rakontur links for August 18th:

• A stroll down Lincoln Road. Part 2 (Jeff Weinsier’s Dirty Dining Blog) -


• 'Liar loans' threaten to prolong mortgage crisis (AP) - In the mortgage industry, they are called "liar loans" - mortgages approved without requiring proof of the borrower's income or assets. The worst of them earn the nickname "ninja loans," short for "no income, no job, and (no) assets."