| On the Jersey shore, emotion outweighs cost of rebuilding Nov 2nd 2012, 05:02  BAY HEAD, N.J./BOSTON (Reuters) - The people of the Jersey Shore may feel alone in the world right now, their homes destroyed and their beaches ruined by Hurricane Sandy. But they will soon face a decision familiar to others who have survived massive storms - do I rebuild? There is a reason New Jersey Governor Chris Christie called the destruction Sandy wrought on the shoreline "unthinkable." The one-time vacation paradise, familiar to fans of Bruce Springsteen, is now a twisted wreck, with remnants of a roller coaster floating in the ocean, and houses erased like they were temporary markings. ...
|  | On the Jersey shore, emotion outweighs cost of rebuilding Nov 2nd 2012, 05:02 BAY HEAD, N.J./BOSTON (Reuters) - The people of the Jersey Shore may feel alone in the world right now, their homes destroyed and their beaches ruined by Hurricane Sandy. But they will soon face a decision familiar to others who have survived massive storms - do I rebuild? There is a reason New Jersey Governor Chris Christie called the destruction Sandy wrought on the shoreline "unthinkable." The one-time vacation paradise, familiar to fans of Bruce Springsteen, is now a twisted wreck, with remnants of a roller coaster floating in the ocean, and houses erased like they were temporary markings. ... | | Upper Manhattan struggles with guest influx after Sandy Nov 2nd 2012, 04:19  NEW YORK (Reuters) - While people living north of New York's Times Square were largely spared from the rising waters and power outages that slammed Lower Manhattan on Monday, they are now dealing with a different kind of flood: Guests. Refugees from "Blackout City," the portion of Manhattan that has been without power since late Monday, have been flowing north into parts of the city where life has been fairly normal this week - at least on the surface. Inside the area's expensive homes, it's a different story. ...
| | Upper Manhattan struggles with guest influx after Sandy Nov 2nd 2012, 04:19 NEW YORK (Reuters) - While people living north of New York's Times Square were largely spared from the rising waters and power outages that slammed Lower Manhattan on Monday, they are now dealing with a different kind of flood: Guests. Refugees from "Blackout City," the portion of Manhattan that has been without power since late Monday, have been flowing north into parts of the city where life has been fairly normal this week - at least on the surface. Inside the area's expensive homes, it's a different story. ... | | Monster's U.S. online jobs index gains in October Nov 2nd 2012, 04:07 NEW YORK (Reuters) - A monthly gauge of online labor demand in the United States rose in October, while construction and housing-related fields saw improvement compared with a year ago, the operator of a job search website said on Friday. Monster Worldwide Inc, an online careers and recruiting firm, said its employment index gained 2 percent to 156 last month from 153 in September. The index was up 3.3 percent from 151 a year ago. The index saw annual growth in 13 of 19 industries and 15 of the 23 occupations monitored last month. Demand for jobs in the construction industry was up 17. ... | | Monster's U.S. online jobs index gains in October Nov 2nd 2012, 04:07 NEW YORK (Reuters) - A monthly gauge of online labor demand in the United States rose in October, while construction and housing-related fields saw improvement compared with a year ago, the operator of a job search website said on Friday. Monster Worldwide Inc, an online careers and recruiting firm, said its employment index gained 2 percent to 156 last month from 153 in September. The index was up 3.3 percent from 151 a year ago. The index saw annual growth in 13 of 19 industries and 15 of the 23 occupations monitored last month. Demand for jobs in the construction industry was up 17. ... | |
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