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...only provides about $650 a month.O’Brien said he never bothered to apply for this money before, as he was wary of becoming dependent on such aid.But because he plans to close the bookstand, O’Brien said he will accept $9,000 worth of retroactive Social Security checks. He said he will use the money to purchase supplies and rent a U-Haul for his journey.He said his knowledge of herbs, tinkering, and bartering will ensure that he will never have to panhandle again. In years past, O’Brien has offered free books...
...Obama has surrounded himself with scientists who believe that global warming is our biggest threat - including Nobel Prize-winner Steven Chu as Energy Secretary, and Harvard's John Holdren as White House science adviser - members of the President-elect's economic team reportedly remain doubtful that cutting carbon is worth the money. And even though Obama has pledged to listen to his scientists "even when it's inconvenient - especially when it's inconvenient," it's the economy that remains front and center in the public realm. (Read "Despite the Economy, Obama Vows to Press Green Agenda...
...going-out-of-business business is booming. Circuit City, which announced its shutdown last week after filing for bankruptcy in November, is the latest prime catch. The four liquidation firms that scored the Circuit City contract - it's too big for one company to handle - must clear $1.7 billion worth of merchandise out of 567 stores nationwide. (See the top 10 financial collapses...
...merchandise, and only profit if they sell enough stuff. These "guarantee" deals carry lots of risk. Take Circuit City. The four liquidation companies, the Great American Group, SB Capital Group, Tiger Capital Group and Hudson Capital Partners, together paid some $800 million for Circuit City's merchandise, which is worth around $1.7 billion at retail. The firms must also pay the company's expenses - payroll, rent and store operating costs - for the duration of the liquidation, which will likely take eight weeks. Here, Circuit City shifts the risk to the liquidators. Sure, the company is offering the liquidators $1.7 billion...
...ends well—the Mouse King is killed and the Nutcracker prevails. He takes Clara to the Enchanted Forest ruled by the Snow Queen and King, danced by Lia Cirio and Pavel Gurevich with wonderful virtuosity and panache. The sets by Helen Pond and Herbert Senn were well worth the price of admission and generated audible awe at the rise of the curtain for the second act. The second act might be the one realm in the ballet trajectory that is familiar to almost everyone. Anyone can hum along to the Russian dance, even as Jared Redick wows with...