Drought leaves up to 2.81 mln hungry in Central America - U.N.
OROCUINA Honduras (Reuters) - A severe drought has ravaged crops in Central America and as many as 2.81 million people are struggling to feed themselves, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday, though the region's coffee crop has been ...
Bank of America Asks Judge to Throw Out Countrywide Verdict
Bank of America Corp. asked a federal judge to throw out the jury verdict that its Countrywide unit defrauded Fannie Mae (FNMA) and Freddie Mac, which resulted in a $1.3 billion civil penalty against the bank. The trial evidence showed that the quality of ...
Made in America lineup is a vivid look at rap's competing interests
When it was first announced, the lineup for this weekend's Made in America festival in downtown L.A. seemed an unfocused commercial mix-and-match of mass-market rock, electronic dance and hip-hop. On second and third glances, it mostly is, at least at the ...
Small businesses create social mobility, according to Latina SBA administrator
By Pablo J. Sáinz Maria Contreras-Sweet, SBA director Maria Contreras-Sweet is a prime example that anyone can earn the American Dream with effort and dedication. Since April, she has been the Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration and a member of President Barack Obama’s Cabinet. N ...
"Atlas Girl" by Emily Wierenga
When Emily Wierenga left home at the age of 18, she figured she would never return. Growing up in a strict religious home and battling every day to not fall into the eating disorder that almost took her life at the age of 13, she was desperate to find God on her own terms, in a new place. And so Emi ...
Treasure trove...Friday finds...
"Faith goes up the stairs that love has built, and looks out the window which hope has opened." -Charles Spurgeon This past week has been anything but ordinary for me, because I have worked in my dear hubby's office while a new employee was getting trained. As I was putting away patient chart's, I r ...
Captain America Shield
Recently I 3D printed a Captain America shield from Thingiverse. Today I went to Hobby Lobby and bought acrylic paint and brushes to paint on the shield. For this shield, I plan to just paint on it with acrylic paint to get a feel of how much paint is need and mixing of colors. Hopefully it won't co ...
