Jules Rabin
Los Angeles Will Now Charge For Subways
By Jules W. Rabin at May 10, 2013 | 12:00 am | 0 Comment
FOOTLOOSE AND… Only in Los Angeles, where they are accused of having strange substances in the air and water, would think that an honor system for fares on its subway system would work. It turns out that a gateless subway entrance is hardly the way the daily costs of the system’s expenses can be met. Now L.A. transit officials freely admit that millions of more...
Corporate Investment In Indonesia? You Bet!
By Jules W. Rabin at May 3, 2013 | 12:00 am | 0 Comment
FOOTLOOSE AND… There is little doubt that Indonesia is the most populous nation in southeast Asia, with some 251 million people. There is also not much doubt that the country has an ancient regulatory system, inadequately structured for conducting “big league” 21st-century business. The place is riddled by corruption. So why is much of the industrial world, more...
NYPD Using Tech To Stay A Step Ahead
By Jules W. Rabin at April 19, 2013 | 12:00 am | 0 Comment
FOOTLOOSE AND… The New York City Police Department is pretty much tops in the world. And policing a city of 8 million is surely a daunting task. But technological advances in today’s world also have helped advance crime fighting in the Big Apple by leaps and bounds. The newest high-tech instrument in the police arsenal was the issuance of a smart phone to 400 of more...
ID Theft: They Are Scamming The Dead!
By Jules W. Rabin at April 5, 2013 | 12:00 am | 0 Comment
FOOTLOOSE AND… According to fraud prevention specialists ID Analytics, every day some 2,220 deceased people (800,000 a year!) will have their identities pilfered by crooks. These bozos will then fraudulently open credit card accounts, apply for loans and purchase endless services like cell phones and more — and lead a merry life, at least until caught. Since more...
Rest In Peace, Bud Palmer: I’ll Miss You!
By Jules W. Rabin at March 29, 2013 | 12:00 am | 0 Comment
FOOTLOOSE AND… To those indoctrinated into the historical significance of old-time sport stars, basketball aficionados will immediately recognize the name Bud Palmer. After all, he was the very first captain of the New York Knickerbockers. He was also among the first to introduce today’s vaunted “jump shot” to the cage sport. Then, too, he was the Knicks’ more...
Keep An Eye On Tennis Star Sloane Stephens
By Jules W. Rabin at February 1, 2013 | 12:00 am | 0 Comment
FOOTLOOSE AND… It would be tough to visualize Richard Williams, the somewhat dictatorial teaching genius behind the magnificent tennis careers of his daughters Serena and Venus Williams, giving advice or encouragement to a non-family-member, aspiring tennis gal. Not so with Serena, who has shown both friendliness and perhaps some court expertise to 19-year-old more...
A Potpourri Of News From Around The World
By Jules W. Rabin at January 25, 2013 | 12:00 am | 0 Comment
FOOTLOOSE AND… Did you know that Germany had squirreled nearly half of its gold reserves at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York? Yup, billions of dollars of the European nation’s postwar accumulated gold has been safely stored under the bustling streets of New York City. Now firmly established as the continent’s leading industrial nation, Germany will start to more...
Gluten-Free? Little Benefit For Most People
By Jules W. Rabin at January 18, 2013 | 12:00 am | 0 Comment
FOOTLOOSE AND… Recently, I bugged my bride, “What in the world is gluten?” It seems 80 percent of food packaging now says “gluten-free” on the box. Acknowledging she didn’t know, we looked it up. Gluten, it turns out, is a protein in wheat. Gluten should be avoided for all people with celiac disease. However, avoiding gluten provides no proven more...
Millionaires Can Also Collect Unemployment
By Jules W. Rabin at January 11, 2013 | 12:00 am | 0 Comment
FOOTLOOSE AND… The thought is surreal, but many millionaires do also collect unemployment insurance. In fact, in 2009, there were 2,400 tax filers who reported annual income of $1 million, or more, and yet hit up the government for benefits. Yes, these “struggling plutocrats” do, like the rest of us, pay into the unemployment fund. Yes, they are legally more...
Remembering My First Sports Interview
By Jules W. Rabin at January 4, 2013 | 12:00 am | 0 Comment
FOOTLOOSE AND… It was 1950, and I had just started my first job after college as a fledgling sports reporter for the Nassau Daily Review-Star. “Go to the United States Open Tennis Championships in Forest Hills, and get me a feature story for tomorrow’s paper,” instructed Sports Editor Bob Stirrat. Puzzled by what to pick for a feature story, I mused in the more...
