Archive for September, 2009

Seized Times Reporter Is Freed in Afghan Raid That Kills Aide


September 9th, 2009

Stephen Farrell, held captive by militants for four days, was freed in a military commando raid early Wednesday, but his Afghan interpreter was killed.


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TV Sports: Tennis Coverage Is Split, and Some Fans Are Left Wanting


September 9th, 2009

When USA Network opted to stop showing tennis, ESPN and Tennis Channel stepped in, which does not necessarily mean change for the better for viewers.


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Advertising: Glamour Puts on a Happy Face to Attract Ads


September 9th, 2009

A venerable fashion magazine depicts its readers as all-American, girly and ?aggressively cheerful ? to compete for advertising dollars.


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Sun-Times in Deal to Sell Most Assets


September 9th, 2009

A group of local Chicago business interests made a so-called ?stalking-horse? offer to entice competing bids for the bankrupt company.


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11th-Hour Filings Oppose Google?s Book Settlement


September 9th, 2009

A federal judge must now begin untangling the competing claims about the effects of an agreement granting Google the right to create the world?s largest digital library and bookstore.


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Why is Russia’s Yandex the Fastest Growing Search Engine?


September 9th, 2009

Search activity at Yandex grew by 94 percent this year, topping Google’s 58 percent and Microsoft’s 41 percent growth. Is it economics? Or is it something to do with search technology? …

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The Pour: Pop Goes the Critic


September 9th, 2009

Gary Vaynerchuk?s video blog has made him plenty of fans, many new to wine.Gary Vaynerchuk, who has developed a rabid following through his online video series, Wine Library TV, has broken through class barriers in a way that no other wine critic has been able to.


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A New Force on Broadway


September 9th, 2009

Ushering in a new generation of Broadway power brokers, Jordan Roth, a 33-year-old producer, finalized a deal to buy a stake in and to lead Jujamcyn Theaters.


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Talk to The Times: Jill Abramson, Managing Editor


September 8th, 2009

Jill Abramson will answer readers? questions the week of Sept. 7.


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Q & A with Stuart Elliott


September 8th, 2009

Q & A with Stuart Elliott.


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