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By Susanna Baird - AOL News
(Dec. 9) -- Spc. Matt Wilson served in the Army Reserve for eight years, including a deployment to Germany. He and his fellow soldiers loved to watch movies together. Films offered respite from the sober realities of military existence. "Watching movies is huge for us," he told AOL News. "It takes your mind off of what's going on." Movies also happily put to rest the last hours of long days. "There's another hour and a half down, I'm going to the gym and going to bed. It's key," Wilson said. Thanks to volunteers like sub shop owner Lori Bagwell, soldiers serving in war zones will enjoy ...
Cyber Monday a Real Bust for Some Websites
By Lisa Flam - AOL News
(Nov. 29) -- Cyber Monday was a bust for some websites -- the feds accused them of selling fake handbags, sunglasses and DVDs and shut them down. Attorney General Eric Holder announced today that 82 domain names of commercial websites have been seized for allegedly selling counterfeit goods and illegal copies of copyrighted material. dvdcollects.com The Justice Department said today that 82 domain names of websites allegedly selling counterfeit goods and illegal copies of copyrighted material have been seized. The effort targeted websites selling counterfeit sports equipment, shoes, ...
Netflix Instant Streaming Officially Bigger Than DVD Rentals
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News(Oct. 21) -- DVD-by-mail is officially going the way of Saturday evenings spent perusing the video rental shelves. For the first time in its history, movie rental giant Netflix is providing more hours of content via Internet streaming than on DVDs, according to the Los Angeles Times blog Company Town. Netflix chief executive Reed Hastings raised the point during his remarks discussing third-quarter results. "By every measure we are now primarily a streaming company that also offers DVD-by-mail," Hastings said. "DVD-by-mail shipments are still growing, but streaming for us is much larger and ...
Blockbuster Bankruptcy Blues: 4 Biggest Questions Answered
By Steven Hoffer - AOL News(Aug. 27) -- There's no rewind button for Blockbuster. According to a report from the Los Angeles Times, sources close to Blockbuster Inc., the formerly dominant home video rental outlet, are indicating that the company will file for a "preplanned" September bankruptcy claim. "Preplanned," of course, suggests a certain level of inevitability and expectation to the news. But how avoidable was the big blue ticket stub's fate, and just where does Blockbuster stand now? Surge Desk answers these questions, offering the four key points to know about the Blockbuster bankruptcy. How bad is ...
Obama Snubs French President; Seeks to Work With Predecessor
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyFrench press outlets are reporting on another foreign policy gaffe committed by the Obama Administration. President Obama recently sent a letter to French President Jacques Chirac (French) expressing Obama's desire "work together...to build a safer world." It's a nice sentiment. The only problem is that Chirac has not been president of France for over two years. The current French President, Nicolas Sarkozy, is not a fan of Obama's foreign policy plans, especially in regard to Iran, and now is reported to be upset by the president's outreach to his predecessor.The snub is the third in a string ...
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