the quickster NETFLIX An explanation and some reflections. Charles’s Thoughts SKLZ Quickster Net with Baseball Target AdamNeveau says: Netflix now calls their dvd by mail service “ Quickster ” They should call their streaming service “Faster, but still the same price”
Continue reading …A syndicate of Britain’s Lloyd’s insurance company is suing Saudi Arabia on the assertion that the country gave material support to al-Qaeda in the years before 9/11, the Independent reports. The syndicate wants repayment of the $215 million it gave to victims of the 9/11 attacks; the company holds that…
Continue reading …In a miraculous story out of London, Sudanese twins conjoined at the tops of their heads were successfully separated in risky four-stage operation, officials announced yesterday. Rital and Ritag Gaboura, 11 months old, went through their final separation last month and were “interacting and playing as before” within days, according…
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Monday’s links start the week with cute puppies and cartoon characters. Photographic Path: After 9/11, one photographer moved to Pakistan and began a 10-year odyssey in the Middle East. See the results of her decade abroad. (TIME) Nutrition Nonsense: A McDonald’s might not be the most obvious choice in a children’s hospital cafeteria. But for
Continue reading …President Obama was in fighting form as he unveiled his deficit reduction plan in the Rose Garden today, vowing to veto any bill that cut Medicare but didn’t raise taxes on the rich or big corporations. “Middle class families shouldn’t pay higher taxes than millionaires and billionaires,” he declared. “Anybody…
Continue reading …At last night’s Emmy Awards, celebrities charged the red carpet looking perfect as always (celebrities are perfect, if you weren’t already aware). Here are 20 of the most perfect, which is an understatement, considering just how devoid of flaws these folks are. 20. LL Cool J 19. Aubrey Plaza 18. Joel McHale 17. Seth Meyers and who cares? 16. Kreayshawn Darren Criss 15. Robert Morse 14. The …
Continue reading …Sinn Fein’s Martin McGuinness has announced his candidacy for president of Ireland ; now come the inevitable questions over his former role in the IRA. Reporters this weekend asked about his stance on issues like the IRA murder of an Irish police officer in 1996; officials are also calling on McGuinness…
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Netflix is moving to formally separate the DVD-by-mail plan it built its business on from the online streaming service it’s betting will be future of entertainment consumption. (Sept. 19)
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Tony Stewart snapped a 32-race winless streak Monday when he took the checkered flag in the opening race in the Chase for the Cup Championship. The victory was Stewart’s first since California last October. (Sept. 19)
Continue reading …Billionaire Punch-Up: Alexander Lebedev Attacks Fellow Oligarch on Russian Television
September 19, 2011 No CommentIt may be time to spend some of that money on an anger management class. Alexander Lebedev, a former KGB operative and the owner of two of Britain’s leading newspapers, clobbered property developer Sergei Polonsky in the face twice during a panel discussion on the financial crisis. The preview clip, aired by Russian station NTV
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