Former X Factor contestants One Direction rounded off a successful year of US invasion after being named top new artist and Maroon 5 were top group.
This time of year most of us are making plans for gatherings and celebrations with family and friends.
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In a conference call for journalists, chief executive Stephen Hester warned of "another choppy year ahead of us", but added that "the light at the end of the tunnel is coming much closer".
At a time of year when many of us are engaged in some kind of therapeutic spring cleaning, cutting off distractions, decluttering our workspaces and developing systems to keep track of where things go can feel deliciously Type A, and necessary.
The average 11-year age of US cars is at the highest level on record, up from 8.5 years in 1995.
Cognizant, a business and technology services firm, will launch the second year of its US College Scholarship program on October 1st, the day after the Faire.
Just back from a motor show in Yokohama, he says the Japanese are at least a year ahead of us - even experimenting with "inductive charging" where cars can be refuelled without a cable connection but by parking over a special plate.
"This year of culture gives us an opportunity to show how we address in a positive way the challenges of creating a shared cultural space in a society that is still threatened at times by the shadow of violent conflict, " Ms Irwin said.
This year must become for us a year of economic decisions, a year of an upsurge for Russia's industry.
As for Egypt, as many senior Bush administration officials crowed, Obama's abandonment of 30-year US ally Hosni Mubarak was of a piece with Bush's democracy agenda.
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Biodiversity is life, biodiversity is our life, as the motto of the International Year of Biodiversity reminds us.
"I don't think anyone is feeling all that excited about the year in front of us, " Mr. Prince added.
At HP, we are already seeing tangible proof that the steps we have taken are working, but we have much more to do on the multi-year journey ahead of us.
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The current poor performance of stockmarkets reflects, of course, a reversion to the mean after the excesses seen during the dotcom bubble, when the rolling 25-year annual return of US equities reached a remarkable 16%.
And with an estimated 1.3 billion people flying out of US airports each year by 2032, according to the US Federal Aviation Administration, that adds up to a lot of airport congestion.
Regardless of the holiday we celebrate at this time of year, all our traditions remind us of the need to nurture our relationships with others.
The bank forecasts growth in the US this year of 1.9%, but says this is based on US politicians in Washington making progress in budget talks.
"Each year, there are fewer of us to attend this service, " 40-year-old Tatyana Lazarenko, who was evacuated from the nearby town of Pripyat following the disaster, told AFP news agency.
"He won 13 games and pitched a lot of innings for us last year, " Collins said of Niese.
We believe the positive momentum this quarter, as well as the cost efficiencies we are targeting in the second half of the year, will significantly advance us towards our goal of approaching breakeven Adjusted EBITDA excluding litigation spend.
If we both consent, we can meet after at least one year, but either of us could choose to remain anonymous.
That number has surely risen since then because every year there are more of us crowding into cities, using more electricity.
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Or sadly, was it a year of tragedies that caused us to reevaluate what the big stuff in life really is?
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez froze diplomatic relations with Bogota in July last year over the issue of US military bases in Colombia.
The reason for the success of the Lehrer song is that it so perfectly captures the sense of irritated, bored resignation that descends on so many of us at this time of year.
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Last year, a consortium of US and Chinese companies announced plans to build a manufacturing center in the Las Vegas area for building wind turbines that would employ about 1, 000 people, according to partner US Renewable Energy Group.
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"Gareth has the option of staying another year with us which is still open to him, but he is still under his current contract until the end of the Top 14 season, " Bouscatel said.
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