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The Swiss National Bank’s shock move today to stop intervening in the foreign exchange market all but guarantees the European Central Bank will finally introduce quantitative easing when it meets Jan. 22. Switzerland is surrendering before a wave of post-QE money fleeing the euro threatens to make a mockery of its currency policy. It’s also…
One of the co-founders of Charlie Hebdo spoke out this week with some harsh words for slain editor-in-chief Stéphane Charbonnier (a.k.a. Charb), accusing him of “dragging the team” to their deaths. According to The Telegraph, Henri Roussel told the late Charb, “I really hold it against you.” He considers Charb both an “amazing lad” and…
REALLY?! 01.15.15 InTouch Puts Transphobia on Its Cover with Bruce Jenner Photoshop On the heels of a Golden Globe win for ‘Transparent,’ praise for the Jolie-Pitts’ support of their child going by ‘John,’ and the year Laverne Cox ruled, InTouch proved it’s nothing but out of touch. Bruce Jenner’s gender is the papal white smoke…
I’ve got a stack of posts that I want to write, and realized that the all deal with Custom Variables. So, to make sure that we’re all on the same page when it comes to custom vars, here’s my guide to Mastering Google Analytics Custom Variables. For those of you that have not used custom…
Spa Castle 57 is exected to open at 115 E. 57th St. in late November. View Full Caption Facebook/Spa Castle Premier MIDTOWN — Spa Castle’s controversial Manhattan location was shut down indefinitely by the Health Department on Tuesday because the business lacked required documentation. “We closed Spa Castle in Manhattan today because they were found to be…
The challenges of keeping a very, very big secret. Photo: Laurence Mouton/PhotoAlto/Corbis In the late ’80s, the founder of a support group for adopted children who had recently reconnected with their biological relatives coined the term “Genetic Sexual Attraction” (GSA) to describe the intense romantic and sexual feelings that she observed occurring in many of…
Begin: Right Rail Advertisement Container End: Right Rail Advertisement Container Begin: WordPress Article Content What if Silicon Valley had emerged from a racially integrated community?Would the technology industry be different? Would we? And what can the technology industry do now to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past? I met Bob Hoover one sunny Friday afternoon when…
close shareTools Signs have gone up in about 600 Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants, informing customers that carnitas is not being served. The fast-growing restaurant chain announced on Tuesday that it had suspended a major pork supplier after a routine audit found that it had failed to meet the company’s standards for animal welfare. “Without this…
Who Pays? 5th Edition Read the Report in PDF Contents: Executive Summary Introduction The 10 Most Regressive State & Local Tax Systems The Least Regressive State & Local Tax Systems The Kind of Tax Matters Income Taxes Sales & Excise Taxes Property Taxes Low Taxes or Just Regressive Taxes? The Economic Case for Tax Fairness…
Out of the wild Deer are invading New York City, and we don’t know how to stop them By Brendan O’Connor Just before Christmas of last year, John Caminiti, who lives in Staten Island, New York City’s least populated borough, watched traffic come to a standstill outside the Staten Island Mall. “It got quiet all…