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Was there something wrong with my service?

Posted by Villagenyc

by Cody Lyon

EXCERPT:
The practice of tipping was actually a European import. In the United States, tipping took off in the 1920s after overcoming great opposition from those who saw it as patronizing and un-American.

And, up until the 1970s, waiters and waitresses could expect to earn an average 10 percent gratuity on restaurant checks. At some point, during the period from 1970 to 1980, servers across the country got a raise to the current 15 percent.
But even among individual American patrons, tipping habits can vary wildly.

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Why Democrats Should Not Neglect the Deep South

Posted by Villagenyc from OpEdNews

Still, during national elections, the more progressive party, the Democrats, basically write off the South as un-winnable during national elections which in turn, further fuels a sense that parts of this nation have been truly left behind.

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Jessica Baty was NIU Shooter Stephen Kazmierczak Girlfriend

Posted by gmc1

Jessica Baty, 28, was the girlfriend of NIU shooter Stephen Kazmierczak. He killed 5 people at Northern Illinois University on Thursday and then turned the gun on himself. Baty dated Steve off and on for two years and was living with him at the time of the shooting.

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The Age Blogs: Management Line

Posted by SoxFirst

So many people call in sick at the last minute when there's nothing really wrong with them. And the anecdotal evidence suggests people will go to extreme lengths to explain why they're away. So what are the best excuses? And what does a company do when confronted with chronic absenteeism?

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Impeaching The President In Vermont

Posted by Orato

Last month, on the 7th of March, Vermonters in 37 towns across the state backed resolutions to impeach President George W. Bush. The resolution was brought up on the annual town meeting day, and Vermont firmly staked its position at the head of a nationwide grassroots movement to impeach Bush over his handling of the war in Iraq.

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The ghost of Ken Lay and the university chair

Posted by SoxFirst

Ken Lay is dead but his ghost lingers. The University of Missouri-Columbia is still trying to find someone to fill the Kenneth Lay Chair in Economics. The university says it's had plenty of inquiries but no-one wants to take it.

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Flying Solo _ Orato.com

Posted by Orato

It's sometimes said a vacation is what you take when you can't take what you've been taking any longer. This was exactly the kind of motivation that prompted travel writer Tamar Kevonian to take her first “solo” vacation in Europe.

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