[Medianews] `Not your father's Oldsmobile'

2005-04-24 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
Oldsmobiles? 2005 Washington Post Writers Group Ray T. Mahorney WA4WGA Do your part for the environment, Drive an SUV! -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.10.2 - Release Date: 4/21/2005 Reply with a Thank you if you

[Medianews] Push-to-Talk May Evolve as Standard Cellular Feature

2005-05-22 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
evolution should benefit users. There are a number of businesses and consumers who see the value of PTT but haven't found it to be as effective as they would like, something that may change in the coming months as more carriers focus on these services, concluded In-Stat's Diercks. Ray T

[Medianews] CRTC to rule on subscription radio next week

2005-06-11 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
transmission technologies, supporting the Bitove-XM application with an option to buy company shares if they choose. Copyright 2002-2006 Bell Globemedia Inc. Ray T. Mahorney WA4WGA No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.8 - Release

[Medianews] International radio on your portable player

2005-06-18 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
By Thomas Crampton International Herald Tribune 18 June 2005 Paris The days of stringing a wire across the room to hear a shortwave radio broadcast from the other side of world ended long ago. Podcasting, the creation of audio recordings that can be easily downloaded from the Internet, has made

[Medianews] Sparking Debate

2005-06-20 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
.html Ray T. Mahorney WA4WGA No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.7.8/22 - Release Date: 6/17/2005 Reply with a Thank you if you liked this post. ___ MEDIANEWS mailing list medianews

[Medianews] The BBC Advantage

2005-07-11 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
to the small screen and the future of digital broadcasting. The political skirmishes are a distraction from the vital issues of quality and progress. © Copyright 2005 The New York Times Company Ray T. Mahorney WA4WGA No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version

[Medianews] Family Radio contracts with WRN for multiple Hot Bird satellite radio channels

2005-07-11 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
(From the DXLD list.) Family Radio contracts with WRN for multiple Hot Bird satellite radio channels Added: (Mon Jul 11 2005) Family Radio, the Christian non-profit, non-denominational, educational organisation, has transferred its Hot Bird satellite uplink contract to WRN, the London-based

Re: [Medianews] All Traffic, All the Time and Just a Click Away

2005-07-19 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
The inevitable question How long before so long to traffic and weather together on the eights? I won't miss that when it goes. Ray T. Mahorney WA4WGA - Original Message - From: George Antunes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: medianews@twiar.org Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL

Re: [Medianews] A Phone for Phogeys

2005-08-15 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
I've always maintained there needs to be a phone which is just send end and a dial pad this seems to be a step in that direction and Phogeys aren't the only ones who would have need of or use for such a phone. Only pay tax on what you buy! Not on what you earn! http://www.fairtax.org -

[Medianews] To Market a Magazine, Fill It With Celebrity Gossip

2005-08-17 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
(this is dangerous if true.) http://www.nytimes.com August 16, 2005 To Market a Magazine, Fill It With Celebrity Gossip By ROBEN FARZAD THE voracious demand for Hollywood gossip, from Brad Pitt's love interests to Tom Cruise's spat with Brooke Shields, drove circulation increases for celebrity

[Medianews] Fair? Balanced? A Study Finds It Does Not Matter

2005-08-18 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
Fair? Balanced? A Study Finds It Does Not Matter - New York Times The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com August 18, 2005 Fair? Balanced? A Study Finds It Does Not Matter By ALAN B. KRUEGER THE share of Americans who believe that news organizations are politically biased in their reporting

[Medianews] Newsline August 26: 10 Codes RIP

2005-08-26 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
(Clear text or speech but, on encrypted channels.) ** U S A. 10 CODES R.I.P. ... Finally this week we report the passing of a friend of two way radio. Not a person, but a thing, as the Federal Emergency Management Agency says that 10 codes are out. In case you are not aware, or have never seen

[Medianews] Newsline August 26: FCC Sets Aside K1MAN License Renewal

2005-08-26 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
** U S A. FCC SETS ASIDE K1MAN LICENSE RENEWAL The FCC has confirmed that the agency has set aside the license renewal application of Glenn Baxter, K1MAN, of Belgrade Lakes, Maine, after routinely granting it on July 22nd. As previously reported, Baxter received a $21,000 Notice of Apparent

Re: [Medianews] Houston Evacuee Radio ON THE AIR!

2005-09-13 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
What is the call which was issued for this? Only pay tax on what you buy! Not on what you earn! http://www.fairtax.org - Original Message - From: Jim Ellinger (by way of Duane Whittingham[EMAIL PROTECTED]) [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: MediaNews medianews@twiar.org Sent:

[Medianews] Microsoft Said to Be in Talks on Forming Link to AOL

2005-09-16 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
. Copyright 2005 The New York Times Company Ray T. Mahorney WA4WGA No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.0/103 - Release Date: 9/15/2005 Reply with a Thank you if you liked this post

Re: [Medianews] LA suffers major power outage. Rob, Dishnutsready to blame Bush...

2005-09-17 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
airing The X Files? Ray T. Mahorney WA4WGA - Original Message - From: Rob [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: medianews@twiar.org Sent: Saturday, September 17, 2005 8:14 Subject: Re: [Medianews] LA suffers major power outage. Rob, Dishnutsready to blame Bush... Until you all realize that Bush

[Medianews] Cold War History - a One-Off Escape for Blackpool

2005-09-21 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
(Pulled this off the UK radio listeners list and the local time referenced works out to 15:00 EDT tomorrow afternoon.) Subject: [uk-radio-listeners] Cold War History - a One-Off Escape for Blackpool Received the message below from a fellow military veteran who sends out various military-related

[Medianews] 'UnGoogleables' Hide From Search

2005-10-04 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
Source: http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,68998,00.html 'UnGoogleables' Hide From Search By Ann Harrison 02:00 AM Oct. 03, 2005 PT Geri Agalia doesn't appear to leave less of a data trail than most Americans. She has a phone in her name, a bank account, utility bills, a mortgage and a

[Medianews] Want to Check Your E-mail in Italy? Bring Your Passport.

2005-10-05 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
Source: http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1004/p07s01-woeu.htm Want to check your e-mail in Italy? Bring your passport. An antiterror law makes Internet cafe managers check their clients' IDs and track the websites they visit. By Sofia Celeste | Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor ROME -

Re: [Medianews] For some teenagers, cell phones become 'an extension of me'

2005-10-10 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
What the hell is a 10 year old doing with a mobile? Ray T. Mahorney WA4WGA - Original Message - From: George Antunes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: medianews@twiar.org Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 21:26 Subject

Re: [Medianews] Cellphone diagnosis

2005-10-25 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
Waiting rooms anyone? Ray T. Mahorney WA4WGA - Original Message - From: George Antunes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: medianews@twiar.org Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 16:40 Subject: [Medianews] Cellphone diagnosis

[Medianews] BBC World Service 2010

2005-10-25 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
BBC World Service is to launch a television service in the Arabic language for the Middle East as part of a wide-ranging restructure of the international broadcaster, it was announced today. In a speech given to staff this morning, BBC World Service Director Nigel Chapman outlined plans to launch

[Medianews] UK press divided over BBC World Service plan

2005-10-26 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
Yesterday's announcement by the BBC World Service of plans to close 10 language services in order to finance a new Arabic TV network has caught the attention of the leader writers in two British newspapers. But they take a very different stance on the subject. The Times, owned by Rupert Murdoch's

[Medianews] All Programming To Be Broadcast In ADHDTV By 2007

2005-11-24 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
FCC: All Programming To Be Broadcast In ADHDTV By 2007 November 23, 2005 | Issue 41.47 WASHINGTON, DC-The Federal Communications Commission voted 3-1 Monday to require electronics manufacturers to make all television sets ADHD-compatible within two years. To adhere to the guidelines, every

[Medianews] BBC Radio - Industrial Action

2005-12-01 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
BBC Radio could face the threat of industrial action over its plans to create a new layer of radio production staff that broadcasting union Bectu union claims amounts to buying producers on the cheap. As the BBC cuts 150 radio jobs, Bectu said the decision to create a new category of assistant

[Medianews] Reward

2006-01-01 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
(From a posting to the blind-hams reflector) A reward of 500 Microfarads is offered for information leading to the arrest of Hop-A-Long Capacity. This unrectified criminal escaped from a western primary cell where he had been clamped in ions awaiting the gauss chamber. He is charged with the

[Medianews] Internet Recipe For Tea Nearly Kills Teen

2006-01-20 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
Source: http://www.local6.com/news/6269732/detail.html Internet Recipe For Tea Nearly Kills Teen Angel's Trumpet Plant Can Be Hallucinogenic POSTED: 6:41 am EST January 20, 2006 UPDATED: 10:41 am EST January 20, 2006 A batch of homemade tea made from a common flower in Central Florida has left

Re: [Medianews] CBS News' Christopher Glenn Retires

2006-02-27 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
Always liked the In the news segments between cartoons. Ray T. Mahorney WA4WGA - Original Message - From: Duane Whittingham [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Williams, Gregory S. [EMAIL PROTECTED]; medianews@twiar.org Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 17:49 Subject: Re: [Medianews] CBS News

[Medianews] How DJs Put 500,000 Marchers in Motion

2006-03-28 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
(Radio gets results it would seem.) Source: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-march28mar28,0,2872189,full.story?coll=la-home-headlines How DJs Put 500,000 Marchers in Motion By Teresa Watanabe and Hector Becerra, Times Staff Writers March 28, 2006 He's one of the hottest Spanish-language

[Medianews] Retired host of popular 'Hello Henry' dies

2006-04-20 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
was better at connecting with his listeners. Ray T. Mahorney WA4WGA Reply with a Thank you if you liked this post. _ MEDIANEWS mailing list medianews@twiar.org To unsubscribe send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Medianews] top 10 ways to destroy the earth

2006-04-24 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
intervention: given the current level of expansion of space technology, 2250 at best. Source: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers, by Grant Naylor [ Ray T. Mahorney WA4WGA Reply with a Thank you if you liked this post. _ MEDIANEWS mailing list medianews@twiar.org

[Medianews] High-Tech Appliances Could Become Silent Watchdogs on Americans

2006-04-30 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
Source: http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=49944 WND Exclusive LIFE WITH BIG BROTHER Jetsons technology at expense of privacy? High-tech appliances could become silent watchdogs on Americans Posted: April 29, 2006 1:00 a.m. Eastern By Joe Schlabach © 2006 WorldNetDaily.com While

[Medianews] vonage

2006-05-05 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
on the box. How far off am I? Ray T. Mahorney WA4WGA Reply with a Thank you if you liked this post. _ MEDIANEWS mailing list medianews@twiar.org To unsubscribe send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Medianews] Radio pips moving after 79 years

2006-05-10 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
The radio signal used to set the UK's clocks is to move from Rugby where it has been transmitted since 1927. The nation's time signal, which is used to keep the well-known pips on time, is being relocated to Anthorn in Cumbria from next year. The service, which uses atomic clocks, has come from a

[Medianews] BBC World Service hits new record

2006-05-15 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
This is from BBC News: Audience figures for the BBC World Service have reached a record 163 million a week. The figure is 14 million higher than last year and beats the previous record of 153 million listeners in 2001. The rise came despite the BBC axing 10 foreign language radio services last

[Medianews] Google Dumps News Sites That Criticize Radical Islam

2006-05-23 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
Source: http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=50323 Google dumps news sites that criticize radical Islam Search giant axes another news page, calls terrorism discussion 'hate content' Posted: May 23, 2006 1:00 a.m. Eastern © 2006 WorldNetDaily.com Search engine giant Google has cut

Re: [Medianews] Whale carcass found in central Alaska, 1, 000 miles from its ocean habitat

2006-06-18 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
eloquence had fun with this one The whales, have the blubber. Beluga...blubberblubberblubber... Ray T. Mahorney WA4WGA - Original Message - From: Williams, Gregory S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: medianews@twiar.org Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 16:59 Subject: [Medianews] Whale carcass found

[Medianews] Coming Soon: The Web Toll

2006-06-19 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
Source: http://www.popsci.com/popsci/whatsnew/46f84d972e76b010vgnvcm104eecbccdrcrd.html Coming Soon: The Web Toll Tim Folger For more on the proposed Web Toll, stay tuned to PopSci's podcast. What if the Internet were like cable television, with Web sites grouped like channels into either

[Medianews] Top of the Pops axed

2006-06-21 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
John Plunkett Wednesday June 21, 2006 The Guardian Forty-two years after the Rolling Stones opened the first show with I Wanna Be Your Man, the BBC is finally calling time on Top of the Pops. The chart show, which made TV stars out of the likes of Noel Edmonds and Tony Blackburn, will run down

[Medianews] ATT rewrites rules: Your data isn't yours

2006-06-22 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
Source: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/06/21/BUG9VJHB9C1.DTL ATT rewrites rules: Your data isn't yours David Lazarus Wednesday, June 21, 2006 ATT has issued an updated privacy policy that takes effect Friday. The changes are significant because they appear to give the

Re: [Medianews] Sci Fi Channel Scores With Eureka

2006-07-22 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
George, I saw part of that Tuesday evening but it didn't look like something I could pick up on without calibrated eyeballs. Maybe you can give this thing a look and tell me just how visual it actually is? Ray T. Mahorney WA4WGA - Original Message - From: George Antunes [EMAIL

[Medianews] good voice XML site

2006-07-24 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
http://www.voiceingov.org/blog/ Ray T. Mahorney WA4WGA Reply with a Thank you if you liked this post. _ MEDIANEWS mailing list medianews@twiar.org To unsubscribe send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Medianews] arrlBay anyone?

2006-07-26 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
Pulled this from the handiham newsletter. Ray T. Mahorney WA4WGA Reply with a Thank you if you liked this post. _ MEDIANEWS mailing list medianews@twiar.org To unsubscribe send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[Medianews] ArrlBay anyone Again

2006-07-26 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
that will interest our audience, ranging from DXpedition vacation rentals to restored Collins 75A4s. Jahnke says this inaugural online auction will be limited to 100 items. The auction will be open to all. (ARRLweb) Ray T. Mahorney WA4WGA Reply with a Thank you if you liked this post

[Medianews] Sounds of destruction and hate

2006-07-29 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
( only in Arabic on the Web). Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are the personal views of the author, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Radio Netherlands. Ray T. Mahorney WA4WGA Reply with a Thank you if you liked this post. _ MEDIANEWS

[Medianews] Mandatory Data Retention: A New Attack on Liberty

2006-08-11 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
Source: http://www.fee.org/in_brief/default.asp?id=685 Mandatory Data Retention: A New Attack on Liberty August 9, 2006 by Joshua M. Parker Joshua Parker is research assistant at Liberty Coalition. Two years. That’s how long Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez is requesting that internet service

[Medianews] Bulk Cell Phone Purchases Feared Connected.

2006-08-12 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
Source: http://www.wboy.com/story.cfm?func=viewstorystoryid=12983 Local Links to Terrorist Arrests Posted 8/10/2006 06:12 PM The Washington County Sheriffs Department in Ohio has arrested two men for their involvement in what police say could be aiding terrorists, and one man linked to them

[Medianews] U.S. to roll out electronic passports

2006-08-14 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
U.S. to roll out electronic passports By DAN CATERINICCHIA, AP Business Writer Fri Aug 11, 5:26 PM ET Despite ongoing privacy concerns and legal disputes involving companies bidding on the project, the U.S. State Department plans to begin issuing smart chip-embedded passports to Americans as

Re: [Medianews] Cellphone Contracts: Hard to Get off the Hook

2007-08-19 Thread Ray T. Mahorney
thank you sir this may prove useful as I am moving to Akron next week and PCS service is dodgy at best. Cingular seems to have better coverage in that area. - Original Message - From: George Antunes [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: