[Medianews] Goodbye to Ghouls and Goblins (New York)

2009-10-20 Thread Williams, Gregory S. (Oak Ridge)
http://www.wkbw.com/news/local/64682097.html Goodbye to Ghouls and Goblins Its no trick - the Town of Tonawanda is shutting down a haunted house and that's no treat for Halloween lovers this October. For 15 years, the Deck family has been scaring neighbors and trick-or-treaters at their

[Medianews] Simi shuts family's haunted house attraction (Kalifornia)

2009-10-20 Thread Williams, Gregory S. (Oak Ridge)
http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2009/oct/19/simi-shuts-familys-hau nted-house-attraction Simi shuts family's haunted house attraction A popular haunted house in Simi Valley that attracts thousands of children each Halloween has been shut down because the city deemed it an unsafe struc

[Medianews] The Digital Afterlife: What Happens To Your Digital Content After Death?

2009-10-20 Thread George Antunes
October 19, 2009 , 5:59 am The Digital Afterlife By Jenna Wortham Internet Protocol Columnist NY Times http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/19/dealing-with-the-digital-afterlife-and-morning-after-messaging/?ref=technology In this edition, we’re helping readers plan for the digital after

[Medianews] Twitter and a Newspaper Untie a Gag Order

2009-10-20 Thread George Antunes
October 19, 2009 Twitter and a Newspaper Untie a Gag Order By NOAM COHEN NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/19/technology/internet/19link.html?ref=technology&pagewanted=print TWITTER has been credited with helping to organize political protests and shine a light on abuses around the world

[Medianews] New York Times to Trim 100 in Newsroom

2009-10-20 Thread George Antunes
October 20, 2009 New York Times Moves to Trim 100 in Newsroom By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/20/business/media/20times.html?_r=1&ref=business&pagewanted=print The New York Times plans to eliminate 100 newsroom jobs — about 8 percent of the total — by year’s end,

[Medianews] Book scanning prompts review of EU copyright laws

2009-10-20 Thread George Antunes
Book scanning prompts review of EU copyright laws Oct 19, 2009 12:15 PM (ET) By AOIFE WHITE Associated Press http://apnews.myway.com//article/20091019/D9BE91E80.html BRUSSELS (AP) - The European Commission said Monday it may revise copyright law to make it easier for companies like Google In

[Medianews] UK cops to be kitted out with smartphones

2009-10-20 Thread George Antunes
UK cops to be kitted out with smartphones By James Sherwood TheRegister.co.uk 19th October 2009 15:03 GMT http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/10/19/police_smartphone/ Smartphones look set to become the law of the land in Blighty, because it has been announced that most British police forces wil

[Medianews] Washington Fiddles as Infrastructure Crumbles

2009-10-20 Thread George Antunes
Washington Fiddles as Infrastructure Crumbles By Zach Rosenberg Wired.com October 16, 2009 | 6:30 am http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/10/transportation-bill-2/ America’s infrastructure is crumbling. The Highway Trust Fund, which finances the maintenance of our congested highways, flirts with