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Times Union 

Sixties Spectacular

The most remarkable aspects of the Sixties Spectacular, Mark Volman says, are the longevity of the acts and their appreciation of it. The Turtles best-known song was "Happy Together," which, when released in 1967, knocked the Beatles' "Penny Lane" from the No. 1 slot on Billboard. The Turtles other hits included "She'd Rather Be With Me," "It Ain't Me Babe," "You Showed Me" and "Elenore." When you ask him about the dream of becoming a rock 'n' roll star, he laughs and throws back the word nightmare. Читать дальше...

«La Crosse Tribune» (lacrossetribune.com) 

More original shows shine on Weather Channel

NEW YORK — The Weather Channel is in the midst of a transformation, one that can be traced in part to an idle afternoon Al Roker spent surfing the Web a couple of years ago.

International Business Times 

HP Merges PC, Printing Units As New Boss Makes Her Mark

Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), the No. 1 computer company, said it will merge its PCs with its printers unit, amid other internal changes ordered by new CEO Meg Whitman. The goal is to make the lumbering giant in Palo Alto, Calif., more profitable and take advantages of economies of scale. HP's PC business is the world's biggest as its its Imaging and Printing Group in the printers sector. We believe we will create a winning scenario, Whitman said in announcing the shift, which also includes the retirement of printing czar Vyomesh Joshi, 57.

International Business Times 

Apple Dividend: Iconic iPhone Maker Enters Brave New World

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) answered millions of prayers of its stockholders on Monday by establishing a dividend payment and a huge stock repurchase program. With nearly $100 billion in cash sitting on its balance sheet, accumulated largely through massive global sales of its wildly popular iPhone, iPod and iPad product lines, shareholders and analysts were clamoring for dividends.

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Fiore: iWhine

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