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The outlook for the restaurant industry improved somewhat in October, as the National Restaurant Association’s comprehensive index of restaurant activity registered its first gain in three months. The Association’s Restaurant Performance Index (RPI) a monthly composite index that tracks the health of and outlook for the U.S. restaurant industry stood at 98.0 in October, up [...]

ComScore, a leader in measuring the digital world, today reported holiday season retail e-commerce spending for the first 27 days of the November – December 2009 holiday season. For the holiday season-to-date, $10.57 billion has been spent online, marking a 3-percent increase versus the corresponding days last year. Black Friday (November 27) saw $595 million [...]

As the suspect in the ambush execution of four police officers remains holed up and surrounded in a home in Seattle, questions are swirling as to how and why an ex-con who reportedly faced more than 200 years behind bars was allowed to live free. Go to Source

Environmentalism should be regarded on the same level with religion ‘as the only compelling, value-based narrative available to humanity,’ according to a paper written to influence the future strategy of UNEP, the world’s would-be environmental watchdog. Go to Source

Though Black Friday fortunately passed without any of the stampede deaths predicted, the shopping extravaganza still saw some self mutilation in the name of savings. Streetwear brand The Hundreds videotaped one of their customers snapping his pinky finger for a free hat. The stupid human trick, which saved no more than $50, took place outside [...]

One of the loudest grunters in tennis, Serena Williams, was fined $175K and faces two years’ probation for telling a line judge that she’d love nothing more than to stuff a tennis ball down her throat. |NYT| Go to Source

This is a very funny parody of the the music video by Miley Cyrus’s “Party in the USA!” Go to Source

The original submission did not use the word “damned” — it used “darned”, which, in my opinion, just sounds dorky.  “Damned” sounds so much better. Sometimes you just can’t beat a good swear word. Go to Source Related Articles Headlines you could (but not likely) see in the Manila Bulletin …

Filed under: Exclusives, Tiger Woods Sources tell TMZ the Florida Highway Patrol is now focusing on obtaining a search warrant — allowing them to seize medical records from the hospital that treated Tiger Woods — in an attempt to determine if the wounds Woods sustained are consistent … Permalink Go to Source

Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Dr. Phil, Exclusives Dr. Phil wants everyone to know he wasn’t responsible for a 2007 bus crash that injured 17 mothers — it was all that pesky bus company’s fault.According to docs filed last week in L.A. Superior Court, the production company behind the “Dr. Phil” … Permalink Go to Source