The European Union has ordered Google to delete images captured for its Street View service after six months. Street View, which was made available in the UK last year, is an add-on to Google Maps and Google Earth that allows users to see street-level photographs of a number of cities. The images are captured...
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“catchy, melodic indierock with words that show a world-wise experience with hope at the end of the tunnel…” – Amazon “These guys have taken the best of their influences and created something that feels truly original…”- iTunes Download Happy Ending’s song, “It Barely Makes A Sound” here: http://download.themusebox.net/mp3/happy_ending_it_barely_makes_a_sound.mp3 Spring fever is setting in all...
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NEW YORK – A major snowstorm blanketed much of the densely populated northeastern United States on Friday, forcing the closure of New York schools, power failures and transport delays. Up to 20 inches (50 centimeters) of snow were forecast to fall on New York by Saturday and snowplows worked through the night to keep...
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GENEVA — After two centuries of neutrality, Switzerland found itself in a bizarre and unprecedented situation Friday, facing a would-be “holy war” announced by Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi. The Swiss government declined to comment on Gadhafi’s latest salvo in a simmering diplomatic saga stemming from the Geneva police’s 2008 arrest and brief detainment of his...
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“A heavy-riff boom that sounds like Sigur Ros’ idea of Black Sabbath…the lyrics are in Danish, but this full-moon magic needs no translation.” – David Fricke, Rolling Stone “Gorgeous and sweeping…well crafted, well balanced, and well worth zoning out to.” – SPIN “Under Byen’s great with eerie beauty…chilling and catchy at once. 7.7/10″ –...
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The Surf Hotel in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, was engulfed by a major fire late last night, which also affected adjacent buildings. WBZ-TV reports that the Surf Hotel was destroyed in the fire, but no one was hurt, as it is closed for the winter. The Surf Hotel’s official Web site described the hotel...
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The Bay Area’s Own Son Of The Hood Releases Video For Stirring Street Story The Video: Shady Nate and E Da Sanga have been heating things up with their soulful hustler’s story, “Planes, Trains and Automobiles,” the single from Shady Nate’s 2009 Gasman Unleashed project. The song features the emcees deftly weaving a tale...
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Afghan authorities say attackers struck in central Kabul early Friday, killing at least 17 people and wounding 32 others in a series of explosions and gunfire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, saying five suicide bombers were involved. This is the latest assault in Kabul since last month when Taliban insurgents carrying automatic...
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New York Gov. David Paterson has decided not to seek election to a full term amid a roiling scandal over whether he and his troopers intimidated a woman who’d reported domestic violence against one of his top aides, The New York Post reported Friday. Paterson has communicated to top advisers and supporters that he...
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New album set for release on April 6th marks reunion with producer T Bone Burnett and features guest vocals from Neko Case & Kelly Hogan LOS ANGELES, CA, January 28, 2010—Jakob Dylan will release his sophomore solo album, Women and Country, on Columbia Records on April 6th, 2010. Soulful yet striking and ripe with...
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