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eBay Teams Up With Microsoft to Offer Daily Deals
Dec 1st
Microsoft Corp. and eBay Inc. today announced they are partnering to offer eBay Daily Deals through a new Internet Explorer 8 Web Slice for the holidays. With most holiday shoppers looking to save money, Microsoft and eBay will present online Daily Deals through a new Windows Internet Explorer 8 Web Slice that will showcase popular products selling at deep discounts. Customers will receive continuing updates and detailed information about these Daily Deals for eBay, all within the Favorites Bar in Internet Explorer 8.
“With almost 200 million live listings, the eBay Marketplace is second to none when it comes to holiday gift options,” said Rob Chesney, vice president of buyer and seller experience, eBay. “This season we are making it even easier for Internet Explorer 8 users to find amazing products at deep discounts with the eBay Daily Deals Web Slice.”
ABS-CBN wins @ Star Awards
Dec 1st
Channel 2 ABS-CBN collected the max. number of nominations and the max. number of award also, during the 23rd Star Awards for TV held by the Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC) on Sunday. ABS-CBN collected 26 stars, and that made the channel on the top at that function.
PMPC President Roldan Castro declined to comment on any station rivalry, saying instead that the objective of the club is to acknowledge good Filipino programs, and that although there is a trend towards bringing in franchise shows, the group sticks to honoring the good homegrown shows.
Tiger Woods will not play at World Challenge
Dec 1st
LOS ANGELES: Injuries sustained in a one-car accident last week will prevent Tiger Woods from playing in this week’s Chevron World Challenge tournament, the world’s number one golfer announced on Monday. In a statement on his website, Woods said that he would return to action next year. The World Challenge, to benefit his charity foundation, was set to begin on Thursday in suburban Los Angeles.
“I am extremely disappointed that I will not be at my tournament this week,” Woods said. “I am certain it will be an outstanding event and I’m very sorry that I can’t be there.”
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Tiger Woods Affair Rumor
Dec 1st
Rachel Uchitel, the woman some American tabloid magazines have romantically linked to golfer Tiger Woods, arrived at Los Angeles airport on Sunday (November 29) to meet with high-profile attorney Gloria Allred. Allred’s law office has confirmed to Reuters Television that the attorney is representing Uchitel. Uchitel has denied being romantically linked to Tiger Woods.
Speculation continued to mount after Golf star Tiger Woods crashed his SUV into a fire hydrant and a tree outside his mansion in the early morning hours on (November 27). He was taken to the hospital with injuries and released.
Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) officers said undetermined charges were pending in the case.
On Sunday, Woods released a statement on his official website saying: “This situation is my fault and it’s obviously embarrassing to my family and me,” Woods, 33, said.
Several reports have been made by tabloid newspapers and celebrity websites claiming Woods and his wife had been arguing shortly before his car crashed outside the couple’s 2.4 million U.S. dollar home.
When police arrived at Woods’ home on Friday shortly after the accident, the golfer was bleeding from the mouth.
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Serena Williams fined
Dec 1st
World number one Serena Williams has been fined $175,000 and put on probation for two years for her foul-mouthed tirade at the US Open,the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said on Monday.
The ITF said a further major offence at a Grand Slam in the next two years would see her suspended from the US Open in 2010, 2011 or 2012. The fine will be reduced to $82,500 if she commits no further major offence through 2011.
“On 9 November 2009, the Grand Slam committee administrator determined Serena Williams had committed the Grand Slam major offence of aggravated behaviour for her misconduct at the 2009 US Open,” an ITF statement said.
The outburst was prompted by an incident in her semi-final against eventual champion Kim Clijsters in September.
Trailing 4-6, 5-6, 15-30, Williams launched into a second serve but the baseline lineswoman called her for a foot-fault, meaning the American had served a double-fault to go match point down.