News Archive for March 17 2008

Body of former ABBA drummer found on Spanish island

MADRID, Spain---- A former drummer for the Swedish pop band ABBA has been found dead with cuts on his neck on the Spanish island of Mallorca, police said Monday. Foul play is not suspected.

2008 New York Auto Show: 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe

Competes with: Mitsubishi Eclipse, Ford Mustang Looks like: The Genesis coupe concept with the headlights from an Infiniti G37 Drivetrain: V-6 or turbocharged four-cylinder with five- or six-speed automatic or six-speed manual; rear-wheel drive Hits dealerships: Spring 2009 Hot on the heels of the Hot Wheels-inspired Genesis coupe concept that was introduced [...]

How would you like to buy an Illinois-shaped corn flake?

Two sisters from Virginia who are selling a corn flake shaped like the state of Illinois on eBay say the online auction Web site canceled their listing. But the flake is back. The sisters say the Land of Lincoln twin is still available after all.

Butler 'took engagement ring off Diana's body'

Princess Diana's butler Paul Burrell took an engagement ring off her dead body, Mr Burrell's former bodyguard told the inquest into her death overnight.

First Look: AirPort Express 802.11N Wi-Fi Base Station

by Christopher Breen and Dan Frakes, Macworld

Other than the existence of the faster 802.11n networking and thetrickling down of a few minor features from the latest AirPort Extreme Base Station, there's not a lot to see here. Regardless, the AirPort Express wasa good bet to begin with and adding greater range and speed hardly diminishes its advantages.

Driving 124 mph in Maserati, actor Thomas Jane arrested on suspicion of DUI

BUTTONWILLOW - Actor Thomas Jane is facing drunken driving charges after being pulled over in his Maserati in Kern County.

Privacy reforms to cause industry shake-up

Yes, you can. On eBay. There's a pH shift going on in our oceans due to rising levels of atmospheric CO2. New data suggests the rate of glacier shrinkage appears to be increasing quickly. The sun's radiation may play only...

The 401(k) Mistake You Can't Afford to Make

When you're having trouble making ends meet, any source of quick cash looks attractive. Pulling money from your retirement savings, however, comes with high costs -- both now and in the future.

BMC to buy BladeLogic for $800 million

Systems management company BMC Software on Monday said it intends to buy BladeLogic for $28 per share, or about $800 million net of cash acquired.

BladeLogic, which went public last year under the ticker BLOG, makes tools for automating jobs in data centers, such as configuring servers and provisioning storage ...

Movie Review: Kimberly Peirce Tackles Iraq War With Well-Intentioned, Uneven 'Stop-Loss'

For her first film since 1999's ''Boys Don't Cry,'' the raw drama that earned Hilary Swank the first of her two best-actress Academy Awards, Kimberly Peirce initially wanted to make a documentary about soldiers who had fought in the Iraq war. Inspired by her younger brother, she wanted to let them tell their stories of discontentment, of questioning the war, of going AWOL.[...] Read more!

Roland Arnall, founder of sub-prime specialist Ameriquest, dies at 68

Also a philanthropist and diplomat, he created a company that popularized the risky mortgages and was accused of abuses.

Sub-prime mortgage king Roland E. Arnall, a politically connected billionaire whose widespread philanthropy was overshadowed by investigations into alleged lending abuses at his Ameriquest Mortgage Co., died today. The longtime Holmby Hills resident was 68.

Japanese ISPs Agree to Shut Down Illegal File-Sharers

Under an agreement with Japanese Internet service providers, copyright holders will use "special detection software" to identify people who repeatedly make copies illegally, and then notify the appropriate ISPs, the Daily Yomiuri reported. The ISPs will first send warning e-mails to the users in question.