| Uighurs Released From Guantamo! - sirenschronicles.com 06/12/2009 Cue The Scary Music… ( Crank up the volume and right click on ScaryMusic and open in a new tab for the full effect : scarymusic ) Shortly after 6:00 A.M. Thursday, four Chinese Muslims (Uighurs) were released from detention in the U.S. prison facility at Guantanamo Bay and resettled as free men in Bermuda ( Uighurs Released From Guantamo! - thebfdblog.com 06/12/2009 Cue the scary music… ( Crank up th |
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| SARAH PALIN HATES DAVID LETTERMAN, LOVES ATTENTION - the-gossip.net 06/12/2009 David Letterman apologized (kind of) weekday for his jokes most Alaska Gov. wife Palin and her family, and long an elicit for them to become on his show. Well, the past politico Vice Presidential nominee, who seems aim on making People entrepot headlines at every TAMI FARRELL WILL TRY TO UNIFY CALIFORNIA - the-gossip.net 06/12/2009 The land of Calif. is in danger of feat bankrupt, patch tens |
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| Unsolicited faxes distributed by a lawyer specializing in attorney malpractice cases were basically informational, not promotional, and did not violate federal laws and rules against improper solicitations, the New York Court of Appeals ruled Thursday, reversing an appeals court finding that Andrew Lavoott Bluestone's faxes "indirectly proposed a commercial transaction." Bluestone's attorney said the ruling establishes that lawyers "have a First Amendment right to speech instead of being branded |
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| A triumph for Público in the D&AD awards last night. There were only four nominations in Magazines & Newspapers, three for New York magazine (which most people I know still consider the best-designed magazine in the world) and one for our friends from Lisbon.In the end, NY got one yellow pencil and the other went to Público. I like to think that we contributed to this success by doing the original design, but the pencil belongs to Público’s brilliant art director Sonia Matos, who has taken this |
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| Brad Pitt bought Angelina Jolie sexy underwear for her 34th birthday. But her D-day was ruined after she had a furious argument with her partner over Jennifer Aniston. The stunner’s special day started with a surprise celebration at her rented mansion on Long Island, N.Y., which featured her kids, fresh flowers, and a homemade cake, reports The Daily Telegraph. But, after some things took an ugly turn when the couple erupted in a fight over Brad’s ex-wife, Jennifer. “Brad made an effort |
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| We always try and get you kids the goodies — and sometimes it ranges from a Vegas-themed prize pack to a copy of The Golden Girls: Season 1 on DVD. And sometimes, on the rarest of occasions, we score some really sweet sweetness to share with all of you. We’ve got a poster from one of our favorite little sci-fi flicks of the year — and certainly one of my favorite films from Sundance ‘09 — Duncan Jones’ Moon . The director has signed one of the film’s one-sheets — pictured below — and se |
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| *** Mercury Dressing by J. D. McClatchy To steal a glance and, anxious, see Him slipping into transparency-- The feathered helmet already in place, Its shadow fallen across his face (His hooded sex its counterpart)-- Unsteadies the routines of the heart. If I reach out and touch his wing, What harm, what help might he then bring? But suddenly he disappears, As so much else has down the years... Until I feel him deep inside The emptiness, preoccupied. His nerve electrifies the a |
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| Johnny Palermo (1982 - June 8, 2009) who appeared in more than 30 television shows in his brief career, died June 8 in an early morning car accident along with his girlfriend Alessandra Giangrande who was driving at the time, in a Los Angeles. He was 27. Palermo was regular on the Nickelodeon series Just for Kicks, and had appeared in Everybody Hates Chris as Chris’ classmate Frank DiPaolo. Palermo had guest roles in shows, including CSI: Miami, General Hospital, Rules of Engagement, Without |
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| WIS, SC Entertainment News from AP Kendra Wilkinson officially has a bun in the oven — or shall we say, a bun-ny. The Playboy Playmate confirmed that she and fiancé Hank Baskett are expecting a baby on her official blog Wednesday. "so the rumors are true |
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| Sassyqarla Entertainment Blog Site, Philippines California - The Jonas Brothers, Nick Jonas, Joe Jonas and Kevin Jonas greet photogs and fans as they make their way to an appearance on "The Late Show With David Letterman" in New York City, NY on June 11, 2009. In related news, Jonas Brothers' new |
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| Senate Republicans introduced a plan Thursday to allow teachers and parents to convert academically weak local schools into independently run schools with more flexible rules. The schools would differ from public charter schools in that they would have to comply with stricter state standards, and they could contract with a wider array of sponsors, such as a mayor, the state Board of Education, or cities, counties or townships. As "Jon and Kate Plus Eight" star Kate Gosselin spent h |
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| Brandon Matthews submits: By Gino Lattarulo While all of us so called experts obsess, analyze, and give opinionated comments about the success or demise of Sirius (SIRI), I think there is a single question that should be considered above all else. Are there enough people willing to continually pay for radio as they do cable TV? As one of the people who is willing to pay for it, and I mean forever, let me tell you why I can never go back to terrestrial radio. It boils down to one single |
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| From a discussion on the IDC mailing list , about the nature of the exploitation and emancipation of labour in online platforms. The occasion is an upcoming conference on Digital Labor in New York in November 2009. Pat Kane tells the story of his music band Hue and Cry . Pat Kane: “In terms of a debate about whether users’ interactivity with net platforms is a form of exploitation of labor (in the Marxist sense), I’m aware that I might be living a somewhat schizophrenic life. In o |
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| WASHINGTON -- Republicans may have a window of opportunity to turn public opinion against President Barack Obama's first Supreme Court nominee , but a new poll finds that such a campaign could hurt their party's already weak standing with Americans, especially Hispanics, the nation's fastest-growing voter group. GREEN BAY, Wis. - President Obama challenged Republican critics Thursday to offer alternative plans for overhauling U.S. health care, saying he's "happy to steal people's... |
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