[Medianews] C. Lester Hogan, Physicist Who Fought Motorola, Dies at 88

2008-08-16 Thread George Antunes
C. Lester Hogan, Physicist Who Fought Motorola, Dies at 88 By DOUGLAS MARTIN NY Times Published: August 15, 2008 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/16/technology/16hogan.html?ref=business C. Lester Hogan, a pioneer in the electronics industry whose departure in 1968 from his job as a top executiv

[Medianews] Consumers Upgrade, but to Smaller TVs

2008-08-16 Thread George Antunes
August 16, 2008 Consumers Upgrade, but to Smaller TVs By ERIC A. TAUB NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/16/technology/16tv.html?ref=business&pagewanted=print Americans are not just switching to smaller cars. They are also buying smaller TVs. Sales of 19-, 22- and 32-inch televisions wer

[Medianews] Silverglate: National security and free speech

2008-08-16 Thread Monty Solomon
National security and free speech By Harvey Silverglate | August 16, 2008 The Boston Globe WHY DID the federal district court gag three MIT undergraduates who apparently discovered a flaw in the MBTA's electronic fare-collection system? The reason one judge imposed the unconstitutional gag o

[Medianews] Ham radio couple killed in Nebraska

2008-08-16 Thread Greg Williams
Slaying victims took time for others BY PAUL HAMMEL WORLD-HERALD BUREAU http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2798&u_sid=10403953 LINCOLN — For a former Lincoln couple, their acreage northwest of town was a heavenly place to live. On a huge prairie-grass lot at a gravel intersection, Carolyn Ba

[Medianews] Satellite Companies Slug It Out For Coveted C-Band Slot

2008-08-16 Thread Greg Williams
http://www.multichannel.com/article/CA6586367.html EchoStar, Intelsat Quarrel Over Timing of FCC Filing Satellite Companies Slug It Out For Coveted C-Band Slot By Linda Moss -- Multichannel News, 8/11/2008 3:03:00 PM EchoStar has gone to the Federal Communications Commission in a squabble with ri

[Medianews] The Social Network as a Career Safety Net

2008-08-16 Thread Monty Solomon
Basics The Social Network as a Career Safety Net By SARAH JANE TRIBBLE The New York Times August 14, 2008 IF you have avoided social-networking sites like LinkedIn and Facebook with the excuse that they are the domain of desperate job hunters or attention-seeking teenagers, it's time to recons