A single consolidated tax, freeing the real estate sector from 16 major taxes and levies, has the real estate sector pumped. Sector experts believe the proposed national goods and services tax (GST) would streamline the domestic supply chain and have a beneficial effect for home buyers. “Streamlining the sector’s domestic ... Read More »
LEWISTON — Many veterans never receive hard-earned medals in recognition of their military service, but the family of a Lewiston veteran of a National Guard call-up for the “Berlin Crisis” of 1960-62 has taken steps to correct an important omission. Normand R. Marquis, who died this past Easter in Colorado, ... Read More »
Justin Bieber is nude again. Okay. We get it. But the timing of these nudes, which depict the singer skinny dipping with a model in what appears to be a random pond in Hawaii, is… interesting. Paparazzi Photos Finally End the Mystery of Justin Bieber’s Dick In the case of ... Read More »
Austin-based Beehive Boutique opens shop this fall at 2519 University Boulevard. Known for its vibrant colors and whimsical apparel, Beehive’s first Houston location carries various brands — all selected by proprietor Claire Fields. Also hailing from Austin, Birds Barbershop opens its first Houston location in October at 420 East 20th Street in The Heights (next to ... Read More »
– Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Note 7 — a large-screen cellphone — on Tuesday in an attempt to take business from rival Apple. The Galaxy Note7, with a retail price of $849.99, will become available on Aug. 19 and all four carriers — AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon — and retailers ... Read More »
Shares of Bristol-Myers Squibb were hit hard in pre-market trading Friday after news that its blockbuster cancer drug failed a key clinical trial. The drug, called Opdivo, is one of a new set of drugs called immunotherapy. The drug targets the programmed cell death 1 (or PD-1) receptor to essentially ... Read More »
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–PBteen, a member of the Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE: WSM) portfolio of brands, today debuts its fourth exclusive collection in collaboration with designers and fashion stylists Emily Current and Meritt Elliott. Designed exclusively for PBteen, the Emily & Meritt collection is vintage-inspired, with a modern twist. The home furnishings ... Read More »
A boutique independent shop in the heart of Altrincham’s Market Quarter has launched a new summer collection that it says is the perfect way to “bring the natural look into your home”. Edit & Oak’s new Summer Living Edit is the latest collection from the Greenwood Street shop that has ... Read More »
Beginning on July 1 all McDonald’s outlets in Russia have accepted payments via the Mir card, the Russian business daily Kommersant reports. The company has become the largest restaurant chain in terms of customer volume to service clients of the Russian payment system. Currently, major companies that accept Mir cards ... Read More »
– Samsung unveiled the Galaxy Note 7 — a large-screen cellphone — on Tuesday in an attempt to take business from rival Apple. The Galaxy Note7, with a retail price of $849.99, will become available on Aug. 19 and all four carriers — AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon — and retailers ... Read More »
Taking nature as his inspiration, the designer Oivind Slaatto has created a new and unusual light through a creative partnership with Louis Poulsen. “Patera was born of my fascination with the Fibonacci sequence. You can find the spiral pattern wherever you look in nature – in the seed formation in ... Read More »
Researchers in England have identified a large group of genes that may be significant for better testing and treatment of prostate cancer. Glycan sugar groups on the surface of prostate cancer cells were found to react to changes in testosterone levels that help the disease grow and spread, and may ... Read More »
