80 percent of teens have texted in the last week
Oh, children. We know they love to text, but a new poll by C&R Research shows that 80 percent of 11-13 and 14-18 year-olds have texted in the last week. Both age groups say that texting, above all other forms of communication, is their preferred way to keep in touch with everyone. Teenagers would rather…
Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Park City, Utah
PARK CITY, Utah (Reuters Life!) – Park City ski resort in Utah is the access spot for some of America's best skiing with three major ski resorts all alongside each other -- Deer Valley, Park City and The Canyons.The mountain town of Park City, just a 45 minute drive from the Salt Lake City airport,…
US growth figures have minimal market impact
LONDON – Markets mostly held their ground Friday after figures showed that the U.S. economy grew less than expected at the end of 2010, as investors saw that the lower growth number came from a one-time slowdown in businesses building up their inventories.The Commerce Department reported that the U.S. economy grew by an annualized rate…
IS ABORTION GOOD FOR GIRLS?
This week, on the 38th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, President Obama said Roe "affirms a fundamental principle: that government should not intrude on private family matters."Sen. Rick Santorum meanwhile sparked a controversy saying abortion is a "civil rights" issue akin to slavery that President Obama should understand. He's right. Slavery was once considered a…
USA TODAY BEST-SELLERS
Key: F-Fiction; NF-Nonfiction; H-Hardcover; P-Paperback1. "Decision Points" by George W. Bush (Crown) (F-H)2. "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truch" by Jeff Kinney (Amulet Books) (F-H)3. "Cross Fire" by James Patterson (Little, Brown) (F-H)4. "America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith, and Flag" by Sarah Palin (Harper) (NF-H)5. "The Confession" by John Grisham (Doubleday)…
Rams RB Jackson keeping defenses occupied
ST. LOUIS – Steven Jackson hasn't had a 100-yard rushing game in more than a month. Not that he's counting.No complaints from the two-time Pro Bowl running back, whose job these days is to keep defenses occupied so rookie quarterback Sam Bradford can find open receivers down the field."At this point, I understand that a…
B. Mori Designer Showroom in San Francisco to Host 2010 Holiday Sale
Specializing in silk and other luxury fabrics, as well as home furnishings, B. Mori is holding a special 2010 Holiday Sale.The sale will be held 9 am to 6 pm December 9 – 11, 2010 at their SOMA showroom located at 450 9th Street between Harrison and Bryant Streets in San Francisco.San Francisco, CA (Vocus)…
Fast and Furious NABO Championship: Demers vs St-Juste and David Lemieux vs Purnell Gates
Friday, December 3 at 9:00P.M. ET Live on BoxingChannel.comMontreal (PRWEB) December 2, 2010 This Friday, December 3rd, marks the highly anticipated second installment of Groupe Yvon Michel’s all-new FAST AND FURIOUS boxing series from the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. All the action will be shown worldwide on boxingchannel.com Friday, December 3rd at 9 p.m.…
The ‘Beyond’ Trilogy– Novels by J. Winfield Currie
CONTACT: J. Winfield Currie: joan(at)jwinfieldcurrie(dot)com or telephone 781-982-0833Rockland, MA (Vocus) November 19, 2010 Xlibris, the world’s leading print-on-demand self-publishing services provider, announced today that The ‘Beyond’ Trilogy, a historical odyssey written by J. Winfield Currie.Beyond All Reason: Book I of The ‘Beyond’ Trilogy Meet Kathryn MacLean: sister of a southern rebel militia leader and Colonel…
Afghan Elections: Candidates Flock to Kabul for Safety
Take a walk around the Afghan capital and the faces on posters are everywhere: proud, defiant, smiling - or shredded into slivers. With the country's parliamentary elections just two weeks away, campaigning has intensified, and nowhere more than in Kabul, where a whopping 664 candidates - more than a quarter of the total nationwide -…