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Kroger Supermarkets Cuts Average Check-Out Lane Wait Time to 26 Seconds

Jon Prell — Fri, 03 May 2013 01:00:22 +0000

Not to call anybody out here, but you know how long it takes to check-out at Wal-Mart and some grocery stores in general. Wal-Mart always seems to only ,literally, have just a few lanes open at peak traffic times and it can be absolutely exasperating. Kroger Supermarkets has solved that problem with infrared cameras -- the same cameras used for tracking people by law enforcement and the military.

Should Elementary School Kids Get Cut From Sports Teams?

Jon Prell — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:32:18 +0000

I only ask this question because of something I have been watching over the last two days at my son's school, which I will not identify because it's not about the school - it's about the system in general. The last two days were tryouts for the school's boy’s basketball team. This particular school has a boy’s team and a girl’s team. Yesterday was cut day and the kids who were cut, were absolutely devastated and it got me to thinking. Is getting cut at that level a good thing? My instincts say no.

Preston Mattingly Cut By Yankees

Jon Prell — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:37:37 +0000

It has just been reported that the New York Yankees have cut Preston Mattingly who has been with the club after signing a minor league contract in January. Mattingly of course, is the son of former Yankee All-Star and current Los Angeles Dodgers Manager Don Mattingly. The 24-year-old Mattingly had been playing spring training games for [...]