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iPhone developer rejection letter mass mailing 2008-03-15 04:40:12 If you’ve applied for Apple’s iPhone
Developer program, check email for your rejection
letter. The twitterati are reporting widespread disappointment and anger as thousands of iPhone developer hopefuls have received a “Thank you but no thank you” message in their inbox. The emails are arriving with the subject of iPhone Developer Program Enrollment Status.
Did you [...]
Why your successful site is leaving money on the table 2008-03-15 04:31:55 Right now, your sites are making less money than they should be. What should you be doing about it?
Never give up. Never surrender.
Below I list some simple things that you can change on your site right now to increase your income and traffic. Changes that I have made in the past have quadrupled the traffic [...]
Google Powered Desktops 2008-03-15 04:30:32 In the March issue of Entrepreneur magazine there is a interesting article called “Google
Eyed - Prepare to Fall hard for Google Based OS and the computers that run on it” which takes a really in depth look at the 3 computers on the market now powered by Google applications. Its a good read and [...]
Gas Price Spike Drives Buyers to Small Cars 2008-03-15 04:28:33 The AP reports, “Gas prices jumped to a new record of nearly $3.25 a gallon at the pump Wednesday, while oil prices set new highs of their own in response to the dollar’s continuing slide.” According to AAA, “The national average price of a gallon of regular gas rose by 1.9 cents overnight to $3.246 [...] Read more:Buyers
, Small
, Spike
Find out who’s rising in new mock NFL draft 2008-03-15 04:23:33 Last updated: Mar. 11.
1. Miami (1-15)
The Pick: Matt Ryan, QB, Boston College
The buzz: The Dolphins have already bolstered defense with several free agents. Bill Parcells will focus on offense with the team’s early selections, beginning with their future leader and cornerstone performer.
2. St. Louis (3-13)
The Pick: Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU
The buzz: The Rams will [...]
Broken Xbox turns into gamer’s dream come true 2008-03-15 04:21:44 Xbox 360 hardware failures aren’t exactly unusual, but when Halo fan Nathaniel sent his Xbox 360 to Microsoft’s warranty repair center, he got back a little less than he was expecting.
Although Nathaniel’s Xbox began life as just a regular, launch-edition console, he’d customized the case with original artwork from noted Halo fan artist Luke McKay, [...] Read more:Broken
, turns
, Xbox
US tones down praise for Musharraf 2008-03-15 04:18:55 By FOSTER KLUG, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - Just months ago, the United States publicly championed Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf as an “indispensable” ally.
Now, officials barely mention the man the Bush administration once promoted as essential to holding together a nuclear-armed country deemed crucial to the U.S.-led fight against extremists in South Asia.
The new tone comes [...]
Chavez says US can ’shove’ terror list 2008-03-15 04:13:59 By JORGE RUEDA, Associated Press Writer
CARACAS, Venezuela - President Hugo Chavez
dared the U.S. on Friday to put Venezuela on a list of countries accused of supporting terrorism, calling it one more attempt by Washington to undermine him for political reasons.
Chavez said the “threat to include us on the terrorist list” is Washington’s response to [...]
Hu Jintao re-elected as China president 2008-03-15 04:11:25 By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN, Associated Press Writer
BEIJING - Hu Jintao was re-elected Saturday as China
’s president and head of its military commission, a formality to cement a second five-year term for the leader of the world’s most populous country.
The National People’s Congress also appointed Xi Jinping, a top Communist Party leader and the son of a [...]
Correa to Bush: send us your troops or ’shut up’ 2008-03-15 04:06:40 QUITO (AFP) - Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa
told US President George W. Bush on Friday to either send US troops to the border with Colombia or “shut up,” in response to criticism that Ecuador harbors Colombian rebels.
“Mr Bush, bring over your soldiers, let your soldiers be the ones who get killed at the southern border [...]
Salmon fishing ban possible this year 2008-03-15 03:56:00 By SAMANTHA YOUNG, Associated Press Writer
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Federal fisheries managers took the first step Friday toward imposing what could be the strictest limits ever on West Coast salmon fishing amid a collapse of the central California chinook salmon fishery.
The Pacific Fishery Management Council unanimously adopted three options for sport and commercial fishing off the [...]
Why Tibetan monks are protesting now 2008-03-15 03:53:50 By Peter Ford
Beijing - While Tibetan exiles traditionally mark the failed 1959 uprising on March 10 with marches, people in Tibet have usually chosen more private forms of commemoration, says Anne Holmes, director of the Free Tibet Campaign in London.
This year, however, “they are aware that in the run-up to the Beijing Olympics, the media’s [...]
Pre-Inca temple discovered in Peru 2008-03-15 02:54:20 By ANDREW WHALEN, Associated Press Writer
LIMA, Peru - Archaeologists have discovered the ruins of an ancient temple, roadway and irrigation systems at a famed fortress overlooking the Inca capital of Cuzco, according to officials involved with the dig.
The temple on the periphery of the Sacsayhuaman fortress casts added light on pre-Inca cultures of Peru, showing [...]
Missing British schoolgirl found alive: police 2008-03-15 02:50:09 DEWSBURY (AFP) - A nine-year-old schoolgirl who disappeared three weeks ago in a case which has gripped Britain was found alive Friday concealed in the base of a bed, police said.
Shannon Matthews went missing on February 19 after a school swimming trip in Dewsbury, near Leeds, northern England, triggering a huge police investigation amid growing [...] Read more:British
, Missing
High wheat prices raise grocery costs 2008-03-15 02:41:57 By BETSY BLANEY, Associated Press Writer
LUBBOCK, Texas - If you think the cost of gassing up your car is outrageous, wait until you need to restock your pantry.
The price of wheat
has more than tripled during the past 10 months, making Americans’ daily bread — and bagels and pizza and pasta — feel a little [...] Read more:raise
UN police, Serbs battle in Kosovo 2008-03-17 11:41:27 By RADUL RADOVANOVIC, Associated Press Writer
KOSOVSKA MITROVICA, Kosovo - U.N. forces pulling Serb demonstrators from a U.N. courthouse were attacked Monday by hundreds of furious protesters who massed outside, setting off an hours-long battle with rocks, grenades and live ammunition.
U.N. and NATO forces responded with tear gas, stun grenades and gunshots. At least 42 U.N. [...]
Bomb kills 32 in Iraqi city of Karbala 2008-03-17 11:37:23 By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA, Associated Press Writer
BAGHDAD - A female suicide bomber attacked a group of Shiite worshippers near a mosque in Karbala on Monday, killing at least 32 people and wounding 51, officials said.
The worshippers were gathered about half a mile from the Imam Hussein shrine, one of the holiest sites for Shiites.
Karim Khazim, the [...] Read more:Iraqi
Bomb attack kills 3 NATO soldiers 2008-03-17 11:34:08 By NOOR KHAN, Associated Press Writer
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A suicide car bomber attack
ed a group of international troops in southern Afghanistan on Monday, killing three NATO troops and four Afghans, officials said.
Two Danish troops, a Czech special forces soldier and an Afghan translator were killed in the attack in the Gereshk district of Helmand province. [...]
Paterson to become 55th NY governor 2008-03-17 11:27:40 By VALERIE BAUMAN, Associated Press Writer
ALBANY, N.Y. - Lt. Gov. David Paterson prepared to take over Monday for Gov. Eliot Spitzer, whose vow as he took office of “Day One, Everything Changes,” was unraveled a week ago by revelations of a prostitution scandal.
At his swearing-in as the state’s 55th governor, Paterson plans to use his [...]
Deadline looms for Tibetans to surrender 2008-03-17 10:59:27 By AUDRA ANG, Associated Press Writers
BEIJING - Tibet’s governor denounced anti-Chinese protesters as criminals and threatened harsh consequences for those who do not turn themselves in by a midnight deadline Monday. More clashes erupted in other Chinese provinces.
The threat by China-appointed governor Champa Phuntsok heightened tensions. The Washington, D.C.-based International Campaign for Tibet said residents [...] Read more:Deadline
Stocks gyrate after Bear Stearns deal 2008-03-17 10:56:34 By MADLEN READ, AP Business Writer
NEW YORK - Wall Street fell in temperamental trading Monday as investors grappled with news of JPMorgan Chase & Co. buying the stricken Bear Stearns
& Co. in a deal backed by the government. The Dow Jones industrials, down nearly 200 points in the early going, fluctuated into positive territory [...] Read more:Stocks
Norwegian hospital to equip babies with anti-theft alarms 2008-03-17 10:53:42 OSLO (AFP) - A Norwegianhospital
said Monday it was planning to equip all newborn babies with anti-theft
alarms to protect them from kidnappings and help avoid identity mix-ups.
“The main reason is that we want to emphasise security,” Erik Normann, head of the Akershus University Hospital near Oslo told AFP.
“There was a period in which [...]
Abba drummer found dead in his garden 2008-03-17 10:50:30 By CIARAN GILES, Associated Press Writer
MADRID, Spain - A former drummer for the Swedish pop band ABBA was found dead with cuts to his neck in the garden of his house on the Spanish island of Mallorca. Police said Monday an autopsy showed it was an accident.
A neighbor found the body of 62-year-old Ola Brunkert [...]
Fed takes bold steps to ease crisis 2008-03-17 10:47:27 By JEANNINE AVERSA, AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve, acting urgently over the weekend to stabilize financial markets, approved a cut in its emergency lending rate to 3.25 percent from 3.50 percent — a new lending facility immediately available Monday to Wall Street firms.
The central bank took the extremely rare step Sunday evening to [...] Read more:steps
McCain, Cheney: US in Iraq long-term 2008-03-17 10:36:48 By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA, Associated Press Writer
BAGHDAD - Vice President Dick Cheney
and Sen. John McCain
vowed in meetings with Iraq
’s prime minister Monday that the U.S. would maintain a long-term military presence in Iraq until al-Qaida is defeated there.
Explosions went off near the heavily fortified Green Zone shortly after Cheney arrived. Helicopter gunships circled central [...]
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