For a collector it’s a unique treasure, considered one of the most valuable baseball cards. It is the first Babe Ruth card, and fewer than a dozen are known to be in existence. (Oct. 20)
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Some shoppers in Ketchikan, Alaska got treated to that state’s version of a bear market last weekend. A frightened black bear cub got into a grocery store and made a mess in the produce section. (Oct. 19)
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Some shoppers in Ketchikan, Alaska got treated to that state’s version of a bear market last weekend. A frightened black bear cub got into a grocery store and made a mess in the produce section. (Oct. 19)
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A Russian rocket in French Guiana has launched the first two satellites of the European Union’s Galileo navigation system. (Oct. 21)
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A Russian rocket in French Guiana has launched the first two satellites of the European Union’s Galileo navigation system. (Oct. 21)
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The U.N. human rights office called Friday for an investigation into the death of ousted Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, who was captured alive by rebel forces in his hometown of Sirte before shaky amateur footage showed fighters standing over his bloodied body. “We believe there is a need for an investigation,” said Rupert Colville, a spokesman…
Continue reading …Amazon adds e-readers to Trade-In program, ebook lovers pass the old Kindles to the Bezos side
October 21, 2011 No Comment
Early adopters are usually SOL a few months into owning their new doodads. After helping make products successful, their version 1.0 devices are often cast aside to make room for the newer, better, faster kit waiting in the pipeline. If you happened to jump on the Kindle bandwagon early on or even just a short while ago, you may be feeling these very flames of tech fury whenever you consider the company’s newly refreshed line . Well, buck up bookworms, a partial solution to your economic woes is now available. Amazon’s accepting your used and abused e-readers in exchange for a gift card applicable to any purchases you make on the site. It’s the same old trade-in program the Bezos-backed company’s been running for years, only now you’ll have a more sensible way to upgrade your E Ink or tablet game. Amazon adds e-readers to Trade-In program, ebook lovers pass the old Kindles to the Bezos side originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 21 Oct 2011 08:23:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Relentless screw-up Cameron Douglas has pleaded guilty to smuggling drugs into jail in the middle of a sentence for heroin possession and meth trafficking. “God knows I’m sorry about this situation,” Michael Douglas’ 32-year-old son said in a Manhattan courtroom yesterday. Douglas was being held in a nearby jail ahead…
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Various fighting groups in Libya are reporting that longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi has been killed, but Western sources are not confirming the development. (20 October 2011)
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Officials in Libya’s transitional government say Moammar Gadhafi has been captured and possibly killed in the fall of his hometown but there is no confirmation from the country’s most senior leaders. (Oct. 20)
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