adidas and Foot Locker Unveil Graffiti 'Sole' in New End to End Footwear Coll...

"NEW YORK, April 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Graffiti art and street design collide in the new End to End footwear collection, unveiled today by adidas Originals and Foot Locker. These unique, original designs were crafted by seven of the world's most celebrated graffiti masters --...

One in four US teens 'will buy an iPhone' - Posted by Michael Fomkin

"A quarter of teenagers in the US say they are prepared to shell out $500 for an iPhone when it launches in June.  The Piper Jaffray survey also found that 84 per cent of American teens were aware of the Apple iPhone.  13th bi-annual teen market survey was conducted...

Chocolate calms blood pressure - Posted by Michael Fomkin

"CHICAGO: Some may see a cup of tea as soothing but chocolate is more likely to lower one’s blood pressure, German researchers reported on Monday. Foods rich in cocoa appear to reduce blood pressure but drinking green and black tea may not, according to an analysis in the...

The New BMW M3 - Posted by Michael Fomkin

"BMW introduces the all-new BMW M3 with a new V8 309 kW/420 hp engine.  The engine of the M3 takes pointers from the BMW Sauber Formula 1 engines and is made in the same plant. Specifications of the engine are 3,999 cc, peak torque of 400 Newton-meters or 295 lb-ft as...

CNN 'Morning' Team Throws Tomatoes at Burger King - Posted by Michael Fomkin

"  You say tomato. CNN says paying more for that tomato is doing the “right thing.”       At least the April 10 “American Morning” team treated McDonald’s OK in their report about the fast food giant agreeing to pay 1 cent more per...

U.S. EPA fines The Clorox Company for violating federal pesticide laws - Post...

"SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently filed a complaint seeking $177,300 against The Clorox Company, an Oakland, Calif.-based manufacturer, for the alleged distribution of unregistered and mislabeled disinfectant bleach intended only for Asian...

Warming temperatures could result in food shortages - Posted by Michael Fomkin

"Bangkok — Warming temperatures could result in food shortages for 130 million people across Asia by 2050 and cause potentially catastrophic problems in Africa by wiping out one of the continent's staple crops altogether, according to a UN report released Tuesday....

Pizza chains eye slice of each other's pie - Posted by Michael Fomkin

"B.C.-based Panago moves into Ontario; Pizza Pizza targets Western Canada  KEITH MCARTHUR  FOOD AND BEVERAGE REPORTER  Canada's pizza industry is bracing for a pie fight, as two of the country's largest players expand into each other's turf.  Pizza Pizza...

Polar bear cub Knut prompts Easter crush at Berlin zoo - Posted by Michael Fo...

"About 125,000 people descended on Berlin zoo over the Easter weekend to get a glimpse of Knut, the polar bear cub who has become a global sensation, the zoo said on Monday.  About 300,000 extra people have visited since the four-month-old cub, who was rejected by his...

Anyone Could Get Busted At Poker - Posted by Michael Fomkin

"Police arrested 27 people, including a professional wrestler in a gambling bust at a Roswell home on Monday night. They were reportedly involved in a high-stakes poker match.  It doesn't matter if people are playing for pennies or stacks of cash, anyone could be...

Euro Disney a fiscal black hole - Posted by Michael Fomkin

"Paris - Fifteen years after Disneyland Paris opened on a windy plain outside the French capital, it has become one of the top tourist draws in Europe but also a financial black hole.  Riding over a wave of Gallic outrage at the American cultural "invasion," the park...

Diabetics cured by stem-cell treatment - Posted by Michael Fomkin

"Diabetics using stem-cell therapy have been able to stop taking insulin injections for the first time, after their bodies started to produce the hormone naturally again.  In a breakthrough trial, 15 young patients with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes were given drugs to...

Diets do work... and here's how - Posted by Michael Fomkin

"NEW research would have us believe diets do not work.  This is not true – diets DO work, if you find one you enjoy which suits your lifestyle and that you can follow for the long term.  The latest study from the University of California shows that two thirds of...