Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
LONDON (Reuters) - British retailer John Lewis, the employee-owned group seen as a barometer of UK retailing, posted a 15 percent rise in weekly department store sales helped by toy sales and men's fashion.
Who Hijacked Our Country (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
As well they should. So what if Detroit’s unemployment rate is 28% and climbing, and a house in Detroit probably costs less than a new car. Quit whining! If Detroit residents weren’t so wrapped up in their own petty problems, they’d be more mindful of those needy Wall Street executives . It’s bad enough when an individual doesn’t notice something in the fine print and...
GayandRight (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
At long last, perhaps some justice... In a downtown Manhattan courtroom, where the lawyers and clients up front outnumbered the observers seated in the back, where a forgotten Jewish Egyptian victim challenged an omnipresent multibillion-dollar multinational corporation; in a case where history itself was both on trial and being made, the Coca-Cola Company was publicly accused of being criminally enriched...
Independent.ie - European RSS Feed (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
Boys' toys and men's fashion were among the best selling products at John Lewis department stores last week, the retailer has said.
Tales From The Gimp (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
This not the name of Gary's new band but merely a way of identifying the Gimp's latest adventure which this time took place in the Welsh capital itself, Cardiff. I found myself in Cardiff on Thursday 19 November to watch my hero Mr Numan for the 20 something time. I had never seen him in Wales though so it was a first of sorts. Given I was on holiday from the grindstone this week I decided to venture...
Life in the Preseli Hills (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago
Things are a little busy here at the moment. I'm NaNoWriMoing for a start and that is proving more difficult than in previous years as I'm working three days a week. Actually I'm beginning to resent work because it eats so much into the time I used to spend day dreaming and not doing very much. I miss that time. This past week, for example. Last Saturday I dragged myself out for a 6.5 mile run, which...
DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) | yesterday
If you've been following the Blue America PAC at all, you may already be aware that we've decided that we won't be endorsing any candidates for the House in 2010 unless they are genuinely enthusiastic about passing John Larson's Fair Elections Now Act ( HR 1826 ). We're not asking for some unenforceable pledge; we want nothing less than heartfelt enthusiasm. Right now Larson has 117 co-sponsors from...
DCist (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Feeling the limitations of the jazz combo format that was prevalent in the late 1940s, Miles Davis assembled a nonet to play music that allowed for more orchestration and color, while still maintaining the improvisational elements of that era's be-bop sound. With orchestrations from the great arranger Gil Evans , as well as band members Gerry Mulligan and John Lewis , the band performed briefly in...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
John Lewis, the employee-owned retailer regarded as a barometer of the British high street, has reported a 17.1 per cent rise in weekly department store sales, its strongest performance so far this year, providing further evidence of a brisk start to the Christmas shopping season.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
John "Jordan" Lewis, the baby-faced North Philadelphia man whose string of six armed robberies ended with the Halloween 2007 slaying of Police Officer Chuck Cassidy, was found guilty of first-degree murder yesterday by a Philadelphia jury.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
John "Jordan" Lewis, the baby-faced North Philadelphia man whose string of six armed robberies ended with the Halloween 2007 slaying of Police Officer Chuck Cassidy, was found guilty of first-degree murder yesterday by a Philadelphia jury.
Pam's House Blend (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Ah, it's pathetically ignorant, perpetually re-elected NC U.S. Congresscritter Virginia Foxx opening her trap again to contribute batsh*ttery to the public discourse and historical record with the ludicrous claim on the House floor that the Republican party had a progressive record on civil rights and Congress passed legislation in the 1960s without much help from Dems. ( Think Progress ): During...
Daily Kos (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
I would have said Foxx (R-NC) made an ass of herself, but we won't malign that noble beast here. Watch it : FOXX: ... and actually the GOP has been the leader in starting good environmental programs in this, in this country, uh, just as we were the people who passed the Civil Right bills back in the '60's, without very much help from our colleagues across the aisle. They love to engage in revisionist...
Knits and nibbles (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
I've been busy knitting and crocheting hats and scarves for the family in preparation for our London/Paris trip. Recent FOs include: 1) Grey hat and scarf set for my dad. Both are very simple knits. The hat is simple stockingnette in a round with gradual decreases on the top. The scarf is the most basic - garter stitch scarf. But I didn't have the time to make something more elaborate because I'd also...
Zandar Versus The Stupid (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
I speak tonight of GOP Rep. Virginia Foxx AGAIN, after this time she tried to pass off the GOP as being the party of civil rights legislation . Luckily, she was rather forcefully corrected by Democratic Rep. Dennis Cardoza of California: CARDOZA: Today, what I’m hearing on the floor really takes the cake. The gentlelady from North Carolina, in her statement just now, indicated that the Republican...
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wellbeingnewseditor | 07/31/2009
Wellbeing Newsline: Magazine > Edited by Jane Hill: One of the biggest retail recruitment campaigns in Poole this year has kicked–off as John Lewis starts its search for a catering team, specialist advisers and sales assistants for its new shop in Branksome, Poole. John Lewis at home, due to open this autumn, will recruit over 100 full–time and part–time staff, or Partners as they are called at John...
wellbeingnewseditor | 07/19/2009
Wellbeing Newsline: Cambridgeshire > Edited by Andy Porter: Staff and service user workers gathered at the Darwin Nurseries and Farm Shop at Teversham in Cambridgeshire recently for the opening of a memorial garden. Darwin Nurseries and Farm Shop employs workers who are mainly young adults who have learning disabilities and/or mental health issues. When one of the workers died, staff at the nursery...
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