| Starbucks to close 100 stores, scales back openings
He assumed the role of chief executive, replacing the recently departed Jim Donald. In addition to scaling back its openings, the company no longer will sell breakfast sandwiches, a move undertaken last year. In a statement, Schultz said that "by reducing the number of openings, we expect to optimize our resources and potentially reduce cannibalization of our existing stores." A Starbucks spokeswoman said the firm is not discussing the location or timing of any of the closures. .
Stargazing: The Potter couple, and the Brit Awards come off
Pauly Shore is countersuing neighbor Wes Craven for creating a nightmare on his property. Shore claimed that a landslide on his Hollywood Hills property in December 2006 was caused by Craven's failure to properly maintain vegetation and landscaping on a hillside on his property, according to a lawsuit filed Monday in Superior Court. The comedian also alleged that Craven, the director of "A Nightmare on Elm Street" and the "Scream" series, did not eradicate rodents burrowing in the hill and made improvements on his property that "changed the geology, topography and drainage," according to the lawsuit. Last June Craven sued Shore for upgrading his home with a pool, spa, landscaping and more that caused water to seep down a slope and damage Craven's property.
Vumber Launches Virtual Phone Number Service on Paltalk.com
NEW YORK, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Vumber (www.vumber.com), the secure, two-way disposable calling service, today announced a new partnership with Paltalk (www.paltalk.com), the leading real-time, video-based community with over 4 million active members, to provide privacy-ensured virtual phone numbers to its user base. "Online dating and chat groups continue to be a fast growing trend, yet some participants are reluctant to share their personal phone numbers online," said Vumber Co-Founder Cliff Wener. "With Vumber, Paltalk members will have more privacy, control and freedom when providing phone numbers to one another." According to a study by Pew Internet and American Life Project, 11% of all American Internet-using adults - about 16 million people - say they have gone to an online dating website or other site where they can meet people online.
Women's Basketball nips Kansas, 57-53
LAWRENCE, Kansas -- Texas sophomore guard Brittainey Raven (game-high 21 points) and senior guard Erneisha Bailey (10 points) combined for Texas final eight points of the game in the final 2:57 to lift the Longhorns to a 57-53 Big 12 victory over Kansas Wednesday night.
Texas snaps a three-game losing streak and goes to 17-11 overall and to 5-9 in the Big 12. The victory was UTs first on the road this year in Big 12 action in seven tries. The win also snaps UTs three-game losing streak.
KU, now 15-12 overall and 4-10 in the Big 12, was paced by a double-double from sophomore forward Danielle McCray who finished with 19 points and a game-high 10 rebounds.
Raven and Bailey were UTs lone double-figure scorers. Bailey also pulled down a team-best eight rebounds.
Coveting the many talented gifts of Tiger Woods
This has been apparent to golfers since the world's No. 1 player cut his famous Nike commercial 12 years ago. Although the ad played to his connection to galleries diverse in age, ethnicity and social and economic backgrounds, golfers of all stripes quickly discovered they can hardly associate their games with his. "If you ever get half as good as Tiger, you'd be a pretty good golfer," PGA Tour pro Geoff Ogilvy said last year when Woods won seven times, captured his 13th major, at the PGA Championship, and won the inaugural FedExCup playoffs. "We almost expect him to win all the tournaments that he's playing," frequent practice round partner, good friend and colleague Charles Howell III said last week. As Woods tees off at 2:02 p.m. ET Wednesday (2-6 p.m., Golf Channel) in the first round of the WGCAccenture Match Play Championship in Marana, Ariz., near Tucson, he's firing on all cylinders again.
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New Orleans, LA (Sports Network) - Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard defied the notion that big men don't win dunk contests, slamming his way to victory Saturday night in the first ever competition in which the winner was determined by the fans. Howard had a perfect total of 100 for his two first round dunks -- one of which featured a Superman cape -- then unveiled a pair of previously unseen slams to unseat 2007 titlist Gerald Green in the final round. Toronto Raptors forward Jason Kapono defended his three-point shootout championship, tying the single-round record established by former Chicago Bulls marksman Craig Hodges in 1986 with a final round score of 25. Kapono outgunned Cleveland Cavaliers guard Daniel Gibson and 2006 champ Dirk Nowitzki in the final round to run away with the victory and retain his throne.
MARY ROSE AND CUTTY SARK GET £31M HERITAGE LOTTERY FUNDING
One of the world's oldest surviving warships, the 16th century Mary Rose has been saved once again after being awarded a £21 million Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) grant, amid fierce competition for funds. In July 2007, the Mary Rose Trust had been unsuccessful in its bids to secure HLF funding for the ship's preservation and a new museum designed by award-winning architects Wilkinson Eyre. After the latest announcement, with plans now going ahead, the cash injection will also bring 19,000 rare artefacts, found with the ship, under one roof for the first time and allow completion of a 26 year conservation project. .
Washington Mutual Ends ATM Surcharge in California
(CSRwire) Washington Mutual announced today that it will no longer surcharge at its ATMs in California, effective immediately. Recent legislation banning ATM surcharge fees was struck down in court, but Washington Mutual has responded to a clear demand expressed by consumers. "Inviting noncustomers to use our ATMs surcharge free is another way of showing Californians that we listen to them and price our products and services in a way that makes sense to the market," said Mike Amato, Manager of Washington Mutual's Consumer Financial Center network. "We are a true consumer's bank, and we know that people don't want to be nickel and dimed with fees. This is just one example of our customer-friendly approach to service." Amato explained that offering noncustomers free ATM use is part of an entire package of customer-oriented products and services.
Live College Football: In a Players View
I love to ask you guys the questions, which I am going to do so, but I will answer it in this post aswell. My Heisman Favorite Is..... -Ugh, I don't like to be biased by anyway shape or form, but this is my list for this upcoming season. 1) Chase Daniel-Missouri -I am a Missouri fan, yes I do know that. But, I love the accuracy, the arm, the excitment, the playmaking ability, and his awareness is all what makes this guy the best icon in sports in the state of Missouri right now. Yes, bigger than Albert Pujols. Bigger than Marc Bulger, Torry Holt, or Carl Edwards. All of a sudden Missouri football has a heartbeat that it never had, and fans are starting to live and die for this program. 2)Pat White-West Virginia -Here is the deal. If he stays healthy, and plays just as much as Chase Daniel then Pat White wins it.
Warren Jeffs pleads not guilty in Ariz.
KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) -- Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs entered a not guilty plea Wednesday to sex charges stemming from the arranged marriages of three teenage girls to older men. It was Jeffs' first court appearance in Arizona, where prosecutors filed charges against him even before he faced charges in Utah, where he was convicted last year of rape as an accomplice in the arranged marriage of a 14-year-old girl and her 19-year-old cousin. Jeffs had a slight smile when he walked into the courtroom, and talked in hushed tones with his lawyers. He answered "yes" when Mohave County Superior Court Judge Steven Conn asked if he was Warren Jeffs, but otherwise sat quietly with no expression on his face. His lawyer, Mike Piccarreta, entered the plea on his behalf. After the hearing, Piccarreta said "it's difficult times" for Jeffs, but he declined to speak further.
The Laird Of Lesmahagow
At a Burns supper, you stand up with total strangers, whether they're black, white, left-wing or whatever, and you all sing Auld Lang Syne. "It's a powerful vehicle for getting people together. "His poem A Man's A Man For A'That is also very anti-racist. There's no social hierarchy in Burns'mind. "Burns doesn't belong just to Scots. If you have a poet who can write with wisdom, he can cross generations and cultures. That's why he's so big." A NIGHT FOR SHARING BURNS Night might be a Scottish celebration but it's the perfect chance for people from different cultures to come together. Heartstone, a voluntary body which challenges racism and intolerance across Scotland through the arts, uses the poetry of Burns in its work.
'Face Off for a Cause' lacrosse game is today at noon
The Nease girls soccer team captured its third state title in four years on Feb. 7, shutting out Merritt Island 3-0 in the Class 4A championship game at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale. Senior Lisa Heise had two goals and an assist in the game for the Panthers on her way to earning the Class 4A tournament MVP. Freshman Jackie Hellett scored the other goal for Nease (20-2-6), which used its strong defense to limit Merritt Island's shot accuracy. Keeper Catherine O'Donnell made six saves in the game to preserve the shutout. - Soccer surge: The Nease boys soccer team is trying for the same achievement as its female counterparts. On Feb. 8, the defending state-champion Panthers defeated Orlando Bishop Moore 3-1 in the Region 2-4A championship to earn a trip to the state final four in Fort Lauderdale for the second straight year.
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