Strong activity reported post-Christmas is raising hopes that the robust spending seen this season will continue in 2011.

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Smartphone users, on the other hand, said the third-most popular activity was to post and upload photos.

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But minority shareholders in NEC Electronics did not seem to have anticipated this kind of activity, and they earned post-listing returns that were well below those of the aggregate stock market, and well below the returns earned by shareholders of the parent company.

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Spokeswoman Katie Gladding, a sunny, fit blonde, recently assumed her post, with duties including a Web presence, some social-media activity, and personal appearances at community events and in stores.

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And she predicted a post-Games "spike" in British people's participation rates in physical activity.

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To Fleming's target audience, emerging from both post-war austerity and traditional codes of morality, womanising was just another aspirational activity like driving fast cars and sipping cocktails.

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We now publicize on our Web site disciplinary actions--fines and suspensions--against our members and also post our written queries to companies regarding unusual trading activity of their shares on the Internet.

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In addition to generating its heaviest customer activity in lower-margin prepaid calling plans rather than in the more lucrative post-pay multiyear plans, RadioShack's wireless business is being sabotaged to a degree by its own partner.

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In the Middle East, the long-term contract wins in Saudi Arabia and the rapidly increasing upstream activity in Iraq should help the company post strong numbers.

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