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[11 Nov 2008 | 4 Comments | ]
Prepare for Heroes: Destiny

On the streets of Lima, Peru, a new Hero discovers his powers…
After more than one million votes were cast, today NBC and Sprint announced the winning hero in the “Create Your Hero” campaign. The winning character will star in the new online live action micro-series, HEROES: DESTINY. The first of four episodes will premiere exclusively at NBC.com and on Sprint phones, one episode to be released every Monday at 9pm et/pt starting November 10.
“For the first time ever, Sprint and NBC gave Heroes fans a hand in the creative process,” …

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[11 Nov 2008 | 4 Comments | ]
Sarah Palin on 2012 bid: God will show me the way

Defeated US Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin has replied to reports that she will run for President in 2012 by saying God will “show her the way.”
The Alaska governor refused to say whether she was planning to run for the US presidency in four years, stating in an exclusive interview with the Fox News Channel that 2012 remained too far off.
“I can’t predict what’s going to happen a day from now, much less four years from now,” Ms Palin said.
Palin sat down with Fox News’ Greta van Susteren to discuss …

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[10 Nov 2008 | 2 Comments | ]
Former chef to Charles and Diana to sell his collection of personal letters

Royal chef Mervyn Wycherley, who worked as the chef in the Royal household…

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[10 Nov 2008 | No Comment | ]
Rafael Nadal to miss Davis Cup final

Rafael Nadal will miss Spain’s Davis Cup final against Argentina because of a knee injury. He’s still struggling with tendinitis in his right knee following a week of treatment.
This was one of the worst decisions he’s ever had to make, a very painful one. Rafa is deeply upset about it, more than anyone else for sure. Hopefully he can make it because Spain is gonna get rocked without him.
Nadal’s absence deals a big blow to Spain’s bid for a third Davis Cup title since 2000. Spain captain Emilio Sanchez Vicario …

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[10 Nov 2008 | 4 Comments | ]
DHL to cut 9,500 US jobs

There’s a bad news from DHL today. The international courier company is discontinuing its U.S. air and ground service, resulting in an additional 9,500 job cuts.
DHL plans to close its U.S. ground hubs and cut the number of stations from 412 to 103, resulting in the thousands of job losses.
The withdrawal from all ground and air domestic deliveries is a radical response by Deutsche Post to the widening losses in DHL’s US express business.
According to reports, DHL will cease shipping US ground and air packages effective Jan. 30, 2009. The …

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[10 Nov 2008 | 4 Comments | ]
YouTube to post full MGM films

It was reported here that YouTube will offer feature films from Hollywood movie studios within 1 to 3 months. Now, reports say that MGM Films will be the first one to post full-length movies on YouTube.

YouTube will show full-length television shows and films from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s archives in its latest step to boost advertising revenue by adding professional programing, the company told Reuters on Sunday.

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[10 Nov 2008 | 7 Comments | ]
Barack Obama plans quick changes

Barack Obama takes over from George Bush on January 20th 2009 as the Republicans leave the White House for the first time in eight years.

His transition chief John Podesta told Fox News many of the Bush administration’s policies would be overturned without recourse to Congress through executive orders.
Throughout his presidency, Bush has broadly used his executive authority to put his stamp on a range of hot-button policy issues.
Funding for stem cell research and oil drilling permits are among the measures expected to be evaluated.
Offices within the White House are preparing …

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[10 Nov 2008 | 94 Comments | ]
Cheetah Girl Adrienne Bailon Naked Photos

Adrienne Bailon of The Cheetah Girls is a victim of a crazy extortion plot.
Bailon later discovered that her naked pictures, or semi-nude photos were missing from her lap top. It has emerged that someone is shopping around for the highest bidder for her near naked pictures.

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[9 Nov 2008 | 11 Comments | ]
Cheryl Cole: UK’s new sweetie

The Girls Aloud singer beat a pack of other babes to the crown of best breasts in showbiz…

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[9 Nov 2008 | 2 Comments | ]
Two Spanish soldiers killed in Afghan suicide attack

Two Spanish soldiers were killed and four others have been seriously injured on Sunday in a suicide attack in Afghanistan, authorities said.
The attack was in western Herat province’s Shindand district. The victims were hit by a van full with explosives which rammed into a joint Spanish-Afghan convoy returning from a training exercise.
Taliban rebels took responsibility for the attack in a statement posted on their website and said that one of their fighters, Mullah Habibullah, who was resident of the province, carried out the assault.
The violence in Afghanistan has increasingly worsened …

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