How to get upgraded to first class… and beat the government at its own game. A colleague of mine, Chip, saw the stub of my Lufthansa Chicago to Munich airline ticket and the bold letters that read 2A – FIRST CLASS. These seats routinely sell for $5,000 or higher. Chip also knows I would never […]
Make the Most of Your 2010 Tax Deductions
T minus seven days and counting… U.S. taxes are due on April 18 this year, and maybe those three extra days will help you find some last-minute tax deductions. I know I’m going to be looking for them. I’ve been writing for the Taipan Publishing Group for a number of years now, but in […]
Installation of Mechanical Platform Doors Could Prevent Subway Fatalities
On the night of Dec. 14, 2009, my son never returned home to his loving family, as they eagerly waited for him. At approximately 7:30 PM, my son, Shem O’Neal Herman, age 33, was struck by a subway train at the 110th street and Cathedral Parkway Station in Manhattan. […]
Vettori, Elliott lead NZ to final
Grant Elliott and Daniel Vettori guided an incredibly thin batting line-up, blighted by injuries, to a modest target which was made more difficult to achieve by the variety in Pakistan’s bowling attack. The New Zealand batsmen, who came out blazing at the start, made sure Pakistan never got back-to-back wickets, and the required run-rate never […]
The Drama of Gandhi Auction!
Confusion prevailed for hours in the run up to Thursday’s auction of Gandhi memorabilia as a throng of journalists gathered at the East 57th Street headquarters of Antiquorum Auctioneers handling the sale. But shortly after 1 p.m., the auctioneers’ chairman, Robert Maron, said that despite some news reports that Los Angeles collector James Otis had […]
Israelis Vote To Decide In Close Election
The two front-runners in the race to rule Israel made last-minute appeals to voters as polls opened Tuesday in a close general election whose outcome could determine the course of Mideast peace negotiations. Opinion polls for months have predicted a decisive victory by former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hardline Likud Party, but new polls […]
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