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Metalbug introduces gold and precious metal iPhone application

Metalbug provides real-time spot prices directly from Kitco for gold, silver, platinum, palladium and rhodium. Features unique to Metalbug include purity (Karat or %) and weight (unit) options to quickly determine the current market value of precious metal assets. Metalbug gives users the ability to stay on top of the precious metals marketplace whenever and wherever they are. Metalbug functions as a full-featured tool for anyone looking to bu... [more]

Gold is the ultimate insurance against economic and financial difficulties

The words credit crunch send shivers racing down the spines of the majority of the developed world. Whether rich or poor, the fact of the matter is that we are all affected, and entering into financial investments at this tumultuous time can be risky business. But while most investors reel in anger as their bricks and mortar dwindle into negative equity and their stocks lose value quicker than an ice sculpture in Thailand, those who have turne... [more]

Maktari closes gold bullion deal worth $11.7 billion

Apart from Saudi Arabia’s oil and gas reserves, there are believed to be sizeable deposits of other minerals within the Royal Kingdom. Mr M L A Maktari the broker appointed for and on behalf of a private investor within Saudi Arabia has just closed and reserved for the next 3 years gold bullion to the value of just under $11.7 billion. Most of these deposits are within Switzerland as holding is restricted within Saudi Arabia. Maktari was refe... [more]

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Tiki Bars Make a Comeback in New York

Complete with pu-pu platters and exotic cocktails, New York’s new tiki bars represent a break from serious dining.

Whole Foods Wants to Put 300 Salad Bars in Public Schools

Hat tip to Julie's Health Club blog over at The Chicago Tribune , which pointed to a collaboration between Whole Foods and the Food, Family, Farming Foundation (F3) to put 300 salad bars in schools around the country . The effort, dubbed The Great American Salad Bar Project , will provide $2,500 to schools that apply to help them set up salad bars inside their lunchrooms. At the beginning of ...

Canada's top hotel bars

EnRoute Magazine chose Yorkville InterContinental's Sky Lounge as one of the top hotel bars in Canada.

The big game means big bucks

SOUTH BEND — Some 100,000 people watched the fighting Irish beat Purdue in the season opener, packing the stadium, hotels, restaurants and bars — and, spending plenty of money.

Foxy Brown Catches Big Break In Felony Case, "I Always Knew I Was Innocent"

New York rapper Foxy Brown has reportedly escaped a jail sentence after prosecutors dropped charges against her in relation to a restraining order violation charge earlier this summer. [Visit SOHH.com for more information]

Two People Facing Meth Charges

The smell of methamphetamine lands two people behind bars. Deputies say early Saturday morning, they smelled a strong odor coming from a residence in the 100 block of North Glencoe.

Are you ready for some football? Our 411 to the NFL on TV in BKLYN

But you’re probably like us: tiny TV, no cable, no backyard (which means no BBQ pork shoulder), and, well, no friends either. Getting all of these game-day amenities takes some real deep digging into Brooklyn’s best sports bars.“The season’s always a good time,” said Maria Bova...

Martha Wainwright, Howe Gelb Bring Humour To FME 2010

"Donny, you're out of your element!" — The Big Lebowski I spent nine years studying French when I was little, and by the time I graduated high school I was bilingual. My French was so good, in fact, that I once fooled a francophone professor at university into thinking I was also francophone.

Passion the key to 2018 World Cup bid, says U.S. head

The United States bid for the 2018 World Cup could hinge on whether the country's passion for the sport is fully appreciated by the rest of the world, U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati said on Tuesday.

Why bullion gold is the best mode of investment

During last few years we have seen huge ups and downs in the stock markets across the globe. As a result of this several big, medium and small investors have lost lots of money with sharp fall in the prices of the stocks and bond they have invested in. But, those who endowed their money in bullion gold were not at all affected. This example has triggered a great demand for bullion gold and ...