Economics : U.S Retail Sales Drop

Dollar rises on downbeat retail sales

The dollar turned higher Friday after data showed U.S. retail sales were surprisingly weak in May, sparking risk aversion. The greenback gained 0.5 percent against the euro at $1.2062 and added 1.4 percent against the British pound to $1.4513. The dollar also gained against the Japanese yen, rising 0.3 percent to ¥91.63.

On Thursday, the euro rose 0.9 percent against the dollar after the European Central Bank said it would maintain its liquidity measures, easing some fears of debt crisis in the zone. Earlier in the week the euro fell to $1.18, a level not seen since the currency's debut on Jan. 4, 1999.

Politics : Meg Whitman Win in Californian Republican Races

California Republicans, who see a grim future for their economically battered state, chose former eBay Inc chief Meg Whitman to face former Democratic governor Jerry Brown in the race to succeed Arnold Schwarzenegger.Confidence in government is scraping bottom in the most populous U.S. state, which is facing record 12.6 percent unemployment and a $20 billion government budget gap.

Carly Fiorina, another wealthy political novice and former chief executive of computer maker Hewlett-Packard Co, trounced her opponents to win the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in California.

Biography : Meg Whitman

Margaret Cushing "Meg" Whitman (born August 4, 1956) is an American business magnate and former Chief Executive Officer and President of eBay. She served as President and CEO, in addition to serving on the company's Board of Directors, from 1998 to 2008.

A native of Long Island, New York, Whitman is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Business School. She has worked for numerous international companies, including Procter & Gamble, The Walt Disney Company, DreamWorks, and Hasbro, before joining eBay in March 1998.

In September 2009 she officially announced her candidacy for Governor of California, as a Republican.

Gadget : iPhone 4 2010

Apple announces new iPhone at WWDC Apple iPhone 4 2010 San Francisco's Moscone Center. Cell Phone Apple iPhone 4 24% thinner than the iPhone 3GS, only 9.3mm thick. IPhone features and new design 4 with better rear windscreen and a stainless steel edge that serves as an antenna.

Apple's new iPhone boasts four 960 x 640 resolution display, offering 326-pixel density-per-inch. The new model is powered by IPhone 4 processor-efficient power of Apple's own A4 3GS improve speed and longer battery life.

Book : Green Zone (Imperial Life in the Emerald City Movie Tie-In Edition)

If you think you know everything about the carelessness of the current U.S. administration, then you need to read this book.  

This book not only gives in-depth description of the zone-disneyland like "green zone", this book covers the American involvement in the invasion of Iraq from the beginning to the current political failure.  

Chandrasekran is an editor of the Washington Post who has spent time in Iraq and has the credentials and tenacity to find the backroom decisions that have led to chaos at the moment.  

Book : The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner

Stephanie Meyer has written a new work entitled "The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner." The novel is a companion novel to Twilight series has been written previously. This story is a picture of the life of a newborn vampire, Bree Tanner, who featured in the third book of the series, Eclipse.  

This story is illustrated by the point of view trying to Bree, which is contrary to the rest of the dominant series narrated by the character of Bella Swan Meyer. Let director David Slade, Melissa Rosenberg scenario, and some actors to read the draft of the story during production of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.

Book : Pretty Little Liars The Series

Pretty Little Liars is the title of a book series of young adult novels written by Sara Shepard. This series tells about the lives of four girls - Spencer, Hanna, Aria, and Emily - click the mess after the loss of their leader, Alison. Three years later, they began receiving text messages from someone using the name "A" of threatening to reveal their secrets - including long-hidden that they think only Alison knows.

This series was originally developed in the form of television series by the book packaging company Alloy Entertainment, the original idea described as "Desperate Housewives for teens".