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Archive for August 6th, 2008

06 Aug

Joey Cheek of Team Darfur has visa revoked by China!

Joey Cheek, Olympic speed skating champion and founder of Team Darfur, has been denied entry into China. The denial of Joey Cheek’s visa came suddenly and without warning:
Former Olympic speedskater Joey Cheek had his visa revoked by Chinese authorities Wednesday, hours before he was set to travel to Beijing to promote his effort urging China [...]

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06 Aug

Did big media snatch 5100 digital channels for free?

If you think all you should know about the pending conversion to digital television is the need for a converter box coupon, you may have been hoodwinked and bamboozled by the jumbo media companies. In fact the most important aspect of this transition may be that hundreds of new television channels to be made available [...]

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