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31
May
BY JOE RODRIGUEZ, TIM POTTER AND STAN FINGER
The Wichita Eagle
WICHITA – The 51-year-old man arrested in the shooting death of Wichita abortion doctor George Tiller — a case that has drawn international attention — could be charged today.
Tiller, 67, was shot once just after 10 a.m. as he stood in the lobby of Reformation [...]
Tags: abortion doctor killed, the wichita eagle
31
May
President Obama said this afternoon that he was “shocked and outraged” by the killing of abortion doctor George Tiller, who was shot while attending church in east Wichita.
Wichita Deputy Police Chief Tom Stolz said at a news conference late this afternoon that a suspect in the shooting was in custody and on his way back [...]
31
May
The Wichita Eagle is a daily newspaper published in Wichita, Kansas. It is owned by The McClatchy Company, which publishes 31 other newspapers, including The Kansas City S tar. It is the largest newspaper in Wichita, Kansas and the surrounding area.
History
The Eagle was founded and first edited by Marshall Murdock, and had its inception in [...]
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30
May
Google (NSDQ: GOOG) disclosed yesterday at its annual developer conference that there will be at least 18 Android phones and as many as 20 for sale by the end of the year, reports the NYTimes Bits blog.
Andy Rubin, senior director for Mobile Platforms for Google, smartly disclosed the figures in front of a crowd of [...]
30
May
China Mobile is seeking a 50% cut of all sales from its soon-to-launch Mobile Market app store.
“China Mobile wants at least 50% of the revenues and the rest goes to the developer,” a source from Shanghai Mobile, a China Mobile subsidiary, told TelecomAsia.net.
By contrast, Apple, Android and Microsoft all take just a 30% cut.
The Mobile [...]
Tags: app store, China Mobile
30
May
News about the web is that the iPhone 3.0 operating system release will include new support for direct downloads of movie and TV content from the iTunes Store, reports Apple Insider. Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) has reportedly distributed training materials on how to use the new features.
In other video news, 3 Ireland has launched a video-on-demand [...]
Tags: iphone3.0， apple, movie download
29
May
Here’s a lesson for those who feel wronged by any excruciating call in these NBA playoffs, who wonder if they’ll ever get over the agony and feeling of helplessness.
Fifteen years after the tweet of the most notorious whistle of them all, the man who committed the foul has long ago buried the [...]
Tags: hue hollins, NBA, scottie pippen
29
May
One of the most debated calls in NBA history occurred during the 1994 Playoffs when Hue Hollins called a foul against Scottie Pippen, in the last seconds of the Eastern Conference Finals. Having watched NBA basketball all my life, I never understood how this call was so important. Here’s the breakdown: The Bulls were up [...]
Tags: hue hollins, NBA, scottie pippen
29
May
Ever wondered how Research In Motion (RIM)
decided on such a fruity name for its handheld devices?
Back in 2001, RIM apparently hired a
consultancy called Lexicon Branding to find a fitting title for its wireless
messaging devices. Understandably, RIM had been toying with various names that
included and/or played on the word “e-mail.” But after Lexicon
convinced the company [...]
Tags: blackberry, brand name, origin
28
May
Laundry Escape 2 aka Escape from the Laundromat is another new point and click type room escape game by ShatteredGames Something bad has happened in this laundromat. It’s not your fault, but you’d better get out before you get caught up in this mess. Interact with objects in the room and solve puzzles to escape. [...]
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