Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:10:02 +0100 (Reuters) - A view of a multi-million dollar home in foreclosure on Rexford Drive in Beverly Hills, California February 3, 2012. Some 180 houses in the 90210 zip code have been foreclosed on by lenders, scheduled for auction, or have been served with a default notice, the highest level since the 2008 financial crash, according to a Reuters analysis of figures compiled by RealtyTrac, which tracks foreclosures nationwide. But the dynamics of the residential real estate collapse are very different in elite neighborhoods such as this. The majority of delinquent homeowners here owe more than $1 million. Many are walking away not because they can't pay, but because they judge it would be foolish to keep doing so. Picture taken February 3, 2012. To match Feature USA-HOUSING/HILLS REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS REAL ESTATE)
A Muslim couple takes pictures at the "Million Lights, ...
Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:20:02 +0100 (Reuters) - A Muslim couple takes pictures at the "Million Lights, Million Hearts" display ahead of Valentine's Day celebrations at Shah Alam commercial hub i-City, outside Kuala Lumpur, February 13, 2012. Islamic authorities in Muslim-majority Malaysia have been conducting raids on Valentine's Day after an edict was issued in 2005 banning Muslims from celebrating the occasion, considered a Western celebration that could erode Muslim's faith. REUTERS/Samsul Said (MALAYSIA - Tags: ANNIVERSARY SOCIETY)
'Millionaire Matchmaker' star Patti Stanger models Marc Bouwer ...
Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:20:05 +0100 (AP) - 'Millionaire Matchmaker' star Patti Stanger models Marc Bouwer during the Heart Truth Red Dress fashion show in New York, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Graffiti artist to become multi-millionaire thanks to Facebook bet in 2005
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:00:11 +0100 Imagine it’s 2005. You’re a muralist and graffiti artist making a modest living from your trade, much of which involves decorating the offices of businesses. Then you get a call from a guy named Sean Parker, president of a company called Facebook. Facebook? It rings a bell. You Google it and see that it’s an Internet start-up which began doing business only a year earlier. (Source: Digital Trends)
One Million Moms to JC Penney: fire Ellen, she's gay
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:50:13 +0100 LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - One Million Moms -- a project of the American Family Association -- is very angry at JC Penney. No, not because it sells sweater vests (heck, Rick Santorum is a fan of those), but because the Texas-based department store has hired Ellen DeGeneres as a spokeswoman. And DeGeneres is -- cue the scary music -- gay, and open about it. "Funny that JC Penney thinks hiring an open homosexual spokesperson will help their business when most of their customers are traditional families," the million (or so) moms write on their website. ... (Source: Reuters)
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