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Madoff's tickets bid to $2,375 on eBay (AP)

Madoff's tickets bid to $2,375 on eBay

Technology / Internet

created Apr 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Bernard Madoff is still making a market - at least his Citi Field seats are.


Study: When local revenue falls, traffic citations go up

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Got a lead foot? Hold on to your wallet.


Why play a losing game? Study uncovers why low-income people buy lottery tickets

Other Sciences / Other

created Jul 24, 2008 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (26) | comments 11

Although state lotteries, on average, return just 53 cents for every dollar spent on a ticket, people continue to pour money into them — especially low-income people, who spend a larger percentage of their incomes on lottery ...





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End of an era as paper airline tickets dropped from June 1

Technology / Other

created May 29, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 0

The paper airline ticket comes to the end of its life on Sunday when 240 carriers belonging to the world association IATA switch to all electronic ticketing, much of it through Internet booking.


Ticketmaster finds another way to cut out scalpers (AP)

Ticketmaster finds another way to cut out scalpers

Technology / Hi Tech

created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. has developed a new way to resell tickets that shuts out the brokers and scalpers it has long scorned, and instead keeps the profits for itself, musicians and venue ...


Parents encouraged to avoid purchasing lottery tickets as gifts for minors

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- In the flurry of activity before the holidays, some well-meaning family members consider buying lottery tickets and scratch cards as affordable, colourful, and potentially promising gift options for the children ...


Southwest Airlines' last-minute fares not always the best deal, economist finds

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created May 01, 2007 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

It may pay off to spend a little extra time shopping online for that last-minute airfare, according to a UC Irvine economist.


Briefs: Sprint expands mobile ticket purchasing

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created Apr 04, 2006 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sprint launched a service that will allow its mobile users to buy Las Vegas monorail tickets from their handsets via text-message.


`Avatar' trailer debuts online amid buzz (AP)

'Avatar' trailer debuts online amid buzz

Technology / Internet

created Aug 21, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- Social networking sites were abuzz Thursday over an online trailer for "Avatar," just as extended previews of the 3D sci-fi adventure were hitting screens at theaters down under.


Sales using mobile phones to skyrocket

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created Jan 25, 2006 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Mobile ticket sales and retail will generate more than $63 billion worth of revenue by 2010, according to a new report.


Travelers in Germany to use their mobile phones to pay for bus, train and parking

Travelers in Germany to use their mobile phones to pay for bus, train and parking

Electronics /

created Jan 13, 2006 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Citizens of the Vogtland region in the German state of Saxony will soon be able to pay for almost all transit- or traffic-related services via their mobile phones.


New happiness research demonstrates when material items are the best option

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 11, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

It matters whether you give your loved one a material gift or an experience for Valentine's Day, say researchers at The University of Texas at Austin's McCombs School of Business and Washington University in St. Louis.


New Web site lets you compare bus tickets (AP)

New Web site lets you compare bus tickets

Technology / Internet

created May 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Intercity bus travel has taken off in the last few years. Now a new Web site makes it easier for riders to find their routes.



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