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...their corporate jets. Not after the story broke on Nov. 19 that they had flown their "luxurious" aircraft to Washington to beg for $25 billion in loans to keep their companies afloat. Official Washington was outraged at the extravagance. Columnists and comics were ever so grateful for the gift. "I mean, couldn't you all have downgraded to first class or jet-pooled or something to get here?'' whined Representative Gary Ackerman of New York...
...Obviously on the ball he’s really good, but his sense around the goal is very strong,” Fucito says. “He’s always in the right place at the right time, and that’s an important natural gift that he has.”Perhaps the most important goal of Akpan’s career came in the first round of the tournament. In the 103rd minute, Akpan scored the double-overtime winner to beat the University of Massachusetts 1-0 and send the team through to the second...
...performance is not an entirely new concept - public schools in New York City have started paying students up to $50 for scoring well on standardized tests, and other school districts are experimenting with giving gift certificates to top-performing students. But GradeFund puts the rewards in students' hands. Or rather, in their friends' and families' hands. The site is akin to Facebook in that it lets students create a profile and send out invitations asking for sponsors to pledge whatever they please for each A - $1, $2 or more. Sponsors can also donate by subject area, giving money to students...
...deals are more generic on Cyber Monday and half as good [as Black Friday]," says Vincent. Stores will make up for that with extra enticements like lower purchase minimums for free shipping or a free-shipping voucher with gift-card sales, a promotion Lands' End is having. "Free-shipping deals is a minimum cost of entry," says Cassar. "Essentially, retailers will subsidize it, with those costs coming out of their margins." In addition, sites will offer more bundles like "buy one, get 50% off another item," which help stores move two pieces of merchandise and lower their inventory levels. This...
...suggested that national sales had increased only 3 percent from last year, and all local business owners acknowledged feeling the effects of the slowing economy. At the Adidas Store on Mass. Ave., where employees handed out coupons mimicking back-stage passes that offered passers-by the chance to win gift certificates, managers were decidedly bleak about business prospects. “Not well,” said Assistant Manager Maria S. Lacuesta when asked how Black Friday sales at the boutique were progressing. At major retailers in Harvard Square—The Gap, Eastern Mountain Sports, and Urban Outfitters?...