bloglog » Tuesday 08 July 2008
08 July 2008
nickelback latest to join live nation in global deal
(reuters)
08-07-08
04:18
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Reuters - Canadian rock band Nickelback has
signed a global recording, touring and merchandising deal with
concert promoter Live Nation, the company said on Tuesday.
mobileme launch date set: july 9th at 6 p.m. pt
08-07-08
04:11
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Filed under: .Mac, MobileMeApple has just updated the .Mac status page with the date/time of the .Mac to MobileMe switch. So, for those of you wondering when Apple might start the switch will not have to wonder any longer. July 9th from 6 p.m. until 12 a.m. PT is the scheduled date and time.Apple says that during the switch, users will be "unable to access www.mac.com or any .Mac services ... with the exception of .Mac Mail accessed via a desktop
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rj eskow: "pro-business" isn't always what you think. take health reform, for example.
08-07-08
04:10
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teddy bear cam man in court
08-07-08
04:10
GMTMan in court accused of spying on a female flatmate with hidden camera.
father and son die as boat sinks
08-07-08
04:10
GMTBodies of a father and son found after fishing boat sinks off Tasmania.
readwriteweb predictions: twitter vs friendfeed
08-07-08
04:09
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dushanbe journal: telling tajiks? fortunes, now under the table
08-07-08
04:09
GMTThe anti-fortunetelling legislation in post-Soviet Tajikistan appears to a number of people here as a striking case of misplaced concerns.
national briefing | south: florida: not guilty plea in ammunition case
08-07-08
04:09
GMTA Miami Beach man pleaded not guilty to charges of defrauding the Pentagon under a contract to supply ammunition to forces in Afghanistan.
world brief | europe: britain: transition to biofuel is slowed
08-07-08
04:08
GMTThe British government said it would slow down the introduction of biofuels to address concerns that switching the use of land for biofuels could exacerbate climate change.
world brief | europe: britain: accord in missing girl case
08-07-08
04:08
GMTA British police department reached an agreement with the parents of Madeleine McCann to provide them with information about her disappearance.
world brief | asia: myanmar: progress seen after cyclone
08-07-08
04:08
GMTDespite logistical obstacles, recovery and relief efforts are progressing well in the regions of Myanmar that were devastated by Cyclone Nargis in May, Unicef said.
world brief | middle east: lebanon: israelis sue banks over war
08-07-08
04:08
GMTMore than 50 Israeli citizens who were wounded or had relatives killed or wounded in the 2006 war with Hezbollah have filed a lawsuit against five commercial banks in Lebanon.
world brief | americas: canada: freed man to receive millions
08-07-08
04:08
GMTA man who was convicted of a murder and rape 49 years ago that he did not commit will receive about $6.4 million in compensation, the Ontario government said.
world brief | americas: mexico: honoring club raid's dead
08-07-08
04:08
GMTThe Mexico City government said it would turn a nightclub where 12 people died during a bungled police raid last month into a youth center to honor the victims.
british mercenary sentenced in coup plot
08-07-08
04:08
GMTOne of Africa?s most infamous soldiers of fortune, Simon Mann, was sentenced to 34 years in prison for his role in a failed coup in Equatorial Guinea.
large solar energy array set for g.m. in spain
08-07-08
04:08
GMTThe solar electric system on the roof of a G.M. assembly plant in Spain will be the largest in the world, a thousand times larger than most projects.
global update: effort for lower drug prices would focus on gaining patents
08-07-08
04:08
GMTUnitaid is endorsing the creation of a panel of experts to explore the feasibility of a ?patent pool? to try to make drugs at lower costs for poor countries.





