News from Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune - 05/29/2010
Riding high in the saddle
The crowd had barely sat down from the national anthems at the start of Thursday's rodeo when the ride of the day was posted. It was quite possibly the ride of the year. Luke Butterfield was third out of the gate in the saddle-bronc, riding Blue Eyed Trapper. Eight seconds later, the 25-year-old [...]
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News from Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune - 05/29/2010
Sport’s toughest two minutes going at the college
While the south end of the city is featuring "eight seconds to glory" and the "half mile of hell" all week, the north end features "the hardest two minutes in sport" this weekend. The Grande Prairie Fire Fighters Association is hosting the Scott Firefit Championships 2010 Northern Alberta Regional [...]
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News from San Jose Mercury News - 05/28/2010
Tech Ticker
MicrosoftZune Pass may get cheaperMicrosoft, the world's largest software maker, may cut the monthly fee it charges for streaming music on its Zune portable player, senior product manager Terry Farrell said in an interview.
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News from San Jose Mercury News - 05/28/2010
Tech Ticker: Microsoft, iPhone, SAP
Microsoft, the world's largest software maker, may cut the monthly fee it charges for streaming music on its Zune portable player.
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News from Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune - 05/28/2010
Riding high in the saddle
The crowd had barely sat down from the national anthems at the start of Thursday's rodeo when the ride of the day was posted. It was quite possibly the ride of the year. Luke Butterfield was third out of the gate in the saddle-bronc, riding Blue Eyed Trapper. Eight seconds later, the 25-year-old [...]
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News from Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune - 05/28/2010
Sport’s toughest two minutes going at the college
While the south end of the city is featuring "eight seconds to glory" and the "half mile of hell" all week, the north end features "the hardest two minutes in sport" this weekend. The Grande Prairie Fire Fighters Association is hosting the Scott Firefit Championships 2010 Northern Alberta Regional [...]
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News from Techland - 05/28/2010
Is Microsoft's Zune Pass Too Expensive?
In an interview with Bloomberg, senior product manager for Zune Terry Farrell apparently hinted that Microsoft might lower the price of Zune Pass. There's no direct quote in the interview from Farrell, so I'm skeptical of whether or not Farrell even hinted at it. The only direct quote from Farrell mentions how challenging the space [...]
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News from New York Post - 05/28/2010
Zune's fee may be cut
Microsoft Corp., the world's largest software maker, may cut the monthly fee it charges for streaming music on its Zune portable player, senior product manager Terry Farrell said in an interview. Zune Pass, which features unlimited music streaming and 10 song downloads a month, now costs $14.99. Farrell...
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News from Engadget - 05/27/2010
Microsoft considers a Zune Pass price drop
Zune Pass already felt like a pretty sweet deal for music buffs -- $15 per month for unlimited streaming and 10 DRM-free MP3s -- and now Microsoft might be lowering the subscription price even further. Or so says Senior Product Manager Terry Farrell, who added, "it's a very definitely a challenging business." No indication what that new price might be, but just this past April, RealNetwork ...
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News from MacNN - 05/27/2010
Microsoft may slash Zune Pass price to fuel Zune sales
Microsoft on Thursday said it might cut the price of its Zune Pass subscription service. Senior product lead Terry Farrell wouldn't say how certain this was or how much it might drop, but recognized that the Zune's $15 monthly, unlimited downloads weren't necessarily competing well. Music is a "challenging business," he told BusinessWeek in a chat.... Microsoft - Zune - Business - Zune Pass ...
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News from Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune - 05/27/2010
Croteau posts best time opening night, Sutherland out of finals
Rae Croteau Jr.[...]
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News from Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune - 05/27/2010
Don’t count out a Sutherland win, except for Kelly
Kelly Sutherland's Stompede dry spell will not end this week (see related story), but there may still be a Sutherland – or two – involved in Sunday's championship. Kelly's son, Mark, and Kelly's brother, Kirk, were involved in the race of the night in Heat 8 Wednesday.[...]
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News from Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune - 05/27/2010
London cowboy making his mark at rodeo
Due to sheer numbers, coming away from any slack event with the low time is a feat in itself. Doing it twice is a rarity indeed. It makes the 40-hour drive from London, Ont., somewhat worth it for Morgan Grant, even if in the long run it's only for bragging rights. Grant posted the low time [...]
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News from Bloomberg - 05/27/2010
Microsoft May Cut Zune Streaming Music Price, Executive Says
May 27 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp. , the world’s largest software maker, may cut the monthly fee it charges for streaming music on its Zune portable player, senior product manager Terry Farrell said in an interview.
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News from BusinessWeek - 05/27/2010
New Web Services Put Music in the Cloud
A fresh batch of online music products combine features of Internet radio, digital downloads, and social networks
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News from Half Moon Bay Review - 05/26/2010
Sports Briefs
Nelson fourth in league gymnastics finals
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News from ShareCast - 05/26/2010
London mid-morning: Early gains extended
LONDON (SHARECAST) - Shares have continued their strong start to the day and the FTSE 100 now sits nearly 100 points higher, above the 5,000 point mark.
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News from Investors Chronicle - 05/26/2010
Wednesday's news and tips
¦ Stockbroker and investment manager Brewin Dolphin saw profits and funds under management move ahead at the half-way stage.
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News from ShareCast - 05/26/2010
C&C Properties appoints masterplanner for Earls Court
LONDON (SHARECAST) - Capital & Counties Properties , the company spun off from Liberty International, has appointed architects Terry Farrell & Partners to work on a masterplan for the Earls Court site in London.
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News from Half Moon Bay Review - 05/25/2010
Sports Briefs
Nelson fourth in league gymnastics finals
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