New York City is ground zero for Obama fundraising! Doesn't this man have anything more important to do for the country than glad-handing for campaign cash at four New York City fundraisers targeted squarely at the 1% he claims to loathe? $35,000 a ticket at the home of Spike Lee$5,000 - $15,000 a ticket for two fundraisers at the uber-posh restaurant Daniel$50 and up for a stop at the Apollo...
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PoliticsandFinance on 20th Jan 2012 (via politicsandfinance.blogspot.com)
What better way to enjoy a birthday than at a restaurant sporting a $28 Obama kobe burger! The First Lady and the President went out like regular folks last night to a Washington steakhouse last night by the name of BLT Steak to celebrate Michelle's 48th birthday. Forget about the fact that the menu sports a $28 kobe beef hamburger called, what else, The Obama. The First Couple reportedly wen...
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PoliticsandFinance on 18th Jan 2012 (via politicsandfinance.blogspot.com)
It is surprisingly easy to get the sign wrong when reasoning about quantities. Consider this old riddle: Three ladies go to a restaurant for a meal. They receive a bill for $30. They each put $10 on the table, which the waiter collects and takes to the till. The cashier informs the waiter that the bill should only have been for $25 and returns $5 to the waiter in $1 coins. On the way back...
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Samizdata on 10th Jan 2012 (via samizdata.net)
Read this: When Zeke had the cell-phone conversation with his handlers in the restaurant, I knew that his story had only two possible outcomes, and that both were monstrous. If Larry and Kyle were real, then Zeke was an assassin...
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BloodAndTreasure on 8th Jan 2012 (via bloodandtreasure.typepad.com)
Westminster Council has announced a £2,000 a year 'night-life parking tax' for casino workers, musicians, actors, restaurant and bar workers and others who keep the West End evening economy working. The Council says that it is offering night time workers the 'concession' of paying £8 a night to park in one of the Council's West End car parks from 9th January 20...
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LabourMatters on 6th Dec 2011 (via labourmatters.com)
Expensive rents, high taxes, a struggling economy, crime, traffic, $10+ tolls, construction and even the mobs of #OWS can present problems for business owners trying to succeed in New York! But what about the smells of the city? Can they also present a unique problem for business owners? Not if you sell coffee and the neighborhood smells like cinnamon buns or you have a restaurant in the Meatpacki...
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PoliticsandFinance on 10th Nov 2011 (via politicsandfinance.blogspot.com)
Fourth woman makes allegation against Republican hopeful, relating to the contender's time as head of the National Restaurant Association
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FT on 7th Nov 2011 (via ft.com)
Not from the Politico or the New York Times, but from conservative site Pajamas Media. They're claiming that two sources have told them that a female employee of the National Restaurant Association told associates she had been taken by Herman Cain to his Crystal City, Virginia residence where she alleged “he had taken advantage of me.” One source, a male, told PJ Media: "Herman to...
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JOSHUAPUNDIT on 4th Nov 2011 (via joshuapundit.blogspot.com)