Archive for September, 2011
Insight: How to borrow $10 million
By Chris Vellacott LONDON | Wed Sep 28, 2011 9:24am EDT LONDON (Reuters) – At Christie’s auction house in London one evening last July, as art investors bid millions for an 18th-century painting of a horse, the sons and daughters of the capital’s super-rich were going through their paces in a simulated auction. In an [...]
‘Staples for Students’ Rallies Customers Nationwide to Equip Youth with $810,000 in School Supplies
NEW YORK & FRAMINGHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–This summer, Staples (Nasdaq: SPLS) and DoSomething.org teamed up with the stars from ABC Family’s hit show Pretty Little Liars to encourage teens and Staples customers nationwide to make a difference. The collective efforts raised $810,000, the most ever in campaign history, for the fourth annual “Staples for Students” national [...]
Carla Bruni says Sarkozy flower power won her hand
PARIS | Tue Sep 27, 2011 9:57am EDT PARIS (Reuters) – Carla Bruni decided she simply had to marry Nicolas Sarkozy when the French president dazzled her with botanical brilliance during a walk in the Elysee Palace gardens. In an interview with BBC World Service radio, France’s first lady said she was spellbound when Sarkozy, [...]
Gucci houses luxury’s history in new museum
By Antonella Ciancio FLORENCE | Tue Sep 27, 2011 1:43pm EDT FLORENCE (Reuters Life!) – Global luxury brand Gucci opened its first museum in a Florentine palazzo this week, 90 years after its founder started a family leather goods business inspired by English aristocrats. Stars of the fashion world came out to celebrate the museum’s [...]
Body contouring rare after weight-loss surgery
Wed Sep 28, 2011 3:53am EDT (Reuters) – Patients who have had weight loss surgery rarely have excess skin removed, although it can be such a bother for people who have shed a lot of weight that it has a negative impact on their quality of life, a poll said. Plastic surgeons said patients either [...]
