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Shoe designer Datuk Jimmy Choo
World-renowned shoe designer Datuk Jimmy Choo has picked Sarawak-born lawyer Lucy Chuo to help him in his business and personal work. Choo, who has been in the couture business for 21 years, said it was the first time he had engaged a fellow Malaysian to advise him on all legal matters. “Whenever we want Lucy, she... »
Hot Tour Metallica
This week’s No. 1 Hot Tour is Metallica with over $5.4 million in gross sales from two venues in Argentina during the second Latin American leg of the World Magnetic Tour. Playing two concerts (Jan. 21-22) at River Plate, a 66,000-seat outdoor soccer stadium in Buenos Aires, the band drew 94,331 fans with... »
The euro rose against the dollar
The euro rose against the dollar for the first time in five days as investors bet the 16-nation currency’s recent losses on Greece’s budget turmoil were too rapid to sustain. The Dollar Index, which the ICE futures exchange uses to track the greenback against the currencies of six major U.S. trading partners, fell to... »
Lindsey Vonn can’t ski
n a shocking news development Wednesday, VANOC announced the Olympics will proceed even if Lindsey Vonn can’t ski, which is good because the cheese on her leg may not work. Source: Yahoo Vonn, the world’s best-known snow star not named Shaun White, revealed she has a serious shin injury that could derail what some media wistfully... »
Ukrainian sovereign debt was yielding 11.10%
The close-call vote between Ukrainian presidential candidates Viktor Yanukovych and Yulia Tymoshenko has boosted the risk of holding the country’s debt and currency, analysts said Monday. Ukrainian sovereign debt was yielding 11.10% Monday, compared with 10.59% Friday, indicating “some tension” surrounding the election that took place Sunday, broker BG Capital said. The difference between the... »
CSL JooJoo Internet tablet
LOCAL mobile device OEM (original equipment manufacturer) and distribution company CSL Group has landed the job in manufacturing the JooJoo Internet tablet. The JooJoo, which started out as an idea by popular technology blog TechCrunch’s founder Mike Arrington, has moved into full production, CSL said. The device’s name comes from the African word “joujou,” which... »
Currency trading was choppy
-The dollar extended its rally against the euro Friday morning in New York as renewed concern over sovereign debt problems in Europe overshadowed a mixed U.S. employment report. Source: Yahoo Currency trading was choppy, with the euro briefly erasing most of its overnight losses before trading back around the $1.37 level, as investor digested the report... »
Millions of people ‘waste their time by jogging’
Researchers have discovered that the health benefits of aerobic exercise are determined by our genes – and can vary substantially between individuals. Around 20 per cent of the population do not get any significant aerobic fitness benefit from regular exercise, according to an international study led by scientists at the University of London. For these people,... »
Play Star Trek Online
Star Trek Online’s developers Cryptic would “love” to bring the MMO to consoles in the future, according to the game’s executive producer. Craig Zinkievich told CVG that porting Star Trek Online’s PC-based MMO to consoles would definitely be possible but that Cryptic would not rush the game onto Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii or Sony PS3... »
Currency crisis aSIA and then? Forex exchange
1. It is now more than 10 years since the currency crisis struck Malaysia. Much has been written about the crisis and the controls imposed by the Malaysian Government to stop the devaluation of the Ringgit. 2. A few of the articles tried to defend the Malaysian Government’s action but mostly the blame for the... »
World Cup Finals in South Africa from June 11-July 11
ootball crazy Malaysians, who made a beeline to view the iconic FIFA World Cup trophy on display here on Friday, put a stake on their favourite team to lift the title. Quite a number of them picked Germany and Brazil to win the World Cup. “After having won the 2008 European Cup, Germany are in top... »
i7500 has finally been released in the UK courtesy of T-Mobile
Source: Wikipedia It’s taken its time getting here, but Samsung’s cut-price follow up to the i7500 has finally been released in the UK courtesy of T-Mobile. Samsung has launched the Android-powered i5700 Galaxy Portal smartphone in the UK. The Galaxy Portal is already on sale elsewhere in Europe as the Spica, and is a more affordable alternative... »
Princess Eadgyth
The remains of a woman believed to be Queen Eadgyth, an early English monarch, was found in a tomb beneath the Magdeburg Catherdral in Germany. Queen Eadgyth (also being called Princess Ealdgyth), was the sister of King Athelstan, who ruled England from 924-939 AD, daughter of Edward the Elder, and granddaughter of Alfred... »
The new Mazda5 dynamic and elegant Nagare design
This is a case of when, not if. With the entire Mazda range adopting the big smiley corporate face, it was only a matter of time before the Mazda5 (Premacy in some markets) was forced to wear the new look. Like what you see? The new Mazda5 will be unveiled at the 2010 Geneva Motor... »
Trojan horse allowing a hacker to take control
Microsoft will patch a hole in its Internet Explorer browser that may have allowed Chinese hackers access to human rights activists’ e-mail accounts. Source: Freebase The firm normally issues patches at a set time each month but said that the attention the problem had received forced it to move more quickly. It follows the French and German... »
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