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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 2008

Page

19

West’s ruffing plan defeats four spades bid in bridge

South opened four spades and looked certain to make but West led diamonds. He cashed K A then promoted a trump trick by ruffing with East, forcing South to overruff, and after a club switch, West’s return of a diamond set up the defense. Declarer had no winning option.

Declarer West East South

Comcast CEO unveils rapid developments to boost cable bid

Comcast chief Brian Roberts previews at CES new ultra high speed Internet, more HD content and devices linking video, phone and broadband. He demonstrates DOCSIS 3.0 delivering up to 160 Mbps, enabling HD downloads like Batman Begins in four minutes. The roll out starts this year with aim to reach millions of homes and spur broadband growth.

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Showplaces Showtimes and HD Cable Rivalry Highlight January

The listing shows Showplace and Fandango 4 theater schedules for January 7 to 10 with titles including National Treasure Book of Secrets Charlie Wilsons War I Am Legend and more. It notes Comcast offers up to 10 Mbps download speeds with plans for over 1000 HD videos and up to 300 on demand titles amid a legal clash with DirecTV over HD quality.

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Comcast to expand on demand movies and launch Fancast site

Comcast plans 6000 movies on demand across regional and national servers with 3000 in HD and aims to avoid new boxes for customers. The secure system reassures studios against theft while expanding to Fancast with Fandango, TV listings, and DVR integration. Live service rolled out in New England, broader rollout soon. TiVo add-on available for a shared fee.

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Chavez interview in GQ stirs talk of fashion and power

Naomi Campbell conducts a British GQ interview with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. He praises Fidel Castro, mocks Bush as crazy, and comments on Prince Charles and Putin style while courting a warmer US-Venezuela relationship. excerpts released ahead of the February issue.

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Crossword Puzzle Across and Down List

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