[Medianews] Blockbuster to Close Up to 960 Stores to Cut Costs

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125303731573912777.html By KERRY GRACE BENN Blockbuster Inc. will close up to 960 stores by the end of next year as the company looks to focus on its core stores and eliminate costs. Liquidity has been a key issue for Blockbuster, which earlier this year faced som

[Medianews] Apollo moon rocks lost in space? No, lost on Earth

Apollo moon rocks lost in space? No, lost on Earth Sep 13, 2009 12:26 PM (ET) By TOBY STERLING Associated Press http://apnews.myway.com//article/20090913/D9AMHQI00.html AMSTERDAM (AP) - Attention, countries of the world: Do you know where your moon rocks are? The discovery of a fake moon ro

[Medianews] Researchers track 3,000 pieces of Seattle trash

Researchers track 3,000 pieces of Seattle trash By Phuong Le Associated Press Writer September 14, 2009 http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2009/09/14/researchers_track_3000_pieces_of_seattle_trash/ SEATTLE—Where does that coffee cup, disposable razor or unwanted television end

[Medianews] Polaris launches ‘frat house for g eeks’

Polaris launches ‘frat house for geeks’ By D.C. Denison Boston Globe Staff September 14, 2009 http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2009/09/14/polaris_to_house_entrepreneurs_in_dogpatch_cambridge_space?mode=PF Polaris Venture Partners operates from a hilltop office park in Waltham

[Medianews] Microsoft testing 'Visual Search'

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jaEjjC_jWpxNd-X6R-iBP kTB3gog (AFP) - 18 hours ago WASHINGTON - US software giant Microsoft unveiled a twist on the Internet search experience on Monday with a new feature which allows Web surfers to search using image galleries instead of text l

[Medianews] Hawaii Tries Green Tools in Remaking Power Grids

September 15, 2009 Hawaii Tries Green Tools in Remaking Power Grids By FELICITY BARRINGER NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/15/science/earth/15hawaii.html?ref=business&pagewanted=print NAALEHU, Hawaii — Two miles or so from this tiny town in the southernmost corner of the United States,

[Medianews] Too close for comfort: The astonishing twisters captured by storm-chasing photographer

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1213339/Astonishing-tw isters-captured-storm-chasing-photographer-Jim-Reed.html# By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 3:48 PM on 14th September 2009 Running towards a raging twister might seem insane to most people but for one artist, such peril

[Medianews] Google Releases News-Reading Service

September 15, 2009 Google Releases News-Reading Service By MIGUEL HELFT NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/15/technology/internet/15google.html?ref=business&pagewanted=print SAN FRANCISCO — Google, long seen as an enemy by many in the news industry, is making a bold attempt to be seen as

[Medianews] For Speech-Impaired, Insurance Fights Tech Remedy

September 15, 2009 For Speech-Impaired, Insurance Fights Remedy By ASHLEE VANCE NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/15/technology/15speech.html?hp=&pagewanted=print SAN FRANCISCO — Kara Lynn has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or A.L.S., which has attacked the muscles around her mouth and t

[Medianews] Thunderstorm on Saturn is a record-buster

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hlYczu9oUa7pIrB-wzL3v bpgzt_Q (AFP) - 7 hours ago PARIS - A tempest that erupted on Saturn in January has become the Solar System's longest continuously observed lightning storm, astronomers reported on Tuesday. The storm broke out in "Storm All

[Medianews] Patrick Swayze, Star of ‘Dirty D ancing,’ Dies at 57

September 15, 2009 Patrick Swayze, Star of ‘Dirty Dancing,’ Dies at 57 By ANITA GATES NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/15/movies/15swayze.html?hp=&pagewanted=print Patrick Swayze, the balletically athletic actor who rose to stardom in the films “Dirty Dancing” and “Ghost” and whose 20-m

[Medianews] ACA Presses FCC On Program Bundling, Retransmission-Consent Fee, Internet Business Models

ACA Presses FCC On Key Issues Group Discusses Program Bundling, Retransmission-Consent Fee, Internet Business Models With Lake John Eggerton Multichannel News 9/14/2009 4:08:54 PM EDT http://www.multichannel.com/article/353819-ACA_Presses_FCC_On_Key_Issues.php American Cable Association execu

[Medianews] Cable Networks Look For Ratings Sizzle In Fall

Cable's Indian Summer Networks Look For Ratings Sizzle In Fall by Janice Rhoshalle Littlejohn Multichannel News September 12, 2009 http://www.multichannel.com/article/print/346346-Cover_Story_Cable_s_Indian_Summer.php After a ratings-record-breaking summer, cable is hoping some of the heat wi

[Medianews] GE boosts offshore wind with acquisition

September 14, 2009 7:52 AM PDT GE boosts offshore wind with acquisition by Martin LaMonica News.com http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10351696-54.html?tag=newsEditorsPicksArea.0 General Electric filled out its offshore wind turbine portfolio by buying ScanWind, which makes direct-drive turbin