Archive for January 2nd, 2010

Muslim-Hindu punk rock bands part of new movement (AP)

Posted by Yahoo in Entertainment on January 2, 2010

This Dec. 15, 2009 photo shows members of the Muslim Hindu punk band, The Kominas, taking a cigarette break before rehearsing in Wayland, Mass. From left are guitarist Arjun Ray, drummer Imran Malik, and guitarist Shahjehan Khan. From the basement of this middle-class home tucked in the woods west of Boston, The Kominas have helped launched a small, but growing, South Asian and Middle Eastern punk rock movement that is attracting children of Muslim and Hindu immigrants and drawing scorn from some traditional Muslims who say their political, hard-edged music is 'haraam,' or forbidden. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)AP - Artwork from the Punjab state of India decorates the Ray family home. A Johann Sebastian Bach statue sits on a piano. But in the basement — cluttered with wires, old concert fliers and drawings — 25-year-old Arjun Ray is fighting distortion from his electric guitar.


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Cable TV standoffs threaten viewing costs, choices (AP)

Posted by Yahoo in Technology on January 2, 2010

FILE - This Monday, Feb. 2, 2009 picture shows the Time Warner Center, background left, in New York. Sculptures at Columbus Circle are seen in the foreground. The Fox television network and Time Warner Cable on Friday announced an agreement in principle on a television programming deal that allows signals to continue for millions of cable subscribers. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - Many questions remain for cable TV viewers nationwide even after Fox and Time Warner Cable settled their noisy spat with a New Year's Day agreement.


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Cities, counties take back corporate tax breaks (AP)

Posted by Yahoo in Business on January 2, 2010

FILE - In this May 6, 2009 file photo, teacher Carrie Cox from Andrew High School in Tinley Park, Ill., protests along with other teachers opposing Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's budget cuts and new pension plan during a rally across the street from the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. As the recession drags on, municipalities struggling to fix roads, fund schools and pay bills increasingly are rescinding tax abatements to companies that don't hire enough workers, lay them off or close up shop. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)AP - Cash-strapped communities have a message for corporations that promised jobs in return for tax breaks: A deal's a deal.


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Workmanlike Rashad Evans steals show – Boston Herald

Posted by Google in Google on January 2, 2010


The Canadian Press
Workmanlike Rashad Evans steals show
Boston Herald
By Herald wire services Rashad Evans was the aggressor through the first two rounds of the main event of last night's UFC 108 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, and that proved the difference in his unanimous decision over Thiago Silva. ...
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Arenas takes responsibility for ‘bad judgment’ (AP)

Posted by Yahoo in Sports on January 2, 2010

Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas (0) talks to Washington Wizards forward Caron Butler, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs, Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)AP - Gilbert Arenas said Saturday he used "bad judgment" in bringing guns into the Washington Wizards locker room. He also denied that he gambles and said there are misconceptions in the various stories about a dispute between himself and teammate Javaris Crittenton.


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US Intelligence Chief Warns Of More Attacks – AHN

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Kansas City Star
US Intelligence Chief Warns Of More Attacks
AHN
Washington, DC, United States (AHN) - The dust on the weekly address from US President Barack Obama had not yet settled down when came the scathing remarks from Michael E. Leiter, the Director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) reminding ...
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