[Medianews] The 2010 Ig Nobel Prize Winners

http://improbable.com/ig/winners/#ig2010 The 2010 Ig Nobel Prize Winners The 2010 Ig Nobel Prizes were awarded on Thursday night, September 30, at the 20th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony, at Harvard's Sanders Theatre. The ceremony was webcast live. Video will be posted soon.

[Medianews] Actor shot during performance of Passion

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-news/8040230/Actor-sh ot-during-performance-of-Passion.html A West End musical has been suspended after an actor was apparently shot in the face by accident during an on-stage duel. By Victoria Ward Published: 11:00PM BST 03 Oct 2010 A West End

[Medianews] No laps for warm laptops; skin damage is possible

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101004/ap_on_he_me/us_med_laptop_toasted_sk in By LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer Lindsey Tanner, Ap Medical Writer - 2 hrs 37 mins ago CHICAGO - Have you ever worked on your laptop computer with it sitting on your lap, heating up your legs? If so, you might want

[Medianews] Highway Patrol: Announcer Art Gilmore dies at 98

[Note that later in life he was a volunteer reader for Recording for the Blind.] http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-adv-art-gilmore-20101002,0,6239749.story Art Gilmore dies at 98; announcer was a familiar voice on radio, TV, movie trailers 'Amos 'n' Andy' on radio and 'The Red

[Medianews] Fox Pulls Plug on Dish

Fox Pulls Plug on Dish By Mike Farrell Multichannel News 10/4/2010 12:01:00 AM http://www.multichannel.com/article/458028-Fox_Pulls_Plug_on_Dish.php Fox Networks pulled the plug on a number of networks last week, leaving 14.3 million Dish Network customers in the middle of an increasingly

[Medianews] A Competitive Guide To Broadband Video

Over the Top Assault A Competitive Guide To Broadband Video Todd Spangler Multichannel News 10/4/2010 12:01:00 AM http://www.multichannel.com/article/457989-Over_the_Top_Assault.php Don't expect subscription TV services to get swept to their doom by an Internet hurricane anytime soon.

[Medianews] Avail-TVN Eyes TV-Everywhere Expansion With $30 Million Upgrade

Avail-TVN Eyes Expansion With $30 Million Upgrade Media Services Firm Gears Up for Sports, TV Everywhere and Other Services By Todd Spangler Multichannel News 10/4/2010 12:01:00 AM http://www.multichannel.com/article/457929-Avail_TVN_Eyes_Expansion_With_30_Million_Upgrade.php Digital-media

[Medianews] Al Jazeera Says World Cup Broadcast Was Jammed From Jordan

Al Jazeera: World Cup broadcast was jammed from Jordan By Salma Abdelaziz CNN.com October 1, 2010 4:33 p.m. EDT http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/10/01/jordan.qatar.aljazeera/ (CNN) -- Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based satellite TV network, claims its live broadcasts of the 2010 FIFA World Cup

[Medianews] Nasa: Sky-Mapping Space Telescope Runs Out Of Coolant

NASA sky-mapping telescope runs out of coolant Associated Press Oct 4, 2010 4:21 PM (ET) http://apnews.myway.com//article/20101004/D9IL3EJ83.html PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - NASA's sky-mapping spacecraft has embarked on a new phase in its mission after running out of coolant designed to chill