The New Year is here and most people probably made at least one resolution to help make themselves better in the New Year. Whether it is to exercise, lose weight, start a new hobby or quit smoking, everybody has something they want to add or subtract from their life. New Years resolutions however, are known to be broken.

Google`s stock price set a new record Friday, making a standout earnings report Thursday, surpassing the expectations of practically every outsider.

Sports gambling is one of the most popular pastimes of online gambling fans. It is fun, easy and most importantly, accessible. Regardless of where you live or what sporting events you love to watch, online sports books have it all.

A new R & B recording artist, who happens to be 12-years-old, is making waves with his soulful music.

Coumba Makalou, a Malian-American journalist, has recently released her first book of poetry or spoken word pieces to rave reviews and international distribution.

For the fourth quarter, earnings rose to $98 million, or 28 cents a share, in the quarter that ended October 1, from $66 million, or 19 cents, a year ago. According to Tyson, the beef export business is slowly recovering from the 2003 mad cow scare.

The People`s Republic of China expressed Tuesday its backing for the European Union in resolving the dispute over Iranian nuclear program ambitions. However, many people are befuddled by continuing efforts to support the EU when the EU is getting nowhere with Iranian intransigence.

The European Union last Wednesday launched the first satellite in its $4.5 billion Galileo global positioning system in a bid to enhance the world`s growing reliance on satellite navigation as well as to break America`s monopoly on space-based networks. The United States has warned it could diminish or even cut off GPS satellite coverage to countries considered enemies in times of national emergency.

Hosted Solutions, formerly Springboard Managed Hosting, the leading data center and managed hosting company in the Carolinas, launched a new corporate website this week to coincide with their new name and corporate logo.

TiVo, Incorportated, posted a second quarter loss seven times greater than its 2005 second-quarter loss, saying it is primarily due to legal expenses related to patent disputes. The company`s chief says during a subscriber-building phase, marketing expenses are also high.

It took more than five years, and five beta versions, but it is now officially here ? Microsoft`s new Internet Explorer. Version 7 comes with many new tricks under its well designed hat.

The United Kingdom, caught in the grip of preparations for hosting the Olympic Games in London in 2012, is seeking to draw another big sporting event to its borders

K. Sean Buvala, a national storyteller from Arizona, has compiled a new CD collection of less-known Grimm fairy tales. The CD, `Seven Ravens: Unvarnished Tales from the Brothers Grimm`, tells the true story behind the modern interpretations of classic fairy tales like `Red Riding Hood` and `Sleeping Beauty` (originally known to the world as `Briar Rose`).

Britain?s world marathon record holder, Paula Radcliffe, has won the prestigious Bikila award for 2006

New Zealand has announced that it will be sending an additional $930,000 worth of aid for relief and rehabilitation efforts in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip. Both Lebanon and Palestinians will receive roughly $465,000 each from Wellington.