[Medianews] FBI mines records of ordinary Americans

2005-11-06 Thread Michael Reynolds
FBI mines records of ordinary Americans Since its enactment in 2001, the USA Patriot Act has spurred the FBI to probe tens of thousands of U.S. residents not alleged to be terrorists or spies. http://g.msn.com/0MN2ET7/2?http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9939709CM=EmailThisCE=1

[Medianews] CBS to Acquire CSTV for $325 Million

2005-11-06 Thread George Antunes
November 4, 2005 CBS to Acquire CSTV for $325 Million in Stock By RICHARD SANDOMIR NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/04/business/04adco.html?pagewanted=print VIACOM announced yesterday that the new CBS Corporation would acquire CSTV Networks, a cable channel and confederation of Web

[Medianews] Can Hollywood Evade the Death Eaters?

2005-11-06 Thread George Antunes
November 6, 2005 Can Hollywood Evade the Death Eaters? By LAURA M. HOLSON NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/06/business/yourmoney/06warner.html?pagewanted=print BY all outward appearances, Warner Brothers Entertainment should be having one of its best years ever. For the 21st year in a

[Medianews] Journey to the Center of Yahoo

2005-11-06 Thread George Antunes
November 6, 2005 A Journey to the Center of Yahoo By JAMES FALLOWS NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/06/business/yourmoney/06techno.html?pagewanted=print I have never known how to think about Yahoo. I often turn to it for movie listings and driving maps. I have joined numerous

[Medianews] Just Googling It Is Striking Fear Into Companies

2005-11-06 Thread George Antunes
November 6, 2005 Just Googling It Is Striking Fear Into Companies By STEVE LOHR NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/06/technology/06google.html?pagewanted=print Wal-Mart, the nation's largest retailer, often intimidates its competitors and suppliers. Makers of goods from diapers to DVD's

[Medianews] Homebrew Computer Club celebrates 30 years

2005-11-06 Thread George Antunes
Crowd gathers for Homebrew Computer Club's 30th By Daniel Terdiman News.com http://news.com.com/Crowd+gathers+for+Homebrew+Computer+Clubs+30th/2100-1042_3-5935261.html Story last modified Sat Nov 05 18:27:00 PST 2005 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--If you've never seen a couple hundred bona-fide

[Medianews] What makes a Stealth Show

2005-11-06 Thread George Antunes
What makes a Stealth Show Flying under the pop-culture radar, these programs help keep their networks aloft By Jim Benson and Ben Grossman Broadcasting Cable 11/7/2005 http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6281534.html?display=Featurereferral=SUPP In this story: Delivering A

[Medianews] Iran’s satellite channel blocked in U.S.

2005-11-06 Thread George Antunes
Iran’s satellite channel blocked in U.S. Sat. 5 Nov 2005 Iran Focus http://www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=4308 London, Nov. 05 – Officials working in Iran’s state television and radio broadcasting corporation, IRIB, are anxiously seeking clarification for why one of its

[Medianews] Pentagon Channel Offers Podcasts to Military Personnel

2005-11-06 Thread George Antunes
Pentagon Offers Podcasts to Military Personnel By Ken Kerschbaumer Broadcasting Cable 11/4/2005 3:47:00 PM http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6281559.html?display=Breaking+News The Pentagon Channel will begin audio podcasts of military news and information for men and women in

[Medianews] Is Jimmy Massey telling the truth about Iraq?

2005-11-06 Thread Greg Williams
Is Jimmy Massey telling the truth about Iraq? By Ron Harris POST-DISPATCH WASHINGTON BUREAU 11/05/2005 WASHINGTON For more than a year, former Marine Staff Sgt. Jimmy Massey has been telling anybody who will listen about the atrocities that he and other Marines committed in Iraq. In scores of

[Medianews] UK: Satellite tracking plan on the road to ruin

2005-11-06 Thread George Antunes
Sun 6 Nov 2005 Satellite tracking plan on the road to ruin TERESA HUNTER PERSONAL FINANCE EDITOR Scotland On Sunday http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=2201122005 PLANS to introduce motorway road charging using satellite tracking could be thrown into disarray after a trial by

[Medianews] Apple's Front Row Comes Closer to Couch-Driven Computing

2005-11-06 Thread Monty Solomon
Apple's Front Row Comes Closer to Couch-Driven Computing By Rob Pegoraro Sunday, November 6, 2005; F04 Now that the computer industry is nearing the end of its decades-long quest to ensure that nobody's nose is farther than three feet from a monitor, some companies are moving on to a different,