The International Cricket Council (ICC) Saturday turned down the Indian cricket board’s request to reconsider its decision of taking away the India-England World Cup match from the Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata. The ICC rejected the plea since there was no guarantee from the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) whether the stadium would be ready [...]
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ICC turns down BCCI’s request; Eden’s replacement by Jan 31
January 29th, 2011 |
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Henry Rollins Turns 50: Spoken Word Tour Dates
January 26th, 2011 |
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TICKETS ON SALE JANUARY 28 WITH PRESALES STARTING JANUARY 25
 Henry Rollins Turns 50 |
As Henry Rollins
approaches the half-century mark, the everyman-of-all-trades gears up for a new talking tour simply titled 50. The
national tour dates kick off March 17 at the Whitaker Center in Harrisburg, PA, and continue through mid-April.
Henry will be hitting intimate venues to share stories from and reflections on his first 50 years, and the chaos that
has surrounded him. Tickets go on sale January 28, with a limited number of presales available starting at 10am EST
on January 24 at Music Today.
As previously announced, Henry will be celebrating his birthday on February 13 in his native Washington, DC with a
pair of sold out shows at National Geographic Live. Also in February, Henry holds court for multiple nights in New
York at a sold out Joe’s Pub (February 8-12) and in Los Angeles as 89.9 KCRW presents Henry at Largo at the
Coronet (February 16-20). Tickets for the Los Angeles 50 shows are on sale now here.
TOUR DATES
2/8 New York, NY Joe’s Pub
2/9 New York, NY Joe’s Pub
2/10 New York, NY Joe’s Pub
2/11 New York, NY Joe’s Pub
2/12 New York, NY Joe’s Pub
2/13 Washington, DC National Geographic Live (2 shows)
2/16 Los Angeles, CA Largo at the Coronet
2/17 Los Angeles, CA Largo at the Coronet
2/18 Los Angeles, CA Largo at the Coronet
2/19 Los Angeles, CA Largo at the Coronet
2/20 Los Angeles, CA Largo at the Coronet
3/17 Harrisburg, PA Whitaker Center
3/18 Philadelphia, PA World Cafe Live
3/19 Pawtucket, RI The Met
3/20 Cambridge, MA Brattle Theater
3/21 Annapolis, MD Ram’s Head Live
3/22 Northampton, MA Iron Horse
3/23 Norfolk, CT Infinity Hall
3/24 Toronto, ON The Great Hall
3/25 Cleveland, OH Museum of Art
3/26 Chicago, IL Mercury Theater
3/27 Madison, WI Great Hall @ UW
3/28 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center
3/30 Evanston, IL SPACE
3/31 DeKalb, IL Otto’s
4/1 Urbana, IL Canopy Club
4/2 Kansas City, KS The Record Bar
4/3 Denver, CO Soiled Dove
4/5 Portland, OR Alberta Rose Theater
4/6 Seattle, WA Triple Door
4/8 Brookdale, CA Historic Brookdale Lodge
4/9 San Francisco, CA Independent
4/10 Sausalito, CA Cavallo Point (Mission Blue Chapel)
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John Travolta Turns Down “Glee†— “I Need More Time To Rehearse!â€
January 26th, 2011 |
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John Travolta sounds rather enthused about playing Mob King John Gotti in a proposed biopic, but the Grease actor admitted this week that he turned down an offer to guest star on the Golden Globe-winning TV musical Glee because he didn’t have enough time to prepare for a possible role. “They’ve asked,” Travolta, 56, told [...]
STI off 0.2%; UOB-KH turns negative on index
January 21st, 2011 |
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Singapore’s STI is off 0.2% at 3197.78 with a tepid volume of 872 million shares traded worth $755 million, as some investors watch cautiously from the sidelines after yesterday’s 1.1% slide, with the index hovering around the key 3200 level.
After yesterday’s fall, UOB KayHian adjusts its stance on the index from neutral to negative, “backed by poor market breadth indicators on the Singapore bourse as well as in the region.”
Austrian court turns down Sanader appeal
January 20th, 2011 |
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The High Regional Court in the Austrian city of Linz has turned down the appeal against a previous decision to keep Ivo Sander in jail. This means that the former Croatian prime minister and leader of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) will have to remain in prison until March 18.
Wikipedia Turns 10, Looks Forward to Next Decade
January 16th, 2011 |
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Wikipedia turned 10 years old Jan. 15. Jimmy Wales said Wikipedia’s goal will be international expansion to facilitate the consumption of content to more diverse readers. – Against extraordinary odds, Wikipedia turned 10 years old
Jan. 15, celebrating a decade of providing free information about almost any topic
conceivable.
Wikipedia, managed by the non-profit Wikimedia
Foundation, launched by Jimmy Wales in 2001 as a project to allow volunteer
editors to contri…
Geri Halliwell turns designer
December 31st, 2010 |
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Former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell made her fashion designing debut with the launch of her own beachwear range. The 38-year-old singer’s collection is called “Geri by Next” and will be on sale at high street retailers or through the website next.co.uk starting next month, reports dailymail.co.uk. Commenting on her collection, Halliwell said: “It’s about inspiring [...]
WikiLeaks founder turns writer
December 27th, 2010 |
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Julian Assange the founder of WikiLeaks has turned to writing because of what he claims are financial hardships. The Australian has announced he is to pen his autobiography to fight sexual assault charges in Sweden and to keep his organization afloat.
Greek strike turns violent
December 15th, 2010 |
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Police have fired tear gas outside the Greek parliament as clashes broke out with rioters in a protest against a new wave of austerity measures. Protesters set garbage bins on fire outside two luxury hotels in central Athens and threw stones at riot police during the union-backed demonstration that attracted some 15,000 participants.
No Same-Sex Couple On “Dancing With The Stars†This Season; Portia de Rossi Turns Down Gig
December 12th, 2010 |
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Producers of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars have put the kibosh on plans to feature the show’s first same-sex couple after actress Portia de Rossi turned down the chance to appear on the ballroom dance competition. The former Ally McBeal star, who is married to comedienne Ellen DeGeneres, recently told Ryan Seacrest that she would [...]
Groupon Reportedly Turns Down $6B Google Takeover Offer
December 4th, 2010 |
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The Chicago-based localized shopping Web service turned down Google’s $6 billion buyout offer after apparently deciding that its best move is to remain independent for the time being. – Groupon late on Dec. 3 apparently rejected Google’s massive $6 billion takeover offer.
According to Bloomberg News and Chicago Breaking News, the
Chicago-based localized shopping Web service believes the best way to
proceed is to remain independent.
Google has been in talks for the past wee…
Ben Affleck turns down opportunity to direct new ‘Superman’
November 30th, 2010 |
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Hollywood actor-turned-director Ben Affleck has turned down an offer to helm the new ‘Superman’ film. Affleck says he didn”t want to take on such a big film so early in his directional career. The father-of-two won accolades for his recent work on ‘The Town’ but feels experienced movie mogul Chris Nolan — the brains behind [...]
Fugitive ex-FA boss turns himself in
November 11th, 2010 |
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Former Serbian Football Association (FSS) President Zvezdan Terzić has this morning “made himself available to Serbia’s justice”, his lawyers said. Serbian police (MUP) confirmed that Terzić had turned himself in, and that he is now detained in a Belgrade prison.
Del Monte turns around with 3Q net profit of $4.3m
October 31st, 2010 |
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Mainboard-listed Del Monte Pacific today announced a third quarter net profit of US$3.3 million ($4.27 million), reversing a net loss of US$1.7 million in the same period last year. Sales rose 16% to US$88.4 million from US$76.3 million due to higher turnover in the Philippines and export markets, both in processed and fresh business segments.
Sales in the Philippines improved 19% with increased sales in all major product categories on higher volume, prices and better sales mix. The group recently launched the Del Monte Fit ‘n Right tea in two flavours – peach and lemon. This extends the popular Fit ‘n Right brand from juice drinks to tea, a new beverage category for the company.
Vallianz Holdings turns around with half-year net profit
October 25th, 2010 |
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Vallianz Holdings, the vessel owning company, reported it achieved a turnaround in net profit of US$42,000 ($54,239) in in the half year ended September 30, 2010 (HY 2010) from a loss of US$545,000 in the half year ended September 30, 2009 (HY 2009).
it also achieved a 25-fold surge in revenue to US$306,000 in the half year ended September 30, 2010 (HY 2010) from US$12,000 from HY 2009.
Samudera Shipping Line turns around with 3Q net profit of $6.3m
October 22nd, 2010 |
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Samudera Shipping Line, the regional container shipping line, has reported a turnaround in net profit of US$6.3 million ($8.2 million) or 1.16 US cents per share for the three months ended 30 September 2010 (3Q10), compared to a net loss of US$4.0 million or loss of 0.74 US cents per share in 2009 (3Q09).
The group’s revenue for 3Q10 rose 14.2% to US$97.2 million from US$85.1 million a year ago.
Anti-U.S. protest turns violent in Afghanistan
September 16th, 2010 |
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An anti-American protest turned violent Wednesday, as police and protesters clashed in the Afghan capital, Kabul.
Hundreds of demonstrators chanted “Death to America,” burned tires and blocked a main highway, as part of a protest against the previously canceled plans of a small U.S. church to burn hundreds of Qurans.
Google Chrome Turns 2, Chrome 6 Hits Stable Channel
September 2nd, 2010 |
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Google celebrated the second birthday of its Chrome Web browser Sept. 2 by launching Chrome 6 into the stable channel. Chrome has proven a viable alternative to Internet Explorer, Mozilla and Safari. – Google celebrated the second birthday of its Chrome Web
browser Sept. 2 by launching Chrome 6 into the stable channel with autofill
capability and other user interface perks.
Google shocked the computing world Sept 2, 2008 when it
unveiled Chrome as an alternative to Microsoft Internet Explorer,…