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PS3 Slim could have been Slimmer
Small enoughSony Entertainment's Masayuki Chatani said in an interview that the new version of the Playstation 3 could have been even smaller than it already is. But then the power supply would have had to been taken out, a choice the console maker (read)
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Billy Bob Thornton
Similarly he's had a bumpy ride earning credibility as a musician even though he's been making recordings since he was in a band called Hot Lanta in the early '70s. He's also no stranger to these parts having lived and performed here before (read)
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Woman testifies judge sought relationship in exchange for help
Billy Smith II Chronicle Ariana Venegas cries on the stand as she testifies in court against Harris County Court-at-Law Judge Donald Jackson at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center. Harris County Court-at-Law Judge Donald Jackson told a 28-year- (read)
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Lil Wayne's 'Drop the World' Feat. Eminem Leaks
Lil Wayne and Eminem's duet track 'Drop the World' has come out, reportedly brought forward by Amazon customers. (read)
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Huskies committed secondary violation by exceeding spending limit during Ja
The Washington football program committed a secondary recruiting violation last January when current players paid a bill of roughly $300 for recruits at a local nightclub, a UW official said. The violation, self-reported to the Pac-10, was that playe (read)
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Doctor: French rocker Hallyday will sing again
A French doctor says Johnny Hallyday will sing again after an operation in Los Angeles that raised fears about the health of France's biggest rock star 'He is doing much better,' Francois Zuccarelli, a doctor sent by Hallyday's insurance company to s (read)
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The Creston News Advertiser, Iowa, Amy Hansen column: Tips to ward off the
(The Creston News Advertiser - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- I'm sure it's pretty safe to say this past week all of Iowa got a rude awakening. Old man winter definitely came early, and with a vengeance. I also made the joke to (read)
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Review: 'Nine' adds up few numbers shy of Fellini
Title-wise, the musical 'Nine' registers half a digit higher than '8 1/2,' the Federico Fellini masterpiece that inspired the stage show that was the source for this new movie version. On a scale of 1 to 10, though, 'Nine' comes in somewhere around a (read)
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Billy Bob Thornton is back with his band Hot Lanta
It took Billy Bob Thornton a long time to break through in Hollywood. Similarly he's had a bumpy ride earning credibility as a musician even though he's been making recordings since he was in a band called Hot Lanta in the early '70s. He's also (read)
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Tiger Inc.'s image crash to make sponsors cautious
Can companies afford the risk of signing multimillion-dollar contracts with celebrity endorsers? The self-destruction of Tiger Inc. has some saying the billion-dollar athlete may be a thing of the past.... (read)
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Paramount Pictures to Start Selling Movie Clips, Just Like Music Ring Tones
Paramount Pictures has just launched a new online service called I nscene aimed at making available bits and pieces of movie clips from its movie catalog. Initially available for business customers such as ad agencies, mobile carriers and foreign (read)
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2010 Golden Globe Nominees: Television Categories
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maybe not the best idea in the world
Bethenny Frankel of 'The Real Housewives of New Jersey' unveiled her PETA ad today, and if there was any doubt she was gonna be photo shopped beyond all recognition in the final picture, she took care of that by standing next to it. Either that or (read)
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Venezuela flood victims still live in ruins 10 years on
Source: BBC (10-15-09)On 15 December 10 years ago, Venezuela suffered its worst natural disaster of modern times when a wall of water, boulders and debris came down the side of the Avila mountain.
The exact number killed in the tragedy is har (read)
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Rihanna GQ cover: Yes, 'Rated R'
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Lil Wayne to be sentenced in February
new york (ap) -- lil wayne heads to court in february for sentencing in his new york gun case, just days after his next album comes out.... (read)
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Isn't ...
... is: Writing is not for the old, says Amis. Yes it is, says James. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)Rus Bowden sends along a link to the audio version. (read)
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Hermy Gaga Is A Bitch, Ugly
Sir..wait, no I meant ma'am..uh, I meant Mr., no Miss! No, I meant...aahh, what the hell are you?! Lady Gaga did an interview in Singapore for RAZORTV recently, and after you watch it, don't try to skip me, because the line to crack this overrated bi (read)
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Music Review | James Morris: New Talent Meets a Confirmed Master
Marjorie Owens, a 28-year-old American soprano with a big, gleaming voice shared a program with the towering bass-baritone James Morris. (read)
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NY energy plan pushes conservation, solar and wind
A new state energy plan released Tuesday calls for more conservation, more use of renewable sources such as solar and wind power, a tougher New York building code and a disclosure requirement for a building's utility usage when it's sold. Gov. David (read)
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Europeans dominate Golden Globe foreign film group
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A neo-noir romance and a sweeping historical look at a Sicilian village were among the foreign language films earning Golden Globe nominations on Tuesday, hoping to boost recognition in the United States. The five nominees com (read)
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Miley Cyrus
O2 Arena, London Five sold-out nights at the cavernous O2 Arena prove the drawing power of 17-year-old Miley Cyrus, even if those drawn are at the age where the TV show that made her name - Disney's Hannah Montana franchise - is the epitome of (read)
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What we already know about Batman: Arkham Asylum 2 (Batman: Arkham Asylum 2
Sexy Cosplay Episode 81 Spirited awakening Episode 80 Episode 79 Thanks, giving That was fast. Less than four months after the release of ? aka, the greatest superhero game ever made ? a sequel has been officially announced. Even more exciting? The n (read)
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Books of The Times: Chinua Achebe's Encounters With Many Hearts of Darkness
A new collection of essays from the author of 'Things Fall Apart,' about Nigerian politics, language, family and racism. (read)
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WI Environmental LLC Announces Breakthrough Technology for Acid Mine Draina
SEATTLE, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- WI Environmental LLC, an environmental solution company, has announced it has completed successful testing on acid mine drainage (AMD) and has passed all U.S. EPA tests including the TCLP test for leachability. Its (read)
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White Sox acquire outfielder Pierre from Dodgers
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Grizz Chapman of '30 Rock' needs kidney transplant
los angeles (ap) -- actor grizz chapman of '30 rock' said monday he needs a kidney transplant and wants to raise awareness of the dangers of high blood pressure, which led to his condition.... (read)
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Short Patriot Act extensions may open door to tinkers (McClatchy Newsp
WASHINGTON Opponents of the USA Patriot Act say that a congressional move to consider temporarily extending three key provisions that are due to expire at year's end opens the door to try to alter or eliminate some of the national security strategies (read)
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Keisha Kane
Keisha is a model from United Kingdom, London, Keisha is 21 (read)
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The Mystery of Whiterock Castle launches for WiiWareâ„¢in Europe and Austr
Hours of fairy-tale fun with Playtainment: The Mystery of Whiterock Castle launches for WiiWareâ„¢in Europe and Australia on December 25th US 'The Mystery of Whiterock Castle' will be available for download in 1st Quarter 2010. By releasing The (read)
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CMS Acoustics Launches Innovative Wall-Art Absorbers - 15/12/2009
CMS Acoustics, one of the UKâs largest providers of acoustic solutions, has launched âWall-Art Absorbersâ, an innovative new range of reverberation control systems. These fully bespoke absorbers have been developed to meet the sound control (read)
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Globes' box office boost
Award Central: Studios eye gains; 'Up in the Air' bumped to Dec. 23 -- For the first time in years, the Golden Globe nominations love mainstream films. (read)
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Rapper Lil Wayne heads to NY jail in February, days after his album comes o
NEW YORK - Lil Wayne heads to jail in February in his New York gun case, just days after his next album comes out. The rap star's sentencing date is Feb. 9, set in a Manhattan state court Tuesday. The Grammy winner said nothing during his brief cou (read)
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Jennifer Garner's stalker arrested near daughter's school
The troubled man who has continuously stalked Jennifer Garner was arrested Monday for violating a restraining order after he was found near the Santa Monica, Calif., nursery school attended by the actress' 4-year-old daughter, Violet Affleck. Steven (read)
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Giving's a fine art
PLAYHOUSE ART: Mark Olsen and Charlotte Sinnema, 8, spent a whole day painting a playhouse for the KidsCan charity fundraiser. The eight-year-old is still young enough to play in one, but instead she spent an entire day helping design and paint one o (read)
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The Princess and the Frog kiss the box office
Disney's animated family feature, The Princess and the Frog is playing in cinemas now and ready to leap to the top of the box office and into the world of children's classics, such as The Little Mermaid. Also offered in 3D, this musical comedy set (read)
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HBO's 17 Nominations Leads Golden Globes
With multiple nods for a number of shows and movies, HBO set the pace with 17 Golden Globe nominations. Showtime and Fox were second with five apiece. HBO's polygamy series Big Love earned a Golden Globe nomination for best drama Conversely, HBO's (read)
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NAB chief cautions against spectrum reallocation
Saying broadcasting and universal broadband are not 'an either-or proposition,' NAB President Gordon Smith is urging Congress - More - (read)
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Beyonce, Eminem Rule Decade-End Charts
Beyonce scored huge on Billboard's Decade-End charts, coming in at #1 for Top Female Artist of the Decade and Billboard Hot 100 Airplay Artist of the Decade. Beyonce was #2 on the Hot Dance Club Songs Artist of the Decade and Hot 100 Artist of the De (read)
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IHAA creates journalists
HARARE - The UK-based International HIV/AIDS Alliance (IHAA) has introduced an initiative to encourage people at a grassroots level to fight HIV/AIDS. The Key Correspondents (KC) initiative is being run under the local banner of the Partner Zimbabwe (read)
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All Tonight's Holiday Parties: the White House, Vogue , Daily News [Hol
Working for Gawker does not lend itself to getting invited to fancy media holiday parties. So we have to use Twitter to spy on them. After the jump: three of tonight's fancy parties and a plea for... (read)
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The Boston Globe 's Year in Giant-ass Pictures [Things We Actually Like]
Everyone loves the Boston Globe's ginormous, online-only 'Big Picture' feature. Now they've launched the first installment of a three-part '2009 in Photos' series. Very cool, very big pictures; it's... (read)
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Coldplay 'tosh' says Lydon
Lydon has labelled music from bands like Coldplay and head 'tosh'. The newly regrouped post-punk pioneers PiL kick off their UK tour tonight (15 Dec) at the O2 Academy, Birmingham. Lydon may live in LA now, but he reckons the UK needs his band and hi (read)
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Leona Lewis' fan fear >>
'Bleeding Love' singer Leona Lewis was left ''devastated'' when she was punched in the face by a schizophrenic fan in October and is now ''frightened'' she will be assaulted again. Leona Lewis is frightened to go out after being attacked by a (read)
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Snookie: The Blanket with Skeeves!
Co-worker Audrey Leczinsky has forwarded me what will likely overtake tiny plush hamsters as Richard Gere’s* America’s #1 Most Requested Christmas Accessory:
It’s Snookie: The Blanket that Shkeeves!
More like Jersey Snore, amirite? (read)
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VIDEO from Medialink and Sabra: Chef Colombe Jacobsen Shares Food Inspirati
ASTORIA, N.Y., Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Sabra Dipping Company, LLC (www.sabra.com), the leading manufacturer of refrigerated dips and spreads, has launched a Sabra Chef Blog hosted by Chef Colombe Jacobsen. There she will share inspiring recipes, grea (read)
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Governor Rendell Requests Disaster Assistance for Erie County Fire Victims
HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Edward G. Rendell today asked the U.S. Small Business Administration to declare Erie County a disaster area after a Dec. 6 fire in Millcreek Township severely damaged an apartment building. (read)
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Land Bank denies new moratorium
The Land Bank on Tuesday denied it has placed a new moratorium on collecting debt arrears from emerging farmers. (read)
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BNC and PMK/HBH confirm merger
BNC and PMK/HBH have made it official, announcing they've agreed to merge operations as of Jan. 1. In a joint announcement Tuesday, the PR/marketing shops said the merged entity will be dubbed PMK-BMC with offices in Los Angeles and New York. Employ (read)
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Up In The Air
So first things first, in non-spoilerific fashion: This is a very very good movie. Go see it. Great characters, great acting, all in the hands of a director who knows what he is doing every step of the way. They nailed it.Now my story.In March 200 (read)
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Schools, roads close as heavy rain drenches South
Heavy rains pounded the already-soggy South on Tuesday, flooding roads and homes and forcing school closures in parts of Louisiana, Alabama and Georgia. Some drivers had to be rescued from flooded roads in Alabama and officials opened an emergency (read)
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'Alan Wake' (ALL) - 8 New Screens
Alan Wake, the game's protagonist, is a bestselling horror writer, who writes a novel about his darkest nightmares. In the game, those nightmares come true. As with Remedy's previous games, story and atmosphere are fundamental elements. The game feat (read)
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Isle seniors face crisis with lack of services and shortage of homes
A crisis is looming in Hawaii if the public system is not fixed to address Hawaii's rapidly aging population, shortage of nursing homes and lack of home and community-based services, says AARP's national expert on long-term care. (read)
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Dream about this 'White Christmas'
Diamond Head Theatre's production of 'Irving Berlin's 'White Christmas'' delivers everything a fan of traditional musical theater could ask for. (read)
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Australian Soap Star On Cocaine Charge
Hannah Stott, Sky News Online star Todd Lasance has been charged with possessing cocaine. The actor, who plays Aden Jefferies in the Australian soap, was reportedly arrested over the weekend while partying with other cast members and friends at a Syd (read)
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Russia(n) is back
Source: Inside Higher Ed (12-31-69)At the College of Holy Cross this year, language instructors had to scramble to set up a second section of introductory Russian -- for the first time since the Cold War.
Not only are more students enrolling, (read)
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Last Minute Holiday Show at Mew Gallery (Philadelphia)
This Friday my friend Yis and I put together a last minute holiday show at the Mew Gallery in South Philadelphia (on Christian street, right next to Sabrina's). I got my friend Dan to draw and screen print the rad poster you see above, and my friend (read)
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Depp's Shock At Bahamas' Film Award
Johnny Depp was left stunned at the weekend after he was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award.Film bosses awarded the star with the achievement in the Bahamas on Sunday night.Depp made his acting debut in the 1984 cult film favourite A Nightm (read)
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Outdoor Advertising Association of America Honors Nicholson Kovac Media Pla
Author : PRWeb Category : Press Release News Alerts by Email ( click here ) News | Home The Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA) honored Nicholson Kovac's media plan for client EMBARQ Corporation with a Gold Award for Media Plan of the (read)
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Success for Clooney in Golden Globe nominations
George Clooney's 'Up In The Air' leads the nominations for the Golden Globes, which were announced this afternoon.It has six nods on the shortlist for next month's awards show, including Best Picture.Musical 'Nine' has also done well, receiving five (read)
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Early to bed?
Only one week back in the US, and already Giuseppe Cipriani is hanging with the wild crowd. The restaurateur, who was out of the country for a year, hit SoHo club Greenhouse with repeat rehabber Tara Reid and a group of pals the other night. They dan (read)
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50 Cent Offers Relationship Advice To Tiger Woods
During US chat show appearance... (read)
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Babar ready to face PBC, rejects NAB
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Babar Awan Tuesday said that he does not even accept the NAB and notices issued against him and other lawyers are against the law. 'I am ready to face the allegations before the Pakistan Bar (read)
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'Up in the Air' Nabs Some Golden Globe Love
'Nine,' 'Avatar' and 'Inglourious Basterds' round out nomination leaders, while Meryl Streep gets to compete against herself. (read)
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Golden Globe Nominees - Up in the Air, Nine Lead the Pack
Jason Reitman's third film, Up in the Air, leads the pack of Golden Globe nominees with six, including acting noms for George Clooney, Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick. The dramatic musical Nine is gathering a little awards steam, nipping at Up in the (read)
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educational gift idea of the day so far
Teaching children the little-known scientific fact that dinosaurs were erupted from volcanoes. (Thanks to Barb) (read)
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RATM Vs 'X Factor' For U.K. Xmas No. 1
Rage Against the Machine and 'X Factor' winner Joe McElderry are engaged in a fierce battle for the U.K. Christmas No. 1 single. The Official Charts Company said that Rage Against the Machine's 'Killing In the Name' (Sony Music Entertainment) started (read)
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Paramount debuts online movie clippings service
Paramount Pictures has come up with a novel way of leveraging its old movies - it has started a new service that allows users to search films frame-by-frame for specific clips and buy them. According to the New York, the site called Paramount (read)
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The Year In Reading
I know what you're all thinking: Scott, we've been reading about your favorite reads of the year on Conversational Reading, but would it be possible to read more about this subject elsewhere?
Absolutely. (read)
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Christmas Day downloads for Wii and DSi
Two games confirmed so far. Christmas Day falls on a Friday this year, but Wii and DS owners will still get some new games to download on the Wii and DSi shops with Mystery Of Whiterock Castle and Rayman confirmed for Friday December 25. C (read)
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Detroit artists use city's blight as their canvas
Artist Tyree Guyton paints a car hood at the Heidelberg Project in Detroit, Dec. 2, 2009. Two decades ago artist Guyton transformed a deteriorating Detroit neighborhood into a colorful, outdoor polka-dot art gallery. AP Photo Story tools: Larger Smal (read)
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Basterds, The Hangover Are Golden!
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Cowell: 'X Factor must go to America'
Simon Cowell has insisted that he will bring The X Factor to American TV. However, the record label boss and reality TV judge played down tabloid reports that he is planning to take the show to Las Vegas with the assistance of business partner Philip (read)
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Splash du Jour: Tuesday
J.B.S. Haldane, one of the three leading architects of neo-Darwinism, was once challenged by a lady after a public lecture:Evolution sceptic: Professor Haldane, even given the billions of years that you say were available for evolution, I simply cann (read)
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Independent Sells Outdoor Advertising Unit for R1,1 Billion
Johannesburg INDEPENDENT News & Media (SA) said yesterday it had completed the sale of its African outdoor advertising business for R1,1bn. The buyer is a consortium led by Helios Investment Partners, a pan-African private equity group based in Londo (read)
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An evening at St. Mark's
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Mel Gibson To Star In Summer Vacation
Lordy, Mel Gibson is getting busy. Just hours after the news was announced that he will direct a Viking epic to star Leonardo DiCaprio, Variety has revealed that wont actually be next on Gibbos agenda. Instead, hell star in How I Spent My Summer (read)
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Rage Against The Machine Officially AHEAD of X Factor's Joe McElderry In Sa
The Official Charts Company... (read)
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Digital agencies best placed for future growth
PARIS: Agencies which display the soundest understanding of digital media are the most likely to benefit when the advertising market begins to recover, David Jones, ceo of Euro RSCG, has argued.Euro RSCG, part of Havas, is the fifth-largest agency (read)
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Time Warner adds rewind feature
Have you started over with Time Warner cable? Greater Cincinnati's largest cable operator has added a new free 'Start Over' service for digital-level customers to restart a program in progress without needing to set a recording in advance. On 30 cabl (read)
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Mariah Carey Announces Tour
Mariah Carey announces her first major tour itinerary in more than three years. Following a New Year's Eve kick-off at Madison Square Garden in New York City, the 'Angels Advocate' Tour begins Jan. 2, 2010, at the Borgata in Atlantic City, N.J., and (read)
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Playgirl Scraps Tiger Woods Photos
Three days after Tiger Woods received a court order stopping the possible spread of media revealing him naked, Playgirl has decided not to run the leaked photos which appear to be Woods. The director of marketing for the online magazine told People t (read)
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Igarashi: DS the only platform in which it's acceptable to publish 2-D game
2 Koji Igarashi, who has been the producer of many Castlevania titles, has commented on the state of 2-D games and how he perceives it as only being acceptable on the DS. (read)
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Igenous Screens
34 new shots posted. (read)
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singers needed!! (Hollywood)
we need altos, basses, tenors and sopranos for our volunteer choir.
we rehearse on Thursday evenings from 7:30-9:30 in the Parish Hall and before the service on Sunday mornings at 9. We sing the Mass at 10:30 Sunday morning. Especially g (read)
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NBC pegs March 1 as debut date for 'Parenthood'
new york (ap) -- nbc is announcing the debut date for its previously delayed drama series, 'parenthood,' along with the arrival of other midseason shows.... (read)
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College Hoops: Seattle U. women edged by Saint Mary's
Other sports 40F Comments (0) Print view Share NW Briefs The Seattle University women's basketball team fell 63-56 to Saint Mary's on Monday evening at the Connolly Center. The Seattle University women's basketball team fell 63-56 to Saint Mary's on (read)
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Ad man slapped with 31 charges of money laundering
KUALA LUMPUR: A director of an advertising company who was charged with 31 counts of money laundering, involving RM22 million, two months ago, was on Tuesday slapped in the Sessions Court here with another 31 charges of a similar offence, involving m (read)
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Ancestry.com Proves That President Obama and Warren Buffett Are Related
PROVO, Utah, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Ancestry.com, the world's largest online resource for family history, confirmed today that President Barack Obama and billionaire financial investor Warren Buffett are more than just political allies -- they are (read)
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Abu Dhabi gives Dubai $10 billion to cover debt
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates ' Dubai's government says it has received $10 billion in emergency funds from oil-rich neighbor Abu Dhabi that will go toward paying debts owed by its struggling Dubai World conglomerate. Some $4.1 billion of the money wi (read)
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Paramount to Start Online Service to Sell Movie Clips
LOS ANGELES — Paramount Pictures, looking for new ways to turn its old movies into cash, especially as DVD sales continue to decline, is creating an online video clip service that will allow users to search hundreds of feature films on a frame-by-fr (read)
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NAB rallies the troops for spectrum fight
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) is recruiting its member stations to help fight the FCC's efforts to reclaim some of the broadcast TV spectrum for wireless broadband use. In an e-mail sent out last Friday, the NAB's leadership (led by (read)
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Beautiful Promotional Model/Cocktail Server Avail. For Hire
I am an experienced promotional/tradeshow model available for work through the holidays. Please contact for resume and pics.
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Washington Posts Avenue100 Buys Online Job Site GetTheJob.com
Washington Post-owned digital marketing company Avenue100 has bought up career site GetTheJob.com. GetTheJob aggregates thousands of listings directly from corporate job sites; advertisers pay to get their job openings on top of GetTheJob's results (read)
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DSi LL could have been called DSi Executive
Nintendo gives away a few of its code names. The latest 'Ask Iwata' article from Nintendo Japan takes a look at the process of how the new, larger DSi came to be. The Q&A reveals other possible names for the overgrown handheld such as 'DSi Comfort,' (read)
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FIFA 10 Ultimate Team Trailer
This sizzle video shows off the expansion mode for FIFA 10, called Ultimate Team. This trailer features the PS3 version of the EA Sports soccer title. PS3: http://www.filefront.com/15133547/FIFA-10-Ultimate-Team-Trailer-PS3/ XBox 360: (read)
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War's attractions are cruel illusions
As I listened to President Barack Obama accept the Nobel Peace Prize, I was struck with how much he talked about war and how little he spoke about peace. You would think this was a Nobel War Prize. (read)
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Adaptations Score New York Film Critics Circle Awards
Today four adaptations of books scored five major awards from the New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC), moving one important step closer towards the Academy Awards.
The literary winners were: Meryl Streep won best actress for 'Julie & Julia' (bas (read)
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Victoria and Madeleine lead regal splendour at Nobels
Victoria was a vision in a deep purple gown and a sparkling tiara from the Bernadotte family foundation Photo: On Thursday morning the focus was on Nobel Peace Prize recipient Barack Obama as he was in a glittering ceremony in Oslo. But for the latt (read)