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Mac OS X Snow Leopard To Ship In September Says Apple Website
21 August, 2009, by Desire Athow
Apple quietly published the initial release date of their forthcoming operating system, Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6, as the 28th of August which is the last Friday before Bank holiday on the 31st.
However, it seems that someone at Apple HQ decided to amend Apple's UK website which is currently showing September instead (without any dates). Interestingly, Apple's French and German websites have not been upgraded yet to reflect the product's launch.
Customers who have purchased a qualifying Mac or Xserve on or after June 8, 2009 but before the launch date, you can upgrade to Mac OS X Snow Leopard for £7.95 which includes the shipping and handling fee.
It brings a lot of "little touches and performance improvements that will make using your Mac even more enjoyable" according to Apple's website. Snow Leopard was announced last year at Apple's annual WWDC and focused on performance improvements and stability.
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ANALYSIS - Palin leaves U.S. Republicans guessing
Sarah Palin has left fellow Republicans guessing as to her true intentions after her shock decision to quit as governor of Alaska -- the latest episode in a summer of unwelcome surprises for the opposition party.
The unpredictable Palin has made clear she is thinking of a role for herself beyond that of a politician in distant Alaska but has avoided talking about a possible run for the Republican Party presidential nomination in 2012.
"I've never thought I needed a title before one's name to forge progress in America," Palin said in a July 4 holiday message to supporters that pushed her key themes of energy independence, stronger national security and fiscal restraint.
"I hope you will join me. Now is the time to rebuild and help our nation achieve progress," she said.
Many analysts, including some prominent Republicans, believe her decision to resign as governor have made it impossible for her to mount a realistic campaign in 2012.
But Republican elders say Palin could still be a powerful voice for rallying conservative voters by giving speeches or perhaps hosting a talk show on radio or cable television.
U.S. regulators close Citizens National Bank
Bank regulators closed Citizens National Bank, of Macomb, Illinois, on Friday, the 36th U.S. bank to fail this year as the struggling economy and falling home prices take their toll on financial institutions.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp said Citizens National Bank had $437 million assets and about $400 million in deposits. The failure is expected to cost the FDIC deposit insurance fund an estimated $106 million.
Morton Community Bank, of Morton, Illinois, agreed to assume the deposits of Citizens National Bank, who offices will reopen on Saturday as branches of Morton Community Bank.
It’s Earth Day: Shoot the Planet!
Tomorrow, April 22, is Earth Day, and what better way to show appreciation of the planet’s environment than to take a few shots? With a camera, that is.
On Earth Day, Obama pushes ambitious climate agenda
As House Democrats begin hearings on a massive energy and climate-change bill, the president aims to turn up the volume in his push to cap greenhouse gas emissions and boost renewable alternatives to fossil fuels
On Capitol Hill, where Democrats command majorities in both houses of Congress, House Democrats began three full days of hearings on a massive energy and climate-change bill, inviting testimony from three Cabinet secretaries and more than a dozen captains of industry, labor and the environmental movement.
Obama, meantime, prepared to visit a wind turbine manufacturer in Iowa this week to champion his push to cap greenhouse gas emissions and boost renewable alternatives to fossil fuels.
And the political theatrics were only the most visible part of what shapes up to be a frenzied lobbying fight over an issue that pits some of the nation's highest-powered interests against one another in a tangle of coalitions and alliances of convenience. Read More
Empire of the Sun author Ballard dies at 78
Ballard was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2006. He had been ill “for several years,” his agent Margaret Hanbury said in a statement announcing his death on Sunday, but she did not give the cause of death. It was not immediately clear where he died.
“His acute and visionary observation of contemporary life was distilled into a number of brilliant, powerful novels which have been published all over the world and saw Ballard gain cult status,” Hanbury said.
Ballard was born in Shanghai, China, and was interned there in a prison camp by Japanese troops in 1941 — an experience he drew on in the 1984 novel “Empire of The Sun,” later adapted as a film by U.S. director Steven Spielberg.
The writer moved to Britain in 1946, where he lived until his death.
Ballard was sometimes controversial. His 1973 novel “Crash,” which explored contentious themes about people who derive pleasure from car accidents, was transposed into film by David Cronenberg in 1996.
It was not immediately known if family members survived him.
Source: http://newsbb.org
Pirates vow to kill U.S., French sailors
(CNN) -- Two pirates in Somalia vowed revenge Monday, after the U.S. military killed three pirates and freed a U.S. ship captain who had been held hostage for several days. Crew members of the Maersk Alabama celebrate after hearing the Navy had rescued their captain from pirates. The pirates told a Somali journalist that they were angered by the U.S. action, as well as a French raid Friday that killed two pirates and one hostage and freed four hostages. "We have decided to kill U.S. and French sailors if they happen to be among our future hostages," said Abdullahi Ahmed, a member of a pirate group based at Harardhere, a coastal town in central Somalia. Members of the U.S. Navy shot and killed three pirates who had been holding Capt. Richard Phillips hostage in a lifeboat on Sunday evening, a military official said. The pirates seized Phillips after a failed attempt to hijack his ship, the Maersk Alabama. For five days the pirates held Phillips in the lifeboat as U.S. Navy ships closed in and lingered nearby. On Sunday, U.S. Navy snipers opened fire on the lifeboat after seeing one pirate point an AK-47 at the captain's back, the U.S. military said. The shootings occurred as one pirate was aboard the USS Bainbridge negotiating over Phillips' fate. Continue Reading
