy new mortgage loans if there's a chance the principal will wind up being reduced down the line. "The returns would have to rise to incorporate this risk," says Curran. "Either they'll have to be compensated or they won't participate." (See the best business deals...
...miles inland from the famous links of St. Andrews, Scotland, the Peat Inn offers the perfect refuge for golfing pilgrims battered by wind, rain and a relentless assault of fish 'n' chips and other greasy Scottish clubhouse fare. This 300-year-old former coaching inn, which sits on the edge of a desolately beautiful field, is run by husband-and-wife duo Geoffrey and Katherine Smeddle and has just been awarded a Michelin star. A recent meal had the rewarding combination of surprise (cannelloni of hare) and comfort (roast rib eye of beef in red-wine sauce...