SEATTLE - For the world’s poorest, cellphone technology carries opportunity, aid groups say, as text messages and other mobile applications have created a new platform to reach the most remote farms and crowded urban slums of Africa, Asia and Latin America.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/07/AR2010090702996.html
“Not so long ago, teenagers in trouble got grounded. They lost their evenings out, maybe the keys to the family car. But lately the art of family discipline has begun to reflect our digital age. ”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/05/AR2010090503836.html
| When | Thursday, September 9, 2010, 6 – 8pm |
| Where | 4855 Princess Anne Rd Virginia Beach, Va 23462 |
| Event type | Education |
| Presenter | Ernest Stewart |
| Age Range | Adults |
When: Thursday, Sepember 9, 2010, 6-8pm
Where: 4855 Princess Anne Rd. Virginia Beach, Va 23462
Event Type Education
Presenter Ernest Stewart
Age Range Adults
NFL: Tom Brady was involved in a car accident Thursday 9/9/2010 Morning in Boston, MyFoxBoston.com reports.
The New England Patriots quarterback was reportedly “shaken” following the two-car crash. He was not transported to a hospital and his condition remains unknown, the station reports.
MyFoxBoston.com Reports
http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2010/09/09/nfl-quaterback-tom-brady-involved-car-accident/
NFL kicks off tonight with the New Orleans Saints (Last years superbowl champs) take on Brett Farve and the Minnesota Vikings.
Where: NBC
Time: 8:30pm
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Google is ruling the Internet one new adjustment at a time!
“So this is what all the fuss was about: Google’s latest tweak to its search engine — heralded over the last two days with curious changes to the company’s home-page logo — allows you to see search results before you finish typing a query.”
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2010/09/google_debuts_instant_search.html
Saturday, Sept. 11th, 7:30pm-Sunday, Sept 12,2010, 12:15am
Free observing begins at sunset in the VLM observatory. The planetarium program ” Astronaut” is at 7:30 p.m. Then laser light concerts in the planetarium:
7:30pm-Laser Spirit (Family)
8:30pm-Hypnotica
10:00pm-(Hard Rock)
11:30pm-(Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon”
All shows $6 each.
524 J. Clyde Morris Blvd., Newport News.
www.Thevlm.org
| When | Friday, September 10, 2010, 6 – 11pm |
| Where | 7th Street Stage at the Oceanfront |
| Event type | Concert |
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When: Friday, September 10, 2010, 6-11pm
Where: 7th Street Stage at the Oceanfront
Event Type: Concert
Note: Come to 7th street stage and enjoy sounds by the beach every weekend now through September 26th. Free and open to the public. See you at the Ocean Front!!!
Saturday, September 11th,2010, 8:30pm @ Mt. Trashmore. Come join your local community in this Walk to promote good Mental Health.
Contact: Chris Gilchrist, LCSW
Ph # 757-483-5111
www.sos-walk.org
Saturday Sept. 11th @ 11am in Newport news. (215 Main Street Newport News, VA 23601) a community event will be taking place in memory of Sept 11th.
Contact : Fr. Joel Marable, Curate
Reception to follow. Any questions please call
The Tennessee-bred alternative rock band Kings of Leon kicks off its tour in June, making a stop on Sept. 11 at the Virginia Beach Amphitheater. (800) 745-3000, www.livenation.com.
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/03/kings-leon-black-keys-and-whigs
In an effort to discourage loitering teenagers, Gallery Place business owners installed a device that emits a high-pitched, headache-inducing sound that only young ears can hear
Super-size your favorite beverage or just size-up to avoid spills with our hefty, 15 oz. ceramic Large Mug. Large easy-grip handle. When you need more, mug it up.
Five-year renewal of a revenue-sharing pact will now include mobile search and online video, two areas that AOL called critical to the future of the company as it tries to revamp and return to profitability.
Brand, From the Field, Mobile, Online Store, Press Announcements, Social Media
The Barnes & Noble ($BKS) story reminds me of those pictures where they show a big fish swallowing a small fish only to be itself swallowed up by an even bigger one. Barnes & Noble founder Len Riggio built the largest bookseller on earth by putting thousands of mom & pops under his sword across the country; now he himself is facing his own possible destruction from the twin threats of shareholder activist Ron Burkle and the disintermediation of the digital age.
http://www.benzinga.com/10/09/456164/barnes-noble%E2%80%99s-fighting-on-two-fronts
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2010/09/barnes-noble-burkle-appeal.html
Brand, Community, From the Field, New Clients, Online Store, Press Announcements
USA Today shaking up staff in ‘radical’ overhaul
SAN FRANCISCO — USA Today, the nation’s second largest newspaper, is making the most dramatic overhaul of its staff in its 28-year history as it de-emphasizes its print edition and ramps up its effort to reach more readers and advertisers on mobile devices.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/27/AR2010082701481.html
Brand, Community, From the Field, Online Store, Press Announcements, advertising
The news of a gunman at the Discovery Channel’s headquarters in Silver Spring indeed traveled fast on Wednesday, but none of it came through radio, TV or newspaper Web sites, at least not at first.
Brand, Community, From the Field, Mobile, Social Media, advertising
The data storage unit that failed in a warehouse outside of Richmond last week, wreaking havoc in the computer networks of a number of Virginia agencies for more than a week, is a ubiquitous bit of technology used by virtually every major company and government in the country.
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Updated: Friday, 03 Sep 2010, 7:05 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 03 Sep 2010, 7:05 PM EDT
PORTSMOUTH, Va (WAVY) - Experts said Hampton Roads missed Hurricane Earl’s impact by about 40 miles.
Norfolk received some rain, but for the little bit of rain that fell on Friday afternoon, Timothy Gidden didn’t even bother with an umbrella. He said he prepared for the worst though. “Of course we did the usual Walmart run - got everything we needed to get,” said Gidden.
http://www.wavy.com/dpp/weather/hurricane/how-hampton-roads-missed-earl
VIRGINIA BEACH
When Rinnata Mussina arrived, exhausted by the long trip from her native Kazakhstan, she was prepared to start a summer job at an Oceanfront bike rental shop.
But the 23-year-old college student was told to come back the next week, then the week after, then the week after. The owner told her and a friend who’d traveled to Virginia with her that there wasn’t enough business to hire them, Mussina said.
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/09/tight-job-market-bane-visiting-foreign-students
Updated: Friday, 03 Sep 2010, 11:50 AM EDT
Published : Friday, 03 Sep 2010, 11:48 AM EDT
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) - Area Navy installations have returned to normal operations.
On Friday, only essential personnel were required to report to work at 6 a.m. All personnel should report to work as scheduled beginning at 6 p.m. Friday.
http://www.wavy.com/dpp/weather/hurricane/navy-returns-to-normal-operations
Sept. 1 (Bloomberg) — Amazon.com Inc. has approached media companies including Time Warner Inc. with plans to start an online video subscription service to rival Netflix Inc., said three people with knowledge of the talks.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/01/AR2010090102290.html
Brand, Community, From the Field, Mobile, Social Media, advertising
The Tennessee-bred alternative rock band Kings of Leon kicks off its tour in June, making a stop on Sept. 11 at the Virginia Beach Amphitheater. (800) 745-3000, www.livenation.com.
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/03/kings-leon-black-keys-and-whigs
By Mike Baker
RODANTHE, N.C.
Coastal residents and vacationers shrugged off the fading effects of Hurricane Earl and began to enjoy Labor Day weekend Saturday as officials reopened the main highway linking the Outer Banks to the mainland.
http://hamptonroads.com/2010/09/earl-gone-labor-day-weekend-resumes-outer-banks?cid=ltst