Credit crunch bride has best wedding in 99 pence eBay dressJuly 27th, 2009 LONDON - While most brides would spend a lot on their wedding, recession-hit Brit Suzanne Daniels has shown that one can have the best even if it comes at 99 pence, and is from shopping website eBay. Daniels, 24, a PE teacher from Coniston, in the Lake District, wanted a traditional ceremony for her nuptials with Stuart Walker, 32, and she did not want to spend a fortune.
Spend 4,400 Pound and a Get a Degree on Facebook and Twitter from Britain! Wow!March 30th, 2009 Now this was the last thing to happen and it has now. Much to your joy, now date while you study and study while you make friends online.
Compensation for Archer Daniels Midland CEO fell 2 percent during turbulent yearSeptember 25th, 2009 ADM chief's compensation falls 2 percentDECATUR, Ill. — The CEO of agribusiness leader Archer Daniels Midland Co.
Compuware CEO Karmanos sees compensation dip 29 percent in 2009 to $4.2 million: AP tallyJune 5th, 2009 AP: Compuware CEO Karmanos compensation dips
NEW YORK — Mainframe software maker Compuware Corp.'s chief executive, Peter Karmanos Jr., was awarded compensation for fiscal 2009 valued at $4.2 million, down 29 percent from a year earlier, according to an Association Press calculation. Karmanos, 66, received a salary of $1.2 million, up from $1.05 million a year earlier.
Google Street View lands Brit love cheat in divorce troubleMarch 31st, 2009 LONDON - A Brit man is facing divorce after his wife spotted his car parked outside another woman's house, via Google's Street View application. His wife saw the Range Rover using the Internet giant's new Street View service, while she was spying on a female friend's home.
Kerala on high alert following serial bomb blast e-mail threatAugust 14th, 2009 KANNUR - The cyber cell of the Kerala Police has traced down an e-mail threat from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) warning of serial bomb blasts in the state, if a separate Muslim state, comprising districts of north Kerala, is not created. Inspector General of Police Tomin Thachenkery said on Friday that a few media offices in the state had received the e-mail threat on Thursday.
Indonesia's most wanted terrorist shot deadAugust 8th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Indonesian police sources have said that one of two men killed in a central Java shoot-out with police is Indonesia's most wanted terrorist, Noordin Mohammed Top. Malaysian-born Top is a prime suspect in last month's near simultaneous suicide attacks on Jakarta's JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels, which killed nine people and wounded 53.
Dell's CEO Michael Dell's salary rose considerably though the profits sank by 63%June 1st, 2009 Dell chief's 2009 compensation rises 5.7 pct
SEATTLE — The value of the compensation granted to Dell Inc. Chief Executive Officer Michael Dell rose 5.7 percent in fiscal 2009, according to an Associated Press calculation of figures disclosed in a regulatory filing, even as sinking computer sales hammered the PC maker's earnings.
Dollar trades mixed on disappointing earnings, economic news from overseasJuly 24th, 2009 Dollar mixed on disappointing earningsNEW YORK — The dollar rose against the pound but slipped versus the euro Friday after Microsoft Corp. and Amazon.com Inc.
Brit woman ends 30-year throat agony with non-stick frying pan coating!August 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A 70-year-old great grandmother has got rid of her 30-year hacking cough with the help of non-stick coating in frying pans. Helen Butterwick, 70, has become the first person in the UK to have her throat rebuilt with Teflon.
Wages at IT multinationals start melting downFebruary 27th, 2009 BANGALORE - Software multinationals in India have begun freezing wage increases, slashing salaries and postponing merit-based hikes, a study by Indian consulting firm Zinnov has found. 'Though Bangalore stands highest in its average salary for multinational R&D firms, followed by Pune and Chennai, the economic slump is causing undue pressure on them to retain compensation levels,' Zinnov director for advisory services C.S.
Brit girl gang raped to be "s****** and tagged" on FacebookAugust 12th, 2009 LONDON - A Brit teenage girl is said to have allegedly been gang raped so that she could be "s****** and tagged" on Facebook. Jurors were told that three rapists took snaps of the 18-year-old on a mobile and told her: "You are going to be s****** and tagged on Facebook".
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer gets base salary bump in 2009 even as profit sinks 17 percentSeptember 18th, 2009 Microsoft CEO Ballmer's salary up 4 percent in '09SEATTLE — Microsoft Corp. raised CEO Steve Ballmer's salary by 4 percent at the start of fiscal 2009, a year in which the software maker's profit declined 17 percent as the economic meltdown decimated personal computer sales.
Now, a software that lets fans play music like the Beatles!March 12th, 2009 LONDON - Beatles' fans have a reason to rejoice after a company developed a software that allows users to play and recreate individual elements of the band's instruments. According to Timothy Self, of Propellerheads, the new computer software provides fans an imitation of studio two at Abbey Road that saw the group record several of their albums.
Mobile phones to notify namaz timings through imageApril 6th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new software application meant for mobile phones can alert Muslim users to namaz timings through an image combined with audible alerts. The screen of the mobile phone shows an image of the sun lining up with a green circle when it is time to pray.