A novel inspired by one of the popular characters featured on ABC’s longrunning daytime drama General Hospital will arrive on booksellers’ shelvers this April, Hyperion Publishers announced earlier this month. The Secret Life of Damian Spinelli, featuring Port Charles’ own Damian Spinelli, is expected to go on sale April 5, just in time to coincide [...]
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“General Hospital†Character Damian Spinelli Inspires New Novel
January 28th, 2011 |
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Nine-year-old fan inspires Abhishek Bachchan
January 20th, 2011 |
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Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan was impressed by the endeavour of nine-year-old Aishwarya Sharma, the youngest ever to file a Right to Information (RTI) query for removal of a garbage disposal site in front of her school. Abhishek met his young fan in the capital during the CNN IBN Citizen Journalist awards ceremony Wednesday night, where [...]
Hilton’s boyfriend inspires her to be the best
December 24th, 2010 |
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Socialite Paris Hilton is all praises for her new boyfriend Cy Waits and says he inspires her to be the “best”. She is currently enjoying a pre-Christmas vacation in Hawaii with Waits and her parents Kathy and Rick. Her sister Nicky has also joined them along with her fiance David Katzenberg, femalefirst.co.uk reports. “Just had [...]
HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire†Inspires Makeover For Atlantic City Casino
December 14th, 2010 |
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HBO’s breakout Prohibition hit has inspired a new look for Atlantic City’s oldest seaside gambling resort. Resorts Atlantic City, the nation’s first casino to open outside Nevada, will adopt a roaring 1920s theme to capitalize on the success of Boardwalk Empire, the Martin Scorsese-produced HBO series about the Jersey Shore in the Prohibition-era. The 12-episode [...]
“Weekend At Bernie’s†Inspires Southern Dance Craze
December 12th, 2010 |
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Those of us old enough to remember when people wore fanny packs and New Wave pop ruled the Billboard charts look back on the late ’80s comedy Weekend at Bernie’s with a chuckle and smile. But for some film fans (namely rappers….), the 1989 hit — about a pair of insurance salesmen (Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan [...]
Earthquake Inspires Locals to Model Town
November 22nd, 2010 |
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We think this story is pretty touching. Last week, the residents of two towns in New Zealand spent a day learning how to use Google SketchUp. Wondering why this is so interesting? The workshops taught the volunteers from Dunedin and Christchurch how to create 3-D models of their towns based on photographs currently displayed in [...]
HP’s Apotheker Inspires Doubt, Praise
October 2nd, 2010 |
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HP named former SAP CEO Leo Apotheker to be its new chief executive, leading to questions of whether his background in enterprise software will be enough for HP to battle in both the enterprise and consumer markets. – Hewlett-Packard anointed former SAP CEO
Leo Apotheker as its new chief executive Sept. 30. Now that speculation about
HP’s choice for its next CEO has
concluded, the chattering can begin in earnest about Apotheker’s
suitability for the job, and whether his presence will be a positive one for
H…
Google Instant Inspires Imitators for YouTube, Maps, Images
September 13th, 2010 |
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Programmers inspired by Google Instant have built their own predictive search applications for YouTube, Google Maps and Google Images. Their efforts could land them jobs at Google, Facebook or elsewhere. – Within days of Google’s launch of its Google Instant predictive search technology, which leverages AJAX to
let users see results as they type a search query, software programmers built
similar applications for other Google Web services.
The most famous was YouTube
Instant, built in 3 hours by Fe…
Facebook Inspires More Loyalty than Google for News, Media Sites
March 19th, 2010 |
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Facebook users are more loyal to news and media Websites than are visitors from Google News, another sign that the leading social network is a strong driver for traffic beyond its walled garden, HitWise said. These statistics don’t mean Facebook is going to suck inordinate amounts of traffic from Google. What it does mean is that the social network of 400 million-plus users is a viable advertising touchstone for advertisers and retailers.
– Facebook users are more loyal to news and media Websites
than are visitors from Google News, another sign that the leading social
network is a strong driver for traffic beyond its walled garden.
HitWise surveyed clickstream data
and found that among the top 5 print media Websites in the week end…
Afridi inspires Pakistan to crushing victory
November 4th, 2009 |
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All rounder Shahid Afridi smashed a rapid 70 and took two wickets for Pakistan who eased to a 138-run victory over New Zealand in the first one-day international at Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. “(Afridi) is a fantastic performer,” Pakistan captain Younus Khan told reporters. “The
Four-Year-Old Inspires Sustainable Business
July 29th, 2009 |
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Here’s a story you might find encouraging – it’s a story that makes it seem entirely possible for the entrepreneurial impulse to exist alongside fierce altruism.
Millionaire lifestyle inspires youngsters
July 8th, 2009 |
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On the concrete tiers of Meskel Square, a vast rallying point in Addis Ababa, armies of aspiring athletes scamper around despite biting, pre-dawn cold as they wait for their trainers to arrive. Across the plaza, rigorous practice routines are under way under a giant screen where track greats