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Rare Rembrandt portrait to be auctioned
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 19:06 in Entertainment | Viewed 95 views times | No Comments
A Rembrandt portrait that once hung in the president’s office at Columbia University is expected to sell for up to $41 million when it is auctioned later this year. Christie’s auction house said Friday it will offer “Portrait of a Man, Half-Length With his Arms Akimbo” in London on Dec. 8, with an estimated price
Fewer schools selling candy, soda to students
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 19:06 in Health | Viewed 103 views times | No Comments
Fewer U.S. high schools and middle schools are selling candy and salty snacks to students, the federal government said in a report released Monday. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report was based on a survey of public schools in 34 states that compared results from 2006 to 2008. The study did not
Half of U.S. babies living today likely to reach 100
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 19:05 in Health | Viewed 94 views times | No Comments
If current life expectancy trends continue, more than half of babies born in rich nations since 2000 will live to 100 years of age, and they’ll have less disability than elderly people in previous generations, according to researchers who found that increases in life expectancy evident in rich nations since 1840 show no signs of
Stem cell research offers hope for colon cancer vaccine
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 19:04 in Health | Viewed 90 views times | No Comments
Human stem cells may provide a means of creating a vaccine against colon cancer and other types of cancers, say American and Chinese scientists. “Cancer and stem cells share many molecular and biological features. By immunizing the host with stem cells, we are able to ‘fool’ the immune system to believe that cancer cells are
Hilton signs deal for sixth Russian hotel
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 19:03 in Hotels | Viewed 172 views times | No Comments
Hilton Worldwide has signed a management agreement to open a Hilton Garden Inn Hotel in Samara, Russia – Hilton’s sixth property in the country. The 195-bedroom hotel, which will be owned by Otel, will boast a business centre, a pantry, a restaurant and a bar. Patrick Fitzgibbon, senior vice president for development at Hilton Hotels,
VOA Orlando to Design 5-Star Hotel in the Middle East
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 19:02 in Hotels | Viewed 168 views times | No Comments
The Orlando office of VOA Associates has signed on as design architect and interior designer for the British Colonial Hotel in Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates. The $150 million 5-Star property—scheduled to open in 2011—is one of 11 resorts within the new Mina Al Arab Resort, an integrated lifestyle development spread along eight miles of
Winnipeg hotel death ruled a homicide
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 19:01 in Hotels | Viewed 155 views times | No Comments
The death of a man found in a downtown Winnipeg hotel this week has been ruled a homicide by police. Police were called to the St. Regis Hotel, at 285 Smith St., just after 11:30 a.m. Monday when a man’s body was found in a fourth-floor suite. The victim has been identified as Edward John
Explosion of bank overdraft fees in US: study
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 19:00 in Money | Viewed 70 views times | No Comments
US banks billed their customers 24 billion dollars in penalty fees for overdrawing their accounts last year, a 35 percent increase over the previous year, a study has found. Rather than deny payment, most banks in the United States routinely approve transactions not covered by funds but charge customers an average fee of 34 dollars
Gold surges, hits new all-time high of $1,045
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 18:59 in Money | Viewed 90 views times | No Comments
Gold prices surged to a new high Tuesday as investors sought a safe harbor from a falling dollar and inflation. Gold for December delivery rose to as high as $1,045 an ounce, surpassing a previous intraday high of $1,033.90 logged in March 2008, just days after Bear Stearns Cos. collapsed. Gold also had a record
Mich. ‘Robin Hood’ banker gets year in prison
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 18:58 in Money | Viewed 87 views times | No Comments
A Michigan bank manager who insists she gave the $340,000 she stole over eight years to needy customers was sentenced Tuesday to a year and a day in prison by a judge who declared that her “Robin Hood days are long over.” Patricia Keezer, 53, said the embezzling began in 2000, when she would give