Posted by: clickry on: May 24, 2008
(Reuters) From Google Health to Wii Fit, Americans have an increasingly wide array of tools for tracking their health backgrounds and statistics but their understanding of what that data means is poor, threatening their health and costing the economy billions of dollars. Just 12 percent of American adults are health literate at a level that [...]
Posted by: clickry on: May 15, 2008
(Reuters) – Stunning German growth and a surge in France produced a defiantly healthy showing from Europe when estimates of economic growth for the first three months of 2008 were published on Thursday. Economists said that may be the end of it as Europe succumbs to an international downturn, but the news showed that, thanks [...]
Posted by: clickry on: May 1, 2008
(Reuters) – Brazilian Gisele Bundchen is the world’s top supermodel with estimated earnings of $35 million during the past year, according to new ranking released on Wednesday. She more than doubled the estimated $14 million earned by Heidi Klum, who came in at No. 2 on the list by Forbes.com, followed by Kate Moss with [...]
Posted by: clickry on: May 1, 2008
(Hollywood Reporter) – Scandal has always suited “American Idol.” From accusations of voting irregularities to the secret personal histories of contestants, Fox’s unequaled reality hit produces a flurry of new controversies every season. Judge Paula Abdul alone has been responsible for countless woozy YouTube moments and at least one severe alleged infraction — a reported [...]
Posted by: clickry on: May 1, 2008
drawControls(); (Reuters) – One Indian cricket team has withdrawn cheerleaders from matches while others are being told to cover up, after protests that their dances and skimpy outfits were offensive to conservative Indians. Cheerleaders, many imported from abroad, were hired to liven up India’s new $900 million domestic cricket league in which eight teams play [...]
Posted by: clickry on: May 1, 2008
(Billboard) – Miley Cyrus is the only recent teen superstar who has had to manage career-endangering controversy in the midst of major success on several fronts. drawControls(); The wholesome 15-year-old singer apologized on Sunday for posing for sexually provocative pictures for Vanity Fair, and has taken a drubbing in the media. Everything had been going [...]
Posted by: clickry on: April 18, 2008
“(Reuters) – Armed robbers stole designer watches worth 700,000 pounds in simultaneous daytime raids on two upmarket department stores in Manchester on Wednesday, police said. Two men carrying claw hammers smashed display cases at Selfridges, while a third filled a bag with watches worth 400,000 pounds. At the same time, two men wearing motorcycle helmets [...]
Posted by: clickry on: April 18, 2008
“(Reuters) – Global auction house Sotheby’s failed to hammer off a 72.22-carat, ‘D’ flawless white diamond at its Asian sales last week in a possible sign of weakness in the global diamond trade. The large diamond which had a pre-sale estimate of $10-12 million, attracted a final bid of HK$73 million ($9.24million) that fell short [...]
Posted by: clickry on: April 18, 2008
drawControls(); “(Reuters) – The Olympic torch landed amid tight security in the Thai capital of Friday, the latest leg of its world tour, with police saying they were ready to stop any attempt by anti-China activists to put out the flame. Several groups angry at Beijing’s human rights record and its rule in Tibet are [...]
Posted by: clickry on: April 18, 2008
drawControls(); “(Reuters) – Sharon Sarmiento knew it was time to unplug when she realized she was blogging in her dreams and hearing imaginary instant messages. For Ariel Meadow Stallings, it was the hours lost while surfing the Internet that left her feeling like she had been in a drunken blackout. Both women are part of [...]
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