Morris Maven
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Nov
29
With food stamp use at record highs and climbing every month, a program once scorned as a failed welfare scheme now helps feed one in eight Americans and one in four children.
The Safety Net - Across U.S., Food Stamp Use Soars and Stigma Fades - Series - NYTimes.com
Sat
Nov
28
On Dec. 14, $3.52 billion in Nakheel bonds come due. One of the largest Islamic group of bonds issued, the deal was snapped up by Western and regional investors. In a reflection of how sure investors were that Dubai would meet these payments, the bonds were trading at a 10 percent premium to face value earlier this week. They are now trading at around half of face value.
Dubai Debt Woes Raise Fear of Wider Problem - NYTimes.com
Richard Branson to Open New Jersey Culinary Resort - Diner’s Journal Blog - NYTimes.com
The 15-acre farm that is being developed could give the property the kind of setting that suggests Blue Hill at Stone Barns in Westchester County. The resort, located in Peapack-Gladstone in Somerset County, is called Natirar (the reverse of Raritan, the river that runs at the edge of the property). A restaurant, Ninety Acres, will be open to the public, along with a cooking school run by Viking, the kitchen appliance company, and a wine school.




