The iPhone is without doubt among the best-selling smartphones on the market, but the iPhone 5 doesn’t comprise as high a percentage of total iPhone sales as Apple’s past flagship phones.A report from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners says the iPhone 5 comprised only 68 percent of total iPhone sales during its first month on sale. (The study of 500 Apple product buyers in the United...
UK’s Prince William and wife Kate expecting a baby
Label: LifestyleLONDON (Reuters) – Britain‘s Prince William and his wife Catherine are expecting a baby, destined to be the country’s future monarch, although the mother-to-be is in hospital with a type of very acute morning sickness that sometimes indicates twins.“Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to announce that The Duchess of Cambridge is expecting a baby,” the prince’s...
Global Update: GlaxoSmithKline Tops Access to Medicines Index
Label: HealthSang Tan/Associated PressGlaxoSmithKline hung on to its perennial top spot in the new Access to Medicines Index released last week, but its competitors are closing in. Every two years, the index ranks the world’s top 20 pharmaceutical companies based on how readily they get medicines they hold patents on to the world’s poor, how much research they do on tropical diseases, how ethically...
Deficit Talks Stumble Over Down Payment
Label: BusinessWASHINGTON — For all the growing angst over the state of negotiations to head off a fiscal crisis in January, the parties are farthest apart on a relatively small part of the overall deficit reduction program — the down payment. President Obama and the House speaker, John A. Boehner, are in general agreement that the relevant Congressional committees must sit down next year and work out changes...
Dec
02
Northridge residents stunned by multiple slayings
Label: World Shane Grady woke up "from a dead sleep" early Sunday when he heard gunshots.He dropped to the floor and looked out his window,...
A Google-a-Day Puzzle for Dec. 2
Label: Technology Our good friends at Google run a daily puzzle challenge and asked us to help get them out to the geeky masses. Each day’s puzzle will task your googling skills a little more, leading you to Google mastery. Each morning at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time you’ll see a new puzzle posted here.SPOILER WARNING:We leave the comments on so people can work together to find the answer....
“Silver Linings” David O. Russell on how Jennifer Lawrence skyped her way to Oscar front-runner
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – Jennifer Lawrence is at the forefront of best actress Oscar talk for her lead role in “Silver Linings Playbook.” But, as writer-director David O. Russell explained to the audience at TheWrap screening series Thursday night, he was so convinced she wasn’t right for the role that he only had her audition via Skype.“Quite frankly, it was like a formality,” Russell told the...
Unboxed: Stand-Up Desks Gaining Favor in the Workplace
Label: HealthTHE health studies that conclude that people should sit less, and get up and move around more, have always struck me as fitting into the “well, duh” category. But a closer look at the accumulating research on sitting reveals something more intriguing, and disturbing: the health hazards of sitting for long stretches are significant even for people who are quite active when they’re not sitting...
Advertising: Ford Plan to Revive Lincoln Hinges on a New Brand
Label: BusinessAn unusual ad campaign features Abraham Lincoln, the president for whom the car brand is named. DEARBORN, Mich. — In the fiercely competitive world of luxury cars, the Ford Motor Company’s Lincoln brand has long been stuck in the slow lane, with stodgy models, older buyers and a distinct lack of pizazz. But Ford is determined to change that. On Monday, the company will announce upgraded customer...
Dec
01
In Illinois, a quarter horse queen's fall from grace
Label: World Ask anybody in the quarter horse business. They'll tell you. Rita Crundwell was one of the greatest owners anybody had heard...
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