September 2009
16 posts
CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES NET PROFIT TUMBLES 20%
In this 2006 photo released by Carnival Cruise Lines, the Carnival cruise ship Fantasy is lit up at the Port of New Orleans. Carnival Corp. said Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, its third-quarter profit sank nearly 20 percent, but the results were still better than expected.(AP)
Aquino sisters coming up with Rosary album
For the first time, the four daughters of former President Corazon Aquino and Senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. have gone to a recording studio to make a “Rosary” album which will come out in time for the 55th wedding anniversary of their parents next month. The sisters – Maria Elena “Ballsy” Cruz, Aurora Corazon “Pinky” Abellada, Victoria Eliza “Viel” Dee, and actress-TV host Kristina “Kris’’...
Paper battery may power electronics in clothing...
Imagine a gift wrapped in paper you really do treasure and want to carefully fold and save. That’s because the wrapping paper lights up with words like “Happy Birthday” or “Happy Holidays,” thanks to a built in battery - an amazing battery made out of paper. That’s one potential application of a new battery made of cellulose, the stuff of paper, being described...