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You know whose fault all this illegal music-file downloading is? Your Internet service provider, that's who! At least according to longtime U2 manager Paul McGuinness, who laid the blame on ISPs in a fiery speech Monday at the annual MIDEM international music conference in France. According to the Los Angeles Times, McGuinness' keynote address targeted ISPs as both the primary culprits and potential healers of the worldwide record industry's ongoing ills. "I think the failure of ISPs to engage in the fight against piracy, to date, has been the single biggest failure in the digital music market," he said. "They are the gatekeepers with the technical means to make a far greater impact on mass copyright violation than the tens of thousands of lawsuits taken out against individual file-sharers." McGuinness added that he thinks the prosecution of music fans for illegally downloading music is "counterintuitive," even if there is an "educational and propaganda" effect to them, then issued a challenge to ISPs to do the right thing, suggesting legislation might be required if they don't.
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On Friday, Sept. 26, MSNBC.com and NBC commenced a press stampede of sorts with their exclusive report that the CIA had asked the Justice Department to investigate allegations that two government officials had broken federal laws by leaking information to Novak about Wilson's wife, namely that she worked undercover for the CIA. When Sunday's Washington Post gave Page One, above-the-fold treatment to the Novak-Wilson-Plame triangle, it bestowed official Washington scandal status upon the story, sending the rest of the press corps to the blogosphere and Nexis to catch up with what had been a slow-moving story. Today, TV producers are frantically booking reporters who've covered the story to come on their shows and bring the hosts and viewers up to speed. The basic outlines of the Wilson-Novak-Plame story have not changed since Novak wrote his column and Nation Washington Editor David Corn noted in an outraged July 16 column that the leakers might have broken the Intelligence Identities Protection Act of 1982.
DUTY-FREE SHOPS BRUSH OFF THE DUST
F or many tourists, duty-free shopping is as much a part of international travel as getting a passport stamped. That is, unless you are going to Egypt, where duty-free stores are better known for bare, dust-coated shelves than sexy displays of Swiss chocolates and designer perfumes. Trying to shake off that derelict image, a number of Egypt's duty-free stores have recently launched campaigns aimed at improving their marketing, store appearance and presentation. As the industry edges toward meeting international norms, some of these stores have managed to lure high-end brand names.
Mahmoud Ghandar, commercial managing director of Egypt Free Shops Company, which has 29 outlets including 10 duty-paid stores, says the company has begun redecorating some of its stores and stocking them with slickly displayed imported merchandise.
Bishwa Ijtema could be a world forum on human rights
Saint Jibrail used to come in contact with Hazrat Muhammad (SM), our last prophet, once every year to reveal to him our Holy Quran, but in the year 632 he came twice. Our last prophet sensed his time was coming to an end that year, and advised his close associates to call as many people as possible from various places to join him in his final pilgrimage to Mecca. More than one hundred thousand Muslims had participated in that unforgettable pilgrimage.
Hazrat Muhammad (SM) led the pilgrims from Mecca up to the Mountain of Arafat where at the foot of the mountain a sea of people stood in front of him silently as he sat on his camel and delivered a monumental speech of historical significance---a speech that in short described Islam as the complete code of life, a speech that transmitted the most eloquent message on human rights.
PRESS RELEASE: Hellgate™: London Opens Wide at iGames
Exclusive Launch Party, Showcase, at Select iGames Member Centers Across North America to Celebrate Release of Hotly Anticipated Action RPG Events Sponsored by 3D Monitor Manufacturer iZ3D, with exclusive event coverage provided by Premier MMO Community MMOABC.com to Include Launch Party, Nov. 10; Two-Week Showcase, Nov. 12-25 WHAT: Leading game center organization iGames will host a series of special events to celebrate the release of Hellgate™: London by EA, the hotly anticipated action RPG from Flagship Studios, the core team behind Diablo®. WHEN: Co-sponsored by 3D monitor manufacturer iZ3D, the events will include a one-day launch party, Saturday, November 10 at select iGames member centers, followed by an expanded showcase, November 12-25, allowing gamers one free hour over a two-week period to sample the game.
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Flint man gets 18-27 years in 1995 drug slaying
Frazier was 17 when he surrendered to police days after the June 1995 slayings of Aaron McColgan and James Goff. Frazier was convicted in 1996, but it was thrown out in 2003 because of ineffective legal counsel. He was sentenced on Monday in Genesee County Circuit Court. .
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