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Saturday, June 30, 2007
Take Back the Times: L.A. Times Editor Typically In Chicago For 6 Days
In a flurry of bloggers reports, then denied, that L.A. Times editor James O'Shea had already designated assistant managing editor John Arthur to become a new managing editor of the Times, replacing the departing Doug Frantz, it became known on Friday that O'Shea was on his way to Chicago, where he would be for the next six days.
This is not surprising. O'Shea, sent out from Chicago at the age of 63 last fall to replace the ousted editor Dean Baquet, has never exactly moved to Los Angeles. His family remains in Chicago and O'Shea very frequently returns there on weekends and at other times. In the meantime, O'Shea is rarely seen out in the L.A. Times newsroom rubbing shoulders with the staff. He has hardly been a successful editor.
Word that at this critical time, when Times management is in limbo, O'Shea has chosen to take a long Fourth of July leave came from Arthur in an e-mail to LA Observed editor Kevin Roderick denying that, so far at least, he has gotten Frantz's job.
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Getting rid of Tribune CEO Dennis FitzSimons, a proven incompetent, should be Zell's first order of business. If FitzSimons goes, perhaps Hiller and O'Shea would not be far behind.
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L.A. Times Editor Typically In Chicago For 6 Days
This is not surprising. O'Shea, sent out from Chicago at the age of 63 last fall to replace the ousted editor Dean Baquet, has never exactly moved to Los Angeles. His family remains in Chicago and O'Shea very frequently returns there on weekends and at other times. In the meantime, O'Shea is rarely seen out in the L.A. Times newsroom rubbing shoulders with the staff. He has hardly been a successful editor.
Word that at this critical time, when Times management is in limbo, O'Shea has chosen to take a long Fourth of July leave came from Arthur in an e-mail to LA Observed editor Kevin Roderick denying that, so far at least, he has gotten Frantz's job.
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Getting rid of Tribune CEO Dennis FitzSimons, a proven incompetent, should be Zell's first order of business. If FitzSimons goes, perhaps Hiller and O'Shea would not be far behind.
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L.A. Times Editor Typically In Chicago For 6 Days
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Forward this to Seven People
Don’t you just love the chain emails many new users send out to all their contacts that happen to be lucky enough to be in their address book? The new online computer user, or newbie, is easy to spot. When the newbie actually has something to voice, they turn on their caps lock key, or forward a message, which has been forwarded many times by other newbie’s. If you have the patience to scroll through a page or two of email addresses you get to the joke or message.
Here’s a tip for users that have just discovered the Internet.
1. Turn off yours CAPS LOCK.
2. Use the copy and paste function to make your message appear that you actually took some extra time to compose.
3. Insert all email addresses into the Bcc (Blind Carbon Copy) so we don’t have to see all the lucky people receiving your forwarded message.
4. Send the message to yourself, to see if the pictures are attached, then to your contacts.
5. Do not forward a message that has to be opened ten times to open the attachment; we tend to erase the message after the third message inside your message is opened, and we are still not able to view your cute message or picture.
6. Guilt trips are not my thing, so don’t be offended if I do not send the message to ten other users and back to you, God still loves me, I’m still your friend, and I have rather good luck already.
7. Understand many of us receive this type of message on a daily basis and view it as spam and nothing more.
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Friday, June 29, 2007
Renaming the Tribune Company
A colleague wondered out loud, in my presence, “If and when Sam Zell takes control of the Tribune Company, will the company be renamed?” I thought this was a good question, and would like to suggest Sam Zell Communications LLC for a new name of the old Tribune Company.
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Friday Morning News
Next Step for Los Angeles Times Union - Save Our Trade Blog
WSJ Reporters Stage Big Murdoch Protest - Nikki Finke
End of an Era at the LA Weekly - The Nation
Readers Digest to Sell Ad's on Back Cover - Media Week
The Shorter New York Times - Slate
Is McClatchy a Free Cash Flow Bargain? - The Motley Fool
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Take Back the Times: Doug Frantz To Leave The LAT, Latest of Bailouts
The latest "top gun" to leave the L.A. Times is the outstanding managing editor, Doug Frantz, whose last day will be July 6 and who will be returning to Istanbul as Middle East bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal, a high profile reporting job.
If I could blame all this on LAT editor James O'Shea and publisher David Hiller, and their machinations for the Tribune Co., I certainly would. But fairness requires that I should say there is evidence that Frantz, a longtime reporter, simply wasn't enjoying sitting at a desk all day and decided, as he said himself in his statement, "My true love is reporting and writing."
"I felt like I had done as much as I could in this job," Frantz also said.
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Take Back the Times: Doug Frantz To Leave The LAT, Latest of Bailouts
If I could blame all this on LAT editor James O'Shea and publisher David Hiller, and their machinations for the Tribune Co., I certainly would. But fairness requires that I should say there is evidence that Frantz, a longtime reporter, simply wasn't enjoying sitting at a desk all day and decided, as he said himself in his statement, "My true love is reporting and writing."
"I felt like I had done as much as I could in this job," Frantz also said.
Continue reading by clicking on link below.
Take Back the Times: Doug Frantz To Leave The LAT, Latest of Bailouts
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Marriage and Deployments
This week my daughter Candie came home for a three week visit. She lives in Hawaii because her husband is stationed at Schofield Barracks. He's currently deployed in Iraq and she gets quite lonely and homesick at times.
Her last visit was in April at Easter time. During that visit, the Army decided to extend the length of deployments from 12 months to 15 months. Thomas left for Iraq in August 2006 and was due home this coming August. When the longer deployment time was adopted, Thomas' tour of duty was extended 90 days, meaning that he will not be home until November. Now that the Army is sending soldiers overseas for 18 months, there's a real possibility that Thomas may not come home until February or March, 2008. Candie is a strong woman and she does her best to remain upbeat and supportive of Thomas during the times that they are able to instant message, talk on the phone or video teleconference. I'm proud of her and all she does to support her husband but I'm also her mom. It's difficult to see her struggling to keep herself busy and not cry because she misses her husband enormously. It's also hard to watch her run to check the computer in case Thomas sent her an e-mail. She is being affected by the separation from him and she's even considered enlisting herself so she can be deployed with him.
There are times that she'll talk to me about the large number of military wives and girlfriends who cheat on their men while they're deployed. When the soldiers come home, they are often emotionally estranged from their loved ones and on edge. Often it's difficult to sustain a marriage under normal circumstances, can you imagine what it's like facing the uncertainty that our military personnel and their spouses/families face? There must be something we can do to help them, but what?
Please continue to pray for our troops and their families. They need our support and all the help we can give them.
Her last visit was in April at Easter time. During that visit, the Army decided to extend the length of deployments from 12 months to 15 months. Thomas left for Iraq in August 2006 and was due home this coming August. When the longer deployment time was adopted, Thomas' tour of duty was extended 90 days, meaning that he will not be home until November. Now that the Army is sending soldiers overseas for 18 months, there's a real possibility that Thomas may not come home until February or March, 2008. Candie is a strong woman and she does her best to remain upbeat and supportive of Thomas during the times that they are able to instant message, talk on the phone or video teleconference. I'm proud of her and all she does to support her husband but I'm also her mom. It's difficult to see her struggling to keep herself busy and not cry because she misses her husband enormously. It's also hard to watch her run to check the computer in case Thomas sent her an e-mail. She is being affected by the separation from him and she's even considered enlisting herself so she can be deployed with him.
There are times that she'll talk to me about the large number of military wives and girlfriends who cheat on their men while they're deployed. When the soldiers come home, they are often emotionally estranged from their loved ones and on edge. Often it's difficult to sustain a marriage under normal circumstances, can you imagine what it's like facing the uncertainty that our military personnel and their spouses/families face? There must be something we can do to help them, but what?
Please continue to pray for our troops and their families. They need our support and all the help we can give them.
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Thursday, June 28, 2007
Peninsula Press Club: Union protest over Merc outsourcing
Union protest over Merc outsourcing
About 50 members and supporters of the Media Workers Union picketed the MediaNews-owned Mercury News over the shutdown of the paper's advertising composing room and the outsourcing of its work to India, the Merc reported today. Guild executive officer Luther Jackson joined demonstrators Tuesday in a show of solidarity. A total of 28 jobs will be eliminated next week, said Gloria La Riva, president of the typographical sector of the Northern California Media Workers Union.
About 50 members and supporters of the Media Workers Union picketed the MediaNews-owned Mercury News over the shutdown of the paper's advertising composing room and the outsourcing of its work to India, the Merc reported today. Guild executive officer Luther Jackson joined demonstrators Tuesday in a show of solidarity. A total of 28 jobs will be eliminated next week, said Gloria La Riva, president of the typographical sector of the Northern California Media Workers Union.
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Message from James O'Shea - Editor LAT
I regret to announce that Doug Frantz has decided to leave the Los Angeles Times. I am sure everyone agrees that Doug's departure is a loss to the newspaper. As Managing Editor, Doug has proved a solid leader, guiding the editorial department through some troubled and rugged days. He is an extraordinary journalist and a dedicated editor who cares deeply about the newspaper and the staff. His career here has been spectacular, both as a tough-minded editor and one of the world's best investigative reporters. He has been a huge help to me, convincing people to give me a chance at a time of uncertainty and turmoil. I can't thank him enough. I will miss his wisdom, candor, professionalism and solid news judgment. The only comfort I find in his decision is that Doug leaves the newsroom his legacy of high standards and excellent, hard-hitting journalism. Doug's last day will be July 6. I know you all join me in wishing him well in the future. I will begin the process of selecting a replacement for Doug soon.
Jim
SOURCE: LAObserved
Jim
SOURCE: LAObserved
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Media News for Thursday Morning
LAT Olympic security head syed Akbar
Frantz out as Los Angeles Times Editor - LAObserved
Tribune shares weaken as deal questions swirl - Marketwatch
Extra! Extra! McClatchy for sale? - Media Biz
Teamsters Testify at FCC Hearing - Marketwatch
Newspaper reveals names of its owners - P. Press Club
Bakersfield Paper scratches 40 jobs - Bakersfield Californian
Hedge fund takes 6.1% Tribune stake - Chicago Tribune
We newspaper people are the real journalists - Westword
Wendy McCaw(ful) Destroys Another Publication - Fishbowl LA
Some buyers still bullish on newspapers - CS Monitor
Printing Press Progressives at Mother Jones - PressThink
Paper Shakeup - The Foothills Cities Blog
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007
What is a Newspaper Stand Grandpa?
We all experience déjà vu now and again; occasionally it even makes me say WTF.
Back in December 2005 my pressroom supervisor at that time told me “Ed, the pressroom is a drag on the company! We produce no income for the newspaper, only cost the company money”. I thought this was a rather odd statement, and if he really believed this he should either work for free or quit. Well he left the company the next month when the Times Chatsworth Facility was closed, I take it he believed the pressroom was a drag on the company.
Just a few weeks ago a manager at the Los Angeles Times told me the same words I had heard from my former supervisor nineteen months ago, and the two men have never met one another. My former supervisor left before my current manager arrived from Chicago, so I’m left wondering how these two men came up with this same type of thought?
Could they have read the same book or training manual on pressrooms bringing major newspapers down through costs of producing a daily paper, or did they attend a class meant to scare them straight. If history repeats itself, the last person sharing this belief with me, will be leaving the Times shortly, and saving the company his salary, and no longer a drag on company profits.
If pressrooms are such a drag on company profits at newspapers, why not shutter all the printing presses that produce newspapers, fire the employees, and make all profits from the Internet? Publishers don’t shut down their pressrooms because eighty to ninety percent of their profits come from the hard copy of their product. But, the gap between Internet profits and hard copy profits are narrowing everyday, with estimates of two to six years before the Internet matches or exceeds the revenue brought in by producing a real newspaper.
As a blogger I enjoy keeping track of my audience, if I were to choose to use the numbers my Internet Service Provider supplies I would be reporting numbers of over four and a half million hits since the inception of this blog on January 1st, 2006. Since I sell no products or services, I opt to use a counting system that only counts actual users, so I’m proud to say we have had 95,826 hits from March 31st, 2006 to date.
Can we believe the numbers reported by major newspapers regarding online visitors, maybe is all I can say, but I know the number of online users is growing everyday by leaps and bounds.
It will not be long before an entire daily newspaper will be downloaded onto your hard drive, which Newspaper and Technology magazine is offering for free today, putting us all out of work in the pressroom.
Back in December 2005 my pressroom supervisor at that time told me “Ed, the pressroom is a drag on the company! We produce no income for the newspaper, only cost the company money”. I thought this was a rather odd statement, and if he really believed this he should either work for free or quit. Well he left the company the next month when the Times Chatsworth Facility was closed, I take it he believed the pressroom was a drag on the company.
Just a few weeks ago a manager at the Los Angeles Times told me the same words I had heard from my former supervisor nineteen months ago, and the two men have never met one another. My former supervisor left before my current manager arrived from Chicago, so I’m left wondering how these two men came up with this same type of thought?
Could they have read the same book or training manual on pressrooms bringing major newspapers down through costs of producing a daily paper, or did they attend a class meant to scare them straight. If history repeats itself, the last person sharing this belief with me, will be leaving the Times shortly, and saving the company his salary, and no longer a drag on company profits.
If pressrooms are such a drag on company profits at newspapers, why not shutter all the printing presses that produce newspapers, fire the employees, and make all profits from the Internet? Publishers don’t shut down their pressrooms because eighty to ninety percent of their profits come from the hard copy of their product. But, the gap between Internet profits and hard copy profits are narrowing everyday, with estimates of two to six years before the Internet matches or exceeds the revenue brought in by producing a real newspaper.
As a blogger I enjoy keeping track of my audience, if I were to choose to use the numbers my Internet Service Provider supplies I would be reporting numbers of over four and a half million hits since the inception of this blog on January 1st, 2006. Since I sell no products or services, I opt to use a counting system that only counts actual users, so I’m proud to say we have had 95,826 hits from March 31st, 2006 to date.
Can we believe the numbers reported by major newspapers regarding online visitors, maybe is all I can say, but I know the number of online users is growing everyday by leaps and bounds.
It will not be long before an entire daily newspaper will be downloaded onto your hard drive, which Newspaper and Technology magazine is offering for free today, putting us all out of work in the pressroom.
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Dear Paris
Quote by Conrad Hilton
Dear Paris,
"Mom, Mom! It's not right," you said.
Well, life isn't fair.
And what a cold bucket of water it was for you to learn in such a way.
But hey, I guess you had to learn sometime.
Or that's what we tell our kids.
As it was told to us.
And as we keep finding out, even when we are in our middle ages.
You think your term didn't fit the crime?
Well, the judge seemed to think you deserved time in the slammer. How stupid do you have to be to understand NO is NO when it comes to driving without a license? How pathetic was it for you to blame the people that "handle" you, as though you were an illiterate, vegetative being, who cannot make decisions for herself? It seems you've picked out your outifts and plastic surgeon without any issues. Seems if you can do this, you can read the junk that comes in the mail.
It's true, maybe the rich don't. But that sure as hell isn't how Conrad Hilton started out way out there in nowheresville Texas in 1919. This was before your family settled into the vat of aimlessness that you exhibit now. He took a few risks. I doubt anyone handled him. What happened? Did the tradition of hiring people to do things for them rub away those instinctive edges that makes sturdier people? Conrad obviously thought so. When he died, he left nothing to his descendants. Nada. But your granpappy Baron contested the will. So here you are now. Conrad's worst nightmare: a pretty slacker with a knack for burger porn.
From what I've read in that glossy trash magazine Vanity Fair, you're a nice, well mannered person. Everyone one should be, but perhaps it's different for you. You live from party-to-party so you need to be. But here's where maybe a bit of meanness could come in. Fire your PR person. Then fire all the other people that you pay to do things for you. Then break away for the major dorkage that has stuck to your family since they became rich. Go to a very small, liberal arts college in nowheresville USA. Not an Ivy, no. That won't do. But somewhere where the kids aren't rich, they're kind of gawky, and totally unlike you. BTW, we're not talking about another dumb TV show. We're talking about college, where you do things like study. Make friends. Get A's. Join a tutorial group. Major in something. Get a degree. Then decide what you want to do. Sure, you're a bit older, but hey.... you're kind of behind anyway.
But don't go on yet another major PR junket in an attempt to reshape your public persona.
Be somebody of your chosing. Earn it.
And shut yer yap. Get off the TV.
Quote by Conrad Hilton
Dear Paris,
"Mom, Mom! It's not right," you said.
Well, life isn't fair.
And what a cold bucket of water it was for you to learn in such a way.
But hey, I guess you had to learn sometime.
Or that's what we tell our kids.
As it was told to us.
And as we keep finding out, even when we are in our middle ages.
You think your term didn't fit the crime?
Well, the judge seemed to think you deserved time in the slammer. How stupid do you have to be to understand NO is NO when it comes to driving without a license? How pathetic was it for you to blame the people that "handle" you, as though you were an illiterate, vegetative being, who cannot make decisions for herself? It seems you've picked out your outifts and plastic surgeon without any issues. Seems if you can do this, you can read the junk that comes in the mail.
It's true, maybe the rich don't. But that sure as hell isn't how Conrad Hilton started out way out there in nowheresville Texas in 1919. This was before your family settled into the vat of aimlessness that you exhibit now. He took a few risks. I doubt anyone handled him. What happened? Did the tradition of hiring people to do things for them rub away those instinctive edges that makes sturdier people? Conrad obviously thought so. When he died, he left nothing to his descendants. Nada. But your granpappy Baron contested the will. So here you are now. Conrad's worst nightmare: a pretty slacker with a knack for burger porn.
From what I've read in that glossy trash magazine Vanity Fair, you're a nice, well mannered person. Everyone one should be, but perhaps it's different for you. You live from party-to-party so you need to be. But here's where maybe a bit of meanness could come in. Fire your PR person. Then fire all the other people that you pay to do things for you. Then break away for the major dorkage that has stuck to your family since they became rich. Go to a very small, liberal arts college in nowheresville USA. Not an Ivy, no. That won't do. But somewhere where the kids aren't rich, they're kind of gawky, and totally unlike you. BTW, we're not talking about another dumb TV show. We're talking about college, where you do things like study. Make friends. Get A's. Join a tutorial group. Major in something. Get a degree. Then decide what you want to do. Sure, you're a bit older, but hey.... you're kind of behind anyway.
But don't go on yet another major PR junket in an attempt to reshape your public persona.
Be somebody of your chosing. Earn it.
And shut yer yap. Get off the TV.
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A Short Holiday on Tomales Bay
Hot tub on the bay
Kanani might never come back!
Kanani might never come back!
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Wednesday Afternoon Teasers
Has LA Times Turned Hollywood Tabloid? - Nikki Finke
Papers' reader tally to change - Sacramento Bee
Are There Editors Left At The LAT? - Fishbowl L.A.
Just say no to Rupert - Boston.com
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Peninsula Press Club: Old Media consolidation destroys value
Old Media consolidation destroys value
In the past year, 14 dailies in the Bay Area were consolidated into one company, MediaNews Group, which is now struggling amid slowing ad sales. At a conference in New York put on by PricewaterhouseCoopers, experts said media conglomerates are a thing of the past. "Consolidation in the old media world destroys value," said Laura Martin, founder and CEO of Media Metrics LLC. "They are buying stuff (and audiences) because they don't know what else to do." Here's a report on the panel discussion by The Hollywood Reporter. Martin also said that the young technology entrepreneurs that make a difference in today's world want cool and hip work environments. "That's not the big media companies," she said.
In the past year, 14 dailies in the Bay Area were consolidated into one company, MediaNews Group, which is now struggling amid slowing ad sales. At a conference in New York put on by PricewaterhouseCoopers, experts said media conglomerates are a thing of the past. "Consolidation in the old media world destroys value," said Laura Martin, founder and CEO of Media Metrics LLC. "They are buying stuff (and audiences) because they don't know what else to do." Here's a report on the panel discussion by The Hollywood Reporter. Martin also said that the young technology entrepreneurs that make a difference in today's world want cool and hip work environments. "That's not the big media companies," she said.
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Fireworks and the 4th of July
With the 4th of July holiday one week away it seems that the craziness has already started. In my neighborhood we have been bombarded with illegal firecrackers, bottle rockets and other explosive devices that drive my dogs (and me) absolutely crazy. For my dogs, a large German Shepherd and an American Pit Bull, the noise created by these illegal fireworks makes them desperate with fear. So desperate, in fact, that they have broken every screen in my rear windows and pulled the sliding screen door off the track with their teeth. I have tried many times to contact the local police department, only to be told that they don't have the resources
It seems to me that celebrating this holiday by breaking the law just doesn't seem right. With many local cities banning legal fireworks, what makes people think it's o.k. to use the illegal variety?
It seems to me that celebrating this holiday by breaking the law just doesn't seem right. With many local cities banning legal fireworks, what makes people think it's o.k. to use the illegal variety?
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Electronic Greetings with Trojans
A few days ago an electronic greeting card arrived, and since I receive many greetings in this manner from my daughters and friends, I opened or followed the link back to the greeting.
Luckily I’m testing a new anti-virus program called Avast, which caught a Trojan attempting to enter my system, and the Trojan was deleted before it could invade my home network and my server.
I have contacted the website the Trojan originated from, their Internet Service Provider, and my ISP in an attempt to stop the spread of this nuisance.
Several variations of this bogus electronic greeting have arrived, but you will not get one from my site, if you do delete delete delete.
Here’s one of the messages.
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Hi,
You just recieved an electronic card!
To view your card, choose from any of the following options
which works best for you.
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Method 1
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Just click on the following Internet address (if that doesn't work for
you, copy & paste the address onto your browser's address box.)
http://www.trinityoxford.org/greeting-ZBM80616180922460.html
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Method 2
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Copy & paste your card number in the view card box at
http://www.greetingsnecards.com
Your card number is
ZBM80616180922460
(For your convenience, the greeting card will be available for the next
30 days)
Webmaster,
http://www.greetingsnecards.com
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Anti-virus programs slow page loading, but save you from headaches of lost data and having to remove viruses and Trojans.
A few days ago an electronic greeting card arrived, and since I receive many greetings in this manner from my daughters and friends, I opened or followed the link back to the greeting.Luckily I’m testing a new anti-virus program called Avast, which caught a Trojan attempting to enter my system, and the Trojan was deleted before it could invade my home network and my server.
I have contacted the website the Trojan originated from, their Internet Service Provider, and my ISP in an attempt to stop the spread of this nuisance.
Several variations of this bogus electronic greeting have arrived, but you will not get one from my site, if you do delete delete delete.
Here’s one of the messages.
================================
Hi,
You just recieved an electronic card!
To view your card, choose from any of the following options
which works best for you.
--------
Method 1
--------
Just click on the following Internet address (if that doesn't work for
you, copy & paste the address onto your browser's address box.)
http://www.trinityoxford.org/greeting-ZBM80616180922460.html
--------
Method 2
--------
Copy & paste your card number in the view card box at
http://www.greetingsnecards.com
Your card number is
ZBM80616180922460
(For your convenience, the greeting card will be available for the next
30 days)
Webmaster,
http://www.greetingsnecards.com
===============================
Anti-virus programs slow page loading, but save you from headaches of lost data and having to remove viruses and Trojans.
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Wednesday Chuckle
I rear-ended a car a few days ago...
The driver got out of the other car.
He was a DWARF!!!
He was pissed!
He looked up at me and said, "I am NOT happy!"
I said, "Well then, which one are you?"
Have a nice day, Folks!
The driver got out of the other car.
He was a DWARF!!!
He was pissed!
He looked up at me and said, "I am NOT happy!"
I said, "Well then, which one are you?"
Have a nice day, Folks!
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Tuesday, June 26, 2007
The Road Map To Earning an LAFD Badge
The Road Map To Earning an LAFD Badge
What does it take to become a Los Angeles Firefighter? Has the application process changed? What about the requirements - are they more stringent or less?
These questions spring eternal.
As with other City career positions, there are minimum requirements that an applicant must meet before stepping through the door to the LAFD Recruit Training Academy.
The applicant must:
Be at least 18 years old at the time of application;
Have a U.S. high school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent, or a California High School Proficiency Examination (CHSPE) certificate;
Complete a Preliminary Background Application as part of the application process at the time of filing;
Have a valid California Driver’s License at the time of appointment; and,
Have a valid CPAT card to show before he or she begins the process of becoming a Los Angeles Firefighter.
The CPAT or Candidate Physical Abilites Test is a relatively new requirement for those seeking a career position as a Los Angeles Firefighter.
To learn more about CPAT - and build your own road map to earning an LAFD badge, please contact the Los Angeles Fire Department Recruitment Unit at (213) 485-8032 or visit:
joinlafd.org
Submitted by Brian Humphrey, Spokesman
Los Angeles Fire Department
What does it take to become a Los Angeles Firefighter? Has the application process changed? What about the requirements - are they more stringent or less?
These questions spring eternal.
As with other City career positions, there are minimum requirements that an applicant must meet before stepping through the door to the LAFD Recruit Training Academy.
The applicant must:
Be at least 18 years old at the time of application;
Have a U.S. high school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent, or a California High School Proficiency Examination (CHSPE) certificate;
Complete a Preliminary Background Application as part of the application process at the time of filing;
Have a valid California Driver’s License at the time of appointment; and,
Have a valid CPAT card to show before he or she begins the process of becoming a Los Angeles Firefighter.
The CPAT or Candidate Physical Abilites Test is a relatively new requirement for those seeking a career position as a Los Angeles Firefighter.
To learn more about CPAT - and build your own road map to earning an LAFD badge, please contact the Los Angeles Fire Department Recruitment Unit at (213) 485-8032 or visit:
joinlafd.org
Submitted by Brian Humphrey, Spokesman
Los Angeles Fire Department
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Mary Emma Esplin Funeral
Mary Emma Esplin, spouse of retired Los Angeles and Orange County pressman Eugene Esplin, passed away on June 23rd, 2007 after a lengthy illness. Our sympathy goes out to the Esplin family.
Service
Friday, June 29, 2007 at 11:00 AM
(Please plan to arrive a few minutes early.)
Service: Funeral Service
Location: Rose Hills Memorial Park
Rainbow Chapel - Enter Park through Gate 17
3888 Workman Mill Rd
Driving Directions (courtesy of MapQuest)
Whittier, CA, 90601
Concludes: Concludes At Interment Site
Entombment:Mausoleum of the Valley - Enter Park through Gate 10
Tier:AA
Crypt:553
Submitted by Harold Rios
Service
Friday, June 29, 2007 at 11:00 AM
(Please plan to arrive a few minutes early.)
Service: Funeral Service
Location: Rose Hills Memorial Park
Rainbow Chapel - Enter Park through Gate 17
3888 Workman Mill Rd
Driving Directions (courtesy of MapQuest)
Whittier, CA, 90601
Concludes: Concludes At Interment Site
Entombment:Mausoleum of the Valley - Enter Park through Gate 10
Tier:AA
Crypt:553
Submitted by Harold Rios
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How Addicted to Blogging is Edward?
As I visited one of the regular blogs I read daily, this little test to see how deep my addiction to blogging is, caught my attention. If you’re a blogger and want an idea where you stand, follow the link and see where you stand.
Thanks Darleene
78%How Addicted to Blogging Are You?
Thanks Darleene
78%How Addicted to Blogging Are You?
Mingle2 - Online Dating
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Message from David Hiller - Publisher LAT
From: Hiller, David
Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 11:18 AM
To: zzAll LATimes Employees
Subject: LA Times Presidential Debates
Folks,
I’m pleased to bring you further news of the back-to-back Super Tuesday presidential candidate debates we’ll be co-hosting in early 2008. With the California primary moving to February 5th, SoCal voters will play a key role in the outcome of the election. The Ronald Reagan Library and POLITICO.COM will now join The Times and CNN to host the final pre-primary GOP presidential debate on January 30th.
The location of the January 31st Democratic debate is still being finalized.
Today’s press release is attached, and we’ll keep you posted.
David
Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 11:18 AM
To: zzAll LATimes Employees
Subject: LA Times Presidential Debates
Folks,
I’m pleased to bring you further news of the back-to-back Super Tuesday presidential candidate debates we’ll be co-hosting in early 2008. With the California primary moving to February 5th, SoCal voters will play a key role in the outcome of the election. The Ronald Reagan Library and POLITICO.COM will now join The Times and CNN to host the final pre-primary GOP presidential debate on January 30th.
The location of the January 31st Democratic debate is still being finalized.
Today’s press release is attached, and we’ll keep you posted.
David
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Los Angeles Times Presidential Debates
“We are very pleased to be a host of the final Republican presidential debates before Super Tuesday," said Jon Klein, president of CNN/U.S. "Given the timing, these debates should play an important role in the outcome of the presidential election and it is extremely fitting that they will be held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library."
Media Contacts:
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Reagan Library Partners with CNN, The Los Angeles Times And Politico.com For Final GOP Presidential Debate, January 30, 2008
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Foundation announced today that it has joined forces with CNN, the Los Angeles Times and POLITICO.COM to host the final GOP presidential debate before the 2008 “Super-Tuesday” primary in California and several other key states. Mrs. Ronald Reagan has extended invitations to the front-runner GOP Presidential candidates to return to the Reagan Library for this final debate, which will be held on Wednesday, January 30, 2008. The event will give voters one last opportunity to hear the GOP front-runner candidates discuss their positions in a debate format before casting their votes in the February 5, 2008 primary. This will serve as a follow-up to the first debate of the full field of GOP Presidential candidates that was held at the Reagan Library on May 3, 2007.
Specific details of this debate will be announced at a later date.
“We are very pleased to be a host of the final Republican presidential debates before Super Tuesday," said Jon Klein, president of CNN/U.S. "Given the timing, these debates should play an important role in the outcome of the presidential election and it is extremely fitting that they will be held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library."
“The Los Angeles Times is very pleased to co-host the final pre-Super Tuesday Republican candidate debate with the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, CNN and Politico.com,” said Los Angeles Times Publisher David D. Hiller. “California’s February 5th primary will be a crucial factor in the 2008 presidential nomination process and we look forward to bringing our readers and users vital insight into the candidates via this public forum and across multiple media.”
"The Reagan Library debate will come at a critical moment in a critical election,” said John Harris, editor-in-chief of POLITICO.COM. “It is destined to be one of the most newsworthy candidate exchanges of the campaign season. Politico.com is thrilled to be participating with CNN and The Los Angeles Times, with their stellar reputation at covering big political stories, at this major political event."
“The Reagan Presidential Library is delighted to be able to host this important debate on the eve of these crucial primary votes,” said Frederick J. Ryan, Jr., chairman of the board of trustees of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Foundation. “It was President Reagan’s dream that his Library play a meaningful role in our democratic process and this event will be another milestone toward fulfilling that goal.”
"The Reagan Library debate will come at a critical moment in a critical election,” said John Harris, editor-in-chief of POLITICO.COM. “It is destined to be one of the most newsworthy candidate exchanges of the campaign season. Politico.com is thrilled to be participating with CNN and The Los Angeles Times, with their stellar reputation at covering big political stories, at this major political event."
“The Reagan Presidential Library is delighted to be able to host this important debate on the eve of these crucial primary votes,” said Frederick J. Ryan, Jr., chairman of the board of trustees of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Foundation. “It was President Reagan’s dream that his Library play a meaningful role in our democratic process and this event will be another milestone toward fulfilling that goal.”
About CNN
CNN Worldwide, a division of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner Company, is one of the most trusted sources for news and information. Its reach extends to nine cable and satellite television networks; one private place-based network; two radio networks; wireless devices around the world; CNN Digital Network, the No. 1 network of news Web sites in the United States; CNN Newsource, the world’s most extensively syndicated news service; and strategic international partnerships within both television and the digital media.
About the Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is the largest metropolitan daily newspaper in the country, with a daily readership of 2.2 million and 3.3 million on Sunday. The Los Angeles Times and its media businesses and affiliates – including latimes.com, The Envelope/theenvelope.com, Times Community Newspapers, Recycler Classifieds, Hoy, and California Community News – reach approximately 8.1 million or 62% of all adults in the Southern California marketplace.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning Los Angeles Times, has been covering Southern California for over 125 years and is part of Tribune Company (NYSE: TRB), one of the country’s leading media companies with businesses in publishing, the Internet and broadcasting. Additional information about the Los Angeles Times is available at www.latimes.com/mediacenter.
About POLITICO.COM
The Politico is a Washington, D.C.-based political journalism organization that distributes its content via television, the internet, newspaper, and radio. Its coverage includes Congress, Washington lobbying, and the 2008 presidential election. The Politico and Politico.com launched in January, 2007 with the mission of covering with enterprise, style, and impact. The Politico is a publication of Capitol News Company, LLC. The Politico and Politico.com were a sponsor of the Republican Presidential Candidates debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on May 3, 2007.
About the Reagan Library
Located in Simi Valley, California, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library houses over 55 million pages of Gubernatorial, Presidential and personal papers, an extraordinary collection of photographs and film, and over 100,000 gifts and artifacts chronicling the lives of Ronald and Nancy Reagan. Home to Air Force One 27000, it now also serves as the final resting place of America’s 40th President. www.reaganlibrary.com
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CNN Worldwide, a division of Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner Company, is one of the most trusted sources for news and information. Its reach extends to nine cable and satellite television networks; one private place-based network; two radio networks; wireless devices around the world; CNN Digital Network, the No. 1 network of news Web sites in the United States; CNN Newsource, the world’s most extensively syndicated news service; and strategic international partnerships within both television and the digital media.
About the Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is the largest metropolitan daily newspaper in the country, with a daily readership of 2.2 million and 3.3 million on Sunday. The Los Angeles Times and its media businesses and affiliates – including latimes.com, The Envelope/theenvelope.com, Times Community Newspapers, Recycler Classifieds, Hoy, and California Community News – reach approximately 8.1 million or 62% of all adults in the Southern California marketplace.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning Los Angeles Times, has been covering Southern California for over 125 years and is part of Tribune Company (NYSE: TRB), one of the country’s leading media companies with businesses in publishing, the Internet and broadcasting. Additional information about the Los Angeles Times is available at www.latimes.com/mediacenter.
About POLITICO.COM
The Politico is a Washington, D.C.-based political journalism organization that distributes its content via television, the internet, newspaper, and radio. Its coverage includes Congress, Washington lobbying, and the 2008 presidential election. The Politico and Politico.com launched in January, 2007 with the mission of covering with enterprise, style, and impact. The Politico is a publication of Capitol News Company, LLC. The Politico and Politico.com were a sponsor of the Republican Presidential Candidates debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on May 3, 2007.
About the Reagan Library
Located in Simi Valley, California, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library houses over 55 million pages of Gubernatorial, Presidential and personal papers, an extraordinary collection of photographs and film, and over 100,000 gifts and artifacts chronicling the lives of Ronald and Nancy Reagan. Home to Air Force One 27000, it now also serves as the final resting place of America’s 40th President. www.reaganlibrary.com
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Media Contacts:
Reagan Library Foundation: Melissa Giller; (805) 522-2977
CNN: Edie Emery; (202) 898-7657
LA Times: Nancy Sullivan; (213) 237-6160
POLITICO.COM: Kim Kingsley; (703) 647-7699
CNN: Edie Emery; (202) 898-7657
LA Times: Nancy Sullivan; (213) 237-6160
POLITICO.COM: Kim Kingsley; (703) 647-7699
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Media Blips for Tuesday
Kal and Bernie
Ridder took private data to job at Star Tribune - Star Tribune
Detroit Free Press Ratify Contract - Detroit Free Press
Herald to outsource much of home delivery - Boston.com
Two area newspaper publishers resign - Journal Now
Narda Zacchino Should Be LAT Editor - Take Back the Times
Fire Seriously Damaged 1 of 3 Printing Presses - In Rich News
Internet Radio to Protest Royalty Hikes - LA Times
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Chatsworth Employees Reunion
On Sunday June 24th, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. a group of over twenty former Chatsworth Pressroom employees gathered in Newhall, California for a reunion. The men and women at the Los Angeles Times are a tight knit group, so gatherings are not uncommon; the writers at the newspaper have the Old Farts Society, and the former Times truck drivers have an annual breakfast.
If your group from the Los Angeles Times has an event you would like publicized, drop a message my way for everyone too see.
If your group from the Los Angeles Times has an event you would like publicized, drop a message my way for everyone too see.
Photos by Mike Randall
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Monday, June 25, 2007
Monday Chuckle
A woman came home, screeching her car into the driveway, and ran into the house. She slammed the door and shouted at the top of her lungs, "Honey, pack your bags. I won the lottery!"
The husband said, "Oh my God! What should I pack, beach stuff or mountain stuff?"
"Doesn't matter," she said. "Just get out."
Enjoy your day, Folks!
The husband said, "Oh my God! What should I pack, beach stuff or mountain stuff?"
"Doesn't matter," she said. "Just get out."
Enjoy your day, Folks!
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Edward
He's in LA, he's in San Dimas, at the ice house, he's tearing up the freeways of So Cal and is running through the blogosphere. My space, blogger, and now facebook. There isn't anyone that doesn't know Edward.
But let's say the internet didn't exist.
My bets are that Ed would either be running San Dimas as Mayor or he'd be the President of the International Rotary.
Something like that, you know?
He's in LA, he's in San Dimas, at the ice house, he's tearing up the freeways of So Cal and is running through the blogosphere. My space, blogger, and now facebook. There isn't anyone that doesn't know Edward.But let's say the internet didn't exist.
My bets are that Ed would either be running San Dimas as Mayor or he'd be the President of the International Rotary.
Something like that, you know?
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Sunday, June 24, 2007
Take Back the Times: Does Sam Zell Have Any (Good) Ideas On Future?
Although it's true that billionaire real estate magnate Sam Zell has not yet assumed full control of the languishing Tribune Co., he may not be able to safely wait until the end of the year to put forward his ideas for rejuvenation, if he has any. Tribune Co. says revenue slipped drastically again in May, by 11.1%.
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Zell said only that advertising sales techniques must be improved. But that goes without saying. Otherwise, he asked, essentially, for time, until the deal closes.
But the L.A. Times and other Tribune newspapers may not have time. If further cutbacks and layoffs are to be avoided, fueling a continued downward spiral, things are going to have to turn brighter revenue-wise, or at least level out.
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All over the country, newspapers are in trouble, but not as much, usually, as Tribune. The New York Times was down 3.6% below last year, according to a recent statement. In California, both the San Francisco Chronicle and San Jose Mercury-News are cutting back so much, there is fear they may go under.
Continue reading entire article by clicking on link below.
Take Back the Times: Does Sam Zell Have Any (Good) Ideas On Future?
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Zell said only that advertising sales techniques must be improved. But that goes without saying. Otherwise, he asked, essentially, for time, until the deal closes.
But the L.A. Times and other Tribune newspapers may not have time. If further cutbacks and layoffs are to be avoided, fueling a continued downward spiral, things are going to have to turn brighter revenue-wise, or at least level out.
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All over the country, newspapers are in trouble, but not as much, usually, as Tribune. The New York Times was down 3.6% below last year, according to a recent statement. In California, both the San Francisco Chronicle and San Jose Mercury-News are cutting back so much, there is fear they may go under.
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Take Back the Times: Does Sam Zell Have Any (Good) Ideas On Future?
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Social Networks
Most people working in the newspaper industry have heard of Craig’s List, MySpace, and Face Book, as newspaper executives attempt to place the blame for falling revenues on these social networks that accept and publish free advertising online.
Personally, I don’t care much for Craig’s List, as the advertisements seem so out of order, but that’s my opinion. Many enjoy Craig’s List as new sites spring up in cities across the country.
I joined MySpace at the urging of my daughter Kristine several years ago, and use it when I have the time, which seems to be once per week if that. The problem with MySpace is the backgrounds some users insert into their pages, the text is completely un-readable, and the animations are so intense my computer locks up.
Two weeks ago Kate Coe sent an invitation to join Face Book, and being curious about the network, I joined. If you don’t know Kate, she’s one of the two writers on Fishbowl L.A., and a good friend of Nikki Finke’s.
The users at Face Book are made up of mostly younger college educated people, and are not filled with the graphic’s you find on MySpace. This is much more to my liking; if you’re not a member of Face Book take a peek, and after you register add me as a friend.
Personally, I don’t care much for Craig’s List, as the advertisements seem so out of order, but that’s my opinion. Many enjoy Craig’s List as new sites spring up in cities across the country.
I joined MySpace at the urging of my daughter Kristine several years ago, and use it when I have the time, which seems to be once per week if that. The problem with MySpace is the backgrounds some users insert into their pages, the text is completely un-readable, and the animations are so intense my computer locks up.
Two weeks ago Kate Coe sent an invitation to join Face Book, and being curious about the network, I joined. If you don’t know Kate, she’s one of the two writers on Fishbowl L.A., and a good friend of Nikki Finke’s.
The users at Face Book are made up of mostly younger college educated people, and are not filled with the graphic’s you find on MySpace. This is much more to my liking; if you’re not a member of Face Book take a peek, and after you register add me as a friend.
You can locate my profile by searching for Edward Padgett.
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UPDATE: I have been informed Nikki Finke and Kate Coe are not good friends, and have never met face to face, my error folks. 06.25.07 3:47 p.m.
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Saturday, June 23, 2007
What I'm Listening To Now
At This Time
(click and listen)
Lately I've been listening to really different things. For those of you who know me, I grew up with an eclectic musical palate: from Beethoven to Brubeck. Earlier this year I went through a Fred Astaire kick. You know me.... I love all sorts of music. I stumbled back into Burt Bacharach and his old stuff, then decided to listen to more recent things. The guy is 78. And he's still doing what he loves and more to the point, what he feels is important.
His CD "At This Time" is about... oh.... 2 years old. Ancient history in the music business. But it isn't in the poetry world, in which I inhabit.
Where Did It Go
I think these songs, with his voice that is cracking and wise, tinged with bewilderment, anger, sadness and even reassurance, speak to the way that a lot of us feel today. This is music where you can understand all the words, and they resonate to our restless soul. A bellwether for the future. Elvis Costello, Rufus Wainwright and Chris Botti make appearances.
At This Time (click and listen)
Lately I've been listening to really different things. For those of you who know me, I grew up with an eclectic musical palate: from Beethoven to Brubeck. Earlier this year I went through a Fred Astaire kick. You know me.... I love all sorts of music. I stumbled back into Burt Bacharach and his old stuff, then decided to listen to more recent things. The guy is 78. And he's still doing what he loves and more to the point, what he feels is important.
His CD "At This Time" is about... oh.... 2 years old. Ancient history in the music business. But it isn't in the poetry world, in which I inhabit.
Where Did It Go
Growing up in New York City
I could ride the subway by myself
And never ever be afraid
Where did it go?
And tell me what happened to the world I knew
Is it really gone?
How did we wind up in this place instead
Is it really gone?
I could ride the subway by myself
And never ever be afraid
Where did it go?
And tell me what happened to the world I knew
Is it really gone?
How did we wind up in this place instead
Is it really gone?
I think these songs, with his voice that is cracking and wise, tinged with bewilderment, anger, sadness and even reassurance, speak to the way that a lot of us feel today. This is music where you can understand all the words, and they resonate to our restless soul. A bellwether for the future. Elvis Costello, Rufus Wainwright and Chris Botti make appearances.
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Saturday Morning Links
The Tribune Takeover - Business Law
A Lifeline of Sorts to Newspapers - Behind the Times
Declining Quality of the Los Angeles Times - Teacher's View
Newspaper Layoffs: The Daily Planet is Melting - Older & Wiser
Newspaper Layoffs on the West Coast - On the Record with Tara
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Friday, June 22, 2007
The Pasadena Ice House this Sunday
This Sunday the Pasadena Ice House will be hosting a new show and everyone that enjoys a good laugh should attend. Email Shang or visit Flow on MySpace to be placed on the guest list, that’s right, it’s FREE. Your favorite paparazzi, me, isn’t sure he will be able to attend at this moment, but you can bet it will be fun filled.
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Space Shuttle has Landed
Our house shook as if an earthquake hit, but it was the Space Shuttle letting everyone in Southern California know it is about to touch down. My children naturally thought it was an earthquake, as they ran to my side asking what the shaking and noise was. As a child growing up in Los Angeles, sonic booms were a common occurrence almost weekly, till a ban was imposed.
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Friday Morning News
Honolulu Advertiser is offering Buyouts to 86 - Pacific Business News
Markets fret over Tribune deal - Chicago Tribune
New York Times Will Share Video Clips - Beet TV
Websites of Newspapers are Growing Slowly - The Inksniffer
Talk Radio Dominated Exclusively by Conservatives - Nikki Finke
Newspapers Report Audience Up, Circulation Down - Newspaper News
Tiempos del Mundo Closed its Pressrooms - Marketing Medios
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Thursday, June 21, 2007
Helicopter Air Show This Saturday in Los Angeles
We warmly welcome you to join the men and women of the Los Angeles Fire Department at the nation's premier (and yes, free!) public safety helicopter air show from 9 AM to 4 PM on Saturday, June 23, 2007 in Los Angeles.
The American Heroes Air Show is a family event at the Hansen Dam Sports Complex in the San Fernando Valley community of Lakeview Terrace.
And yes, you heard it right - admission is FREE!
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Helicopter Air Show This Saturday in Los Angeles
The American Heroes Air Show is a family event at the Hansen Dam Sports Complex in the San Fernando Valley community of Lakeview Terrace.
And yes, you heard it right - admission is FREE!
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Helicopter Air Show This Saturday in Los Angeles
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Can the Media Donate to Political Parties
Today's breaking news on many blogs regard the donating of cash to politicians, from editors, writers, and newscasters. Can the media make donations and still be unbiased in reporting, is the question. We value your comments on this matter.
Investigative reporter Bill Dedman writes: "MSNBC.com identified 144 journalists who made political contributions from 2004 through the start of the 2008 campaign, according to the public records of the Federal Election Commission. Most of the newsroom checkbooks leaned to the left: 125 journalists gave to Democrats and liberal causes. Only 17 gave to Republicans. Two gave to both parties."
To have an idea of the number of articles written on the Blogosphere , click here to visit Technorati.
Source : Romenesko
Investigative reporter Bill Dedman writes: "MSNBC.com identified 144 journalists who made political contributions from 2004 through the start of the 2008 campaign, according to the public records of the Federal Election Commission. Most of the newsroom checkbooks leaned to the left: 125 journalists gave to Democrats and liberal causes. Only 17 gave to Republicans. Two gave to both parties."
To have an idea of the number of articles written on the Blogosphere , click here to visit Technorati.
Source : Romenesko
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Peninsula Press Club: More reporters leaving the business
Another day, another list of reporters who are leaving newspapers. Two members of the Chron's Sacramento Bureau are departing, Mark Martin and Greg Lucas. Martin is going to the Little Hoover Commission while Lucas is leaving to "write more travel stories and feed my seemingly unquenchable wanderlust," according to a note quoted by Steven Maviglio's Majority Report political blog. "And I don’t think I’m too old to learn the new trick of blog although I’m troubled since it’s a four-letter word like work and golf ... " Lucas says in the note. He adds a P.S.: "I’ll see you around campus. I’ll be the guy with the earring and the 'Will Write 4 Food" sign.'"
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More reporters leaving the business
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More reporters leaving the business
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Leave it to Beaver opener
This is for my new web friend Speedcat Hollydale from Minnesota.
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Thursday Morning News
Gasoline or Food?
New York Times to Raise Prices in July - Associated Press
Denver Post Staffers Are Under Pressure - Westword
Suddenly, this Great Newspaper and its Presses Died - Plain Dealer
Revolt grows over Pearson’s Dow move - The Business
Grocery contract appears remote - Los Angeles Times
Milblogger project: Send an e-mail of support - Michelle Malkin
Tribune Sales Slide Accelerates in May - Associated Press
Newspapers Confront Advertising Slides - Yahoo Biz
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Wednesday, June 20, 2007
NLRB Decision and Certification of Representative
Los Angeles Times press operator Al Albanes has posted the findings of the National Labor Relations Board regarding the objections on the outcome of the union election held on January 4Th and 5Th, 2007, on Save Our Trade Website.
The document is in the PDF format.
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New bidders emerge for Dow Jones
GE and media firm, Pearson, have emerged as the latest bidders for the Dow Jones Company according to reports.Both the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times outlined the potential deal on their websites Sunday. Though the value a possible offer is still unclear it would compete with News Corporation's Rupert Murdoch's roughly $5 billion or $60 a share bid. The Wall Street Journal reports that, according to analysts, given the complexity of the deal and the lack of a clear leader in the group such a tie up is a "long shot". Jeanne Yurman reports from New York.
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