| Credit card is actually reissue
Paula Buie usually ignores most of her junk mail. ''I do usually open stuff, but if it says anything about a credit card, I just throw it away,'' said the Akron woman. But when Buie received what she thought was an unsolicited credit card in the mail with a $9,000 credit limit, she called me. The card from Citi, which Buie said she didn't apply for, had a sticker affixed to it with a normal toll-free number to activate it. But the paperwork also had a separate toll-free number for her to call if she didn't want the card. When she tried to call that number, she got an automated phone system that wanted her Social Security number. Buie wasn't about to divulge her Social Security number for a credit card she didn't want — and wasn't sure it was legitimate.
Phila. near the bottom of trends report
If you're looking for people to say something positive about Philadelphia, it seems it's best not to ask Philadelphians. At least that's the impression given by the Emerging Trends in Real Estate report for 2008, produced by the Urban Land Institute and PricewaterhouseCoopers L.L.P. This year's "Philadelphia story," the last entry on the final page of Emerging Trends' look at major cities, says: "A lack of dynamic job growth hurts prospects, although Center City shows untapped potential, featuring a mixed-use core, 24-hour elements, and some new residential projects, encouraged by tax incentives." "The CBD [central business district] really can't support new office construction, but the giant Comcast headquarters tower careens toward completion. The cable company had nowhere else to expand, but the rest of the market will soften and start hurting.
Praises to an educational gem
High School. I have two children currently attending InTech and I have been thoroughly impressed with this school. All of the teachers at InTech are worth bragging about, but here a just a few examples of the phenomenal teachers there.Mr. Dewy, my daughter's AP History teacher, regularly provides timely and detailed responses to her essays. Not just a check or a grade, but in-depth, considerate responses in which he provides encouragement, offers suggestions for improvement, and engages in a real conversation. .
Turnpike Authority is told that credit rating may be lowered
The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority was warned yesterday that its credit rating may be lowered because toll hikes it imposed last month will not generate enough revenue to cover increasing costs. Moody's Investors Services left intact its current ratings on the transportation agency's bonds, but downgraded its outlook from stable to negative. "There's a 50 percent chance or more that during the next 12 to 24 months, the rating will move down," said Joshua Schaff, a Moody's analyst. "We have some concerns about their ability to comfortably service their upcoming debt-service payments, given their current revenue structure." Last year, traffic and revenues dipped after the ceiling collapse in the Interstate 90 tunnel, which killed 38-year-old Milena Del Valle, the Moody's report says.
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