As we all approach the inevitable chaos of the holidays with shopping, company parties, and client gift lists - all on top of Q4 and 2009 reports and wrap ups - please take care care to protect yourself and your family from possible tragedy due to simple oversight...
Saturday's edition of my three times a week talk show.Watch the show here on CURRENT TV on Tues, Thurs & Sats.
In today's show :
Our trip to Thorpe Park.
Only 2 doors.
The house is lonely - but clean.
No more cups.
Injection pen.
Flush toilets.
Very fast ride.
Is it a portable oven ?
Lots of break downs.
I have to bend right over.
Miserable cow at Costa Coffee.
The most uncomfortable car in the world.
Offering money to go on the ride.
The feet won't touch the floor.
I waited 45 mins to take a photo.
He should have nicked it.
Where is the entrance ?
That's a nice rack.
Slow service on the waffles.
Very tatty.
Too much bad food.
Not a cheap day out.
School holidays.
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Stacy Janiak, US retail sector leader at Deloitte & Touche, shares the results of the Deloitte Annual Holiday Survey.Stacy Janiak, US retail sector leader at Deloitte & Touche, shares the results of the... more
Ah, the Irish and the Irish-blooded will be drinking their Guinesses, and Kilkennies and whiskeys deep this night as they sing songs of a battles lost, heroes martyred, whiskey plundered, potatoes ungrown, and women’s hearts stolen. Nothing becomes an Irishman more than defeat and hardship. The Irish (and to a degree the Scots and Welsh) remember more the battles they lost than the victors do who won them. This proud tradition carries on in the Scots and Irish descendants in Southern America where old swords still hang above fireplaces and a long ago lost war is vividly remembered.
An old Irish toast:
May ye be a half-hour in Heaven
Before the Devil knows your dead!
Ah, the Irish and the Irish-blooded will be drinking their Guinesses, and Kilkennies... more
With Halloween around the corner it is time for the ladies to get their costumes ready. Here are some costume ideas and all out sexy Halloween costumes.With Halloween around the corner it is time for the ladies to get their costumes... more
Seasons greetings from The Hawk Show Dot TV. Live Wednesday nights @ 9pm PST/ 12 EST on www.TheHawkShow.tvSeasons greetings from The Hawk Show Dot TV. Live Wednesday nights @ 9pm PST/ 12 EST... more
Santa Claus sits in the new ICON A5 sports aircraft at the unveiling of luxury retailer Neiman Marcus' Christmas Book in Dallas. The aircraft is a his and her gift that costs $250,000 and includes pilot training.
(AP, 2009, October 6)
With even super affluent shoppers tightening their Gucci belts, luxury retailer Neiman Marcus Group Inc. unveiled its Christmas Book Tuesday with a nod to this new frugality.
(AP, 2009, October 6, par.1)
There are also limited-edition $105,000 Jaguars, motorcycles for $73,000 and a $25,000 "Cupcake Car" custom-made of colorful fabric, wood and sheet metal and powered by a 24-volt electric motor.
(AP, 2009, October 6, par.8)
For especially "green" shoppers, there's an eco-friendly chandelier made of 366 plastic bottles rescued from the landfill. Yours for just $12,000.
(AP, 2009, October 6, par.9)
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Airtime: Fri. Oct. 9 2009: Retailers are getting smarter in their offerings of gift cards, reports CNBC's Jane Wells.Airtime: Fri. Oct. 9 2009: Retailers are getting smarter in their offerings of gift... more
Fall. More importantly, October. Mmmm... can't you just smell it in the air? With October comes Halloween...er... Howl-o-ween. Dog costumes have evolved over the last few years and are ever popular; time to show them off!Fall. More importantly, October. Mmmm... can't you just smell it in the air? With... more
It is hard finding new gifts to give every year. Here are some ideas as well as gift giving etiquette.It is hard finding new gifts to give every year. Here are some ideas as well as gift... more
This year's holiday shopping season might not be jolly for retailers, but consumers will be seeing major sales. Ellen Davis, of the National Retail Federation, explains.This year's holiday shopping season might not be jolly for retailers, but consumers... more
Tuesday's edition of my three times a week talk show.Watch or the show here on CURRENT TV on Tues, Thurs & Sats.
In today's show :
I like a large portion.
Multiple heads are dying.
As many faces as me.
Why is the show only half an hour ?
Millie is back in the USA.
Gwen has fun on the way to the operating theatre.
Thank you for dinner.
I'm a fat pig.
Size isn't everything.
Our first international TEXT message.
It's a dump.
Sharing things can help others.
Suko replies to Yannick.
Visit people in hospital.
Audio messages.
Craig is grown up and doing well.
Complaints on holidays.
Take the small ones away.
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Toys"R"Us is setting up 350 temporary stores and toy boutiques, with Gerald Storch, Toys "R" Us, chairman & CEO and CNBC's Bertha Coombs.
(CNBC, 2009, October 1)Toys"R"Us is setting up 350 temporary stores and toy boutiques, with Gerald Storch,... more
Thursday's edition of my three times a week talk show.Watch the show here on CURRENT TV on Tues, Thurs & Sats.
In today's show :
Please welcome my special guest - Motorized Millie.
Full marks to the hotel.
Mad person.
She jumped forward.
Play Talk closed.
No sore throat.
She's dressed up.
Plan ahead.
Tattoo.
A couple of gifts.
The London Eye.
Disappear in the background.
Injections.
E.L.O.
Do what the doctor says.
An inspiration.
Travelling with a disability.
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Facing a Christmas without a new blockbuster gadget to excite shoppers, electronics retailers hope they can make up the difference by selling a greater number of smaller, cheaper items.
(Bustillo, M. & White, B., 2009, September 29, par.1)
As they fight grim forecasts that sales this holiday season will be as bad as last year's, leading electronics sellers Best Buy Co., Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Sears Holdings Corp. and RadioShack Corp. are counting on merchandise such as $300 netbook computers, private-label speakers and electronic-book readers to appeal to customers who have put thrift at the top of the list.
(Bustillo, M. & White, B., 2009, September 29, par.2)
"The frugality trend is still the overriding sentiment out there," said Jin Chang, the Best Buy executive charged with predicting shoppers' mindset. "Consumers are willing to spend money, but they want value."
(Bustillo, M. & White, B., 2009, September 29, par.3)
The weak economy looms large, but two other trends also are working against electronics manufacturers and merchants. The first is that most Americans who lusted for laptops or flat-panel TVs earlier this decade have already bought one, giving retailers the harder job of persuading them to upgrade to a new one or buy additional units.
(Bustillo, M. & White, B., 2009, September 29, par.4)
The second is that this year's new electronics offer largely incremental technology, such as Internet capability in flat-panel TVs. That contrasts with recent Christmas seasons, when fresh devices such as Nintendo Co.'s Wii videogame console and Apple Inc.'s iPhone created a buzz that boosted the entire retail sector.
(Bustillo, M. & White, B., 2009, September 29, par.5)
As a result, industry experts expect companies will try to maintain sales and profits with promotions such as buy-one-get-one-free specials, and by pushing add-ons such as installation services and home network devices that help electronic components talk to one another.
(Bustillo, M. & White, B., 2009, September 29, par.6)
Wal-Mart believes shoppers will eagerly embrace lower-priced electronics such as videogame consoles now that Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp. and Nintendo have each cut system prices in recent weeks. But it will take a lot of $300 gadget sales to make up for fewer sales of pricey HDTVs, and not everyone thinks that is going to happen. Consultancy Retail Forward last week forecast that holiday sales, including electronics, would be the second worst in 42 years.
(Bustillo, M. & White, B., 2009, September 29, par.8)
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I always wanted to "see the light." To unearth the secret of piety and understand religion. But no matter how hard I've tried and closed my eyes to see God, when I open them again nothing is different. Someone once said to me, "God's light shines on you." Oh, if it were only true. I'd love to feel the warmth if it were so. But so often I feel cold and alone. These are not my eyes in the photo--but another young woman's. Maybe she is looking into the light of God. I hope so. I wish I could see this magic so many people believe.
To Read On Visit www.oneof365.com and leave a comment about your thoughts and feelings about this compelling issue.I always wanted to "see the light." To unearth the secret of piety and understand... more
September 19th has geeks around the world celebrating International Talk Like A Pirate Day. The event has been celebrated for about the last decade and even has its own web site and its own Facebook fan site with nearly 7,000 fans.
The event was created in 1995 by John Baur and Mark Summers in Oregon, USA. Columnist Dave Barry brought more attention on it when he 'gave it a nod' in 2002.
In the UK today, pirate events are being held around the country including a CAMRA Pirate Pub Crawl in Nottinghamshire and a 50p rum drinks promotion at a pub in London (anyone know which pub that is??).
If you'd like to get into the spirit of things, here's a list of some proper pirate vocabulary:
Avast! — Stop and give attention. It can be used in a sense of surprise, “Whoa! Get a load of that!”
Beauty — The best possible pirate address for a woman. Always preceded by “me,” as in, “C’mere, me beauty,” or even, “me buxom beauty,” to one particularly well endowed.
Grog — An alcoholic drink, usually rum diluted with water, but in this context you could use it to refer to any alcoholic beverage other than beer
Smartly — Do something quickly.September 19th has geeks around the world celebrating International Talk Like A Pirate... more
Saturday's edition of my three times a week talk show.Watch the show here on CURRENT TV on Tues, Thurs & Sats.
From the seaside - Hove, West Sussex.
I spy.
Excellent cat TV show with Joanna Lumley.
Tom thinks we all eat baked beans. www.tomharrisusa.com
Interrupted by the phone.
Unpleasant comments.
10 feet away from the sea.
Someone just doesn't get it.
Is it going out, or coming in ?
Ear of corn.
It's just "so strange".
I miss family holidays.
Awful fake tans.
More people have cats than any other pet.
Someone else has trouble with tomato plants.
A teeth cleaning music gadget.
Listening to conversations.
Maureen is in hot water again.
How did Carl cope ?
More large spiders.
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A synopsis of six articles on Jewish conceptions of the divine in the current issue of Kolot: Voices of Conservative/Masorati JudaismA synopsis of six articles on Jewish conceptions of the divine in the current issue of... more
