Fight NYC Parking Tickets By Phone
Posted in Business, Consumer, Legal, Services on Jan 6th, 2009
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Wal-Mart Employee Killed by Shoppers on Black Friday
Posted in Consumer, Ridiculous But True on Nov 28th, 2008
A Wal-Mart worker was killed Friday after an “out of control” throng of shoppers eager for post-Thanksgiving bargains broke down the doors at a suburban store and knocked him to the ground, police said.
Nassau police said about 2,000 people were gathered outside the [Valley Stream, N.Y.] store doors at the mall about 20 miles east [...]
A Short History of the Bagel
Posted in Entertainment, History, Science, Social on Nov 26th, 2008
There’s nothing like a warm New York bagel with a schmear and nova on Sunday morning. But other than critiquing the baker’s skills, I’ve never thought about where bagels came from other than “they’re Jewish.” Then I came across this interesting article about the origin of that delectable baked goodness that [...]
Home Prices in Record Decline
Posted in Economy, Finance, Real Estate on Nov 25th, 2008
A Case-Shiller survey shows a 16.6% annual decline in the summer months as the housing picture continues to deteriorate.
In the weakest market, Phoenix, the 12-month loss came to 31.9%. Las Vegas prices plummeted 31.3% and San Francisco recorded a 29.5% decline. The best performing markets, Dallas and Charlotte, N.C., still posted drops - 2.7% in [...]