Chicago (Reuters) – In retail, showrooming has not hit shirts yet.Showrooming, the retail term for shoppers who try a product, then buy it cheaper on Amazon.com or other websites, has driven retailers to the point of hiding barcodes, improving their own websites and coming up with methods to get people to complete their purchase in the store.But brand-name clothing retailers have an advantage over...
Red Hat shares up on acquisition and 3Q results
Label: TechnologyRed Hat Inc.‘s shares jumped Friday on the software company‘s solid third-quarter results and plans to acquire cloud-based software company ManageIQ.THE SPARK: Red Hat said late Thursday that it would buy privately held ManageIQ for $ 104 million in cash.The Raleigh, N.C., company also reported that it earned 29 cents per share for its fiscal third quarter on an adjusted basis, up a penny from the...
PSY’s ‘Gangnam Style’ reaches 1B views on YouTube
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — Viral star PSY has reached a new milestone on YouTube.The South Korean rapper’s video for “Gangnam Style” has reached 1 billion views, according to YouTube’s own counter. It’s the first time any clip has surpassed that mark on the streaming service owned by Google Inc.It shows the enduring popularity of the self-deprecating video that features Park Jae-sang‘s giddy up-style dance moves....
Hep C cases linked to NH hospital worker rise
Label: HealthCONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Five more people have been diagnosed with the same strain of hepatitis C a former traveling hospital worker is accused of spreading through tainted needles, bringing the total to 44 in four states.David Kwiatkowski, whom prosecutors have called a “serial infector,” is charged with stealing painkillers from New Hampshire’s Exeter Hospital and replacing them with saline-filled syringes...
Google trio win sentence appeal
Label: Business21 December 2012 Last updated at 08:47 ETAn Italian court has overturned the conviction of three Google executives found guilty of breaking Italian law by allowing a video of a bullied teenager to be posted online.The clip was uploaded in 2006 and had featured a boy with autism.The employees were given six-month suspended jail sentences in 2010.Google had appealed against the ruling, saying it had...
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Kenya police: 28 people killed in clashes
Label: WorldNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A police official says 28 people have been killed in clashes between farmers and herders in south-eastern Kenya.Anthony Kamitu, who is leading police operations to prevent the attacks, said Friday that the Pokomo tribe of farmers raided a village of the Orma herding community, called Kipao, at dawn in the Tana River Delta.The latest deaths in a tit-for-tat cycle of killings may...
Insiders steal a march in leak prone Asian markets
Label: TechnologySINGAPORE (Reuters) – When South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co announced last month it had overstated the fuel efficiency levels on around one million of its cars in the United States and Canada some investors were left fuming more than others.Some had already sold their shares before the announcement on November 2. The stock fell 4 percent on November 1 with about 2.2 million shares changing...
Marilyn Monroe subway grate photo on view in NYC
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — A famous image of Marilyn Monroe with her skirt billowing atop a New York City subway grate is on display in a picture-perfect spot: outside the Times Square subway station.The supersized version of Sam Shaw‘s well-known picture is part of an exhibit. The exhibit also features eight of Shaw’s other Monroe pictures, on view inside the 42nd Street-Bryant Park station on the B, D, F,...
Dr. Allen’s Natural Therapy for Back Pain and Spine Helps to Bypass Painkiller Addiction and Be Healthier in the New Year, States Fine Treatment
Label: HealthPainkiller addiction is the plaque of people suffering from lower back pain and sciatica, The Guardian US reports. Dr. Allen’s devices provide a stable back pain relief without medications; on top of health benefits, they are easy to apply and comfortable to wear over time, reasonably priced and can be delivered now for Christmas and the New Year, highlights Fine Treatment.London, UK (PRWEB) December...
ICE Gets the NYSE For $2.8 Billion Less Than Nasdaq Would Have Paid
Label: BusinessThe New York Stock Exchange finally found a dance partner. Ten months after European regulators blocked its $ 9.5 billion attempt to merge with Germany’s Deutsche Börse, the 200-year-old stock exchange is selling itself to a much younger Atlanta-based rival, the IntercontinentalExchange (ICE), for $ 8.2 billion.ICE (ICE), an options and futures exchange, is paying $ 33.12 a share, which at the time...
Dec
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State Department security chief leaves post over Benghazi
Label: WorldWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday its security chief had resigned from his post and three other officials had been relieved of their duties following a scathing official inquiry into the September 11 attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi.Eric Boswell has resigned effective immediately as assistant secretary of state for diplomatic security, State Department spokeswoman...
Brazilian company releases the ‘IPHONE’ after trademarking the name back in 2000
Label: TechnologyTitle Post: Brazilian company releases the ‘IPHONE’ after trademarking the name back in 2000Rating: 100%based on 99998 ratings.5 user reviews.Author: Fluser SeoLinkThanks for visiting the blog, If any criticism and suggestions please leave a comm...
$66M Kinkade estate dispute secretly settled
Label: LifestyleSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Thomas Kinkade‘s widow and girlfriend have reached a settlement after a dispute over the late artist’s $ 66 million estate, their attorneys said Wednesday.The San Jose Mercury News reports (http://bit.ly/Wq5kti ) that counsel for Nanette Kinkade and his girlfriend Amy Pinto announced the settlement but wouldn’t provide further details, leaving it unclear who will inherit Kinkade’s...
Prominence Treatment Center Brings Hope to the Holidays
Label: HealthMalibu-Based drug & alcohol rehabilitation center announces a one-of-a-kind promotion to help patients fight drug and alcohol abuse.Malibu, CA (PRWEB) December 20, 2012The holidays can be stressful for the 23 million Americans who suffer from substance abuse. To help struggling patients and their families, Prominence Treatment Center is offering 10% off drug and alcohol rehab programs. While addiction...
After Newtown, Gun Control Steps We Can Take
Label: BusinessIn September 1994, President Bill Clinton signed an assault weapons ban into law. Some in the gun industry were distraught. “We’re finished,” Ron Whitaker, then the chief executive of Colt, told several other members of a firearm trade association. Colt made substantial profits from the AR-15, the quintessential assault rifle. Whitaker, it turned out, was wrong. The AR-15 was not finished. It was...
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Canada serial killer inquiry finds “systemic bias” by police
Label: World(Reuters) – Police made critical errors in pursuing Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton partly because of “systemic bias” against his victims, sex trade workers from a rough Vancouver neighborhood, according to the final report from a public inquiry released on Monday.Commissioner Wally Oppal was asked by the British Columbia government to investigate, in effect, why Pickton was not caught sooner....
Instagram tests new limits in user privacy
Label: TechnologySAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Instagram, which spurred suspicions this week that it would sell user photos after revising its terms of service, has sparked renewed debate about how much control over personal data users must give up to live and participate in a world steeped in social media.In forcefully establishing a new set of usage terms, Instagram, the massively popular photo-sharing service owned...
NY appeals court takes up Cameron Douglas case
Label: LifestyleNEW YORK (AP) — The Douglas name — first with patriarch Kirk and later with son Michael — has always meant gold for Hollywood. But drama for the third generation of the Douglas family has occurred mostly off-screen, where Cameron Douglas has battled drug addiction and legal troubles.In papers submitted for appeals court arguments Wednesday, prosecutors and a lawyer for Cameron Douglas have retold...
Los suplementos de soja no mejoran la calidad de vida en la menopausia
Label: HealthNUEVA YORK, 18 dic (Reuters) – En un estudio de EstadosUnidos, las mujeres menopáusicas que tomaron suplementos de sojadurante dos años no detectaron diferencias en su calidad devida.Es posible que la soja pueda aportar algún beneficio en lamenopausia, según opinó la autora principal, doctora PaulaAmato, de Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, “perolas mujeres con características similares...
A Banner Year for Sex Toys
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