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Bombs found in Mumbai train station a week later
(AP)
AP - Police searching a mound of baggage abandoned amid the carnage of the attack on Mumbai’s main train station found two bombs Wednesday
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Entertainment
Designers eye Michelle Obama inauguration outfits (AFP)»
AFP - Top fashion designers are lining up to help Michelle Obama decide what to wear when she becomes first lady on inauguration day next month.
Reuters - MySpace users with mobile phones are about to find out if they can walk and watch TV at the same time.
AP - The economy has crashed down on a supposedly recession-proof industry
Business
Online retailers see surge on ‘Cyber Monday’ (AP)»
AP - Like their counterparts at the malls, online merchants finally got some relief with the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season, spurred by a bevy of deals and free shipping offers. But the stronger-than-expected bump in online sales Monday couldn’t cancel out a lackluster November.
Reuters - Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is weighing whether to ask Congress for the remaining $350 billion of the financial bailout fund, with White House aides approaching President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team about the idea, an Obama aide said on Wednesday.
AP - Federal regulators on Wednesday adopted new rules designed to stem conflicts of interest and provide more transparency for Wall Street’s credit-rating industry, widely faulted for its role in the subprime mortgage debacle and ensuing credit crisis.
Politics
National parties focus on La. Congress election (AP)»AP - Cameos by President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President Dick Cheney have brought star power to a hurricane-delayed battle between Democrats and Republicans for an up-for-grabs U.S. House seat.
Insurers like Obama health plan, with reservations (AP)»
AP - The insurance industry embraced many of President-elect Barack Obama’s ideas for better health care coverage Wednesday, though it opposes a key piece of his plan to require employers to help pay for that coverage.
AP - President-elect Barack Obama named New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as commerce secretary on Wednesday, filling a top economic post in troubled times and placing a second former campaign rival in his new Cabinet.
U.S. News
Polygamist Jeffs appeals 2007 Utah conviction (AP)»
AP - Attorneys for polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs asked the Utah Supreme Court to reverse his 2007 criminal conviction and direct a judge to order a new trial.
AP - The 19-year-old son of former California Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez is among four men charged in the October stabbing death of a college student, prosecutors said Wednesday.
AP - What does a teenage brain on Google look like? Do all those hours spent online rewire the circuitry? Could these kids even relate better to emoticons than to real people? These sound like concerns from worried parents. But they’re coming from brain scientists.
Luxury
Achatz And Keller Cook Three Amazing Feasts»Filed under: Dining
Those who can spend $1,500 might want to get into French Laundry on December 9. That’s when Thomas Keller and Grant Achatz are hosting the third of three spectacular 20 course dinners. The first was held at Keller’s New York restaurant Per Se, the second was held at Achatz’s Chicago restaurant Alinea and the third will be at Keller’s French Laundry in Yountville, California. The chance to have two of the top chefs in the U.S. cook for you is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Those who can attend can expect Keller’s exquisite attention to detail and Achatz’s inventive cuisine on course after course bound to feature truffles, caviar, foie gras and other expensive ingredients.
Achatz And Keller Cook Three Amazing Feasts originally appeared on Luxist on Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Filed under: Wings
The first entrant into any marketplace has the benefit of being able to set the price for the service and those that follow often need to offer a lower price. That’s the case in the space tourism game, now that XCOR Aerospace is offering tickets for suborbital rides at less than half the price of main competitor Virgin Galactic. XCOR Aerospace is partnering with tour developer and operator Jules Klar, co-creator of the 1960s-era “Europe on $5 a Day” guides, to sell rides aboard its Lynx spaceship for $95,000. The two-seat Lynx craft is under development at XCOR’s Mojave Desert base. Lynx passengers fly in the cockpit next to Richard Searfoss, who made three spaceflights for NASA. The company plans to be able to make up to four flights a day. Test flights are set to begin in 2010 with first paid flights as soon as early 2011.
XCOR Aerospace Offers Space Flight At A Discount originally appeared on Luxist on Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Filed under: Estates
The Lima Peaks Ranch sits at the base of the impressive 11,000-foot Lima Peaks Mountains in Dillon, Montana. The ranch is located 15 minutes from an airstrip and includes an 9,880 square-foot residence that overlooks a private lake. The property has a variety of ranch buildings including a handcrafted log home, custom indoor horse arena, manager’s home, private lakes and a fish hatchery. The property includes deeded, state of Montana, BLM land and adjoining Beaverhead National Forest grazing allotment for a total of 19,522 acres so that it can operate as a large ranch. Gorgeous land, great views and a home that is full of rich wood, graceful curving lines and large windows to take in the grand expanse. It is listed at $17.9 million.
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Lima Peaks Ranch, Estate of the Day originally appeared on Luxist on Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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