MultiCultClassics (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Running the total news in a MultiCultClassics Monologue… • The New York Post reported 50 Cent won his lawsuit against Taco Bell for using his name in a promotion without permission. It’s safe to say the artist will receive considerably more than 50 cents. • A City Council committee in Los Angeles will discuss the $3.2 million spent for the Michael Jackson memorial, with some...
Neil Clark (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
This essay of mine on the life, work and values of one of my favourite writers, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the author of The Little Prince, appears in the anti-war magazine The American Conservative . I hope you enjoy it. IMAGINATION TAKES FLIGHT Neil Clark The humane values of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. What moves me so deeply about this little prince sleeping here is his loyalty to a...
Sify (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
A Los Angeles official says she's negotiating with the company that owns Staples Center about reimbursing at least some of the $3.2 million taxpayers spent on the Michael Jackson memorial.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
A Los Angeles City Council committee plans to discuss the $3.2 million taxpayers spent on the Michael Jackson memorial.
Mobile Tech Today (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
You have to really love TV to spring for a portable TV like the FLO TV Personal Television I've been testing. While you can already "snack" on live and pre-recorded mobile TV offerings on some cell phones, this brand new FLO handheld is a dedicated television you might schlep in addition to a phone. FLO's pitch is that you can use this stand-alone digital TV to keep you and the troops entertained...
TechCrunch (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Last week we reported on Shakira's decision to use Ustream and Facebook to live stream the debut of her latest music video, Give It Up To Me — a move that's a fairly huge departure from the standard MTV route we probably would have seen a few years ago. Ustream has just given us the stats of yesterday's launch, and it's clear that it drew quite a crowd: over the course of the ten minute live...
The Industry Standard (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Bill Stone, president of Qualcomm’s FLO TV division, is making a huge bet that users won’t mind paying for mobile TV subscriptions to view shows on their tiny screens. Speaking at the Streaming Media West show in San Jose, Calif. today, Stone said Qualcomm has collectively invested more than a billion dollars in lining up the digital spectrum license and other infrastructure to make the...
Abovethelaw.com (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
* Utah college student can't use "global warming" as a defense. Tim DeChristopher was indicted in April on felony charges for interfering with a government auction and making false representations when he bid $1.7 million for land near Utah's national parks knowing he could not make good on the bids. [ New York Times ] * ATL grammar police will hate this ruling. A misplaced modifier is not...
Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
LOS ANGELES - This city wants the $3 million it spent for the Michael Jackson memorial paid back, a spokesman said yesterday, despite an audit concluding that the Gloved One's...
Mayor Sam's Sister City (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
"AEG's Tim Lieweke and a couple of civic friends" The LA Weekly is reporting this afternoon that AEG will pay an undisclosed amount of money to offset public cost for the non-permitted AEG/Michael Jackson Memorial. By Tibby Rothman and Dennis Romero Anschutz Entertainment Group, the owner of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]...
The Los Angeles Business (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Los Angeles City Attorney Carmen Trutanich is still looking to have the city reimbursed some $3 million spent on the Michael Jackson memorial at Staples Center, according to media reports.
LAist (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
LAPD at the Michael Jackson Memorial Service in July | Photo by Zach Behrens/LAist A city report (.pdf) released Friday shows that costs for the Michael Jackson public memorial service were more than originally thought, which was $1.4 million. The actual cost, according to the new report, was $3.4 million. That's $1.2 million for straight time salary costs (mostly police) and $2 million for overtime...
WJZ Baltimore, Maryland News Weathe (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
The Los Angeles city attorney still plans to seek reimbursement of the $3 million the city spent for the Michael Jackson memorial, a spokesman said Monday, despite an audit concluding the event pumped even more dollars into the local economy. The July 7 memorial at Staples Center was a $4 million boon for local hotels, restaurants and other businesses, according to the report released Friday from the...
cbs4denver.com: Entertainment (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
The Los Angeles city attorney still plans to seek reimbursement of the $3 million the city spent for the Michael Jackson memorial, a spokesman said Monday, despite an audit concluding the event pumped even more dollars into the local economy. The July 7 memorial at Staples Center was a $4 million boon for local hotels, restaurants and other businesses, according to the report released Friday from the...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
The Los Angeles city attorney says he's still seeking reimbursement of the $3 million the city spent for the Michael Jackson memorial — even though a report says there was no law at the time forcing a payback.
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alexmike | 08/14/2009
Here is a quick rundown of the final stats after today’s Michael Jackson Memorial service for the King of Pop. You were able to see users status updates that were entered on the CNN site and connected back to users facebook accounts. At one point in the morning users were posting Approx 6,000 status updates per minute. There were a total of about 1 million users posting approximately 800,000 status
tauhid02 | 08/09/2009
John Mayer performing Human Nature Michael Jackson Memorial Tribute. Watch here
chi-hua-hua | 07/25/2009
It is rumored that Omer Bhatti is Michael Jackson’s 25 yers old son. But why doesn’t he appear in his will? Did Michael Jackson not know he had a 25 year old son? Omer Bhatti is said to the the love child of Michael Jackson and Pia Bhatti. Omer was given a front row seat with the Jackson family during the Michael Jackson Memorial Service. He was born in Norwegia, but despite reports of him being Michael...
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