Earlier this year, the National Alliance to End Homelessness estimated that 1.5 million people would be made homeless over the next two years as a result of the recession. In this series of profiles , DailyFinance speaks with some of the people who have fallen victim to layoffs, foreclosure, unforgiving creditors and plain old bad financial luck. Here are their stories: Candido Gonzalez worked for the City of New York for almost 19 years before he was laid off in October 2007. After six months without a steady paycheck, he could no longer afford to pay his rent and found himself in a situation he had never dreamed possible: he had no savings and no place to live. Continue reading The New Homeless: Candido Gonzalez at New York’s Bowery Mission The New Homeless: Candido Gonzalez at New York’s Bowery Mission originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:00:00. Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments

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Filed under: Economy , People , Media As New York City copes with knowing it will soon host the trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, mastermind of the September 11 terror attacks, there is growing concern about the security of the city and its inhabitants. The towering prison where Mohammed will be held, and the courtroom where he will be tried, are a short walk from the site of the Twin Towers. It doesn’t take Nostradamus to see how the combination of a prominent location, a showy trial, and a bustling city could have terrorists licking their lips. Continue reading Is New York really ready to put a suspected terrorist on trial? Is New York really ready to put a suspected terrorist on trial? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Filed under: Company News , Technology , Columns , Google , Facebook There is a lot of buzz these days over a new product called Google ( GOOG ) Wave. Some are under the false impression that it’s the next Twitter, but this new tool from Google is very different. Think of it as a real-time collaboration tool that includes, among its many features, email on steroids. Greg Dalesandre , Google Wave product manager, in an online video , describes Wave as a “shared space,” where users can communicate using text, videos, photos and maps. So you can have a conversation while working on a document with a group of people in another city — or in another part of the planet. You can both work together in real time using richly formatted text, photos, videos and more. The wave is the shared experience that you are involved with. So you could be working with 10 people and everything you do — from the conversations you have to the changes you make to a document, will be inside a wave. What’s really cool about this is that the wave allows you to rewind, allowing you to see who said what when. Since everything is in real-time — it’s fast. Continue reading Massucci’s Take: Google Wave is email for the next generation Massucci’s Take: Google Wave is email for the next generation originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Filed under: Healthcare , Media , Pfizer The striking union of transit workers in Philadelphia are angry that they’re not getting daily doses of Viagra . And amazingly, their bosses apparently caved on their demands after the union turned down a generous offer — and threatened to embarrass the city during the World Series. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority has agreed to cover almost all of its rising health-care costs, and to increase coverage for Pfizer’s ( PFE ) Viagra and other erectile dysfunction treatments, the Philadelphia Daily News reports. Workers are unhappy that their health insurance plan only covers about 10 pills a month. Continue reading No daily Viagra dose, no peace! Philly transit workers rise up in protest No daily Viagra dose, no peace! Philly transit workers rise up in protest originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Filed under: Company News , Economy , People If timing is everything, Mindy Grossman had little to work with last year. The long-time Nike executive became CEO of Home Shopping Network Inc. ( HSNI ) in 2006, as it struggled to find its place in the stable of Barry Diller’s InterActive Corp. ( IACI ). IAC spun off businesses, including HSN and TicketMaster, as separate public companies in mid-August 2008, just in time for the stock market collapse. HSN’s stock tanked from around $16 per share to a bottom of $1.40. Grossman led an effort to revamp HSN’s programming and products, adding designers, star chefs and celebrities. Customer service was overhauled, including bringing offshore call centers back to the U.S. And an improved web site, video on demand and cellphone video offerings added more shopping channels. Continue reading Home Shopping Network CEO says it’s a good time to be a retailer Home Shopping Network CEO says it’s a good time to be a retailer originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Filed under: Economy , Media There’s nothing like a crisis to send people running back to the tried-and-true. That truism holds for cities: Las Vegas, in the midst of a tourism slump, is returning to its iconic tagline “What happens here, stays here.” According to The Las Vegas Sun , the city is abandoning a gamble that didn’t pay off: slogans that acknowledged the nation’s rough economy (”Crazy times call for crazy fun”), which failed to entice tourists to return. Needless to say, the stakes are high. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority reports that the number of tourists has slipped 6 percent this year through July , while convention attendance has plunged 26 percent. The result? Gaming revenue in the Strip has dwindled by 13 percent to $5.17 billion. That’s caused publicly traded gaming companies to take a beating. MGM Mirage ( MGM) swung to a loss in the second quarter, while sales declined 17 percent . Shares of MGM Mirage are down more than 50 percent and Wynn Resorts ( WYNN ) more than 20 percent from their 52-week highs. Continue reading Amid tourism bust, Las Vegas revives ‘What Happens Here’ Amid tourism bust, Las Vegas revives ‘What Happens Here’ originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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