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292 Madison note is sold

The first mortgage note on 292 Madison Ave. has been sold by Royal Bank of Scotland to an entity controlled by JEMB for about $30 million. The $60 million face value mortgage was taken out by Haim Revah and Jacob Abikzer’s Metropolitan Realty Partners who control the building through… More: …

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Ebay Takes Down U.S. Access To Loquo Amid Sex Trafficking Allegations

Craigslist, embattled over the most recent allegations of sex trafficking and underage prostitution, pointed their finger at eBay yesterday. Craigslist has put significant efforts into moderating inappropriate listings on their site, says CEO Jim Buckmaster . But eBay continues to accept the worst kind of ads, depicting “young Asian females …

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Salinger’s Used Toilet for Sale on eBay – The Faster Times

Vanity Fair Salinger's Used Toilet for Sale on eBayThe Faster TimesJames Yeh is a founding editor of Gigantic and the indie books editor of the Faster Times. His fiction has appeared in PEN America, elimae, …JD Salinger's Toilet Up for Sale on eBay; Seller Promises It's Not a PhonyVanity FairSalinger's …

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King’s rainmakers take to the skies to ease Thai drought

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010 12:29:00 HUA HIN: High above Thailand’s parched landscape the kingdom’s fleet of intrepid royal rainmakers work their meteorological wizardry. A squadron of 20 aircraft plunges through the clouds firing a cocktail of chemicals that they hope will provoke a downpour to alleviate the effects of drought …

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