-Some brands of Girl Scout Cookies are being discontinued. God, please don’t take our Samoas! -The Berenstain Bears are 50… -Corey Feldman says Corey Haim was omitted from The Screen Actor Guild Awards “In Memoriam” tribute. -According to DeadlineHollywood: Cameron Diaz is attached to star with Colin Firth in The Coen Brothers’ film Gambit…. -The [...]
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PopCrunch’s 100 Hottest Women of 2011
February 1st, 2011 |
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Welcome to our third annual PopCrunch 100 Hottest Women. This is easily one of our most popular annual traditions, and in previous years we have crowned Minka Kelly (2009) and January Jones (2010) as the hottest women in the world. Read on to see who takes the top spot for 2011. 100. Carrie Underwood Carrie [...]
Culture Club Reunion 2012
February 1st, 2011 |
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It’s about time Boy George confirmed what he’s been hinting at since his release from the pokey on kidnapping charges last year: His ’80s pop band Culture Club is reuniting in 2012. Egads! The singer, 49, has been busy promoting his solo album but promised new tunes and a “proper, huge, worldwide tour” from the [...]
AMD, Nvidia Saw Market Share Rise in Q4 2010: Report
January 31st, 2011 |
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A sluggish fourth quarter for graphics chip shipments found AMD and Nvidia taking market share from Intel. – Estimates from Jon Peddie Research (JPR) regarding graphics chip shipments and suppliers’ market share for the fourth quarter 2010 suggest overall shipments of graphics devices for the year 2010 came in below expectations with an “unimpressive” 4.3 percent total year to year growth–a disappointing …
Macworld Shows Off a Slew of Creative, Colorful New Products
January 28th, 2011 |
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Some 270 Apple products vendors& the highest number in the 27-year history of the Macworld Expo& and upwards of 20,000 attendees were on hand Jan. 27 for the three-day event at Moscone West in San Francisco. That is, all except Apple itself, which is MIA for the second year. Macworld President Paul Kent told eWEEK that about one-third of the vendors and half the attendees are new to the event this year, a clear indicator that Apple is reaching new stature in the world market with the iPhone 4 and iPad products it released in 2010. On the show floor, a flurry of color and activity could be found on Day 1, with new music-, photo- and storage-related products; an iPad-connected smart-card reader; a Macintosh-run PBX phone system; a clever write-on-paper, show-on-screen classroom system for teachers; and a video-sharing application for iPhones and iPads. Entertainment this year includes comedian Sinbad and Dream Theater keyboardist Jordan Rudness, who will demo his Morphwhiz music application, which is an iPad synthesizer he uses in live performances. Here are highlights of this year’s show. (Photos by Chris Preimesberger, eWEEK.) – …
Bank of Singapore says yuan may appreciate 6% a year: Update
January 27th, 2011 |
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Investors should buy yuan-denominated assets or open yuan deposit accounts because the Chinese currency may appreciate by as much as 6% a year, according to Bank of Singapore.
“If anything is close to certain it’s that the renminbi will appreciate,” Head of Product Development Marc van de Walle said at a media briefing in Singapore today, using the yuan’s alternative name. “It’s got the potential to appreciate between 4% and 6% annually, and maybe even a bit faster,” he said, without providing a specific time frame.
Serbian currency strongest this year
January 27th, 2011 |
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The Serbian dinar (RSD) gained 42 paras in value against the euro on Thursday, setting the official middle exchange rate at RSD 104.1572. This is the highest value for the Serbian currency so far this year.
Bank of Singapore says yuan has scope to appreciate 4%-6% a year
January 27th, 2011 |
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Bank of Singapore, the private banking business of Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp., recommends that investors get into yuan-denominated assets and said the Chinese currency has the potential to appreciate by between 4% and 6% annually, the bank’s head of product management Marc van de Walle told reporters in Singapore today.
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Singapore December manufacturing output up 9% on year
January 26th, 2011 |
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Singapore’s manufacturing output grew at a sharply slower-than-expected pace in December as most segments logged tepid expansion and benefits of a lower base of comparison from last year started to wear off.
SIA Engineering off 1.0%; 4Q results in-line – OCBC
January 26th, 2011 |
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SIA Engineering (S59.SG) off 1.0% at $4.18 after it posts 3Q revenue at $269.5 million, +11.6% on year and down 2.7% on quarter with net profit of $60.3 million, +7.7% on year and down 9.3% on quarter.
Despite the sequential declines, selling is light with only 116,000 shares traded, as the results were largely within expectations.
James Franco Anne Hathaway Academy Awards 2011 Promo Picture
January 25th, 2011 |
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Not only is James Franco a Best Actor nominee for his role in 127 Hours, he’s set to host this year’s Academy Awards alongside Anne Hathaway. Take a peek at the pair’s Official Promo Picture for this year’s ceremony. Reacting to his nomination on The TODAY Show with Matt Lauer and Meredith Viera this morning, [...]
Susan Boyle Sold 14 Million Albums In 14 Months
January 25th, 2011 |
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It’s a great start to a New Year for Susan Boyle, who just received a plague celebrating 14 million albums sold in 14 months. The Scottish talent show sensation was presented with the award last Friday in London, where those who have worked with Boyle on her first two albums — I Dreamed a Dream [...]
Sands Singapore scraps Chinese New Year leave policy
January 25th, 2011 |
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Las Vegas Sands Corp.’s Singapore casino reversed a policy that would have penalized staff who took sick leave over the Chinese New Year holiday.
Marina Bay Sands scrapped a plan to give demerit points to staff who failed to show up for work even if they had a medical certificate, according to an e-mailed statement from the company. The Straits Times reported the policy earlier today, citing a memo dated Jan. 21.
2011 Oscar Nominations! Watch Academy Award Nominees Announced LIVE
January 25th, 2011 |
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Which of 2010′s best in film will earn nods for the movie industry’s highest honor? Join us for a live stream of the 2011 Academy Award Nominees Announcement on Tuesday at 5:30 AM PT or 8:30 AM ET. The webcast will begin with Chris Harrison, host of ABC’s The Bachelor, and Dave Karger, Senior Writer [...]
Jay Leno Harvard University Hasty Pudding Man Of The Year 2011
January 24th, 2011 |
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Hasty Pudding Theatricals of Harvard University has named Jay Leno its 2011 Man of the Year. Hasty Pudding Theatricals, the nation’s oldest undergraduate drama troupe, has tapped The Tonight Show host for the annual honor because he has “entertained millions of people over his long and accomplished career in comedy….” even if he did steal [...]
Java, Python, Apex, Windows Top List of IT Skills in Demand This Year
January 24th, 2011 |
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Thinking about brushing up on your technology skills to remain competitive in the marketplace? While its no secret that experience matters, in this challenging job market, it helps to look at which skills are bringing in the most dollars before deciding which technology to focus on. Even though salaries remained stagnant for the second year in a row, there were some areas that had growth, such as in programming languages Python and Perl, or for FibreChannel experts in storage. The survey also found that despite nearly half of the people holding technology certifications, they may not be as helpful as expected, as 51.9 percent of the respondents said the certifications havent helped them find new jobs. The following gallery is a look at 12 of technology skills in storage, application development, operating systems, databases, and networking as well as the national averages for salaries using those skills. The data was provided by Dice.com based on an online survey of nearly 20,000 IT professionals from Aug. 13 to Nov. 15, 2010. – …
Singapore December CPI above expectations; +4.6% on year
January 24th, 2011 |
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Singapore December CPI was +4.6% on year, compared with November’s +3.8% and the +4.5% tipped by a Dow Jones poll of economists. The rise was fueled by higher prices for transport, housing and food, government data show.
Inflation is likely to be the biggest worry for the MAS in 2011; the result is likely to fuel increased expectations for the central bank to tighten policy at its April review, for the third-straight time.
One of the Best Software for the Process of PST Split by Date, Size and Year Posted By : Pamella Broom
January 24th, 2011 |
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To split large PST file with ease has a new name and it is a name not new in this domain, SysTools is in forefront with its highly user-friendly PST splitter software to split large PST file into smaller sized PST files. PST split by date and size is performed perfectly with Outlook splitter tool.
Singapore December CPI likely +4.5% on year – poll
January 21st, 2011 |
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Singapore’s CPI inflation in December likely rose to 4.5% on year from 3.8% in November on higher food and transport costs, according to the median forecast from a Dow Jones poll of 10 economists.
Chip Shot: Achieve Your New Year’s Resolutions
January 20th, 2011 |
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Achieve your New Year’s resolutions by getting organized. Take control of your schedule and to-do list with these Intel AppUpSM center apps. 365 Desktop Calendar can help organize your schedule; while LifeTracker helps you remember the things you want to accomplish. Want to keep the entire family on track? Cozi Express is designed to help busy families stay on top of their activities, featuring a shared online calendar, centralized to-do lists and a family journal.