Pronounced deem, it eventually became dime.The origin of the $ sign has several folkloric stories attached. One says that Thomas Jefferson invented it, perhaps as a sort of monogram for TS. Jefferson was the first to use the symbol in relation to the U.S. dollar, but this story is ...
Back in 2011, Borders—a book and music megastore—had to close its 400 stores around the country when the company was liquidated. Unfortunately, much of Borders' stock was CDs and DVDs, at the critical tipping point wheneveryone was starting to go digital. Borders also failed to develop an...
Back in 2011, Borders—a book and music megastore—had to close its 400 stores around the country when the company was liquidated. Unfortunately, much of Borders' stock was CDs and DVDs, at the critical tipping point wheneveryone was starting to go digital. Borders also failed to develop an...
Back in 2011, Borders—a book and music megastore—had to close its 400 stores around the country when the company was liquidated. Unfortunately, much of Borders' stock was CDs and DVDs, at the critical tipping point wheneveryone was starting to go digital. Borders also failed to develop an...
the Eastern Seaboard. But mostly what New Yorkers remember is how it all came crashing down when Eddie Antar, the founder,was discovered to be skimming moneyand manipulating the stock market. He fled the country to Israel and was later extradited to the U.S., where he served seven years ...
the Eastern Seaboard. But mostly what New Yorkers remember is how it all came crashing down when Eddie Antar, the founder,was discovered to be skimming moneyand manipulating the stock market. He fled the country to Israel and was later extradited to the U.S., where he served seven years ...
It was starting to get dark and Bobby turned to walk home when suddenly his eyes caught the setting sun’s rays reflecting off something along the roadside. He reached down and discovered a shiny dime. Never before has anyone felt so wealthy as Bobby fel
The papers were a law suit against me for something I had written years ago. The plaintiff was a large corporation. That meant they had deep pockets – much deeper than my pockets. I was scared. So I called my lawyer. He wasn’t very reassuring. ...
How many rad of 200-keV X-rays cause the same amount of biological damage as 56rad of heavy ions? Why the Gamma Ray Burst doesn't explode into all the directions? Why perforated cathode was needed to discover anode rays? Why are there...
The Flea. This little experimental theater nearly went out of business in the wake of 9/11, when Tribeca became a ruined, gray-dusted alien landscape. The Flea was only saved through a mixture of innovative fundraising and striking gold with a hit play calledThe Guys, a two-hander a...