Blog archives for January, 2012

Actress Ayelet Zurer at the premiere of the film Darling Companions in Santa Barbara, California, on Thursday. – AP

Europe needs massive monetary easing to get out of its debt crisis, otherwise Greece will likely abandon the euro in a year and a half, famous economist Nouriel Roubini told CNBC on Wednesday.

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Loans to private sector companies and households in the euro zone fell in December from the previous month, European Central Bank data showed on Friday, adding to signs of a credit crisis in the currency bloc. The monthly flow of loans to firms dropped by 37 billion euros after falling by 7 [...]

It was not just dancing snowflakes and snowmen during somber winter days that in unison sang merry songs for us. It was not also just desecrating the virgin snow for curing the chilblains that filled our hearts with mirth. We were a happy got lot, looked for joy in every season and every situation. Many [...]

Andys Bus Trips Foxwoods Casino – Monday, Feb. 13 and Saturday, Feb. 25- price $20- receive free Buffet or $10 Food Voucher and $10 Keno on both trips. Atlantic City- Ballys Casino Hotel- Feb. 26, 27, 28- price $169- receive $60 Slot Voucher. Also April 22, 23, 24- price $199- receive $60 Slot Voucher. For [...]

Restrictive diet? Shouldnt stop you from taking trips abroad In a special report to CNN, writer Katia Hetter, looks at travel for people who are challenged with restrictive diets, from vegan to gluten-free. But how do you do that on the road, in foreign countries such as Turkey, Switzerland, Spain or Peru? Read on to [...]

MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –The National Automobile Dealers Charitable Foundation is helping raise awareness of a special canine companions program that provides wounded military veterans with trained assistance dogs. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120104/DC30041LOGO ) NADA Foundation Chairman Bob Mallon will present the Wounded Veterans Initiative of Canine Companions for Independence (CCI) with a $10,000 donation [...]

KUALA LUMPUR: A personal assistant of a private company pleaded not guilty at the Magistrates Court here today, to a charge of stealing various items including diamond prayer beads and al-Quran with gold writings worth over RM2 million belonging to her employer. Nur Khairunisa Zolkifli, 26, was charged with stealing the valuables belonging to a [...]

RECORDER REPORT ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to apply a reduced rate of one percent income tax on the import of 128 items, raw materials and inputs on which sales tax will be charged at zero-rate or reduced rate of 5 percent for five export-oriented sectors and commercial importers under new [...]