[Medianews] NOAA-N / Delta II Launch SCRUBBED!

Well Friday the 13th turned out to be unlucky day for the launch of NOAA-N. A water pump failed and a electrical problem cropped up at the launch pad water deluge pump house that would take to much time to fix in order to start filling the first stage with liquid oxygen and complete the final

[Medianews] In Console Wars, Xbox Is Latest to Rearm

May 13, 2005 In Console Wars, Xbox Is Latest to Rearm By MICHEL MARRIOTT NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/13/technology/13xbox.html?pagewanted=printposition= Looking for an advantage in the next round of the video-console wars, Microsoft has made the first move. Three and a half years

[Medianews] Capacity Crowd: Media reform advocates meeting in St. Louis

Media reform advocates meet here, criticize news providers By MICHAEL D. SORKIN Of the St, Louis Post-Dispatch 05/13/2005 http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/882B2FD725075BD4862570105D1F?OpenDocumenthighlight=2%2C%22media%22+AND+%22reform%22 More than

[Medianews] Border Patrol told to stand down in Arizona

Border Patrol told to stand down in Arizona WASHINGTON TIMES | By Jerry Seper http://www.infowars.com/articles/immigration/border_patrol_stand_down_in_arizona.htm U.S. Border Patrol agents have been ordered not to arrest illegal aliens along the section of the Arizona border where protesters

[Medianews] U.S. officer blames superior over Abu Ghraib abuse

U.S. officer blames superior over Abu Ghraib abuse Reuters http://www.infowars.com/articles/ps/abu_ghraib_officer_blames_superior_over_abuse.htm WASHINGTON - The former commander of the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq blamed a ranking officer for introducing the use of human pyramids and dog leashes

[Medianews] Readers react to police use of Taser on pregnant driver

Readers react to police use of Taser on pregnant driver Responses divided on whether officers' action was justified Seattle Post-Intelligencer | May 13, 2005 http://www.infowars.com/articles/ps/tasers_police_taser_pregnant_driver.htm When two Seattle police officers and their sergeant decided to

[Medianews] Wheelchair-bound man shot by police

Wheelchair-bound man shot by police United Press International http://www.infowars.com/articles/ps/wheelchair_bound_man_shot_by_police.htm A police officer in North Carolina shot and killed a double-amputee when the man refused to put down a handgun. The confrontation began when a doctor called

[Medianews] Experts: Iraq verges on civil war

Experts: Iraq verges on civil war BY TIMOTHY M. PHELPS WASHINGTON BUREAU CHIEF Newsday Inc http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/world/ny-woiraq0512,0,1809010,print.story?coll=ny-top-headlines WASHINGTON -- An unchastened insurgency sowed devastation across Iraq Wednesday as experts here said

[Medianews] Microsoft Says It Will Offer Virus Defense

May 13, 2005 Microsoft Says It Will Offer Virus Defense By JOHN MARKOFF NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/13/technology/13soft.html?pagewanted=printposition= SAN FRANCISCO, May 12 - Microsoft said Thursday that it would enter the consumer antivirus business as part of a subscription service

[Medianews] With DVRs -- Viewing Times, They Are A-Changin'

With Digital Video Recorders -- Viewing Times, They Are A-Changin' DVRs Manipulate Broadcast Schedules to Fit Audience's By Frank Ahrens Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, May 13, 2005; H03 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/12/AR2005051200075_pf.html Matt and Pam

[Medianews] Video Games May Help Stroke Victims

Video Games May Help Stroke Victims By JAMIE STENGLE The Associated Press Thursday, May 12, 2005; 8:33 PM http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/12/AR2005051201066_pf.html DALLAS -- When stroke victims played virtual reality games in which they imagined they were diving with

[Medianews] Most counts dismissed against ex-NASA worker

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/custom/space/orl-bk-nasa051205,0,2695077.story Most counts dismissed against ex-NASA worker By Roger Roy Sentinel Staff Writer May 12, 2005, 4:41 PM EDT A federal judge in Orlando today dismissed most of the charges against a former NASA employee accused of

[Medianews] DISH, Cablevision Push Sat Sale at FCC

from skyreport.com DISH, Cablevision Push Sat Sale at FCC EchoStar and Cablevision asked the Federal Communications Commission to expedite approval of their application asking for regulatory approval of EchoStar's proposed purchase of the satellite that supported the VOOM satellite TV service.

[Medianews] Proton M / DirecTV 8 Upcoming Launch Coverage Sat 5-21 1:35pm ET IA6 Tr11 (3920 V)

Upcoming Saturday May 21st a Proton M/Breeze M rocket with payload DIRECTV 8 communications satellite for DIRECTV, Inc., is scheduled for launch from Launch Pad 39, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Launch is scheduled for 1:59 p.m. EDT. Spacecraft Separation is approximately 9 hours, 15 minutes

[Medianews] Whimpers From The Sun?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/05/050513101316.htm Whimpers From The Sun? Solar physicists have observed the smallest ever coronal mass ejection (CME) - a type of explosion where plasma from the Sun is thrown out into space, sometimes striking the Earth and damaging orbiting