Kings Place the Guardian’s new home

The News Review:

- Kings Place the Guardian’s new home
- Valley libraries: a haven during tough economic times
- The 411 Music Top Five 12.16.08: Top 5 Food References in Music
- SF Jazz Announces the Artist Line-up for the 10th Anniversary SF …
- Home Grown Terrorism and the Original Crime of the Century – An …
- T3 EXCLUSIVE: Cowon S9 MP3 player review

Kings Place the Guardian’s new home
guardian.co.uk UK 
First we have simply outgrown Farringdon Road. During the past 32 years we have expanded acquired a Sunday newspaper and grown a website. The Saturday paper alone is perhaps 15 to 20 times the size of its equivalent in 1976; the Observer probably five or six times. We’ve colonised assorted warehouses and office blocks in EC1. Any longer and the fire inspectors would have had us. Second the buildings are – to put it politely – showing their age.

Valley libraries: a haven during tough economic times
San Jose Mercury News  USA 
“That’s a lot” said Sarah Flowers deputy county librarian. By Advertisement yld_mgr. place_ad_here(“adPosBox”); comparison checkout in the previous seven to eight years had grown a modest 2 percent to 3 percent a year. Patrons in San Jose checked out 1. 2 million more books and other items than last year up about 7 percent. In some libraries in California the increase over the previous year is 25 percent to 30 percent said Barbara Roberts president of the California Library Association a statewide group that held a conference in San Jose last month. Tully Branch Manager Michelle Amores said she realized the library economic barometer was rising three months ago when three to four people a week would request extra time on the public computer stations with Internet access.

The 411 Music Top Five 12.16.08: Top 5 Food References in Music
411mania.com TX 
Don McLean “American Pie”: No the song is not about pie but pie is my favorite dessert; with the holiday season upon us this is in the forefront of my mind. Can’t help but mention this amazing American classic about the death of Buddy Holly. Can’t wait to go home for some delicious homemade pie1. BareNaked Ladies “One Week”: Possibly the biggest cult-followed band to ever venture south of the Canadian border Barenaked Ladies dropped this weird-ass bomb that broke the mainstream. [Paul Hollingsworth]Honorable Mentions:Warrant – “Cherry Pie” Rolling Stones – “Brown Sugar” Prince – “Starfish & Coffee” The Beatles – “Savoy Truffle” The Greatful Dead – “Sugar Magnolia”5.

SF Jazz Announces the Artist Line-up for the 10th Anniversary SF …
All About Jazz PA 
“For 26 years SFJAZZ has been guided by a simple principle: we absolutely love music—and we want to present it in the best possible context for all those who share our passion” said Kline. “In 2000 we took a huge step forward in that mission by launching the SFJAZZ Spring Season marking our expansion into a year-round concert presenting organization. Over the last 10 years the Spring Season has grown exponentially. This year we will present nearly 40 concerts over four months purposefully matching each artist with the ideal venue for a high-quality listening experience. Our aim is to reflect the tighter more culturally close-knit nature of today’s world and the positively open-minded ‘multi-culti’ city that we call home—San Francisco. ”SFJAZZ SPRING SEASON HIGHLIGHTS & THEMES“We are committed to diverse ‘thematic’ programming across several genres beyond jazz” exclaims Kline. This includes an immense range of artists from jazz to world music instrumental to vocal and traditional to cutting-edge contemporary.
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Home Grown Terrorism and the Original Crime of the Century – An …
Huffington Post NY 
Got to credit former New York Times and Vanity Fair reporter HOWARD BLUM for uncovering this vital story. He wraps it in a creative narrative that says sweeping historical movie. (The book has been optioned for film by the creatives behind the ROSEANNE and HOME IMPROVEMENT TV shows) There are titans practically on every CD. Times founder HARRISON GRAY OTIS; son-in-law HARRY CHANDLER; Socialist leader EUGENE DEBS Union organizer SAMUEL GOMPERS and the three leads of the piece: celebrated detective WILLIAM J. “BILLY” BURNS called America’s SHERLOCK HOLMES; legendary defense lawyer CLARENCE DARROW and Hollywood film pioneer D.

T3 EXCLUSIVE: Cowon S9 MP3 player review
T3 UK 
It’s obviously supposed to work a bit like Apple’s equivalent but it doesn’t. Having a choice of ‘skins’ is all well and good but using the S9 just isn’t as intuitive as it should be. The fact that pressing the awkwardly positioned ‘home’ button is actually slightly painful to use doesn’t help matters much. advancedmp3players.

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