Cyber Monday Kicks Off the On-line Holiday Shopping Season for Retailers

Black Friday, the first shopping day after Thanksgiving appears to have been a major success for retailers. Reports show that sales on Friday and Saturday combined rose 7.2 percent to $16.4 billion from the same two-day period a year ago. Now comes Cyber Monday. Are you planning on buying on-line? Maybe you have already started.

Retailers are hoping last week’s strong start to the holiday shopping season at malls and stores translates into a busy buying season online, which officially begins Monday.

The Monday after Thanksgiving, tagged “Cyber Monday” by the National Retail Federation, marks the first big online shopping surge for many merchants as consumers return to their work computers.

Joran Van der Sloot back in Aruba and Back in Court Today in Front of a Judge regarding New Evidence

What about Natalee Holloway’s life?

“He has just got his life together. This arrest has now undone that like a bolt from the blue.”

Suspect in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway, Joran Van der Sloot, is back in front of a judge this morning regarding the new evidence that has lead to his arrest. Updates will follow during the day. Joran Van der Sloot’s lawyer, L. van den Eeden, states that his client was just trying to get his life back together and these events have undone those efforts. Cry us a river as maybe the fact that Beth Holloway and Dave Holloway’s life as well as their entire family’s life has been undone. What about Natalee Holloway’s life? Think her life has not been undone?

According to lawyer L. van den Eeden, who represented Joran van der Sloot in the Netherlands, his client was very emotional before departure to Aruba. “He has just got his life together. This arrest has now undone that like a bolt from the blue.” Joran will be taken before the examining magistrate this coming Monday.

Joran Van der Sloot and the Kalpoe’s will finally have to answer for their actions, “Justice for Natalee”.

UPDATE I:  Judge has ruled Joran to remain in jail 8 days

Amigoe: Joran back in Aruba via short cut

ORANJESTAD — Joran van der Sloot, the 20-year old suspect in the Natalee Holloway-case, has arrived in Aruba yesterday evening around 23:00. He was taken to jail about 30 minutes later.

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Scared Monkeys Radio Daily Commentary – Monday, November 26, 2007 – Misinformed Talking Heads, Spin-Doctors And Others In The Media Are Butchering The Facts In The Natalee Holloway Case

• Dana discusses recent developments in the Natalee Holloway case, and how mainstream media, in an attempt to get a “piece” of the story, often times misses an important element – the truth.

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“Aruban Offensive In Holloway Case” – Current Details on Natalee Holloway Case Developments

Dutch Newspaper De Telegraaf has printed a good summary of developments in the Natalee Holloway case since the arrests last Wednesday. For anyone who would like to be brought up-to-speed on where things currently stand, this is a good place to start.

Big thank you’s to Scared Monkey EURobert for providing us with the translation!

Aruban offensive in case Holloway

By John van de Heuvel and Bert Houses

ORANJESTAD (ARUBA) – The office of the Aruban public prosecutor is not the most picturesque building in the heart of colorful Oranjestad. However, the boring building since yesterday is not only the tourist attraction of Aruba, but also target of a true pressinvasion.

Cameracrews of all major American television stations are coming to line up in order not to miss a glimpse of justice-workers, that might have news about the arrest of Joran van der Sloot and his two friends. Under a burning tropical sun Head-Prosecutor mr. Hans Mos for each camera explains patiently that there is no news to be expected in the Natalee Holloway -case. But is this really true?

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Natalee Holloway Case Update – Natalee’s Parents Are Both Headed To Aruba. Texas Equusearch Assisting In Search. Prosecutors Decide To Have A Judge Go To Kalpoes Instead Of Bringing Kalpoes In To Court.

UPDATE 1: JUDGE IN ARUBA RULES KALPOE BROTHERS CAN BE HELD IN HOLLOWAY DISAPPEARANCE. Associated Press