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CNN has hired Fidel Castro’s estranged daughter Alina Fernandez as a network contributor. Fernandez, who criticized her father in the book Castro’s Daughter: An Exile’s Memoir of Cuba , will contribute to the news network’s continuing coverage of Cuba in the wake of President Fidel Castro’s hospitalization for an undisclosed intestinal illness and the transfer …
Maury Povich’s dirty laundry won’t be aired in open court. A Manhattan Supreme Court judge ruled this week that a television producer’s $100 million sexual harassment lawsuit against the talk show host can proceed – but only behind closed doors. Justice Bernard Fried shot down producer Bianca Nardi’s bid to have her day in court, …
Text messaging has mobilized voters in elections around the world. Will the once teen-centric technology change American politics too? Lollapalooza, the alternative music festival, conjures up all sorts of associations. Oil policy is probably not among them. But one energy nonprofit is looking to use this year’s festival to lobby its cause—and is hoping to …
Most people know about Blu-ray Disc’s basic features, but not everyone knows all of its new features over ordinary digital versatile disks. Some of these include being able to include java applications, read several data sources off the disk simultaneously, and have multi-page menus or slide shows without disrupting video or audio playback. If you’re …
Lionsgate has signed a first-look TV deal–cable and broadcast–with independent film producers Sean and Bryan Furst. The two, whose credits include the Pierce Brosnan vehicle, Matador, and Lionsgate’s 2002 theatrical release, The Cooler, are already working on a Lionsgate series for HBO, Tough Trade, described as a “bawdy fictional portrayal of one of Nashville’s most …
FLORENCE — Songs are pitched almost daily to people in the music business in places like Nashville, Tenn., but only a fraction of them are ever recorded. A panel of experts offered some advice for songwriters who want to try to beat the odds and write a hit song. “How To Get a Song Cut” …
Broadcast monitoring service Critical Mention is adding new data on TV viewership from Nielsen Media Research and advertising estimates through SQAD to expand its service. Critical Mention’s clients, which include PR firms, manufacturers and politicians, use the service to track their mentions on broadcast TV, particularly in news programs. By adding information from Nielsen and …
The Sony VRD-MC1 DVDirect multi-function DVD recorder allows both video and digital photos to be recorded to DVD without using a computer. Features include a built-in color LCD screen to preview video and pictures, software for burning CD/DVDs and easy USB connections for making copies to share with friends and family. SonyStyle: “The new Sony …
At just 11.4 by 4.5 by 1.2 inches, the Logitech mm28 is a marvel of modern technology. Using NXT’s flat-panel speaker technology, Logitech has created a portable speaker that sounds remarkably rich and full for its size. This speaker is a sensation. By simply hooking this up to your iPod you essentially have a home …
The Google Vision Concept is a new concept device that is aimed to provide a true automated search tool powered by Google. The device utilizes GPS with an integrated camera with photo recognition software to give you information and search results on physical items it recognizes through the camera.For example, if you are vesting a …
——————————The Rock Cries Out to Us Today——————————By Maya Angelou A Rock, A River, A TreeHosts to species long since departed,Mark the mastodon.The dinosaur, who left dry tokensOf their sojourn hereOn our planet floor,Any broad alarm of their of their hastening doomIs lost in the gloom of dust and ages. But today, the Rock cries out …
As a movie star, Adam Sandler has been a walking — make that stumbling — anomaly. His comic bits are, well, dopey to the point of distraction. He does his best work when he’s mumbling, often in a faux hillbilly accent. And the critics darn near hate him. But his films work where it counts, …
When Raquel Cepeda first learned of the conflict in Sierra Leone back in 2001, she was working as the editor in chief of Russell Simmons’ now-defunct One World magazine. In keeping with the publication’s theme, she would find places around the globe where hip-hop had taken a foothold, and Sierra Leone’s burgeoning scene grabbed her …
Lou knows his family is in a vicious cycle with credit cards. He’s just not sure how to get out. Bills and credit-card payments eat up most of the Mansfield, Ohio, family’s income, leaving them little left over to pay for groceries and other basics. So they wind up charging more. “My family has about …
BALTIMORE – The first plane carrying U.S. evacuees from Lebanon landed in the United States early Thursday, and eager family members and volunteers waited to greet them. The flight, which was expected to carry 145 people, touched down at Baltimore-Washington International/Thurgood Marshall Airport at about 6:30 a.m., the Maryland Emergency Management Agency said. Two other …
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran on Thursday promised to formally respond on Aug. 22 to a Western package of incentives aimed at resolving the standoff over its suspect nuclear program. The Supreme National Security Council, Iran’s top security decision-making body, also threatened that the country will reconsider its nuclear policies if sanctions are imposed. The council …
