News Archive for March 03 2008

Guitarist Jeff Healey dies of cancer at 41

Blind rock and jazz musician Jeff Healey has died after a lifelong battle against cancer. He was 41.

NBA Sets Guidelines on Heat-Hawks Replay

Shaquille O'Neal is no longer around, but Mike Bibby and Shawn Marion will be able to suit up for the NBA's first replay since 1982.

Lou Pearlman To Change Bank Fraud Plea To Guilty

Boy band Svengali Lou Pearlman is to change his plea for charges of fraud to guilty after reaching a deal with prosecutors. The 53-year-old former manager of Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync is currently in jail after being indicted on three counts of bank fraud and separate counts of mail and wire fraud.[...] Read more!

Microsoft, Visto settle mobile e-mail patent dispute

Microsoft and Visto, which provides mobile e-mail services, said Monday that they have settled a long-running patent dispute.

The companies did not disclose details of the settlement; Visto had alleged that Microsoft violated its mobile e-mail patents. In a press release, Visto said it has entered into a licensing deal ...

4 Luxury Model Homes Ablaze in Wash.

Four large model homes are burning at a multimillion-dollar development in a suburb north of Seattle. An official says a sign found at the scene had the initials of the Earth Liberation Front.

Open Source Drupal Goes Commercial With Acquia

The open source Drupal content management system is going commercial thanks to a new company, called Acquia, that's led by Dries Buytaert, the founder of the Drupal project. The new effort is aiming to bring a commercially supported version of Drupal to business users and could well end up shaking up the entire content management marketplace.

Marijuana plants sent to recycling center being held as evidence

SAN JOSE, Calif.---- A pot grower in northern California is following nature's rules, if not the law.

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day: A Sweet Cinderella Story Remix

The most accurate way I can describe my feelings about Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day is by gushing that it's just so dear. It's darling. It's funny, tender and charming. It's a Cinderella story for adults who want a movie that's not ridiculously cheesy or stupid. It's gloomy in spots but always quickly uplifted, either through the toe-tapping music [...]

PHOTO IN THE NEWS: Six-Legged "Hexapus" Discovered

Caretakers at a British aquarium recently discovered that one of its newest residents, an octopus named Henry, had six legs instead of the usual eight.

Marines probe puppy-throwing video

Military officials are investigating an Internet video that purports to show a Marine throwing a puppy off a rocky cliff.

Farmers helper: the flying cockroach

Loathed by homeowner and restaurateur, the lowly cockroach is gaining some respect in the agricultural community.