Online shopping has become a major business. New companies open almost monthly supplying everything and anything that shoppers need. From grocery shopping to clothing and toys, there is very little that you can`t find on the web.

Nadine Gordimer, the 83-year old South African Booker prize and Nobel Prize for Literature winner, was attacked in Johannesburg last week. Thankfully, Gordimer and her domestic helper were not seriously harmed in the assault.

Savvy, a leading online magazine, is featuring Aria Giovanni, one of the world`s most popular and beautiful models.

Apparently Sharon Stone has decided to take some child rearing tips from the worst mother in the world, Britney Spears. We have all heard how the entertainment mogul dropped her baby on his head, drove with him on his lap and did god knows what else. But who would think that seasoned actress and mother Sharon Stone, would do a similar act of stupidity.

American Idol ousted 4 of its 24 semifinalists, leaving 20, Thursday night. Amy Krebs, Nicole Tranquillo, Paul Kim and Rudy Cardenas were sent away by viewers, who got their first chance to vote, in the TV show`s sixth season.

MySpace, so it seems, was mistakenly thought of as the youth`s site. According to a recent study, more than 50% of the site`s visitors are over 35 years old.

Perhaps the biggest threat to the global economy is the rise of oil prices, even as news came of less demand recently for oil. Data released in the United States last Thursday demonstrated that demand for gasoline was stuck below year-ago levels.

Vietnam and Cambodia have seen their ties improve since the years of the Vietnam war, and Hanoi and Washington have set about on what many point out is a successful effort at rapprochement in recent years, with US Navy ships making port calls at Vietnamese cities.

Outsourcing has become a business standard in the US. Specifically outsourcing offshore, to countries where labor is not only cheaper but also abundant. There are those who question the ethics behind outsourcing and offshoring, however, it seems that offshoring is in fact quite ethical and helps those in impoverished countries.

England`s most recognized soccer club, Manchester United, couldn`t hope for a better season opener. United opened their Premier League campaign with a 5-1 rout of visiting Fulham and sent them battered and bruised back home. Wayne Rooney was a great contribution to victory and scored twice proving that although a troubled player, he is still a great scorer.

More than 627 million people have shopped online at least once, the research firm ACNielsen determined in a study released Wednesday. Eighty-nine percent of American internet users have purchased products online, with the U.S. ranked eleventh in terms of online purchasing.

In Syracuse, at the Palace Theater on James Street on Eastwood on October 29th, a special screening of a unique independent move the critics are calling, `... a great film ... better than ... the schlock Hollywood has churned out this year,` took place.

In this day and age it seems like new technology is being developed everyday. And with new technology comes advancements in electronics, such as cell phones and laptops. Considering that many people like to have top of the line gadgets, one can only imagine how many "old" cellular phones are disposted of every year.

This was the first time since the U.S.-led war against Iraq that the pageant was held on Iraqi soil. Also, for the record, Tamar Goregian is neither a Sunni nor a Shiite Iraqi, but instead an Armenian Iraqi.

The Neill James Legacy Childrens Art Retrospective Exhibition, "Six Decades of Painting in Ajijic," will be held on the grounds of?