Posts Tagged ‘Texas’

ANNA NICOLE SMITH RECEIVES NOTHING FROM HER DEAD HUSBAND

Sunday, March 21, 2010 3:05

According to a federal appellate court panel which was held on Friday, Anna Nicole Smith will not get any of the millions of dollars that were left by Smith’s late oil magnate husband, J. Howard Marshall. But still the decision was made to the main beneficiary of Smith’s estate, i.e. her ...

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SXSW WED: SPOON, FLYING LOTUS, CHEW LIPS, BEACHES

Thursday, March 18, 2010 15:00

Photos by Ryan Dombal. Above: Flying Lotus Tom Breihan's SXSW Reports: WedThuFriAmy Phillips' SXSW Reports: WedThuFri During the first few minutes of my SXSW 2010 experience, I was heckled ("faggots run that way!" some bonehead ...

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MICROSOFT WILL APPEAL VIRNETX RULING, $105.7M JUDGMENT

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 19:18

Microsoft plans to appeal the $105.7 million legal judgment leveled against it in a patent-infringement suit brought by VirnetX, which develops secure real-time communication links using secure domain names. VirnetX alleges that Microsoft infringed on two of its patents. Microsoft has battled a number of small IT companies in East ...

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7 WALKERS TOUR: PAPA MALI, BILL KREUTZMANN, GEORGE PORTER JR.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 17:02

NEW PROJECT FEATURING FRESH ROBERT HUNTER LYRICS HITS THE ROAD Bill Kreutzmann by Chad Smith Legendary drummer and co-founder of the Grateful Dead, Bill Kreutzmann, together with funky bluesman and voodoo electronic pioneer Papa Mali, officially unveil 7 Walkers' spring plans. 7 ...

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MYSPACE OFFERS ITS USER DATA

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 16:37

Your privacy has become a little riskier in social networking. It became known that MySpace started to sell user data to third parties like academics, marketers, and analysts. The data will consist of any information or activity that can be found on an account. It is possible to view photos, blog ...

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‘PADMA’S BABY DADDY WANTS TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH DAUGHTER’

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 9:01

Adam Dell, the alleged father of Padma Lakshmi’s daughter, wants to spend more time with his baby, it has emerged. The venture capitalist has apparently put photographs of his daughter, Krishna, all over his house in Austin, Texas. And Dell is believed to be in talks with the model-cum-TV host for visitation ...

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PITCHFORK INVADES AUSTIN!

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 21:30

For a large version of this poster, click here. Graphic by Delicious Design League Pitchfork is throwing two big parties in Austin, Texas on March 19 and 20. Come hang with us! We've once again teamed up with our friends at ...

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FACEBOOK IS GOING TO SET UP AN OFFICE IN INDIA

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 3:04

Well-known social networking company such as Facebook said that it is going to open an office in Hyderabad in southern India. The new office will be offering online sales, it will also include operations teams. It was decided to start with a small initial team that will have experts on ...

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MICROSOFT RESEARCHER CHIDES GOOGLE BUZZ, FACEBOOK FOR PRIVACY SNAFUS

Monday, March 15, 2010 19:09

Danah Boyd, who studies social networking against the backdrop of sociological theory for Microsoft Research, gave Google Buzz and Facebook the dreaded FAIL designation at the SXSW show in Austin, Texas March 13. Boyd said Buzz, a social networking stream that leverages contacts in users Google Gmail accounts to spur ...

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BROKEN INCENTIVES: “PEOPLE SEE WHAT THEY’RE INCENTIVIZED TO SEE. IF YOU PAY SOMEONE NOT TO SEE THE TRUTH, THEY WON’T SEE THE TRUTH.”

Monday, March 15, 2010 15:38

Upton Sinclair said:It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.Bestselling financial writer Michael Lewis is now saying the same thing. In an interview with 60 Minutes, Lewis said:Wall St...

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RISING: PURE ECSTASY

Friday, March 5, 2010 19:25

Led by singer-songwriter Nate Grace, Austin's Pure Ecstasy make lo-fi tunes insulated by plenty of reverb. Their music is simple, warm, direct. In a track review of their best song to date, the woozy "Easy", Pitchfork's Joe Colly said it sounds like "the long ...

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THE FLAMING LIPS SCHEDULE U.S. TOUR

Tuesday, March 2, 2010 20:45

Photo by Kathryn Yu The Flaming Lips' confetti-filled freak show is heading back on the road this spring. Starting March 12 in Austin, Texas, the Lips will bring a live set that's "more impossibly Orange (like the sunshine) than ever," throughout the United States, according to a ...

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BRIDGES & BLINKING LIGHTS ALBUM OUT NOW/FREE MP3

Tuesday, March 2, 2010 19:12

Bridges & Blinking Lights to release Heroes, Guns & Snakes Today Free MP3: "Undercover" "Coy, clever and shameless, Bridges & Blinking Lights sets its brazen pop hook-mongering in a weightless, irresistible bed of shoegaze." - Dave Sims, PASTE Magazine Bridges & Blinking Lights Bridges & ...

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FIRST, DO NO HARM

Tuesday, March 2, 2010 12:41

The best way to make hospitals green is to keep people out of themIN JANUARY the National Health Service (NHS) in England calculated its carbon footprint as the equivalent of 21m tonnes of carbon dioxide a year—just short of the amount emitted by the Drax coal-fired power station in Yorkshire, ...

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MARCH 2, 1949: AROUND THE WORLD WITHOUT LANDING

Tuesday, March 2, 2010 5:00

1949: After 94 hours, 1 minute of flying time, a Boeing B-50 named Lucky Lady II lands at Carswell Air Force Base, Texas, completing the first ever nonstop, around-the-world trip by an airplane. The flight covered 23,452 miles, averaging a ground speed of 249 miles per hour. The modified bomber required air-to-air ...

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ICE CREAM TRUCK USES SMALL BUSINESS SOCIAL MEDIA

Monday, March 1, 2010 17:26

Coolhaus has had lots of success using Twitter to promote the business and daily specials. Natasha likes to send out tweets to create excitement for daily flavors and even has a little fun with her following with trivia. She’ll send out a tweet as a question and everyone that shows ...

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NORTEL SELLS VOIP BUSINESS TO GENBAND

Friday, February 26, 2010 20:53

Nortel Networks, just over a year into its bankruptcy, is selling off its last significant business by accepting Genband's $182 million offer for its VOIP business. Nortel over the past few months already had sold off the bulk of its units, including its wireless and enterprise businesses. The deal leaves ...

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A WASTE OF BREATH?

Friday, February 26, 2010 6:14

Barack Obama’s bipartisan summit on health policy accomplishes more than meets the eyeIT IS tempting to dismiss the bipartisan health-reform summit convened by Barack Obama on Thursday February 25th as a colossal waste of time. After all, the gabfest involving senior Congressional leaders from both parties lasted well over six ...

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MATT DAMON TO PLAY U.S. SENATOR ROBERT F. KENNEDY

Thursday, February 25, 2010 10:37

Actor Matt Damon is in talks to star in a new biopic about late U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy. According to Deadline Hollywood Daily, Damon, 39, is considering the role in the untitled project with Seabiscuit director Gary Ross, reports the Daily Star. The website reports the movie will be based on ...

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EVEREST: NEW ALBUM ON 4/20

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 18:50

EVEREST CAPTURES BYGONE ERA OF THE LP ON SOPHOMORE EFFORT, ON APPROACH DUE APRIL 20 ON VAPOR RECORDS Everest Everest's bold sophomore LP, On Approach (due April 20 on Vapor Records), soars to new heights, and reveals a band that is both confident and unified. ...

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