so right off the top you get 20% on your investment to be used in my restaurant. kind of a stroke of genius because we were able to purchase a card knowing that it was a solid investment. his resourcefulness translated into raising almost $40,000, saving his business and bridging the gap to finish his renovation, expanding the size of the restaurant. with the bank cut out of the equation, there are no strings attached. first of all, i don t have to make any monthly payments, and i don t have to worry about interest. as far as the recouping of the money, it doesn t cost me that much to recoup it. basically it s the cost of food, labor. halco also uses the vip cards or what he sometimes calls comfort dollars as currency for doing business with other businesses, exchanging food for services.
ready for commitment, there are still plenty of women out there ready to have no strings attached hook-ups. one finding from the new book, premarital sex in america: how young americans meet, mate and think about marrying, one of the authors of that book from the university of texas at austin is joining us live. mark, good to see you. good to see you, too, randi. interesting topic. in doing this research, what surprised you most about unmarried young adults? right. the thing that surprised me the most is how male centered sort of the sexual economy is when you re talking about 18 to 23-year-olds. men really do seem to be calling the shots. which is ironic in the sense compared to how successful young women have been educationally and economically. that success just isn t automatically translating into their relationship life. and part of the reason, i think,
headlines. the romantic comedy no strings attached took the top spot at the box office this weekend earning just $20 million. portman is riding high, a number one film, a golden globe for the movie the black swan she just announced that she is pregnant and that she is getting married. congratulations. last week s number one, the action comedy the green hornet jumped to second. and the dilemma starring vince vaughn and kevin james slipped to third not even hitting $10 million. the king s speech took in $9 million for fourth place, but made bigger news this weekend when it was named best picture by the peruer s guild of america. finally, speaking of royals, reports say at the insistence of prince williams, the duchess of york sara fergson will go an invite to their upcoming
little nauseous and queasy. and finally, $20.3 million. that s how much money natalie portman s new romantic comedy no strings attached , nsa, made it to the box office tuearning the number one spot in america. mr. kilmeade, up to you. thar motto is to never quit and now members of the 77th infantry are putting their lives in harm s way and returning overseas. they are the last army reserve unit to deploy to iraq. joining us right now, privilege to have them here, is the commander of the 77th sustainment brigade, colonel steven falcone. commander, sergeant, major lundi is to my right. is that correct? and second lieutenant cory lewis, welcome to all of you. thank you. the last reserve unit to go to iraq, how does it make you feel? we re the last sustainment brigade.
out of that, too yet it became a major phenomenon and mtv has a spin-off show. that s the hope with skins but critics say the show isn t quite there in terms of quality. second topic, the box office. no strings attached, $20 million? yes. so that s a great success. natalie portman and ashton curber star in that. she s nominated for the oscar. she s pregnant, engaged. a good time to be natalie portland. the the green hornet 18.1 million. people were feeling the need to be entertained and funniness out there. my favorite topic of the day. razzie nominees out. the golden raspberries, the worst movies and the worst actors. we saw poor jessica alba, she made four movies in theater all four got worst supporting actress with the razzies. the second in the city ii, last