Bank of America and Countrywide find themselves in the crosshairs of the U.S. Department of Justice, which recently filed a lawsuit involving toxic mortgage loans, as Grant McCool and Jonathan Stempel report for Reuters. A toxic asset, generally defined, is an asset whose value has declined significantly. Bank of America, at the behest of parent company Countrywide, is said to have dumped those toxic mortgage loans on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored mortgage companies. This, in turn, caused taxpayers more than $1 billion. What makes this case ...

Storknest.com is excited to announce a contest to determine the new face of its exclusive brand, EcoBundles diapers and training pants. The contest will run from November 1st, 2012, to December 31st, 2012. Storknest.com will announce the winner on January 1st, 2013 on its Facebook page. Interested parents can submit their baby or toddler's photo either on Storknest.com's Facebook page or on http://www.storknest.com. By submitting a picture of their baby, contestants will receive a buy-one-get-one-free coupon for EcoBundles diapers or training pants that they can use ...

Atlanta orthopedics practice Southern Orthopaedic Specialists now has a new name: Ortho Atlanta. The name change goes along with a rebranding effort. The company has also moved its website to reflect the name change, and can now be found at http://www.orthoatlanta.com. Established as Southern Orthopaedic Specialists in 2002, the practice has become well known for its sports medicine practice spine, foot and ankle, hand, total joint and general orthopedic services. OrthoAtlanta has eight locations to serve the Atlanta metro area including Johns Creek, Marietta, Kennesaw, ...

The Hilton Garden Inn Hotel in Columbia SC (Northeast) offers nearby accommodations to guests attending the upcoming University of South Carolina Trojan's homecoming football game where they will play University of Arkansas Razorbacks. The game will be held at William-Brice Stadium on the USC campus on November 10, 2012. Other homecoming festivities that alumni, students, and fans can enjoy include: - Cockfest Pep Rally - November 8 - Homecoming Parade - November 9 - Step Show - November 9 - Game Day - November 10 For event and ticket information, visit www.sc.edu. ...

The Chattanooga bankruptcy lawyers at Clark & Washington believe everyone should have a home to go to for the holidays, no matter what their financial situation is. For Chattanooga residents who are facing foreclosure, filing for personal bankruptcy may be the solution to stop foreclosure and keep you and your family in your home for the holidays. Personal bankruptcy is a difficult decision for many Chattanooga residents, and many fear that it will not help to stop collectors from foreclosing on or repossessing property like homes and vehicles. The Chattanooga bankruptcy ...

In their nearly 30 years in business, Orlando bankruptcy attorneys Clark & Washington have seen the devastation that foreclosure brings to families. 1,066 Orlando homes were foreclosed on during September, and another round of foreclosures looms on the horizon in November. Clark & Washington may have a solution for families facing the threat of foreclosure. Filing for personal bankruptcy is never an easy choice to make, but when the choice is between your pride and your home, the choice becomes easier. In many states, foreclosures can only be stopped by the bank ...

Premier Surfaces, fabricator of granite countertops in Birmingham, Alabama, has showroom specials running all summer long. If you are remodeling your kitchen or building a new home, now is the time to check out the showroom specials at Premier Surfaces. "It's never been a better time to buy granite countertops," states Dara Summers, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Premier Surfaces, a fabricator of granite countertops in Atlanta, Birmingham, Alabama, and Huntsville, Alabama. "We have so many great deals in our Birmingham showroom. No matter your ...

The makers of natural weight loss supplement Healthe Trim would like to encourage healthy grilling this fall. While the weather in still warm enough, cookouts are the perfect way to enjoy the outdoors with friends and family. This year, to keep yourself and your family eating right, consider trading in the heavily processed meats (like hot dogs and hamburgers) for some options that are much better for you, and just as delicious. You do not need to give up meat entirely to eat right while grilling. Grilled chicken is delicious on a hamburger bun, and fish ...

Craftmark Solid Surfaces, an Atlanta granite countertops supplier, explains to homeowners and businesses the difference between granite slabs and granite tiles. Granite is fast becoming the leading choice for kitchen and outdoor living areas, and the specialists at Craftmark understand how important it is for homeowners to choose the right material for their living areas. Granite slabs and tiles are both durable and attractive, but this is where the differences end. "It's easy for homeowners to get confused when deciding between granite slabs or tiles," ...

4t Networks recommends that business owners in South Carolina prepare for hurricane season by implementing a disaster recovery plan. For organizations unprepared with a backup and disaster recovery plan, a hurricane can destroy your data and server uptime just as easily as it can destroy any physical item. The best, and perhaps only way to minimize this damage is to have replicas of your data in a safer location. 4t Networks can take your VMware virtual machines and transfer them over the WAN to the 4t Networks' cloud. These transfers are made securely using a virtual ...

4t Networks encourages businesses in Louisiana to be prepared for hurricane season with a disaster recovery service. Hurricanes can wreak havoc on your data and server uptime that can have your organization hurting for years. Fortunately, prevention is simple. With a good backup and disaster recovery plan, your virtual machines are securely replicated and transferred to 4t Networks' cloud servers. So, if your data is destroyed by a hurricane, you would have replicas there waiting to replace what was destroyed. The disaster recovery solutions offered by 4t Networks ...

Attorneys Clark & Washington understand that nobody wants to lose their home. With the downturn in the real estate market and the economy, bankruptcy in Atlanta may be one way that the 7,652 foreclosures on Sept. 4th could have been avoided. With a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, some home owners may be able to reduce the amount owed on their homes, especially if their second mortgage makes the debt on the house more than the house is now worth. Atlanta bankruptcy attorneys Clark & Washington are fighting for clients who face an upside down mortgage due to the change in ...

The 2013 Doing Business Report, recently published by the World Bank, revealed that Nicaragua improved a position in its overall ranking with positive developments in the Trading Across Borders, and Resolving Insolvency categories. This is the third consecutive year the country has improved its position within the report, which demonstrates a positive impact of the various efforts carried out to improve the country's investment climate. According to the report, whose goal is to provide an objective basis for understanding and improving the regulatory environment for ...

Redefining the world of aesthetics, Leur Lab(TM) will open its doors to a select group of guests on Thursday November 8th, 2012 from 5-8pm to host an exclusive Vampire FaceLift(TM) event. Specializing in designer treatments and combination therapies which amplify results while minimizing social downtime, the certified experts at Leur Lab(TM) will be educating guests on the advanced technology behind the signature procedure while performing a live Vampire FaceLift(TM) demonstration to show how this pain-free, non-surgical procedure achieves lasting, targeted results for ...

David Nitzsche has been appointed Senior Vice President of Supply Management for AmeriQuest Business Services, reporting to Doug Clark, President and Chief Executive Officer. Nitzsche has defined the sourcing strategies for all products and services for AmeriQuest. He has also overseen the strategic sourcing process and development of relationships with key suppliers and partners. Since joining AmeriQuest in 2006, he has organized AmeriQuest Supply Management activities to maximize growth, profitability, and competitiveness in the market. Nitzsche is a supply management ...

When you think of music, it is seldom you hear a body of work that doesn't immediately prompt you to compare and contrast to others in effect naturally lessening your cognitive dissonance. This fact alone is one that has in recent times contributed to the overall downgrade in originality across the music industry, as the top players feverishly attempt to stay relevant by keeping up with the Jones's, sacrificing the quality and meaning of their art in the process. With October Sky, A.Tone Da Priest, seemed consciously set out to break any stigmas that may have once lumped ...

Azul Arc has won four Davey Awards, adding to it's collection for a total of six Davey Awards in the last three years. The Davey Awards is one of the largest and most prestigious awards competitions for small businesses. Sanctioned and judged by the International Academy of the Visual Arts, an invitation-only body which includes advertising and media executives from top Fortune 500 companies, the Davey Awards receives thousands of applicants every year from small firms across the nation. "To receive this type of recognition from the International Academy of ...

Simpich Showcase of Colorado Springs is joining in the international celebration of the bicentenary of the birth of Charles Dickens by hosting a unique holiday festival. The art center, which houses a theatre, museum and gallery, is culminating its four month commemoration with a unique theatre production of Dickens's A Christmas Carol, featuring puppeteer David Simpich in the role of Charles Dickens himself. Festival attendees will also be able to partake in a number of special activities including exhibits, recitations and workshops intended to highlight the life and ...

As of July 1, 2012, any school that accepts e-rate funds must provide annual Internet Safety and Cyberbullying training for all minors. Schools are required to document this training and keep records for five years. We have the best interactive Internet safety courses! Our courses are positive, and include videos, interactive elements, peer-to-peer discussions, games, and scenarios. We have four Internet Safety courses courses for grades K-2, 3-6, 7-12, and teacher /admin. that teach the required e-rate safety topics. The courses can be used as stand-alone online ...

Polaris Financial Technology Ltd, a leading global Financial Technology Company, today announced the launch of IntellectTM CBX 4.0 FT App Store at SIBOS 2012 in Osaka, Japan. Designed for Global Transaction Banking (GTB), Intellect CBX 4.0 FT App Store enables banks to deliver role-based transaction banking workstations across multiple channels including mobile, tablets and online to their Corporate & Institutional customers in the form of widgets and work spaces. Widgets are customizable, self-contained business services that are context aware and enforce entitlements. ...

They say that necessity is the mother of invention, so when humans decided to build and inhabit a laboratory in the harsh environment of space, it was only natural that innovations would follow. The creators of these developments sought patents to protect their intellectual property, giving a way to gauge microgravity advancements. The recently published paper, "Microgravity-Related Patent History," by Mark Uhran, looks back at the more than 818 patents granted since 1981, as related to the term "microgravity." Uhran, former NASA director, International ...

Smoking Unlimited is the new name in Dallas E Cigarettes since the launch of their new Superstore. The company invested an undisclosed amount of money to open the first e cigarette mega store in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area to the public. The store will carry several top brands of the electronic cigarette, two of which are highly rated on Smokers Utopia at the current time. The team at Smokers Utopia stated that the company is now carrying the My7's and Firelight Fusion brand of electronic cigarettes for the public. Smoking Unlimited will also carry other brands and ...

On August 7-11, 2013, the much anticipated Vegas Exchange 2013 will finally come into reality as a successor to the Lifestyle Conventions. The event will be held on the famous Las Vegas party place, the Palms Casino resort. A thousand of swingers are expected to attend of what is now considered as the "Lifestyle Event of the Decade." In order to make the event more fun and exciting, a celebrity will be hosting the opening as well as the rest of the events in the Vegas Exchange 2013. The celebrity who was chosen to facilitate this most awaited event is none ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Habits are behaviors wired so deeply in our brains that we perform them automatically. This allows you to follow the same route to work every day without thinking about it, liberating your brain to ponder other things, such as what to make for dinner. However, the brain's executive command center does not completely relinquish control of habitual behavior. A new study from MIT neuroscientists has found that a small region of the brain's prefrontal cortex, where most thought and planning occurs, is responsible for moment-by-moment control of which habits ...

URBANA – Along with the growing interest in biomass energy crops as renewable alternatives to fossil fuels comes a growing list of questions from corn and soybean farmers about what it will cost them to switch. University of Illinois agricultural economist Madhu Khanna developed a customizable online calculator to eliminate some of the guesswork and help farmers make the decision. "We've been doing calculations on what it would cost to produce energy crops in Illinois and other states for quite some time, and we realized that it could be useful to people who want to be ...