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iphone 4g release date: Steven Jobs to Reveal the New iPhone |
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24WorldNews
- Apple’s CEO, Steven Jobs, will be the keynote speaker at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, regarding its highly anticipated iPhone 4G. However this year’s conference might not get as much attention as the other years, due to early revelations of the gadget on technology blog Gizmodo.
According to Gizmodo, the new iPhone offers a front-facing video camera for conferencing and a regular camera with better quality. The phone is also thinner than the older model and has a larger battery.
The new iPhone might not be exactly the same as the one revealed on Gizmodo, but it will be hard
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Posted 6/6/2010 12:06:46 AM | Permalink
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Iliza shlesinger: First Female Winner Of “Last Comic” In History |
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eBebo
- Iliza Vie Shlesinger, a stand up comedian, and she belongs to Dallas, Tx. She was born on 22 February 1983. Iliza Vie Shlesinger now has the title, after winning a show named NBC`s Last comic stand season 6 show. Now she becomes a first female who won the show in the history.
Iliza attended Greenhill School in Dallas, where she was a member of the Improv Team at the school. The 27-year-old graduated from Emerson College and was a member of the ‘Whiteboy Comedy’ group of comedians from Los Angeles. Becoming one of the most famous members of the ‘Whiteboy’ group,
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Posted 6/5/2010 12:06:40 AM | Permalink
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John Netto, Keynote Speaker at High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour, Quoted by Reuters on Looming Regulatory Revamp After Flash Crash |
PR.com (press release)
- New York, NY, June 05, 2010 --(PR.com)-- John Netto, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of M3 Capital, and Keynote Speaker at upcoming GoldenNetworking.net's High-Frequency Trading Happy Hour (http://www.HFTHappyHour.com), on "How to Efficiently and Effectively Attract Capital to High-Frequency Trading Strategies", was quoted by Reuters' Jonathan Spicer on his article "Revamp looms as trading experts huddle at SEC". Mr. Spicer attended High-Frequency Trading Leaders Forum 2010 last week, and was able to interact with a who's who in the High-Frequency Trading world.
"The Securities and Exchange Commission hosts the roundtable as hopes wane that anyone will pinpoint a single cause of the
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Posted 6/5/2010 12:06:15 AM | Permalink
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UC Riverside Holds Seven Commencement Ceremonies |
UC Riverside
- RIVERSIDE, Calif. (www.ucr.edu) -- Noted broadcaster, author and philanthropist Tavis Smiley will be the keynote speaker for one of the seven UC Riverside commencement ceremonies that will be held June 11 though 14 on Pierce Hall lawn, near the campus bell tower.
Smiley, who is best known for tackling issues of race, diversity and ethnicity on his Public Radio International (PRI) program “The Tavis Smiley Show” and PBS television show “ Tavis Smiley,” will speak at 8 a.m. Saturday, June 12, to master’s and bachelor’s degree candidates from the departments of psychology, sociology, religious studies and women's studies within the College of
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Posted 6/4/2010 12:06:46 AM | Permalink
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Bill O’Reilly & Glenn Beck Sell Out Atlantic City Hilton |
PR Web
- A new form of entertainment is making waves in Atlantic City as commentators Bill O’Reilly and Glen Beck kick off the Atlantic City Hilton’s Summer Speaker Series.
Atlantic City, NJ (Vocus/PRWEB ) June 3, 2010 -- The hottest ticket in Atlantic City during the third week of June isn't a band or stand up comedian. It's two of the most controversial commentators on television. And that’s no spin.
Fox News commentators Bill O’Reilly and Glenn Beck are teaming up to kick off the Atlantic City Hilton’s popular Summer Speaker Series on June 24th at 8pm to a sold out crowd. The stop
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Posted 6/3/2010 12:06:41 AM | Permalink
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PUCKER UP AMERICA… STARKIST TEAMS UP WITH CELEBRITY CHEF SANDRA LEE TO LAUNCH ITS ‘HAVE YOU BEEN STARKIST?™’ HEALTH & HAPPINESS TOUR |
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PR Newswire (press release)
- PITTSBURGH, June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- StarKist® will kick-off its "HAVE YOU BEEN STARKIST?™" HEALTH & HAPPINESS TOUR with celebrity chef and television personality Sandra Lee on June 3 in New York City. Created to educate consumers about the health benefits of tuna, the tour will visit Tampa, Houston, Pittsburgh and Chicago throughout the month of June.
"Getting 'Kist is all about discovering the taste and health benefits of incorporating StarKist Tuna into your everyday life by using delicious and healthy recipes. We wanted to use this tour to educate consumers about these benefits in a fun, light-hearted way," said Joe Tuza,
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Posted 6/2/2010 12:06:56 AM | Permalink
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“Julie & Julia” Author To Speak At Library |
Hartford Courant
- HARTFORD — —
The Hartford Public Library will host "One Unforgettable Big Summer Night With Julie Powell" on June 24.
Powell, the New York Times best-selling author of "Julie & Julia: 365 days, 524 recipes, 1 tiny apartment kitchen," will speak at the event, which will also include a reception, silent and live auctions, and jazz music. Dinner will be served.
The event will take place at the Connecticut Convention Center, 100 Columbus Boulevard, from 6 to 9 p.m.
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Posted 6/2/2010 12:06:48 AM | Permalink
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‘Twilight’ author to issue last of vampire series |
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By Myrian Chaplain-Riou, AFP
- PARIS — Stephenie Meyer, the Mormon mother turned best-selling author, closes a five-year rags-to-riches saga next weekend with the release of the final chapter in her vampire romances.
Launched worldwide at 0401 GMT June 5, "The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner", dubbed a novella by her publisher, is expected to be greeted by huge turnouts at booksellers across the globe.
"At this point," said publisher Megan Tingley, "Stephenie does not have plans to return to the saga."
A homebody with a degree in literature but professional experience only as a receptionist, the 36-year-old has sold over 100 million copies of her four-novel
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Posted 6/2/2010 12:06:39 AM | Permalink
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Motivational Speaker Steve Rizzo to Keynote NPA’s 2010 Parking Show of Shows |
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Parking Network (press release)
- The National Parking Associations 59th Annual Convention and Exposition will be held at the Seaport Hotel and Seaport World Trade Center in Boston, Mass., from October 11-14. NPAs Parking Show of Shows is the parking industrys leading educational and networking event.
Parking is a vital resource that impacts our lives in numerous ways, said Herb Anderson, chairman of the National Parking Association, and chairman, president and CEO of Impark. The Parking Show of Shows provides parking and transportation professionals the resources they need to meet their parking needs, and offers a look at the latest trends and parking issues.
This years keynote
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Posted 6/2/2010 12:06:30 AM | Permalink
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I’ll Have a Vodka, With a Splash of Celebrity |
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By ELIZABETH OLSON, New York Times
- THERE are certain Bruce Willis signatures — the bald head, the self-deprecating humor and the cockiness — and he brings them all to a new campaign for Sobieski vodka. Mr. Willis serves as the brand’s celebrity spokesman, and he owns a small percentage of the Polish vodka maker’s parent company.
In a series of “Bruce Has Ideas” commercials, which began appearing online this week, he makes it clear he has a stake in the company. At the same time, he pokes fun at himself, saying, in one ad, “No, I’m not just an action hero with rugged good looks and some
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Posted 6/2/2010 12:06:27 AM | Permalink
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Lewis Black Announces New CD and Tour |
Artistdirect.com
- Lewis Black –quite possibly my favorite stand-up comedian and I am a stand-up comedy nerd- is back and angrier than ever! He is also busier than ever, as he is about to celebrate the release of a CD and a DVD, as well as a special on Comedy Central titled Stark Raving Black. Mr. Black also has a gaggle of tour dates on his docket, as well. So if you want to pee your pants, then snag some tickets to his shows!
Stark Raving Black is scheduled for release on June 12 via CD and DVD via Comedy Central. It's a
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Posted 6/2/2010 12:06:21 AM | Permalink
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ILMA Chooses Roy Firestone as 2010 keynote speaker. |
ThomasNet Industrial News Room (press release)
- ALEXANDRIA, VA - Journalist and television host Roy Firestone will deliver the keynote address at the 2010 ILMA Annual Meeting, Oct. 9-12 at the Hyatt Grand Champions Resort, Villas and Spa in Indian Wells, Calif. Firestone's sports and entertainment journalism has received seven Emmy® awards and seven Cable Ace awards.
Over his 30-plus-year career, Firestone has interviewed more than 5,000 people, including nearly every major sports figure. His curiosity and passion for interesting people has motivated him to interview people beyond the realm of sports and into art, music, politics and entertainment. His eclectic mix of interviewees includes seven-time Tour de
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Posted 6/2/2010 12:06:15 AM | Permalink
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Best-Selling Author, Business Strategist Keith McFarland to Deliver Keynote Address at IT Nation 2010 |
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PR Newswire (press release)
- TAMPA, Fla., May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- ConnectWise, the leading business operating system designed exclusively for IT service providers, today announced that Keith R. McFarland, author of the No. 1 The Wall Street Journal and New York Times bestseller – The Breakthrough Company: How Everyday Companies Become Extraordinary Performers, and Bounce: The Art of Turning Tough Times into Triumph, will be a keynote speaker at the highly anticipated IT Nation 2010, the 6th annual ConnectWise Partner Summit being held at the Hilton Bonnet Creek hotel in Orlando, Fla. November 4-6.
Founder of McFarland Strategy Partners, which provides advisory services to companies such
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Posted 6/1/2010 12:06:33 AM | Permalink
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Kathy Griffin coming to San Antonio |
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WOAI
- SAN ANTONIO – Double Emmy Award-winning, Grammy-nominated, NY Times Best-Selling Author, and 2009’s GLAAD Vanguard recipient, Kathy Griffin is returning with her rapid fire wit and hilarious Hollywood gossip to San Antonio. The multi-faceted performer has more stories, more dish, more of what she shouldn't say, but you know you want to hear.
Catch Kathy live in her true element Friday, August 6 at 8 PM at the Majestic Theatre. Tickets ($60-$80) go on sale Friday, June 4 at 10 AM. Purchase tickets online at www.ticketmaster.com, via phone at (800) 745-3000, or in person at all Ticketmaster outlets, including the Majestic
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Posted 6/1/2010 12:06:32 AM | Permalink
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PositiveID Corporation Announced as Presenting Sponsor for 2010 Alzheimer’s Educational Conference |
MarketWatch (press release)
- PositiveID Corporation ("PositiveID" or the "Company") /quotes/comstock/15*!psid/quotes/nls/psid (PSID 1.00, +0.05, +5.26%) announced today that it is the presenting and celebrity keynote sponsor of the 2010 Alzheimer's Educational Conference in West Palm Beach, Florida.
PositiveID's Chairman and CEO, Scott R. Silverman, has been selected as co-chair of the conference. In this role, Mr. Silverman and PositiveID partnered with the Center for Health Transformation to bring Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and Founder, Center for Health Transformation, Newt Gingrich as the keynote speaker. Mr. Gingrich was co-chair of the Alzheimer's Study Group, a bipartisan taskforce assembled in 2007 to develop
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Posted 6/1/2010 12:06:24 AM | Permalink
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Michelle Obama in Reno to Help Boost Reid; Speak |
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KOLO
- RENO, Nev. (AP) - Senate Majority Harry Reid says he knows he has his work cut out for him to win re-election but he says he's comfortable with the fact the people of Nevada know him pretty well.
The Democratic leader says he hosted First Lady Michelle Obama at a conference on women and children's issues in Reno on Tuesday because she has been such an important influence on the country.
The two were headed to Las Vegas later in the day.
Reid told reporters he's not a boastful man and won't predict the outcome of his race. He refused to discuss the
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Posted 6/1/2010 12:06:10 AM | Permalink
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Bill Clinton to deliver next Global Leaders lecture |
Madison County Courier
- (Hamilton, NY) President Bill Clinton, founder of the William J. Clinton Foundation and 42nd President of the United States, will visit campus in October for the next edition of The Kerschner Family Series Global Leaders at Colgate.
President Clinton is scheduled to give a public talk at 7 p.m. Friday, October 29, in Sanford Field House. More details about the lecture, including ticket information, will be released at a later date.
After leaving the White House, President Clinton established the William J. Clinton Foundation with the mission to strengthen the capacity of people in the United States and throughout the world to
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Posted 5/30/2010 12:05:36 AM | Permalink
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Paula Abdul Guest Speaker At 2010 Business Women’s Forum |
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by Barbara Branagan-Mitchell, Hartford Courant
- The 2010 Business Women's Forum (BWF) on Sept. 23 in Hartford will welcome celebrity entertainer Paula Abdul as their keynote speaker at Connecticut's largest and longest-running full-day annual conference for women (www.2010bwf.com). "Refresh, Reset, Renew" is the inspiring theme of the 28th annual BWF to be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford.
Jill Blashack Strahan, founder and CEO of Tastefully Simple, will be the BWF's morning motivational speaker to an anticipated audience of over 1,000 businesspeople from across Connecticut.
Participants will also be invited to attend nine workshops throughout the day featuring acclaimed speakers
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Posted 5/27/2010 12:05:20 AM | Permalink
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What’s cooking at the White House? Chef Samuelsson knows… |
CNN International
- Every week CNN's African Voices highlights Africa's most engaging personalities, exploring the lives and passions of people who rarely open themselves up to the camera. This week the show profiles celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson.
New York (CNN) -- Celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson is a gastronomic tour de force.
The Ethiopian-born chef has won three coveted James Beard Awards, an accolade described as "like winning the Olympic gold medal for chefs," and has been celebrated as one of "The Great Chefs of America" by the Culinary Institute of America.
With three restaurants and cookbooks to his name, Samuelsson, 39, is firmly established in the
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Posted 5/26/2010 12:05:28 AM | Permalink
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Senator Charles Schumer, Keynote Speaker at BMCC 2010 Commencement |
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PR Web (press release)
- New York, NY (Vocus/PRWEB ) May 26, 2010 -- Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) of The City University of New York will hold its 45th Commencement Exercises on May 28, 2010, at The Theater in Madison Square Garden, 32nd Street and Seventh Avenue, 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
BMCC, one of the nation’s leading community colleges in graduating students of color, will present over 2,700 graduates with Associate degrees in Science (AS), Arts (AA), and Applied Science (AAS), in fields including teacher education, liberal arts, science, business, health and human services.
The Keynote Speaker will be U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY),
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Posted 5/26/2010 12:05:12 AM | Permalink
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Author Amy Dickinson to Keynote the Sold Out 5th Annual Women’s Fund Breakfast |
WBGH
- The Women’s Fund Annual Breakfast on Wednesday June 2, 2010 is sold out! The keynote speaker for this year’s Breakfast is Amy Dickinson—nationally syndicated advice columnist for the Chicago Tribune, NPR commentator and frequent guest on NPR’s “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me,” and author of the New York Times bestseller The Mighty Queens of Freeville: A Mother, A Daughter and the People Who Raised Them.
Attendees will also hear from the winners of the 2009 Women’s Fund grant awards including Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tioga County which received a grant award of $2,500 toward the “Youth as Entrepreneurs” 4H program for
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Posted 5/25/2010 12:05:53 AM | Permalink
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Paula Deen comes out to to help Gulf fishermen |
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By MARY FOSTER (AP), The Associated Press
- NEW ORLEANS — As the thick oil from the BP spill bubbles through the Gulf of Mexico, threatening sea life and wetlands, foodies are taking up knife, fork and wine glass to defend the equally vulnerable reputation of the coast's seafood industry.
The New Orleans Wine and Food Experience, an annual celebration of the city's love of all things tasty, is pairing wines from around the world with the cooking of some of the city's best chefs to help deliver the message:
Louisiana seafood is still safe, available and delicious.
"What's at stake is a whole way of life," said John Besh, a
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Posted 5/25/2010 12:05:39 AM | Permalink
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Packer’s Jennings Guest Speaker |
WKZO
- KALAMAZOO (WKZO) -- One of the other great successes to come out of Kalamazoo Central High, Green Bay Packer receiver Greg Jennings is back in town during the off season, and last night he was the Keynote speaker at the annual Big Brothers, Big Sisters Annual Benefit Dinner at the Radisson. Jennings, who also has his own foundation that helps kids says that it’s important that he give back. He recently completed his degree at WMU, where he also played football.
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Posted 5/25/2010 12:05:12 AM | Permalink
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Upcoming WWDC Will Have Steve Jobs As Keynote Speaker (AAPL) |
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by Ed Liston, Benzinga
- Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), which will start on 7th June and run for five days, will have Steve Jobs as its keynote speaker. The conference has been a sold out with over 5000 developers registering in just eight days.
Engadget reports that the conference aims to provide developers from all around the world with the latest content on various technology tracks. Over 100 technical sessions and workshops will be organized over the 5-day period.
The conference also provides the only opportunity for the diverse developer community to interact amongst themselves.
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Posted 5/25/2010 12:05:01 AM | Permalink
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Albright speaks at Aspen’s Farouki speaker series |
Palestine Note (blog)
- Washington - The Aspen Institute's Farouki Speaker Series hosted US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright on Monday, for a roundtable lunch discussion titled “NATO in the 21st Century: Examining the Greater Middle East.”
Secretary Albright presented her Strategy Concept Report “Assured Security: Dynamic Engagement” on May 17th in Brussels which lays out a new strategy for NATO. This event highlighted issues such as Turkey’s changing role in NATO, and the organization's approach to partnerships and challenges in the region such as nuclear proliferation, terrorism, Iran and the future of the peace process.
Secretary Albright is the first of many speakers hosted by
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Posted 5/24/2010 12:05:59 AM | Permalink
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Former President Bill Clinton scheduled to speak at Colgate University Oct. 29 |
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The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com
- President Bill Clinton will join the list of high-profile individuals who have come to Colgate University to take part in its Global Leaders lecture series.
Clinton will give a public talk at 7 p.m. Oct. 29 at Sanford Field House as part of the Kerschner Family Series.
He is expected to discuss his work after leaving the White House, including a AIDs and HIV advocacy effort that has helped 2 million people access lifesaving drugs, and relief and rebuilding efforts in Haiti.
The Global Leaders lecture series has brought other big names to the village of Hamilton in Madison County. In April, the
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Posted 5/24/2010 12:05:57 AM | Permalink
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Eddie Murphy hints at return to comedy stage, but he said the same thing two years ago |
by Nate Billy, Punchline Magazine (blog)
- Recently, Eddie Murphy has been hinting toward his return to stand-up comedy. The star himself has said, “Within the last six months or so, I started getting an itch to do it again. I started writing stuff… I was like, ‘I could go and do 15, 20 minutes right now. Maybe in a couple of months I’ll start working out again.”
The question is this: should we believe him? Murphy stated almost two years ago that he wanted to get back into stand-up, and even went as far as hinting at retirement from Hollywood. He had told Extra, “Thirty years and
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Posted 5/24/2010 12:05:40 AM | Permalink
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Steve Jobs confirmed as WWDC 2010 keynote speaker |
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By Gerald Lynch, Tech Digest
- Steve Jobs has been confirmed by Apple as the keynote speaker at their annual WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference) 2010 event in San Franscisco on June 7th.
That really isn't much of a surprise, given that Jobs pops up every time there's a new Apple product to launch. He was front and centre for the iPhone 3G reveal and earlier this year the iPad too, and with the iPhone 4G an almost dead cert to feature, who else would Apple choose to showcase their latest and greatest?
However, the whole buzz around the event is highly deflated this year, as a number of
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Posted 5/24/2010 12:05:07 AM | Permalink
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Hundreds receive degrees at Bard, Marist colleges |
By WILLIAM J. KEMBLE, Kingston Daily Freeman
- Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson and Marist College in Poughkeepsie held commencement exercises Saturday on their respective campuses.
Bard conferred 431 undergraduate degrees and 130 graduate degrees during its 150th commencement.
The keynote speaker at Bard, novelist Margaret Atwood, encouraged students to appreciate life, and she brought laughter by noting the nation's Constitution was written on hemp.
Honorary degrees were presented at the Bard ceremony to Atwood, economist Alan S. Binder, Xavier University President Norman C. Francis, diplomat Brandon H. Grove Jr., investor Henry G. Jarecki and physicist Lisa Randall.
Marist conducted its 64th commencement by conferring 1,100 degrees on Saturday. Another 376 were presented
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Posted 5/23/2010 12:05:56 AM | Permalink
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Eddie Murphy planning return to stand-up comedy |
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Daily News & Analysis
- London: Eddie Murphy is "itching" to get back to stand-up comedy.
Before becoming a famous film star, Murphy was one of the world's top comics.
And now he wants to go back, reports The Daily Star.
The Shrek star says, "Within the last six months or so, I started getting an itch to do it again. I started writing stuff... I was like, 'I could go and do 15, 20 minutes right now."
'Maybe in a couple of months I'll start working out again.'
"But it'll take a year before I'm ready to go on the road... It's gonna take at least a year to
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Posted 5/23/2010 12:05:34 AM | Permalink
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