Starbucks Corp. announced that it would shut 616 company-owned stores by early 2009 as part of a broader plan to boost profit and traffic at its U.S. locations. Check to see if the Starbucks near you has been targeted for extinction. See the full list. California, Florida, and Texas are among the states with the …
Trump This! The Donald sells luxury Florida mansion for $95 Million
“I love breaking records,” said delighted US mogul Donald Trump on Thursday, after claiming to have made the most expensive residential sale ever recorded in the US. The property magnate sold his Palm Beach, Florida, mansion to a Russian billionaire for $95m.
A Raisin in the Sun Receives 3 Emmy Nominations, Diddy in the Running
Looks like Diddy did it again! This time he has been nominated for an Emmy at the upcoming 60th Primetime Emmy Awards for A Raisin in the Sun. Diddy, Phylicia Rashad, Audra McDonald all nominated in separate categories.The made-for-TV-movie debuted in February 2008, just four years after the Broadway revival of the play, which starred …
Al Gore Greener than Before for Change
Former Vice President Al Gore is urging for change to dodge an energy crisis. Revealing, the United States needs to wean the nation from its entire electricity grid to carbon-free energy within 10 years, warning that drastic steps are needed to avoid a global economic and ecological cataclysm. Viewed as a modern Jeremiah, Mr. Gore …
Economic Sustainability – The World’s Top Sustainable Stocks SB20 List
Today SustainableBusiness.com announced its 2008 Sustainable Business 20 (SB20) List: The World’s Top Sustainable Stocks. The SB20 in its seventh year consists of 20 public companies that are leading the way to a sustainable society. The list is presented in the Progressive Investor newsletter, published by SustainableBusiness.com, which tracks sustainable stocks. To choose the 20 …
Morning After: The In Word is Not the N Word or the “View”
While the N Word is not considered the in word to use, it certainly is the in word for buzz. The mention of the word promoted a heated discussion among co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck and co-host Whoopi Goldberg. Discussion of just the word had co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck in tears Thursday after a discussion about the use …