17 December 2010
American retailers are focusing on the shopper’s convenience as Christmas nears this holiday season, as published by Reuters. Some stores are offering a 24-hour shopping experience and guarantee that the items most shoppers want are available in store. On the other hand, some stores are trying to correct mistakes on previous shopping days. Best Buy […]
Posted in Shopping
16 December 2010
Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets suffered a stress fracture located on his left ankle and his team said that there is no exact time for the return of the 7’6’’ center whose career in NBA maybe jeopardized due to his series of injuries. Yao was off the game since November 10th when he first […]
Posted in Sports & Recreation
15 December 2010
German scientists, who used a bone marrow transplant to treat an HIV-infected patient with leukemia, have affirmed him cured of the virus. This is a surprising statement from the medical field where the word “cure” is hardly mentioned. The patient had both HIV infection and leukemia when he received a bone marrow transplant in 2007 […]
Posted in Health
14 December 2010
Jon Favreau, the Hollywood director of the first two “Iron Man” movies, revealed on his Twitter account Tuesday that he will not continue his masterpiece in the series of Iron Man part three. It was difficult work when negotiating Favreau to direct the Iron Man 2. Although he earned $10 million for the movie, plus […]
Posted in Entertainment
10 December 2010
Unilever, a British-Dutch consumer goods corporation, gets the approval of Kenya to buy Sara Lee Corp’s ancillary in the east African nation, according to a government notice presented on Friday. An Unilever official who does not want to be named stated that the company had purchased Sara Lee’s local body care businesses. As a dual-listed […]
Posted in Business
09 December 2010
Montage Dear Valley opened in the community of Park City, Utah today. The resort is less than five minutes away from the town’s lively Main Street and it is an easy 40-minute drive from the Salt Lake City International Airport. This is the first mountain resort opened by the luxury hotel company Montage Hotels and […]
Posted in Travel
08 December 2010
About 74% of Americans find shopping online as the easiest way to complete their Christmas gifts, while 87% think brick-and-mortar stores do a better job in setting them up in a holiday spirit, according to the StrategyOne’s Annual Holiday Shopping Index. There are less than three weeks left in the holiday shopping season and survey […]
Posted in Shopping
07 December 2010
Bank of America Corp has decided to pay $137 million to patch up allegations that helped rig the municipal bond bidding process and win several businesses from towns and cities in 20 states. This agreement is expected to cause more cases being filed in the next several weeks and months. Federal, as well as state […]
Posted in Finance
06 December 2010
Elizabeth Edwards’ cancer has reached her liver and physicians have advised against further treatment, the People magazine has reported on Monday. The now-separated wife of U.S presidential candidate John Edwards was briefly hospitalized last week. She is currently resting at her home with her family and friends. The celebrity magazine reported that her breast cancer, […]
Posted in Entertainment, Health
03 December 2010
FIFA finally announced Russia and Qatar as the winners of the right to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cup soccer finals following a vote by FIFA’s 22 executive members in Zurich. These two emerging markets are given ultimate recognition by FIFA as both are new hosts of the prestigious World Cup soccer finals. The […]
Posted in Sports & Recreation
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