| EBay's Profitable Pal
In the early years, we had to do a lot of evangelizing," says Mark Lavelle, Bill Me Later's vice-president of corporate development. "Yes, your customers have credit cards, but that doesn't mean that is the only way they want to pay." As a result of merchant reluctance, payment providers often had to tie themselves to an e-commerce mall of sorts, like PayPal did with eBay. It was that or settle for the transactions that credit-card companies refused to process. .
Jennifer Lopez Gabs About Pregnancy; Plus Prodigy, Radiohead ...
Jennifer Lopez says she was pretty sure people had put two and two together about her pregnancy before she formally announced it. "I was on tour with a bubble gut!" the singer/actress recently told Harper's Bazaar for its February cover story. Lopez, who has a new fragrance on the way, also glowed about husband Marc Anthony, saying, "He made me realize you can be an artist, and have credibility and success, without your life being on public display 24 hours a day." The issue hits stands Tuesday. ... A parole hearing for Michael Derderian — co-owner of the Station nightclub in Rhode Island, where a fire during a Great White concert claimed the lives of 100 people in February 2003 — was held Wednesday evening (January 9), according to The Associated Press, but a decision won't be handed down until January 16.
Threats clouds BC dorm debate
One blog that allegedly registered anti-Semitic and sexist comments against one neighbor has been closed to the public. And a blog of neighbors who oppose BC's expansion has been closed to nonmembers because of the number of hateful postings it received. A few posts calling anyone who opposes BC's plans "whiners" and worse remain at the Allston Brighton TAB site. University officials stressed that the blogs are not affiliated with the school, and that if the offending comments can be traced to BC students, officials will take disciplinary action. Since Boston College submitted its Institutional Master Plan in early December, the Boston Redevelopment Authority and the Allston Brighton Community Task Force, an advisory body of BC neighbors, have collected public reactions.
If Antonio Pierce & defense can help it, pressure will be on Tom Brady ...
And the Giants' defense hopes to ride the wave of hard hits and timely picks all the way to the winners' podium a week from tomorrow. "We're going into a game where everybody wants to talk about the Patriots," said Pierce, who has led the resurgence of a Giants' defense that gave up 80 points in the first two weeks - losses to the Cowboys and Packers, respectively. "Well, it's about the Giants to me. That's what we're focused on, the New York Giants." Pierce recognizes that Brady, who has led the Pats to three Super Bowls, has the experience and pocket smarts to victimize the Giants. "The guy is a good quarterback, he is going to make throws, he is going to make plays and you can't do anything about it," Pierce said. But forget all the platitudes for the Pats' seemingly perfect quarterback.
Anti-Princess And Rising Indie Star Sally Anthony Releases 'Goodbye'
In its first week, the album quickly shot to the Top 10 of the Billboard Heatseekers Chart, landing at #9 and staying on the chart for 4 consecutive weeks. Goodbye also landed at #16 on the iTunes chart of best-selling pop albums. The second single "So Long" is quickly gaining attention on radio and online, and a video for the song will be released mid-January. A coast-to-coast tour is also in the works for March, April and May. Anthony has quickly gained a reputation as a strong, opinionated woman (quite literally, the "anti-princess") who doesn't mince words. The songs that make up Goodbye, all of which were written or co-written by Anthony, give the phrase 'girl power' a whole new meaning. The defiant title track, "Goodbye," featuring rapper Mo-Unique, lets her fans know she's not afraid to confront a bad situation; power ballads like "Villain" and "So Long" show a strong young woman who is clearly in touch with her emotions; the youthful, crowd-chant-inducing "Don't Fall In Love (With Me)" is a fun song that young fans will gravitate to quickly; while "Death of Me" is a rock-laced cry for freedom.
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