Though Morgan Freeman is alive and well, fans of the actor were sent into a panic when a rumour rocketed across the Internet on Thursday that CNN had reported his death. The star died on Thursday — not in real life, but according to a Twitter hoax that duped countless users, reports the New York [...]
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Twitter hoax kills very-much alive Morgan Freeman
December 17th, 2010 |
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Morgan Freeman Dead? Morgan Freeman Death Hoax Rocks Twitter
December 17th, 2010 |
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It started with one random Tweet, now Twitter user @OriginalCJizzle has issued a public apology after he sent Tweeters into a tizzy with a comment that prompted thousands of members of the microblogging hub to believe that actor Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman was dead. The Glory star died Thursday — not in real life — [...]
Bookselling: Repelling Borders
December 9th, 2010 |
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Barnes & Noble fights a takeover bid
THE past year in the life of Barnes & Noble would make a gripping page-turner. On December 6th America’s best-known chain of bookstores became the target of an activist investor for the second time in a few months when Borders, its closest rival, made an offer of $950m to buy it, backed by William Ackman of Pershing Square, a hedge fund that is Borders’ largest shareholder. Earlier this year Barnes & Noble fought off an attempted boardroom coup led by Ron Burkle, another investor, though in the course of doing so the firm agreed to consider all its strategic options—in effect, putting itself on sale.
There have also been two court battles. In August, an attempt by Mr Burkle to block an anti-takeover “poison pill” was thrown out. A trial is still pending on a second lawsuit brought by various public pension funds alleging that Barnes & Noble’s board had not exercised appropriate independence in approving the firm’s $514m purchase from its chairman and founder, Leonard Riggio, of Barnes & Noble College Booksellers. …
Jack Black Jason Segel “Rockify†“Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boyâ€
December 8th, 2010 |
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Funny guys Jason Segel and Jack Black have added a rock edge to “Little Drummer Boy” this holiday season. This song is the actors’ rendition of the 1977 classic, which was originally performed in a duet by David Bowie and Bing Crosby. The Gulliver’s Travels co-stars teamed up to rework the classic Christmas carol into [...]
Rush Announces 2011 North American Dates
November 29th, 2010 |
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TOUR STARTS MARCH 30 IN FT. LAUDERDALE
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Rush have confirmed The
Time Machine Tour will visit new cities throughout North America and play a few
return engagements beginning March 30 in Ft. Lauderdale and running through April 22 in 2011 with dates in
Greensboro, Nashville, Louisville, Toledo, Hershey, New York’s esteemed Madison Square Garden, Chicago,
Cleveland, Detroit, Hamilton, Montreal and Baltimore. The tour also returns to North America in June with
performances in select markets that will include cities such as New Orleans, Austin, Vancouver and a very special
return play in Los Angeles – more information on these dates and more soon.
Tickets go on sale in select markets beginning December 6 at LiveNation.com. Tickets for the Rush performances
will go on sale in Hershey, Detroit and Baltimore beginning Monday, Dec. 6, with additional on-sales to follow. To
benefit the relief efforts in Haiti, one dollar of each ticket sold will be donated through several charities including
“Doctors Without Borders”. Rush will also contribute a portion of their proceeds at the culmination of the tour.
For Rush Fan Club tickets, as well as fan club exclusive merchandise offers, click here.
For Rush Time Machine packages, click here.
2011 TOUR DATES
Mar 30/11 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Bank Atlantic CenterÂ
April 1/11 Greensboro, NC Coliseum Â
April 3/11 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena Â
April 5/11 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center   Â
April 6/11 Toledo, OH Huntington Center
April 8/11 Hershey, PA Giant Center  Â
April 10/11 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
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April 12/11 Chicago, IL United Center Â
April 15/11 Cleveland, OH Quickens Loans Arena
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April 17/11 Detroit, MI Palace of Auburn Hills  Â
April 19/11 Hamilton, ON Copps Coliseum Â
April 20/11 Montreal, PQ Bell Centre Â
April 22/11 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena
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May 4 Helsinki, Finland Hartwall Arena
May 6 Stockholm, Sweden Globe
May 8 Malmo, Sweden Malmo Arena
May 12 Dublin, Ireland O2
May 14 Glasgow, Scotland SECC
May 16 Sheffield, UK Motorpoint Arena
May 19 Manchester, UK MEN Arena
May 21 Newcastle, UK Metro Radio Arena
May 22 Birmingham, UK LG Arena
May 25 London, UK O2
May 27 Rotterdam, Holland Ahoy Arena
May 29 Frankfurt, Germany Festhalle
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Army chief: Borders “not negotiable”
November 8th, 2010 |
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Serbian Army chief Lt. Gen. Miloje Miletić rejected on Sunday reports in some Albanian language media in PriÅ¡tina regarding his meeting with the KFOR commander. Miletić, who is due to meet with KFOR’s Erhard Buhler, said reports that “marking of borders between Kosovo and Serbia” will be a topic were untrue.
Erdogan on Balkan borders, Turkish reaction
November 5th, 2010 |
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Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in PriÅ¡tina that he “does not believe there will be changes of borders in the Balkans” or a partition of Kosovo. Erdogan, whose country recognized the Kosovo Albanian unilateral declaration of independence, said such a turn of events would be “detrimental to the region”.
Borders to Offer New Kobo WiFi E-Reader
September 29th, 2010 |
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Borders will market the Kobo Wireless eReader, competing with Amazon.com’s Kindle and Barnes & Noble’s Nook. – Borders will sell the new Kobo Wireless eReader, in a further attempt to
carve market share away from Amazon.com’s Kindle and Barnes amp; Noble’s Nook.
The e-reader market has expanded rapidly over the last year, resulting in a
combination of falling device prices and new hardware additions and …
Borders to Slash E-Reader Prices: Report
September 1st, 2010 |
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Borders reportedly plans on slashing its e-reader prices, in order to further undercut the price points of the Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble Nook, according to a new Wall Street Journal report. – Borders plans on slashing the prices of the Kobo and
Aluratek Libre e-readers by $20, in a bid to better compete against competitors
such as the Amazon Kindle and Barnes amp; Noble Nook, according to a new
online report.
Borders
President Mike Edwards told the Wall Street Journal Aug. 31 tha…
Old 97′s: Tour Dates & In-Stores
August 23rd, 2010 |
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SPECIAL IN-STORE EVENTS PLANNED FOR STREET WEEK IN TEXAS
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Old 97′s, legendary for their
blistering live performances, announce the first run of dates in support of The Grand Theatre Volume
One, a new album available Oct 12, 2010 via New West Records. In
addition to the live shows, Old 97′s will be doing three in-store appearances with performances and CD signings at
Borders in Dallas (10/12), Waterloo
Records in Austin (10/13) and Cactus Records in Houston (10/14.)
IN STORE APPEARANCES:
Tuesday, October 12th
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Location: Store #78 Lovers Lane Store
5500 Greenville Ave. Dallas, TX 75206
Event Time: 7:00PM
Wednesday, October 13th
Waterloo Records
Location: 600 N Lamar Blvd # A, Austin, TX
Event time: 5:00PM
Thursday, October 14th
Cactus Records
Address: 2930 South Shepherd Houston, TX 77098
Event Time: 5:30PM
All in-stores will feature full band performances followed by CD signing.
TOUR DATES:
Thurs Oct 14 Houston, TX The Continental Club
Thurs Dec 2 Oxford, MS The Lyric
Fri Dec 3 Little Rock, AR Revolution Music Room
Sat Dec 4 Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge
Tues Dec 7 Towson, MD Recher Theatre
Wed Dec 8 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Thurs Dec 9 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Fri Dec 10 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
Sat Dec 11 Philadephia, PA Theatre of Living Arts
*Additional dates to be announced
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Waits at borders expected for travelers
August 1st, 2010 |
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People leaving the country by car are advised to leave early and expect long waits at the borders. There are waits of about three hours heading into Hungary, however, the roads in Serbia are generally not crowded, only the borders.
Susan Lucci Memoir
July 29th, 2010 |
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The lifestory of a soap opera icon is on its way to the racks of your local bookseller. Sudster staple Susan Lucci, 63, has landed a book deal. We can already hear the Soccer Moms of America raiding the racks of Borders!The stage star best known for her role as Port Charles vamp Erica Kane on the [...]
Borders Launches E-Bookstore, Android and BlackBerry Apps
July 7th, 2010 |
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Borders launched its own e-bookstore July 7, part of a wider effort to penetrate the e-reader market that includes BlackBerry and Android apps. The Kobo e-reader, marketed on Borders’ Website, aims to compete against Amazons Kindle and Barnes & Nobles Nook in the increasingly competitive e-reader space. – Borders launched its own e-bookstore July 7, determined to seize a
portion of the burgeoning e-reader market. According to the company, the
e-bookstore will come stocked at the outset with 1.5 million volumes in a variety
of formats; users will be able to access those ebooks through not only the…
Borders Kobo E-Reader Looks to Rival Kindle, Nook
May 10th, 2010 |
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Borders plans on joining the e-reader wars with its Kobo device, which will be priced at around $109 less than both Amazon.com’s Kindle and Barnes Nobles Nook e-reader. These companies find themselves in pitched battle against not only each other, but also the Apple iPad, which includes a robust e-reader application. Google also plans on selling e-books online as early as June, raising the specter of yet another aggressive competitor in the space. Borders is likely betting that its lower price will be a crucial differentiator, although it risks being left behind as the Kindle and Nook add features.
– Chalk this one up under the category of “inevitable:”
Borders Group announced that it would release its own e-reader, the Kobo, on
June 17. That brings the bookseller into an e-reader market already occupied by
its rivals Amazon.com, which sells the Kindle, and Barnes amp; Noble, which
offers t…
Press freedom “predators” named
May 3rd, 2010 |
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Media watchdog group Reporters Without Borders has named the leaders of China, Russia and Rwanda as some of the world’s worst “predators of freedom”. The report, marking World Press Freedom Day, lists what the Paris-based group regards as the 40 worst offenders against the freedom of the press.
Talks on confirming Serbo-Croat borders
May 1st, 2010 |
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Foreign Ministry advisor Zdravko Ponoš said that the work of the commission for confirming borders between Serbia and Croatia is “very significant.†He told B92 that the meeting held on Thursday between Serbian and Croatian officials was very tolerant, with both sides taking time to listen to the arguments of the other side.
33rd SAARC Literature Festival March 26-29
March 24th, 2010 |
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The impact of environment on literature will be the focus of the 33rd SAARC Festival of Literature at the India International Centre March 26-29.
Writers, academics, artists, folklorists, historians, greens, and peace and gender activists from eight South Asian countries will discuss how nature and environment have been key constituents of literature as well as visual [...]