News Archive for September 2008
09/01
Google Chrome, Google's Long-Rumored Browser, Introduced Via Comic BookWord surfaced Monday of a Web "comic book" introducing Google Chrome, the search giant's long-rumored open-source browser project. While the illustrations, created by cartoonist Scott McCloud, were not announced by Google, they do contain the quotes and likenesses of 19 Google developers. The detailed, 38-page comic appeared on Google Blogoscoped, an [...]
09/02
King Of Voiceovers Don LaFontaine DiesVoiceover artist Don LaFontaine died this week at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center from complications of an ongoing illness. He was 68. LaFontaine was the voice behind thousands of movie trailers. In 2006, he parodied himself in a Geico commercial.
09/03
Peanuts animator, Bill Melendez, dies at 91Los Angeles - Bill Melendez, the Emmy Award-winning animator of more than 70 cartoons featuring characters from the Peanuts comic strip, has died aged 91 at a hospital in Santa Monica, California. Melendez died on Tuesday, according to a statement on...
09/04
Sony Recalls Vaio Laptops Because of OverheatingThe company said Thursday that the recall of 440,000 units involved 19 models of Vaio TZ laptop series manufactured between May 2007 and July 2008.
09/05
Altria to buy UST for $10.3 billion: report(Reuters) - Cigarette maker Altria Group Inc has agreed to buy Skoal and Copenhagen smokeless tobacco maker UST Inc for about $10.3 billion in cash, the Wall Street Journal said, citing people familiar with the matter.
09/06
Brad Pitt’s Kids Make Him Laugh, Long for SleepBrad Pitt will have audiences laughing out loud as a knucklehead fitness employee in Burn After Reading, but what makes PEOPLE’s two-time Sexiest Man Alive chuckle in real life? “My kids,” Pitt, 44, told PEOPLE at the Toronto International Film Festival gala screening Friday for his new Coen Brothers comedy also starring George Clooney. Speaking of his [...]
09/07
Once-powerful Pa. senator faces long fraud trialA longtime power broker in Pennsylvania politics earned nearly $100,000 a year as a state senator, up to $1 million a year as a rainmaking lawyer and millions more from the sale of a family bank.
09/08
Report: North Korean leader Kim Jong Il collapsesSEOUL, South Korea (AP) _ A South Korean news report says North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is alive but ill.
09/09
Congress rips new Yankee Stadium dealA congressional panel took swings at the Yankees and New York City over the new Yankee Stadium.
09/10
Jena 6 Anniversary: How Things Have ChangedFiled under: BlackSpin, Jena Six, Black History 365, NewsBlack Voices Blogs: Jena Six Case Rallies in support of the Jena Six were held in Jena and elsewhere in the United States on September 20, 2007 the date when Mychal Bell was scheduled for sentencing. AP The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks to a... Read more
09/11
FDA: Infant Formula From China Tainted by ChemicalThe Washington Post reports that FDA officials are urging US consumers to avoid all infant formula from China, after several brands sold in that country came under suspicion of being contaminated with melamine, a chemical used in plastics. Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar...
09/12
Sarah Palin Will Have Tina Fey Fired For This Delicious 'SNL' Skit [Baked Alaska]Rejoice, interwebs! After weeks of intense lobbying, Tina Fey finally gave America what it so desperately demanded: a full-fledged, mercilessly accurate Sarah Palin impression on last night's season premiere of Saturday Night Live. Lipstick jokes? Check. Appalling lack of knowledge about the Bush Doctrine? Check. Akaskan accent by way of Fargo's Marge [...]
09/13
Officials: Bomb kills Afghan governor near homeOfficials say a bomb attack has killed an Afghan governor outside his home. Interior Ministry spokesman Zemeri Bashary says a bomb killed Abdullah Wardak, the governor of Logar province, and one of his body guards Saturday.
09/14
Writer David Foster Wallace found deadHis wife told Claremont police that the novelist and humorist who wrote 'Infinite Jest' hanged himself Friday night. He was 46.
David Foster Wallace, the novelist, essayist and humorist best known for his 1996 novel "Infinite Jest," was found dead Friday night at his home in Claremont, according to the Claremont Police Department. He was 46.
09/15
Pink Floyd founder member Richard Wright dies at 65Richard Wright, the self-taught pianist and founding member of Pink Floyd whose keyboard playing and compositions were at the heart of the band's classic albums, has died from cancer.
09/16
Damien Hirst auction in London smashes all recordsLondon - A two-day sale of art work by contemporary British artist Damien Hirst Tuesday set a new record for an auction dedicated to one artist by raising 111 million pounds (198 million dollars), auction house Sotheby's in London said. The result br...
09/17
SEC issues new rules on abusive short sellingNew rules aimed against abusive naked short selling of stock in all publicly traded companies were issued by the Securities ...
09/18
McCain says would fire SEC chairman (Reuters)Reuters - Republican presidential candidate John McCain said on Thursday he would, if elected, fire U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Christopher Cox for failing in his oversight of Wall Street.
09/19
Indiana Father Kills Sex Offender Who Broke Into HomeA convicted sex offender died during a struggle with a father who found the naked man in or near his teen daughter's bedroom, police said.
09/20
George Michael Arrested For Drug PossessionPop singer George Michael has been arrested after police caught him in possession of drugs. The Careless Whisper hitmaker was detained on Friday in the Hampstead Heath area of north London, close to his home in Highgate.[...] Read more!
09/21
Travis Barker & DJ AM expected to make 'full recovery' after surviving plane crashFor the few of you who haven't heard, former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and DJ AM were the sole survivors of a plane crash Saturday in South Carolina that left four people dead. The two had just performed at a free concert (above) near the University of South Carolina with Perry Farrell and Gavin DeGraw. They are currently being treated at the [...]
09/22
Group of Foreign Tourists Kidnapped in EgyptA group of 10 to 15 foreign tourists were kidnapped in Aswan in southern Egypt, possibly including two Israelis, Egyptian security sources said on Monday.
09/23
The Cab Ride I'll Never Forgetby Kent Nerburn, Zen Moments
We're conditioned to think that our lives revolve around great moments. But great moments often catch us unaware - beautifully wrapped in what others may consider a small one.
09/24
Iraq Passes Provincial Elections LawAfter months of bitter negotiation, Iraq’s Parliament passed a provincial election law on Wednesday.
09/25
Yahoo, We Can’t Afford A Monopoly In Search Advertising Even If It Kills YouYahoo and Google aren't holding anything back in their effort to win our hearts minds in the search marketing war. Or rather, Yahoo's surrender in that war as they prepare to include Google Adsense ads in their search results. They had what amounted to a advertorial in the New York Times earlier this week. Google wrote not one but two blog posts on [...]
09/26
Someone knows more, missing backpacker's boyfriend saysThe boyfriend of missing Melbourne backpacker Britt Lapthorne says he believes someone is withholding information as to the circumstances surrounding her disappearance.
09/27
Screen Legend Paul Newman Dies at 83 of CancerScreen legend Paul Newman has died at age 83 of cancer.
09/28
Heather Locklear Arrested for DUIHeather Locklear was arrested in Santa Barbara on suspicion of DUI Saturday night, according to the California Highway Patrol. Police say it was not alcohol, but rather drugs that impaired Locklear’s driving. Locklear has been released from jail after posting bail. In June Locklear entered an Arizona facility for treatment of anxiety and depression. It seems [...]
09/29
Germany's Hypo Real Estate secures credit rescueMunich - German mortgage bank Hypo Real Estate has been rescued in a last-minute deal by a consortium of banks to resolve a refinancing squeeze it faced, the group said early on Monday. Emergency talks yielded a result with a group of German banks ex...
09/30
'Baby Sitter' Says Caylee's Mom Ruined Her LifeWhen Orlando tot Caylee Anthony disappeared and Caylee's mother blamed a baby sitter, the sudden notoriety cost the woman named as the baby sitter her job, her family's privacy and a normal life