Thursday, June 07, 2012

Apple Buddies Up With Cheaper Wireless Partners for iPhone - NYTimes.com


http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/07/apple-buddies-up-with-cheaper-wireless-partners-for-iphone/


John Smoltz's induction into Braves Hall of Fame highlights busy Alumni Weekend | Braves.com - Mark Bowman


http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120607&content_id=32915084&vkey=news_atl&c_id=atl


Former Fleetwood Mac Member Bob Welch Dead at 65 | Music News | Rolling Stone


http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/former-fleetwood-mac-member-bob-welch-dead-at-65-20120607


Mega-lawsuit says NFL hid brain injury links  | ajc.com


http://www.ajc.com/sports/mega-lawsuit-says-nfl-1453868.html


Padres draft a player who doesn’t play baseball - Yardbarker


http://network.yardbarker.com/mlb/article_external/padres_draft_a_player_who_doesnt_play_baseball/10963955?linksrc=home_rg_head_10963955


Competition for prepaid wireless customers picks up steam – USATODAY.com


http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/story/2012-06-06/prepaid-wireless-smartphones/55442768/1


Facebook's first investor says he is 'bored' by social network - despite the fact he pocketed billions from it | Mail Online - Sean Parker, Facebook's first investor, has said that he is now 'bored' by the company - despite having made a fortune from the company. ‘Facebook isn’t helping you make new connections, Facebook doesn’t develop new relationships, Facebook is just trying to be the most accurate model of your social graph,’ said Parker this week.


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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2155892/Facebooks-investor-says-bored-social-network--despite-fact-pocketed-billions-it.html


West Coast prepares for Japanese tsunami debris to wash ashore – USATODAY.com


http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-06-07/tsunami-debris-japan/55443002/1


Chipper could go on rehab; Uggla’s career-best pace(s) | David O'Brien - AJC


http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-braves-blog/2012/06/06/chipper-could-go-on-rehab-ugglas-on-record-paces/


Def Leppard Rip Through Intimate Los Angeles Gig for YouTube | Music News | Rolling Stone / Mikael Wood - On Wednesday afternoon in Los Angeles, though, the hard-rock hitmakers went small at the House of Blues, where they taped a performance for YouTube that will premiere online today at 3 p.m. ET. It was Def Leppard's first gig of 2012, according to frontman Joe Elliott. "Be gentle with us," he said. The seven-song set included "Rock of Ages" and"Pour Some Sugar on Me" – both of which Def Leppard recently re-recorded for digital-music retailers – as well as"Foolin'" and the title track from their massive 1987 LP Hysteria. - Def Leppard did reach back to 1981's High 'n' Dry for "Let It Go" and "Bringin' on the Heartbreak." - Def Leppard also took questions from fans and revealed that they've rehearsed approximately 30 tunes for the upcoming tour.


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http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/def-leppard-rip-through-intimate-los-angeles-gig-for-youtube-20120607?utm_source=dailynewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter


I'll Have Another has a Twitter account - USATODAY


http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2012/06/ill-have-another-has-a-twitter-account/1#.T9ESUo6BA00