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Ariz. man enters plea in Internet sex assault case

musiclover — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:35:52 +0000

A Phoenix man accused of sexually assaulting his unconscious girlfriend and broadcasting the attack live on the Internet has pleaded guilty to three charges.

Twenty-two-year-old Jonathan Richard Hock pleaded guilty Thursday to two counts of attempted sexual assault and one count of voyeurism in Maricopa County Superior Court.

JetBlue starts nonstop Boston-Phoenix flights

musiclover — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:08:42 +0000

JetBlue Airways on Thursday launched its newest route from Logan International Airport with daily nonstop service to Phoenix, the company said. JetBlue’s new Phoenix route, the 38th nonstop destination from Logan, will be operated aboard Airbus A320 aircrafts which offers travelers premium amenities, all-leather seats with the most legroom in coach of any U.S. airline, More >

Ward quits Melbourne to join Phoenix

musiclover — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:54:18 +0000

Nick Ward has ended his two-and-a-half year stint with Melbourne Victory after the 25-year-old joined Wellington Phoenix.

The former Queens Park Rangers midfielder joined Melbourne in 2007, making 59 appearances for the club in the A-League and the Asian Champions League.

hoenix Rising Like, Well, a Phoenix

musiclover — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:49:22 +0000

In the world of industrial real estate, few areas have been clobbered harder than Phoenix, which suffered from a rash of overbuilding during the boom years by developers dreaming of the region as a national distribution hub.

But a major lease signed by Amazon.com Inc. at a vacant distribution center offers a glimmer of hope that the space glut is starting to be absorbed.

The online retailer is taking 1.4 million square feet of space at an empty building spanning about a half-mile long. The 10.5-year lease is the largest in Phoenix’s history on a square-footage basis, and it is the first tenant since the building was completed by Tratt Properties and KTR Capital Partners two years ago.

Phoenix Technologies gets richer takeover offer

musiclover — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:16:10 +0000

Phoenix Technologies Ltd., which makes system software for computers and servers, said Monday it has received a $150 million cash bid from an unnamed third party, trumping an earlier offer from private equity firm Marlin Equity Partners.

On Aug. 18, Phoenix agreed to be acquired by Marlin for $139 million, or $3.85 per share. That marked a 27 percent premium to Phoenix’s closing price of $3.02 earlier that day before the announcement. The deal is subject to approval by Phoenix shareholders.

Phoenix-area home prices flat in July

musiclover — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:23:19 +0000

Prices for Phoenix-area homes were flat in July for the first time in three months, and the author of a new report says he expects no price appreciation for the next year. Preliminary numbers show the median price for a home sold in the metropolitan Phoenix area was $129,900 in July, exactly what it was More >

Hurricane Katrina Survivor Stays in Phoenix

musiclover — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 21:21:32 +0000

We all remember when Hurricane Katrina dealt a huge blow to New Orleans, leaving entire neighborhoods underwater. This week, it has been five years since the devastation hit.

On Wednesday, the Obama administration announced that schools in the city will receive almost $2 billion to help cover the costs of rebuilding.

Paston to start in goal for Phoenix

musiclover — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:45:43 +0000

Wellington Phoenix goalkeeper Mark Paston has been deemed fit for Friday’s A-League match away to Brisbane, but newly-signed shot-stopper Danny Vukovic will be challenging for the No.1 jersey. The Phoenix added the highly-rated former Olyroo Vukovic to their goalkeeping unit this week after being left in the lurch when Turkish team Konyaspor terminated his newly More >

Windows Project Phoenix Crashes by Design

musiclover — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:26:07 +0000

Windows Project Phoenix crashed faster than Windows XP with a bad driver, but instead of a blue screen there was just the embrace of the water at Long Beach, California’s Rainbow Harbor. Windows Phoenix managed to fly only for a brief moment at Flugtag, a competition sponsored by Red Bull, designed to let flight enthusiast More >

Microsoft team’s Phoenix fails to rise

musiclover — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:40:44 +0000

A Windows machine crashing just after launch wouldn’t ordinarily be a news story, but in this case the machine was actually Redmond’s entry in a glider contest. Project Phoenix, created by eight members of Microsoft’s Windows team, was one of about 35 human-powered flying devices entered in this past weekend’s Red Bull Flugtag event in More >