10/08/2008 -
RocknRolla (2008)
Gerard Butler, left, and Idris Elba as partners in London crime in ?RocknRolla.?
Source:
New York Times
http://movies.nytimes.com/2008/10/08/movies/08rock.html?em
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10/08/2008 -
Touch-screen BlackBerry set to battle iPhone
Research In Motion on Tuesday revealed its first-touch screen BlackBerry, the Storm, a smart phone designed to compete directly with Apple's vaunted iPhone 3G. Available later this year through Verizon Wireless, the Storm represents the biggest challenge for...
Source:
San Francisco Chronicle
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/08/BU4113D657.DTL&f
eed=rss.business
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10/08/2008 -
Big interest rate cuts loom around world
A phalanx of central banks appear poised to trigger a round of deep interest rate cuts in a frantic effort to jump-start the global economy as policymakers near the bottom of their war chest to combat the escalating financial crisis.
Source:
Toronto Star
http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/513832
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10/06/2008 -
2005 Nissan Primera SX Nav from UK and Ireland - Comments
What things have gone wrong with the car? General comments? Comfortable, quiet and refined cruiser with more than adequate oomph for overtaking and carrying large loads.
Source:
Carsurvey.org
http://www.carsurvey.org/viewcomments_review_82807.html
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10/08/2008 -
'Greener' asthma inhalers have own issues
A new, environmentally friendly asthma inhaler seems to be "green" in another sense of the word -- that being the impact on the wallet. "With my insurance, my co-pay was $15 for each inhaler. Now it's $40," says Crystal Lake resident Dave Wilbourn.
Source:
The Courier News
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/lifestyles/1206511,3_5_EL08_ASTHM
A_S1.article
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10/08/2008 -
Winner a toss-up, local observers say
Senators Barack Obama and John McCain clashed Tuesday night over issues focused heavily on the nation's economy and its foreign policy, but several local observers of the presidential debate called the match-up a wash or, at best, a very narrow victory.
Source:
Peoria Journal Star
http://www.pjstar.com/news_county/x1111569413/Experts-say-debate-winner-is-a-tos
s-up
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10/08/2008 -
IBM doubles Power cores
Keeping up with the Dunningtons Well, the rumor going around that IBM is doubling up the processor core counts on its Power Systems servers turns out to be true.?
Source:
The Register
http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/07/ibm_power_midran
ge/
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10/06/2008 -
Bailout vote may come back to haunt
On Friday, a diverse group of 33 Democrats and 25 Republicans changed their votes to pass a revised financial bailout bill.
Source:
Politico via Yahoo! News
http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20081006/pl_politico/14322_1
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10/07/2008 -
The Crysis Continues
Who needs Crysis Warhead? Well, I do. And likely, so do you.
Source:
Games Radar
http://www.gamesradar.com/f/the-crysis-continues/a-2008100712121271013
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10/07/2008 -
Fort Erie youngster saves grandfather from choking
Steven Schutt took what he was taught at pool side and applied it to the bedside on Monday. The 12-year-old Garrison Road Public School [...]
Source:
Niagara Falls Review
http://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1236854
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10/07/2008 -
Drought to 'persist' through December
Federal forecasters expect little relief until early winter.
Source:
Orange County Register
http://sciencedude.freedomblogging.com/2008/10/06/oc-drought-to-persist-through-
december/5228
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10/07/2008 -
Midway, hoping for improvement
After starting the 2008 season with three wins, things have become more challenging for the Iowa Hawkeyes, now coming off three-straight losses. Like the first two defeats of the year, last weekend's game at Michigan State went down to the wire before the Spartans pulled away with the 16-13 win over the Hawkeyes.
Source:
The Daily Iowan
http://www.dailyiowan.com/news/2008/10/07/Sports/Midway.Hoping.For.Improvement-3
473991.shtml
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10/07/2008 -
Letter from Europe: Mini John Cooper Works, Mercedes 550SL , 2008 BMW 650i and lots more
For once the title is true. This Mini is literally the works! Nobody could call it inexpensive at 30 thousand dollars but boy, does it go! For a start it now has a proper engine which replaces the load of rubbish that propelled not that long ago.
Source:
The Auto Channel
http://www.theautochannel.com/F/news/2008/10/06/156027.html
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10/07/2008 -
Keith Quinn
Having been away from the country for some time this winter I only came in on the end of what turned out to be one grand show for New Zealand rugby. But it is time to pay tribute to the circumstances of what happened this season to the Ranfurly Shield rugby series.
Source:
TVNZ
http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/536641/2181115
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10/06/2008 -
Israel Doesn't Want to Hear Good News. Does Anyone?
Israeli man-of-all-media Yair Lapid has an interesting lament in his latest column. Lapid, son of a recently deceased politician and journalist, and husband of a best-selling author, writes columns for Israel's largest newspaper, Yedioth Ahronoth.
Source:
Poynter Institute
http://www.poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=151775
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