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Marina & the Diamonds - Columns

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

It's another one of those pop paradoxes. The Thompson Twins weren't siblings at all, and there was no Marshall Tucker in the Marshall Tucker Band. Similarly, the "Diamonds" in Marina and the Diamonds are not the Welsh singer's backing band. But they do exist. It's the fans, you see, who are the Diam...

Ludacris - Columns

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Atlanta's Chris "Ludacris" Bridges had the eyes of a natural movie star in 2005's Crash, but it was as narrator of the basketball documentary The Heart of the Game the following year that he began to seem like a voice you could listen to read or say anything--move over Morgan Freeman. ...

Efterklang - Columns

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

The highly regarded Danish chamber pop quartet Efterklang reportedly presents mesmerizing live performances of its sweeping, exquisitely textured pastiches, which ebb and flow among lush orchestrations, pulsing electronica, ethereal vocals, massed choruses, splashes of horns and a classical string e...

Aimee Mann - Columns

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT

Songwriter and pop chanteuse Aimee Mann has had two brushes with mainstream success--an MTV Video Music Award for "Voices Carry" with her former new-wave band, 'Til Tuesday, and an Oscar nomination for "Save Me" from the exceptional (and Mann-dominated) soundtrack to Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnol...

Muja Messiah Mixtape Release Party - Columns

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:30:00 GMT
Has the era of no money and free music liberated something in local rap? Muja Messiah has never sounded funnier, looser, or more sandpapery-clear than on M-16's, a kitchen-sink mixtape that's all highlights, hosted by DJ Turtleneck and Peter Parker. True to his conflicted Minneapolis instinct...

Sharp-eyed cops find suspected burglars in Parsippany - The Daily Record: Local

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT
PARSIPPANY, NJ -- Two off-duty township police officers helped nab a duo suspected of burglarizing five homes in the past month, police said on Thursday.

2 Roxbury grads led police right to them, police say - The Daily Record: Local

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT
Two vandals spray-painted their initials on the walls of Roxbury High School.

Things to do in Morris County, NJ over Labor Day weekend - The Daily Record: Local

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT
Looking for something to do during the Labor Day holiday weekend? Here are some local events that may be of interest:

School traffic in Mt. Olive runs smoothly despite courtesy busing elimination - The Daily Record: Local

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT
MOUNT OLIVE, NJ -- Parents who were bracing themselves for gridlocked back-to-school traffic expected from elimination of courtesy busing were pleasantly surprised Thursday morning when drop-off to Chester M. Stephens Elementary School went smoothly.

Family of murdered Jefferson mom frustrated by court delays - The Daily Record: Local

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT
Laurie LaBarre is sometimes asked by acquaintances how the trial went against the man charged with murdering her youngest sibling, Elizabeth O'Brien, in Jefferson Township in 2008.

Vail Valley preps: Wilhelm fires a 72 at Montrose - Vail Colorado: News

Chris Freud Vail, CO Colorado — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT
MONTROSE - If anyone wants to do well at the 4A Slope golf regionals this year at Cobble Creek, he's going to have to go low. Really low, if Thursday's regular-season tournament was any indication. Battle Mountain's Michael Wilhelm fired a beautiful even-par 72 from the tips of the course - 6,970 yards - and finished fourth. "I definitely can't be mad," Wilhelm said. Nope. That was the sophomore's best round in high-school competition, and everyone will be back later this month for a practice round and then the actual regional tournament. Consider this a base point as golf season hits the stretch drive. Class 5A Fruita won Thursday's tournament with a ridiculously-low score of 219. That's 3-over par for the team. Durango (5A) and ...

Zions receives second fine for improper business practices - Salt Lake Tribune

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT
By paul beebe The Salt Lake Tribune Updated Sep 2, 2010 08:53PM MDT For the second time in less than a week, Zions Bancorp is grappling with a fine imposed by regulators on one of its financial services business units. Liquid Asset Management, a money-management department inside Zions Bank, was fined $50,000 on Aug. 26 for conducting business without proper licenses, Utah Securities Division Director Keith Woodwell said Thursday. LAM also ran afoul of Woodwell’s office for making false statements. One of LAM’s principal officers applied for a certified investme... ...

Interview with Greens MP elect Adam Bandt: 'I'll give a voice to the movements' - Green Left Weekly issue #780

peter_b — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT
Fri, 03/09/2010 Adam Bandt, the MP elect for the seat of Melbourne (long considered a “safe Labor seat”), and the Greens' first House of Representatives member to be elected in a general election has been very busy since August 21. He says he left the triumphant Greens' election night party at 11pm thinking that he would have to do some media the next day so should get a good night's sleep. He woke up the next morning and after a couple of hours having coffee and reading the paper, the situation sunk in. read ...

N.M. man convicted in Four Corners jail assault - Denver Post: News: Local

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT
N.M. man convicted in Four Corners jail assault

Probe Circles Globe to Find Dirty Money - Wall St. Journal: Policy

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT
A slim lead helped spark a global inquiry that found some of Europe's vaunted banks actively evaded U.S. law in aiding sanctioned countries to move $2 billion undetected.

Police Find 4 Devices At Residence Linked To Lee - WCCO: National

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT
As the three hostages at Discovery Channel's headquarters appeared ready to make a run for it, police said Thursday that a SWAT team officer quickly shot and killed the increasingly agitated gunman who had explosives strapped to himself, ending the four-hour standoff.

Madoff Victims Object to Picard Fees - Wall St. Journal: Policy

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT
A group of Madoff victims objected to $34.6 million in legal fees requested for four months of work by the trustee overseeing the liquidation of the investment firm.

Yucaipa Appeals B&N's Poison Pill - Wall St. Journal: Policy

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT
Billionaire investor Ronald Burkle's investment firm on Thursday filed an appeal of the bookseller's anti-takeover defense after a Delaware court last month dismissed Yucaipa Cos.' challenge to the poison-pill plan.

General Tobacco to Cease Operation - Wall St. Journal: Policy

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT
Low-priced cigarette maker General Tobacco plans to shut down after failing to make payments owed to states under a massive industry settlement.

Fujitsu ScanSnap Counts Quality Over Quantity - Wired Top Stories

Dylan Tweney — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT
Fujitsu's scanner is your new (albeit bulky) buddy if you want high-quality images. The sturdy document feeder gets pages in straight, so you get them out right.

NM Navajo chapter OKs alcohol at casino restaurant - ICT: Business

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT
UPPER FRUITLAND, N.M. (AP) – Members of the Navajo Nation’s Upper Fruitland Chapter in northwestern New Mexico have approved alcohol sales at the restaurant in the casino they plan to build near Farmington.

Schundler fires back at Gov. Christie; releases chronology, emails in grant flap - The Daily Record: Local

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT
Former education commissioner Bret Schundler, saying "I will not accept being defamed by the governor," released a chronology of events Wednesday surrounding his firing last week that suggests Gov. Chris Christie and his senior staff peddled to the press a false version of events surrounding the state's failed grant application.

Cat hoarding causes flea problem at Parsippany complex, officials say - The Daily Record: Local

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT
A one-bedroom apartment where a woman hoarded 32 cats got overrun with other critters -- fleas.

State property tax hikes will hit 23.5 percent factoring rebate loss - The Daily Record: Local

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT
The average property tax hike in New Jersey will be 3.3 percent this year — and will hit 23.5 percent after the loss of the homestead rebate is factored in, a statewide review of new tax rates show.

Battles rage on other fronts - Seattle Times: Local

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:30:00 GMT
Yes, it's time to turn the page, and not just on the Iraq war. President Obama declared the U.S. combat mission over in a speech that felt...