4th of July Weekend at the Westin Hilton Head Resort

"This 4th of July weekend, we (along with my wife and daughter) went to Hilton Head Island, SC for a weekend getaway. Our lives were getting too hectic and breaking the routine was kinda important. So we decided...

Government: Diviing Up the Cellphone Pie

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThe Feds are auctioning Wireless Networks amongst the Big Telecommunications Giants, diviing up the provinces like so much pie.  Eager to get a Slice are...

Motorized Skates take strain from walking

"A 22-year-old Plymouth inventor has created $500 motorized skates that zip users along more quickly than those fancy balancing scooters, and at a far lower cost. Ilya Kaganovich sees his iShoes as ideal...

Bottle of booze sells for $54,000 at NYC auction

I know it's relative and the numbers don't mean anything when you're wealthy, but I still think a bottle of anything that costs more than two cars is sinful if not entirely stupid. "NEW YORK - A bottle of...

The Thousand-Dollar Bagel

Another culinary publicity stunt, it would seem..."NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - A New York chef has come up with a luxury version of one of the city's staple foods -- the $1,000 bagel. The pricey bagel, that is...

Pricey gasoline costs U.S. consumers extra $20 bln

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The jump in U.S. gasoline prices this year has so far drained consumers of an extra $20 billion, or about $146 for each passenger car in the country, the Government Accountability Office told Congress on Tuesday. ADVERTISEMENT The national price for...

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